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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024
Consuming our Future: The Ideology of Contemporary Fossil Capitalism and Related Ethical Concerns, Colin Curnow
Department: Environmental Studies; Philosophy
Examining Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) North American Dinosaur Teeth and Their Paleoecological Implications in the Hell Creek of Carter County, Montana, Hudson B. Davis
Department: Geology
Burning Questions: Exploring the Effects of Prescribed Burns on Plant-Pollinator Interactions in Fragmented North American Tallgrass Prairies, Jakarii Davis
Department: Biology
Diversifying the Pocketbook: The Rise of Criminal Funding in International Terrorism, Noa Davny
Department: Political Science
From Delays to Data-Driven: Exploring Flight Departure Delay Causes with Random Forest and Interactive Dashboards, Dharmarak Dawrat
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
Mindless Organism, Ana T. de León
Department: Art and Art History
StarPoint CRM, Erick Delgado
Department: Computer Science
Developing A Web Application For Displaying Major League Baseball Statistics, Alex Delicer
Department: Computer Science
An Economic Assessment on the Relationship between Human Capital and GDP Per Capita, Dominic DeMarchis
Department: Economics
The Future Medical Technology: A Study of the Impact of Clinical Trials on Medical Devices and Adoption Rates, Domenic Ignazio DeMuth
Department: Business Economics
Remote Work and The Effects of Intrinsic Motivation and Incentives on Employee Productivity, David Dennis
Department: Business Economics
Elucidating the Role of Reactive Oxygen Species on Dopamine 𝛽-Hydroxylase Activity and Aggregation, Shivam Dewan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Elucidating the Role of Reactive Oxygen Species on Dopamine β-Hydroxylase Activity and Aggregation, Shivam Dewan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Investigating A Potential Mutualism Between The Poison Dart Frog Species O. Pumilio and the Bromeliad Species G. Lingulata, Vincent DiLeo
Department: Biology
Visualizing Economics: Design and Development of an Interactive Dashboard, Ahmed Nassir Dino
Department: Computer Science; Economics
Divine Interventions and Human Competition: Horses, Prizes, and the Gods in Homer’s Narrative of the Funeral Games for Patroclus, Helen Dobransky
Department: Classical Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Role of Residues R184 and W273 in 6-HNA and NADH Binding by 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-Monooxygenase, Jack Donahue
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Differentiating the Effects of Androgenic and Anti-Androgenic Oral Contraceptives on Rodent Behavior, Rachael N. Dudziak
Department: Neuroscience
Repost and Share to Make a Difference: Political Engagement and Media Fatigue in Online Spaces, Elena Dunn-Acosta
Department: Psychology
Advocacy or Authorship: A Sustained Organizational Influence Analysis of the American Legislative Exchange Council's Voter ID Act, 2011-14, Hannah D. Eastman
Department: History; Political Science
A Study of Fungal Pathogen Frequency and Intensity of Northern Two-Lined Salamanders Eurycea Bislineata Within Wooster Memorial Park, Martin Elliot Edwards IV
Department: Biology
Creating a Chess AI of Myself, Eltahir Elawad
Department: Computer Science
Someone Knows Best, Sam Elwood
Department: English
Developing "WoOral": A Full Stack Web Application for Streamlined Thesis Defense Scheduling with User Interface Design Focus, Turbat Enkhtur
Department: Computer Science
Boom or Bust: An Investigation of Rookie Running Back Performance Through the NFL Draft, Shane Epstein-Petrullo
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
Pesticides in the Atmosphere: The Heterogeneous Ozonolysis of Triticonazole, Sarah A. Epstein
Department: Chemistry
There’s Something about The Fifth Season: Negotiating Difference, Violence, and Freedom, Isabella Ergh
Department: English
Tending to a Garden of Desires: Epicurus’s Contribution to the Discussion on Happiness and Well-Being, Liam Ertsgaard
Department: Philosophy
Genetic Interactions Between Disease Prone RNA Binding Proteins in Drosophila Melanogaster, Andrew Nicholas Esber
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Camping With The Birds: The Use Of Automatic And Manual Bird Surveys In Cass County Michigan, Patrick Estell
Department: Biology
In Their Words: A Qualitative Investigation Exploring the Experiences of Body Image and Eating Behaviors among a Group of Bisexual Individuals, Emilie Eustace
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Psychology
Molecular Rails: Bringing Solar Cells Back on Track, David Kibler Evans
Department: Chemistry
Social Scripts: Esoteric Languages, Proprietary Software, and the Art of Writing Code, Amy Falk
Department: Computer Science
Suspect Screening and Semi-Quantification of Organic Contaminants in Snow and Water Samples on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and High Mountain Regions, Wenkai Fan
Department: Chemistry
To Sober and Quiet the Mind: John Cage's Anarchy, Zen, and the Privileging of Process, Kye Faulhammer
Department: Art and Art History
