Virtual Senior Research Symposium 2021


Welcome to the Virtual Senior Research Symposium, showcasing the innovative Independent Study (I.S.) senior thesis projects of students at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø. We invite you to visit as many project pages as possible to explore student work and leave a comment or question on their page. Students will be answering questions about their projects live on real-time text chat in two hour blocks from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Searchable Directory of Projects

If you are a Wooster student, faculty or staff member, we also invite you to visit the live Senior Independent Study Group Exhibit in 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Art Museum.

Projects


The Effect of Varying Paneling Characteristics on Soccer Ball Flight

Name: Daniel Halbing Major: Physics, Philosophy Advisors: Dr. Susan Lehman, Dr. Niklas Manz The predictability of flight of the Adidas Conext15, Adidas Jabulani, Adidas […]

Ariel Xie

Exoplanet Sunsets

Name: Ariel Xie Majors: Physics, Mathematics Minor: Computer Science Advisors: Dr. Lindner, Dr. Kelvey How does sunset look like on exoplanets? For some eccentric […]

Dragon Nest: Immersive Experience Design

Name: Mika Yonaha Self-designed Major: Digital Design of Entertainment Environments Advisors: Dr. Bridget Murphy Milligan, Dr. Nathan Sommer I have designed an interior space […]

Black Outside: A Film Exploring Black People’s Relationships With Outdoor Spaces

Name: Zoie Bills Majors: Communication Studies, Psychology Advisors: Dr. Denise Bostdorff, Dr. Melissa Weller Most Socially & Emotionally Connected Award Spending time in nature […]

Dante King

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Vergil and Ovid’s Clashing Portrayals of Individual and Group Identity

Name: Dante King Major: Classical Languages Advisors: Dr. Josephine Shaya, Dr. Monica Florence (second reader) This independent study examines Vergil¡¯s Aeneid?and Ovid¡¯s Heroides and […]

Free-Fall Spinning-Planet Tunnel Transportation Network

Name: Yuchen Gan Major: Physics Advisors: Dr. John Lindner, Dr. Niklas Manz Transportation is a very general and important thing. We have airplanes and […]

Sienna Carr portrait

Investigation of the Metabolic Role of Triose Phosphate Isomerase (TPI) in the Physiological Function of Myxococcus xanthus

Name: Sienna Carr Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Dean Fraga, Dr. Ersz¨¦bet Regan (second reader) Myxococcus xanthusis a well […]

Hayden Lane-Davies

Catastrophic Imaginings: Human-Driven Catastrophe, the Anthropocene, The Skin of Our Teeth, and Lungs

Name: Hayden Lane-Davies Major: Theatre and Dance, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Advisors: Dr. Jimmy Noriega, Dr. Natasha Bissonauth (Second Reader) This Independent Study […]

Andreas Xenofontos

Match-Fixing in Cyprus: Examining the Impact on Fans¡¯ Soccer Attendance

Name: Andreas Xenofontos Major: Economics Minor: Theatre and Dance Advisor: Dr. Brooke Krause Soccer is by far the most famous sport in Cyprus. Fans […]

Internet Accessibility and Usage in Relation to Political Participation and Knowledge

Name: Nia Johnson Major: Political Science Advisor: Dr. Avi Mu?oz This Independent Study investigates the effect of internet access and usage on political participation […]

James Shanahan

The Apprentice and One Binary to Rule Them All: Gender in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Name: James Shanahan Major: English Minor: Film Advisor: Dr. Bryan Alkemeyer For my Independent Study I wrote the first draft of a novel I […]

Maxwell Engel

Keep it Simple Stupid: An Examination of American Conservative Populism in the Complex Neoliberal World Order

Name: Maxwell Engel Major: Political Science (International Relations) Minor: History Advisor: Dr. Jeff Lantis This study is an examination of conservative populism in the […]

Ashley Boersma

Working Memory Differences in Bilinguals’ First and Second Languages

Name: Ashley Boersma Major: Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience Minor: Spanish Advisors: Dr. Ashley Abraham and Dr. Evan Wilhelms I became interested in bilingualism after attending […]

Virginia Roberts

Resource-driven control of cavity-nesting wasp densities

Name: Virginia E. Roberts Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Carlo Moreno, Dr. Jennifer Ison (second reader) Cavity nesting wasps are contributors to […]

Kath Scott

Eat Your Heart Out: Cannibalism, Incorporation, and Transgression in Contemporary and Traditional Fairy Tales

Name: Kath Scott Major: English Advisor: Susanna Sacks When cannibalism is presented in media, it is often mistaken for gratuitous violence, but cannibalism was […]

Lilly Woerner

Seeing Red: Investigation of the color¡¯s use in early baroque art and stability based upon pigment preparation

Name: Lilly Woerner Majors: Chemistry and Art History Advisors: Dr. Sarah Sobeck and Dr. Tracy Cosgriff When the cochineal insect was first introduced to […]

¡°Thanks for the Memories, Even Though They Weren¡¯t So Great¡±: The Relationship Between Chronic Stress and Working Memory in 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Students

Name: Carina Arnosti Major: Psychology Minor: Anthropology Advisor: Dr. Nathan Foster Second Reader: Dr. Grit Herzmann This study examined the association between chronic stress […]

Beau Greenwood

Brand Identity and Brand Alignment in Corporate Political Advertising: A rhetorical analysis of Penzey’s Spices Facebook Ads Opposing Donald Trump

Name: Beau Greenwood Major: Communication Studies Minor: History Advisors: Denise Bostdorff, Ph.D., and Michelle Johnson, Ph.D. The purpose of this study is to determine […]

The Art of Reconciliation: The Influence of the Black Community on the Detroit Institute of Arts

Name: Jillian Madeleine Kouayara Major: Art History Advisor: Dr. Kara Morrow and Dr. John Siewart (second reader) Museums were created with a Eurocentric narrative […]

Nicole Powell

The Application of Machine Learning in Analyzing Organic Compounds from NMR Spectral Data

Name: Nicole Powell Major: Computer Science Minor: Math and Chemistry Advisors: Dr. Sofia Visa and Dr. Heather Guarnera Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is used […]

Miyauna Incarnato

How floral resource composition and sampling method help us to assess bee community diversity in a peri-urban landscape

Name: Miyauna Incarnato Major: Environmental Studies – Conservation Minor: Chinese Advisor: Jennifer Ison Peri-urban landscapes, which are landscapes transitioning from rural to urban or […]

