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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024
The Effects of Benfotiamine on Motor Impairment in a 6-OHDA Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease, Aymane Lachhab
Department: Neuroscience
And Call It Mercy: A Collection of Poetry, Julie Larick
Department: English
Ozonolysis of Squalene, Squalane, and Diphenylamine: Reaction Rates and Environmental Implications, Laurel A. Lasch
Department: Chemistry
The Harm of 'Harm': An Examination of the Relationship Between Conceptions of Prejudice and Support for Free Speech, Dylynn M. Lasky
Department: Psychology
Betwixt and Between: The Role of Mediumship in Contemporary United States Society, Madeline Lawrence
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Benefits of AI in Dentistry for Improving Experiences and Reducing Patient Anxiety, Especially in Pediatric Patients, Jaehoon Lee
Department: Biology
Motion in America; Exploring the Electric Vehicle, Kai H. Leisher
Department: History
Chrysalis, Joseph Lewis
Department: English
Optimizing Neural Network Architecture in Artificial Intelligence, Grace Lindgren
Department: Mathematics
Te Hokinga Mai: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Repatriation of Human Remains: A Case Study in Toi Moko from Aotearoa New Zealand, Katie Love
Department: Art and Art History
Analysis of the Harvesting Trends of Pacific Bluefin Tuna to Determine Sustainability Efforts of the Fishing Industry in Japan, Alyssa Lubba
Department: Environmental Studies
Adaptive Responses to Unpredictable Feeding: Exploring Metabolic Adaptations, Glucocorticoid Dynamics, and Body Mass Modulations, Tudor Lungu
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Grasshoppers on The College of Wooster Campus: Abundance and Environmental Conditions, Taylor Lynch
Department: Biology
Elucidating the Nicotinic Acid Degradation Pathway in Bacillus Niacini: Investigating the Catabolic Function of a Flavin Monooxygenase (FMO), Domain of Unknown Function (DUF), and Hypothetical Protein (HP), Abigail A. Lyon
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A Performance Analysis of the Sum of Sines and Fast Fourier Transform Algorithms for Real-Time Ocean Rendering, Kaiya Magnuson
Department: Computer Science
怖い(kowaii) to 可愛い (kawaii): The Transformation of the Kappa and Tsuchigumo in Japanese Media, Mia Mann
Department: East Asian Studies; History; Sociology and Anthropology
Vaccines, Transplants, and Ethical Dilemmas: Navigating COVID-19 Vaccination Statuses and Organ Transplant Allocation, Naomi Mann
Department: Political Science
Rhyme and Reason: Examining the Causes of Variance Within the Absolute DW Nominate Scores of U.S. House Members, Ian C. A. Marshall
Department: Political Science
Evaluating Synthetic Routes to Functionalized PYBOX for Potential Use in Stacked Porphyrin Complexes, Aidan R. Mason
Department: Chemistry
Fabricating a Flow Chemistry System to Investigate Reaction-Diffusion Waves in Advected Belousov-Zhabotinsky Systems, Aidan R. Mason
Department: Physics
A Study on How the Platform TikTok Influences the Youth in 2024, Connor Mason
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Static Energy Analysis of Low Level Programs, Patrick May
Department: Computer Science
Changing the Narrative to Change the Climate: An English Teacher’s Guide to Incorporating Environmental Literature in High Schools, Ellen McAllister
Department: English
Determining the Motion of an Anisotropic Particle Around an Optical Nanofiber, Kelsey A. McEwen
Department: Physics
From Fiction to Fact: Introducing High School Students to Medieval Women’s Studies using the Novels of J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin, Jonah Z G McGlumphy
Department: History
Mental Health Support vs. Nutritional Support: What Would a Man Do?, Piper A. McKee
Department: Psychology
Party Lines and Policy Designs: The Influence of Presidential Administrations on Texas State Legislation, Lilly McLendon
Department: Political Science
In the King’s Wake: An Analysis of Emerging Maya Political Systems during the Terminal Classic Period at the Site of El Perú-Waka’, Henry McMahon
Department: Archaeology
"Frogtastic Moms": Analysis of Varaition within Maternal Care of Strawberry Poison Dart Frogs (Oophaga Pumilio) in Comparison to Ecological Variables and Female Reproductive Success, Koryn A. McNeil
Department: Biology
F**k Your Assimilation: An Exploration of Japanese-American Diasporic Development Through Artistic Mediums, Miles R. Meadows
Department: Art and Art History
Effects of Time and Jargon on the Understanding and Quality of Informed Consent Forms, Preston Melchior-Fisher
Department: Psychology
“Creating Landscapes of Inclusion”: Analyzing NPS Community Engagement Through the Perceptions of Staff and Community at Cuyahoga National Park, Ryan Meyers
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Me, Myself, and My Relationships: Examining Adaptive and Maladaptive Narcissistic Traits’ Association with Desire for Emotional Intimacy, Commitment, and Relationship Satisfaction, Nina K. Miller
Department: Psychology
Are Immigrants Depressing Native Born Workers’ Wages? Exploring the Wage Differences Caused by Immigration to The United States, Connor M. Mitchell
Department: Business Economics
