Masters Theses from 2015
Spatial and Temporal Impacts of Incentive Payments for Forest-Based Carbon Sequestration, Juhee Lee
Effect of Particle Morphology on the Deformation Behavior of Sand under Monotonic Loading Conditions, Alexia Rose Leib
America’s Lethal Dilemma: Legitimating Old Methods of Execution in an Era of Abolition, Kyle Ward Letteney
Accuracy of Supervised Classification of Cropland in sub–Saharan Africa, Sarah Lynn Lewis-Gonzales
On the Existence and Uniqueness of Static, Spherically Symmetric Stellar Models in General Relativity, Josh Michael Lipsmeyer
Development and Evaluation of Novel Vaccination Strategies for Campylobacter Control in Poultry, Xiang Liu
Modeling and Simulation of a Prototypical Advanced Reactor, Xiaotong Liu
Transparent Superhydrophobic Polycarbonate Coating, Gimgun Loi
Chemical Investigations of Diabetes Mellitus, Malaria, and Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer, Maggie Sparks Lookadoo
Time Series Analysis of MODIS NDVI data with Cloudy Pixels: Frequency-domain and SiZer analyses of vegetation change in Western Rwanda, Ephraim Robert Love
Kiezdeutsh in den Kinos und auf den Strassen: Mediendiskurse zu einer neuen Sprechweise und ihre Darstellung im Film, Andrew Simon Lubben
Population Structure of Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) in Colombia and Ecuador and Downy Mildew (Peronospora farinosa f. sp. spinaciae) on Spinach in Arizona and California, Rebecca Marie Lyon
Adaptive Golf Course Redevelopment: Identity and Balance, Timothy Joseph Lysett
FORGOTTEN INFRASTRUCTURE: The Future of the Industrial Mundane, Whitney Ann Manahan
Trapping Methods for Ixodid Ticks and Pathogen Associations of Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast Tick) in Western Tennessee, Sarah Elizabeth Mays
Habitat use and response to wetland management practices of non-breeding dabbling ducks in western Tennessee, Matthew Doddridge McClanahan
The Economic Implications of Evolving Aviation Funding Policy in Tennessee, Hunter Pressley McCracken
Everything Leaves a Trace: D. H. Lawrence, Modernism, and the English Bildungsroman Tradition, Justin Miles McGee
Design and Construction Of a Full-Scale Lateral Impact Testing Facility, Cody Aaron Mitchell
Analysis of Distractions for Teenage Drivers Utilizing a Car Simulator, Ali Mohammadhashemi
Intergroup Dialogue in Undergraduate Multicultural Psychology Education: Group Climate Development and Outcomes, Joel Timothy Muller
Fostering global leaders: A case study of the Korea Foundation for the Next Generation Sports Talent and its partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Benjamin Hisung Nam
Bile Salt Hydrolase: A Microbiome Target for Enhanced Animal Health, Rekek Negga
Phase Dynamics of LOCSET Control Methodology, Brendan Neschke
Kenneth Koch's Postmodern Comedy Revisited, John Campbell Nichols
Experimental Limestone Dissolution and Changes in Multiscale Structure Using Small- and Ultra Small- Angle Neutron Scattering, Chad Alan Novack
Design, Testing, and Calibration of a Custom Air Data Boom to Obtain Flight Data For the UTSI Cessna-T210J (N33UT), Kristopher Nathaniel Oegema
Analysis of Beef Cattle Producers’ Propensity to Adopt Pasture Management and Prescribed Grazing East of the 100th Meridian, Kristen Elizabeth Oliver
A Decade of Lessons Learned: The Local Implementation of Stormwater Programs in Tennessee, Catherine Trudy Olsen
Efficacy of Extending the Voluntary Waiting Period in Lactating Dairy Cows to Improve Fertility of Sex-Sorted Semen, Sarah E. Orr
American Black Duck Wintering Dynamics and Dabbling Duck Response to Herbicide Application in Western Tennessee Wetlands, Joshua Matthew Osborn
THE ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT, Christopher Alan Owens