Olivia Proe

What Are Perfect Places, Anyway? Exploring the New Zealand Government’s Approach to Youth Suicide Prevention

Name: Olivia Proe Major: Sociology Advisors: Dr. Heather Fitz Gibbon and Dr. Tom Tierney This study utilizes New Zealand as a case study in […]

Sunscreen

Name: Zoe Covey Major: English Advisors: Dr. Christopher Kang and Dr. Thomas Prendergast Sunscreen is a 68-page long novella following different members of a […]

AMERICAN DRAGON: A Story of an Asian American Woman Finding Her Way Home

Name: Hannah Jun Langer Major: English, Studio Art Minor: History Advisors: Thomas Prendergast and Cassidy Ely AMERICAN DRAGON: A Story of an Asian American […]

Michael Alber

Autumn Flowering Wingstem¡¯s Seed Set, Floral Display Size and Flowering Time as an Indicator of Climate Change

Name: Michael David Alber Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Ison and Dr. Stephenie Strand Climate change has led to shifts in the phenology of […]

Exploring the Impact of the Microbiome on Sleep Homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster

Name: Joshua Gluck Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Stephanie Strand, Dr. Sharon Lynn (second reader) The study of the Brain-Gut-Microbiome axis is an exciting avenue […]

There’s Something in the Water: An Analysis of of the Chemical Composition of the Sagamore, Killbuck Creek, and Upper Floridan Aquifer

Name: S. R. Troen Major: Environmental Geoscience Advisor: Dr. Shelley Judge Aquifers are commonly used as sources of fresh water but are very susceptible […]

Immersive Fantasy: An Exploration of Cultural Diversity in Fantasy Novels

Name: Sarah Rapacz Major: English Minor: Art Advisors: Dr. Claire Eager, Dr. Jennifer Hayward Immerse is a medieval fantasy novel exploring the relationships between […]

Amelia Kemp

¡°We Need Your Help¡±: The Rhetorical Construction of the Citizen Detective in True Crime Podcast Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad

Name: Amelia Kemp Majors: Communication Studies and Sociology Advisor: Dr. Rohini Singh and Dr. Tom Tierney (second reader) What is the role of citizens […]

Michelle Sayre

Swipe White: Attitudes and Perceptions of Interracial Relationships

Name: Michelle Sayre Major: Psychology Minor: Music Advisors: Dr. Amber Garcia, Dr. Ashley Abraham Interracial couples are frequently the target of stereotypes, prejudice, and […]

Sam Casey

LGBTQ and Leviticus: How Religious Appeals Affect the Electability of Queer Political Candidates

Name: Sam Casey Major: Political Science: U.S. National Politics Advisors: Dr. ?lvaro Corral, Dr. D¨¦sir¨¦e Weber My Independent Study tests the effect of religious […]

Annabelle Vosmeier

¡°The Bliss Of Solitude¡±: In Search of Fulfilled Single Characters in Seventeenth through Twentieth Century Anglophone and Francophone Literature

Name: Annabelle Vosmeier Majors: English, French and Francophone Studies Advisors: Dr. Claire Eager, Dr. Laura Burch This study analyzes the representations of single women […]

Lauryn Hill

Male fitness of perennial plant Echinacea angustifolia is not significantly influenced through visitation by specific bee taxa

Name: Lauryn Hill Major: Biology Advisor: Jennifer Ison Habitat fragmentation is the disruption of continuous blocks of land that reduce the size and increases […]

Natalia Moonier

Narrative and Image as Memory: An Alternate History of the Alton Piasa Mural Using Indigenous Contexts

Name: Natalia V. Moonier Major: Archaeology Advisor: Olivia C. Navarro-Farr and Siavash Samei (second reader) The present study examines the history and Indigenous context […]

Jena Copley

Pocket Prairies Support Bee Diversity in Cleveland, Ohio

Name: Jena Copley Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Ison and Dr. Kayla Perry, Dr. Rick Lehtinen (second reader) Urbanization reduces the […]

Jenelle Booker

Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAM) as a Model for Photooxidation of Plastic Waste Using ATR-FTIR and Kinetic Modelling

Name: Jenelle C. Booker Major: Chemistry Minor: Environmental Studies and German Advisors: Karl J. Feierabend and Paul L. Edmiston As of 2017, 8.3 billion […]

Ella Lang

Fabric and Flesh: A Tactile Exploration of Personhood and Becoming

Name: Ella Lang Major: Anthropology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Christa Craven and David McConnell (second reader) Last year, I became fascinated by the relationships […]

Lily Michal Walters

Whitewashed: A Look into the Evolution of Race Conversations in American Classrooms

Name: Lily Michal Walters Majors: History, Education Advisor: Dr. Jordan Biro-Walters Following the events of this past summer, I felt an urge to analyze […]

Breanna Harrell

¡°BOYS CAN¡¯T BE PRINCESSES¡±: An Understanding of Speech-Language Pathologists¡¯ Perceptions of Gender Bias, LGBTQ+ Bias, and LGBTQ+ Related Issues When Working with Young Children

Name: Breanna L. Harrell Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor: Education Advisors: Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., and Ahmet Atay With the growing understanding and […]

Gabija Liffick

¡°Kamala Harris, For the People¡±: A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of Kamala Harris¡¯s 2020 Democratic National Convention Speech

Name: Gabija Liffick Major: Communication Studies Minor: Psychology Advisors: Dr. Denise Bostdorff, Dr. Rohini Singh (second reader) The purpose of this study was to […]

Stachal Harris

BLACK ENUF: An Exploration of the Strategic Use of Racial Appeals by Black Politicians to Garner Black Voter Support

Name: Stachal Harris Major: Political Science Minor: Africana Studies Advisor: ?lvaro Corral This independent study research project explores how some forms of race-based appeals […]

Anabel Faigin

Collaboration in Silence: An Investigation of the Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in Treatment for Children with Selective Mutism

Name: Anabel Helena Faigin Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor: Education Advisors: Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D.,? Joan E. Furey, Ph.D., and Cara Hammond (second […]

Avalanches on a Conical Bead Pile

Name: Henry Whyte Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Susan Lehman, Dr. Niklas Manz Avalanches are one of the most destructive forces in nature, […]

