Identifying potential barriers to mental health of students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Anna P. Lynn
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Relationship Between Auditory Working Memory and Statistical Learning in Infancy, McKenzie Mullins Sheets
Masters Theses

If Not Us, Then Who?: QTBIPOC Graduate Researchers’ Experiences Researching QTBIPOC Communities, Vardaan Dua
Masters Theses

NO EVIDENCE THAT REASONED ANALYSIS IMPAIRS THE ACCURACY OF (OR CONFIDENCE IN) SPORTS FORECASTS, Andrew Langbehn
Masters Theses

Examining How Parents Respond to Their Infant: The Difference Between Full-term and Preterm Infants, Rebecca R. Crum
Masters Theses

Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation: Learning From Experts, Hannah J. Shinew
Masters Theses

Exploring Technology Use in Intercultural Couples: A Mixed Methods Study, Jane Kim
Masters Theses

OPIOID USE AND BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER FEATURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR POSTPARTUM MATERNAL SELF-EFFICACY, Andrea Gorrondona
Doctoral Dissertations

Relationship Between Heart Rate Variability, Waking Salivary Cortisol, and Subjective Readiness in NCAA Division I Swimmers, Bayley Stewart
Masters Theses

EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF SPORTS INFLUENCER ADVERTISING ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN THE US AND SAUDI ARABIA ON INSTAGRAM., Mohammed Samer Alassaf
Masters Theses

Examining the Moderating Effects of Noncognitive Factors on College Students with and without Attentional Difficulties: A Pilot Study, Faye Domokos
Masters Theses

Investigating the Proposed Mechanisms Guiding Negative Attentional Templates, Michael Kevin Mugno
Masters Theses

Sexual Evangelism: Youth Activism and the Fight for Comprehensive Sex Education in East Tennessee, Elena Schuch
Doctoral Dissertations

"You're Not Thriving, You're Just Trying to Survive the Environment that You're In:" Mental Performance Consultants' Narratives of Emotional Abuse in Sport, Victoria Lynn Bradshaw
Doctoral Dissertations

Investigating the Transfer of Learning, Psychological, and Neural Effects in Immersive Virtual Reality, Logan Taylor Markwell
Doctoral Dissertations

An Electronic Validation of the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), Bonnie M. Smith
Doctoral Dissertations

Implementing the Color Wheel System to Improve Individual Student Behavior and Reduce Repeated Teacher Directions, Jade Bennett
Doctoral Dissertations

A Path Model of SCCT Applied to the Rural Appalachian Community, Sean M. Murphy
Doctoral Dissertations

Exploring the Role of Family Emotional Climate and Trait Mindfulness on Gendered Racism and Anxiety Among African American Women, LaTrice Nicole Wright
Doctoral Dissertations

A Qualitative Analysis of a Playground Mentoring Intervention for Bullied Elementary School Children, Sydney T. Younginer
Doctoral Dissertations

Sexual Violence and Psychological Distress: The Roles of Coping Self-efficacy, Self-blame, Shame, Activism, and Feminism, Charlotte Strauss Swanson
Doctoral Dissertations

Evaluating Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD): Construct Validity and Correlates, Rebecca Mills Skadberg
Doctoral Dissertations

The Role of Trait Mindfulness, Perceived Stress, and Impulsivity in Understanding the Relationship between Stress Mindset and Psychological Intimate Partner Aggression, Sarah Joyanna Johnson
Doctoral Dissertations

Anxiety-like Behavior in C57BL/6J Mice is Sexually Dimorphic and Altered by Buprenorphine, Ohm Sharma
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Subjective Social Status: Potential Moderating Effects of Optimism, Resilience, and Self-Efficacy, Caterina Obenauf
Masters Theses

An Investigation of the Best Practices for Assessing and Intervening with Autism in the Education System, Madison B. Huffstutter
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

INHIBITED SEXUAL COMMUNICATION: A MEDIATOR OF INSECURE ADULT ATTACHMENT AND SEXUAL DISSATISFACTION, Maya Elizabeth Barrett
Masters Theses

Visual Working Memory Encoding and Action: An Investigation using fNIRS and Mouse-tracking, Kaleb Thomas Kinder
Doctoral Dissertations

SUBSTANCE USE AMONGST EMERGING ADULTS: REPERCUSSIONS OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, Ashlyn Nicole Schwartz
Doctoral Dissertations

The Role Of Multiple Object Views In Early Word Learning: A Dynamic Process, Abigail Julian DiMercurio
Doctoral Dissertations

Indoctrination into Hate: The Development of Racial Neuroses Resulting from Racist Socialization Under White Supremacy, Aliya Kathryn Benabderrazak
Haslam Scholars Projects

Effects of Dominance Status on Neural Activity in Stress-Sensitive Neuronal Pathways, Steve Cabanatan Mahometano
Select or Award-Winning Individual Scholarship

Disclosure of Sexual Trauma to Romantic Partners: Examining PTSD Clusters, Partner Reactions, Perceived Partner Responsiveness, and Relationship Satisfaction, Lynsey Hinnenkamp
Masters Theses

PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY, MUSIC PERFORMANCE ANXIETY, AND PERCEIVED PERFORMANCE QUALITY: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY WITH UNIVERSITY MUSIC STUDENTS, Tracy Lianne Viator
Masters Theses

“ME BEING MYSELF ISN’T A BARRIER”: IDENTITY AND PRAXIS OF NONBINARY PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, James D. Goates
Masters Theses

