Senior Theses for the Class of 2016

Elle Johnson, Staff Writer

May 13, 2016

Evey Adams: A Study Investigating the Effect of N-Acetylcysteine and Vitamin D Neuroprotective Intervention on Glutathione Levels and Motor Skills When Treating Hypoxic-Ischemia
Henry Ahern: Analyzing the Effects of Occupational Therapy on a Child with Cerebral Palsy’s Dressing Skills
Andrew Alberg: Analysis of the United States’ Regulatory and Iceland’s Free Market Solutions to the Financial Crisis of 2007
Wade Allen: The Effect of Race on the Outcome of Trans-catheter Aortic Value Replacement
Josh Alvarado: Determining the United States Approach to Mexican Immigration in the Future
Erin Atz: Effects of After-School Tutoring on Low-Income Elementary School Students
Ben Auten: Analyzing the Impact of Decision Making at the Collegiate Level due to the NCAA’s Loss-of-Value Insurance Policy
Emily Aysse: Comparing Walt Whitman’s and Mary Oliver’s Environment and Poetry
Ardeshir Bahadori: Effects of Political Framing on Nuclear Programs
Lauren Baldo: A Study Examining the Effects of Teenagers’ Sleep Patterns after Creating Awareness Regarding the Importance of Sleep
States Beall: The Relationship between American Gender Roles and the Portrayal of Gender in Videos Games during the Late 1980s and Early 1990s.
Thomas Bennett: Creating a Realistic Video Game About Surviving on Mars
Rachel Biggs: The Effects of Poly-N-Acetyl-Glucosamine Nanofibers on the Stimulation of Wound Healing with the Activation of TLR4
Caroline Black: The Effect of Weather and Game Time on Statistics and Game Outcome Expectancy in 12U Youth Baseball in South Carolina
Anna Book: : Enhancing Cultural Diversity in the High School English Literature Classroom
Janae Bowman: Designing Seasonal Print Advertisements for a New Bakery in the Downtown Charleston Area: Examining the Role of Changing Factors Concerning Literary Subtext in the Field of Advertising and the Restaurant Industry
Creed Branham: Fishery Dependent Sample of Snowy Grouper Age, Growth, and Reproduction
Will Bridgham: Comparison of the Volume of Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Beverages Among Severely Obese Adolescents Ages 12-19 to the Amount Consumed by the General Population of Adolescents Ages 12-19 in America
Mary Peyton Brown: Examining Social Media as a Tool for Fashion Marketing Through Blogging
Jason Brule: Outdoor Activity and Mood
Carter Brzezinski: Quality of Diet’s Effect on Severity of Symptoms of Fatigue and Overtraining in High School Swimmers
Sam Cabiness: Historical Development of Windmills in Colonial Charleston.
Maddy Carens: Increasing Access to Psychological Assessment and Therapy for Spanish Speakers
Gypzy Carrigg: The Production of a Music Video
Ethan Carter: A Study to Examine the Positive and Negative Benefits of Napping on Alertness, Emotion, Memory, and Mood
Nick Carter: A Study of Feline Behavior and Organization in Domestic or Feral Shelter Cats
Chris Chaplin: High Speed 3-D Imaging with Two-Photon Light Speed Microsopy
James Cheng: Factors Affecting the American Dairy Industry’s Entry into the Chinese Market
Rachel Clyburn: Analysis of the Correlation between PBIS and Both School Arrests and Incarceration Rates in Charleston County School District
Ben Cottingham: How to Plan and Execute a Long Distance Bike Trip as a High Schooler
Karlie Craddock: Determining Autistic Adolescents’ Eligibility for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy v. Clinical Therapy
Laurel Cross: Using Art to Raise Awareness of Ocean Pollution
Emma Crowfoot: A Study of Rates of the Caret Caret and Lepidochelys Kempii to Produce a Comprehensive Diet Plan for Sea Turtles Admitted to a Rehabilitation Facility from Admission to Release
Jakob Cumins: Psychology of Restaurant Menu Design
Alex Cunningham Wilderness Search and Rescue
Danny Cunningham: The Immediate Effects of Exercise on Test Taking in a High Pressure High School Environment
Eduardo da Costa: Brazilian Popular Music and the Military Dictatorship from 1964-1985
Natalie Davidson: Montessori Education and Developmental Psychology
Kyle Davis: Neurophysiological Implications of Whole Body Vibration Treatment
Lee Davis: A Study to Examine Why Heat was a Factor in the Buckling of Steel Perimeter Columns in the World Trade Center Towers
Joseph DeVito: The Influence of the Hays Code and the Post-Hays Rating System on Disney Film Adaptations of the Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales
Hayden DiBona: Overtraining and Stress in Club Swimmers
Lauren Dickman: Establishing a Community Pharmacy in Victoria, Australia
Ariel Dornisch: Creating a Museum Exhibit with the Subjects of Three Ancient Mediterranean Women Rulers
Anne Doscher: Preventing Overuse Injuries in High School Baseball and Softball Players Through Exercise
Daniel Ethredge: Impact of New Infrastructure on Koscuiszko Circle in Columbia Point
Kristin Fairey: Knowledge on Recovery Nutrition: Female Adolescent Distance Runners
Blake Farrell: Musical Careers of James Brown and Mavis Staples and Their Influence on Modern Music
Elayna Gleaton: An Explanation of the Linguistic Effects of the Internet on English
Jason Goldberg: Investigating how PF cecharn Color Schemes can affect a Player’s Performance in a Single Video Game
Jensen Haldrup: Adolescent Response to Logo Redesign by Gender
Noa HaLevi: A Study Examining the Creation of Introductory Chemical Education Laboratories Testing Charleston Area Water Quality
Connor Hall: A Study to Examine General Aviation Accident Rates and Education
Sarah Hand: Exploring Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions Regarding Gender and STEM Fields in a Gifted and Talented High School Setting
Erica Hoskins: Using Material Science and Physics to Re-engineer a Steel String Guitar
Katie Hulsey: American Definitions of Beauty Based on the Miss America and Miss USA Pageants
Emily Ingalls: Increasing the Efficacy of Corneal Cross-Linking [CXL] on Keratoconic Eyes by Using Pulsing UV-A Light
Josh Isaacks: The Utilization of Saline Aquifers in Coal Fired Power Plants in SC
Dashiell Jay: The Determination of the Most Efficacious Treatment for Pregnant Women Dependent Upon Prescription Opioids
Hannah Jellema: A Comparison of the Construction of Castle Pinckney and Fort Moultrie in 1809
Dawn Jensen: Effects of TMS on Response to Cues in Different ROIs in Cocaine Addicts
Amelia Johnson: The Reiteration of ‘Cupid and Psyche’ into a Modern Literary Work
Elle Johnson – Analyzing Verbal Abuse in Published Young Adult Literature and Fanfiction
Maddox Johnston – An Analysis of Hunting License Sales and Conservation
Margaret Rose Jones: How Specific Stretching in Tennis to Increase Flexibility Can Reduce the Risk of Injuries
Emily Jordan: Effective Treatments for Alzheimers and Dementia
Harrison Kerr: The Gamification of Language Education as an Alternative Teaching Method for Middle School Aged English Speaking Students
Coleman Kiester: Determining the Variables of Pharmaceutical Contamination in the Waterways of South Carolina
Taylor King: Mixing with Compression and Equalization
Olivia Kinsinger: Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms of FTY720 induced Neuroptgosis in Lung Cancer Cells
Mary Geer Kirkland: The Incorporation of Learning-Style Based Teaching into the Design of a Tennis Curriculum for Elementary Age Children
Jacob Kunkle: Determining the Process of Adapting a Tiny House for Prefabrication
Kat Koval: The Creation of a Presentation for the Student Body of AMHS to Reduce Homophobic Behavior
Zach Lanning: Prevalence of Fatigue as an Influential Factor of ACL Injuries
