The Continuation of Violence: Analyzing the Retraumatization of Incarcerated Survivors of Domestic Violence and Evaluating the Potential of a “Trauma-Informed” Prison Model

Student: Eliana Kahn Major: Sociology, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Advisor: Dr. Tom Tierney, Dr. Zareen Thomas The purpose of my study was to […]

Durkheim’s Day in Court: A Sociological Analysis of Supreme Court Cases Concerning Conditions of Confinement Under the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause

Student: Libbie Main Major: Sociology Minor: Political Science Advisors: Anne Nurse The goal of this study is to determine how ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ […]

Pedagogía Política: Un análisis de la enseñanza de la dictadura de Pinochet y los derechos humanos en Chile/Political Pedagogy: An Analysis of the Teaching of the Pinochet Dictatorship and Human Rights in Chile

Student: Emily Beuter Majors: History, Spanish Minor: Education Advisors: Dr. Katie Holt, Dr. Cynthia Palmer As Chileans continue to struggle with reconciling with their […]

Documerica: How Environmental Photography Captured an Era

Student: Ingrid Buckley Major: History Minor: Environmental Studies Advisor: Margaret Ng Documerica was a government sponsored photographic project created under the newly formed Environmental […]

Effects of Viscosity on the Isomerization of Calix[4]arene Capped Azobenzene

Student: John Nugent Major: Chemistry Advisor: Dr. Paul Bonvallet Calix[4]arene capped azobenzene (CCA) takes advantage of the isomerization of azobenzene and the host-guest interactions […]

Parks for the People: A Comparative Analysis of Diversity Engagement between Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Yosemite National Park

Student: Cami Miller Major: Anthropology Minor: Spanish Advisors: Dr. Zareen Thomas, Dr. David McConnell This research examines how an urban and wilderness national park […]

The Song of Siros

Student: John-Paul Richard Majors: English, Russian Studies Advisors: Dr. Bourne, Dr. Filimonova The Song of Siros is an original epic poem written about Siros, […]

Contested Commemoration: The Relationship Between Politics and the Memorialization of the Second World War in Polish Literature, Cinema, and Museums (1945-Present)

Student: Alexandria Joyner Major: History Minor: Education Advisor: Dr. Greg Shaya This study examines the relationship between politics and memory in Poland. I argue […]

Compactness Measures for Legislative Districts

Student: Isaac Weiss Majors: Mathematics, Political Science Minor: Computer Science Advisors: Dr. John Ramsay, Dr. Bas van Doorn Gerrymandering has been around for centuries […]

Empty Stadiums, Empty Promises: A Study of the Impact of Mega-Sporting Events on the Civil Unrest of the Host Country

Student: Brandon Borges Major: Political Science Advisors: Fiacre Bienvenu, Bas van Doorn Mega-sporting events such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup […]

The Effect of an Antioxidant Supplement on a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Student: Jennifer Grossmann Major: Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience Advisors: Dr. Amy Jo Stavnezer, Dr. Susan Clayton Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes […]

Write It Slant: Queerness and Form in The Argonauts and Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through

Student: Eleanor Linafelt Majors: English, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Advisors: Natasha Bissonauth, Susanna Sacks This presentation is only available to College of Wooster […]

The Effect of Violence and Active Gameplay on Recognition of Advertisements in Video Games

Student: Charlie Quigley Major: Psychology Minor: History Advisors: Nathaniel Foster, Michael Casey The aim of my I.S. was to evaluate whether video game violence […]

How Minority Candidates’ Intersectional Identities Affect Their Use of Race and Gender Issue Ownership Campaign Strategies

Student: Emma Cotter Major: Political Science Minor: History Advisors: Dr. Angie Bos, Dr. Àlvaro Corral This thesis explores how a candidate’s intersectional identity affects […]

Efua Hayford

Explaining the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity: An Analysis of Farmers’ Land Tenure Security in Rural Ghana

Student: Efua Aferiba Hayford Major: Economics Advisors: Dr. Melanie Long, Dr. Amyaz Moledina This research considers lower productivity levels of female farmers and how […]

Mother Nature and Menvironmental Politics: How Gendered Frames Affect Support for the Clean Air Act

Student: Grace Montgomery Major: Political Science Advisor: Professor Angela Bos My I.S. examines whether and how gendered frames shape public support for the Clean […]

The Palm Oil Industry – Destructive or Sustainable? Defining Sustainable Palm Oil

Student: Henry Epling Major: Environmental Studies Advisors: Matt Mariola, Carlo Moreno Palm oil comes from the fruits of the African oil palm and is […]

Paleoenvironments Containing Coryphodon in the Fort Union and Willwood Formations Spanning the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

Student: Emily Randall Major: Geology Minor: Environmental Studies Wooster Advisor: Dr. Mark Wilson, Dr. Karen Alley Keck Advisors: Dr. Michael D’Emic, Dr. Simone Hoffmann, […]

Benjamin Ferling

Cashing In On Kaepernick:  A Visual Ideological Analysis of the Commodification of Racial Equity and Inclusion in Nike’s “Equality” and “Just Do It” Advertising Campaigns

Student: Benjamin Ferling Major: Communication Studies Minor: Political Science Advisors: Dr. Ahmet Atay, Dr. Melissa Weller There are few better ways to acquire the […]

Mia Palmerjar-Takaki

We’re All in This Together: The Relationship Between Ethnic Identity and Friends for Multi-ethnic Individuals in Emerging Adulthood

Student: Mia Palmejar-Takaki Majors: Psychology, Communication Studies Advisors: Dr. Amber Garcia, Dr. Michelle Johnson The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship […]