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 […]
Every August, students come to The College of Wooster from various locations – down the street, out of state, or even overseas – to […]
In his research on classical history and literature, Dante King finds relating the work to modern-day circumstances to be one of the most exciting […]
For students with multiple majors like Jonas Short, Independent Study can act as an opportunity to combine multiple interests in a project they’re truly […]
When Natalia Parra ’21 decided to be a part of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in Atlanta after the death of George Floyd […]
Combining biology and religious studies, two fields that would seem to be at odds with each other, into one Independent Study project as a […]
Maresa Taté spent her senior year studying the Other Race Effect, which is the tendency for people to more accurately recognize faces within their race, rather than outside of their race. Taté focused her research on how external features and hair alterations affect this perception. Taté was able to develop a plan with her faculty mentor that met her needs specifically.
For his Independent Study, Cesar Lopez sought to answer the question of how queer Central Americans go about reimagining new familial units and negotiate meaning in new relationships when they are confronted with the need to reconstruct a family. The sociology major interviewed several people who identify as queer and/or Central American to learn more about how they experience family life in the U.S. and how they actively engage in family construction or homebuilding for themselves.
Using topics close to her heart to drive research, Olivia Proe’s Independent Study focused on government suicide prevention initiatives aimed at youth in New Zealand. New Zealand has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world, despite being ranked one of the happiest countries, so Proe set out to discover why that is and if the government does anything to address the issue.
Alayt Issak, a mathematics major with a minor in studio art, wanted to combine her lifelong interest in art with the intrigue that arose around artificial intelligence (AI) after watching a talk given by a research engineer in Machine Learning.
Attracted to the idea of mentored research and “the opportunity to delve deeply into a topic and become an expert,” Claire Wineman ’21 came […]
Delaney Zuver ’21 collected and analyzed narratives of how people remember the summer of 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, mid-2020 election, and during the summer riots against racial injustice.
Stachal Harris ’21 analyzes how verbal and visual race-based appeals affect voting habits of all racial groups
TongTong Wu ’21 studied the impact that COVID-19 news has on anxiety, depression, and empathy.
Isabella Ilievski ’21 investigates multimedia content delivery for social dependent learners
A Transient Kinetic Investigation of the Decarboxylative-Hydroxylation of 5-Cl-6-Hydroxynicotinic Acid Name: Jack Redick Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Mark Snider, Dr. Paul […]
While sociology and computer science may seem like a “rare combination” Zhen Guo ’21, who came to The College of Wooster as an international student from Beijing, China, sees more research combing the disciplines in the future.
Hannah Lane-Davies ’21 explores the commitments of contemporary birth workers
Name: Daniel Halbing Major: Physics, Philosophy Advisors: Dr. Susan Lehman, Dr. Niklas Manz The predictability of flight of the Adidas Conext15, Adidas Jabulani, Adidas […]
Name: Ariel Xie Majors: Physics, Mathematics Minor: Computer Science Advisors: Dr. Lindner, Dr. Kelvey How does sunset look like on exoplanets? For some eccentric […]