Matthew Leadem: The Influence of Personality Type on Foreign Language Acquisition
Heather Lee: Evaluation of Social Skills Intervention for Youth With Austism Spectrum Disorder
Thomas Lehman: A Study Examining the Effect of Emotional Arousal on Prospective Memory Processes
Clarissa Lippert: Major Depressive Disorder and Religion in Adult Females of the Southern Baptist Convention
Robyn Loucks: Public Opinion on Vaccination as Seen Through Internet Comments
Robert Lowry: Investigating Correlations Between Skill in the Visual Arts and Neat Handwriting Through a Double Blind Placebo Test on College Seniors
Isabelle Luckie: Evolution of Gender Role Attitudes from Generation Y to Generation Z
Megan MacAulay: How Vegetarianism Affects BMI
Matthew Martin: Modeling the Energy Harvesting and Savings of Piezoelectric Revolving Doors
Carson Matsick: An Analysis and Viewpoint of Linguistic Origin Theories
Sophie McCallum: The Design and Production of an Effective and Realistic Hypothetical Carbon Tax Bill for the State of South Carolina
Clifton McDonald : Effects of Different Tread Patterns on Fuel Economy
Emily McGee: The Effects of Frequent Aerobic Exercise and Yoga on Perceived Stress Levels of Gifted Adolescents
Kyle McGue: Foot Orientation During the Landing Phase of a Runner’s Stride and its Effect on Performance
Mackie McLernon: Examining the Effects of Negativity and Toxicity on Team Cohesion and Win Rate in League of Legends
Lauren Medich: The Effects of Residential Patterns on Tipping Trends in American Sit-down Restaurants
Sam Menkus: Augmented Reality for Face Detection
Megan Michalski: How to Fix World Disorder
Phillip Middleton : Use of Drones to Benefit the Bridge Inspection Process
Silas Miller: An Endeavor to Learn to Design and Create a 2.5D Action Video Game Using Unity
Keb Mosley-Kellum: The Effects of Racism on Educational Disparities in South Carolina
Shani Mueller: Determining the Effects of FIFA’s “the 11+” on Injury Prevention and Dynamic Balance in Male and Female Adolescent Soccer Players
Jacob Nash: Using LANDSAT Satellite Imaging to Predict Chlorophyll Levels in the Western Basin of Lake Erie
Owen Navarro: An Analysis of Sustainable Construction and Business Management
Darius Nwokike: Proper Weightlifting Protocols for Football Performance
Ian Ouellette: Effects of Britain and India’s Industrializations on Urban Population Growth and Average Wage
Arran Parker: Maturation of hiPSCs Through Continuous Electrical Stimulation
John Pavlides: The Development and Optimization of a Three-Dimensional. Alginate-Encapsulated Intervertebral Disc Cell Culture System
Mikhail Pekar: Evolutionary Mimesis: The Influence of Birdsong on Classical Composers Throughout Musical History
Allison Peurifoy: A Content Analysis to Examine How Models are Presented Through Advertisements in Mainstream Beauty Magazines vs. Race-Based Magazines
Cooper Pitts: A Study Examining the Effects of Body Position on a Time 15 Meter Underwater Swim Using the Underwater Dolphin Kick
William Pitts: The Effects of Biphasic Sleep on Cognitive Functioning
Alexis Polcyn: Preventing Overuse Injuries in High School Baseball and Softball Players Through Exercise
Maddie Claire Proctor: The Study of Factors Related to Marketing Which Increase the Profitability of a Fundraiser for Nonprofit Organizations Through Coordinating a 5K Run in Charleston, South Carolina
William Pugh: Delivery of siRNAs into Oral Cancer Cells using a Dual Peptide Delivery System
Tony Reda – Host Persistance psuedoporqnospora cuberisis in cucumis melon
Ben Redden: The Effects of Weather on Waves
Maegan Reed: The Impact of Mental Imagery on Athletes’ Sport Confidence during Reconstructive ACL Rehabilitation
Maryanna Reed: Use of Pinterest in Marketing Strategies of Fashion Companies
