Julian Ballestreros

The Physiological and Psychological Effects of Accelerated Rehabilitation, Visualization, and Virtual Reality on ACL Rehabilitation

Name: Julian Ballesteros Major: Biology Advisors: Nicholas Brandley Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most common knee injuries among athletes. This […]

Modeling Premier League Success with Extreme Gradient Boosting

Name: Dillon Wheeler Majors: Statistical and Data Sciences Minors: Economics Advisors: Christina Horr, Moses Luri In this study data over the course of seven […]

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Integrating Communication and Culture in Intermediate French Classes

Name: Libby Malone Majors: French and Education Advisors: Rebecca Grenouilleau-Loescher, Matthew Broda This Independent Study focuses on the importance of communication and culture in […]

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Following the Lead: Impact of Soil Amendments on Lead Toxicity to Tomato Plants

Name: Alicia McElwee Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Religious Studies Advisors: Dr. Paul Edmiston, Dr. Mark Snider (second reader) Heavy metal contamination in the […]

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Eradicating Pseudomonas Biofilms through Synergistic Interaction of Manuka Honey and Bacteriophage PF7

Name: Emma Bossaert Majors: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisor: William Morgan Bacterial biofilms are a major cause of chronic wound infections and are infamously […]

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Are We Listening To Their Silent Voices? An Investigation of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Knowledge of Spasmodic Dysphonia, Their Perceptions of Treatment, and Patient Experiences with Treatment

Name: Katlyn Yeager Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor: Education Advisors: Donald M. Goldberg, Joan E. Furey (Second Reader) The purpose of this study […]

What’s in the Air: Characterization of Particulate Matter in Wooster, Ohio

Name: David DiGena-Segal Major: Chemistry Advisors: Jennifer A. Faust, Rebekah E. Gray, and Paul L. Edmiston Pesticides are commonly found environmental contaminants and health […]

Kate Schlegel

Integrating Art History into K-5 Social Studies Classrooms

Name: Kate Schlegel Majors: Art History, Education Advisor: Tracy Cosgriff & Allison Neptune This independent study investigates the possibility for interaction between art and […]

Richie Pajak

A Simulation of the Economic Impact of Disaster Events

Name: Richie Pajak Major: Computer Science Minor: Economics Advisor: Heather Guarnera The goal of this project is to determine the impact of natural disasters […]

Elijah Miller

Feelin’ Groovy: A Visual Rebranding of Radio Corporation of America Records

Name: Elijah Miller Major: Communication Studies Minor: Global Media and Digital Studies Advisor: Ahmet Atay Second Reader: Nii Nikoi In this project, I explored […]

Sabrina Helck

The Infinity Conundrum: Understanding Topics in Set Theory and the Continuum Hypothesis

Name: Sabrina Helck Major: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Subhadip Chowdhury; Dr. Rob Kelvey (second reader) This project is concerned with articulating the necessary background in […]

Katie Thompson

Learning in Virtual and In-Person Elementary Classrooms: Elementary Teachers Experiences with Virtual Classrooms and their Immediacy Strategies

Name: Katie Thompson Majors: Communication Studies, Early Childhood Education with Licensure Advisors: Zhenyu Tian, Megan Wereley The COVID-19 pandemic created a shift from in-person […]

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators of Why Women Enter STEM

Name: Marian Overfield Major: Psychology Advisor: Meredith Hope This study examines the relationship between types of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) majors and […]

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 […]