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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2006
"Study Abroad Experience: What Factors Determine the Type of Experience Students Have While Abroad", Laura Ciriegio
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Paleoenvironmental Analysis of Thrombolites in the Basal Purbeck Formation (Upper Jurassic of Southern England), Erica C. Clites
Department: Geology
Ontological Conflict and Moral Discourse, Daniel Cohen
Department: Philosophy
Road to Military Intervention: An in Depth Look at the U.S. Decision Making Process After the Cold War, Tyler T. Collen
Department: Political Science
We Were Brothers: Mandate and Monarch in Iraq and Jordan, 1918-1958, Bethany A. Comella
Department: History
Fuzzy Logic: Autonomous Robot Navigation With Fuzzbot, Brian Conaway
Department: Computer Science
This House Won't Clean Itself: Influences on the Division of Household Labor Among Married Couples, Rebecca Crabtree
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Investigation of the Creatine/Creatinine Ratio in Serum and Urine: A Potential Link to Muscle Pain Associated with Statin Use, J. Matt Craig
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Triclosan and Antibiotic Cross-Resistance in Salmonella Enterica Serotype Typhimurium, Rebecca Danner
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Put Your Money Where Your Patients Are: A Study of International Funding for AIDS Treatment, Margaux J. Day
Department: Political Science
Eroded Path to Conflict: A Study of Unsustainable Environmental Practices and Acute Violent Conflict in the Sudan and Sri Lanka, Taylor Jon Delhagen
Department: Political Science
Tetracycline Resistance Among Escherichia coli Isolated From Agricultural and Residential Locations in Northeast Ohio, Katherine Maureen Dilley
Department: Biology
Public Opinion and the Presidency, Ryan Dobroka
Department: History
Sex Games: Bondage is More than Leather, Whips, and Chains These Days: A Study of How Advertisers Continue to Bind Women to Their 1950's Expectations, Erin Kathleen Donnett
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
A Measure of Humanity or Feeding the Guilty? Neutrality's Effect on the Humanitarianism of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Katherine C. Dunham
Department: History
You Are What You Ate: A Retrospective Study of Early-Life Predictors of Dietary Restraint in Caucasian and African American College Women, Meredith H. Dykstra
Department: Psychology
Does Everyone Really Love Oprah? An Assessment of Attitudes on Oprah Winfrey From College Females, Monica L. Ellis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Construction of Communal Identities, Andrew Etter
Department: Political Science; Spanish
Investigation of Bioactivity of Seed Extracts From the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Plant Family, Ronny Ewanek
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Shelter Life: Social Bonds and Community Formation in a Sample of Homeless Women, Maura Ewing
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Its All About Self Esteem: An Analytical Analysis of How Society Uses the Term Self Esteem, Emily Finney
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Catalunya Y Euskadi: Modernization and Expression of Subnationalism in Spain, James C. Fisher
Department: International Relations
Palace of the Forest of Lebanon: A Collection of Poems, Sarah June Fisher
Department: English
Street Children in the World System: Indentity and Development on the Streets of Dar Es Salaam, Noah Fishman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Nature Transformed, Deardra Fuzzell
Department: Art and Art History
An Examination of Factors Affecting Dating and Relationship Attitudes Amoung College Students, Trish A. Gordon
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Uirusu, Sex and Uchi-Soto Distinctions: Perceptions of Hiv/Aids Among University Students in Japan and the United States, Hannah M. Graff
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Can it be Done?: Creating an Advertisement for Planned Parenthood as an Exercise in Feminist Marketing, Amy Nicole Grammatico
Department: Communication Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Bacterial Expression, Purification, and Structure Analysis of Zmhsp17.6-Cii: A Small Heat-Shock Protein From Zea Mays, Erin R. Greiner
Department: Chemistry
Homelessness Amoung American Male Verterans: The Impacts of Pre-Military Biases and Service Factors on Post-Military Adjustment, Stuart Gura
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Investigating the Mechanism of Creatinase, Erin E. Gustely
Department: Chemistry
Disentangle: Rethreading Feminism through the Creation of a Magazine, Mary Kate Hageman
Purification of Protected Cyclohexylphospho-L-Serine As a Synthetic Intermediate of a Potential Phospolipid Analog, Heather R. Hale
