Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020
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
“Inner Lives: Looking at how Incarcerated Parents Educate and Raise their Children from Behind Bars.”, Akwia S. Tilton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
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
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019
"Different Ways of Being American": Food as Culture and Host Parenting in a Foreign Exchange Program, Isabel Hannah Bonhomme
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Frontier Shifts of Edges Becoming centers: Gentrification Challenging Neighborhood Identity, Anthony M. Cisneros
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Examining Representation of Women and People of Color in Crime Drama Series, Margaret Clark
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Aura and Ethnicity at Yunnan Nationalities Museum and Yunnan Nationalities Village: An Investigation into Museum Representation and Reflections on Identity, Sue Stuart Cook
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Chinese Studies
Opening Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise: The Work of Art and its Contexts between Renaissance Florence and Modern Museum Culture, Ilaria Novella Crum
Department: Art and Art History; Sociology and Anthropology
What it Means to be Lithuanian in America And What Russia’s Got to Do With it: A Study of Ethnic Identity Formation Among Later Generations in a Diasporic Community, Marija Cyvas
Department: Russian Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
What's Going On, Washington, D.C.? An analysis of gentrification and its effect on pregnancy and childbirth in the nation's capital, Monét Simone Davis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fighting for Freedom: A Sociological Study of Violent versus Nonviolent Forms of Social Movement as Reflected in the Writings of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King., Jesse Booth DeWitt
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
“Marblescape of Memory”: An Examination of Aesthetics, Identity Construction, and Museum Display through the Appropriation of Ancient Greek Sculpture in Neoclassical England, Presley Feezell
Department: Art and Art History; Sociology and Anthropology
“Germinating the Future Through Sustainable Architecture”: An Ethnographic Study of a Sustainable House of Worship, Jackson McCamic Feinknopf
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Examining How Social Perception and Society Affect the Construction of Self-Identites Among Documented and Undocumented Latinx Young Adults in the Trump Era, Maria E. Garza
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Erosion of the Professional Housewife Model: Changing Marriage and Career Aspirations of Japanese University-Educated Women, Rachel Erika Ho
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Ecological and Social Drivers and Impacts of Farm Diversification in Northern and Central Ohio, Remi Katayama
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
21st Century Technology Meets Old Time Gender Ideals: The Role of Gender in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, Megan J. Lasersohn
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Civil Communication Pedagogy for a More Diverse and Inclusive Society: A Case Study of Woostories, Jisou "Armel" Lee
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
White Superhero, Black Sidekick: A study of Representation of Black people in Cartoons and Comics and the Effect on One’s Self-Perception, Lalah Lewis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
It's What You Make It! Modified and Queer: A Feminist Look Into Queer Experience with Tattoos, Hailey Elizabeth Malzeke
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
“Honey, where is my super suit?” Audience Response to the 2018 Marvel Black Panther Film Based on Varied Intersectional Identities of Ethnicity, Race, and Gender, CJ Mandell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The School Resource Officer in the United States Education System: An Investigation of the Perceptions of SROs Roles, Effects and the Militarization of Schools, Trey Miller
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself: Understanding the Conservative Christian Perspective on Homosexuality and Welfare, Larissa S. Myers
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Changing Forms and Meaning of Work for Amish Women, Megan Myers
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
You Are What You Eat: Regression Analysis of the Social Determinants of Diet, Callie Ogland-Hand
Department: Mathematics; Sociology and Anthropology
NAGPRA and Native American Voices: Collaboration between Museums and Source Communities, Fiona Powell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Ritualization, Education, and Time Travel: An Ethnographic Look at Visitor Experience within Modern and Neoclassical Art Galleries at The Cleveland Museum of Art, Myra Marie Praml
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
From Fiction to Reality: An Examination of Attitudes Towards Moral and Biological Human Enhancements, Jack Rider
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Real Life Impact of Digital Feminist Movements, Sophie Schrader
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Recognize Thy Neighbor: Conceptualizing the Nuances of the Religious Identity of Muslims Living in America, Bekah Smith
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Between Two Homes: Identity Formation in Transracial Adoptions, Sachi Lian Toepp
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Culture is Not a Costume: The Appropriation of the War Bonnet as a Form of Colonial Oppression, Emma West
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2018
Identity in the Straight Edge Movement: An Exploration of Ideology, Individuality, and Solidarity, Stuart Ayers