COPING STYLES AS POTENTIAL MEDIATORS IN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORALLY INJURIOUS EVENTS, MORAL INJURY, AND MEANING-MAKING, Marjorie A. Perkins
Doctoral Dissertations

Psychological Determinants of Physical Activity and the Prediction of Physical Activity Levels in African American Men, Alvin L. Morton III
Doctoral Dissertations

Introduction to the Special Section: Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention in School Counselor Training, Lucy L. Purgason, Christian D. Chan, Bradley McKibben
Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Sexual Harassment as a Narrative Contest, Christine Vossler
Doctoral Dissertations

Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Severity Impact Social Media Use and TikTok Addiction, Skylar L. Maguire, Hollie Pellosmaa
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

A Qualitative Exploration of UPSR, Shelby Miller
Masters Theses

Effects of Expressive Writing on Reducing Anxiety about Attending Intergroup Dialogue on Race and Racism, Cemal Arda Aksoy
Masters Theses

An Autoethnographic Study Uncovering Disruptive Events that Impacted a Gay Woman's Transformation into Adulthood, Erin J. Ferris
Doctoral Dissertations

Reducing Homonegative Prejudice towards Gay and Bisexual Men by Targeting Diverse Sexual Orientation Beliefs: A Replication and Extension Study, Kevin Matthew Fry
Doctoral Dissertations

Gendered Racism, Coping, and Traumatic Stress Among Black Women: The Moderating Role of Womanist Attitudes and the Strong Black Woman Schema, Anahvia Taiyib Moody
Doctoral Dissertations

A Preliminary Study of Executive Functions, Effortful Control, and Visual Planning and Organization in Neurotypical Children, Emily C. Mariotti
Doctoral Dissertations

Peer Victimization and Internalizing Distress in Youth: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion, Cara Megan King McClain
Doctoral Dissertations

The Roles of Alcohol Use and Sleep Quality on the Relationship between Fear of Missing out and Intimate Partner Violence, Hannah Grigorian
Doctoral Dissertations

Questing and Defense Against Death Anxiety, Connor Logan Smith
Doctoral Dissertations

Investigating Person-Specific Profiles of Readiness-To-Exercise: Exploring Associations with Hypothetical Experiential Outcomes and Perceived Relevance, Cory Beaumont
Doctoral Dissertations

The Role of Intimate Partnership Among Older Adults on Pain Severity and the Engagement in Preventative Health Behaviors, Lauren Fox
Doctoral Dissertations

An Evaluation of Writing Self-Efficacy and Writing Apprehension Self-Report Instruments, Jada Kennice White
Doctoral Dissertations

Adverse Childhood Experiences and College Adjustment: A Moderated Mediation Model, Pamela Rosecrance
Doctoral Dissertations

BLACK MEN HURDLING HALLOWED HALLS: GENDERED RACISM AND ASSIMILATION IN RELATION TO MENTAL HEALTH, Edward Marcellus Garnes
Doctoral Dissertations

Self-Objectification and Alcohol Use in Young Adult College Women, Rachel Carretta
Doctoral Dissertations

Ambivalent Sexism and Condom Use Self-Efficacy Amongst Men Who Bottom: A Serial Mediation Model, Elliott Nolan DeVore
Doctoral Dissertations

Understanding Help-Seeking in Rural Counties: A Serial Mediation Model of Self-Reliance, Stigma, and Attitudes toward Psychologists, Emily M. Keller
Doctoral Dissertations

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Attachment Styles on Digital Sexual Coercion in College-Aged Adults, Laura Elizabeth Stanley
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Unfamiliar Familiar | An Exploration into the Architectural Uncanny, Jessica P. Peters
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Trauma of Premature Exposure to Violence: The Destruction of Innocence in the Hunger Games, Riley Woody
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Measuring Critical Consciousness in White Rural Appalachian College Students, Kody Kevin Sexton
Masters Theses

Two Sides to Every Story: Investigating changes in cultural attitudes using discourse analysis in computer-mediated infidelity discussions, Michaela J. DiPillo
Masters Theses

Politically Moral: Moderate Partisans Morally Derogate Out-party Members, Even When Treated Fairly, Phillip P. McGarry
Masters Theses

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources: A Case of Farmers in Northern Rwanda, JEAN FRANCOIS REGIS NISENGWE
Doctoral Dissertations

Representing Uncertainty: Beliefs and Habits in the International Development Evaluation Context, Christina Peterson
Doctoral Dissertations

Collaboration in Transfer Student Work: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory Study at Four-Year Institutions, Jason Michael Mastrogiovanni
Doctoral Dissertations

From Mission to Competition: The Experiences of 10 LDS Missionary Student-Athletes Returning to Competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, Matthew J. Moore, Leslee A. Fisher, Lindsey A. Miossi, Zach T. Smith, Jacob C. Jensen,
Movement and Being: The Journal of the Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure and Sports Studies

Buprenorphine Effects on Anxiety-Like Behavior in B6 Mice, Megan K. Thibert
Select or Award-Winning Individual Scholarship

Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression in C57BL/6J Mice: The Role of Prefrontal Cortex Cholinergic Transmission in the Wakefulness Stimulus for Breathing, Wilton Sun
Select or Award-Winning Individual Scholarship

Religiosity and Ways of Coping With Sport Injuries Among Christian Athletes, Diane M. Wiese‐Bjornstal, Kristin N. Wood, Francesca M. Principe, Emma S. Schwartz
Movement and Being: The Journal of the Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure and Sports Studies

