Senior Research Symposium 2024

Name: Yasmine Fazazi Title: The Buddy System: Incorporating AI in mental health – Mobile app development & Empirical study of AI perceptions Major: Computer Science; Psychology […]

Name: Fareeda Elinam Abu-Juam Title: Probing The Relationship Between Partial Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Cell Shape in Epithelial Cells Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Minor: Computer Science Advisors: Erzsébet Regan; […]

Name: Ellen McAllister Title: Changing the Narrative to Change the Climate: An English Teacher’s Guide to Incorporating Environmental Literature in High Schools Majors: English; AYA […]

Name: Sean C. Gaston Title: Mapping Hokkaido: An Accessibility Focused Public Archaeology View of Ainu Space and Japanese Maps Majors: Archaeology; East Asian Studies Advisors: Olivia Navarro-Farr; […]

Name: Shane Epstein-Petrullo Title: Boom or Bust: An Investigation of Rookie Running Back Performance Through the NFL Draft Major: Statistical & Data Science Minors: Mathematics; Environmental Studies Advisors: […]

Name: Emma Shinker Title: “Shades of Pemberley”: Transformation and Preservation through Adaptations of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Majors: English; History Advisors: Jennifer Hayward; Christina Welsch Since […]

Name: Grace Ann Lindgren Title: Optimizing Neural Network Architecture in Artificial Intelligence Major: Mathematics Advisors: Colby Long; Qimin Huang (second reader) The world is becoming extremely technologically advanced […]

Name: Turbat Enkhtur Title: Developing “WoOral”: A Full Stack Web Application for Streamlined Thesis Defense Scheduling with User Interface Design Focus Major: Computer Science Advisors: Sofia Visa; […]

Name: Tudor Lungu Title: Adaptive Responses to Unpredictable Feeding: Exploring Metabolic Adaptations, Glucocorticoid Dynamics, and Body Mass Modulations Major: Neuroscience (Neurobiology track) Advisor: Sharon Lynn *Wooster login required

Name: Elijah W. Shoaf Title: Taiwan: Public Diplomacy and Foreign Perception Major: Global & International Studies Minor: Spanish Advisor: Matthew Krain; Joseph Coll (second reader) Is Taiwan’s strategy of […]

Name: Troy Johnson Title: Buried History: Exploring the Sacred Bond Between African Americans and Their Cemeteries Major: Anthropology Minor: Studio Art Advisors: Pam Frese; Beth Derderian In the silent […]

Name: Eleanor Weiker Title: Impacts of Birth on Infants and Mothers Major: Self-Designed Public Health Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Sharon Lynn; Stephanie Strand (second reader) The way people […]

Name: Emma Smith Title: Investigating the role of the RNA-binding protein Nab2 in pre-mRNA splicing in Drosophila Melanogaster Major: Biology Advisors: Seth Kelly, Erzsébet Regan; Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu […]

Name: Madison Becker Title: The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Physiological Function: A Focus on Microorganisms and Their Role in Human Metabolism Major: Biology Advisor: Stephanie Strand […]

Name: Zion Vital Title: Faces for Profit Documentary: Exploring the Increased Utilization of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Celebrities in Commercial Brand Strategies […]

Name: Maddie Peek Title: The Effects of College Athletics on Students with ADHD: A Comparison of Academic Success, Social Wellbeing, and Anxiety between Off-Season, In-Season, and […]

Name: Kiki Giles Title: My Language is My Culture: Language Attitudes, Language Use, and the Linguistic Identity Construction of Moroccan University Students Majors: Anthropology; French & […]

Name: Aaron Huq Title: Garos: A Displaced Community’s Fight for Epistemic Justice Majors: History; Philosophy Advisors: Christina Welsch; Elizabeth Schiltz Garo people are a cultural minority group in […]

Name: Jack Sweeney Title: The Association Between Adult ADHD Symptoms and Insecure Attachment Representations Major: Psychology Minor: Philosophy Advisors: Michael Casey; Bryan Karazsia Research has shown that […]

Name: Austin Piatt Title: Supreme Stereotyping: The Effects of Gender and Race on the Editorial Media’s Coverage of Nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court Major: Political Science […]

Name: Jenny Renner Title: “I Will Walk With You”: The Role of Engaged Communities in the Work of Jesuit Refugee Service Major: French & Francophone Studies Minors: Anthropology; […]

Name: Antonia Owens Detwiler Title: Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia Major: Global & […]

Name: Rue Ressler Title: Cell on the Run! Boolean Modeling of the Migrating Epithelial Cell and Induction of Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition by OVOL2 and GRHL2 Major: Biochemistry & […]

Name: Emily Greenland Title: Growing the Buzz: Promoting Local Bee, Wasp, and Plant Knowledge Through Biodiversity Surveys and Environmental Education Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Jennifer […]

Name: Rachael Nicole Dudziak Title: Differentiating the Effects of Androgenic and Anti-androgenic Oral Contraceptives on Rodent Behavior Major: Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience Advisors: Amy Jo Stavnezer; Claudia Thompson; […]

Name: Graham Harper Title: Allostatic Load and Subjective Disease Risk Predicts Perceived Environmental Control Major: Psychology Advisor: Michael Casey The development of our cognition, perceptual abilities, […]

Name: Aryan Tamrakar Title: Exploring Swarm Behavior for Artistic Rendering: From Abstract Art to Targeted Image Rendition Major: Computer Science Minor: Economics Advisors: Daniel Palmer; Heather Guarnera […]

Name: Auna Campbell Title: The Effects of Early Christianity on Early Medieval Scottish Mortuary Practices Majors: Archaeology; History Minor: Anthropology Advisors: Nigel Brush; Peter Pozefsky The arrival […]