Predicting Fraud in Accounts Payable using Benford's Law and Neural Networks, Grant Mitchell
Department: Computer Science
“I lost my limb, not my mind”: An Investigation of Phantom Limb Pain, the Current Treatments, and the Effects on Quality of Life in Amputees, Katherine Mitchell
Department: Psychology
Hepatitis E Virus Replication in the Male Reproductive Tract of Swine, Lindsey K. Moore
Department: Biology
Exploring the Impact of Temperature and Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf Extract on Biofilm Formations and Bacterial Growth in Pseudomonas Strains: Insights Into Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Amelia Morra
Department: Biology
Wriggling Through Toxins: An Investigation of the Protective Role Native Microbes May Play in the C. elegans Detoxification Response to Neonicotinoid Compounds, Garrett Morris
Department: Biology
Development of an In-Field Sampling Device for Parts-Per-Quadrillion Levels of PFAS in Treated Water, Jackie P. Moshier
Department: Chemistry
What is Black Joy? A Celebration of Black Musicians' Contributions to Black Pride, Brianna Mosley
Department: Music
Zoonotic Persistence and Evolution of the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Human to White-Tailed Deer and Other Vertebrates, Eric C. Mudd Jr
Department: Biology
Assessing the Impact of International Experience on Cultural Flexibility: Investigating the Mediating Role of Norms and Values, Rana Mustafa
Department: Psychology
Voter Restrictions, Political Efficacy, and Latinx Turnout: Do You Belong?, Madison Delaney Mycoff
Department: Political Science
Gridiron Gladiators: Death and Violence in Early Years of College Football 1860s-1920s, Kobe Nadu
Department: History
Waves of Absurdity: Investigating Real-Time Ocean Renderings and Their Relationship with Absurdism, Luca Napora
Department: Computer Science
Legends of Vangratzia, Alexander Jacob Nathanson
Department: Music
The Positive Economic Impact of Women’s Education in Countries with a Colonized Past, Jemima Sambu Ndandu Kaleta
Department: Political Science
How Should We Respond to Life’s Senselessness?: Absurdity, Stoicism, and Playfulness, Mary Neal
Department: Philosophy
The Social and Economic Impact of the Great Migration on Akron, Ohio, Olivia Nengel
Department: History
"I’ve Seen It All!”: The Effects of Clinical Empathy on the Other-Race Effect, Eden Netz
Department: Neuroscience
Investigating a Potential Relationship between Peroxiredoxin and Ribonucleotide Reductase in Maintaining Genomic Stability, Hieu Nguyen
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Achieving Athletic Excellence: Examining Mental Strategies Collegiate Athletes Use to Reach Peak Performance During Competitions, Anna P. Norby
Department: Psychology
Quantifying the Acidity of Perfluoroalkyl Acids: A Study of pKa Values and Their Relationship to Chemical Structure and Physicochemical Properties, Ciara O'Connor
Department: Chemistry
Transmission and Polymorphisms of Culex Flavivirus in Wild-Caught Culex Mosquitoes from Cleveland, Ohio, Otilia Oita
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
If You Give a Mouse a Virus: An Investigation of the Role of the Dorsal Hippocampus in Anxiety-Like Behavior through DREADDs, Hannah Ollech
Department: Neuroscience
Determining the Role of FMO in the Bacillus niacini Nicotinic Acid Degradation Pathway, Katherine Olson
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Migrants’ Choice of Remittance Channel: What is the Influence of Migrant Social Network?, Thaint Oo
Department: Economics
Investigating Alternative Redox Partners for Thioredoxin Reductase (Trr1) of S. cerevisiae, Maria Fernanda Ossa Echeverri
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Investigating the Redox-Active Cysteine Residues in the S. cerevisiae Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Trx3, Jenna Grace Owen
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia., Antonia Eva Owens Detwiler
Department: Global and International Studies
The Effect of Titanium on Catecholamine Enzyme; Tyrosine Hydroxylase Relationship Between Titanium Sources and Parkinson’s Disease, Seth Owens
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Profiling the Secretome of iPSC Cardiomyocytes Using High Resolution-Mass Spectrometry for Leigh Syndrome Biomarker Discovery, Eve Painter
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Norm or Conform? An Analysis of the Social Determinants of Tip Amounts, Eddie Papp
Department: Business Economics
Policing the Periphery: Identifying the Colonial Dynamic Between French Police & Banlieues, Quinn Parker
Department: French and Francophone Studies
What do you Rhoda-Mean? A Study of the Photostability and Degradation Kinetics of Two Rhodamines, Rebecca Partee
Department: Chemistry
The RNA Binding Protein, Nab2, Regulates the Expression of the Extracellular Matrix Binding Domain of Dystroglycan: Implications for Intellectual Disability and Muscular Dystrophy, Allison Paschack
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Comparing Cases of Illegal Mining and Conflict Mineral Extraction in Different Post-Colonial States: Brazil, Venezuela, Ghana, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mike Paskus
Department: Earth Sciences; History