Soul-Training: The Why, What, and How of Spiritual Formation in Sports, Elizabeth Bounds
Movement and Being: The Journal of the Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure and Sports Studies

“The only way I feel connected is through other Latinx friends”: Latinx Ethnic Identity, Social Connection, and Sense of Belonging at a Southeastern Predominantly White Institution, Jasmine M. Koech
Masters Theses

The Desire to Train: A Motivational Profile of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Players, Terrance Tarver
Masters Theses

Am I Stigmatized? An experimental examination of high-status experiences of stigma., Christopher F. Silver
Doctoral Dissertations

Beyond ‘Help-Seeking,’ toward ‘Engagement’: Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Equity among Sexual Minority Individuals, Elliot Spengler
Doctoral Dissertations

Preterm Birth Among Opioid-Using Women and High-Risk Controls: The Potential Moderating Role of Borderline Features, Summer Victoria Shore, Rachel Hickman
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Using visual attention at 11-months to predict outcomes at age 4, Esther Reynolds
Masters Theses

Examining the Effects of Caregiver Stress, Communication Quality, and Discipline Practices on Child Externalizing Behavior, Mckenzie Rose Martin
Masters Theses

Variables Related to Viral Load and CD4 Variance in Men Living with HIV, Natalie Christine Blocher
Masters Theses

The Relationship Education Workshop and Its Impact on Learned Healthy Relationship Outcomes and Self-Compassion in the Emerging Adulthood Population, Ashley N. Russell
Doctoral Dissertations

Brief Sheets: Examining an Intervention that Increases Academic Reinforcement, Kyle Edward Ryan
Doctoral Dissertations

Development and Validation of the Scale of Emotional Functioning: Educators (SEF:ED), Lezli Suzanne Anderson
Doctoral Dissertations

Exploring the Influence of Gendered Racism on Salivary Alpha Amylase Activity among Black Women, Erica J. Peppers
Doctoral Dissertations

The Effects of an Interdependent Group Contingency on Student Writing, Madeline B. Auge
Doctoral Dissertations

Accentuate the (Low Arousal?) Positive: Effects of Mindfulness on Positive Emotional Responding, Dean K Jordan
Doctoral Dissertations

Audiovisual speech processing: Implications for speech perception and language development, Ryan Andrew Cannistraci
Doctoral Dissertations

Interactional Synchrony in Romantic Couples: Linking Dynamic Systems of Nonverbal Behavior with Outcome Data, Darren J. Garcia
Doctoral Dissertations

Toward a Voice-Centered Relational Anti-Racist Listening Praxis in Counselor Education, Michelle R. Bertrand
Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Attention Bias in Youth in Response to Maternal Behaviors: A Mobile Eye Tracking Study, Elizabeth A. Cousins
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

“There Are Not a Lot of Providers Who Look Like Me”: Identity and Therapy for Sexual Minority Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, Saumya Arora
Masters Theses

Origins and Perpetuation of Stigma Against Mental Illness, Audrey K. Barkeloo-Carter, Kirsten A. Gonzalez Ph.D.
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Examining the Bidirectional Relationships Between Maternal Intrusiveness and Child Anxiety: A Longitudinal Study from Infancy to Middle Childhood, Hannah Hunter
Masters Theses

The Cadillac, the Camry and Everything in Between: A Qualitative Investigation of Marital Attitudes Among First-Generation South Asian Immigrants, Zahra Amer
Masters Theses

Using a Cognitive Behavioral Approach in Individual Counseling with Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, Nina Marie DiTommaso
Doctoral Dissertations

Social Context Influences on Behavior of Carolina Chickadees, Brittany A. Coppinger
Doctoral Dissertations

Finding Consensus on Integrating Neuroeducation into Trauma-Informed Counseling Practice: A Delphi Study, Jenna Epstein, Rachel McRoberts
Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Where are the Resources?: Discussing Mental Health in Students of Color on UTK’s Campus and the Call for Action, Zhannae S. Cummings, Diandra Walker
Black Issues Conference

Racism and Mental Health: When it Hurts to be Black, Desiree Tallent
Black Issues Conference

One Spark Can Light a Fire: How to Become a Mental Health Advocate, Marquinta Harvey, Shannon Jackson
Black Issues Conference

An Inconsistent God: Attachment to God and Minority Stress among Sexual Minority Christians, Adam David Anthony Maughan
Masters Theses

Borderline Features Mediate the Association between the Experience of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Opioid Misuse among Pregnant Women, Chloe T. Cohen
Masters Theses

Asch and AI: Conformity to Non-Human Intelligence, Andrew Stephen Heim
Masters Theses

Neural Correlates of Individuation and Subordinate-Level Categorization of Other-Race Faces in Infancy, Kelly Roth
Doctoral Dissertations

Politeness Theory: Compliance and Paralinguistic Cooperation, Jamie Jacqueline Osborn
Doctoral Dissertations

An Exploratory Study of Varying Phenotypes of Posttraumatic Stress Among a Comorbid Substance Misuse Population, Dennis Allen Donahue
Doctoral Dissertations

Strengthening Implicitly-formed Attitudes: The Use of Evaluative Conditioning and Selective Exposure, Claudia Q. Luu
Select or Award-Winning Individual Scholarship

Exploring the Effects of Response Type in a Visual Working Memory Task: An fNIRS Study, Rachel Eddings
Masters Theses

Efficacy of Creative Interventions in Virtual Reality, Matthew Thomas Richesin
Masters Theses

Validation of the College Planning Behaviors Scale, Katherine Danielle Cook
Masters Theses

