APEX Fellowship | Anushree Rustagi
Major: Psychology Class Year: 2025 Organization: One Eighty As a Community Relations Intern at OneEighty, Wooster, Ohio, I will work across their related departments to analyze outreach […]
APEX Fellowship | Sabrina Azad
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders Class Year: 2024 Organization: Community Action of Wayne and Medina Counties As an intern for CAW/M, I will prepare informational […]
APEX Fellowship | Daphnye Henderson
Majors: Education (with licensure), Sociology Class Year: 2024 Organization: Community Action of Wayne and Medina Counties As an intern for Community Action Wayne/ Medina, […]
APEX Fellowship | Makeda Teklemichael
Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Class Year: 2024 Organization: Medical Experience Academy I’ll be interning at Medical Experience Academy in Greenville, South Carolina, where […]
APEX Fellowship | Katherine Shambaugh
Major: Classical Studies – Classical Languages Class Year: 2024 Organization: Cornell University As an intern for Cornell University’s Classics Department in Ithaca, NY, I […]
APEX Fellowship | Eleanor Weiker
Major: Self-Designed Pathway: Public Health Class Year: 2024 Organization: Nationwide Children’s Hospital I’ll be working with a strength and conditioning coach from Nationwide Children’s […]
APEX Fellowship | Brendan Ortiz
Major: Environmental Studies Pathway: Global Impacts Class Year: 2023 Organization: Akron Cooperative Farms I will be working with Akron Cooperative Farms in an immersive farm cooperative experience, […]
APEX Fellowship | Amber Dinchman
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Class Year: 2023 Organization: Northeast Ohio Medical University This summer, I will be an Integrative Medical Sciences Research Fellow […]
APEX Fellowship | Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe
Major: Business Economics Class Year: 2024 Organization: Ecobank Ghana As an intern for Ecobank, a transactional retail banking company in Ghana, I will support the credit analyst […]
Sioux Resistance: How the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People Maintain Their Fight Against the United States for Sovereignty and Land
Name: Natalie Bean Major: History Minor: French and Francophone Studies Advisor: Dr. Jordan Biro Walters This independent study seeks to determine how members of the Sioux Nation resisted […]
A Knock-out Experiment on a Neuronal Boolean Model
Name: Aelon Ketema Samuel Advisor: Dr. Erzsébet Ravasz Regan, Dr. Rebecca Williams (second reader) Major: Neurobiology Minor: Studio Art Neuronal cell cycle is a […]
The Infection Frequency and Severity of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Northern Two-Lined Salamanders in Wooster Ohio
Name: Vince Gilleylen Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Rick Lehtinen, Dr, Stephanie Strand The study of invasive species and their effects is often vital in the process of […]
Positive, Negative, and Apocalyptic Climate Messages: The Effect on Attitudes and Possible Future Behaviors Toward Sharks
Name: Truong Nguyen Majors: Communication Studies and Environmental Studies Advisors: Denise Bostdorff and Matt Mariola The purpose of this study is to find out the best […]
Are You Sure You Don’t Know Me? A Facial Recognition Study and Examination of the Other-Race Effect with External Feature Alterations
Name: Emma Saxton Major: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Advisor: Dr. Grit Herzmann The Other-Race Effect is the phenomena wherein people recognize individuals of their own- race, or […]
Cheer Me Up: A Game Theoretic Optimisation Analysis of the Relationships Between Morale, Corruption and Individual Tax Evasion Decisions
Name: Pragya Mittal Majors: Mathematics and Economics Advisor: Dr. Moses Luri This paper asks the question, “what is the impact of morale on evasion, when corruption and […]
For Every Adaptation Belonging to Me as Good Belongs to You: Analyzing Intertextuality in Lauren Gunderson’s Literature-Based Plays
Name: Brian Luck Majors: English and Theatre & Dance Minor: Education Advisors: Dr. Shirley Huston-Findley and Dr. Susanna Sacks This Independent Study explores the ways in which playwright […]
Using Machine Learning and Regression Techniques to Rank Liberal Arts Colleges on Social Mobility and the Advancement of Underrepresented Groups
Name: Melita Wiles Majors: Physics and Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Christina Horr, Dr. Drew Pasteur (second reader) The purpose of higher education is to contribute to the […]
Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M.): An Investigation of Recreational Sports Teams’ Coaches’ Knowledge of Best Practices for Working with Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Name: Abigail Johnson Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders and Education Advisor: Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D. This study investigated community recreation sports teams’ coaches’ knowledge regarding working with […]
To Clean or Not to Clean: Exploring the Ability of Biocidal Compounds to Induce Physiological Changes in Bacteria that may Increase the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Name: Kayla R. Bertholf Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor: Religious Studies Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Strand The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in non-clinical settings is increasing, and […]
Exploring Augmented Reality Using Snapchat’s Lens Studio
Name: Gunjan Joshi Major: Computer Science Minor: Economics Advisors: Dr. Drew Guarnera and Dr. Thomas Montelione Augmented reality is a technology that uses visual elements, sounds, hardware like […]