Browse comps and student work by academic department.
Graduated in 2019
Viola Li, Biology (BIOL) 2019, New Model for the Origin of Animal Multicellularity: From Temporal to Spatial Cell Differentiation, Advancements in GRNs
Will Loner, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Insect Outbreaks as a Potent Control Over Carbon and Nitrogen Flux: Effects, Feedbacks and Complications of Climate Change
Nathaniel Lovin, Economics (ECON) 2019, Research Growth: The Effects of Basic and Applied Research Spending on GDP Growth
Becky Luh, Biology (BIOL) 2019, HIV Initiation of a Microbial Translocation and Inflammation Cycle
Haley Lunde, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2019, Wildfire
Calvin Lundy, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2019, Military Interventions by Authoritarian States: A Comparison of Cuba in Angola and Zimbabwe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Charles K. Lutvak, Political Science (POSC) 2019, "Devils With a Cause": How Rural and White Working Class Resentment Made Trump President
Charles K. Lutvak, Music (MUSC) 2019, (III+I) movements for (3+1) keyboard [excerpts]
Alexander S. Mackiel Jr, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Aggression as a Strategy for Solving Adaptive Problems of Mating
Hailey Mair, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Interplay of DNMT3B and TET enzymes in reducing differentially methylated regions of iPSCs and hESCs
Jessica Makori, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Phenotypic Plasticity as a Metabolic Strategy for Plasmodium falciparum in Malaria Transmission
Alysala Malik, Geology (GEOL) 2019, U-Pb dating of detrital zircon from turbidites of the Chugach and Prince William terranes, Alaska: Implications for the significance of the Contact fault system as a terrane boundary
Marshall Ma, Psychology (PSYC), Statistics (STAT) 2019, Do App-Based Mindfulness Programs Reduce Stress and Increase Well-Being?
Maya Margolis, American Studies (AMST) 2019, Water Bottles, Mosques, and Bombs: Found Objects in the Barry M. Goldwater Range
Andrew David Maris, Physics (PHYS) 2019, Detecting gravitational waves in space: the physics of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)
Annika Martensson, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, The Effects of Photo-Based Social Media on Disordered Eating, Body Image, and Excessive Exercise
Caroline Ann Mather, Physics (PHYS) 2019, The Physics of Auroras
Aislinn N. Mayfield, Biology (BIOL) 2019, On Protocell formation: The co-assembly of a lipid compartment, informational polymer and catalytic network
Geoffrey Mo, Physics (PHYS) 2019, Cosmology of the Early Universe
Alief Moulana, Biology (BIOL) 2019, The pangenome paradox of the environmental microbes: between the adaptive accessory genome and the within-species genomic diversity
Alief Moulana, Nupur Bindal, Tim Schoch, and Ned Wang, Mathematics (MATH) 2019, Jackknifing Biodiversity
Kerrin Mulkern, English (ENGL) 2019, This Temporary Eclipse: Enjambment in H.D.'s Trilogy
Kevin Murphy, Geology (GEOL) 2019, Timber harvesting intensity and channel head distance-to-ridge in Elk River, California
Akiko E. Nace, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2019, Umisen, Yamasen
Joseph Nardi, Economics (ECON) 2019, College Choice: Matriculation Decisions of Underrepresented Minorities at Carleton College
Claudia Sorcha Naughton, Bryce Thomas Barton, Chae Won Kim, James Yang, and Sydney Laura Botz, Computer Science (CS) 2019, Is Your Food Real? Improving Workflow for the Real Food Calculator to Facilitate Sustainable and Transparent Food Purchases
Sarah Nazarino, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2019, J(oel) NAZARINO
Nam Anh Quoc Nguyen, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Revenge in Romantic Relationships and Intimate Partner Violence
Selam Nicola, Economics (ECON) 2019, Is Trade Good for The Poor In Sub-Saharan Africa? A Panel Data Analysis of Trade’s Impact on Poverty in Years 1992-2010
Samuel Michio Nozaki, Isaac Martin Haseley, Yanhan Lyu, Ziyang Gao, Kevin Foss Christianson, and Syed Usama Amer, Computer Science (CS) 2019, Building Big: Globalizing the Open Food Network
Evie Odden, Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) 2019, Politicizing Pedagogy: Student Anti-Rape Activism at Carleton College, 1986–1992
David O'Dea, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Oxidative Stress Prompts Macrophage Polarization Toward Inflammation in Obesity
Sarah Ogle, Geology (GEOL) 2019, Atmospheric River Families and their Relationship to Landslides in Washington State
Jona Plevin, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Masculinization of the brain via epigenetic modifications of estrogen receptor-α
Sylvie Polonsky, Geology (GEOL) 2019, Ceramic Applications of two Rice County Clays