Recategorization Threat, Fear of Fat, and Antifat Prejudice, Katherine Fritzlen
Doctoral Dissertations

Identification of key factors in texture aversion and acceptance, Robert Pellegrino Jr
Doctoral Dissertations

“If I’ve Got God on My Side, I Can Do It”: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Lived Experiences of Spirituality for LDS NCAA DI Student-Athletes, Matthew J. Moore
Doctoral Dissertations

An Understanding of Why: The Role of Narrative Coherence as a Moderator in the Relation Between Interparental Conflict and Optimism Towards Marriage, Briana L. Schubert
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Household Member Arrest and Adolescent Hopelessness: The Mediating Role of Future Expectations, Caroline Victoria Begley, Elizabeth Inez Johnson PH.D, Tanner Kilpatrick M.S
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Generalization of Statistical Word Learning Across Speakers of Different Genders, Jasdeep Batth
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Self-Perception in Infancy: The Posture of the Arm, Shcorey Shepard
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Moral-Based Decision-Making in Gameplay, Keirsten Michelle Brown
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The effect of demand characteristics on the facial feedback effect, Nicholas A. Coles, Brooke Frohlich, Jeff T. Larsen, Lowell Gaertner
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

When Getting Good Grades Isn’t Enough: The Overachiever’s Transition to College, Sarah Littleton
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Please, Hold Your Toothpicks: An Analysis of Autism on Contemporary Television, Kellie N. Veltri
Haslam Scholars Projects

Defining Insanity: How an Individual's View Can Impact a Trial, Jayme L. Ayres
Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

Acronym Usage in Groups: The Relationship of Socialization and Identification, Dara K. Carney-Nedelman
Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

Neural Dynamics of Dimensional Label Learning Predicts Dimensional Attention, Ashley Miller
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Tracking Flanker Task Dynamics: Evidence for Continuous Attentional Selectivity, Cody A. Levi, Katherine Peterson, Kaleb Kinder, Caglar Tas, Aaron Buss
Psychology Publications and Other Works

Code Switching: The unfortunate but necessary key to opening doors for yourself and others to follow, Harold A. Wallace III
Black Issues Conference

Mental Health among Afro-centric people; Every piece is vital to the puzzle, William J. Stubbs
Black Issues Conference

Respectability Politics: A mirror into the black community, Max Ray A. Davenport Jr, Elisha M. Brewer
Black Issues Conference

Racial Mislabeling in Multiracial Individuals: Implications for Professional Counseling and Education, C. Peeper McDonald, Catharina Y. Chang Ph.D., Caroline O'Hara, Kan Guvensel, Lindy Parker
Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

A Phenomenological Study of Felt Sense among Beginning Counselors, Perry Peace, Sondra Smith-Adcock
Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Exploring school counselors’ preparation to address disproportionality of African American students in special education, E Mackenzie Shell
Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Problem-Based Learning in Human Growth & Development Counselor Education, Javier F. Casado Pérez Ph.D. NCC, Elliot Witherspoon LPC
Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

The Self Study: Does Religiosity moderate the motivational primacy of the individual self?, Victoria Anita Voorhees
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Experience of Childhood Maltreatment and Its Impact on Parenting in a High-risk Sample, Alex C. Clement
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Multicultural and the Treatment of Child Trauma: Research Trends from the Last Ten Years, Sarah L. Keil
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Opioid Crisis: Biological, Psychological and Sociological Factors in the Etiology and Future Mitigation of Opioid Addiction., Nicholas Michael Genereaux
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Effects of Marriage, Divorce, and Discord: Review and Policy Analysis, Kiersten L. Marsh, Rachel A. Woods
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

When Social Media Takes Your Money: In-App Shopping and Buyer’s Remorse Study, Catie Jaffe
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Impact of Topic Valence on Interracial Interaction Outcomes: An Honors Thesis in Psychology, Victoria Gilooly
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder and Negative Talk, and Young Children’s Behavioral Symptoms, Katherine Anne Halas
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Acute social defeat-induced neuroinflammation in the vmPFC of Syrian hamsters via microglial activation, Thomas Clarity
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Pan negro: en pos de una pedagogía de liberación, Lizely M. López
Vernacular: New Connections in Language, Literature, & Culture

The effects of stress and anxiety on a cued attention task, Catalina L. Gonzalez
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

The Effects of Relationships on ANS function and Wellness, Olivia M. Maples
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Nonverbal Synchrony and Pronoun Use in Romantic Dyads, John A. Moran
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Breakups and Betrayals in Emerging Adulthood: A Developmental Perspective of Relationship Dissolution and Infidelity, Jerika C. Norona
Doctoral Dissertations

"From One Human to Another": A Phenomenological Study of Intergroup Dialogue, Joel Timothy Muller
Doctoral Dissertations

Instagram use and self-objectification: The roles of internalization, comparison, appearance commentary, and feminism, Chandra Erin Feltman
Doctoral Dissertations

An Investigation of Gender Bias in a Career Assessment for a STEM Field, Shelby Morgan Reyes
Doctoral Dissertations

Structurally Rich Movement: Measuring Movement for Empirical Psychology and Examining the Dynamic Complexity of Affect Regulation in Behavior, Michael Timothy Finn
Doctoral Dissertations

Executive Functioning Abilities and Social Competence in Undergraduates, Megan Carl
Doctoral Dissertations

Sex, Love, and Mindfulness: Examining the Longitudinal Effects of Mindfulness on Young Adult Dating Relationship Outcomes, Alexander Malik Khaddouma
Doctoral Dissertations