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The New Face of News: The Manifestation of Partisan Bias and the Fragmentation of Political Identity, William C. Bates
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Kill the Indian, and Save the Man": Examining the Assimilation Tactics Used Against Native Americans by the United States Government Through the Implementation of Boarding Schools, Molly Campbell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Everyday Acts of Amish Resistance: Contextualizing Patterns of Antimicrobial Susceptibility in a Small-Scale Agricultural Setting, Geoffrey Carney-Knisely
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Sociology and Anthropology
In the Eye of the Consumer: A Sociocultural Analysis on Food Choice, Pagona N. Duda
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Speaker of Words: A Linguistic Examination of Science Fiction, Invented Language, and Society, Sierra Fletcher
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Opportunity to Succeed: An Analysis of First-Generation, Latinx College Student Aspirations, Family Expectations, and Definitions of Success, Nancy Garzon
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
I've Been in the Storm So Long: African American History and the Journey Toward Equality Through the Lens of the DuSable Museum of African American History, Grace N. Hodges
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Adoption Across Cultures: A Comparative Analysis of Adoption Attitudes between the United States and Honduras, Sidney A. Irias
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
“Discourse Begins in a Book Club”: An Analysis of Online Book Club Literary Discussion of Race and Gender in The Handmaid’s Tale and The Underground Railroad, Catherine Lockwood
Department: English; Sociology and Anthropology
A Rumination on Identity Politics with Durkheim and Rousseau, Austin Maffei
Department: Political Science; Sociology and Anthropology
Learning to Work: The Success of English Acquisition in Education vs. the Tourism Industry in the Cloud Forest of Ecuador, Katie Mandych
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
More Than a Club: An Analysis of Black Women’s Identity, Networks, and Social Mobility in Black Greek-letter Organizations, Clarke Martin
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Athletes' Influence and Evolution in Social Movements in America, Gary Muntean
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Experiences of the Plague in 14th Century Avignon, France, Hope E. Nelson
Department: History; Sociology and Anthropology
"I Love Them and I Hate Them:" The Effects of Gentrification on Collective Efficacy in Detroit Neighborhoods, Rose Osburn
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Let's Talk About Sex, Baby": A Study Analyzing the Effects of Sexual Education, Peer Communication, and Sexual Shame, Natalie Rummel
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
“So, You Do Drugs?”: A Study on Public Perceptions & Stigma of Medical Marijuana & Prescription Opioids, Bonita Salmeron
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
She Can Brew It Ale By Herself: Women in the Male Dominated Craft Beer Industry, Cameron S. Smythe
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Reinterpretation and Transformation of the American Liberal Arts Model in the Indian Context, Nikhil Tummalapalli
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Investigation of the Fascistic Tendencies Within the Israeli Radical Right, Arieh N. Venick
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sociocultural Perspectives on Adaptability of Dogs at Shelters, Jacob Weindling
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Understanding the Opportunity Structure and Sustainable Development Strategies for Nongovernmental Organizations in China, Yichu Xu
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017
Adjusting to Life in the United States: A Qualitative Study on the Acculturation of Female Refugees from Iraq in the US, Caroline F. Andrews
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Pulling the Plug on a Community Hospital: An Analysis on the Intersection of Gentrification and Affordable Healthcare Access in New York City's West Village, Beatrice S. Apikos-Bennett
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
“You PC, bro?” “Why is your title gendered?” Examining Political Correctness on The College of Wooster Campus, Emilio S. Bartlett Asenjo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Who Are You When You’re Online? A Study of How People Present Themselves in their Online Dating Profiles and the Stigma of Online Dating, Danielle M. Besancon
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Big Man and The Big House: The Influence of Protestantism on the Danish and American Prison Systems, Elizabeth C. Brewington
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Experiences and Misrepresentation of Minority Leadership in Football, Troy Brown
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Balance and Conflict: A Comparative Ethnography of the Experiences of Conflict Japanese Christians Face When Balancing Their Cultural and Religious Identities in Japan and the United States of America, Jasmine Carruth
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
What’s Race Got To Do With It: The Preparation and Perceptions of Social Workers Working with Diverse Racial Populations, Ashley N. Casey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Beliefs, Barriers, and Bridging Gaps: Clinical Care in an Urban Puerto Rican Population, Celia S. Connolly
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Comparative Analysis of the Māori and Shoshone Bannock People and their Utilization of Volcanic Geothermal Features, Lucy Cummins
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Ask your Doctor": A Study of Causes and Consequences of Pill Culture in the U.S., Sydney Failing
