Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2016
Beneficial effects of naringenin and indomethacin on white and brown adipocytes, Jamie Ann Kearns
Urban Infrastructure Reconnection: Recuperating the Riverfront of Cincinnati., Ethan William Keller
Testing a Model Based Approach to Selective and Flexible Attention, Anastasia Nicole Kerr-German
Message strategies in Korean cosmetic surgery websites, Gawon Kim
Understanding the Relationship Between Country Reputation and Corporate Reputation, Minsoo Kim
Rethinking l'exception culturelle in French Music Then and Now: Language, Memory, and Political Order, Melanie Ann LaFoy
The Effects of ActiGraph Bandpass Filtering on Activity Counts During Continuous and Intermittent Lifestyle Activity, Samuel Robert LaMunion
Developing Historical Productivity Maps for the Blue Oak Woodlands in California using Remote Sensing and Dendrochronology, Kyle Lawrence Landolt
The Design and Validation of a Wireless Bat-Mounted Sonar Recording System, Jeremy Joseph Langford
Jet Flow Validation of Positron Emission Particle Tracking Utilizing High Speed Video, Seth Thomas Langford
Young Adults and the Consequences of Precarious Work, Aaron Robert Lemelin
DJI S-1000 SPREADING WINGS OCTOCOPTER: DETERMINATION OF ROTOR DOWNWASH SLIPSTREAM SIZE, Jonathan Lemieux
Intra-Individual and Cross-Partner Associations between the Five Facets of Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction, Katherine Allison Lenger
Development and Application of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulators for Evaluating Potential Fuel Cycle Options, Jennifer Lynn Littell
Assessing Tennessee Livestock Producers' Awareness, Attitudes and Perceptions of Right-of-way Hay Harvesting, Sarah Joy Maccaro
Observing Parenting in the Context of Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder and Adolescent Symptomatology, Rebecca Meredith Mahan
Functions of Aggression and Peer Victimization in Elementary School Children: The Mediating Role of Social Preference, Samantha Manring
A Population Genetics Study of Discula Destructiva, the Causal Agent of Dogwood Anthracnose, Kristie Lynn Mantooth
The Use of Sodium Persulfate in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids: A Degradation Study Based on Furfural, Katherine Elizabeth Manz
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS GEOGRAPHIES OF NEW URBANISM IN ATLANTA'S INNER SUBURBS, Scott Nyland Markley
Student-Athlete Career Development through Community Service: A Retrospective Study, Jackson Zane Martin
An Application of the Universal Verification Methodology, Rui Ma
Multi-signal Accelerated Degradation Testing of Rolling Ball Bearings Through Radial Overload, Anna Marie Mazzolini
The Deeds of William of Villehardouin: An Annotated Translation of a Part of the Medieval Work, La Chronique de Morée, Houston Franklin McClure
An Integrated IGBT Active Gate Driver with Fast Feed-Forward Variable Current, Alexander L. McHale
The Efficacy of Discerning Musical Parts within the Context of an Instrumental Ensemble, Brady Glenn McNeil
QUANTIFYING GULLY EROSION IN WEST TENNESSEE USING HIGH RESOLUTION LIDAR DATA, John James McNelis
Incentives for Best Management Practice Adoption among Beef Cattle Producers and Effects on Upland Sediment Loss: A Case Study in Southeastern Tennessee, Laura Jane Medwid
Development of Lignin Carbon Fiber and Reinforced Composites, Nathan Kieran Meek
Effective Followership Characteristics: Self-Regulation and Intercultural Communication Competence, Cassandra Ann Mellon
Mädchen und Girls: Gender in Serie, Lisa Jasmin Merkel
Speculative Future Metabolic Architecture, Haley Erin Moore
Effects of Ultrasonic Transducers on Heat Transfer in Packed Particle Beds, David Patrick Moseley
Developing Synthetic Methods to Prepare Discrete Metal-Organic Nanotubes, Derek L. Mull
Yield Measurement System for Seed Corn: Improving Dynamic Weight Accuracy and Harvest Area Determination, Fatima Ellyn Murillo
The Food Industry’s Perception of Economically Motivated Adulteration and Related Risk Factors, Lindsay Colleen Murphy
STANDARDIZING FUNCTIONAL SAFETY ASSESSMENTS FOR OFF-THE-SHELF INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS, Andrew Michael Nack
Bayesian Framework for High Confidence Signal Validation for Online Monitoring Systems in Nuclear Power Plants, Anjali Muraleedharan Nair
The Rhetoric of Perpetual Warfare: A Political Discourse Analysis of the Obama Administration’s Legitimation of U.S. Drone Strikes, Douglas Ray Oeser
Advisory Councils in School-Based Agricultural Education Programs in Tennessee, Samantha Renee Ogle
INTERCANINE DISTANCE USED AS A MEASURE TO RULE OUT BITERS IN BITE MARK FORENSICS, Alana Joy Scudiere Ohana