Julianne Pyron, Physics (PHYS) 2019, Astrophysics in Film: The Physics of Interstellar
Rum Ravi, Geology (GEOL) 2019, Biotic and Abiotic Sulfide Oxidation: The Use of Elemental Sulfur Particles as Biomarkers
Jonathan Reichman, Mark Roth, Quinn Schiller, Nathan Mannes, Alex Schneider, and Joh Farmer, Computer Science (CS) 2019, The LAN Ranger: Monitoring Network Traffic to Determine IoT Device Security
Isabelle Rieth, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, The Role of the VMHvl in Aggression and Reproductive Behaviors: Implications for Sexual Violence
Noah Robiner, American Studies (AMST) 2019, “A Store for the Neighborhood”: Kowalski’s Markets and a Vision for Democratic Renewal
Jenni Rogan, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Trophic Dynamics, evolutionary maintenance, and predator cognitive patterns in two anti-predator adaptations
Edylwise Romero, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, “He shot at us as we ran away”: Filial Piety and Intimate Partner Violence in the Philippines
Morgan Ross, Cognitive Science (CGSC) 2019, Quantifying Self-Phones: The Effects of Smartphone Usage on Self-Extension
Sarah Rost, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2019, When Ramps Aren't Enough: Carleton Students' Perceptions of Disability
Matt Rubin, Economics (ECON) 2019, Event Study: The Effect of Movie Releases on Movie Distribution Stock Market Trade Activity
Ayumi Sakamoto, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Early Exposure General Anesthesia Induces Cognitive Impairment Through the Dysregulation of BDNF
Sam Sauerhaft, Political Science (POSC) 2019, Political Humor for the Mobilized Masses: Late-Night Comedy and Political Participation in the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Elections
Kaitlin Schaible, Geology (GEOL) 2019, Mapping the floor of Lake Powell: Preliminary discussion of CHIRP data along the San Juan Sediment Delta
Nicholas Schally, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Child-Focused, Parent-Focused, and Integrated Therapy in Child-to-Parent Violence
Marly Schrom, Russian (RUSS) 2019, Russia’s Late-Night Vecherniĭ Urgant : How Does Humor Convey Russian Values and Pro-Kremlin Discourse?
Elliot Schwartz, Philosophy (PHIL) 2019, Coming apart at the Seems: Intuition, Skepticism, and Self-defeat
Elliot Schwartz, Cognitive Science (CGSC) 2019, The Effect of Repetition on Acceptability and Confidence Judgments of Linguistic Tokens
Emily Kathryn Schwartz, Physics (PHYS) 2019, The Physics of Sustainable Architecture: A Case Study of Carleton College's Science Complex
Jacob Schwartz, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Retinoblastoma Protein Inactivation by the Human Cytomegalovirus Kinase UL97 May Compensate for Increased Nucleoplasmic Lamin During Capsid Nuclear Egress
Tamara Deanne Scott, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Dendritic Cell Susceptibility to HTLV-1 Infection in the Infant Gut Mucosa and Subsequent Development of ATL
Justine Seligson, Political Science (POSC) 2019, The Role of National Memory: Understanding Slovakia and Bulgaria's Migration Policies
Ezra Sergent-Leventhal, History (HIST) 2019, "Neighborhood Schools" and "Willis Wagons" Ghettoization in Urban Space in 1960's Chicago
Maddie Sherwood, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Neurobiological Correlates, Role of Childhood Trauma, and Treatment Interventions
Fabio Silva, Economics (ECON) 2019, Financial Development and Economic Growth - Channels of Transmission at Different Stages of Economic Development
Eliza Skoler, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Modulating the Antiviral Immune Response to Respiratory Viral Infection: Short-Chain Fatty Acids and T Regulatory Cells
James Smith, Linguistics (LING) 2019, Radical multilingualism in Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Mackenzie Smith, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Epigenetic Regulation in Glioblastoma Multiforme by DNA Methylation, Non-Coding RNAs, and Post-Translational Histone Modification Reinforces Cancer Stem Cell Phenotype and Chemoresistance
Phoebe Smith, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Addicted or Not: An Evaluation of the Psychological Processes Involved in Social Media Addiction
Stephan Snyder, Studio Art (ARTS) 2019, Remnants
Noah James Someck, Anton Karl Nagy, Thomas Scruggs, and Joshua Gerstein, Computer Science (CS) 2019, RuntimeSearch: Debugging Made Easier
Austin Sorscher, Geology (GEOL) 2019, Precariously Balanced Rocks in Northern Utah: Applications for finding ground acceleration constraints along the Wasatch fault zone
Olivia Sterling-Maisel, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Narcissism in Organizational Contexts: Do You Want Narcissists in Your Workplace?
