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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
Plato Gone Wilde: An Analysis of Same-Sex, Mentor-Pupil Relations in Plato's Symposium, Oscar Wilde's the Picture of Dorian Gray, and Alan Bennett's the History Boys, Megan Grundtisch
Department: Classical Studies; English
The Cultural Impact of Microcredit in Rural Bangladesh: Perspectives of Scholars and Development Professionals, Danielle Forman Haas
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Battle to Reclaim Christmas for Christ: History Reveals a Better Perspective, Laura Habat
Department: Religious Studies
"I Said, Listening to Hear What I Would Say, to Find Out What I Thought": Women Diarist's Quest For Authentic Expression As Exemplified in the Golden Notebook, Emily Halnon
Department: English
There Are Places I Remember--Maybe: the Effects of Age and Memory Techniques in the Creation of False Memories, Erica Hanuschak
Department: Psychology
Musical Emotions: the Effect of Happy and Sad Music on Mood, Crystal B. Hardman
Department: Psychology
Content Analysis of Gender in First Grade Basal Readers, Annie Hargleroad
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Is It As Bad As They Say It Is?: Epistemic Rhetorical Analysis of Hip-Hop Songs and Music Videos, Curtis Harnisch
Department: Communication Studies
Cluttering: Perspectives From Speech-Language Pathologists and Individuals Who Clutter, Avery Berier Harris
Department: Communication Studies
The Multivocality of Tiki: Cultural Appropriation of a Symbol, Tyler Hartley-Shepherd
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Towards a Comprehensive Systems Theory of International Relations: Relaxing Neorealism's Assumption of State Primacy, Mark D. Hayward
Department: Political Science
GraffiWii: The Wiimote as a text entry device, Joseph Henrich
Department: Computer Science
Investigation of Mathematical Models Used to Optimize Bus Timetables in Urban Transit Systems, Samuel W. Hickey
Department: Mathematics
Investigation of the Role of the Victim-Witness Advocate Within Victim Assistance Programs and the Criminal Justice System, Taryn O. Higgins
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Oaxaca Vive, ¿La Lucha Sigue?: Una Crónica De Conflictividad Social, Lauren Hines
Department: English; Spanish
Shared Humanity and the Collective Unconscious: a Comparative Review and Bilingual Reader of Stories, Myths and Legends, Jesse Lynn Gray Hoselton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Your Anthropologist Wears Combat Boots: a Critical Analysis of Anthropological Engagement With the Military, Madeleine M. Howard
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Why Neoclassical Economics Must Eliminate the Assumption of Utility Maximization, Ceteris Paribus, Jonathan Shaw Howden
Department: Economics; Philosophy
Inconvenient Love: a Fantasy Type Analysis of the 1990s British Romantic Comedies Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sliding Doors, and Notting Hill, Elizabeth Hoy
Department: Communication Studies
La Memoire Vivante De La Guerre D'Algerie, Andrew Hunt
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Paleocommunities and Paleoenvironments of the Logan Formation (Mississippian, Osagean) of Northeastern Ohio, Heather Hunt
Department: Geology
Sprawl! Growth! Crumbling Cities! Oh My! How Do You Create Smart Growth Policies?, Anna Hurley
Department: Political Science
Perceptions of Drug Addiction: Is Addiction More Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances?, Ryun K. Ivory
Department: Psychology
Defining the First Amendment: a Language Analysis of the Rhetoric Surrounding the Supreme Court Case Hustler v. Falwell and Its Reflection of American Ideology, Lisa C. Jackson
Department: History
Whatever You Did For the Least of These Brothers of Mine, You Did For Me: a Study of the Differences Between Religious and Secular Community Development Organizations., Elaine Jansen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
DNA Geometry and Its Biological Significance, Lorna Johnston
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Mathematics
Investigation Into Human Rights: the Case of Female Genital Cutting in the Gambia, Amihan Jones
Department: Philosophy; Religious Studies
Love Is Key: Filial Piety Understood from a Multicultural Perspective, Haley Jung
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Black and Pink(o): Looking Behind the Commies in Early 20th Century Race Radicalism, John Patrick Kaderbek
Department: History
Reconsidering Human Pheromones: Can the Effects of Men's Axillary Secretions on Women Predict Degrees of Visual Attractiveness?, Michael C. Karoglan
Department: Psychology
16 Phytophthora Infestans RXLR Effectors Show Weak or No Yeast Cell Growth Inhibition in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sean Karpen
