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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020
So, You Want to be a Stage Manager?, Cleo Rhys Potter
Department: Theatre and Dance
The Planar Rook Algebra, Henry Potts-Rubin
Department: Mathematics
East Germany’s West: the Indianerfilme and Identity in German Film and Culture, Fred F. Prichard
Department: History
Maternal Fatty Acid and Methionine Supplementation Interact with Sex, Impacting Learning, Memory, and Stress Response in Domestic Sheep, Hannah Prokop
Department: Biology
The Effect of Violence and Active Gameplay on Recognition of Advertisements in Video Games, Charlie Quigley
Department: Psychology
Examining the Prevalence of Neocolonialism in the United Nations, Mikael Emmanuel Rae
Department: Political Science
Examining the Human-Dog Dyad: The Effects of Dogs in Reducing State-Level Anxiety in Stress-Inducing Situations, Krenare Rakoci
Department: Neuroscience
Paleoenvironments containing Coryphodon in the Fort Union and Willwood Formations Spanning the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, Emily N. Randall
Department: Geology
Just Cyber Warfare? An Exploration into the Ethics of International Cyber War, Katie Reese
Department: Philosophy; Political Science
The Song of Siros, John-Paul W. Richard
Department: English; Russian Studies
Rings & Things: Localization, Discrete Valuations, and Completion in Ring Theory, Lily Richardson
Department: Mathematics
Innovation and Income Segregation: Engine of Growth and Separation, Ian Ricoy
Department: Political Science
Through the Lens of Bumble Goggles: Manipulating Visual and Olfactory Cues of 3-D Printed Realistic Flowers for Bombus Impatiens to Monitor Their Learning and Decision Making, Jessica Rae Roberts
Department: Biology
The Best Masculinity Can Be: Analyzing Tweets About an Ad That Has Shaped How We View Masculinity Through the Lens of Standpoint, Justin Robinson
Department: Communication Studies
Talking about EU: The Impact of Leaders' Discourse on Public Support for the European Union, Marco Roccato
Department: Global and International Studies
Rallying Around the Tricolor: The impact of state identity on independence movements in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Catalonia, Jared Rogers
Department: Political Science
Tools of the Trade: An Ethnohistoric and Archaeological Investigation of Late Fort Ancient Bifacial Endscrapers, Kevin Andrew Rolph
Department: Archaeology
Building Multilateral Military Coalitions: A Study of Bribery and Coercion in Controversial Military Interventions, Marina Rae Roski Miss
Department: Political Science
Investigation of Galaxy Disk Formation at 0.8 < z < 1.2., Nicholas B. Rosner
Department: Physics
An Ethnographic look at Organizational Culture within the Children's Defense Fund, Alyssa Noelle Rotte
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Synthesis of O-nitrobenzyl Esters and Their Host-Guest Photochemistry, Sophia Rovenko
Department: Chemistry
Appropriation: Black Hair & Black Culture, Donyea M. Ruffin
Department: Art and Art History
Lost in Excavation: A Study of Ancient Greek Burial Artefacts and How They Are Displayed in Museums in the Context of Their History, Nina Ruth Hooper Rusmore
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Classical Studies
The Role of Adipokinetic Hormone in female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes Bloodmeal Digestion, Zainab Moyosore Saliu
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Influence of Parenting Styles on College Students Academic Achievements and Personality, Akalia Samms
Department: Psychology
A Predictive Model for Coach Firings in NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball, Eli Samuelson
Department: Mathematics
Ordinal Data Analysis: Determining the Effectiveness of Domestic Abuse Intervention in Adolescent Teens, Christian Santos
Department: Mathematics
The Role of National Culture on Risk Preference, Akari Sato
Department: Economics; Psychology
“To Thine Own Self Be True”: Deconstructing the Ideal of Authenticity, Brianna Lee Schmidt
Department: Philosophy
The Genuine Option: What Religious Studies is Missing Concerning William James, Peter F. Schopen III
Department: Philosophy; Religious Studies
You Think You Do, but You Don’t: An Investigation of Fandom and Nostalgic Media Through an Analysis of World of Warcraft Classic, David Andrew Schulz
Department: Communication Studies
An Investigation of How English Language Learner Teachers Are Addressing the Needs of Bilinguals Students Who Have Language Impairments, Katherine Schwab
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Investigating the Effects of the chico1 Genetic Mutation on Regional Eye Morphology of Drosophila melanogaster, Katie Schwab
Department: Biology
The Impact of Acquisition Context on the Affective Perception of Taboo Words, Katherine Sendek
Department: Neuroscience
Wading Through the Gene Pool: Genetic Counseling and its Principles, Sidney Senita
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Guilt of Innocence: How Evidence Type and Perceived Intelligence Affect Culpability Judgments of Exonerees, Shannon R. Sertz
Department: Psychology
Paleoecology of Bivalves in the Carmel Formation (Middle Jurassic, Bajocian) of Utah, Evan L. Shadbolt
Department: Geology
Laughing Matters: Late-Night Political Comedy Television & Individual-Level Affective Polarization, Nicholas R. Shereikis
Department: Communication Studies; Political Science
The City of Goblins, Hope K. Siegel
Department: English
Is it Just a Language Exam? An Analysis of the Test D'Évaluation De Français as a Marker of Republican Integration, Margaret Maeve Simmering
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; French and Francophone Studies
Expression, Purification, and Crystallization of S. aureus MurG: Towards Structural Characterization of a Putative Antibiotic Target, Leman WI Simpson
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Chemistry
Teaching Basic Python Programming Using the LEGO Mindstorms Robot, Emily J. Skerl
Department: Computer Science
Before the Streetlights Come on: An Analysis of the Politics of Black Motherhood Within American Society, Alana Smith
Department: Africana Studies
Journey to the West: A Rhetorical Analysis of Asian Hip Hop Subculture, Devyn Smith
Department: Communication Studies
Would You Date Her? How We Process Social Preferences and Social Perceptions, Madeline Claire Smith
Department: Psychology
Something in the Water: Nonpoint Source Pollution and The States, Matt Sobota
Department: Political Science
Analysis on determinants of Firm’s Decision between Operation Through the Markets and Integration when Expanding into a New Country, Atul Sonthalia
Department: Economics; Business Economics
Fleeing for their Lives: United States Intervention and its Impact on the Central American Immigration "Crisis", Maryori Sosa
Department: Political Science
Child Labor Amidst Globalization: A Study of Economic Development and Child Labor in West Africa as Seen Through Economic Structural Change, William Southerland
Department: Business Economics
Don't Hate The Player, Hate The Game: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Media Messages About The Partnership Between Jay-Z And The NFL, Aaron Spidell
Department: Communication Studies
AgriCulture: Selective Strategies One Cooperatives Uses as a Mediator for its Amish Growers, Elizabeth Stanis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Defending Preservation of the Environment While Considering Wild Animal Suffering, Shay Steele
Department: Philosophy
Hummingbirds Are Not Fab-Aceae Pollinators: Erythrina Flabelliformis, a Hummingbird-Pollinated Desert Perennial, Has Significant Fine-Scale Genetic Structure and Low Pollen Movement Distances, Mia Stevens
Department: Biology
A Concussion But I Can't Hear You: An Investigation of the Familiarity With and Understanding of Audiologists and Athletic Trainers in Regard to Labyrinthine Concussions, Jake Stewart
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Stitching Society Back Together: An Analysis of Post-Genocide Restorative Justice and the Prospects for Fostering Interpersonal Trust in Rwanda and Guatemala, Emily Stoehr
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Political Science
"A World of Inclusion": A Rhetorical Analysis of the Special Olympics Website and Its Construction of Identity for People With Disabilities, Nicholas Strausbaugh
Department: Communication Studies
How Ionic Strength Affects the pKa of SOA Components: An Examination of Oxalate and Sulfate Equilibria Systems, Katherine V. Strickert
Department: Chemistry
Chasing Gold Statues: A Study of Kanye West and the Case for Abstract Minimalism in the Digital Age, Sarah Stutler
Department: Art and Art History; English
An Exploration of Retention and Persistence in STEM Fields at the College of Wooster, Harriet FC Sudduth
Department: Mathematics
A Boolean Model of Interleukin-6 Mediated Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition, Emmalee Sullivan
Department: Biology
Understanding, Supporting, and Rationalizing the State of Israel: An Examination of Educational Tools for Reform Youth, Hannah R. Sullivan
Department: Religious Studies
Synthesis of Potential Small-Molecule Inhibitors for MurG, a Glycosyltransferase Involved in Bacterial Cell Wall Biosynthesis, Regan N. Szalay
Department: Chemistry
Understanding Behavioral and Emotional Responses to Frames Used by Animal Rights Organizations in the United States and France, Alysa Tarrant
Department: Communication Studies; French and Francophone Studies
An Efficiency Analysis of Football Clubs in the English Premier League, Aakash Thapa
Department: Economics
The Effects of Childhood Bullying Victimization on Social Anxiety in College, Claire Margaret Thompson
Department: Psychology
An Age of Walls: Effects of Parent-Child Separation on Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Performance of Guatemalan Children, Katherine G. Thurston-Griswold
Department: Psychology
“Inner Lives: Looking at how Incarcerated Parents Educate and Raise their Children from Behind Bars.”, Akwia S. Tilton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Characterization of Ampulex compressa Venom Adenosine Deaminase That Superimposes and Antagonizes Purinergic Signaling in Periplaneta americana, Garrett S.D. Tinline
