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 designation on their transcript and are bestowed an honors medallion.
For questions or comments concerning the Honors Thesis Project collection, please contact honors@utk.edu
Projects from 2019
Technological Innovation and the GICS: A Discussion of Classification Needs in a Disrupted World, Madison Leann Moats
The Next Generation: Looking at UTK Students’ Potential Future Engagement with GSMNP, Layla Marie Mosadegh
Yes, We Can Brewing Company, Madison Hailey Murphy
Magnifying the Desert: Microartifact Analysis at the Site of 'Ayn Gharandal, Jordan, Gayatri Nandwani
Violence Against Women: Group Treatment Mental Health Strategies in the Integral Women's Centers in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, 2017, Margaret Newman
What’s In a Name: Political Smear and Partisan Invocations of the French Revolution in Philadelphia, 1791 - 1795, Hannah M. Nolan
What Do Voting Results of the 2016 State Elections Tell Us About Bias Response Teams?, Reid Parker
Applying Modern Immunology to the Plague of Ancient Athens, Juhi C. Patel
An External and Internal Understanding: Female Puberty, Shivani R. Patel
Torch Mounted Wire Nipper, Steven D. Patrick, Matt Montgomery, Ben Rouse, and Garrett D. Foust
Neurological Disease Detection Using Surface Enhanced Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SESORS), Taylor D. Payne
A Quiet Mind: The Key to Musical Performance, Rebecca Ann Percy
Analyzing the Gender Gap in Second Language Acquisition: A New ESL Curriculum for Latina English Learners, Cheyenne Peters
Behavioral tendencies in youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities during play activities, Erin M Podgorski
How Girl Scouts Shaped the World War II Homefront, in East Tennessee and Beyond, Madison E. Price
Developing a Hands-On Food Science Curriculum with Bilingual Elementary-Aged Hispanic Heritage Students, Jaime Leia Ragos
Potential Contamination Risk in Tennessee Aquifers from Oil and Gas Drilling, Emma Reed
A Business Analysis Dive into Knoxville-based Knowledge Launch, Corey R. Renee
Testing a Musical Game Activity for Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Jordan Riggins and Susan McLennon PhD ARNP
Evaluating the Impact of the Chief Digital Officer on Firm Performance, Ashley Lauren Roepke
Extraction of Thorium Oxide from Monazite Ore, Makalee Ruch, Chloe Frame, Molly Landon, Ralph Laurel, and Annabelle Large
A mitotic cue triggers the resumption of cell growth after division, Afton R. Russell
TixZr(1-x)N Thin Films for Advanced Plasmonic Materials, Susan R. Schickling, Codi Ferree, Amy Godfrey, Andre Hillsman, and Hannah Robinson
Juul Usage on the University of Tennessee Knoxville Campus and Student Perspectives, Wade Lowell Seifert
Proprioceptive cross stroking exercises: a preliminary retrospective chart review of its developmental impact, Laura Elaine Sisk
An Inquiry into the Regulation of Social Media Disclosure Policy and its Impacts on Retail Investor Trading Activity, Sebastian Georg Soldner
Constructions of Hadamard Matrices, Jacob Steepleton
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Zinc Substation Foundation Project, Leah Stephens, James Throckmorton, Grayson Layne, and Ben Morris
The Tragic Mulatta Trope: Complexities of Representation, Identity, and Existing in the Middle of the Racial Binary, Madeline Stephens
Final Design Report for the Bioburden Pre-cleaning Device and Dr. Mark Rasnake at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Katherine Elizabeth Stiles, Megan Pitz, Kayla Franklin, Simran Dayal, and Austin Bullock
Stability in Government, Emerging Technology, and Decentralized Economies: An Analysis of Alternative Uses of Cryptocurrencies, Mickayla Stogsdill
Effect of Turmeric on the Promoter Activity of the Cyp6a8 Gene of Drosophila melanogaster, Alexa Stroh
Investigating the Addition of Suicide Prevention Barriers to The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge, Jaideep Thota, Nancy Abdo, Payne Susong, Connor Campbell, Joseph Allston, and Meet Patel
Junior Achievement - BizTown Translations into Spanish, Mikaela Thress
Analysis of Hurricane Track Forecast Accuracy During the 2018 Season, Jonathan Unger
Las representaciones del franquismo en “El laberinto del Fauno” y “La lengua de las mariposas, Megan Elizabeth Vande Linde
Metaphor Theory and Its Relation to Social Policy, Victoria Anita Voorhees
The Self Study: Does Religiosity moderate the motivational primacy of the individual self?, Victoria Anita Voorhees
Faces of the Past and the Ethical Display of Bog Bodies in “Kingship and Sacrifice”, Julia Marie Walsh
The Relationship Between Sibling and Peer Attachment Strength, Ashley Williams
Cell Separation Delay and Membrane Trafficking Defects in Cdc42 GAP Mutants, Haylee Young
Projects from 2018
The role of executive functions in depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology., Jessica Anderson and Jennifer Bolden
Impacts of "Fake News" on News Media, Beverly C. Banks
Does Winning Eurovision Impact a Country's Economy?, Kendall Bard
Size Exclusion Chromatography Based Liposomal Protein Extraction (SELPE), Carolyn Barnes
Software Defined Radar For Vital Sign Detection, Chandler J. Bauder, James Bates, Steven Engel, James S. Tucker, and Fangzhou Liu