Department: Chemistry
Children's Attitudes and Behavior Intentions Toward Typical and Autistic Peers Who Are Aggressive and Non-Aggressive, Michelle L. Hall
Department: Psychology
Prison Models and Organizational Agendas: A Reflection on the Historical Development of the American Prison System, Shawn Joseph Handy
Department: English; History
It's My Right to Choose! the Origins, Equivalents, and Philosophy of the Axiom of Choice, Adam Robert Hanley
Department: Mathematics
Happily Ever After? Three Modern Day Fairytales, Jayna Hanson
Department: History
A Qualititative Study of the Role, Changes, and Direction of the Jewish Faith Within My Family, Samuel Harris
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"A Word of Hope and Good News and Comfort, as Well As Challenge:" Reconciling Justice and Care in Women's Ministry, Emma Hayes
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Climbing the Social Ladder: The Effects of Social Skills Training on Children with Autism, Lindsey A. Headman
Department: Psychology
Strangest Man That Has Ever Been: Socrates' Influence on Julian and Kierkegaard, Margaret Heller
Department: Classical Studies
From Mozart To Bernstein: A Brief Summary of Recital Repertoire, Leslie N. Hensley
Department: Music
Re-Conceptualizing Political Participation: Hannah Arendt, Jurgen Habermas, and Their Theories of Democratic Engagement, Emily Cross Hilty
Department: Political Science
Teacher Support and Locus of Control As Protective Factors For Physically Abused Children, Carly C. Hofmann
Department: Psychology
Glowing Devices: Fabrication of a Functional, Single Layer Organic Light-Emitting Diode Using a Non-Traditional Metal Cathode and Three Light-Emitting Materials, Maria Holdcraft
Department: Chemistry
"Necesitas Siempre Algien Que Te Qyude:" A Qualitiative Analysis of Health Care Utilization and Experiences of Mexican (Im)Migrants in the Rural Midwestern United States, Lindsay Horst
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Laying Down the Law: Family Dynamics in Law Enforcement, Nicole Hunt
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
How Has the Russian Identity Been Portrayed Through Film Since the Fall of Communism and the Onset of Perestroika and Glasnost?, Helena M. Iaquinta
Department: History
Effect of 3,4-Diaminopyridine on the Recovery of Fatigued Diaphragm Tissue in Rats, Michele Ionno
Department: Biology
Analysis of Ceramics From the Malloura Valley of Central Cyprus to Determine Social and Economic Change During the Late Roman Period, Christin M. Jones
Department: Archaeology
Historical Role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Preparing For Disaster in a Post-September 11th Nation, Alexander R. Junker
Department: History
While in BeTween: An Examination of Tween Fashion and its Implications on Tween Development in Society, Crystal Justice
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; History
Influence of Bilingual Experience on the Developing Brain: Dichotic Listening Differences Between Bilinguals and Monolinguals, Jung Kim
Department: Psychology
Impact of Two Herbicides on Growth, Development, and Survival of Eastern Gray Treefrog Tadpoles (Hyla versicolor), Erica Ann Kovacik
Department: Biology
Relationship Between Codependency, Paternal Parenting Style and Intimate Opposite-Sex Mate Choice Among College Women, Amanda Kravochuk
Department: Psychology
267 Year Long Reconstruction of Spring Lake Erie Levels Based on North Pacific Tree Ring Series, Anne Krawiec
Department: Geology
Understanding America's Not So Simple Reaction to the 1919 White Sox World Series Scandal, Daniel Joseph Kremer
Department: History
Poesie als Heimat: Adel Karasholi und Roza Domascyna schreiben sich zu Hause, Ashley N. Lackovich
"Just Say No" to Being "Tough" on Drugs: a Historical Analysis of Drug Abuse and a Cost-Effectiveness Study on Mandatory Minimum Sentences and Drug Courts, Samuel D. Langley
Department: History; Economics
Mp3: Laws, Ethics, and Metaphysics, James Richard Lauwers
Department: Philosophy
Judicial Review of the Executive Prerogative: Do Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures or Does Objectivity Reign Supreme?, James Thomas Lazar
Department: Political Science
Marriage of Opposites: Development of a Silver-Containing Photosensitive Ceramic Glaze For Ceramic Art, Megan Sarah Lazorski
Department: Art and Art History; Chemistry
And They Turned Her Into a Tree! Metamorphosis in Ovid and Once on This Island, Yi-Ning Lin
Department: Classical Studies; Theatre and Dance
Is Taking a Break Really a Mistake? the Cross-Cultural Factors That Influence Gap Year Participation, Lauren Lipps
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Computational Investigation of the Structure, Energy and Reactivity of 9-Tryptycylcarbene, Nathan W. Little
Department: Chemistry
Desdoblamiento De La Mujer: El Uso De La Ironia En El Cuento Femenista Puertorriqueno, Daren Loughrey
Department: Spanish
Scheduling Is (Np) Hard, Genevieve Mae Luken
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Can Infant Vocalizations be Used as Audio Analgesia? The Effect of Listening to Infant Laughing and Crying on Pain Perception and Coping, Ashley L. Maciulaitis
Department: Psychology
Madre Mia, Gracias Por Favores Recibidos: Un Estudio De Las Ofrenda Y Sacrificios a La Viregen De San Juan De Los Lagos, Katherine Maguire
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Spanish
Quantitative Analysis of Trihalomethanes in Wooster City Water, Audrey L. Malosh
Department: Chemistry
Cornal West: A Modern African American Organic Intellectual, Una Kwong Mangus
Department: Religious Studies
Selling Wars to the Morally Conscious: A Comparative Content Analysis of Leaders' Use of Just Rhetoric As An Extension of Policy, Ryan Matura
Department: Political Science
American Dream Redefined: Thomas Hart Benton's Missouri Mural, Sloan Mills McBride
Department: Art and Art History
Characterization of Beem Performance, Kathleen McCreary
Department: Physics
Do As I Say, Not As I Do, John McCreight
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Tensors and Adjoints and Circs, Oh My! A Study of Advanced Topics in Linear Algebra, Shannon McIntyre
Department: Mathematics
Celtic Invasion of Ireland: Myth or Fact? Revisiting the Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age Transition, Catherine McMahon
Department: Archaeology
Effects of the Invasive New Zealand Mud Snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum, on the Periphyton and Benthic Macroinvertebrates of the Upper Yellowstone River System, Derrick Miller
Department: Biology
"Somos Como La Madre Milpa": Un Estudio De La Identidad Socio-Linguistica Maya En Guatemala, Sarah Caroline Minton
Department: Spanish
Laura Ingalls Wilder and Little House Ethos of Food, Christine Elizabeth Moffett
Department: History
Donnie Darko: Writing a Film From a Reader's Perspective, Jeffery A. Morgan II
Department: English
Public Opinion's Negative Effect on U.S. Foreign Drug Policy, Nicholas Morris
Department: Political Science
Anti-Predator Behavior in Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) Tadpoles, Leah Jennifer Mycoff
Department: Biology
ATP Analogue, Adenosine 5'-Sulfatopyrophosphate: An Alternative Substrate or Inhibitor of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Hai Dang Nguyen
Department: Chemistry
Jesus + Folk - Son of God = Bob Dylan, David J. Orr
Department: History
Change Deafness: Allocating Attention to Auditory Changes and the Effects on Earwitness Testimony, Ellie A. Papke
Department: Psychology
Apoptotic Cascades As Possible Targets For Inhibiting Apoptosis in Huntington's Disease, Lindsay Pattison
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Examining the Physiological Role of An Arginine Kinase in Caenorhabditis Elegans, B. Daniel Pipitone
Department: Chemistry
Stress Response to Prolonged Capture House Sparrows, Anthony J. Porter Jr.
Department: Biology
Of Bogs and Men: a Study of the Messages Museums Tell Us, Melinda I. Potter
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Investigating the Effects of Different Diets on the Microbial Communities and Cellular Morphologies Within the Intestinal Tract of Broiler Chickens and Turkey Poults, Rebecca Connelly Prada
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Will They or Will They Not? the Lone Crescent and Star's Quest For European Union Membership, Michael George Prohaska
Department: Political Science
Are Your There, God? It's Me, Prime Time Television.: An Analysis of Religiosity and Religious Practitioners on Popular Prime Time Television Shows with a Focus on The Simpsons, 7th Heaven, South Park, and Joan of Arcadia, Andrea K. Ragsdale
Department: Religious Studies
Have a Seat This May Take a While: the Process of Chair Design, Kimberly Rastetter
Department: Art and Art History
Fat Doesn't Pay: the Effect of Obesity on Wages, Elizabeth Rice
Department: Economics
Living History Or Cultural Obsolescence? A Study Of Modern Pipe Organ Restoration Projects In Germany And The Netherlands And Their Impact Upon The Musical Life Of Their Churches in Which They Reside And The Wider Community, Bryan Evan Rodda
Department: Music
From Innocence to Corruption: An Analysis of the 1960s Through Presidential and Civil Rights Leaders' Obituaries, Jayson T. Rogers
Department: History
The 1948 Cleveland Indians Influence on Cleveland's Economy and Society in the Post-War Era, Robert R. Romick II
Department: History
Comparative Analysis of a Novel Tyrosine Kinase, McsB from Bacillus subtilis, with the Phosphagen Kinases Using Mutagenesis and Phylogenetics, Julianne Rutt
Department: Biology
Comparing the Aggressive Responses of Crayfish Influenced By Caffeine and Theanine to Studies of Humans: Limitations Within the Study of Simple Systems, Stephanie Sandmeyer
Department: Biology