Integration Of Maintenance Into Design And Sustainability Of Buildings, Dinesh Reddy Patlolla
Removal of Trace Organic Compounds in Domestic Wastewater using Recirculating Packed-Bed Media Filters, Brittani Nikole Perez
The Effect of Perceived Healthy and Unhealthy Commercials on Intake of Perceived Healthy and Unhealthy Snack foods in Normal Weight, College-Aged, Dietary Restrained Women, Seletha Ann Periman
Disorder in Mg1-xNixAl2O4 Spinel and its Impact on the Response to Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation, Brandon Alexander Perlov
Development and Evaluation of a Cost Effective Plant Growth Media Moisture Sensor and Development of an Aqueous Data Transmission System for Irrigation Purposes, Steven Michael Pickett
New Destinations of Islamic Fundamental Terrorism: The Rise of Al Shabaab, Damien Evan Pitts
Phylogenetic analysis and revision of the Nearctic Androprosopa Mik (Diptera: Thaumaleidae) with an emphasis on the western species, Robert John Pivar
Installation and Alignment of the N3He Experiment, Eric Lee Plemons
Impact of Solidification on Tensile Strength of CoCr 2LC in Selective Laser Melting, Stefan Robert Popp
Establishing a Chronology of Late Quaternary Glacial Advances in the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, Rebecca Susan Potter
Correlating Morphology to Performance in Conjugated Polymer Nanocomposite Thin Films, Siddharth Pradhan
Kinetic and Thermodynamic Modeling of Long Term Phase Stability in Alloy 800H Subjected to LWR Core Conditions, Wayne Ethan Pratt
Survival and Growth Rate of Translocated Freshwater Mussels Lampsilis fasciola and Medionidus conradicus, Laura L. Pullum
I, Too, Am Harvard: A Black Higher Education Narrative, Tara Nicole Rayers
Delights of Posillipo, Terrors of Vesuvius: Music, Spectacle, and Identity in Early Modern Naples, Nathan Kent Reeves
Evaluation of the Thermal Inactivation Kinetics of Surrogate Vegetative Bacteria, Amber Lynne Parham Renix
“I guess someone forgot to ask us if we wanted to be America’s diversity mascots”: The identity journey of transracial, transnational, Korean adoptees, Molly Jin Ah Rigell
Four Dimensional Approach to Center City Transformation: A case study of Knoxville, TN: 1884—1950, Joseph Ryan Roberts
Geostatistical Analysis of Point Soil Water Retention Parameters for Flint Sand, William Blake Roberts
Numerical Methods for Solving Optimal Control Problems, Garrett Robert Rose
DRINKING AND REMAKING PLACE: A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL MOONSHINE IN EAST TENNESSEE, Helen Rosko
Casting Stones: An Analysis of the Late Archaic Period at the Big Pine Tree Site, South Carolina, Based in Behavioral Ecology, Adam Daniel Russell
Visualizing the Historic Landscape of Montserrat: Social Justice Through Community Mapping in a Post-Colonial Environment, Kevin Patrick Russell
Determination of Dispersal Patterns and Characterization of Important Habitats for Lake Sturgeon Restoration in The Upper Tennessee River System, Christina Grace Saidak
Religious Tones and Overtones in the Human Sufficiency Arguments of Marx and Nietzsche, Norman Rudolph Saliba
Factors Impacting FFA Involvement After High School, Danielle Eve-Marie Sanok
The Lived Experience of the Collegiate Female Student-Athlete, Kelsie Ann Patricia Saxe
Moderating Effect of Negative Peer Group Climate on the Relation Between Men’s Locus of Control and Aggression Toward Intimate Partners, Megan Ryan Schmidt
Symmetry Detection in Integer Linear Programs, Jonathan David Schrock
Physiological Evaluation and Root Morphological Differences associated with Novel Drought Tolerant Corn (Zea mays L.) Hybrids, Austin Gentry Scott
MODELING WATER QUALITY FOR SWITCHGRASS CROP PRODUCTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOENERGY SUSTAINABILITY IN EAST TENNESSEE, Zachariah Tzvi Seiden
Modeling Radiation-Induced Segregation in Ferritic-Martensitic Steels, Aaron Patrick Selby
Enzyme Catalyzed Alginate Nanogels for Drug Delivery, Danna Nichole Sharp
Radiation-Hardened Data Acquisition System Based on a Mask-programmable Analog Array, Jacob Hunter Shelton
Effects of Varus Knee Alignment and Using Toe-cages on Frontal Plane Knee Biomechanics in Stationary Cycling, Guangping Shen
The Effect of Advertising on Male Body Image Disturbance: A Content Analysis of Male Models in Esquire Magazine Ads from 1955-2005, Zienab Ahmed Mohamed Shoieb
EXAMINING SOCIAL INTERACTION BEHAVIORS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ENGAGED IN PROJECT TRIPS, Heather Leigh Shultz
Evaluation of a natural antimicrobial-based sanitizer as an alternative to chlorine for reducing foodborne pathogenic bacteria on organic produce, Ellen Rebecca Simmons
A Molecular and Morphological Investigation of the Springtail Genus Orchesella (Collembola: Entomobryomorpha: Entomobryidae), Catherine Louise Smith
Raccoon Scavenging and the Taphonomic Effects on Early Human Decomposition and PMI Estimation, Jacob K. Smith
Do increases in fruit intake lead to substitutive eating patterns and decreases in overall energy intake in normal weight adults?, Shireen Amanda Sobhani
Comparison of Activation Enthalpies for Aminoglycoside Modification Reactions, Brittany Sterling Soto
Where The Roads Meet: Intersecting Perspectives on Community Literacy, Valerie Segar Spence
Biodegradable Nano-Hybrid Polymer Composite Networks for Regulating Cellular Behavior, Charles Henley Sprague
[Re]Constructing Community: A Strategy for Post-Disaster Recovery, Ryan James Stechmann
OPTIMIZATION OF TITANIUM LIQUID/GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYZER CELLS, Stuart McCoy Steen
Effects of Optical Sensing and Variable Rate Technology on Nitrogen Fertilizer Use, Lint Yields, and Profitability in Cotton Production, Melissa Reynolds Stefanini
Characterization of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients of a Self-Aspirated Hot Gas Temperature Probe, Samuel David Stephens
Impact of Fuel Rod Coatings on Reactor Performance and Safety, Ian Robert Stewart
Addressing Nature Deficiency With Outdoor Classrooms, Leah Ann Sullivan
Doping of Fluorchlorozirconate and Borate-Silica Glass Ceramics for Medical Imaging and Fast Neutron Scintillation, Julie Elizabeth Swafford
American Sign Language Curriculum and Materials, Michelle Grace Swaney
Non-residential pedestrian access to transit systems: a GIS modeling application, Luis Miguel Taboada
From MPI to OpenSHMEM: Porting LAMMPS, Chunyan Tang
Stream of Change: An urban stream resurgence through a water-centric approach to redevelopment, Jessica Graydon Taylor
Network-Based Development in Chattanooga, Tennessee: Processes and Potentials, Kathryn Ansley Taylor
CFD Analysis of Viscosity Effects on Turbine Flow Meter Performance and Calibration, Carl Tegtmeier
EXTENDING THE LEAN LIMIT OF METHANE-AIR MIXTURES BY OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION IN THE GAP OF THE SPARK PLUG’S ELECTRODES, Artem Alexandrov Temerev
CMOS Current-Frequency Signal Processing Unit for Bioimplantable Sensors, Madeline Nicole Threatt
The Campaign for Urban Eco-Literacy: Communicating ecological principles in the urban landscape, Whitney Suzanne Tidd
Making Meaning of the Illness Experience: Narratives of Partners of Cancer Survivors, Heather Nicole Tidwell
A Hardware Based Audio Event Detection System, Jacob Daniel Tobin
Manipulating Adipose Tissue Fatty Acid Oxidation to Reduce Fatness in Broiler Chickens, Tania Emmanuelle Torchon
Exploring Connections Between Prenatal Physical Activity and Breastfeeding, Emily Alexandria Tucker
Value Stream Segmentation and New Product Development, Richard Lee Vaughn