Policy of Current Hospital Translation Services and Recommendations for Future Adjustments for Spanish-Speaking Patients, Isidora Rose Beach
Depot for Martian and Extraterrestrial Transport Resupply (DeMETR), Emily Beckman, Ethan Vogel, Caleb Peck, and Nicholas Patterson
Closing the Relinquishment Gap: How Removing Firearms from Abusers Reduces Domestic Violence against Women, Holly P. Black 4960310
BG-4, a bioactive peptide from Momordica charantia, promotes apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells, Ashley D. Bloom
Differentiation of Neurons and Glia for Use in Cellular Connectomics, Jacob T. Brettin
Sleep Apnea Monitoring System, Samuel Brown, Quillen Blalock, Doug Aaser, Thomas Turner, Shavoshia Leslie, and Matthew Carpenter
Examining the Relationship Between Parenting Problems and Intimacy, Alexandra R. Buccelli, Patricia N.E. Roberson, and Kristina C. Gordon
Understanding How Racism Physically Feels in the Moment for Young African American Women, Emma M. Burklin
Determining if host serum IgG titer is associated with Toxoplasma gondii virulence, Riley E Byrd
Effect of Nightly Mixing versus Separation of Dams and Calves on Behavior, Production, and Calf Growth, Ashley Danielle Campeaux
The Effect of Student Loan Debt on Homeownership, Courtney A. Cantrell
An Overview and Analysis of the Impacts of Extreme Heat on the Aviation Industry, Brandon T. Carpenter
Increasing Engineering Retention with Mobile Technology: Using UX/UI for Us, James H. Cate Jr., Andrey Karnauch, Dakota Sanders, and Matt Matto
Rethinking University Operations: Applying Circular Economy Concepts at the University Level, Victoria M. Clements
Design and Development of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Immunosensor for Exosomes, Wesley Cox
The relationship between adult caregiver health literacy and child body mass index outcomes in a childhood obesity intervention program, Natalie Renee Cross
Mandatory Title IX Training for Employees on the University of Tennessee's Campus, Holly K. Dial
You Win Some, You Lose Some: Regulatory Focus Theory and Facial Expressions of Emotion to Series of Unfortunate Events, Taylor B. Duncan
America's Oblivion: Preservation in the Age of Erasure, William Dillon Dunn
Food Waste, Food Insecurity, and Food Donation Liability, Alessandra E. Ferrero
The Effect of Per-Pupil Expenditures on SOL Pass Rates, Meghan Flynn
Community Schools: A More Effective Solution for School Improvement in Tennessee, Sarah Feroza Freeland
Finisher Alignment Project, Thomas Frye
Hurricane Matthew: Measuring the Stock Market Reaction on the Insurance Industry, Greg Gilbert
Promotion Focus, Prevention Focus, and the Expression of Positive Emotions When Things Turn Out Well, Kamilya Aidarovna Gosmanova
The cost of child care on female labor force participation, Richard Joseph Goyette
Changing the World by Being a Personally and Socially Responsible Leader: A Scholarly Analysis of Educating Leaders of Social Change, Heather N. Hall
Chassis Production Process, ABIGAIL H. HARR 7741954
Veterinary Telemedicine Perception and Utilization Intention, Chandler Hawk
Economic Analysis of Phosphoric Acid Extraction, Maddy Hayes, Amany Alshibli, Jakob Howell, and Jason Eakes
The Population Characteristics of Children Served by a School-Based Interprofessional Clinic, Sarah Elizabeth Henson
MUSE 1: Interactive Water Table, Sarah R. Higginbotham
"Deceptive Intimacy": Narration and Machismo in the Works of Junot Díaz, Ellen Elizabeth Hill
Beethoven, Brahms, and Shostakovich: The Effects of War and Conflict on Composers throughout History, Stephanie M. Horton
UT Football Automated Practice Target, Mary Elizabeth Iannuzzi, LEe Fullam, LIndsay Little, and Julia Meyer
Tackling Youth Unemployment: An Investigation of Youth Employment in Italy, Miranda Ruth Isaacs
Lethal Water Switch: A Matter for Criminology, Jordan A. Kaset
Rebuilding a Defunct Television Show, Shelby Kast
Investigation for novel anti-apoptotic factors in the neurons of Drosophila melanogaster, Haylie Rachel Lam
Holistic Health Solutions Business Plan, Sophie Lange
How Can the Internet of Things Reduce Waste in the Supply Chain?, Mary M. McCullough
Analytics Improving Professional Sports Today, Logan C. McDavid
Investigating the Role of the Rough Deal Protein in Spindle Assembly Complex Signaling, Ryan P. Mihealsick
Nonverbal Synchrony and Pronoun Use in Romantic Dyads, John A. Moran
Evaluation of single vs. pair housing Holstein calves on specific antibody concentrations to KLH, Chaney K. Morgan
Scintillator-Based UAV, Austin Mullen, Chris Haseler, Sarah Davis, Brooke McMurrer, Tanner Jefferies, and Peyton Lara
Supplier Network Mapping for Sustainability Dispersion, Frank X. Murphy
Reading Against the Grain: English Education Through the Lens of Critical Literature Pedagogy, Laura Carolyne Myers
Nameless in Worthy Deeds: The Scarabbean Society, Victor Davis, and the concentrated nature of campus power, Jarrod Nelson
Generalizing across gender during early word learning: Evidence from a statistical learning paradigm, Madison Newsom
Realistic Market Basket Data Simulation for Retail Marketing, Elizabeth N. Nichols
Concussion Protocols for Youth Sport in Tennessee, Corinne C. Oliphant