Macau's Biggest Gamble: An Analysis of Economic, Social, and Political Factors That Influence Macau's Casino Industry and the Future Viability of Macau's Tourist-Economy, Randi J. Keefe
Department: History
Pan-Handlers, Deserted Islands, and Philosophers: Solving Problems of Charity, Katelyn M. Kiley
Department: Philosophy
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Department: Physics; Mathematics
The Effect of Patch Density on Pollinator Visitation and Fruit Set in Swamp Milkweed (Asclepais incarnata), Claire Kirby
I'll Have What You're Having: Exploring Family Relationships at the Dinner Table, Emily Kirchner
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Faith as Coherence: An Alternative Justification For Religious Belief, Matthew Kirk
Department: Philosophy
Optimization of Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction-Liquid Desorption For Triclocarban and Application to Wastewater, Dustin R. Klein
Department: Chemistry
"Strike Another Match, Go Start Anew /And It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." An Inside View on Bob Dylan's Musical Switch from Folk to Rock through a Study of the Dialectical (Mutual) Relationship Shared between his Early Folk Career and the Early 1960s Political and Social Atmosphere, Jasmine A. Kolby
Department: History
Modernity, Tradition, and Indigenous Rights: a Conflict of the Ages As Viewed Through Xhosa Ritual Circumcision in South Africa, Robin Konscak
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Descriptive Analysis of Preschool Teachers' Techniques for Promoting Language Development During Circle Time Across Three Types of Preschools, Larissa S. Kortis
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Developing the Late Holocene Glacial History of Lower Glacier Bay, Alaska Using Tree-Ring Dating of Subfossil Wood, Michael Krivicich
Department: Geology
Interknit, Carrie Krochta
Department: Art and Art History
Using Computational Genomics to Develop a General Gene Model For the Plant Pathogen Phytophthora Infestans, Michael Kwan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Perceived Social Support and Coping Strategies Among Adolescents: Comparing Private Boarding, Private Day, and Public High Schools, Alysia Lynn LaBonte
Department: Psychology
Synthesis: Connection With Home Away From Home, Juliann Lafferty
Department: Art and Art History
Independent Study Song Cycle Op. 1 in A Major, Audrey Lane
Department: Music
Independent Study song cycle Op.1 in A Major, Audrey Lane
Department: Music
The Dilemma of the Student Diner: American Foodways and Social Patterns of Eating at the College of Wooster, Jessica M. Lee
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Ethanol and E85 Fuel: a Pillar For American Energy Independence, Timothy D. Lee
Department: History
Unified Vs. Divided Government's Effect Upon Treaties and Executive Agreements in the United States, Ian Lilburn
Department: Political Science
A 31P-NMR Study to Determine the Structure of Nanodispersions in Contrast to the Standard Bi-Layer of Liposomes, Marcus T. Liotta
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Investigation of Dioxybenzone-Alcohol Complexes Through Spectral Deconvolution and An Analysis of Symmetric Groups and Character Tables, Rachel E. Lipner
Department: Chemistry; Mathematics
An Examination of the Competitive Level of the National Hockey League through Varying Ranking Systems, David E. Livenspire
Department: Mathematics
Free Will and Animals: Rethinking the Traditional View, Emmett Mckay Lodge
Department: Philosophy
The Implementation of Negotiated Settlements After Intrastate Wars, Whitney Elizabeth Louderback
Department: International Relations
Stopping the President From Going to War, Aaron J. Lowry
Department: Political Science
"Cause We Ain't Gonna Get Our Forty Acres and a Mule, That's a Wrap": An Ethnographic Study of Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine, Michelle Katherine Lydenberg
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Religion as a Magical Art: Christianity and Transition in the Work of Aleister Crowley, Noah Adrien Lyons
Department: Religious Studies
How Long Does it Take for Cricket Frogs to Croak?: A Study on Longevity and Survivorship in Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris Blanchardi, Michael Callahan MacDonald
"In Our Culture, It's Known that the Women are Beneath the Men": A Qualitative Study Examining Gender Inequality and the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Zulu Women in South Africa, Taylor L. Madal
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Media Coverage of African-American Candidates Running For Office: Are all Candidates Treated Equally?, Heather E. Madonia
Department: Political Science
Detrimental Post-War "American Dream" in the United States: Contemporary Propaganda Posters, Andrew Maloney
Department: Art and Art History
What Remains: the Role of Photography in the Ephemeral Environmental Sculpture of Andy Goldsworthy and Nils-Udo, Jessica E. Marsh
Department: Art and Art History
Waste Load Allocation For Regional Wastewater Treatment Planning in the Willamette River Using Linear Programming, Sheldon Masters
Department: Mathematics
Does Sexual Orientation Affect Empathy? An Examination of Participants’ Empathy Levels Towards Victims of Domestic Violence, Kristin E. McCall
Department: Psychology
Moral Responsibility and the Insanity Defense: Implications For the Mentally Ill, Katharine McCarthy
Department: Philosophy
Notions of Child Rearing in Peter Pan and Lolita, Jonathan McKay
Department: English
An Examination of the Role that Faith-Based Social Action Organizations Play in the Empowerment of Women in the Greater Mekong Region of Thailand, Lauren Stephanie Merriman
Department: Religious Studies
Fusing Interstices: Exploring the Relationship Between Science and Religion in Theory, in Particular Relgious Scientists and in Self, Elise A.G. Meyers
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Religious Studies
Civic Capacity and Public Education Reform: Identifying Components For Implementing Sex Education Curricula, Kayla S. Miller
Department: Political Science
Baseball's Effect in the Military and on Soldiers' Morale During World War II, Mark Andrew Miller
Department: History
Self-Organized Criticality and the Effects of Pseudo-Randomly Dropping Beads Onto a Bead Pile, Mary Elizabeth Mills
Department: Physics
The College of Wooster's Students' Understanding of Organ Donation, Kasia Minor
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Concerning Nathaniel Bloom, Daniel Paul Miraldi
Department: English
Other-Race Face Perception: An Investigation of the Perceptual-Expertise Hypothesis, Kara M. Mitchell
Department: Psychology
Characterization of a Putative Monooxygenase Involved in Nad Catabolism, Theodore Carlton Moore, III
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Masculinity of Juvenal Satire and the Roles of Men, Grant Dominic Morrison
Department: English
An Ornithological Perverse Nostalgia: A Series of Unexpected Consequences, Sacha Marie Nalepa
Department: Art and Art History
Don't Fret the Exchange Rate: the Study of Subunit Exchange Between Oligometric Complexes of ZmHsp17.0-CII Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Chris T. Nau
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Public Opinion and Executive Decision Making: Does Electoral System Matter?, Jeffrey Neal
Department: Political Science
Knitters For Equality: An Exploration of the Issues of Femininity, Masculinity and Gender Roles in Knitting Communities, Emily Neumann
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
The Effects of the Presence of An Animal on Anxiety and Communication, Benjamin T. Nielsen
Department: Psychology
An Agenda For Change: a Burkean Pentadic Analysis of Barack Obama's Speech, "A More Perfect Union", Rebecca A. Niemeyer
Department: Communication Studies
Protolith Determination of the Hyde School Marginal Gneisses, Adirondack Lowlands, NY, Robert M. Nowak
Department: Geology
"We're Together": Word Choice and Relationships in College Culture, Hilary M. Ober
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Legal Thriller: Learning to Love to Hate the Law, J. Brendan O'Conor
Department: English
The Resurrection of Scottish Culture and Identity: the Role of Tourism in Scotland, 1800-2009, Molly Ogrodnik
Department: History
An Analysis of Shifting Trends in the New York Times' Presentation of the Soviet Union Through Periods of Leadership Change, Andrew Christian Olsen
Department: History
The Love That Dared Not Speak Its Name: Talking About Sexual Minorities in French, German and Russian, Michelle M. Ort
Department: French and Francophone Studies; German Studies; Russian Studies
From Impoverished Conditions to College: Factors That Lead to the Academic Success of Low and Moderately Low-Income Students, Aaron Oster-Beal
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Make It Look Easy, Tracy Patinski
Department: English
Secondary Purification of Two Small Heat Shock Proteins From Zea Mays Through Anion Exchange Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography, Amanda L. Pattridge
Department: Chemistry
"Why How You've Changed, Little Red Riding Hood": Allegorical Representation of Little Red Riding Hood, Victoria M. Peterman
Department: History
Assessing the Effects of Repeated Handling in Young Eastern Bluebirds, Sialia Sialis, Megan M. Phillips
Investigating the Difference Between Archaeal and Eukaryal Nucleosomal Exchange Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Brittany L. Pitrone
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Romani Experience in Hungary and Indications For the Future, Edward A. Pogue
Department: History
A State Level Analysis of How Declining Unionization Has Affected Income Inequality in the United States, Andrew R. Porter
Department: Political Science
Les Témoignages Chocolatés, Erin J. Powell
Department: French and Francophone Studies