Sam Stevenson, Physics (PHYS) 2019, X-Wings and Movement: An Exploration of Modern and Near-Future Interstellar Propulsion
Emma Stewart, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Mechanisms of microbiota-host crosstalk: how microbial short chain fatty acids influence host lipid metabolism and adiposity
Dan Sullivan, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2019, An Economy of Belonging: Transnational Exchange within the Cameroonian Diaspora
Jonas Sun, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2019, Be Thy Sight
Justine Szafran, Studio Art (ARTS) 2019, Ink Wash Documentation
Julian Szieff, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Repression of GABA Inhibition from Parvalbumin Containing Basket Cells in the Prefrontal Cortex as an Epigenetic Model for Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Maddie Talamantes, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Improving homing-based gene drives in Anopheles to prevent the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum
Sandra M. Taylor, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Monitoring Mental Health Through The Use of Mobile Sensoring of Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability
Allan Thekkepeedika, Economics (ECON) 2019, Novelty in the America Invents Act: The Impact of First-to-File on Innovation
Adam Throne, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2019, Beyond the Water’s Edge: Understanding the Impact of Public Pressure upon the Composition of United States Foreign Policy Decisions (1993 – 2004)
Elaine Tian, Studio Art (ARTS) 2019, Anatomize, Atomize, Me
Chris Tordi, Eva Grench, Alex Davis, Ethan Cassel-Mace, Hannah Barnstone, and Miaoye Que, Computer Science (CS) 2019, Harnessing Carleton's Forgotten Data: Energy Analytics for Improved Campus Sustainability
Max L. Trostel, Physics (PHYS) 2019, Predicting the Weather: The Physics of Earth’s Atmosphere
Zachary Trottier, Biology (BIOL) 2019, Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction Following Sleep Disturbance: Neurophysiological Mechanisms and Their Implications For Cardiovascular Function
Diana Tyutyunnyk, Biology (BIOL) 2019, The LINC is the Link: A New Hypothesis for Laminopathies
Valerie Umscheid, Cognitive Science (CGSC) 2019, Academic Self-Concept, Theory of Intelligence, and Overconfidence in Late Elementary School
Byron Valenzuela, Economics (ECON) 2019, The Impact of Property Rights Protections for Women on Economic Growth
Anna Viner, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, The Importance of Replication as Applied to the Milgram Studies
Andrew Wallace-Jackson, Biology (BIOL) 2019, GIT Th17 Cells and HIV: A Balance Between Supporting Viral Success and Combatting Disease Progression
Abby Walling, Biology (BIOL) 2019, DNA Methylation is a Dynamic Process Necessary for Creating and Storing Persistent yet Adaptable Memories
Sara Wall, Geology (GEOL) 2019, Characterization of a Runoff-initiated Post-fire Debris Flow in the Western Cascades, Oregon: Implications for high severity fire in the Pacific Northwest
Elyse Wanzenried, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2019, Evolving Equality: Gender Quotas, Female Parliamentary Representation, and Peace
Sarah Ward, Geology (GEOL) 2019, Textural Characteristics of Pumice from a Postglacial Plinian Eruption at Laguna del Maule, Southern Chile: Implications for Magma Ascent Dynamics
Julia Wellisch, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Understand and Preventing Vicarious Trauma in Counseling Professionals
Lena Elisabeth White, Psychology (PSYC) 2019, Never Forget, Never Again: Effects of Historical Victimization on Jewish Attitudes Towards the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Patrick Wigent, Art History (ARTH) 2019, Towards A Network Aesthetics: The Power of Art in a Neoliberal Age
Lucas Winter, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2019, Visitor
Ana Beatriz Yanes Martinez, Latin American Studies (LTAM) 2019, (De)Constructing Salvadoreñidad: Digital Counterpublics as Spaces of Transnational Identity and Community Building
Amanda Zeilinger, Studio Art (ARTS) 2019, Closeness Generator
Amanda Zeilinger, Art History (ARTH) 2019, Watching You, Watching Me: the intersection of legality and ethics In Arne Svenson’s 2013 series “The Neighbors”
Graduated in 2018
Wisdom Akpan, Brittany Brookner, Byun Ben, Isaac Donnell, Lydia Hanson, Hiroshi Nakajima, Austin Rae, Malu Suresh, and Aditya Vaze, Chemistry (CHEM) 2018, Engineering Life: Exploring Novel Applications of Directed Evolution
Benjamin Nicholas Alexander, Studio Art (ARTS) 2018, The Language of Architecture
Saki Amagai, Anirudh Appachar, Sam Diaz de Leon, T.J. Lynch, Isaac Martinez, Katherine Ortell, Paul Peterson, and Sam Purfeerst, Chemistry (CHEM) 2018, Chemical Evolution: An Exploration into the Origins of Life
