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What’s the Buzz? Presence of a Honey Bee Hive Decreases Native Bee Visitation to Native Plant Gardens in Northeast Ohio

Name: Ren Johnson Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Jennifer Ison, Reed Johnson, Hilary Edgington; Sharon Lynn (second reader) Apis mellifera, honey bees, are kept worldwide to […]

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Visual Looming Cues Increase the Auditory Looming Bias​

Name: Maggie McCracken Major: Psychology Advisor: John Neuhoff Approaching, or looming, objects have been environmentally important cues throughout human evolution because of potential danger. Humans integrate […]

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Grotesque Cultural Exchange; A Study of Japanese Fashion History

Name: Brimmer Morrison Major: History Minor: French and Francophone Studies Advisors: Madonna Hettinger Focusing first on the importance of Rei Kawakubo in developing her […]

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Are the eyes the window to the soul? An investigation into the role the eyes play in emotion recognition

Name: Katherine Ann Billetdeaux Major: Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience Advisor: Dr. Grit Herzmann; Dr. Evan Wilhelms (second reader) Facial expressions are used to convey important information […]

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Conjuring Authenticity: The Coven, Buckland Museum, and the Representation of Magic Behind Glass

Name: Ellen Nikirk Majors: History and Anthropology Advisors: Dr. Katie Holt and Dr. Pamela Frese Paganism and other nature-based religions are some of the fastest growing spiritual […]

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Developing Yeast as a Cellular-based Neurotransmitter Fluorescently Engineered Reporter for Acetylcholine

Name: William Valentine McMichael Major: Neurobiology Advisors: Dr. William Morgan, Dr. Seth Kelly The ability to detect neurotransmitter release and concentration at the synapse […]

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Effect of Adipokinetic Hormone on Blood-feeding Behavior and Digestion of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Name: Ngoc Khanh Lai Major: Biology Advisor:  Dr. Laura Sirot; Dr. Sharon Lynn (second reader) The Aedes aegypti mosquito is one of the main vectors that […]

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Women of Appalachia: Common Ground, Different Matriarch

Name: Cecelia Bagnoli Majors: Communication Studies and Environmental Studies Advisor: Dr. Oscar Mejía The purpose of my Independent Study was to create a podcast, which you […]

Testing the effect of Intermittent fasting on anxiety and inflammation in rats with altered gut microbiota

Name: Nivedita Rathaur Majors: Biology, Economics Advisors: Dr. Sharon Lynn and Dr. Huiting Tian The impact of intermittent fasting (IF) on stress was determined by considering anxiety-levels […]

“TIME 4 CHANGE” A Lyrical Analysis of Conscious Rap Songs During The Black Lives Matter Era

Name: Kea’Shaun Phillips Major: Communication Studies Advisor: Denise Bostdorff My independent study is a lyrical analysis of conscious rap songs and their correlation with […]

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APEX Fellowship | Adam Hinden

Major: Chinese Studies, Anthropology Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: He/Him/His Faculty Mentor: Stephanie Strand As a research intern at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, […]

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 […]