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Effect of Bacteriophage Therapy on the Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Pseudomonas Bacterial Strains, Trenton J. Tipton
Department: Biology
Life and Letters of Mary Compton Rice, Rachel Tomei
Department: History
SkillSHARE: An Advisor Consulting Web-app utilizing a Hybrid Recommender Engine, Hieu Tran
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Surge of Religious Polychrome Sculptures in the Golden Age of Spain as Vivid Artistic Responses to the Call of the Counter Reformation, Samantha Tromba
Department: Art and Art History
Investigating and Comparing the Relationship Between pH, Ionic Strength, and pKa for Atmospherically Relevant Inorganic and Organic Acid-Base Equilibrium Systems, David A. Trujillo
Department: Chemistry
An Investigation into the Possible Impact of Early-Life Stress on Music as a Stress-Reduction Tool, Sarah Marie Histed Vandenbergen
Department: Neuroscience
Why People work for Nonprofits: The Biases and Effect of Staff Retention within a Boys and Girls Club in Western Michigan, Audrey VanderVelde
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"How We got Here": Interpresting First-Generation Latinx Students' Transitions to College, Jocelynn Vega
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A New Migration: Investigating Public and Private Violence Frames as Predictors of U.S. Public Sympathy for Central American Refugees, Jonathan Velazquez
Department: Political Science
Internal Migration and its Effects on Property Value: A Case Study of Spain., Eduardo Vetancourt
Department: Economics
Kinetics and Products of Hydroxyl Radical Initiated Reactions with Long Chain Alkanes in the Atmosphere, Wesley J. Wagner and Jennifer Faust
Department: Chemistry
Moorea Than You Bargained For: The Attempted Confirmation and Characterization of a Novel Arginine Kinase in Moorea producens, Anneliese C. Wagoner
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Revolutionary Possibilities: Anarchist Philosophy and Its Influence on the Work of Thomas Pynchon, Addison R. Wanner
Department: English
The Persistence of Mixed Income Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Neighborhood Change in Chicago, Ian Warren
Department: Urban Studies
Spaced Training in the 5CSRTT Proves Beneficial in Early Levels, Rebecca Renee Warren
Department: Neuroscience
The Effects of Children's Literature on Cognitive Empathy, Affective Empathy, and Prosocial Motivation, Cobi Warstler
Department: Psychology
Incentives to Buy: An Analysis of Trading Behavior Among Competitive Teams in Major League Baseball, Eric F. Wasserzug
Department: Economics
The Same and Other Race Effects: The Minority Classroom Experience, Micaela Watson
Department: Psychology
Seeing Color a Little Betta: Investigating the role of tyr in melanin-based phenotypic variation in Betta splendens, Sierra Weir
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Compactness Measures for Legislative Districts, Isaac Weiss
Department: Mathematics; Political Science
The Abundance and Diversity of Glass Frogs (Centrolenidae) in Primary and Secondary Tropical Forests of Costa Rica, Keara Weiss
Department: Biology
Synthesis of Novel Fluorescent Unnatural Amino Acid Using Fluorophore from EVOblue 30 Fluorescent Dye, Meghan K. Wells
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Welcome to the Masquerade: Deception in the Preliminary Job Search Process, Rebecca D. Wells
Department: Communication Studies
Investigating the Influence of Educators’ Mental Health Literacy on the Identification and Referral of Students With Mental Illness, Anna L. Whitman
Department: Psychology
The Sword and Its Place in Norse Story and Society, Andrew J. Williams
Department: History
How Life Gets in the Way: Los Obstáculos de Las Escuelas Urbanas, Las Familias Migrantes, y El Estudiante Migrante, Brianna L. Williams
Department: Spanish
Use Your Head: A Frame Analysis of Digital Media on Concussions in the National Football League Using the Health Belief Model and the Extended Parallel Process Model, Harrison Stow Witwer-Dukes
Department: Communication Studies
Inventing Christine de Pizan: Art and Authorship in Late Medieval France, Adria Leigh Woodruff
Department: Art and Art History
Who are the Savages?: Racialization of Eating and Appetites in Poe’s The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Brown’s Edgar Huntly, and Melville’s Typee, Taylor Wood
Department: English
The Effect of Seminal Fluid Adipokinetic Hormone on the Blood Feeding Behavior of Aedes aegypti, Chen Wu
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
News Impacting Anxiety, Depression and Empathy During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Tongtong Wu
Department: Psychology
Mind Control? Immunohistochemical Analysis of Tachykinin Receptor and GABAergic Neurons in the Cephalic Ganglia of the Cockroach Brain, William J. Yakubik III
Department: Neuroscience; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology