Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

 

The Chancellor’s Honors Program (CHP) is the University of Tennessee’s largest university-wide honors program. Founded in 1985, CHP membership is approximately 5-10% of undergraduate students. Admission to the program is highly selective and usually occurs when students matriculate from high school. The typical entering Chancellor’s Honors student has excelled in a rigorous high school curriculum and demonstrated exceptional leadership potential.

In recognition of their specialized course work, faculty-mentored independent scholarship, international & intercultural learning, and exceptional academic performance, Chancellor’s Honors students earn an honors-designated diploma and are bestowed an honors medallion.

For questions or comments concerning the Honors Thesis Project collection, please contact honors@utk.edu

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Projects from 2023

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Poor Whites of the Antebellum South: How a Misunderstood Social Class Became a Point of Controversy in Slavery Debates, Madison M. Adkins

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The effects or practicing a golf putting task in virtual reality, Zoya Amer, Logan T. Markwell, Andrew J. Strick, and Jared M. Porter

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Ballad Health: Understanding Appalachia's Regional Healthcare Monopoly, Meredith A. Bailey

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When the Rural Hospital Closes: An Analysis of Acute Health Impacts Following Closure of Rural Hospitals in Appalachia, Bret M. Berry

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Effect of Skin Microbiota on Acne, Chloe A. Biggs

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The PRIDE Ban on Police: Experiences of LGBTQ+ with Policing in New York, Alista G. Brawner

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Temperature Driven Nitinol Expandable for Intramedullary Fixation, Ethan Connor, Tony George, Prem Patel, and Jamie Pouncey

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The Financial Impact of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) on the Population Health of Knox County, Zachary Christopher Coover

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Are Fungal Endophytes of Fire Adapted Plants Also Fire Adapted?, Alexander C. Dowd

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To What Extent Does Early Childhood Education Impact Later Involvement with the Juvenile Justice System?, Sonya Edwards

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Dental Calculus: Future in Forensics, Emily Elgin

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Work Experience with Voytechnology Partners, Jackson O. Ferguson

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The Effects of Clonidine on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Patient Outcomes, Claire E. Flatt

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Investigating the Role of Spatial Compartmentalization and Genomic Translocations in Metastatic Cancer: A Multi-omic Analysis, Joshua Harris Garretson

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Examining Sex Differences in Own and Other-Race Face Processing in Infancy, Hannah E. Greene

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Healthcare Disparities and Hispanic Immigrants: A Systematic Review of the Literature, William C. Greenman III

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Renewal Health - An E-Commerce Wellness Business, Olivia Helen Griffin

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Brand Perception and Demand: The Streaming Service Industry Explained, Leanna Harmon

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Little River Shoreline Stabilization Project, Natalie M. Hester, Steven Connor Tremyane, Libby Vanderloo, and Isaac Macon

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Centrality and Compliance: Unitary vs. Federalist Political Systems in the Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in Argentina and Uruguay, Aidan Homan

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An Investigation of the Best Practices for Assessing and Intervening with Autism in the Education System, Madison B. Huffstutter

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The Correlation Between Exercise and Burnout in Student Nurses, Drew Janes

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Procurement Skills in the Age of Volatility, Jason S. Kerzel

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‘Enough is a Myth:’ An Exploration of the Politics of Consent Within the Hellraiser Franchise, Ivy Kiernan

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A Field Guide to Foodways and Foraging in Southern Appalachia, Aeryn Lorraine Longuevan

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Xanthan Gum Isolation Alternative via Ultrafiltration, Anna Beth Malone, Jeffrey Greer, Lareesa Thomas, and Lucy Moore

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Buprenorphine and Anxiety-Like Behavior in C57BL/6J Mice with Diet-Induced Obesity, Nicole Angelina Mickels

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The Problem with Modern Supplier Diversity Programs and Building a Methodology for Strategic Transformation, Lillian Hou Qin

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Does Electoral Proximity Influence Commitment to International Human Rights Law?, Nolan A. Ragland

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Medical Simu-Vest, Noah Presley Robison, Sarah Meeks, Mckenzie England, and Tyler Morris

