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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007
Role Morality Vs. Moral Right: An Examination of Legal Ethics, Dan Fleszar
Department: Philosophy
To Help or Not to Help, That is the Question: The Effects of Openness, Conscientiousness and Gender of Victim on the Bystander Effect, Kelly G. Fredrickson
Department: Psychology
Football Captures the Nation: An Analysis of Professional Football's Growth and It's Reflection of American Culture, Brandon Michael French
Department: History
Determining the Farm Prevalence Rate of Escherichia coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, and Yersinia enterocolitica in Populations of Captive White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Ohio, Elizabeth A. French
Department: Biology
Lions, and Tigers, and... Housecats? Why Your Housecat's Trite Little Bite Could Cause You Quite a Fright: A Study on the Occurrence of Pasteurella multocida in Domestic Felines, Andrea Freshwater
Department: Biology
Excavation of American Reconstruction, James Philip Augustine Furgol
Department: History
Teaching and Testing: A Comparison of Two Instuctional Approaches to Find the More Beneficial Format for the Education of America's Youth, Eileen Galligan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Effectiveness of Foreign Aid and Institutional Quality on Economic Growth in Developing Countries, Aaron James Gertz
Department: Economics
Benzylic Bromination of a Key Synthetic Precursor to a Conjugated Crown Ether-Sustituted Polymer, Richard A. Giles
Department: Chemistry
Lapse in American Memory: An Examination of Japanese American Internment Camps During World War II, Caitlin A. Gillette
Department: History
The Alamo: From Footnote to Legend, Edward Glick
Department: History
What Does it Mean to be Jewish After the Holocaust?: An Exploration of the Seminal Works of Emil Fackenheim, Elizer Berkovits, and Richard Rubenstein, Tomas Gold
Department: Religious Studies
Artisans of the Bedchamber: Concubines and Ji of the Tang Dynasty, Kara Gongaware
Department: History
Experiences and Thoughts: A Daily Diary Study of Psychological Well-Being, Maria P. Gonzalez
Department: Psychology
Put Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes: The Effect of Having a Social Identity on Empathizing with a Bully or Victim, Kelly Goss
Department: Psychology
An Investigation into a Nonlinear Cascade Model for Describing the Genetic Basis of the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Phenotype Using Murine Embryonic Fibroblast Model, Joshua Graber
Department: Chemistry
Investigation into a Nonlinear Cascade Model for Describing the Genetic Basis of the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Phenotype Using a Murine Embryonic Fibroblast Model, Joshua T. Graber
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Highlighting Contradictions: Sexuality, Objectification, and Gender Roles Displayed in Exotic Dance Clubs, Kathryn W. Graham
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Visual Articulations of Life in Place and Place in Life: A Feminist Visual Ethnography of Place, Identity, Home, and Community for Six Southern Women in Madison County, Kentucky, Catherine E. Grandgeorge
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Reconsideration of the Relationship Between Single-Parent Families and Juvenile Delinquency, Marvin R. Grandison
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
[Untitled Is on Foreign Direct Investment], Adam Grech
Department: Business Economics
Suffering For His Art or Indulging in Carnal Pleasures: An In-Depth Look at Edgar Degas and His Monotypes, Scotti Grewe
Department: Art and Art History
What Is Today's Moral War? How Christian Just War Theory Explains Modern Day Conflict, Daniel P. Griffin
Department: Religious Studies
Paleocology of a Late Pleistocene (Eemian) Reef Sequence on Great Inagua Island, the Bahamas, Emiliann Griffin
Department: Geology
"Public Pretenders": a Study of Lawyers Who Become Public Defenders and Their Image Among the Public, Elizabeth Habat
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"This Game of Death Is Bitter, and Sweet": a Study of Revenge in the Greek Tragedies, Jessica Anne Hahs
Department: Classical Studies
Effect of the Y Chromosome on Spatial Learning and Synaptic Density in the Hippocampus, Emily Hansen
Department: Psychology
Study of the Formation of Ship Rock By Analysis of Magma Flow Direction, Denise Marie Hardman
Department: Geology
Origins of Garnet in Peraluminous Granitoids Found in the South Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia, Jessica S. Hark
Department: Geology
Everything, Written Down: a Novella, Sarah Haskell
Department: English
The Battle For Historic Preservation in America, Brendan Hayes
Department: History