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Food Activists or “Small Capitalists?”: The Tension between Market Forces and Social Goals at Urban Agricultural Organizations in Cleveland, OH and Detroit, MI, Grace Gamble
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Mental Disorders and Illness: Ethnic Minorities' Cultural Perspectives on Professional Treatment, Drucella A. Garcia
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Destroyer or Detroit: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Urban Revitalization and Public-Art In Detroit, Michigan Through Photographic Cartography, Aram E. Gibson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Home Is Where the School Is: An Investigation of the Experiences of Homeschooled Students Transitioning to College, Naya Simone Guthrie
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Coming Home: The Unique Experiences of Former Criminals Returning to Small Towns, Zoe Hostetler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Masculinity and Damaged Selves: Football Players' Perspectives on Manhood, Yasmine Hunt-Strong
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Case for Home: An Analysis of a Successful Homeless Shelter in East Tennessee, Laura R. Ivy
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Hispanic/Latino Accessibility to Health Care, Arue Z. Jacobo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Hindu Temple in Kalamazoo: An Ethnographic Study on the Role of Temple Communities in the Preservation and Re-creation of Identity among Hindu-Americans, Brenton David Kalinowski
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"The Perfect Life is Just to Balance:" Ayurveda as a Growing Cultural, Social, and Medical Movement in the United States, Nell Krahnke
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Barriers to Going Green: Overcoming Resistance to Sustainable Interior Design, Averi Lassiter
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Multiple Intelligences and Teaching Pedagogy, Eli Looper
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Examining the Role of the Public Health Community During the Ebola and Zika Epidemic in the U.S., Samantha Lunsford
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
“Title IX … It’s All That, But It’s Not”: An Anthropological Perspective on Black Women in Sport, Dyese N. Osaze
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Rebuilding a Community: A Consideration of the Syncretic Healing Practices and the Symbols the Healers Manipulate, Emily M. Patterson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Self, Identity, and Stigma: An Examination of the Chronically Ill Athlete, Kennedy C. Payne
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Orange Is the New Black": The Skin-Tanning Phenomenon and Its Influence on Perceptions of Race, Class, and Gender, Madeleine Polovick
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Still Saluting: An Exploration of the Identities of Veterans of the United States Military Who Pursue Protective Service Work Upon Reentry into Civilian Life, Lauren E. Pugliese
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
School Outside?: An ethnography of American forest kindergartens and nature preschools and how “nature” is used in these “classrooms”, Emily T. Reid
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Unleashing Potential: An Investigation of the Social Effects of Pediatric Autism Assistance Dogs, Julia B. Rothschild
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
99 Bottles of Wine on the Wall: How the Commodification of Terroir Impacts Small Producer Viability in a Global Economy, Christina Solazzo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
From Life Circumstance to Cultural Competence: Understanding Barriers to Health Care Access Among Spanish-Speaking Populations in the United States, Elena M. Soyer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Short Term Missionary Work in Haiti, Maria C. Steinert
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Perceptions of Mental Illness in Ghanaian Metropolitan Areas and the Effect of Public Education and Open Discussion., Akosua Thompson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Stigma and Construction of Childfree Identity in a Pro-natalist Society, Tiffany Trunk
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Negroid Hermaphrodite to Seated Man: An In-Depth Analysis of Modern and Ancient Ideas of Race and Ethnicity in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Emily Walker
Department: Classical Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Celebration and Rebellion: An Anthropological Exploration of Cumbia-Punk as the New Wave of Punk Identity, Elena Williams-Moreiras
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Role of Ethnic Enclaves on the Integration Process of Modern Immigrants: Case Studies in Columbus, Ohio and France, Caitlin Ziegert McCombs
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016
The Multifaceted Ethnic Identities of Salvadoran-Americans: The Challenges, Pride and Everything in Between, Isabel Abarca
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Gift Exchange and Reciprocation in the Context of Music Consumption, Shelby Bretschger
Department: Economics; Sociology and Anthropology
Cruising The Borderlands: Queer Latinx Creating Space in Lowrider Culture, Elisia I. Campos
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
From Fried Bologna Sandwich to Butternut Squash Prosciutto Flatbread: Examining Food Culture as a Multivocal Dominant Symbol in the Wessex, Ohio Restaurant Foodscape, Clare T. Carlson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Yo Soy Una Mujer, Yo Soy Latina, Now you see my life in the U.S.: Testimonies of Undocumented Latina Women, A Navigation of their everyday lives through a Devised Performance, Stephanie Castrejon
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Theatre and Dance