2024 Senior Research Symposium | Online Directory
View the 58 projects presented as part of the Online Symposium below. Search by student name, project title, advisor, major, or minor.
Back to 2024 Symposium| Name | Project Title | Advisors | Major(s) | Minor(s) | Pathway |
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| Drew Baird | A Power in the Land: The First Transcontinental Railroad and the Second American System | Jeff Roche; Ibra Sene (second reader) | History | Political Science; English | |
| Zimu Jia | Looking for Barriers for Asian College Students in Seeking Help from Psychological Counseling | Claudia Thompson; Susan Clayton | Psychology | ||
| George Kyle Stringer | Investigating Physiological Abnormalities Induced by Contaminated Aquatic Sites in Freshwater Fish Across Northeast Ohio | Rebecca Williams; Erzsébet Regan (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| Koryn McNeil | “Frogtastic Moms”: Analysis of Variation Within Maternal Care of Strawberry Poison Dart Frogs in Comparison to Ecological Variables and Reproductive Success | Rick Lehtinen; Laura Sirot (second reader) | Biology | Pre-Veterinary | |
| Zion Vital | Faces for Profit Documentary: Exploring the Increased Utilization of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Celebrities in Commercial Brand Strategies | Nii Kotei Nikoii; Ahmet Atay | Global Media and Digital Studies | ||
| Jack Sweeney | The Association Between Adult ADHD Symptoms and Insecure Attachment Representations | Michael Casey; Bryan Karazsia | Psychology | Philosophy | |
| Aaron Huq | Garos: A Displaced Community's Fight for Epistemic Justice | Christina Welsch; Elizabeth Schiltz | History; Philosophy | ||
| Kiki Giles | My Language is My Culture: Language Attitudes, Language Use, and the Linguistic Identity Construction of Moroccan University Students | Pam Frese; Harry Gamble | Anthropology; French and Francophone Studies | Middle Eastern and North African Studies | |
| Maddie Peek | The Effects of College Athletics on Students with ADHD: A Comparison of Academic Success, Social Wellbeing, and Anxiety between Off-Season, In-Season, and Non-Athletes | Michael Casey; Claudia Thompson (second reader) | Psychology | Spanish | |
| Madison Becker | The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Physiological Function: A Focus on Microorganisms and Their Role in Human Metabolism | Stephanie Strand | Biology | ||
| Emma Smith | Investigating the role of the RNA-binding protein Nab2 in pre-mRNA splicing in Drosophila Melanogaster | Seth Kelly; Erzsébet Reganl; Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu (second reader) | Biology | ||
| Eleanor Weiker | Impacts of Birth on Infants and Mothers | Sharon Lynn; Stephanie Strand (second reader) | Self-Designed Public Health | Environmental Studies | |
| Tudor Lungu | Adaptive Responses to Unpredictable Feeding: Exploring Metabolic Adaptations, Glucocorticoid Dynamics, and Body Mass Modulations | Sharon Lynn | Neuroscience-Neurobiology | ||
| Troy Johnson | Buried History: Exploring the Sacred Bond Between African Americans and Their Cemeteries | Pam Frese; Beth Derderian | Anthropology | Studio Art | |
| Elijah W. Shoaf | Taiwan: Public Diplomacy and Foreign Perception | Matthew Krain; Joseph Coll (second reader) | Global & International Studies | Spanish | |
| Amelia Morra | Exploring the Impact of Temperature and Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf Extract on Biofilm Formation and Bacterial Growth in Pseudomonas Strains: Insights Into Antibiotic-Resistant Infections | Stephanie Strand; Laura Sirot | Biology | ||
| Tyler Hilbert | Playground to Portfolio: Uncovering the Potential for Investment Grade Returns in Collectible Sports and Pokémon Cards | Amyaz Moledina; Colin Davison | Business Economics | Statistical & Data Sciences; Physical Education | |
| Tyler Rak | Crossing the Rubicon: Brazilian Water Access from Public Provision to Privatization | Katherine Holt; Matthew Krain | Political Science; History | Religious Studies; South Asian Studies | Digital and Visual Storytelling |
| Kennedy Shelton | A Rhetorical Analysis of Chinese Netizens' Use of Artistic Expression to Advocate for Social Change in Response to the Chained Woman Case | Denise Bostdorff; Ziying You | Communication Studies; Chinese Studies | ||
| Earl Steve Stephens III | Regulating The Digital Frontier: A Comparative Analysis Of Bitcoin Regulatory Policy In El Salvador And The Central African Republic | Megan Wrobel; Jeffrey S. Lantis (second reader) | Comparative Political Science | ||
