Combinatorics of Phylogenetic Trees and Networks
Name: Baihe Luo Major: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Colby Long and Dr. Robert Kelvey To view Baihe’s Independent Study, please click the button below (Wooster log-in credentials required)
The Influence of Familiarity with Faces on the Other-Race Classification Advantage
Name: Stacey Park Major: Psychology Advisor: Dr. Grit Herzmann; Dr. John Neuhoff (second reader) Own-race faces are often recognized faster than other-race faces, but the opposite trend […]
Queering NLP: A Non-Heteronormative Approach to Quantifying and Investigating Sentiment Bias against LGBTQ+ Identities in Word Embeddings
Name: Bang Nguyen Major: Computer Science Minor: Statistical & Data Sciences and Communication Studies Advisor: Professor Kowshik Bhowmik; Professor Thomas Montelione (second reader) To view Bang’s Independent Study, […]
Investigating Substrate Specificity for 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3- Monooxygenase (NicC) with Alternative Substrates: Consequences to Catalysis of Replacing the Ring Nitrogen
Name: May Zin Hlaing Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Mark Snider; Dr. Dean Fraga (second reader) 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-monooxygenase (NicC) is a group A flavin dependent […]
Healthy Democracy, Healthy Citizens: Examining how the Quality of Democracy Impacted the Public Health Responses in South Africa’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Name: Shankar Bhat Majors: Political Science Advisors: Dr. Michele Leiby Democracies are understood to improve the responsiveness of leaders to citizen needs due to […]
Prescribed Burns in Remnant Prairies: Pollinator Fidelity for Echinacea angustifolia and Plant Composition
Name: Maris Woldin Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Ison and Dr. Nick Brandley Over the last few centuries, anthropogenic activity has reduced the extent of prairie habitats […]
Wildfire Simulation Using Agent Based Modeling: Expanding Controlled Burn Seasons
Name: Morgan Kromer Major: Mathematics Minor: Statistical and Data Sciences Advisor: Dr. Colby Long; Dr. Drew Pasteur (second reader) The United States is home to many different […]
Elementary Geometry in Non-Elementary Spaces: Counting the Moduli Space of Pentagons on Finite Projective Planes
Name: Maxwell Hosler Major: Mathematics Minor: Computer Science Advisors: Dr. Robert Kelvey; Dr. Pam Pierce (second reader) In the world of projective geometry, we think about spaces in […]
Help Wanted: An Investigation of Professionals’ Approaches to and Perceptions Regarding Vocational Development When Working with Young Adults with Autism or Down Syndrome
Name: Rachel Semel Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor: Education Advisor: Joan E. Furey, Ph.D.; Cara Hammond (second reader) The purpose of this study was to investigate the […]
Adaptive NPC Behavior in Maze Chase Game Using Genetic Algorithms
Name: Karen Suzue Major: Computer Science Minor: Studio Art Advisor: Drew Guarnera; Sofia Visa (second reader) Game balancing, which involves fine-tuning in-game factors to match the capabilities and […]
On Implementing and Testing the RSA Algorithm
Name: Kien Le Majors: Mathematics and Computer Science Advisors: Sofia Visa and Subhadip Chowdhury In this work, we give a comprehensive introduction to the RSA cryptosystem, […]
Sweeney Todd: Adaptation Across Media & Time
Name: Jack Williams Major: Communication Studies Minors: Music and Global Media & Digital Studies Advisors: Dr. Oscar Mejia and Dr. Ahmet Atay The character of Sweeney Todd has […]
Designing and Implementing a First-Person Shooter
Name: Hung Vu Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics Advisor: Drew Guarnera; Kowshik Bhowmik (second reader) The video game industry is a one of the larger and […]
Human Capital Investment through Education: The way to an equitable middle class in South Africa
Name: Laura Peterjohn Major: Economics Minor: English Advisor: Dr. Brooke Krause; Dr Melanie Long (second reader) When Apartheid ended in 1994 South Africa was left with one of […]
Fatty Acids and the Innate Immune System: A Study Infecting Caenorhabditis elegans with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Name: Shankar A Bhat Major: Biology Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Strand Fatty acids have been previously determined to be required for the activation of certain immune response […]
The Play’s The Thing: An Analysis of Professional and Amateur Queer Theater from 1967-1987 Through the Lens of Star Trek: The Original Series Fandom
Name: Cat Moreschi Majors: Theater and Dance, History Advisors: Christina Welsch, Naoko Skala (Advisor) For generations, queer people have struggled to find representations of […]
In Hot Water! Using Numerical Analysis to show the Effects of Climate Change on the Great Lakes
Name: Molly Likins Major: Mathematics Advisors: Subhadip Chowdhury, Drew Pasteur (Second Reader) Our Great Lakes have been suffering from the unstable weather since the […]
Using Computational Methods to Study Changes in the Fundamental and Overtone NH Stretches due to Solvent Effects
Name: Sarah Mullen Major: Chemistry Minor: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Karl Feierabend, Dr. Sarah Sobeck (second reader) Computational chemistry uses computer simulations to solve chemical […]
Molecular recognition within the ES complex: A mechanistic investigation to discern how 6-hydroxynicotinate-3-monooxygenase (NicC) distinguishes between substrate analogues when enhancing its rate of NADH oxidation
Name: Joel Kpakpo Brown Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Mark J. Snider Group A flavin dependent monooxygenases catalyze the ortho or para […]
A Critical Analysis of Antiracist Pedagogical Strategies and Diverse Young Adult Literature for White Educators
Name: Jenna Stanton Majors: English, Education Advisors: Dr. Susanna Sacks, Dr. Christopher Kang (second reader) This independent study attempts to answer the following research […]