The Relative Effectiveness of Group Contingencies on Academic Performance, Engagement, and Disruptive Behaviors, Caroline Marie Jaquett
Doctoral Dissertations

Relationships Among Trauma Type, Posttraumatic Stress, and Posttraumatic Growth, Elizabeth Ann Thomas
Doctoral Dissertations

The Effect of Familiarity on Learning with Video Clips Containing Seductive Details, Jonah Lee Ruddy
Doctoral Dissertations

Violent Media Exposure and Bullying Behaviors: The Moderating Roles of Parental Monitoring, Emotion Regulation, and Gender, Brianna Elizabeth Pollock
Doctoral Dissertations

The Role of Meaning-Making in Posttraumatic Growth among Eritrean Refugees with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Yacob Tewolde Tekie
Doctoral Dissertations

Heterosexist Discrimination and LGBQ Activism: Examining a Moderated Mediation Model, Trevor Lee Dunn
Doctoral Dissertations

Examining the role of relationship satisfaction in the association between rejection sensitivity and infidelity, Zahra Amer
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

A Preliminary Investigation: Social Problems and Executive Functioning in an ADHD Pediatric Sample, Kriston Laadan Ramsey, Jennifer Bolden Dr.
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Promotion Focus, Prevention Focus, and the Expression of Positive Emotions When Things Turn Out Well, Kamilya Aidarovna Gosmanova
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Peer Attention Modeling with Head Pose Trajectory Tracking Using Temporal Thermal Maps, Corey Michael Johnson
Masters Theses

You Win Some, You Lose Some: Regulatory Focus Theory and Facial Expressions of Emotion to Series of Unfortunate Events, Taylor B. Duncan
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The role of executive functions in depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology., Jessica Anderson, Jennifer Bolden
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Generalizing across gender during early word learning: Evidence from a statistical learning paradigm, Madison Newsom
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Examining the Relationship Between Parenting Problems and Intimacy, Alexandra R. Buccelli, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Kristina C. Gordon
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Generalizing across speaker and gender during early word learning: Evidence from a statistical learning paradigm, Madison Newsom
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Activism, Not Passivism: Identity, Experience, and Emotion, Victoria Hallie Rose Webb
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF DEVELOPMENT IN NATURAL OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS: CHILDREN’S MOTOR ACTIVITIES, PERSONAL CHALLENGES AND PEER INTERACTIONS AT THE RIVER AND THE CREEK, Cara Megan King McClain
Masters Theses

Impact of College Pen Pal Program on Fourth Grade Writing Attitudes and Skills, Gretchen Lorena Roberts, Merilee McCurdy
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Developing a Platform for Integrating Disability issues into City Municipality Decisions; Case Study: City of Knoxville, Sravanthi Pamu
Masters Theses

Can Text Analysis of TAT Protocols Differentiate Patients Operating at Neurotic, Borderline, and Psychotic Levels of Personality Organization?, Paul H. Tullis
Doctoral Dissertations

An Examination of Music Majors' Perceived Barriers to Complying with an Exercise Program, Matthew William Seitz
Doctoral Dissertations

Investigating the Chickadee Ethos., David L. Book
Doctoral Dissertations

Exploring the Role of Spirituality and Spiritual Beliefs in the Pursuit of Excellence and Attainment of Peak Performance in Professional Athletes, Ashley Ballard, Charles H. Wilson Jr.
Movement and Being: The Journal of the Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure and Sports Studies

Neuroanatomical Differences Between Boys and Girls with ADHD: A Critical Review and Implications for Treatment, Shelby Clouthier, Jessica Anderson
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Attitudes and norms affecting scientists’ data reuse, Renata Gonçalves Curty, Kevin Crowston, Alison Specht, Bruce W. Grant, Elizabeth D. Dalton
DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

A Case Study of a Mature Appalachian HIV Negative Homosexual Man on HIV Positive Homosexual Men, Jacob Lee Nelson
Masters Theses

The Roles Of Attention, Awareness, And Memory In Evaluative Conditioning, Katherine Anne Fritzlen
Masters Theses

The Value of an Object's Social Connection, Seong-Jae Yoo
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SOCIAL PREFERENCE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AND PEER VICTIMIZATION, Kathryn Francis Smeraglia
Masters Theses

Effects of attachment and self-esteem on perceptions of infidelity in gay men., Shannon R. Bierma
Masters Theses

The impact of rewards on the effectiveness of performance feedback in improving writing production in elementary school students, Leslie Allison Hart
Doctoral Dissertations

Examining the Effects of Frustration on Working Memory Capacity in an Emerging Adult Sample, Jonathan Parks Fillauer
Masters Theses

Infant Object Recognition: Two- and Three-Dimensional Visual Processing, Alexandra Chelsea Romano
Masters Theses

The Longitudinal Relationship between Power Processes and Intimate Partner Violence in Dating College Students, Heather Christine Zapor
Doctoral Dissertations

Change in “Everyday Multicultural Competencies” as a Response to Resident Advisors Multicultural Training: Association with Five-Factor Personality Traits, Nicole Crystal Chery
Doctoral Dissertations

MODELING THE CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF RETAIL SERVICE ROBOTS, So Young Song
Doctoral Dissertations

Efficacy of Short-Term Emotional Regulation Training on Interference During Cognitive Tasks, Kerry Margaret Cannity
Doctoral Dissertations