| Abigail Lyon | Elucidating the nicotinic acid degradation pathway in Bacillus niacini: Investigating the catabolic function of a flavin monooxygenase (FMO), domain of unknown function (DUF), and hypothetical protein (HP) | Mark Snider; Paul Edmiston (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| Yasmine Fazazi | The Buddy System: Incorporating AI in mental health – Mobile app development & Empirical study of AI perceptions | Heather Guarnera; Nathan Foster | Computer Science; Psychology | Data Science | |
| Sabrina Azad | Speech-Language Therapy and Neurodegeneration: An Investigation of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions of Maintenance-Based Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment for Adults with Primary Progressive Aphasia | Joan E. Furey; Cara Hammond (second reader) | Communication Sciences and Disorders | Education | |
| Christa Zianni | Short-Term vs Long-Term Effects of DREADDs in the Mouse Motor Cortex | Alfredo Zúñiga; Susan Clayton (second reader) | Neuroscience | Spanish; Mathematics | |
| Luke Wilson | Anisotropic and Relativistic Diffusion with Partial Differential Equations | Michael Bush; Megan Nieberding | Mathematics; Physics | ||
| Ben Byars | Playing for Power: Evaluating Sportswashing with a Case Studies Approach | Jeffrey Lantis | Global and International Studies | Spanish | |
| Taylor Lynch | Grasshoppers on the College of Wooster Campus: Abundance & Environmental Conditions | Nicholas Brandley | Biology | German Studies; Art History | Museum & Archival Studies |
| Olivia Nengel | The Social and Economic Impact of the Great Migration on Akron, Ohio | Beatrice Adams; Ibra Sene (second reader) | History | Spanish | |
| Carrie Buckwalter | Ou Quest for a New World Order: the Effects of Collective Narcissism and Conspiratorial Belief on Sharing Conspiratorial Headlines | Joseph Coll; Nathan Foster | Political Science; Psychology | ||
| Sarah Epstein | Pesticides in the Atmosphere: The Heterogeneous Ozonolysis of Triticonazole | Jennifer Faust | Chemistry | Public Health | |
| Jackie P. Moshier | Development of an In-Field Sampling Device for Parts-Per-Quadrillion Levels of PFAS in Treated Water | Paul Edmiston; Jennifer Faust | Chemistry | ||
| Turbat Enkhtur | Developing "WoOral": A Full Stack Web Application for Streamlined Thesis Defense Scheduling with User Interface Design Focus | Sofia Visa; Thomas Montelione | Computer Science | ||
| Grace Ann Lindgren | Optimizing Neural Network Architecture in Artificial Intelligence | Colby Long; Qimin Huang (second reader) | Mathematics | ||
| Emma Shinker | "Shades of Pemberley": Transformation and Preservation through Adaptations of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice | Jennifer Hayward; Christina Welsch | English; History | ||
| Shane Epstein-Petrullo | Boom or Bust: An Investigation of Rookie Running Back Performance Through the NFL Draft | Jillian Morrison; Colby Long | Statistics and Data Science | Mathematics, Environmental Studies | |
| Sean C. Gaston | Mapping Hokkaido: An Accessibility Focused Public Archaeology View of Ainu Space and Japanese Maps | Olivia Navarro-Farr; James Bonk | Archaeology; East Asian Studies | ||
| Ellen McAllister | Changing the Narrative to Change the Climate: An English Teacher's Guide to Incorporating Environmental Literature in High Schools | Chris Suarez; Ryan Ozar (second reader) | English; AYA Integrated Language Arts Education | Environmental Studies | |
| Fareeda Elinam Abu-Juam | Probing The Relationship Between Partial Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Cell Shape in Epithelial Cells | Erzsébet Regan; James West (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Computer Science | |
| Mary Elizabeth Sirois | Soak Up the Sun: Exploring the Ability of Quantum Dots to Increase PAR Transmission in Seaman Corporation’s Dura-Grow Greenhouse Film to Improve Plant Growth | Annastassia Gallo; Paul L. Edmiston | Chemistry | ||
| Kiera Smith | Expanding the Limits of Storytelling: An Imaginative Exploration of the Interpretive Impact of Stories in Entertainment, Art, Media, and Life | Nii Nikoi | Global Media and Digital Studies | Digital and Visual Storytelling | |
| Shivam Dewan | Elucidating the Role of Reactive Oxygen Species on Dopamine 𝛽-Hydroxylase Activity and Aggregation | Annastassia Gallo; Mark J. Snider | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| Claire Brennan | Small Scale, Big Impact: The Power of Local Food Systems in Repairing Food Literacy and the Consumer-Producer Divide | Matt Mariola; Carlo Moreno | Environmental Studies | Environment and Society | |
| Minh Phan | Charting the Conversational Cart: A Voice-Driven Adventure into Creating a Virtual Assistant for Grocery Shopping | Sofia Visa; Thomas Montelione | Computer Science | Studio Art | Digital and Visual Storytelling |