Toward Understanding How Metal Dyshomeostasis Impacts Dopamine-B-hydroxylase Activity, Mary Payne
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Watermelon Knight, Zachary Payne
Department: English
An Analysis of NFL Concussions: What Causes them and What Influences a Player's Time Off, Joshua Pearson
Department: Mathematics
The Effects of College Athletics on Students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Comparison of Academic Success, Social Wellbeing, and Anxiety between Off-Season, In-Season, and Non-Athletes, Maddie Peek
Department: Psychology
Effects of Labeling Theory in Specialized Program Placements, Carter Pepa
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Charting the Conversational Cart: A Voice-Driven Adventure into Virtual Assistants for Grocery Shopping, Minh Phan
Department: Computer Science
Generation of a Mutant Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase: A Study of Protein Quaternary Structure and its Implications for Evolution, Alexander Phillips
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Supreme Stereotyping: The Effects of Gender and Race on the Editorial Media's Coverage of Nominees to the United States Supreme Court, Austin Piatt
Department: Political Science
Music is More Than a Hobby: The Efficacy of Music as a Form of Stress Reduction, Emily Pistorova
Department: Neuroscience
Coups d’État and Foreign Policy Change: A Multiple Streams Approach, Thomas Pitney
Department: Political Science; French and Francophone Studies
Equality, Representation, & Legitimacy: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of Healthcare, Education, and Civil Rights Legislation in the Ohio Revised Code, Emma Place
Department: Political Science
"I Ain’t Got No Chains on Me Man. I’m Free!”: Examining Whiteness and the Depictions of Black Community in the Show Snowfall, Joshua Corey Pond
Department: Communication Studies
A Historical Analysis of State Public School Holocaust Education Mandates in the United States from 1994-2023, Jason Prather
Department: History; Education
Crossing the Rubicon: Brazilian Water Access from Public Provision to Privatization, Tyler Rak
Department: History; Political Science
Investigating Activity Loss in an Engineered Monomeric Creatine Kinase through the Lens of a Sponge-derived CK – An Exploration of Quaternary Structure Significance, Willow H. Reddish
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Examining VR and AR Exposure Therapy through Comprehensive Analysis and Innovative Solutions, Haweni Regaa
Department: Computer Science
« Je cheminerai avec toi » : Le rôle des communautés engagés dans le travail de Service Jésuites aux Refugies, Jennifer Renner
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Cell on the Run! Boolean Modeling of the Migrating Epithelial Cell and Induction of Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition by OVOL2 and GRHL2, Ruth Ressler
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Exploring Trauma and Substance Use in Marginalized Emerging Adults Populations Utilizing Coping Mechanisms as a Mediating Variable, Sam Risaliti
Department: Psychology
Is Voting From Your Dorm the New Norm: Understanding College Students' Preferred Vote Method, Alana Rivas-Scott
Department: Political Science
What is the Impact of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) on the Productivity and Promotability of an Employee?, Giselle Rivera
Department: Economics; Global and International Studies
Morphological Descriptions of Freshwater Sponge Spicules from Brown’s Lake and Their Potential as Paleoenvironmental Proxies When Supplemented with Diatom Biostratigraphy, Garrett Ross Robertson
Department: Earth Sciences
Making the Invisible Visible: How Analysis of the Photodegradation of Cochineal Dyes in Peruvian Textiles Can Preserve Cultural Memory, Fiona Roche
Department: Chemistry; Spanish
From Co-dependency to Emancipation: A Comparative Feminist Film Theory Analysis of Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey, Tanessa Rodriguez
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Metalloporphyrin Derivatives for Photodynamic Therapy: A Comparative Study on the Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Copper(II) TPP-Sesamol and Copper(II) TPP-Zingerone., Rebecca I. Rogovich Champin
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
A Study of Antidepressive Impacts After Dextromethorphan Administration in a Learned Helplessness Rodent Model, Adam Romano
Department: Neuroscience
A Girl's Girl: Media Analysis of Intersectionality in the Barbie Movie, Lily Romo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Identity and the Shadow of Charisma: The Gap Between Bureaucracy and Need, Colson Rudd
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Victorians and Video Games: Exploring Historical Education Through Video Games in the 1851 Great Exhibition, Adam M. Ryan
Department: History; English
Etsujin: An Exploration of Gender and Player Choice, Harper Ryan
Department: English
Exploring the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Africa, Muhammad Moustafa Saadi
Department: Economics
Narrating Pain Beyond the Binary: Exploring Trans-dimensional Approaches to Chronic Pain Management and Treatment, Jae M. Samples
Department: Psychology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies