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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
"The Secret (Religious) Life of the American Teenager"A Study on How Mainstream Religious Secular Television Affects the Development of Religious Identity in Teenagers, Jazmin McNeal
Department: Religious Studies
Lament: Stories About Beginnings, Robert Melick
Department: English
Decline in Alaskan Yellow-Cedar: Tree-Ring Investigations Into Climatic Responses and Possible Causes, Glacier Bay, Alaska, Colin R. Mennett
Department: Geology
Effects of Various Modes of Communication on Cooperation Between Dyads, Kathleen Metcalfe
Department: Psychology
It's Story Time! Can You Keep Up?: An Examination of Shared-Reading and Its Influence on a Child's Language and Reading Development, Ashley Lynn Meyer
Department: Psychology
Vietnam: the Role of a War Correspondent During Vietnam, Alexander S. Mies
Department: History
Is the Six O'Clock Evening News Still Informative? An Explanation of the Relationship Between the Quality of the National Network Evening News and Voter Knowledge, William H. Miller
Department: Political Science
Can Tradition and Progress Coexist: a Case Study of the Impact of the Modernization of China on the Minority Societies, Brittany E. Montgomery
Department: History
"Bei Hexie, to Bear Harmony" (被和谐): Casual Disorganization Theory and the Creation of the LGBT NGO in China, Melissa A. K. Morgenstern
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Qui Est Ivoirien? Question of National Identity in Cote D'Ivoire, Tess M. Morrissey
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Political Science
If You Can Read Thank a Teacher A Comparison of Surveyed College Students and Teachers Regarding Their Knowledge of Language-Involved Reading Concepts., Lexi Moughiman
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Study of the Kinetic and Binding Properties of Dimeric Calix[4]Arene Capped Azobenzene, Max R. Mullen
Department: Chemistry
Emphasis on the Effect of Intelligence: An Adaptation of the Lanchester Model, John Mullet
Department: Mathematics
No Sex Differences in the Effects of Caffeine on Learning and Memory in Seven Month Old Appswe/Ps1D39 Transgenic Mice, Laetitia Tshilobo Mwilambwe
Department: Neuroscience
Economic Benefit of Foot-Voting: Game Theoretic Approach, AungMaw MyoLwin
Power, Patriarchy and Pakistan: How Feudals Influence Social Change in Pakistan and Maintain Traditional Gender Roles, Fatima Naqvi
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fomenting Extremism: the Alternative Media of the Far Right, Eleanor C. Newman
Department: History
We Didn't Start the Fire! Applying Swarm Intelligence to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Forest Fire Suppression, Daniel Norris
Department: Computer Science
We Are How We Eat: Industrial v. Agrarian Agricultural Ethics, John Officer
Department: Philosophy
Farming in the Age of Kali Yuga: The Shifting Religious and Cultural Dynamics in the Aftermath of the Green Revolution in Tamil Nadu, India, Kitty O'Riordan
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Destruction of Identity and Citizenship Through Loneliness & Totalitarianism, Sarah Palagyi
Department: Political Science; Philosophy
Expression and Characterization of Phytophthora Sojae Phosphagen Kinases, Allyson Kaitlin Palmer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Science Fiction, Vampire Books or the Section Formerly Known As Young Adult: a Look at the Uses of Religion in Popular Fiction, Amanda Perry
Department: Religious Studies
Science Fiction, Vampire Books or the Section Formerly Known as Young Adult: A Look at the Uses of Religion in Popular Fiction, Amanda Perry
Department: Religious Studies
Re-Heading the Headless Fatty: a Look at Fat Feminism in Blogs, Alison Peters
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
In Situ Remediation of Groundwater Contaminants Trichlroethylene and Perchloroethylene By Swellable Organo Silica-Nano Zero Valent Iron Composite Materials, Deanna Christine Pickett
Department: Chemistry
Medical Students in Transition: A Critical Approach to Health Care in Senegal, Lucy Ann Bailey Plaugher
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Influence of Anxiety on a Student's Cognitive Ability and Performance, Stephanie L. Plotts
Department: Psychology
Examination of the Effects of Swimming Exercise on Learning in Mice, Ryan E. Radtke
Department: Psychology
Bit Torrent-Enhanced Distributed Internet Caching: Applying Peer-To-Peer Protocols to Enhance Performance and Scalability of Browser-Accessible Internet Resources, Max Rafferty
Department: Computer Science
Introduction to Disease Modeling, With a Focus on Malaria, Mary Rhollans
Department: Mathematics
Thoughtcrime or Leveling the Playing Field?: Analyzing the Constitutionality of American Hate Crimes Legislation, Alexa R. Roggenkamp
Department: Political Science
Right to Read: Phonological Awareness and Its Impact on the Reading Abilities of Children With Down Syndrome., Erin Marie Rose
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
From a Worn Suitcase to International Bestseller Lists: Irène Némiovsky's Suite Française Considered in Various Contexts, Sonja Ruppel
Department: History; French and Francophone Studies
Two Major Episodes of European Integration Through the Lens of Intergovernmentalism and Neofunctionalism, Karl A. Ruter
Department: Political Science
To Label or Not to Label: the Effect of Labels on Person Perception of Autistic Adults, Lindsay E. Ryan
Department: Psychology
Everywhere We Want to Be: The Social Implications of Facebook, Texting, and Other Digital Social Media, Emily Cathryn Sacher
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Social Metaphors: An Analysis of Social Structure through a Study of Paracas Textile Motifs, Emma Schmitt
Termanites: a Comparison Between Frederick Terman and Law Firms in Adaptive Work Practice in Silicon Valley, Martin Schneider
Department: History
Paleoecological Reconstruction of the Late Silurian (Pridoli) Äigu Beds of Saaremaa Island, Estonia, Palmer J. Shonk
Department: Geology
My Appearance Is the Most Important Part of Who I Am: Appearance Schema and Body Perception in Female College Student, Meghana Shrestha
Department: Psychology
Eat More or Eat Better: Food Culture Structured through Taste and Availability, Maureen E. Sill
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Synthesis and Characterization of Anti-Cancer Gold Complexes and Anti-Bacterial Silver Complexes Using the Bap Ligand, Blake A. Smith
Department: Chemistry
"Go to the Head of the Class": White Student Achievement in the American Education System, Catherine Sneed
Department: Religious Studies
Afghanistan: the Achilles Heel of Superpowers, Thomas Spangler
Department: History
Date With Culture: the Roles of Cultural Values and Personality Traits in Emerging Adults' Dating Attitudes and Sociosexual Behavior, Valeriya G. Spektor
Department: Psychology
Optimal Batting Order For the College of Wooster Fighting Scots Softball Team For the 2008 Season, Priscilla Staples
Department: Mathematics
Investigation of the Kinetics of Aqueous Dicarboxylic Acids Under Tropospheric Light Conditions and the Application of Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations to Model Chemical Kinetics, Jared Steed
Department: Chemistry; Mathematics
Elucidating the Pka of Three Hydroxybenzophenone Derivative Sunscreen Molecules Through Computational and Experimental Methods, Elana Stennett
Department: Chemistry
Nad Catabolism: Identification of a 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-Monooxygenase in Bordetella Bronchiseptica, Ryan Wilson Story
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Agricultural Practices of Indians in Pre-Colonial California: How Farming Can Encourage Biodiversity, Ben Strobridge
Department: History
Rome Inside the Arena: the Social Functionality of Gladiatorial Combat in the Later Republic and Early Imperial Periods, Joseph M. Stryffeler
Department: Classical Studies
Trading Autarky For War: Does International Trade Increase or Reduce the Probability of International Conflict?, Andrew Stuckey
Department: Economics
Technology's Effect Throughout History on the Music Industry, Luke Sutton
Department: History
Battle of Stalingrad: a Case Study and Analysis of How Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin's Leadership Characteristics Affected Their Decision-Making During the Battle of Stalingrad, Michael Brian Swan
Department: History
Relationship Between Personal Morality and Professional Ethics: a Critical Assessment of the FBI and the Ideal Conduct For Interrogation Practice, Shane Swearingen
Department: Philosophy
Trio, Lonely Woman, and Two Electronic Impromptus, Nick Terelle
Impact of Tariffs on Foreign Direct Investment, Yang Tian
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Dabbling With DABAL: Synthesizing 4,5-Dimethylcatechol From the Trimethylaluminum Adduct DABAL-Me3, Amy L. Toolis
Department: Chemistry
Effects of Neuregulin-1 on Long Term Potentiation in Cerebellar Granule Cells in Vitro, Andrew Trembath
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Good Face: An Examination of Stereotype in Neil Labute's Beauty Trilogy, Laura Vandiver
Department: Theatre and Dance
Why Should I Care?: A Comparative Discussion on Service, Altruism, and Personal Identity, Samuel Addison VanFleet
Department: Philosophy
Impact of Birth-Order on Investment in Human Capital and Child Labor: Evidence From India, Sonam Vij
Department: Economics
Effects of Physical Fitness and Physical Activity on the Internal Clock When Estimating Intervals of Time, Rachel N. Waggoner
Department: Psychology
Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis Infection Using Animated Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials, Laura J. West
Department: Chemistry
The Brontës in 21St Century Fictional Biographies, Whitney Williams
Department: English
"Fresh Faces and Some Old-Country Authenticity": A Qualitative Analysis of the Syrian Jewish Community in Brooklyn, New York, Allyson Eve Willner
