Sweeney Todd: Adaptation Across Media & Time
Name: Jack Williams Major: Communication Studies Minors: Music and Global Media & Digital Studies Advisors: Dr. Oscar Mejia and Dr. Ahmet Atay The character of Sweeney Todd has […]
Designing and Implementing a First-Person Shooter
Name: Hung Vu Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics Advisor: Drew Guarnera; Kowshik Bhowmik (second reader) The video game industry is a one of the larger and […]
Human Capital Investment through Education: The way to an equitable middle class in South Africa
Name: Laura Peterjohn Major: Economics Minor: English Advisor: Dr. Brooke Krause; Dr Melanie Long (second reader) When Apartheid ended in 1994 South Africa was left with one of […]
Fatty Acids and the Innate Immune System: A Study Infecting Caenorhabditis elegans with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Name: Shankar A Bhat Major: Biology Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Strand Fatty acids have been previously determined to be required for the activation of certain immune response […]
The Play’s The Thing: An Analysis of Professional and Amateur Queer Theater from 1967-1987 Through the Lens of Star Trek: The Original Series Fandom
Name: Cat Moreschi Majors: Theater and Dance, History Advisors: Christina Welsch, Naoko Skala (Advisor) For generations, queer people have struggled to find representations of […]
In Hot Water! Using Numerical Analysis to show the Effects of Climate Change on the Great Lakes
Name: Molly Likins Major: Mathematics Advisors: Subhadip Chowdhury, Drew Pasteur (Second Reader) Our Great Lakes have been suffering from the unstable weather since the […]
Using Computational Methods to Study Changes in the Fundamental and Overtone NH Stretches due to Solvent Effects
Name: Sarah Mullen Major: Chemistry Minor: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Karl Feierabend, Dr. Sarah Sobeck (second reader) Computational chemistry uses computer simulations to solve chemical […]
Molecular recognition within the ES complex: A mechanistic investigation to discern how 6-hydroxynicotinate-3-monooxygenase (NicC) distinguishes between substrate analogues when enhancing its rate of NADH oxidation
Name: Joel Kpakpo Brown Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Mark J. Snider Group A flavin dependent monooxygenases catalyze the ortho or para […]
A Critical Analysis of Antiracist Pedagogical Strategies and Diverse Young Adult Literature for White Educators
Name: Jenna Stanton Majors: English, Education Advisors: Dr. Susanna Sacks, Dr. Christopher Kang (second reader) This independent study attempts to answer the following research […]
African Queens: The Unknown Voices of the Archaeological Record
Name: Raena Gamble Major: Archaeology Minors: Classical Studies, Art History Advisors: Dr. Siavash Samei The marginalization of female voices is a common occurrence throughout […]
Add Women and Stir: The Effect of Female Mentorship on Women’s Law School Experiences
Name: Riley Smith Major: Political Science-US National Politics Minor: German Studies Advisors: Dr. Angie Bos, Désirée Weber (second reader) This study examines the effect […]
Modeling Meets Mirror Lake: How Highly Urbanized Areas Influence Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Name: Mazvita Marilyn Chikomo Majors: Environmental Geoscience Advisors: Dr. Shelley Judge, Dr. Greg Wiles (Second Reader) Water plays a vital role in sustaining life, […]
Deep Roots in Eroding Soil: Building Decolonial Resilience Amidst Climate Violence and Displacement in a Louisiana Bayou Indigenous Community
Name: Lia McGrath Kahan Major: Environmental Studies—Environment and Society Advisors: Dr. Iemanja Brown, Dr. Carlo Moreno (second reader) The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe of coastal […]
Finding a Way Home: Examining Outcomes of Foster Care after Maltreatment
Name: Sky Gill Major: Statistical and Data Sciences Minors:Sociology, Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Christina Horr, Dr. Jillian Morrison (second reader) Foster care in the […]
Setting the Stage for Representation: Women Candidates and Moderators’ Impact on the Prevalence of Women’s Issues in Presidential Primary Debates
Name: Hannah Groetsch Major: Political Science: U.S. National Politics Minor: English Advisors: Dr. Angela Bos, Dr. Avram Muñoz (second reader) This Independent Study explores […]
Time Flies: An analysis of circadian impact upon cell cycle regulation using Boolean modeling and a Drosophila model
Name: Emma Davidson Majors: Neurobiology Advisors: Erzsebet Regan, Seth Kelly The circadian system is an incredibly conserved physiological component of nearly all living organisms […]
Puffins, the Charismatic Clowns of the Sea: Examining the Relationship Between Community Identity and the Social Construction of Animals
Name: Megan Tuennerman Majors: Sociology, Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Heather Fitz Gibbon This study analyzes the factors, internal and external, that affect the relationship […]
Propaganda, Print Culture, and Popular Opinion: Newsletters and Pamphlets in Seventeenth-Century England
Name: Zdena Sinkhorn Major: History Minor: Philosophy Advisor: Dr. Christina Welsch Marchamont Needham’s unique role as a journalist in seventeenth century England allows for […]
The Impact of the Securitization of Children and Armed Conflict in the United Nations Security Council on the United Nations System
Name: Emily Todd Major: Political Science: International Relations Minor: Psychology Advisor: Dr. Kent Kille This study explores the interactions between securitization, human security, the […]
“Why Not a Woman?”: A Study of How the Media Portrays Women Vice Presidential Candidates
Name: Abigail McFarren Major: Political Science—U.S. National Politics Focus Minor: History Advisors: Dr. Angie Bos, Dr. Dr. Avi Muñoz (Second Reader) The purpose of […]