A Wife, a Mistress, but Never a Nun: A Study of Buddhism and Gender in Thai Society, Jessica M. Hill
Department: Religious Studies
Tradition of Latin Pedagogy at the College of Wooster, Judith Mae Holden
Department: Classical Studies
Media As a Revolutionary Actor: a Case Study of Nicaragua During the Sandinista Government, Sarah C. Horne
Department: Political Science
Paleomagnetic Remanence and Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility of Dikes From Super-Fast Spread Crust Exposed at Pito Deep Rift, Andrew J. Horst
Department: Geology
Synergistic Effects of Stress and Pesticides on the Growth and Development of Hyla versicolor (Eastern Gray Tree Frog), Julia Horst
Department: Biology
After Caravaggio: a Collection of Poetry, Julie Hufnagel
Department: English
From "Truth, Justice and the American Way" to "The Only Verdict Is Vengeance": An Examination of the Changing Methods of Justice Found in Superhero Comic Books From the Golden Age to the Present, Thomas William Allan Hull
Department: History
Voice of the People: a Study of the Impact of the Voter Initiative on State Tax Structure, Robert Hutchinson
Department: Economics
"When Nine Hundred Years Old You Reach, Look As Good You Will Not": Star Wars and the New Mythology of Fan Fiction, Jessica Ilko
Department: English
Secret Weapon or Neglected Demographic: Youth Mobilization in the 2006 Senatorial Elections, Bradley T. Ingraham
Department: Political Science
Burqas and Levis: Perspectives on the Assimilation of Second and Third Generation Immigrants in Great Britain, Erin Sutton Ingram
Department: History
Where Have All the Farmers Gone? a Study on the Disappearance of Small Farms in Wayne County, Ohio, Emily Irvine
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Ammonia Borane As a Reducing Agent For Various Organic Functional Groups, Kirsten Noel Jaegersen
Department: Chemistry
Plasticity in Biomass Alloation of Weed and Crop Congener Species in Response to Nitrogen-Sulfur-Phosphorus Nutrient Interactions, Natalie Martine Jawyn
Department: Biology
Grand Slam! Finding Optimal Batting Orders Using Markov Chains, Nate Johns
Department: Mathematics
Investigating Amino Acid Residues Involved in Active Site Communication in Creatine Kinase, Pritesh Karia
Department: Chemistry
Progress Towards the Synthesis and Evaluation of a 1,3-trans-phosphatidylserine-cyclohexane Phospholipid Analog, Amanda Kaschalk
Department: Chemistry
Crossing Over: The Lives and Music of Fats Domino, Little Richard and Chuck Berry, Daniel Robert Kavka
Department: Music
The English Military Revolution of the Hundred Years War and Its Impact on European Society, Robert P. Kelm
Department: History
Seeking a Text of Her Own: (Con)Textualizing Women's Reputations and Agency in Late Medieval England, Elizabeth Jean Kerr
Department: History; English
Viewing Between the Lines: Animated Females Produced By Walt Disney and Hayao Miyazaki, Brandi M. Killinger
Department: English
Effects of Endogenous Ovarian Estrogen on Fear Memory Consolidation in Female Rats Using a Pavlovian Fear Conditioning Paradigm, Ye-Hyun Kim
Department: Psychology
Suffocation By Refrigeration: a Collection of Short Fiction, Amanda Marie Kirkendall
Department: English
Constructing a Glimpse: the Process of Cultural Display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Kimberly N. Klatka
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Oh, the Things You Can Think Up If Only You Try: a Collection of Parodies and Original Short Stories, Abigail L. Knapp
Department: English
"Family's Family": Re-Thinking Family and Race Through the Lens of International Adoption, Christine W. Lafferty
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
What Makes the College of Wooster Special? A Look at the Impact of a Liberal Arts Education Has on Executive Compensation, Joseph Lawrence Lampe
Department: Business Economics
Transposed Edens: a Comparison of C.S. Lewis and Philip Pullman and Their Fictional Writings, Katherine E. Lawrence
Department: English
Investigation of the Interaction Between Neuronal Interleukin-16 and An A-Type Potassium Channel Subunit, Hannah Patia Leahy
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pecking the Eggshell at Once from Inside and Out: Encountering Self Through Nature in Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and the Phenomenal Experience, Timothy James Lehmann
Department: Religious Studies
"My Name Is Legion; For We Are Many:" a Study of Demonology and Exorcisms in the Christian Faith, Miranda Leigh Leickly
Department: Religious Studies
Illegals: An Intertextual Study of Legitimacy and Voice, Anne L. Leigh
Department: English
Two Movements for String Quartet & Concertino for String Orchestra, Stephen Lett
Department: Music
Choreographing Roots: a Study of a Square Dance Community in Northeast Ohio, Rachel Libben