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fighting Fire With Friendship: the Connection Between Social Capital and the Effectiveness of Fire Protection, Robert Harrison Wilson
Department: Political Science
Program Notes for the Senior Recital of R. Michael Winters, Raymond Michael Winters
Department: Music
Synthesis of a 2-Phenyl-1,10-Phenanthroline-Gold(III) Complex For Its Potential Anti-Cancer Properties, Sara E. Wiswell
Department: Chemistry
Evolution of Sports Agents, Christopher Louis Wood
Department: History
The Peninsular War: An Artistic Response to Napoleon Bonaparte; Jacques-Louis David & Francisco De Goya Y Lucientes, Eli M. A. Woods
Department: History; Art and Art History
Taking Back the City: a Study of the Political Murals in Belfast, North Ireland, Jaimie K. Wroten
Department: Art and Art History
Foreign Direct Investment and Its Impact on Wage Inequality of Skilled Labor and Unskilled Labor in China, Jiuwei Zhang
Department: Economics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
Festa Major of Barcelona: Symbolism and Cultural Impact of La Merce, K. Abbey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Art in the City, Art For the City: Murals and Prints Produced in Cleveland Under the Aegis of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, Caitlin J. Ament
Department: Art and Art History
Production and Perception of Musical Rhythm By Musicians and Music Novices, Gillian C. Anderson
Department: Psychology
Investigating the Use of Oral Creatine Supplementation As a Means of Treatment For the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Valerie Marie Andrus
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Using GFP Fusion Proteins to Screen For the Subcellular Localization of Phytophthora Infestans RXLR Effectors in Host Cells, Samantha Jo Armintrout
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Social Perceptions and Pressures on Male Body Image From the Perspective of Collegiate Athletes, Tyler G. Arnold
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Topics in Multivariate Statistical Theory, Robert Ashmead
Department: Mathematics
Overview of Agrarian Social Movements Amongst Six Ohio Academic Institutions, Michael Auerbach
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Transformation of American Isolationism to Full Mobilization on the Home Front: the Propoganda of World War II, Katie Baker
Department: History
Income Diversification of Pakistani Cotton Producing Households in the Face of U.S. Cotton Subsidies, Kabir Banerjee
Department: Economics
No Child Left Without Play: An In-Depth Study of Indoor and Outdoor Dramatic Play and Its Importance on Child Development Within the Waldorf Education Model, an Ethnographic study of Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine, Jane Bartha
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Third Party Interventions in Intrastate Conflicts: An Analysis of the Effects of Third Party Motivations on the Durability of Peace Settlements, Joseph Basalla
Department: Political Science
Hydrogen Bonding Complexes of Cytosine and Uracil: a Spectroscopic Investigation, Jessi A. Baughman
Department: Chemistry
Jurassic Paleocommunities and Paleoecology in the Matmor Formation (Callovian) of Hamakhtesh Hagadol, Israel, Elyssa Belding
Department: Geology
From Semi-Automatic Pistols to Taser Guns and Snowballs: Using the April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre and the February 13, 2007 Kauke Arch Incident at the College of Wooster to Explore the Journalistic Techniques Applied in Crime Reporting, Sydney Amanda Lydia Bender
Department: English
Democracy on Demand: Barriers to Democratic Consolidation in Post-Communist Eastern Europe in the 1990S, Jeffrey P. Berne
Department: Political Science
Hereisthefamilymotherfatherdickandjane: a Guide to Teaching the Unreadable, Kristen Bielik
Department: English
Confronting the Other Through the Cinematic Frame: a Study of the Novel That Swallowed the Film, Kathleen Blair
Department: English
The Illusion of Agency: Examining the Media's Role in Women's Sexual Socialization, Caitlin Bourque
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Coming Out of the Corset: the Representation of Changing Female Ideals in Three Late-Victorian Gothic Novels, Ann Katherine Boyd
Department: English
Art As Revolution/One Bullet 40 Pigs: the Black Panther Party and the Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas, Katherine C.S. Brausch
Department: Art and Art History; History
Global Warnings: How News Magazines Frame Environmental Risks Within the Culture of Fear, Andrea C. Brown
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Civil Society in An Authoritarian State: Eight Case Studies of China's Grassroots Environmental Movement, Alexandra P. Browning
Department: Political Science
Industrial Decline and Working-Class Literature: Steel Producer Decisions and Workers' Responses in the United States and Germany, Stephen Brown
Department: Economics; German Studies
Present Mind: the Effect of Mindful Meditation on the Executive Network of Cognition, Jonathan W. Brumbaugh
Department: Psychology