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Investigation of Interplanetary Trajectories to Sedna, John W. Sarappo III, Samuel Brickley, Iliane Domenech, Lorenzo Franceschetti, and James E. Lyne

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A Natural Resource Management Plan for the Historic Ramsey House, Brianna Saylor, Cole Oakey, Devin Hevener, Everett Williams, Haley Cox, and Rachel Carpenter

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Expendable to Essential: Conceptualizing the Rhetorical Othering of Frontline Workers, Sarah Sexton

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Anxiety-like Behavior in C57BL/6J Mice is Sexually Dimorphic and Altered by Buprenorphine, Ohm Sharma

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Public Relations in Practice: A Strategic Recruitment Campaign for Random Acts of Flowers, Christina R. Stevens

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Isolating and characterizing lipid degrading microbes from human decomposition soils, Brooke Amara Talley, Allison R. Mason, and Jennifer DeBruyn

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Heterogenous Retirement Decisions During the post COVID-19 Era by Individuals' Level of Education, Natalie Sophia Varga

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The Correlation and Effectiveness Between Two Variables that are Considered in Sustainable Investing: ESG Ratings and Credit Ratings, Kelly Z. Zhuang

Projects from 2022

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The Bracelet: An American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting Wearable Device, Samuel Aba, Ahmadre Darrisaw, Pei Lin, and Thomas Leonard

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Harlan County, Kentucky in a Post-Coal America: A Case Study, Karli Bryn Ailshie

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Novel Ultraviolet Light Technologies for the Inactivation of Murine Hepatitis Virus, a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate, Alexia E. Angelos and Doris H. D'Souza

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Quantifying the Degree of Programmed Cell Death in the Central Nervous System Among Different Genotypes of the Drosophila Melanogaster, Radha Awasthi

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Impact of enhanced communication techniques on pediatric patient outcomes, William L. Baker

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CRISPR-Cas in the Field of Dentistry: A Comprehensive Collection of the Potential Uses of CRISPR-Cas9 in Dental Health Care, Lexi Elaine Bales

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Creating A Backyard Buzz: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Using a Video Infographic To Increase Knowledge About Mosquito Populations and Diseases in TN, Caroline M. Barnes, Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell, Cristina Barroso, and Julie Andsager

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Improving the Quality of Life in Low-Income Countries, Anita Bhasin

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Hydropower System Design in Nazarét, Panama, Claudia M. Bible, Matthew J. Tolson, Andrew Houser, AJ Condra, and Nathan Smith

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PSCC Formula SAE Aerodynamic Sub-Team, Nicholas Boccuzzi, Candler Boland, Adam Cain, Michael Palmaccio, and Anna "Liece" Tessman

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Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, and England: The Germanic revival of the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries, Amanda N. Boeing

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Investigating the Role of Dullard and TMEM-188 in Lipid Droplet Biogenesis in mammalian cells, Mia Kaitlin Buono

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Moms and Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Survey Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Pregnant People in East Tennessee, Sara Burnette

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Locked Nucleic Acid Aptamer and 10 nm Gold Nanoparticles Increases the Sensitivity of a Prion Protein Detection Assay, Haley Channell

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Microplastics Exposure in At-Risk Myotis lucifugus Bats of the Northeastern United States, Leah Crowley

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Trans Joy: Celebrating Diverse Transgender Narratives, Andrew Davis

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Police, ICE, and Knox County: A Timeline of the 287(g) and Detention Bed Contracts from 2017-2021, Taylor Dempsey

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WingCups: Product Launch Digital Marketing Strategy, Sean M. Dolan

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Effect of Ethylene on Azospirillum brasilense, Lauren N. Donnelly

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Clinical Retractable Infant Barrier, Josh Duzan, Kalani Carter, Jack Oberman, and Hunter Thomas

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Sex And Politics: Understanding Gender Divides In American Political Participation, Megan A. Engle

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Medical Sound SimuVest, Jordan Grant

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Infrastructures of Trust and Care in Latin American Migrant Communities, Lily Hardwig

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Eastman Guide Rail Project, Camryn J. Hurley, Jace Lyon, Isaiah Wallace, Cole Thomas, and Erin Bennett

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Representation And Analysis Of The Effect Of Media And Interaction With Social Media On Its Consumers, Zoe Kendall