| Riley Anderson | A Dive into Pseudomonas “PC” Series Phages; The Good, The Bad, The Virulent | Stephanie Strand; Anna Gallo | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| Sophia Gilmore | Effects of Co-cultured Bacteria and Fungi on Pseudomonas protegens or Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Stephanie Strand; Erzsébet Regan | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| Kaiya Magnuson | A Performance Analysis of the Sum of Sines and Fast Fourier Transform Algorithms for Real-Time Ocean Rendering | Asa'd As'ad | Computer Science | Mathematics; French & Francophone Studies | |
| Otilia Oita | Transmission and Polymorphisms of Culex Flavivirus in Wild-Caught Culex Mosquitoes from Cleveland, Ohio | Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu; Rebecca Williams (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| Carolyn Klein | Investigating the Influence of Pond Size and Water Quality on Water Bird Visitation at the William J. Robertson Nature Preserve | Carlo Moreno; Jennifer Ison (second reader) | Environmental Studies | ||
| Alana Rivas-Scott | Is Voting From Your Dorm the New Norm: Understanding College Students' Preferred Vote Method | Megan Wrobel; Ashley Sorensen (second reader) | Political Science | Economics | |
| Auna Campbell | The Effects of Early Christianity on Early Medieval Scottish Mortuary Practices | Nigel Brush; Peter Pozefsky | Archaeology; History | Anthropology | |
| Aryan Tamrakar | Exploring Swarm Behavior for Artistic Rendering: From Abstract Art to Targeted Image Rendition | Daniel Palmer; Heather Guarnera | Computer Science | Economics | |
| Graham Harper | Allostatic Load and Subjective Disease Risk Predicts Perceived Environmental Control | Michael Casey | Psychology | ||
| Rachael Nicole Dudziak | Differentiating the Effects of Androgenic and Anti-androgenic Oral Contraceptives on Rodent Behavior | Amy Jo Stavnezer; Claudia Thompson; Alfredo Zúñiga (second reader) | Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
| Emily Greenland | Growing the Buzz: Promoting Local Bee, Wasp, and Plant Knowledge Through Biodiversity Surveys and Environmental Education | Jennifer Ison, Carlo Moreno | Biology | Environmental Studies | |
| Rue Ressler | Cell on the Run! Boolean Modeling of the Migrating Epithelial Cell and Induction of Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition by OVOL2 and GRHL2 | Erzsébet Regan; Stephanie Strand (second reader) | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| Antonia Owens Detwiler | Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia | Matthew Krain; Désirée Weber | Global & International Studies, Focus in Political Science | Communications | Global Impacts |
| Jenny Renner | “I Will Walk With You”: The Role of Engaged Communities in the Work of Jesuit Refugee Service | Laura Burch; Harry Gamble (second reader) | French and Francophone Studies | Anthropology; Education | Global Impacts |
| Austin Piatt | Supreme Stereotyping: The Effects of Gender and Race on the Editorial Media’s Coverage of Nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court | Megan Wrobel; Ashley Sorensen | Political Science | ||
| Aymane Lachhab | The Effects of Benfotiamine on Glucose Metabolism in a 6-OHDA mouse model of Parkinson’s Disease | Alfredo Zuniga, Grit Herzmann | Neuroscience | Biology; Computer Science | |
| Hannah D. Eastman | Advocacy or Authorship: A Sustained Organizational Influence Analysis of the American Legislative Exchange Council's Voter ID Act, 2011-14 | Megan Wrobel and Jordan Biro-Walters | Political Science and History | ||
| Paul Thomas Fischer | The Theory and Application of Convolutional Neural Networks for Vehicle Body Style Recognition | Dr. Colby Long, Dr. Marian Frazier | Statistical and Data Sciences | Sociology | |
| Mian Mann | 怖い (kowaii) to 可愛い (kawaii): The Transformation of the Kappa and Tsuchigumo in Japanese Media | Dr. Ng and Dr. Miyawaki | Anthropology, East Asian History | History | |
| Emma Connors | Michael Casey (Advisor) and Meredith Hope (Second Reader) | Psychology; Early Childhood Education | |||
| Ellie Stroke | Dr. Asa’d As’ad, Dr. Heather Guarnera | Computer Science | Studio Art | ||
| Jack Donahue | Advisor: Dr. Mark Snider Second Reader: Dr. James West | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |||
| Thomas Pitney | Marion Duval, Ph.D.; Jeffrey Lantis, Ph.D. | Political Science; French & Francophone Studies | Global Impacts | ||
| Tights Adane Berhe | Heather Guarnera | Computer Science | |||
| Fernanda Banuelos | Brian Cope and Rebecca Garonzik | Spanish; Early Childhood Education | |||
| Grace Alexandrwski | John Siewert, Laura Burch | Art History; French and Francophone Studies | Studio Art |