Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2018
PERPETUAL CRISIS, Lauren Paige Buntemeyer
Tennessee Row Crop Producer Survey on Willingness to Adopt Best Management Practices, Kelsey Michelle Campbell
Best of Both Worlds: Bridging First-generation Students' Experiences with Kin and College, Amanda Lynne Capannola
FINDING THE VALIDITY OF USING A VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY TO LOAD SHIFT THE HODGES LIBRARY OFF PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND, Jared Thomas Carpenter
Stranger Harassment and PTSD Symptoms: Roles of Self-blame, Shame, Fear, Feminine Norms and Feminism, Rachel Francesca Carretta
Implications of Drought and Ranavirus on an Amphibian Community in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Edward Davis Carter
Exploring Ligand Field Effects on Fe(IV)-oxo Reactivity Channels for Versatility as a Potential Catalyst for Strong C-H Bond Activation, Bryan James Casale
Thousand Cankers Disease: Virulence of Geosmithia morbida isolates and potential alternative vectors of the fungus, Karandeep Singh Chahal
Exploring toddler risky play: Listening to the voices of parents and teachers of toddlers in one school setting, Megan Chaney
Build orientation, part size geometry, and scan path influence on the microstructure and fatigue life of Ti-6Al-4V fabricated by Electron Beam Melting, Andrew Harrison Chern
Developing Performance System for Evaluating AM versus TM, Abhishek Chimalapati
Validation Study of a Passive Image-Assisted Dietary Assessment Method with Automated Image Analysis Process, Tsz-Kiu Chui
A Feral Domesticity: On Spatial Prosthesis and Coping with Latepostmodern Identity Construction, Lindsay Elizabeth Clark
Biochemical and Microbial Biomarkers Mediating Feed Efficiency in Cattle, Brooke Ashley Clemmons
Identification, characterization, and genetic comparison of Fusarium species isolated from switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Tamara Annette Collins
Identifying factors associated with lying behavior and mastitis in organic dairy cows, Victoria Couture
Cloud Anchor: An Exploration of Service Integrity Attestation with Hardware Roots of Trust, Christopher Alexander Craig
How 19th Century District Physicians Constructed the Category of "Volksmedizin", Alyssa Nicole Culp
Forage mass, nutritive value and persistence of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures as influenced by forage management, Marcia Pereira da Silva
Motivations for Sex among College-Attending Emerging Adults: A Developmental Perspective, Kayley Nicole Davis
Modeling and analysis of variable reactive power limits of a Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) used in variable speed wind turbines, Jonathan Devadason
I am Because You Are: Other Group Members' Attachment Avoidance and Individual Experiences of Negative Affect in Intergroup Dialogue, Elliott Nolan DeVore
Using Topological Clustering to Identify Emerging Positions and Strategies in NCAA Men’s Basketball, Nathan Joel Diambra
The Effect of Modern Web Content and Caching on The Tor Onion Router, Joseph Parker Diamond
"Only the Intervenor Cared": A Critical Juncture in the Rise of Dairy CAFOs and Neoliberal Environmental Policy in Wisconsin, Sarah Emily D'Onofrio
Classifying Building Usages: A Machine Learning Approach on Building Extractions, Samantha Eleanor Duchscherer
Understanding Early Diagenetic Silicification: Petrographic Fabrics within Proterozoic Microfossiliferous Chert, Jeremy Ian Dunham
Online Switching Time Monitoring of SiC Devices Using Intelligent Gate Driver for Converter Performance Improvement, Jacob Hamilton Dyer
Effectiveness of Aerial and Ground-Based Acoustic Bat Detection Technologies, Adrienne Michelle Dykstra
Environmental Preferences and Behavior of Transition Dairy Cattle Kept on Pasture at the Time of Calving, Erika Mae Edwards
A Fine Scale Population Genetics Study of the Rare Helianthus verticillatus, Tyler Patton Edwards