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An Investigative Study into Alzheimer’s Disease (AD): Development, Pathway and Progression, and Novel Treatment, Aruha Khan

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University of Tennessee Outdoor Cultural and Recreational Center, Meredith King

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University of Tennessee Outdoor Cultural and Recreational Center, Meredith King

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Plant neighbor interactions of a native goldenrod impact abundance and composition of pollinator communities, Emma P. Kruse

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Public Accounting Firm Statement Analysis: A Predictive Model to Identify Semantic Criteria to Enhance Firm Discussion Addressing Racial Injustice, Courtney Rochelle Lam

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Spatial Echelons: An Expose of Spatial Power in the Built Environment, Sarah G. Lloyd

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Living on the River: On the Occupational Intensity of Cherokee Farm in the Woodland Period, Jackson Long

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Correlational Study Between Disordered Eating and Postpartum Depression Among Women Four-to-Eight Weeks Postpartum, Mika E. Long and Melissa Hessock

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Defining Interactions Between Deformable DNA Origami and Lipid Bilayers Through Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Zachary A. Loyd

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Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Severity Impact Social Media Use and TikTok Addiction, Skylar L. Maguire and Hollie Pellosmaa

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The FaceID Canine Door Business Plan, Oliver Maxwell Martins

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Constitutional Interpretation: Have the Methods Used by the Supreme Court Changed Over Time?, Morgan A. Matney

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How Stress and Coping in Nursing Affect Burnout in the Transition to Practice: A Literature Review and Proposed Study, Natalie Elizabeth Meade

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Aristotle and Darwin Hand in Hand: Biologists in Pursuit of Understanding the Underlying Mechanics of the Natural World, Timothy Christopher Meidl

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Mathematical Modeling Suggests Cooperation of Plant-Infecting Viruses, Joshua Miller, Vitaly V. Ganusov, and Tessa Burch-Smith

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Ischiopubic Index: A Metric Approach to Estimating Sex in the Pelvic Region, Tripoli G. Mulvihill

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Investigation of the Ectocranial Squamosal Suture to Estimate Age-at-Death, Navit S. Nachmias

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Tennessee’s COVID-19 Response: The Relationship Between Case Numbers and Public Opinion, Chandni Naidoo

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The Investigation of SliP in Campylobacter jejuni as an Intracellularly Secreted Protein, Caroline B. Parker

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The Unfamiliar Familiar | An Exploration into the Architectural Uncanny, Jessica P. Peters

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MEND: Redefining the appalachian holler through interconnecting family and place, KariBeth Propes, Christina Ceniceros, and Camryn Weekly

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Synthesis of a Functionalized trans-Cyclooctene (TCO) for Selective Protein Isolation After Bioorthogonal Labeling with Tetrazine, Thaddeus Lawrence Puzdrakiewicz, Dillon P. McBee, and Joshua A. Baccile

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Agent-based Dynamics of a SPAHR Opioid Model on Social Network Structures, Owen Queen, W. C. Strickland, and Leigh B. Pearcy

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Framing the Portrait of Life: Functions of Embedded Texts in Vladimir Nabokov's The Gift, Caroline Sisk

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Impact_ An Exploration of Urban Ecosystems, Sophia Teresa Spock

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The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Attachment Styles on Digital Sexual Coercion in College-Aged Adults, Laura Elizabeth Stanley

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Medical Sound SimuVest, Luke Stanley, Daniel Woods, Megan Hines, and Chris Cochran

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Cherokee Architectural Traditions: A Southeastern Environmental Design Precedent, Josie J. Tunnell

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Understanding Autonomy and Positionality in Obstetric Care Outcomes for Queer Individuals, Juliana K. Upchurch

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Mutations in the N-terminus of the Mod(mdg4) BTB domain reveal an unexpected role of Mod(mdg4) in chromosome segregation in female meiosis, Gwyneth D E Walker and Bruce D. McKee

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Medical Sound Simu-Vest, Daniel P. Woods, Luke M. Stanley, Megan Hines, and Chris Cochran

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The Trauma of Premature Exposure to Violence: The Destruction of Innocence in the Hunger Games, Riley Woody