Targeting Difficult Multiplication Problems: Increasing Multiplication Fact Fluency Through a Learning Trials Intervention, Kelly McCullough Thompson
Doctoral Dissertations

The Effect of Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder and Child Temperament on Mother-Child Synchrony, Christina Gabriela Mena
Doctoral Dissertations

Developing a Korean Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale Using Quantitative Methods for Verifying Semantic Equivalence, Ji-Sun Jeong
Doctoral Dissertations

Lesbian Body Dissatisfaction: The Roles of Gender Identity, Body-Gender Identity Incongruence, and Internalized Appearance Ideals, Christine Laura Beck
Doctoral Dissertations

Comparing Group Contingencies: An Investigation of the Role of Group Size in a First-Grade Classroom, Katelyn Crabtree Scott
Doctoral Dissertations

Hostility after Social Rejection and Borderline Features: The Influence of Rejection Sensitivity in Parents and their Young Adult Offspring, Jennifer Marie Strimpfel
Doctoral Dissertations

Predicting Academic Performance on High-Stakes Tests: Development of the Brief Behavior, Academic, and Social Screener (B-BASS), Trisha Danielle Franklin
Doctoral Dissertations

Therapeutic Aspects of Tattoo Acquisition: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Connection Between Psychological Trauma and the Writing of Stories into Flesh, Everett W. Painter
Doctoral Dissertations

Evaluation of Increased Targeted Enforcement and Community-based Outreach and Education Programs to Increase Nighttime Seatbelt Use in East Tennessee, Kwaku Frimpong Boakye
Doctoral Dissertations

Second-language acquisition and motivation: A literature review, Pat Goodridge
Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

Emotion Regulation Moderates the Relation between Family-of-Origin Violence and Intimate Partner Violence in Men Arrested for Domestic Violence, Grace Bomar
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Examining the relationship between perceived acceptance and depression and the potential moderating role of commitment, Andrea Gorrondona, Katherine A. Lenger, Kristina Coop Gordon, Patricia N.E. Roberson
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Relationship of Hypnotizability and Empathy: A Replication and Extension Study, Morgun Elliot Custer
Masters Theses

DYNAMICS OF COLLABORATIVE NAVIGATION AND APPLYING DATA DRIVEN METHODS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS AT DECISION POINTS FOR PEOPLE OF VARYING SPATIAL APTITUDES, Gengen He
Doctoral Dissertations

Exploring Emerging Adults’ Sexual Possible Selves, Development, and Pathways to Sexual Goal Attainment: A Three Part Examination, Kristin Michelle Anders
Doctoral Dissertations

United States Elite Youth Tennis Athletes’ Use of Psychological Strategies in Competition, Emily Earlynn Lauer
Doctoral Dissertations

Parents’ Perceptions and Responses to Infant Emotions, Lauren Renee Bader
Doctoral Dissertations

Infant Locomotor Skill Development in the Context of Mother-Infant Interactions, Sabrina Lynn Thurman
Doctoral Dissertations

Excessive Acquisition: What Is It? What Makes It Happen?, Melanie Doss
Doctoral Dissertations

How Short Term Mindfulness Training Affects Emotion Regulation on College Students, Holly E. Flatt, Andrea Benadives, Kriston Ramsey
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Effects of Social Status on Responses to Social Defeat Stress in Female Syrian Hamsters, Ashley V. Campbell, Matthew A. Cooper
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Testing a Model Based Approach to Selective and Flexible Attention, Anastasia Nicole Kerr-German
Masters Theses

Family Environment Variables and Adjustment Outcomes in Appalachian Youth: The Moderating Role of Participation in Extracurricular Activities, Rebecca Lee Shorter
Masters Theses

Intra-Individual and Cross-Partner Associations between the Five Facets of Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction, Katherine Allison Lenger
Masters Theses

Academic Work Ethic in Middle School Students: Extending Scale Research and Investigating Construct Validity, Emily Pendergrast Taylor
Doctoral Dissertations

Treatment Preferences and Outcome in a Randomized Controlled Trial for Depression Comparing Supportive-Expressive Therapy to Medication and Pill Placebo, Sophia Elsie Winter
Doctoral Dissertations

Music Student Satisfaction: The Relationship Between Learning Style Preferences and Major Satisfaction, Cora Marie Powers
Masters Theses

The on-screen water cooler: Effects of televised user-generated comments on cognitive processing, social presence, and viewing experience., Jaclyn Ann Cameron
Doctoral Dissertations

Functions of Aggression and Peer Victimization in Elementary School Children: The Mediating Role of Social Preference, Samantha Manring
Masters Theses

Predictors of Musical Performance: Personality, Performance Anxiety, and Flow, Whitney Jean Statham
Doctoral Dissertations

Perceiving Sexual Consent: The Effects of Gender and Alcohol Use on Perceptions of Sexual Consent, Sarah Elizabeth Mauck
Doctoral Dissertations

College Adjustment, Discrimination, and Social Support among Students of Color, Daniela Andrea Recabarren
Doctoral Dissertations

Relationship qualities: Investigating the nature of self-identified couple strengths and language use during a strengths interview, Katie Cassandra Wischkaemper
Doctoral Dissertations

Conformity to Masculine Norms: A Case-Based Time-Series Analysis of Men in Intergroup Dialogue, Isaac Curtiss Brandt
Doctoral Dissertations

The Effects of the Color Wheel System on Disruptive Behavior and Classroom Climate: Validating the Color Wheel in Kindergarten Classrooms, Tiffany Lynn Watson
Doctoral Dissertations