Jessica Kamen

A Review of the Treatments of Anxiety Disorders Within the Adolescent Population

Name: Jessica Kamen Major: Neuroscience Advisor: Dr. Sharon Lynn Mental disorders can affect anyone from children to adolescents. The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental […]

Ciara Hudson

Pay to Play Politics: An Examination of Big Money’s Influence in the United States Senate

Name: Ciara Hudson Major: Political Science Minor: South Asian Studies Advisors: Dr. Avram Mu?oz and Dr. Alvaro Corral With ever increasing amounts of outside […]

Margaret Brown

¡°Right Away M¡¯lady¡±: An Examination of Social Class and Gender within Women¡¯s Relationships In “Downton Abbey”

Name: Margaret Brown Major: Communication Studies Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Melissa Rizzo-Weller, Dr. Natasha Bissonauth In this study, I analyzed the British historical […]

Devin Henson

Reconsidering the Late Woodland: A Critical Reassessment of Perception and Periodization in the Ohio Valley, 400-1000 CE

Name: Devin A. Henson Major: Archaeology Minor: Earth Sciences Advisors: Olivia C. Navarro-Farr, Siavash Samei (second reader) The Late Woodland period in eastern North […]

Impact of School Vouchers on Guardian Investment in Education

Name: Madeleine Keller Majors: Economics, Education Advisors: Dr. Brooke Krause, Dr. Gretchen Tefs Inequitable access to good quality education is an ongoing issue in […]

Lauren Brown

Conversations on the Christian to Buddhist Conversion Experience

Name: Lauren Brown Major: Religious Studies Advisor: Dr. Chan Sok Park This I.S. uses personal accounts to discuss the experience of the conversion process […]

Sydney Barger

¡°It Can Happen Here¡±: the Rise & Fall of the German American Bund & the 1930s American Nazi Movement and its Interpretations in Modern Media

Name: Sydney Barger Major: German Studies Advisors: Dr. Beth Muellner, Dr. Lisa Wong, Dr. Katy Holihan (second reader) I discovered the German American Bund, […]

Marcel El Kouri

Double, Double Toil and Trouble: Using Fruit Flies to Understand Intellectual Disability

Name: Marcel El Kouri Major: Neurobiology Advisors: Dr. Seth Kelly, Dr. Laura Sirot, Dr. Erzs¨¦bet Regan (second reader) Intellectual disability (ID) impacts millions of […]

Kiera Wright

There’s No Place Like Cohousing: A Study of the Location of Cohousing in the United States

Name: Keira Wright Major: Urban Studies Advisors: Dr. Heather Fitz Gibbon, Dr. Hamed Goharipour This study examines where cohousing develops in the United States […]

Miura Wiley

Investigating the Role of cAMP in the Sleep Phenotype of the Drosophila Fragile X Syndrome Model

Name: Miura Wiley Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor: Spanish Advisors: Dr. Seth Kelly, Dr. Rebecca Williams, Dr. James West (second reader) Fragile X […]

Emma Busch

It’s Friezing Out There: Take My Sweater! Examining How Math Can be Enhanced by Knitting in the Case of Frieze Patterns

Name: Emma Busch Major: Mathematics Minor: Spanish Advisor: Dr. Pamela Pierce The purpose of this IS was to look at the relationship between math […]

Julia Ajello

No Evidence of Sexual Selection in Brassica rapa, a Hermaphroditic Plant

Name: Julia Ajello Major: Biology Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Ison The presence of sexual selection has been identified in animals since Darwin first wrote On […]

Marielle Mason

Perceptions Toward Persons with ADHD: Exploring the Relationship Between Intergroup Contact, Honesty-Humility, Accommodations and Attitudes

Name: Marielle Mason Major: Psychology Advisor: Dr. Amber Garcia (advisor), Dr. Grit Herzmann (second reader) This study investigated college students¡¯ attitudes towards people with […]

Leslie Chinery

¡°Sisters are Doin¡¯ It for Themselves¡±: Creating a Financial Literacy Workshop for 91³Ô¹ÏÍø-Aged Women on the Relationship Among Spending, Saving, and Investing

Name: Lesley Chinery Major: Communication Studies Minor: Africana Studies Advisor: Dr. Denise Bostdorff For my independent study, I created an hour-long virtual financial literacy […]

Alien Sunsets on Tumbling Asteroids

Name: Yang “Fish” Yu Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. John F. Lindner, Dr. Cody Leary We simulated Sol¡¯s apparent motion as observed from […]

Anna Schroeder

Multi-Step Synthesis of Small Molecules as Potential Inhibitors for MurG

Name: Anna Schroeder Major: Chemistry Minor: French and Francophone Studies Advisor: Dr. Sara Martin The threat of antibiotic resistance demands a response in the […]

Investigating the ¡°logic puzzle¡± of traditional Chinese medicine: deciphering the cooperative protective effect of natural remedies against oxidative damage

Name: Kejun “Coco” Liu Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Sara Martin, Dr. James West (second reader) Humans are under constant threat from […]

Bradlee Elizabeth Hartmann

Rednecks, Hillbillies, and White Trash in the Living Room: A Rhetorical Analysis of Reality Television’s Construction of Appalachian Regional Identity

Name: Bradlee Elizabeth Hartman Major: Communication Studies Minor: English Advisors: Dr. Rohini S. Singh Reality television is one of America¡¯s guiltiest pleasures because it […]

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The Synthesis of Bio-Based Degradable Super Absorbent Polymers Through Employment of Multimetallic Catalysts

Student Name: Kamron Knowlton Major: Chemistry Advisor: Lilliana S. Morris Polymers are an ever growing part of our daily lives through their brief product […]

Paige Clay

SNAPPED: Examining how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Food Access Impact Health Outcomes Among Low- income/Low-access (LILA) Populations in Georgia

Student Name: Paige Clay Majors: Political Science, Africana Studies Advisor: Avi Munoz, Fiacre Bienvenu The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the leading food […]

Brittany Leyda

The Bees¡¯ Needs: Dietary Additives as a Method to Reduce Pesticide Toxicity in Honey Bees

Student Name: Brittany Leyda Major: Biology Minor: Spanish Advisors: Dr. Laura Sirot, Dr. Reed Johnson, Dr. Stephen Ferguson Dr. Melissa M. Schultz Sustainability and […]

