Jackson Stuff

A Call to Lights, Camera, and Action: How Hollywood Woke America to the Nazi Threat

Name: Jackson Stuff Majors: History, Education Advisor: Madonna Hettinger This thesis examines the evolution of anti-Nazi and pro-Intervention narratives from Hollywood films released between […]

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Investing in our Future: Identifying Students Most in Need of Assistance​

Name: Colin Mihalick Gutow Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Sofia Visa, Dr. Kowshik Bhowmik Here I will use Classification Trees, Pearson classification […]

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The Influence of Accent, Gender, and Ethnocentrism on Stereotype Content, “What Does the Black Legend Have to Do With Cusco?”: Un Discurso de la Alteridad, la Evangelización, y el Arte Religioso en el Cusco Colonial

Name: Cammy Bly Majors: Psychology, Spanish Advisors: Dr. Amber Garcia (Psychology), Hernán Medina (Spanish) Second reader: Dr. Evan Wilhelms (Psychology), Dr. Rebecca Garonzik (Spanish) […]

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Desperate Democrats in the Reagan Revolution: A Party Determined to Win the White House

Name: Matthew Akins Majors: Political Science, History Advisors: Dr. Bas van Doorn, Dr. Jordan Biro-Walters Bill Clinton’s 1992 election to the presidency as a […]

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Melting Water Towers: Analyzing the Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Glaciology and South Asian Agroeconomy

Name: Srushti Chaudhari Major: Geology Minor: Economics Advisor: Dr. Shelley Judge The glaciers in the Himalayan Range contribute to the discharge of major South […]

Kate Read

Forming National Identity through Commemoration: Representation within Postage Stamps at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum

Name: Kate Read Major: Anthropology Minor: Art History Advisors: Dr. Elizabeth Derderian & Dr. Zareen Thomas This independent study focuses on the idea of forming a national identity […]

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The Impacts of Childhood Parental Death Among College Aged Students

Name: Jillian Ness Majors: Sociology, Education Advisors: Heather Fitz-Gibbon This study analyzes college student’s experiences with childhood parental death. I explored this research through Rismam’s […]

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Physiological Anomalies in the Bullhead of the Cuyahoga River and Killbuck Creek

Name: Damien Jouriles Major: Biology Minor: Classical Languages (Latin) Advisor: Dr. R. Williams Second Reader: Dr. S Kelly Physiological biomarkers are an important but […]

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Exploring Classical Techniques through Portraiture as a Combination of Image and Object

Name: Maya McDonald Major: Studio Art Advisor: Marina Mangubi This collection of works, through the application of classical painting techniques, explores portraiture as a […]

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Does Positive Reinforcement Training Reduce Inter-Dog Reactivity in an Animal Shelter Setting?

Name: Ellison Zupan Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Ison and Dr. Stephanie Strand Second Reader: Dr. Hilary Edgington It has previously been shown that […]

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Two Tales of Murder and Intrigue: The Study and Practical Application of Current French Translation Techniques

Name: Joseph Kalmar Major: French and Francophone Studies Minor: History Advisors: Dr. Marion Duval and Dr. Harry Gamble Second Reader: Dr. Laura Burch This […]

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Applications of Constraint Programming in Sports Scheduling​

Name: Troy Baughman Majors: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Heather Guarnera Sports scheduling problems comprise in deciding the date and the setting in which each round […]

Audrey Holder

Meat Your Vegetables: An Exploration into Food Sustainability on a Small Liberal Arts Campus

Name: Audrey Holder Major: Anthropology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Seiko Matsuzawa, Heather Fitz Gibbon (second reader) There have been several studies that link food […]

Huy Kieu

An Analysis of Advanced SQL Injection Exploitation and Mitigation

Name: Huy Kieu Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics Advisor: Thomas Montelione While technology is unequivocally indispensable in the evolution of innovative enterprises and state-of-the-art […]

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Synthesis and Photophysical Evaluation of Porphyrin-Natural Product Hybrids for Use in Photodynamic Therapy

Name: Holly McAnlis Major: Chemistry Advisor: Dr. Paul Bonvallet Photodynamic therapy is a cancer treatment that involves dosing a patient with a drug molecule called a photosensitizer, […]

Jacob Shelton

A Linguistic Look at Liberty’s Gag: Vagueness in Spain’s Ley Mordaza

Name: Jacob Shelton Majors: History, Spanish Advisors: Osmer Balam, Katherine Holt This study analyzes the Spanish law of Public Security of 2015 to verify […]

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Making Sensory Neuroscience Comparative: A Review and Analysis of Orientation Selective Retinal Ganglion Cells

Name: Atticus Moats Major: Neurobiology, Sensory Communication Studies Advisors: Dr. Nicholas Brandley and Dr. John Neuhoff Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are cells in the retina of […]

Emilee R. Haines

Advances in characterizing the gene-encoded subunits that compose the nicotinate dehydrogenase and 6-hydroxynicotinate dehydrogenase complexes within the Bacillus niacini nicotinic acid degradation pathway

Name: Emilee R. Haines Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Mark Snider and Dr. Marie Southerland N-Heterocyclic aromatic compounds (NHACs) are […]

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Handwriting Recognition System: Comparative Analysis of Artificial Neural Network and Convolutional Neural Network Models

Name: Emily Pfau Major: Computer Science Minor: Political Science Advisor: Kowshik Bhowmik Handwriting recognition has been a challenging research area with many functions in everyday life. […]

Aubry Miller

The Economic Impact of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reefs: An Evaluation of the Provisioning Services of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Name: Aubry Miller Major: Economics Minor: Studio Art Advisors: Prof. Sookti Chaudhary and Prof. Phil Mellizo The climate crisis is an urgent issue facing […]