Metal-Polymer Adhesive Bond Characterization in an Additive Manufacturing Environment, Daniel Seth Elkins
Modeling Root Causes of Construction Site Fatalities Using Social Network Analysis, Seifeldeen Omar Eteifa
CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ARGON-HYDROGEN PLASMA TORCH FOR PRODUCTION OF SURROGATE NUCLEAR MELT GLASS, Eric James Francis
Complex Oxide Thin Films from Perovskite to Pyrochlore, Clayton Russell Frederick
Projecting Future Crop Yields under Impending Climate Change: A Study into the Importance of Soil Moisture and Soil Organic Carbon, Violeta Benvenuto Freudenberg
Design Space Evaluation for Resonant and Hard-charged Switched Capacitor Converters, Jordan Alexander Gamble
Understanding country images of Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Mexico as perceived by American college students, Laura Raquel Gamo
A Physics-Based Analytical Compact Model, TCAD Simulation, and Empirical SPICE Models of GaN Devices for Power Applications, Frances D. Garcia
Toward Polarization Encoding Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution in Free-Space, Jeffrey Ivan Garcia
Failure Properties and Phenomena for Zircaloy-4 from Ring Compression Testing, Benton Edward Garrison
Estimating Wettability of Rock Fracture Surfaces from Contact Angle and Roughness Measurements, Christopher H. Gates
TEMPORARY CLUSTERS AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE: TRADE FAIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO REMOTE KNOWLEDGE, Jonathan David German
Candidate Measurement Technique Application as a Method for Materials Accountancy in Electrochemical Reprocessing, Stephen N. Gilliam
The Abstraction of Meaning in the Digital Landscape and the Communities that Form There, Genevieve Gilliland
Sex Differences in the Executive Function Profile of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Review, Jenna Elizabeth Gilmore
Mercury Mobilization from Contaminated Creek Bank Soils and Stabilization using Engineered Sorbents, Leroy Goñez Rodríguez
Real Time Fusion of Radioisotope Direction Estimation and Visual Object Tracking, Elliot Davis Greenlee
Effect of Mineral Supplementation on Reproductive Efficiency of Beef Cows, Felipe Guirado Dantas
Sustainable Method for Recovery of Copper Naphthenate from Used Railroad Ties, Holly Lauren Haber
Verification of I-131 Yield from the Neutron Irradiation of Tellurium, Robert Christopher Haffner
Prevalence of Indicator Organisms, Equipment Assessment of Risk, and Lexicon Development: An Analysis of the Tomato Packinghouse Environment, Alexis Marie Hamilton
A Low Power Mid-Rail Dual Slope Analog-To-Digital Converter for Biomedical Instrumentation, Dallas Wayne Hamlin
The Impact of Blue and Red LED Lighting on Biomass Accumulation, Flavor Volatile Production, and Nutrient Uptake in Hydroponically Grown Genovese Basil, Hunter Albright Hammock
An Efficient Partial-Order Characterization of Admissible Actions for Real-Time Scheduling of Sporadic Tasks, Saajid Al Haque
Optical Diagnostic Techniques as an Approach to Characterizing Forced and Freestream Disturbances, Adam Joel Harris
Research of Order Processing Capabilities for Oscillatory Signals in Rotating Equipment, Nathan Harrison
Crossmodal Correspondence between Color, Shapes, and Wine Odors and Sensitivity to Subtle Changes in Wine Odor, Michelle Lynn Heatherly
Incidence, Dispersal, and Risk Assessment of Walnut Twig Beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis, on Black Walnut in Appalachian Forests, Philip Gerald Hensley
Transient Absorption Microscopy, Instrumentation and Application to Amphotericin B, Kevin Higgins
Racism unwritten: the materiality of memory and "Southering" beyond the text, Bradley Hinger
Quantifying Irregular Geographic Exposure on the Internet, Jordan Alexander Holland
Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Catalytic Hydrous Pyrolysis of Biomass to Produce Refinery-Ready Bio-Crude Oil, Ross Wesley Houston
Cryodeposit Thin Film Detection Techniques in a High-Vacuum Environment, Sabrina Hope Hurlock
The Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the Harpeth River Drainage and the Upper and Middle Duck River Tributaries, Tennessee, Kristin Leigh Irwin
Online Machine Learning Algorithms Review and Comparison in Healthcare, Nikhil Mukund Jagirdar
ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE SIGNAL ATTACKS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS, Nedas Jakstas
PRISONERS PRESENT ARMS: SECTARIAN CHRISTIANS AND THE AMERICAN CARCERAL STATE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, Joshua Ward Jeffery
Peer Attention Modeling with Head Pose Trajectory Tracking Using Temporal Thermal Maps, Corey Michael Johnson
Analysis of a High-Temperature Spectroscopic Gas Cell Design, Travis Lee Johnson
Empowerment Through Clothing? The Hosenanzug, Women, and Political Power, Tyler William Johnson
A device for autonomous accurate measurement of sediment mass in a water sample, Hayden Nicholas Jordan
Investigation of Silver Nitrate–Impregnated Alumina as an Alternative Iodine Sorbent, Jacob A. Jordan
Development of Two-Regression Models to Predict Energy Expenditure in Youth Using a GENEActiv and Axivity AX3 Activity Monitor, Andrew Scott Kaplan
Traditional Rural Values, Posttraumatic Stress, and Posttraumatic Growth among Rural and Urban Undergraduates, Emily Molly Keller
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CORRINOID STRUCTURE ON THE METHANOGENESIS PATHWAY IN METHANOSARCINA BARKERI STRAIN FUSARO, Amanda Marie Kennedy
Uncertainty in the Production Decisions of Smallholder Broiler Producers in Musanze, Rwanda, Bartholomew Wade Kenner
The Effects of Pair versus Individual Housing Preweaned Dairy Calves on Behavior, Growth, and Acquired Immunity, Clay Brent Kesterson
Criminal Justice Contact, Racial Discrimination, and Health, Tanner Kilpatrick
EXPLORATION OF NATIONAL IMAGE THROUGH YOUTUBE VIDEOS, Jiyoon Kim
Performance of HAGRID array in beta delayed neutron emission measurements, Thomas Tobias King
NAGPRA’s Broader Impacts: Assessing the Variety of Procedures followed by Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices for the Analysis and Disposition of Human Skeletal Remains, Megan Kelley Kleeschulte
Characterizing the Streamwise Development of Surface Roughness Effects on a Supersonic Boundary Layer, Brian Douglas Kocher
Internally Displaced Persons' Burials in Pabbo Town Council in Northern Uganda, Wilfred Luke Komakech
Effects of Acute Lying and Sleep Deprivation on the Behavior and Immune Function of Lactating Dairy cows, Jessie Ann Kull
Supply Chain Optimization and Economic Analysis of Using Industrial Spent Microbial Biomass (SMB) in Agriculture, Lixia He Lambert
Analysis and Design of a Hybrid Dickson Switched Capacitor Converter for Intermediate Bus Converter Applications, Maeve Elise Lawniczak
The Influence of Beauty-Related YouTube content on Consumers' Purchase Intention, Kyungji Lee
Artaud's Nietzsche: Examining Manifestations of the Dionysian in The Theatre and Its Double, Cheyanne Noel Leonardo
Wireless Power System Design for Maximum Efficiency, Jie Li
Tensor Based Monitoring of Large-Scale Network Traffic, Gerald Liso
Heat Flux Model Validation Utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks and Sub-surface Thermocouples for NSTX-U, Thomas Patrick Looby
Examining Listeria monocytogenes Cell Envelope Physiology in Dairy Relevant Environments, Kathryn Ann Magee
A Handbook for Graduate Students Teaching Aural Skills, David William Marvel
Microbial Memory Response: Observing History-Dependent Adaptation to Repeated Exposures of Emulsified Vegetable Oil in a Contaminated Aquifer, Kathryn R. McBride
Remote Characterization of Physical Surface Characteristics of Mars Using Diurnal Variations in Apparent Thermal Inertia, Cameron Blake McCarty
Evaluation of Possible Solutions to Reduce Ground Source Heat Exchanger Cost, Joshua C. McDonald
The effect of hydrogen on gas porosity in Laser Powder Bed Fusion of AlSi10Mg, Travis A. McFalls