Internalized Heterosexism, Religious Coping, and Psychache in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults, Jon Raymond Bourn
Doctoral Dissertations

Native American Young Adults in their Transition to College, and Persistence Through the First Year, Adrian Alexander Rodriguez
Doctoral Dissertations

Ethnic Discrimination and Psychological Distress among Middle Eastern/Arab Americans: The Roles of Religiosity, Coping, Ethnic Identity, and Family Connectedness, Ayse Selin Ikizler
Doctoral Dissertations

Burnout in Young Adult Performing Artists, Benjamin Hyun Stocking
Doctoral Dissertations

Examining the Nature and Consequences of Interfunctional Bias in a Corporate Setting, William Adam Powell
Doctoral Dissertations

Therapy Dogs in the College Classroom: The Effect of Dogs on Stress, Anxiety, and Spanish L2 Phonological Learning and Performance, Elaine Maralee Henry
Doctoral Dissertations

Investigating the Role of Testosterone Signaling at Androgen Receptors in Resiliency to Social Stress, Catherine Tucker Clinard
Doctoral Dissertations

Examining Consensual Non-Monogamy among Emerging Adult Samples: A Collection of Studies, Kayla Marie Sizemore
Doctoral Dissertations

Transgender Self-Attitudes: Formation and Change A Qualitative Study, Juliet Ezhil Meggs
Doctoral Dissertations

Convergence to consensus in heterogeneous groups and the emergence of informal leadership, Sergey Gavrilets, Jeremy David Auerbach, Mark van Vugt
Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Word Learning in Quiet and in Noise: A Preliminary Study, Grace Marie Wholley
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Impulsivity and the Dissolution of Romantic Relationships, Stephanie Marie Smith
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Is nostalgia a mixed emotion? Evidence from emotional experience and facial expressions of emotion, Michaela J. Mercer
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Modulating Neuronal Activity: Copper, Isoproterenol, and Beta-Blockers on the Brain, Veronica Go
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Obesity in Society: The Importance of Perception, Michael Darnell Oliver II
Masters Theses

Isolated Words Selectively Enhance Memory for High Transitional Probability Sound Sequences, Ferhat Karaman
Masters Theses

A Study of HIV and Stigma at the University of Tennessee: A Discussion of its Prevalence and How HIV Awareness Correlates with Stigma, Renee L. Adamec
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The modulating role of motor action anticipation in relation to visual attention to a scene, Rebecca Faith Wiener
Masters Theses

Effects of Bullying and Victimization on Friendship Selection, Reciprocation, and Maintenance in Elementary School Children, Marisa Lynn Whitley
Masters Theses

Observing Parenting in the Context of Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder and Adolescent Symptomatology, Rebecca Meredith Mahan
Masters Theses

Alone, Together: The Influence of Stigmatization on Cultural Relationality, Elizabeth Helen Fles
Masters Theses

Does Hypnosis Facilitate Primary Process Mentation? An Inquiry Into the Psychoanalytic Theories of Hypnosis and Thinking, Gyrid Lyon
Masters Theses

Positive and Negative Emotion, Group Climate, and Ethnocultural Empathy in Intergroup Dialogue, Keri Frantell
Masters Theses

Academic Choices Matter for Collegiate Student-Athletes, Kendra Arielle Berry
Masters Theses

Leader-Member Exchange as a Predictor of Leaders’ Positive Work Outcomes: A Field Study, Matthew Jason Shaffer
Doctoral Dissertations

Examining the Writing Motivation and Achievement of At-Risk Elementary-Aged Students, Melissa Sue Martin
Doctoral Dissertations

Influences on Self-Regulated Learning in Low-Income Children: Examining the Role of Private and Social Speech as Self-Regulation Tools, Lisa Ann Connor
Doctoral Dissertations

Development of the Coach Autonomy Support Beliefs Scale, Johannes Jakob Raabe
Doctoral Dissertations

Word Learning in Quiet and in Noise: A Preliminary Study, Grace Marie Wholley
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

Impulsivity and the Dissolution of Romantic Relationships, Stephanie Marie Smith, Jerika C. Norona
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

The College Experience: Exploring the Relationship between Sleep, Executive Function, and Alcohol Use, Evelyn R. Conner
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Individual and Relational Role Balance Scale (IRRBS): A Preliminary Scale Development and Validation Study, Jennifer Lynn Bishop
Masters Theses

Effect of Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder on Adolescents’ Experience of Maltreatment and Adolescent Borderline Features, Gretchen Kurdziel
Masters Theses

Gender, Coping Style, and Depression Severity in Emerging Adult University Students, Dennis Allen Donahue
Masters Theses

The Roles of Self-Affirmation and Introspection in Correction for Automatic Prejudice, Kevin Lee Zabel
Doctoral Dissertations

The Perpetration of Adulthood Animal Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence in Men and Women Arrested for Domestic Violence, Jeniimarie Febres
Doctoral Dissertations

Mechanisms for Social Influence, Jeremy David Auerbach
Masters Theses

The Effects of Hope, Rumination, Resilience, and Unit Support on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity in Veterans, Laura Elizabeth Blackburn
Doctoral Dissertations

Mechanisms of Change in an Organizational Culture and Climate Intervention for Increasing Clinicians’ Evidence-Based Practice Adoption in Mental Health, Nathaniel J. Williams
Doctoral Dissertations

Assessment and Investigation of Electronic Aggression in the Romantic Relationships of Emerging Adults, Teresa Michelle Preddy
Doctoral Dissertations