The Buddy System: Incorporating AI in mental health – Mobile app development & empirical study of AI perceptions, Yasmine Fazazi
Department: Computer Science; Psychology
Effects of a 5-HT1A Receptor Agonist in Contextual Fear Memory, Lindsi N. Filippi
Department: Neuroscience
The Theory and Application of Convolutional Neural Networks for Vehicle Body Style Recognition, Paul Thomas Fischer
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
Soil Erosion: The Impact of Precipitation and Deficient Drainage Tile on Soil Willoughby Grove Farm, Union Township, Licking County, Ohio, James Leonard Fisher
Department: Earth Sciences; Geology
Navigating Sibling Relationships in Emerging Adulthood: Exploring Negative Turning Points and Relational Maintenance Strategies, Elizabeth B. Fluharty
Department: Communication Studies
Addressing the Terminology: Scholarship on Gender Non-Conformity in Ancient Rome, Max Forhan
Department: Archaeology; Classical Studies
Assessing Soil Recovery Dynamics in the Aftermath of the Border 32 Wildfire, Noah Fox
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Geology
“All Aboard!”: Brightline’s Impact on Commercial Real Estate in South Florida, Lyonel J. Fritsch
Department: Economics
Adapting to Thrive: Feminist Identity Formation and Maintenance through Adjustment in Action and Care as Activism, Mai Fukuhara
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Measuring the Enthalpy Change upon Swelling of Swellable Organically-Modified Silica with High-Resolution Solution Calorimetry, Nicholas Gaba
Department: Chemistry; Physics
Characterization of Putative Molecule Inhibitors of MurG and Their Effectiveness in Growth Inhibition of Escherichia coli (DH5⍺), Pseudomonas frederikbergensis (36C6) and Pseudomonas chlororaphis (14B11), Spencer Gabriel
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Micromouse: End to End implementation of a Competitive Maze-Solving Robot, Levi Gainer
Department: Computer Science
Lights, Camera, Profits: Exploring What Makes a Movie Profitable and if this can be Predicted Through Statistical Approaches, Alexandra Galbraith
Department: Statistical and Data Sciences
Monetary Policy in the Political Arena: Quantifying the Impact of Party Control on Federal Fund Rates around the Humphrey-Hawkins Report, Zachary Galdo
Department: Political Science
Structural and Kinetic Analysis of Perkinsus Marinus Creatine Kinase: Insight to Quaternary Structure Evolution of Phosphagen Kinases, Grace M. Gascoigne
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mapping Hokkaido: An Accessibility Focused Public Archaeology View of Ainu Space and Japanese Maps, Sean C. Gaston
Department: Archaeology; East Asian Studies
InstaMatch: Influencer Recommendation System for Targeted Apparel Brand Marketing - A Case Study on ASOS, Ephrathah Gebremichael
Department: Computer Science
The Security Dilemma Between the United States and China and its Implications for United States Regulations of TikTok and Semiconductors, Rahel Gelaw
Department: Political Science
The Impact BIRC3 has on Porcine Deltacoronavirus Infection in a Swine Testicular Cell Line, Hallie Georskey
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
My Language is My Culture: Language Attitudes, Language Use, and the Linguistic Identity Construction of Moroccan University Students, Kiki Giles
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; French and Francophone Studies
Effects of Co-cultured Bacteria and Fungi on Pseudomonas protegens or Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sophia Gilmore
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Effects of Co-cultured Bacteria and Fungi on Pseudomonas protegens or Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sophia A. Gilmore
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Using History to Understand Tejano Identity: An Examination of Using History to Teach Identity in K-5 Education, Carolina F. Gonzales
Department: History; Education
Insights into Pyocyanin Synthesis: Unraveling the Enzymatic Interplay of PhzS and PhzM from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Boston 41501 In Vitro, Jorge Raul Gonzales Virto
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Afterlife? Atheists' Perspectives on Death, Identity, and Paranormal Beliefs, Adriana E. Gordon
Department: Psychology
Boolean Modeling of the Molecular Dynamics Governing the Epithelial and Endothelial Hypoxic Response, Grant Kenneth Greene
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Growing The Buzz: Promoting Local Bee, Wasp, and Plant Knowledge Through Biodiversity Surveys and Environmental Education, Emily Greenland
Department: Biology
Teacher’s Perspectives, Barriers, and Training: Exploring Factors in Recognizing and Reporting Child Maltreatment, Stephanie Marilyn Griffin
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Digital Politics: Assessing the Influence of Election Officials’ Social Media Usage on Youth Voter Turnout, Delaney Gross
Department: Political Science
Examining How Marketing Strategies Impact Baseball Fan Attendance, Connor Hall
Department: Business Economics
The Impact of Soil Depth on Current Knowledge of The Effects of No-till and Other Tillage Methods on Soil Carbon Levels, Duncan Hardy
