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Senior Studies by Major
Every student at Maryville College completes a year-long research project called the Senior Study, whether the student’s major is Business & Organizational Management, Psychology, Biology, Art or any of the other 40 major fields of study. These studies vary from laboratory experiments to forms of creative expression, and all Senior Study projects feature a student and faculty mentor working together in discipline-specific scholarship. Select a major from the dropdown menu to view examples of recent Senior Study titles.
| Student Name | Major | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Vandevender, Ashley | English | Singular They: A Test for a Prescription Change |
| Glass, Annamarie | Art | Anna's Animal Art |
| Baxter, Leslie | History | TVA: A Family History |
| Finch, A. Riley | Psychology | Social Identity and Social/Academic Self-Efficacy Among First-Generation (Versus Non-First-Generation) College Students |
| Clark, Shelley | Biology | The Role of Body Mass Index (BMI) on Total Knee Replacement Rehabilitation |
| Miranda Coffey | Sociology Philosophy | Organizational Development in Non-Profit Settings: A Quasi-Experimental Design with Blount County Habitat for Humanity |
| Amy Newell | Spanish | Resistance and Change: A Comparative Literary Analysis of Latin American Female Voices in the 20th Century |
| Yilong Zheng | Psychology Statistics | A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Gender and Math Performance Among College Students in China and the United States |
| Jacqueline Shelton | History | Immoral America: The Struggle to Define Sexual Morality During the American Progressive Era |
| Caroline Redmond | English Writing, Communication | Shifting Mythology: The Transformation of Gender in Modern Arthurian Retellings |
| Will Yager | Music | Transcription and Analysis of Ron Carter's Basslines From Four Selected Recordings of Autumn Leaves |
| Abby Ogle | Biology | Ethidium Bromide/Acridine Orange Viability Staining Method for Counting Cell Populations of Tetrahymena pyriformis |
| Chelsea Barker | Sociology Environmental Studies | American Urban Agriculture |
| Jessica Herrell | Physical Education, Health and Recreation | Coordinated School Health Program: Living Up to National Expectations? |
| Cashen, Nicole | Religion | The Inculturation of Christianity in Ghana: A Case Study on Bompata |
| Stephani Richardson | Art | Posters from Past and Present |
| Ben Royer | Environmental Studies Spanish | The Hispanic/Latino Minority and Our National Parks: Encouraging Values of Ownership and Stewardship to Minority Classes |
| Lyden, Carolyn | Writing, Communication | Writing Birth: A Study of Pregnancy and Birth in Literature |
| Peaso, Natalie Erin | Music Theory-Composition | Yoga Therapy for Stress Reduction & Increased Working Memory Capacity |
| Dunn, Matt | Physical Education, Health and Recreation | Stretching and Strength Training in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation |
| Everett, Cory | Economics | Health Care Analysis: Blount County, Tennessee, and Shangri-La, China |
| Hubbard, Ashley | Art | Art Deco Fabric Design |
| McRee, Anna | Chemistry | The Comparison of the Effect of Dietary Changes or Dirlotapide Treatment on Canine Obesity in a Small Animal Veterinary Practice |
| Nivens, Ryan M. | American Sign Language-English Interpreting | The Evolution of Franco-American Relations in the 20th Century |
| Pate, Julie | Sociology | Collective Behavior and the Factors that Cause Prison Riots |
| Prince, Kyle | Mathematics | Statistical Analysis in the NFL |
| Rodefer, Michael “Cody” | Engineering | Chaucer in Middle English Using Allegro and Alogg |
| Salpas, Andrew | Psychology | The Effect of the Use of a Service Dog on Pragmatic Language in a Child with Autism |
| Taylor, Malinda | Writing, Communication | The Short-Short Story |
| Turner, Gabriel | Spanish | El Gaucho Negro: Argentina's Literary War Against Blacks, Cowboys, And Amerindians |
| Chait, Joe | Philosophy | A Day of Grace: Evangelical Theology in Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| French, Erin | Biology | Response of White's Treefrog (<em>Litoria caerule</em>) to Common Household Captivity Stressors |
| Mackens, Austin Wes | Biology | Effects of Atrazine on <em>Xenopus laevis</em> Ovarian Development |
| Masterson, Andrew | Computer Science | Cryptography |
| May, Andrea N. | English | The Journey through Sylvia Plath: Discovering the True Self in the Voice of Ariel |
| Newsom, W. Austin | History | Spinoza's Political Philosophy: An Unrecognized Consequentialism |
| Gouge, Christopher | Writing, Communication | Characterization & Structure in Literary Journalism, Featuring an Original Piece Titled 'Smoky Mountain Mafia Man' |
| Whitlock, Kara | Biology | Fluorescent Technology in Medulloblastoma Research |
| Wheatley, Kevin | Writing, Communication | My Days as a Fighting Scot: An In-Depth Analysis of Participatory Journalism |
| Wade, Jenna Ann | Biology | A Survey of Arthropod Biodiversity in the Canopies of Southern Red Oak Trees in the Maryville College Woods |