Grace Rieflin: Effective Design Strategy in a Static Public Safety Campaign for Improved Adolescent Driver Preparedness
Eliza Rivers: An Imitation of the Abstract Art of Georgia O’Keeffe from 1915-1918
Eli Roberts: The Design of a 3D Printed Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand
Dylan Robinson: The Design and Manufacture of an Inexpensive Personal Solar Desalination Device
Anne Rodgers: Gender Discrimination in Basic Education in Honduras
Emma Rodgers: The Effects of Free Swim Teaching Programs on the Aquatic Skills of Minority and Underprivileged Children
Hallie Roerden: The Capacity of Gilial Cells and Their Use as Neural Stem Cells in Cases of Sensori Neural Hearing Loss in a Young and Old Mouse Model
Emily Rojas: The Feasibility of 1:1 iPad Program in CCSD
Phoebe Rudolph: The Role of Contemporary and Historic Events in George Romero’s Zombie Films
Mika Sakamoto: Examining Differences in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Laxity Dependent Upon Menstrual Cycle Phase
Betsy Samber: Effects of a Reduction of Meat Consumption in Average American Diet: Implications for CO2 Equivalent Emissions and Health
Jameson Sanders: Measuring the Circumstellar Disk Around the Sun-like Star HD181327 with the Hubble Space Telescope
Isabella Schafer: The Influence of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Post Stroke Depression
Madison Santi: Gap Year Options for American High School Students
Nate Schlosser: A Study Investigating the Effects of Low Fat, Unsaturated Fat, and Saturated Fat Diets on Pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Specific-pathogen-free and Germ-free Mice in the Presence and Absence of Gut Microbiota
Miranda Schwacke: Cosensitization of Natural Dyes in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Savannah Seeber: Discussing the Need for Personal Financial Education in Charleston County School District
MacKenna Smith: The Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Postpartum Depression
Vivian Song: The Effects of Graphene on P3HT Synthesis for the Use of Organic Solar Cells
Maddie Steen: Construction of a Cost-Efficient, Vernacular, and Sustainable Backyard Shelter for Under $500
Peter Sterckx: Analyzing the Effects of Applying Subcritical Fluids to Transform and Extract Chloride Ions from Copper Corrosion Products Related to Bronze Disease
Whitney Su: Effects of Mutation on Seed Side and Seed Number in Arabidopsis Thailanaaa
Penelope Summerall: The Influence of Childhood Trauma on Dissociative Symptoms of PTSD
Amber Thomas: The Use of the Ideology of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Design of a Theoretical Utopian Society
Bridget Tunney -: Alcohol Approach Avoidance Task and Adolescent Drinking
John Michael Wager: Effects of Subliminal Priming on Nonconscious Processing Related to Trendy vs. Practical-Oriented Goals
Nathan Wan: Determining the Resistance of Genetically Disease Resistant Tomato Cultivars to Tomato Mottle Mosaic Virus
Tim Wang: Phenotype of Fibrocytes in Mice Skin Cells
Reaves Wannamaker: Comparison of Cocas Cultivation Statistics in Colombia and Bolivia Prior to the cancellation of Colombia’s Aerial Radication Program
Connor Woods: The Effects of the New Flat-seam Baseball on College Baseball
Haven Xu: Disadvantages of CCSD’s Discipline Practices and Policies
Tiffany Yeung: : Investigating the Role of Membrane Type 1 Manta Metalloproteinase in Cellular Signaling
Xiaolan You: Written Reviews for the Analysis and Interpretation of Recent Research in Women’s Health
Elaine Zhou: Using Statistical Analysis Models to Predict the 2020 Olympic Trials Time Standard for the 100-Meter Butterfly
Zachary Zuber: An Analysis of the Political Components of the Decline of the Roman Republic and a Comparison to Modern America

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