Drew Baird | A Power in the Land: The First Transcontinental Railroad and the Second American System | Jeff Roche; Ibra Sene (second reader) | History | Political Science; English | |
Zimu Jia | Looking for Barriers for Asian College Students in Seeking Help from Psychological Counseling | Claudia Thompson; Susan Clayton | Psychology | | |
George Kyle Stringer | Investigating Physiological Abnormalities Induced by Contaminated Aquatic Sites in Freshwater Fish Across Northeast Ohio | Rebecca Williams; Erzsébet Regan (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | | |
Koryn McNeil | “Frogtastic Moms”: Analysis of Variation Within Maternal Care of Strawberry Poison Dart Frogs in Comparison to Ecological Variables and Reproductive Success | Rick Lehtinen; Laura Sirot (second reader) | Biology | | Pre-Veterinary |
Zion Vital | Faces for Profit Documentary: Exploring the Increased Utilization of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Celebrities in Commercial Brand Strategies | Nii Kotei Nikoii; Ahmet Atay | Global Media and Digital Studies | | |
Jack Sweeney | The Association Between Adult ADHD Symptoms and Insecure Attachment Representations | Michael Casey; Bryan Karazsia | Psychology | Philosophy | |
Aaron Huq | Garos: A Displaced Community's Fight for Epistemic Justice | Christina Welsch; Elizabeth Schiltz | History; Philosophy | | |
Kiki Giles | My Language is My Culture: Language Attitudes, Language Use, and the Linguistic Identity Construction of Moroccan University Students | Pam Frese; Harry Gamble | Anthropology; French and Francophone Studies | Middle Eastern and North African Studies | |
Maddie Peek | The Effects of College Athletics on Students with ADHD: A Comparison of Academic Success, Social Wellbeing, and Anxiety between Off-Season, In-Season, and Non-Athletes | Michael Casey; Claudia Thompson (second reader) | Psychology | Spanish | |
Madison Becker | The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Physiological Function: A Focus on Microorganisms and Their Role in Human Metabolism | Stephanie Strand | Biology | | |
Emma Smith | Investigating the role of the RNA-binding protein Nab2 in pre-mRNA splicing in Drosophila Melanogaster | Seth Kelly; Erzsébet Reganl; Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu (second reader) | Biology | | |
Eleanor Weiker | Impacts of Birth on Infants and Mothers | Sharon Lynn; Stephanie Strand (second reader) | Self-Designed Public Health | Environmental Studies | |
Tudor Lungu | Adaptive Responses to Unpredictable Feeding: Exploring Metabolic Adaptations, Glucocorticoid Dynamics, and Body Mass Modulations | Sharon Lynn | Neuroscience-Neurobiology | | |
Troy Johnson | Buried History: Exploring the Sacred Bond Between African Americans and Their Cemeteries | Pam Frese; Beth Derderian | Anthropology | Studio Art | |
Elijah W. Shoaf | Taiwan: Public Diplomacy and Foreign Perception | Matthew Krain; Joseph Coll (second reader) | Global & International Studies | Spanish | |
Amelia Morra | Exploring the Impact of Temperature and Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf Extract on Biofilm Formation and Bacterial Growth in Pseudomonas Strains: Insights Into Antibiotic-Resistant Infections | Stephanie Strand; Laura Sirot | Biology | | |
Tyler Hilbert | Playground to Portfolio: Uncovering the Potential for Investment Grade Returns in Collectible Sports and Pokémon Cards | Amyaz Moledina; Colin Davison | Business Economics | Statistical & Data Sciences; Physical Education | |
Tyler Rak | Crossing the Rubicon: Brazilian Water Access from Public Provision to Privatization | Katherine Holt; Matthew Krain | Political Science; History | Religious Studies; South Asian Studies | Digital and Visual Storytelling |
Kennedy Shelton | A Rhetorical Analysis of Chinese Netizens' Use of Artistic Expression to Advocate for Social Change in Response to the Chained Woman Case | Denise Bostdorff; Ziying You | Communication Studies; Chinese Studies | | |