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Theatre and Dance
When Lizards Attack: the Effect of An Audience on Aggressive Territorial Behavior in Male Green Anoles, Anolis carolinensis, Danielle Lightle
Department: Biology
Birds of a Feather Flock Together: a Study of Ethnicity and Personality Value Similarities Concerning Interpersonal Attraction, Patrick Litam
Department: Psychology
Portrait of the Artifice As a Young Man: Cold War Homophobia's Effect on the Comines of Robert Rauschenberg, 1954 Through 1959, Jenny Lockerby
Department: Art and Art History
Characterization of a Bacterial Arginine Kinase from Desulfotalea Psychrophila LSv54: The Influence of Physiological Conditions on Enzyme Activity, Charles D. Lockhart
Department: Biology
"You Know What They Say About a Person With Tattoos?:" A Historical Evaluation of Stereotypes Linked With Tattoos, David T. Loudenslager
Department: History
Amount of Formal Care Prior to Kindergarten, Erin Lustic
Department: Psychology
Developing Subfossil Conifer Tree-Ring-Width Chronologies to Investigate the Glacial and Climate History of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Eva Lyon
Department: Geology
Determining the Role of Isoforms of Arginine Kinase in Paramecium tetraurella, Leslie Magida
Department: Biology
And If That Boisterous Channel: Crossing Borders, Deleting Lines, Marissa A. Marangoni
Department: English
Investigating the Siloxymethylation of Acetylated Glucuronide: One Step in the Synthesis of C-Linked Retinoyl-β-Glucuronide, Alaina R. Martinez
Department: Chemistry
Emotional Intelligence: Impact of Stress on Self-Regulation, Dia A. Mason
Department: Psychology
Continental Union: OAU and the Challenges of Unity, Sarah Mayo
Department: History
Blending Identities: Queer Subculture in 21st Century China, Amanda Rose McCreight
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Effects of Depression on Explicit and Implicit Memory: Mood Congruent Biases and Decreased Performance, Taylor A. McKay
Department: Psychology
Audio-Visual: a Collection of Illustrations Derived From Captured Sound, Joanna McKeon
Department: Art and Art History
Financial Flows and Uncertainty in the Small Economy, Bret McNab
Department: Economics
Junia, a Female Apostle: a Study of the Women in Ministry Debate in Evangelical Christianity, Matthew Mellott
Department: Religious Studies
Junia, a Female Apostle: A Study of the Women in Ministry Debate in Evangelical Christianity, Matthew Melott
Department: Religious Studies
Life's a Game, Play It! a Study on Game Theoretic Modeling, Julie F. Meredith
Department: Mathematics
Sociological Discussion Addressing Potential Motives For Sport
Participation Among High School Students, Bradley M. Michel
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Impact of Advertising on Firm Profitability Depending on Firm Age, David Miller
Department: Economics
Mathematical Guide to Casino Gaming, Andrew Mizak
Department: Mathematics
Herodotus the Impartial Observer: a Look at Herodotus' Treatment of Greeks and Persians in the Histories, Nicholas J. Monin
Department: Classical Studies
El Texto Resistente E Híbrido: Una Investigación Auto-Conciente De La Narrativa Personal De Un Trabajador Mexicano, David P. Montgomery
Department: Spanish
Comparatist's Collage: Crossing Borders Among Five Films, Taz Jenna Morgan
Department: Comparative Literature
Investigation of Six Sigma: the Fact, Fad, and Fiction of Corporate America's Favorite Tool, Will Morrison
Department: Mathematics
Tgyarcophryp MRFO Tencani Ot Donmre Sitem: the Cryptographic Advancements in the Security of Messages From Ancient to Modern Times Form a Mathematical Perspecitve, Steven Motil
Department: Mathematics
Contamination History of Boot Lake Granodiorite, Nova Scotia, Canada, Brian Mumaw
Department: Geology
Comparative Explanation For the Lack of Universal Health Care in the United States Using the Residual Welfare Models of Great Britain and Canada, Ernest Neilson
Department: Political Science
I Hate Packing, Katie Nelson-Croner
Department: Theatre and Dance
School Reform Success and Failure: the Use of Civic Capacity to Reform Urban Public Schools in Two U.S. Cities, Nora Neustadt
Department: Urban Studies
Attempted Anhydrous Synthetic Routes to the [Co(tn)2(L2)m(S2O6)n Type Complexes, Nikki Lynn Hue Nguyen
Department: Chemistry
Investigating the AKS Algorithm, Andrew Michael Nicol
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Influence of Politeness on Likeability: Using Grice's Maxims in Human-Computer Interaction, Krysta Niemczyk
Department: Psychology
Effects of Human Nest Box Disturbances on Visitation Rates, Visitation Durations and Return Times of Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Parents in Three Ohio Counties, Daniel D. Noble
Department: Biology