Wondering if GT Independent Research is a class for you? Check out this brief video to discover just a few benefits of taking this class.
(Credit goes to Hammond High School TV class and GT Research Program for producing this fabulous video!)
The Independent Research class is a college-level course in which students design an original research study or creative production. Students study with a professional advisor in a self-selected area of interest. Under the guidance of the GT resource teacher, each student identifies a problem and formulates a research question. Student researchers conduct secondary and primary research, answering their research questions and communicating results of their achievements to professionals in their selected areas of study.
Student Topics
These are some of the areas that Independent Research students at Reservoir High School have explored over the past few years:
Acupuncture and Pain Relief
ACL Injuries
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Advanced Statistical Analysis and Sports
Advertising & Anorexia
Advertising & Generation Y
Advocacy Filmaking
ADHD and Genetics
ADHD and Treatments for the Long Term
African Immigrant Students in HCPSS
Affirmative Action in Higher Education
AIDs Vaccine
Algal Biomass
Allergies in Children
Alzheimer's Disease
Animal Testing
Antioxidants and Immunity
Arsenic in Rice
Art Education
Artificial Hearts
Artificial Intelligence & the Military
Artificial Intelligence & Radiology
Artificial Intelligence & World Hunger
Artificial Super Intelligence
Assisted Suicide
Attachment Disorders
Autism and Brain Research
Barefoot Running
Bed & Breakfast Businesses
Body Image
Brain Development and Juvenile Justice
Caffeine Consumption and Youth
Cambodian Genocide
Carbon Tax Policy
Celiac Disease
Chemo Brain
Chesapeake Bay Preservation
Child Abuse
Childhood Fears
Children and Smartphone Use
Circuses and Animal Ethics
Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip in India
Colorism and Advertising
Computer Games & Positive Impacts
Computer Hackers & Ransomware
Concussion Prevention in Soccer
Concussions in Sports
Concussions and Football Helmet Design
Cosmetic Dentistry
Cost of Youth Athletics
Counterfeit Meds
CRISPR and Embryonic Gene Editing
Cyberbullying
Cybersecurity
Dance Therapy and Autism
Dark Matter
Dead Zones in the Chesapeake Bay
Death with Dignity Policies
The Death Penalty
Deception Detection and Law Enforcement
Depression and Stigma
Depression and African American Youth
Diabetes
Diversity in the Fashion Industry
Dissociative Disorder
DNA Computing
DNA as Forensic Evidence
Dream Analysis
Drones
Eating Disorders and Dancers
Embryonic Germline Therapy
End-of-Life Resuscitation Orders
Engineering for Earthquakes
Enrichment for Tigers in Captivity
Equal Rights and the LGBTQ+ Community
Ethical Concerns and Zoos
Equity in Gifted and Talented Programs
Factory Farming
Female Impressionist Artists
Financial Literacy
Flu Vaccinations
Food Deserts and Health
Food Safety Testing
Football Helmet Design
Forensic Evidence in Court
Genetics and Sexuality
Genetic Testing Implications
Gen Z and Political Behavior
Girls' Education in Fighting Global HIV Challenges
Global Warming and Deep Ocean Species
Gov't Policy on Vaping
Graphene Manufacturing & Nanotechnology
Gravitational Waves
Green Airplane Design
Green Roofs in Urban Environment
Gun Violence in America
Health Care Access in Rural Communities
Healthy School Lunches
Herpes Virus
HIV Viral Manipulation
Homelessness
Horse Pain & Equine Massage
Human Organ Trafficking
Human Trafficking and Gov't Policy
Human Trafficking Survivor Support
Immigration & Separation Policies
Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer
Immunotherapy for Leukemia
Impacts of Racism
Indigenous Peoples, Communities & Nations
Interior Design of Medical Facilities: the Impact on Healing
Invasive Species
In Vitro Fertilization and Minorities
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Jobs and Happiness
Juvenile Justice Programs
Language Death and the Impact on Culture
LASIK Surgery
Lasix & Horseracing
Law Enforcement
Lead in Water
Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Textbooks
Lewy Body Dementia
Liver Cirrhosis and Treatments
Manatees
Mars
MAOA Gene and the Court System
Media and Stereotypes
Medulloblastoma in Children
Memory
Mental Health Support in Dance Community
Mood Disorders
Microplastics and the Chesapeake Bay
Migraine Headaches
Multiple Sclerosis
Music Piracy and Copyright Law
Music Education and Academic Achievement
Music Therapy
Music Therapy for Teen Stress
Myopia
North Korea and Sanctions Policy
Narcissism
Nutrition for Athletes
Objectification of Women
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Opioid Epidemic and Long-term Impacts
Occupational Therapy for Veterans of War
Omega-3 Fatty Acids & Academic Achievement
Opioid Crisis
Pandemic Prevention and Treatments
Packaging and Marketing
Parenting
Paying College Athletes
Perceptions of Beauty & the Brain
Physical Therapy and Lymphedema
Polar Bear Protection Policies
Polarization and Politics
Police Training
Police and Community Building
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder & the Law
PTSD Treatments
Progeria
Protecting the Giant Panda Bear
Quadcopter Design
Reflexology and Reiki
Recycling Efforts
Reproductive Genetic Selection
Restaurant Interior Design
Right to Die
Robotic Hearth Surgery
Rotator Cuff Injuries and Baseball
SATs and College Admissions
Seaweed Farming
Self-driving Cars
Sensory Integration Treatments
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Deprivation and Teens
Social Anxiety Disorder and Children
Social Media
Social Media Marketing
Social Security
Society, Media and Serial Killers
Space Exploration and Economics
Special Education
Spinal Cord Injuries
Sports Economics
Sports Psychology
Sports Recruiting and Scholarships
Static Stretching
Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Disorders
Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes
Stem Cell Therapy and Athletes
Stem Cells and Bone Grafting
STEM Impact on Arts Education
Supporting Students with Special Needs
Sustainable Building in Urban Areas
Teaching Literacy and Technology
Teenage Dating Violence
Teens and Weight Loss Supplements
Terraforming Mars
Thorium Nuclear Energy
Transgender Community & Social Media
Transgender Rights in Schools
Treatments for Alzheimers
Trust in Government
Vegan Diets: the Cost of Healthy Food
Veganism and Health Benefits
Vietnam & Impacts of Agent Orange
Violence Against Women: Impact of Culture
Viral Internet Videos
Virtual Reality and Education
Wearable Technology & Medicine
Women in STEM Fields
World Language Study in Elem School
Writing Music