Earl Steve Stephens III | Regulating The Digital Frontier: A Comparative Analysis Of Bitcoin Regulatory Policy In El Salvador And The Central African Republic | Megan Wrobel; Jeffrey S. Lantis (second reader) | Comparative Political Science | | |
Abigail Lyon | Elucidating the nicotinic acid degradation pathway in Bacillus niacini: Investigating the catabolic function of a flavin monooxygenase (FMO), domain of unknown function (DUF), and hypothetical protein (HP) | Mark Snider; Paul Edmiston (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | | |
Yasmine Fazazi | The Buddy System: Incorporating AI in mental health – Mobile app development & Empirical study of AI perceptions | Heather Guarnera; Nathan Foster | Computer Science; Psychology | Data Science | |
Sabrina Azad | Speech-Language Therapy and Neurodegeneration: An Investigation of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions of Maintenance-Based Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment for Adults with Primary Progressive Aphasia | Joan E. Furey; Cara Hammond (second reader) | Communication Sciences and Disorders | Education | |
Christa Zianni | Short-Term vs Long-Term Effects of DREADDs in the Mouse Motor Cortex | Alfredo Zúñiga; Susan Clayton (second reader) | Neuroscience | Spanish; Mathematics | |
Luke Wilson | Anisotropic and Relativistic Diffusion with Partial Differential Equations | Michael Bush; Megan Nieberding | Mathematics; Physics | | |
Ben Byars | Playing for Power: Evaluating Sportswashing with a Case Studies Approach | Jeffrey Lantis | Global and International Studies | Spanish | |
Taylor Lynch | Grasshoppers on the College of Wooster Campus: Abundance & Environmental Conditions | Nicholas Brandley | Biology | German Studies; Art History | Museum & Archival Studies |
Olivia Nengel | The Social and Economic Impact of the Great Migration on Akron, Ohio | Beatrice Adams; Ibra Sene (second reader) | History | Spanish | |
Carrie Buckwalter | Ou Quest for a New World Order: the Effects of Collective Narcissism and Conspiratorial Belief on Sharing Conspiratorial Headlines | Joseph Coll; Nathan Foster | Political Science; Psychology | | |
Sarah Epstein | Pesticides in the Atmosphere: The Heterogeneous Ozonolysis of Triticonazole | Jennifer Faust | Chemistry | | Public Health |
Jackie P. Moshier | Development of an In-Field Sampling Device for Parts-Per-Quadrillion Levels of PFAS in Treated Water | Paul Edmiston; Jennifer Faust | Chemistry | | |
Turbat Enkhtur | Developing "WoOral": A Full Stack Web Application for Streamlined Thesis Defense Scheduling with User Interface Design Focus | Sofia Visa; Thomas Montelione | Computer Science | | |
Grace Ann Lindgren | Optimizing Neural Network Architecture in Artificial Intelligence | Colby Long; Qimin Huang (second reader) | Mathematics | | |
Emma Shinker | "Shades of Pemberley": Transformation and Preservation through Adaptations of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice | Jennifer Hayward; Christina Welsch | English; History | | |
Shane Epstein-Petrullo | Boom or Bust: An Investigation of Rookie Running Back Performance Through the NFL Draft | Jillian Morrison; Colby Long | Statistics and Data Science | Mathematics, Environmental Studies | |
Sean C. Gaston | Mapping Hokkaido: An Accessibility Focused Public Archaeology View of Ainu Space and Japanese Maps | Olivia Navarro-Farr; James Bonk | Archaeology; East Asian Studies | | |
Ellen McAllister | Changing the Narrative to Change the Climate: An English Teacher's Guide to Incorporating Environmental Literature in High Schools | Chris Suarez; Ryan Ozar (second reader) | English; AYA Integrated Language Arts Education | Environmental Studies | |
Fareeda Elinam Abu-Juam | Probing The Relationship Between Partial Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Cell Shape in Epithelial Cells | Erzsébet Regan; James West (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Computer Science | |
Mary Elizabeth Sirois | 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 | Annastassia Gallo; Paul L. Edmiston | Chemistry | | |