Name: Alana Rivas-Scott Title: Is Voting From Your Dorm the New Norm: Understanding College Students’ Preferred Vote Method Major: Political Science Minor: Economics Advisors: Megan Wrobel; Ashley Sorensen […]

Name: Carolyn Klein Title: Investigating the Influence of Pond Size and Water Quality on Water Bird Visitation at the William J. Robertson Nature Preserve Major: Environmental Studies […]

Name: Otilia Oita Title: Transmission and Polymorphisms of Culex Flavivirus in Wild-Caught Culex Mosquitoes from Cleveland, Ohio Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advisor: Ferdinand Nanfac Minkeu; […]

Name: Kaiya Magnuson Title: A Performance Analysis of the Sum of Sines and Fast Fourier Transform Algorithms for Real-Time Ocean Rendering Major: Computer Science Minors: Mathematics; […]

Name: Sophia Gilmore Title: Effects of Co-cultured Bacteria and Fungi on Pseudomonas protegens or Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology […]

Name: Riley Anderson Title: A Dive into Pseudomonas “PC” Series Phages; The Good, The Bad, The Virulent Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advisors: Stephanie […]

Name: Minh Phan Title: Charting the Conversational Cart: A Voice-Driven Adventure into Creating a Virtual Assistant for Grocery Shopping Major: Computer Science Minor: Studio Art Pathway: […]

Name: Claire Brennan Title: Small Scale, Big Impact: The Power of Local Food Systems in Repairing Food Literacy and the Consumer-Producer Divide Major: Environmental Studies Pathway: Environment […]

Name: Shivam Dewan Title: Elucidating the Role of Reactive Oxygen Species on Dopamine 𝛽-Hydroxylase Activity and Aggregation Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advisors: Annastassia Gallo […]

Name: Kiera Smith Title: Expanding the Limits of Storytelling: An Imaginative Exploration of the Interpretive Impact of Stories in Entertainment, Art, Media, and Life […]

Name: Mary Elizabeth Sirois Title: Soak Up the Sun: Exploring the Ability of Quantum Dots to Increase PAR Transmission in Seaman Corporation’s Dura-Grow Greenhouse Film […]

Name: Jackie P. Moshier Title: Development of an In-Field Sampling Device for Parts-Per-Quadrillion Levels of PFAS in Treated Water Major: Chemistry Advisor: Paul Edmiston, […]

Name: Sarah Epstein Title: Pesticides in the Atmosphere: The Heterogeneous Ozonolysis of Triticonazole Major: Chemistry Pathway: Public Health Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Faust Pesticides are […]

Name: Carrie Buckwalter Title: Our Quest for a New World Order: the Effects of Collective Narcissism and Conspiratorial Belief on Sharing Conspiratorial Headlines Major: […]

Name: Olivia Nengel Title: The Social and Economic Impact of the Great Migration on Akron, Ohio Major: History Minor: Spanish Advisor: Dr. Beatrice Adams […]

Name: Taylor Lynch Title: Grasshoppers on the College of Wooster Campus: Abundance & Environmental Conditions Major: Biology Minor: German Studies; Art History Pathway: Museum […]

Name: Ben Byars Title: Playing for Power: Evaluating Sportswashing with a Case Studies Approach Major: Global and International Studies Minor: Spanish Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey […]

Name: Luke Wilson Title: Anisotropic and Relativistic Diffusion with Partial Differential Equations Major: Mathematics; Physics Advisor: Michael Bush; Megan Nieberding Partial differential equations are […]

Name: Christa Zianni Title: Short-Term vs Long-Term Effects of DREADDs in the Mouse Motor Cortex Major: Neuroscience Minor: Spanish; Mathematics Advisor: Advisor: Alfredo Zuniga, […]

Name: Sabrina Azad Title: Speech-Language Therapy and Neurodegeneration: An Investigation of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions of Maintenance-Based Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment for Adults with Primary […]

Name: Abigail Lyon Title: Elucidating the nicotinic acid degradation pathway in Bacillus niacini: Investigating the catabolic function of a flavin monooxygenase (FMO), domain of […]

Name: Earl Steve Stephens III Title: Regulating The Digital Frontier: A Comparative Analysis Of Bitcoin Regulatory Policy In El Salvador And The Central African […]

Name: Kennedy Shelton Title: A Rhetorical Analysis of Chinese Netizens’ Use of Artistic Expression to Advocate for Social Change in Response to the Chained […]

Name: Tyler Rak Title: Crossing the Rubicon: Brazilian Water Access from Public Provision to Privatization Major: Political Science; history Minor: Religious studies; South Asian […]

Name: Tyler Hilbert Title: Playground to Portfolio: Uncovering the Potential for Investment Grade Returns in Collectible Sports and Pokémon Cards Major: Business Economics Minor: […]

Name: Amelia Morra Title: Exploring the Impact of Temperature and Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf Extract on Biofilm Formation and Bacterial Growth in Pseudomonas Strains: Insights […]

Name: Koryn McNeil Title: “Frogtastic Moms”: Analysis of Variation Within Maternal Care of Strawberry Poison Dart Frogs in Comparison to Ecological Variables and Reproductive […]

Name: George Kyle Stringer Title: Investigating Physiological Abnormalities Induced by Contaminated Aquatic Sites in Freshwater Fish Across Northeast Ohio Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology […]

Name: Zimu Jia Title: Looking for Barriers for Asian College Students in Seeking Help from Psychological Counseling Major: Psychology Advisor: Claudia Thompson; Susan Clayton This […]

Name: Drew Baird Title: A Power in the Land: The First Transcontinental Railroad and the Second American System Major: History Minors: Political Science; English Advisor: Jeff Roche; Second […]