Investigation of Fire Propagation using Discrete Tree Simulations

Student Name: Handeul Son Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics Advisor: Niklas Manz & Cody Leary Click here to view Handeul’s presentation. (NOTE: A Wooster login […]

Bright Moon in Mountain Wind

Student Name: Yuqi (Amanda) Han Majors: Chinese Studies, Biology Advisor: Ziying You & Mark Graham Best Creative Exploration Award The danmei, called tanbi in […]

A Case of Heartburn: Replicating the Heart’s Electrical Signals with Fire

Student Name: Craig Klumpp Major: Physics Advisor: Niklas Manz, Susan Lehman Typically, when someone mentions fire, a person’s first thought is that of a […]

Megan Fisher

Creating an Event Horizon Analogue using the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction

Student Name: Megan Fisher Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics Advisor: Dr. Niklas Manz, Dr. John Lindner (second reader) The purpose of this thesis was to […]

Identity Effects of Female Rap Artists

Student Name: Kobe Matesic Major: Communication Studies Advisors: Melissa Rizzo Weller, Michelle Johnson This study aimed to understand the relationship and influence between certain […]

Rachel Backstrom

Antidepressant Effects of Sleep Deprivation Chronotherapy in Male and Female Sprague-Dawley Rats

Student Name: Rachel Backstrom Major: Neuroscience Minor: Biology Advisor: Dr. Amy Jo Stavnezer Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects a wide range of people and, […]

Hannah Lane-Davies

Birth Work, Reproductive Justice, and Communities of Care

Student Name: Hannah Lane-Davies Majors: Anthropology, Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Advisor: Dr. Christa Craven; Second reader: Dr. Tom Tierney Caring for pregnant and […]

Camryn Rosenstein

Breaking News: Sustainable Fashion is In & Fast Fashion is Out; Constructions of Sustainable Consumption in Fast Fashion Advertising

Student Name: Camryn Rosenstein Major: Communication Studies Advisors: Dr. Nii Nikoi & Dr. Ahmet Atay Dr. Melissa M. Schultz Sustainability and the Environment Award […]

Matt Olszewski

The Effects of Masculinity and Attachment Style on Perceptions of School Shooters and the Prevention of School Shootings

Student Name: Matt Olszewski Major: Psychology Minor: Spanish Advisor: Dr. Mike Casey; Second reader: Dr. Ashley Abraham Attachment research has largely focused on the […]

Sarah Duran

"Love is a Bulletproof Vest": Protest as an Exploration of Women’s Right to the City

Student Name: Sarah Duran Major: Sociology Advisor: Heather Fitz Gibbon Utilizing interviews, participant observation, and documentary photography, this study investigates how women claim their […]

Will McCullough

The Great Outdoors, Indoors: An Evaluation of Green Spaces and Housing Prices in Pittsburgh, PA

Student Name: Will McCullough Major: Economics Minor: Psychology Advisor: Dr. Moses Luri Green spaces, or public parks, playgrounds, and athletic fields, are a community […]

Paradoxical Descriptions of Divine Beings

Student Name: Tiago Garcia Ferrer Majors: English, Religious Studies Advisors: Bhakti Mamtora & Bryan Alkemeyer Most Joyful Award Within almost every mythology on earth […]

Isabella Ilievski

Social Dependent, Independent Learners and Their Online Learning

Student Name: Isabella Ilievski Majors: Psychology, Education Advisor: Dr. Michelle Colvin The recent increase of online learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred […]

Chloe Burdette

The ¡°Shut Up and Dribble¡± Conundrum: A Qualitative Cyber Ethnographic Analysis of LeBron James¡¯ and Stephen Curry¡¯s Social Media Activism on The Black Lives Matter Movement and Low-Income Education

Student Name: Chloe Burdette Major: Communication Studies Minor: Global Media and Digital Studies Advisor: Dr. Rob Razzante, Second Reader: Dr. Ahmet Atay The purpose […]

Parents, Is It Your Fault? Effects of Familial Variables and Emotional Intelligence on Disordered Eating Habits and Attitudes

Student Name: Joelle Lau Major: Psychology Minor: Earth Sciences Advisor: Susan Clayton Literature on eating disorders acknowledges the importance family influences have on its […]

Abby Cunningham

The Influence of Gender Stereotypes on Perceptions of Gender Non-Binary Individuals

Name: Abby Cunningham Major: Psychology Advisor: Dr. Amber Garcia Previous research indicates that gender stereotypes can impact people¡¯s perceptions of mental health. However, there […]

Priscilla Ramos Rico

New Space, No Place: Navigating Experiences in a Predominately White Higher Education Institution as Latinx Students

Name: Priscilla Ramos Rico Major: Sociology Minor: Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Advisors: Dr. Michael Miyawaki, Dr. Heather Fitz Gibbons (second reader) This research […]

Sofia Biegeleisen

More than a Memory: The Complex Relationship Between Living History and Slavery

Name: Sofia Biegeleisen Majors: History, Spanish Advisor: Dr. Jordan Biro Walters, Ibra Sene (second reader) This project deals with the connection between historical memory […]

Political Identity Rules: Support of Renewable Energy Jobs and Attitudes on Soil Conservation in Northeastern Ohio

Name: Leah Jorn Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Political Science Advisors: Dr. Erum Haider, Dr. Matt Mariola (second reader) The purpose of this study was […]

Halen Gifford

The Ghosts of Grief: An Exploration of Gothic Influence in 2010s Horror Cinema

Name: Halen Gifford Major: Communication Studies Minor: Film Studies Advisors: Dr. Ahmet Atay, Dr. Nii Nikoi (second reader) The purpose of this project is […]

Eliza Cotton

Libert¨¦, ?galit¨¦, Paternit¨¦: Understanding the French anti-gay and anti-reproductive technology movement, La Manif pour tous

Name: Eliza Cotton Majors: Sociology, French and Francophone Studies Advisors: Dr. Thomas Tierney, Dr. Harry Gamble My IS examines a conservative social movement currently […]

Andrew Kunkel

Examining Light-Matter Interactions Through Two Photon Entanglement

Student Name: Andrew Kunkel Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics Advisor: Cody C. Leary, Second reader: John F. Lindner In this thesis we model two-photon interference […]

Kate Evans

Using Tau Protein to Investigate the Link between Sleep Deprivation and Alzheimer’s Disease in a Drosophila Model

Student Name: Kate Evans Major(s): Neuroscience Advisors: Dr. Seth Kelly and Dr. Rebecca Williams. Second Reader: Dr. Erzs¨¦bet Regan Neurodegenerative disorders affect millions of […]

Sophia Pellar

Turning Conceptions of Family ¡®Upside Down¡¯: Non-Familial Families Provide Social Support and Communal Coping as a Form of Social Support in "Stranger Things"

Student Name: Sophia Pellar Major(s): Communication Minor(s): English Advisor: Dr. Rob Razzante, Dr. Melissa Weller (second reader) Most Creative Slideshow Award The major conclusion […]

Louis Schwartz

Release Kinetics of Ibuprofen from Swellable Organically Modified Silica by Means of a Non-Active Release Modulator

Student Name: Louis Schwartz Major(s): Chemistry Minor(s): Theatre Advisor(s): Dr. Paul L. Edmiston (advisor); Dr. Sarah Sobeck (2nd reader) Controlled drug release is something […]

Measuring properties of entangled photons using the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect

Student Name: Mili Barai Major(s): Physics Advisors: Dr. Cody Leary, Dr. John Lindner We model Joint Spectral Intensities of two entangled photons created by […]

Rachel Greer

How Do You Like Your Science?: A Comparison of Infographic and Text Based Approaches

Student Name: Rachel Greer Major(s): Neurobiology Advisor: Dr. Laura Sirot, Dr. Ferdinand Nanfack Minkeu Most Engaging Poster Award COVID-19 along with the increasing access […]

Diminished Sleep and the Presence of Risky Behavior: What Predicts General Health?

Student Name: Alex Melchert Major(s): Psychology Advisor: Dr. Colvin, Second Reader: Dr. Wilhelms Recently, the field of sleep research has grown. However, questions remain […]

Maya Rodemer

Stressed Is Just Desserts Spelled Backwards: An Investigation Into the Influences on Stressed Eating Behaviors in Undergraduate Students

Student Name: Maya Rodemer Major(s): Food and Nutrition Science (student-designed) Advisor(s): Dr. Sharon Lynn, Dr. Tom Tierney This study aimed to explore the relationship […]

Protest or Riot?: The Role of News Media in Characterizing the Unrest in Ferguson

Student Name: Emma Reiner Major(s): Political Science (concentration in US Politics) and English Advisor(s): Dr. D¨¦sir¨¦e Weber and Dr. Susanna Sacks This project focuses […]

Heather Hartmann

Development of a Passive Sampler for Detecting PFAS Using Polymer-Organosilica Hybrid Adsorbents

Name: Heather Hartmann Majors: Chemistry, Spanish Advisors: Dr. Paul Edmiston, Dr. Karl Feierabend Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are environmental contaminants of emerging concern due […]

Brianna Mckeen

Breech in Time: Identifying and Dating Historical Textiles using ATR-FT-IR and HPLC-UV/Vis

Name: Brianna McKeen Majors: Chemistry, History Advisors: Dr. Karl Feierabend, Dr. Madonna Hettinger Textile fibers are used in making most everyday items: clothing, carpets, […]

The Other Us: A Critical Analysis of Race in Jordan Peele’s Us

Name: Dant¨¦ Fair Major: Communication Studies Advisors: Dr. Rohini Singh, Dr. Nii Nikoi The purpose of this study was to examine the portrayal of […]

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¡¶ÒìÏçÈË¡·¡°Strangers¡±: A Visual Ethnography about Expat Teachers in China during Covid-19 Pandemic

Name: Xinyu Martina Pei Majors: Communication Studies, East Asian Studies Minor: Global Media and Digital Studies Advisors: Dr. Ahmet Atay, Dr. Ziying You This […]

An Investigation of the Influence of Exposure to Deaf Communities on Deaf Identity of Young Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Name: Heidi Likins Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Advisor: Dr. Donald Goldberg The purpose of this study was to investigate young adult cochlear implant […]

Taking CHARGE: An Investigation of Audiologists’ Familiarity with CHARGE Syndrome and Hearing Healthcare Guidelines Pertaining to Syndrome Management

Name: Caitlyn Menolasino Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Advisor: Dr. Donald Goldberg This study investigated audiologists¡¯ familiarity and experiences with pediatric patients with CHARGE […]

As The Looking Glass: An Introspection at Minority and Traumatized Identities

Name: Indigo Adobea Abenda Joy Quashie Major: Studio Art Minor: Education Advisor: Dr. Marina Mangubi Most Creative Video Award As The Looking Glass was […]

A Moment in Italy

Name: Abigail Fisk Major: Studio Art Advisor: Dr. Bridget Milligan, Dr. Tracy Cosgriff, Dr. Marina Mangubi Best Animation Award For centuries, art has been […]

Margaret Loarca

Dogs Behave Differently When Meeting A Stranger Depending On Their Personality and How the Stranger Acts

Name: Margaret Loarca Major: Neuroscience Advisors: Dr. Sharon Lynn Dogs have evolved to coinhabit the same areas as humans. How and why dogs first […]

Aaron Risch

Personal Attitudes Towards Clothing and Clothing Choices

Name: Aaron Risch Major: Psychology Minor: Theatre and Dance Advisors: Dr. Susan Clayton, Dr. Amber Garcia Clothing is one way that individuals form and […]

Adding to the Narrative: Stories of the Holocaust through Portraiture and the Museum

Name: Marloes Krabbe Majors: Anthropology, Art History Advisors: Dr. Beth Derderian, Dr. John Siewert My independent study is an anthropological and art historical analysis […]

Christine Weber

The Tel Kabri Wall and Floor Paintings: Microcosms of Mediterranean Middle Bronze Age Trade and Representations of a Canaanite Palatial Economy

Name: Christine Weber Majors: Archaeology, Art History Minor: Classical Studies Advisors: Dr. Kara Morrow, Dr. Siavash Samei This Independent Study combines art historical approaches […]

Putting the ¡°Crisis¡± in ¡°Climate Crisis¡±: The Impact of Securitization on Climate Change Policy

Name: Olivia Azzarita Major: Political Science Advisor: Dr. John Valdez, Dr. Matthew Krain In the collective global effort against climate change, some countries take […]

Investigation of Para-Aminobenzoic Acid¡¯s Photodegradation in Different pH Environments under UVB Light

Name: Jingyi Daniel Zhou Majors: Chemistry, Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Sarah Sobeck, Dr. Drew Pasteur The vast use of UV-filters has been related to many […]

Alayt Issak

Visualizing Concepts

Name: Alayt Issak Major: Mathematics Minor: Studio Art Advisors: Dr. Drew Pasteur, Dr. Subhadip Chowdhury Critical Digital Engagement Award My I.S. began with the […]

Musical Engineering and Discovery with Wavelet Analysis

Name: Rephael Berkooz Major: Mathematics Minor: Computer Science Advisors: Dr. Pamela Pierce This project presents a novel method for extracting musical features via signal […]

Matteaus Klonowski

Understanding the Swelling Mechanism of Stimuli Responsive Organically-Modified Silica

Name: Mattaeus Klonowski Majors: Chemistry, Physics Advisors: Dr. Paul Edmiston, Dr. Cody Leary Stimuli-responsive polymers (SRPs) are materials which exhibit a change in physical […]

Kennedey Bell

Disconnect: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Discourse Over Ohio’s EdChoice Program

Name: Kennedey Bell Major: Communication Studies Minor: Elementary Education Advisors: Dr. Rob Razzante, Dr. Matthew Broda My I.S. project, ¡°Disconnect: A Rhetorical Analysis of […]

Torrey Totman

Examining the Influence of Mindfulness Meditation on Cognition and Empathy

Name: Torrey Totman Major: Psychology Advisors: Dr. Nathan Foster, Dr. Ashley Abraham Mindfulness meditation is a powerful tool that can provide a sense of […]

Katie Harvey

Corporate Pressure Makes Regime Diamonds: An Analysis of the Impact of Multinational Corporations on International Environmental Regime Effectiveness

Name: Katie Harvey Major: Global and International Studies Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. John Valdez, Dr. Matt Krain Despite the tendency for multinational corporations […]

Jonah Kadens

"That was the anomaly year!": An Exploration of School Discipline and Disproportionality During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Name: Jonah Kadens Major: The Sociology of Education Advisors: Dr. Anne Nurse, Dr. Kevin Zayed School discipline in the US is racialized. Previous research […]

Gentaro Nakata

Propellant-less Space Travel with Tethers: Swimming in Space using an Asteroid’s Gravity Gradient

Name: Gentaro Nakata Major: Physics Advisors: Dr. John Lindner, Dr. Susan Lehman For this thesis, we set off to investigate the practicality of space […]

Eliza Letteney

Haunted Households: Adaptation, Genre, and Gender Politics in Horror and the Gothic

Name: Eliza Letteney Major: English Minor: Communication Studies Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Hayward and Dr. Tom Prendergast (second reader) My lifelong love of horror brought […]

Stephanie Pokras

Whose Line is it Anyway? Rhetoric, Pathology, and the Jewish Race in Late Victorian England

Name: Stephanie Pokras Major: History Minor: Philosophy Advisor: Dr. Christina Welsch Dr. Josephine Wright Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award This thesis examines how both […]

Sam Zimmerman

Exclusive Nationalist Rhetoric Can Reduce Ethnic Representation in Government: Why Nationalist Rhetoric Matters

Name: Sam Zimmerman Major: Political Science Minor: Statistical and Data Science Advisors: Advisor: Dr. Matthew Krain, Dr. D¨¦sir¨¦e Weber This study attempted to highlight […]

Morgan Fields

A Re-evaluation of Texts Taught in High School English Classrooms: Why a Need for a Curriculum Reboot is 91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Name: Morgan Fields Majors: English, Education Minor: Philosophy Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wingard Most Applicable in the Current Moment Award This Independent Study is an […]

Energy Conservation: Harnessing Excess Thermal Energy and Converting to Electricity by Use of the Thermoelectric Effect

Name: Katie Shideler Majors: Physics, Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Susan Lehman, Dr. R. Drew Pasteur The dynamics of thermoelectric energy were studied throughout this research. […]

Holly Engel

Sinister Cinema: Depictions of Evil in the WWII and Postwar Thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock and Henri-Georges Clouzot

Name: Holly Engel Major: English, French Minor: Music Advisors: Dr. Marion Duval, Dr. Thomas Prendergast Best Use of Genre Award British/American director Alfred Hitchcock […]

Eric Krause

An Examination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Pseudomonas chlororaphis in Response to Bacteriophage Therapy

Name: Eric Kraus Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Strand, Dr. Sara Martin (second reader) Extensive antibiotic use over recent decades has […]

Laura Haley

Who¡¯s Watching Who? Inverting the Capitalist Gaze in News Images of Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos

Name: Laura Haley Major: Communication Studies Minor: Global Media and Digital Studies Advisors: Dr. Rohini Singh, Dr. Melissa Rizzo Weller The purpose of this […]

Anna Halgash

The Music of the People: Appalachian Ballads and the Search for the Authentic in the 1960s American Folk Music Revival

Name: Anna Halgash Majors: English, History Advisors: Dr. Joan Friedman, Dr. Susanna Sacks This research explores why Appalachian ballads resonated with so many folk […]

Sarah Renaker

"Pharmageddon": A Rhetorical Analysis of the 21st Century Anti-Vax Movement

Name: Sarah Renaker Major: Communication Studies Advisors: Dr. Melissa Rizzo Weller, Dr. Denise Bostdorff This study analyzes the 21st century anti-vax movement¡¯s rhetoric and […]

Gracie Bouker

Mapping Out Learning: How Aerobic Exercise, Sex and Alzheimer¡¯s Disease Impact Learning

Name: Gracie Bouker Major: Neuroscience Advisor: Dr. Amy Jo Stavnezer Two of my main research questions for this project were 1) To what extent […]

Reyka Beth VanSickle

DSOhhh They¡¯re an Influencer: An In-depth Analysis of the Social Media Strategies Used by Direct Selling Distributors to Personally Brand Themselves and Build Relationships

Name: Reyka Beth VanSickle Major: Communication Studies Minors: Spanish, Theatre and Dance Advisors: Dr. Michelle Johnson, Dr. Denise Bostdorff With social media at the […]

Katherine Fong

The Great Unknown: An Investigation of Audiologists’ Familiarity with Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABIs), Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), Their Clinical Knowledge Regarding Candidacy Criteria, and Outcomes of ABIs

Name: Katherine Fong Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Advisor: Dr. Donald M. Goldberg, Dr. Joan E. Furey This study investigated audiologists¡¯ familiarity with Auditory […]

Kelsey Stone

Implications of Buddhist Monk¡¯s and Olympic Pentathlete¡¯s Diet on Performance in their Respective Fields

Name: Kelsey Stone Majors: Biology, Religious Studies Advisors: Dr. Nicholas Brandley, Dr. Mark Graham, Dr. Bhakti Mamtora, Dr. Rebecca Williams Olympic Pentathletes and Buddhist […]

Sarah Hopkins

‘It’s Time for One of Us’: A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s First Term in Congress

Name: Sarah Hopkins Major: Communication Studies Minor: Spanish Advisor: Dr. Denise Bostdorff, Dr. Rohini Singh After the 2016 presidential election, like many people, I […]

Abstract Unity in Material Diversity: An Introduction to Category Theory and a Defense of Mathematical Realism

Name: Micah Phillips-Gary Majors: Philosophy, Mathematics Minor: German Studies Advisors: Rob Kelvey and Garrett Thomson This project is concerned with looking for abstract structural […]

Erin Robichaud

Helen of Troy? A Reexamination of Helen’s Speech in the Iliad

Name: Erin Robichaud Majors: History, Classical Studies Advisors: Dr. Madonna Hettinger, Dr. Josephine Shaya In most interpretations, Helen of Troy¡¯s beauty makes her a […]

Benjamin Hassan

Those Who Choose: A New Understanding of Heresy

Name: Benjamin Hassan Major: Religious Studies Minor: Environmental Studies Advisor: Dr. Sarah Mirza I propose that a conceptual framework for the analysis of religious […]

Lydia Reedstrom

Parasocial Attachment: Framework and Function

Name: Lydia Reedstrom Major: Psychology Advisor: Dr. Mike Casey The purpose of these studies was to situate parasocial attachment within the traditional attachment framework […]

Noah Crane

Likes, Lady Gaga, and Loneliness: The Beneficial Impacts of Active Social Media Usage and Para-Social Relationships on FOMO and Loneliness

Name: Noah Crane Major: Psychology Minor: Sociology Advisors: Dr. Evan Wilhelms, Dr. Amy Jo Stavnezer (second reader) The emergence of social media within the […]

Maresa Tate

Now You See Me ¡ª Now You Don¡¯t: An Investigation of Hair Alterations Effects on Face Identification in Own- and Other-race Faces

Name: Maresa Tate Major: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Advisor: Dr. Grit Herzmann Dr. Josephine Wright Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award The ability to distinguish […]

Oria Daugherty

If a tree falls in a forest: the impacts of coarse woody debris on biodiversity and species abundance in areas of ongoing reforestation

Name: Oria Daugherty Major: Biology Minors: Environmental Studies, Spanish Advisors: Dr. Rick Lehtinen (Advisor), Dr. Nick Brandley (Second Reader) Reforestation is a necessary and […]

Sierra Foltz

At the Corner of Two Walls

Name: Sierra Foltz Major: English Minor: Political Science Advisor: Dr. Christopher Kang T. S. Eliot said, ¡°immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets […]

Carlos Owusu-Ansah

The trajectory of an Anisotropic Particle Near a Light-Transmitting Optical Nanofiber

Name: Carlos Owusu-Ansah Majors: Physics, Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Cody Leary, Dr. Robert Kelvey Hi, I am Carlos. I love to do research. When I […]

Tongtong Wu

News Impacting Anxiety, Depression and Empathy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Name: Tongtong Wu Major: Psychology Minor: Latin American Studies Advisors: Michelle Colvin (Advisor), Grit Herzmann (Second reader) The COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous to […]

Kayla Way

A Whole Other World to See: A Rhetorical and Visual Analysis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children’s Literature

Student Name: Kayla Way Major(s): Communication Studies Minor(s): Art History Advisor: Dr. Melissa Rizzo Weller & Dr. Denise Bostdorff The purpose of this study […]

Piper H Hartman

Bursting at the Seams: An Exploration of Feelings and Fast Fashion

Student Name: Piper H Hartman Major(s): Studio Art Minor(s): Education Advisor: Cassidy Ely My?independent study addresses my concerns about the fast fashion industry by […]

Lydia Bruno

Experimental Evolution in Daphnia magna: An Investigation into the Effects of Ammonium Nitrate Exposure

Student Name: Lydia Bruno Major(s): Biology Minor(s): Environmental Studies Advisor: Dr. Hilary Edgington & Second Reader: Dr. Dean Fraga Water pollution is a major […]

Developmental Fluoxetine Exposure Affects Offspring Anxiety-Like Behavior and Hormonal Response to an Acute Stressor

Student Name: Bryce Knopp Major(s): Biology Advisor(s): Dr. Lynn Most Creative Slideshow Award (Honorable Mention) A large number of women who suffer from depression […]

Erica Berent

The Infection Dynamics of a Fungal Pathogen in Stream-Dwelling Northern Two-Lined Salamanders in Wooster, Ohio

Student Name: Erica Berent Major(s): Biology Minor(s): Chemistry Advisor(s): Dr. Richard Lehtinen How familiar are you with salamanders? You probably know that they live […]

Joseph Naser

Eternal Silence: Statelessness as a Determinant of Journalist Killings

Student Name: Joseph Naser Majors: Political Science Advisor: Professor Matt Krain, Second Reader: Dr. Jeffrey Lantis Research has shown that journalists are at the […]

Claire Davidson

Can Climate Fiction Novels Inspire Social Change? A Literary and Empirical Ecocritical Analysis

Student Name: Claire Davidson Majors: Sociology, English Advisors: David McConnell, Susanna Sacks Dr. Melissa M. Schultz Sustainability and the Environment Award Collective action to […]

Delaney Zuver

2020 Summer Stories: Personal Narrative, Sensemaking, and Memory during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Student Name: Delaney Zuver Major: Communication Studies Advisors: Nii Kotei Nikoi, Ahmet Atay Critical Digital Engagement Award The summer of 2020 contained many important […]

Devon Matson

We’re All A Little Bit Gay: Female Homoeroticism In Greek Art

Student Name: Devon Matson Majors: History, Archaeology Advisors: Dr. Jordan Biro Walters, Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr Critical Digital Engagement Award My Independent Study focuses on […]

Megan Gronau

You Have 10 Minutes Remaining: An Examination Into Common Test-Taking Anxieties¡¯ Effect on Academic Performance in Relation to Academic Intrinsic Motivation and Achievement Goal Orientation

Student Name: Megan Gronau Major: Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience Advisors: Dr. Ashley Abraham, Dr. Susan Clayton Between 25% -40% of students experience test-taking anxiety to […]

Morgan Barnett

Boudica and Agrippina: An Analysis of the Representation of Female Power in Tacitus and Dio

Student Name: Morgan Barnett Major: Classical Studies Advisors: Dr. Josephine Shaya, Dr. Monica Florence (second reader) This paper argues that the representations of Agrippina […]

Alex Cohen

Derivative Intentionality & Gricean Meaning

Student Name: Alex Cohen Major: Philosophy Advisor: Dr. Garrett Thomson At the end of my junior year, I became very interested in semantic meaning. […]

Georgia Hopps-Weber

Preserving Keith Haring¡¯s Legacy of ¡°Art for All¡± through the Study of the Chemical Degradation of Daylight Fluorescent Paints and their Constituent Rhodamine Dyes

Student Name: Georgia Hopps-Weber Major: Chemistry, Art History Advisors: Dr. Sobeck and Dr. Siewert Daylight fluorescent paints were introduced in the 1940s by the […]

Katie Lindelof

Sorry, I Think You’re Muted: A Typological Content Analysis on Tele-Education

Student Name: Katie Lindelof Major: Communication Studies Minor: Education Advisors: Dr. Razzante & Dr. Atay The purpose of this study was to investigate current […]

Jennifer Meltzer

Perceptions of social activists: Evaluations of criminality based on race and social activism

Name: Jennifer Meltzer Major: Psychology Advisors: Dr. Amber Garcia, Dr. Michelle Colvin The current research studied the punishment an individual would receive for disturbing […]

Heather Hartmann

El concepto de autor y la originalidad en las adaptaciones de Natalia Lafourcade

Name: Heather Hartmann Majors: Chemistry, Spanish Advisors: Dr. Hern¨¢n Medina, Dr. Rebecca Garonzik My independent study explores the idea of the author and adaptations […]

Sailesh Yellayi

Digital vs. Detrimental: Understanding the Connection Between Internet Addiction and Mental Health

Name: Sailesh Ram Yellayi Major: Psychology Minor: Classical Studies Advisor: Dr. Susan Clayton, Mike Casey (second reader) Addiction is generally viewed as a grave […]

Merlin Li

Deciphering Protein Evolution – Evidence of Negative Cooperativity in Cytosolic Taurocyamine Kinase from Arenicola brasiliensis and its evolutionary implication

Name: Mingyuan “Merlin” Li Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Mark Snider, Dr. Dean Fraga The study of biological evolution-how and why biological […]

Max Gregg

Normative Bastardy

Name: Max Gregg Major: Philosophy Advisor: Dr. Evan Riley In the contemporary United States, the phrase All Cops are Bastards (ACAB) is a prominent […]

An Tran

Attempted Copolymerization of Epoxides Synthesized from Oleic and Linoleic Acids

Name: An Tran Major: Chemistry Advisor: Dr. Lilliana Morris Dr. Melissa M. Schultz Sustainability and the Environment Award My chemistry IS project focuses on […]

Angela Danso Gyane

The Nana Yaa Asantewaa War: Analysis of the Political Institutions of the Asante during The War Of The Golden Stool and the Existing Narratives

Student Name: Angela Danso Gyane Major(s): History, Political Science- International Relations Advisor: Dr. Ibra Sene, Dr. John Valdez Dr. Josephine Wright Diversity, Equity, and […]

Noticing Narratives: An Evaluation of Holocaust ‘Lessons’ Portrayed By American Museums

Name: Rachel Ginsburg Major: History Minor: Chinese Advisor: Dr. Joan Friedman This study focuses on identifying and understanding the narratives displayed by American Holocaust […]

Natalia E. Parra Diaz

A Continuaci¨®n, Black Lives Matter: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Perception of the Latinx Community Towards the Black Lives Matter Movement

Student Name: Natalia E. Parra Diaz Majors: Communication, Spanish Advisor: Dr. Singh, Profesora Garonzik The death of George Floyd, an African American man, in […]

Rhiannon Johnson

An Atmosphere of Words: Clinical Considerations and Practices of Speech-Language Pathologists Regarding the Use of Speech-Generating Devices for Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Name: Rhiannon Johnson Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Advisors: Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., Joan E. Furey, Ph.D., Cara Hammond, M.A. The purpose of this […]

Varying Levels of Impulsivity in an ADHD Rodent Model Influences Behavioral Accuracy

Name: Sydney Schultz Major: Neuroscience Minor: Biology Advisor: Amy Jo Stavnezer Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric condition that typically arises in […]

Angie Bittar

A Case of Mistaken (Ethnic) Identity: Rethinking Civil War Duration, Ethnic Saliency, Terrorism, and the Real Factors Discouraging Resolution

Student Name: Angie Bittar Major: Political Science (focus in International Relations) Minor: Psychology Advisors: Matt Krain, Jeff Lantis (second reader) The field of political […]

Larissa Lamarca

Hyperconnected or Disconnected? An Analysis of Attachment of Smartphones and There Use in Family Households of 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Students During the Digital Era

Student Name: Larissa Lamarca Major: Psychology Minor: Education Advisor: Michael Casey, Amber Garcia (second reader) Connection is necessary for survival in all species as […]

David Roney

Without a Second Thought: An Investigation of the Impact of the Fundamental Attribution Error on Perceptions of a Young Adult Who Stutters

Student Name: David Roney Major: Psychology, Communication Sciences and Disorders Advisors: Michael Casey, Donald M. Goldberg The purpose of this study was to investigate […]

Zhen Guo

Defeating the COVID-19 Infodemic on Twitter: A SIP Agent-Based Model of Rumor Propagation and Truth Bot Intervention

Student Name: Zhen Guo Majors: Computer Science, Sociology Advisors: Thomas Tierney (Sociology), Heather Guanera (Computer Science) Most Timely Award As stated by a World […]

Tessa Ireton

Market Structure and Quality of Service: Investigating Oligopolies and the Quality of Nursing Home Care in California During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Student Name: Tessa Ireton Major: Economics Advisor: Dr. Brooke Krause Quality-of-service outcomes in nursing homes are of great social and human importance. However, especially […]