Department: Environmental Studies
Sorting Rocks: The Nuclear Industrial Complex and Southeastern Ohio, Miriam E. Harley
Department: History
Gendered Labor Implications of Ecotourism: An Exploration into how the Rise of Ecotourism Affects Women’s Labor Force Participation in Latin America, Trinity Harmon
Department: Economics
Allostatic Load and Subjective Disease Risk Predicts Perceived Environmental Control, Graham Harper
Department: Psychology
Does ChatGPT Make College Easier: A Subjective Analysis of Students, TJ Harper
Department: Business Economics
Communication and Connection in Cinema: An Investigation of Whether Representations of Deaf or Hard of Hearing Individuals in Popular Film Influence How They Are Perceived by Hearing College Students, Emma Harrison
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Interrogation of the Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Mechanism Through Biomimetic Modeling, Eli J. Harvey
Department: Chemistry
Impact of Growing Belief in Climate Change on Housing Costs in the United States, Charles Hebert
Department: Economics
How Has the Addition of Liv Golf into the Professional Golf Market Affected Consumer Engagement in the Sport of Golf?, Mitchell Heilman
Department: Business Economics
Effects of Lactational Exposure to Fluoxetine on Depression-Like Behavior in a Rodent Model of Early-Life Stress, Audrey Helmreich
Department: Biology
Unrelinquished Voices: Exploring the Experiences of Black Students at Predominately White Institutions, Daphnye Henderson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Importance of Physical Activity for People with Down Syndrome: A Synthesis of Evidence Supporting the Creation of a Clinical Guideline, Ciara Herbert
Department: Biology
Biomimetic Passive Samplers to Estimate the Bioconcentration Factor of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Evaluation by Field Deployment in the Volta River, Ghana, Riley Hershberger
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Posidaeja, Kaylee Hickman
Department: Classical Studies
Playground to Portfolio: Uncovering the Potential for Investment-Grade Returns in Collectible Sports and Pokémon Cards, Tyler Hilbert
Department: Business Economics
Cationic Polymer Surface Modification of Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) to Increase PFAS Adsorption from Drinking Water, Noah T. Hill
Department: Chemistry
Investigating the Effect of Legalized Sports Betting on Personal Consumption Expenditure on Recreational Services, Jake Hoffman
Department: Business Economics
Once Upon Today, Anna C. Holdsworth
Department: English
How Effective Does the Carolina Grasshopper (Dissosteira Carolina) Remain Undetected on Different Background Substrates?, Harley D. Holloway
Department: Biology
Perceptions and Prejudice: Investigating the Link Between Anti-Muslim Sentiment and Support for Torture Among White Americans, Pat Hrabak
Department: Political Science
Unlocking the Potential of Entrepreneurship: The Impacts of Minority Depository Institutions on Disparities in Entrepreneurship Rates Between Black and White Entrepreneurs, Jaylin Hudson
Department: Business Economics
Red, Blue or Purple: An Analysis of Government Configuration and Party Control and Its Impacts on Poverty, Crime, and High School Graduation Rates, Benjamin N. Huntington
Department: Political Science
Garos: A Displaced Community’s Fight for Epistemic Justice, Aaron Huq
Department: History; Philosophy
From Platforms to People: An Empirical Analysis of the Influence of Peer-to-Peer Lending on Financial Inclusion, Amanda Iskin
Department: Economics
Investigating the Impact of Twitter Sentiment on Corporate Bond Returns, Fungai Jani
Department: Business Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
A Group Theoretical Approach to Tilings of Regular Hyperbolic Lattices, Felipe Jarrín Acosta
Department: Mathematics
Engaging Audiences in the Digital Age: A Study of Social Media Marketing with a Focus on TikTok, Elizabeth Jha
Department: Interdepartmental
Revolutionizing Digital Entrepreneurship: The Digital E-Commerce Innovation Framework (DEIF) as a Catalyst for Entrepreneurial Success, Ritwik Jha
Department: Interdepartmental
Looking for Barriers for Asian College Students in Seeking Help from Psychological Counseling, Eric Jia
Department: Psychology
The Effect of Ring Substituent Position on the Photodegradation Kinetics of Aminobenzoic Acid, Isaac Jimenez-Ekman
Department: Chemistry
Investigating Different Methods of Measuring Local Angle and Global Angle of Repose of a Conical Bead Pile, Amanuel Jissa
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Buried History: Exploring Sacred the Bonds Between African Americans and Their Cemeteries, Troy V. Johnson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Authoritarian Backslide: Democratization and Repression in Transitional Regimes, Elise Jones
Department: Global and International Studies; Political Science
Proving Prime Number Theorem and Its Relationship to the Riemann Zeta Function, Thomas J. Jordan
Department: Mathematics
Exploring the Alternative: Subverted Means of Connecting with the Environment, Zoë Jurkowski
Department: Environmental Studies