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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024
“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
Building A College Recommender System, Bitania Ketema Samuel
Department: Computer Science
Reaching for Soft Mangoes: A Collection of Poems on the Exploration of Puerto Rican Identity Through Generations, Liz Santiago
Department: English
"Who's Coming?": An Analysis of External Variables Affecting Sexual Satisfaction & Orgasm in Sexually Active Adults, Rhianna Sarac
Department: Psychology
Mindful Meals: Navigating Cognitive Dissonance in Attitudes Towards Animals and Dietary Preferences, Courtney Schmitz
Department: Psychology
Identifying Candidate Loci for Selection in the Antarctic Midge, Belgica antarctica, Jacob Schwartz
Department: Biology
The Farm: A Screenplay, Laura E. Sevilla
Department: English
Bickering and Banter: Im/Politeness Theory in Aristophanic and Terentian Comedies, Katherine Shambaugh
Department: Classical Studies
The Final Frontier of Diplomacy: Analyzing the Intersection of Space Policy and Private Corporations, Holly Shaum
Department: Political Science
Unraveling the Effects: Examining the Dodd-Frank Act’s Influence on the Quality of Mortgage Lending and Market Dynamics, Mitchel Shelman
Department: Business Economics
A Rhetorical Analysis of Chinese Netizens' Use of Artistic Expression to Advocate for Social Change in Response to the Chained Woman Case, Kennedy Shelton
Department: Communication Studies; Chinese Studies
“Shades of Pemberley”: Transformation and Preservation through Adaptations of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Emma Shinker
Department: English; History
Taiwan: Public Diplomacy and Foreign Perception, Elijah W. Shoaf
Department: Global and International Studies; Political Science
Characterization of Oxidation-Prone Cysteines in Microbial Thioredoxin Reductases, Abigail Showalter
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Exploring the Implications of Design Choices in UI/UX Design, Safal Shrestha
Department: Computer Science
“What has become of our bodies?”: Butoh as a Mobilizer of Healing, Cultural History, and Dance Accessibility, Gracie D. Shreve
Department: Theatre and Dance
Abundance and Ecotypes of the Culex pipiens Complex in Carrollton, Ohio, Haidyn O. Shuman
Department: Biology
The Catalysts of Prosperity: An Exploration of the Impact of Financial Development on Economic Growth in Nepal, Rehann Silvanus
Department: Economics
Exploring the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence through Approaches of Chatbot Models, Bryson Simpson
Department: Computer Science
Soak Up the Sun: Exploring the Ability of Quantum Dots to Increase PAR Transmission in Seaman Corporation’s Dura-Grow Greenhouse Film to Improve Plant Growth, Mary E. Sirois
Department: Chemistry
Bills, Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes: Examining U.S. Transgender Workers’ Economic Experiences During The 2020s Rise of Anti-Transgender Legislation, Vonne Slayden
Department: Economics
A First-Class Yiddisha Tone: An Investigation of Irving Berlin’s Jewish Novelty Songs, Anya Smith
Department: Music
A Treacherous and Narrow Path: Examining the Economic Views of Father Charles Coughlin, Connor Smith
Department: History
Investigating the Role of the RNA-binding Protein Nab2 in Pre-mRNA Splicing in Drosophila melanogaster, Emma Smith
Department: Biology
Discovering the Most Practical Solution to Cyberbullying: A Study on Eliminating the Negative Impact of Yik Yak’s Anonymity, Kenzie Smith
Department: Communication Studies
Expanding the Limits of Storytelling: An Imaginative Exploration of the Interpretive Impact of Stories in Entertainment, Art, Media, and Life, Kiera Smith
Department: Global Media and Digital Studies
Evaluating Effective Components of Educational Environmental Signage for Application at the William J. Robertson Nature Preserve, Oliver Snow
Department: Environmental Studies
Economics of Animation: Role of the Animation Industry in Promoting Development, David Sokurovi
Department: Economics; Statistical and Data Sciences
How Does the Introduction of Airbnb Affect the Pricing of Hotels?, Brennan South
Department: Business Economics
Mobility Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Within Soil Systems, Jameson Sprankle
Department: Chemistry; Geology
Perceptions in Advertising: An Examination of Body Diversity, Consumer Responses, and Preferences, Rosa Spurgeon
Department: Business Economics
Sentiments, Emma Staggs
Department: Art and Art History