Kiera Smith | Expanding the Limits of Storytelling: An Imaginative Exploration of the Interpretive Impact of Stories in Entertainment, Art, Media, and Life | Nii Nikoi | Global Media and Digital Studies | | Digital and Visual Storytelling |
Shivam Dewan | Elucidating the Role of Reactive Oxygen Species on Dopamine 𝛽-Hydroxylase Activity and Aggregation | Annastassia Gallo; Mark J. Snider | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | | |
Claire Brennan | Small Scale, Big Impact: The Power of Local Food Systems in Repairing Food Literacy and the Consumer-Producer Divide | Matt Mariola; Carlo Moreno | Environmental Studies | | Environment and Society |
Minh Phan | Charting the Conversational Cart: A Voice-Driven Adventure into Creating a Virtual Assistant for Grocery Shopping | Sofia Visa; Thomas Montelione | Computer Science | Studio Art | Digital and Visual Storytelling |
Riley Anderson | A Dive into Pseudomonas “PC” Series Phages; The Good, The Bad, The Virulent | Stephanie Strand; Anna Gallo | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | | |
Sophia Gilmore | Effects of Co-cultured Bacteria and Fungi on Pseudomonas protegens or Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Stephanie Strand; Erzsébet Regan | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | | |
Kaiya Magnuson | A Performance Analysis of the Sum of Sines and Fast Fourier Transform Algorithms for Real-Time Ocean Rendering | Asa'd As'ad | Computer Science | Mathematics; French & Francophone Studies | |
Otilia Oita | Transmission and Polymorphisms of Culex Flavivirus in Wild-Caught Culex Mosquitoes from Cleveland, Ohio | Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu; Rebecca Williams (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | | |
Carolyn Klein | Investigating the Influence of Pond Size and Water Quality on Water Bird Visitation at the William J. Robertson Nature Preserve | Carlo Moreno; Jennifer Ison (second reader) | Environmental Studies | | |
Alana Rivas-Scott | Is Voting From Your Dorm the New Norm: Understanding College Students' Preferred Vote Method | Megan Wrobel; Ashley Sorensen (second reader) | Political Science | Economics | |
Auna Campbell | The Effects of Early Christianity on Early Medieval Scottish Mortuary Practices | Nigel Brush; Peter Pozefsky | Archaeology; History | Anthropology | |
Aryan Tamrakar | Exploring Swarm Behavior for Artistic Rendering: From Abstract Art to Targeted Image Rendition | Daniel Palmer; Heather Guarnera | Computer Science | Economics | |
Graham Harper | Allostatic Load and Subjective Disease Risk Predicts Perceived Environmental Control | Michael Casey | Psychology | | |
Rachael Nicole Dudziak | Differentiating the Effects of Androgenic and Anti-androgenic Oral Contraceptives on Rodent Behavior | Amy Jo Stavnezer; Claudia Thompson; Alfredo Zúñiga (second reader) | Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience | | |
Emily Greenland | Growing the Buzz: Promoting Local Bee, Wasp, and Plant Knowledge Through Biodiversity Surveys and Environmental Education | Jennifer Ison, Carlo Moreno | Biology | Environmental Studies | |
Rue Ressler | Cell on the Run! Boolean Modeling of the Migrating Epithelial Cell and Induction of Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition by OVOL2 and GRHL2 | Erzsébet Regan; Stephanie Strand (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | | |
Antonia Owens Detwiler | Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia | Matthew Krain; Désirée Weber | Global & International Studies, Focus in Political Science | Communications | Global Impacts |
Jenny Renner | “I Will Walk With You”: The Role of Engaged Communities in the Work of Jesuit Refugee Service | Laura Burch; Harry Gamble (second reader) | French and Francophone Studies | Anthropology; Education | Global Impacts |
Austin Piatt | Supreme Stereotyping: The Effects of Gender and Race on the Editorial Media’s Coverage of Nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court | Megan Wrobel; Ashley Sorensen | Political Science | | |