The Effects of Trade Competition on Health, and Determinants of Workplace Behavior, Thomas Clayton McManus
Doctoral Dissertations

Theories-in-use and espoused theories: An examination of team decision-making in the initial special education eligibility meeting, Heather Anne Stewart
Doctoral Dissertations

The Effects of Voluntary versus Cold-calling Participation on Class Discussion and Exam Performance in Multiple Sections of an Educational Psychology Undergraduate Course, Brittany Ann Carstens
Doctoral Dissertations

An Investigation of Key Personality Traits of Managers and Executives, Kanwarjit Pahwa
Doctoral Dissertations

Three Rs: Relationship Orientation, Relational Interdependent Self-construal, and Relationship Maintenance Strategies, Maria Moana Rowley
Doctoral Dissertations

An Examination of High-Achieving College Students: Career Indecision and Career Thoughts, Justina Anne Farley
Doctoral Dissertations

Mindfulness-Based Therapy and Behavioral Activation: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Depressed College Students, Crystal Constance McIndoo
Doctoral Dissertations

Social and Emotional Adjustment Outcomes for Bullies and Victims, Aimee Rovane
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Influence of Cultural Attitudes and Norms on Smartphone Use, Technostress, and Life Satisfaction, Miki S. Nolin
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Central Executive Functioning and Electrodermal Levels in Adults with and without Clinically Significant Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms, Megan Carl
Masters Theses

Jesus in Man’s Image: Influence of Gender Role Identity on Identification with Warmer Images of Jesus, Melinda A. Reed
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Moderating Effect of Negative Peer Group Climate on the Relation Between Men’s Locus of Control and Aggression Towards Intimate Partners, Megan Ryan Schmidt
Masters Theses

Intergroup Dialogue in Undergraduate Multicultural Psychology Education: Group Climate Development and Outcomes, Joel Timothy Muller
Masters Theses

The Relationship between Parent Communication Orientations and the Self-Efficacy of Student-Athletes, Sara Marie Erdner
Masters Theses

Prevalence and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation among Court-Referred Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence, Caitlin Wolford-Clevenger
Masters Theses

Systematic Review of Literature Concerning Lesbian and Gay Work-Life Balance, Kelly Roth
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEMANDS AND RESOURCES AND TEACHER BURNOUT: A FIFTEEN-YEAR META-ANALYSIS, Tammy Marie Stewart
Doctoral Dissertations

Mixed-species Flock Members’ Reactions to Novel and Predator Stimuli, Sheri Ann Browning
Doctoral Dissertations

A Phenomenological Study: African American Clergy Response to Violence against Women, Milicia Antoinette Tedder
Doctoral Dissertations

"When Are We Going To Be Settled Down and Know This Is Our Place?”: A Phenomenological Examination of Iraqi Refugee Families’ Lived Experiences with Resettlement, Lisa Shari Silverman
Doctoral Dissertations

Gender Difference in Emotional Reactions to Media: Examining Self-Report During Bittersweet Video Clips, Catherine C. Brown
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Dissolution of Effective Leadership: A Multiple-Case Study Analysis of Destructive Leadership, Joshua B. Leonard
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

The Effects of Sensory Integration on Short Term Memory in College Students, Chelsea B. Tolliver
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

An Analysis of Methodological Differences in Longitudinal Studies of Infant Manual Preference, Sabrina Lynn Thurman
Masters Theses

Adult Attachment, Emotional Intelligence, and Resilience as Correlates of Social Engagement, Academic Engagement, and Confidence of Persistence in College Students, Yacob Tewolde Tekie
Masters Theses

The Role of Leader Communication Patterns, LMX, and Interactional Justice in Employee Emotional Exhaustion and Outcomes, Ashley Danae Nelson
Masters Theses

My Lips are Sealed: Whistle-blowing as a Function of Collective and Interpersonal Connections to Social Groups, Amy Kathleen Heger
Masters Theses

Predictors of Termination of Parental Rights Following Allegations of Child Maltreatment, JoAnna Marie Elmquist
Masters Theses

Exploring Coping Mediators between Heterosexist Oppression and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Persons, Kyle M. Bandermann
Doctoral Dissertations

How technology interacts with emerging adulthood psychosocial developmental tasks: An examination of online self-presentation and cell phone usage, Samantha Lynn Gray
Doctoral Dissertations

Dissociation and Sexual Trauma: The Moderating Role of Somatization, Amineh Abbas
Doctoral Dissertations

Relationship quality, individual wellbeing, and gender – A series of longitudinal studies, Patricia Nola Eugene Roberson
Doctoral Dissertations

Using Mindful Self-Compassion to Improve Self-Criticism, Self-Soothing, Cravings, and Relapse in Substance Abusers in an Intensive Outpatient Program, Sarah Elizabeth Gilbert
Doctoral Dissertations

Assessing Motives for Consensual Sex: Development of the Sexual Motives Questionnaire, Vanessa Tirone
Doctoral Dissertations

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DEPRESSION, POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, FORGIVENESS, MEANING IN LIFE, AND SPIRITUALITY IN SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, Shannon Marie Rogers
Doctoral Dissertations

Stress and Resilience: The Negative and Positive Aspects of Being an Asian American Lesbian or Bisexual Woman, Mi Ra Sung
Doctoral Dissertations

Bidirectional Associations between Parenting Behavior and Child Callous-Unemotional Traits: Do Delinquent Peer Affiliations and/or Parental Psychopathology Moderate these Links?, Amber Rochelle Wimsatt
Doctoral Dissertations