Obesity in Society: The Importance of Perception, Michael Darnell Oliver II
Estimating the Economic Value of Water for Agriculture and Other Industries in Tennessee, Stephanie Michaela Owen
Iraqi Refugee Mothers’ Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Experiences within School Systems, Bethany Deniece Parker
PERCEIVED BENEFITS OF THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CAMPS FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, Macie Dean Parsons
Color, Color Pattern, Habitat Use, and Morphology of Anolis conspersus, Christopher Ryan Peterson
Cell Contraction, De-adhesion, and Shape Effects Investigated by Cohesive Model with Finite Element Simulations, Margarita Vladimirovna Semenova Petrova
Bridge Deck Research at The University of Tennessee: A Summary Thesis, Lindsey Brooke Phelps
The Relationship Between Teachers’ Beliefs and Observed Practices: The Voices of Two Head Start Teachers, Stephani Michelle Phelps
Motivational Factors Impacting Youth Participation in West Tennessee 4-H, Crystal Paige Pipkin
Identifying Team Dysfunctions within Two Natural Resources Conservation Service Offices, Norman E. Pipkin
Chemokines and peptides that promote and inhibit CMV entry, Elisabeth Anne Pitt
A Simulation Model of the “Bio-depot” Concept in the Context of Components of Variance and the “Taguchi Loss Function”, Maximilian Platzer
Mutualism: Experience of Instantaneous, Generational, and Geological Time on Heimaey Island, Jessica Ryann Porter
Associations Among Perceived Motor Competence, Motor Competence, Physical Activity, and Health-Related Physical Fitness of Children Ages 10-15 Years Old., Emily Marie Post
Music Student Satisfaction: The Relationship Between Learning Style Preferences and Major Satisfaction, Cora Marie Powers
Follicular Dynamics in Insulin Resistant Mares, Julio Cesar Prado
Estimating Avian Populations with Passive Acoustic Technology and Song Behavior, Stephanie C. Prevost
Evaluation of agronomic, seed quality traits, and transcript abundance in conventional high oleic soybeans with mutant FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B genes, Lauren Kathryn Richardson
Incorporating Carbon Nanotubes into Carbon Fiber via Surface Modification, Robert Benjamin Ripy
SiC Band Gap Voltage Reference for Space Applications, Charles Kenneth Roberts
Magnetron Sputtering and Corrosion of Ti-Al-C and Cr-Al-C coatings for Zr-alloy Nuclear Fuel Cladding, Devin Alan Roberts
Understanding Stakeholder Attitudes and Involvement in Habitat Conservation Plans and the Endangered Species Act, Kyle Andrew Rodgers
High intensity ultrasound assisted extraction of oak compounds for accelerated aging of wines and whiskies, Lindsay Elizabeth Rogerson
Dynamic Extruder Control for Polymer Printing in Big Area Additive Manufacturing, Alex Christopher Roschli
The Resiliency and Leadership of Burley Tobacco Producers in Greene County, Tennessee: A Qualitative Study, Melody T. Rose
The Effect of Television Watching and Portion Size on Intake During a Meal, Rachel Nicole Rosenthal
Parenting Emerging Adults Who Game Excessively: Parents’ Lived Experiences, Linda Lee Haleigh Russell
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Ligand for Use on Rhodium Paddlewheel Complexes, Gavin J. Rustin
Classifying Nominal Voltage of Electric Power Transmission Lines Using Remotely-Sensed Data, Erik Herman Schmidt
Microbial Extracellular Enzymes in Marine Sediments: Methods Development and Potential Activities in the Baltic Sea Deep Biosphere, Jenna Marie Schmidt
Identification of potential bacterial surrogates for validation of thermal inactivation processes of hepatitis A virus, Marcel Schmidt
A Computational Evaluation of Transonic Wind Tunnel Wall Interference on High Aspect Ratio Models in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel, William Calain Schuman
TECTONICS OF PART OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU: DATA FROM DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND SUBSURFACE MAPPING OF STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZONS IN OIL AND GAS WELLS, Paul Levader Scruggs
A Feasibility Study of Just-in-Time Asthma Self-Management Intervention, Phillip Charles Scruggs
CONTEXTUAL TYPOLOGIES: SYNTHESIZING TIMELESS ARCHITECTURE TYPOLOGICAL DETAILS IN THE CLASSICAL URBAN FABRIC OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, Denver George Sells
A Crisis of Friendship: Calculation and Betrayal in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and Othello, the Moor of Venice, Kristi Rene Sexton
Preliminary Investigation for the Development of Surrogate Debris from Nuclear Detonations in Marine-Urban Environments, Adam G. Seybert
POOR METAPHORS: HOW LANGUAGE MAKES, AND HOW ANALYZING POPULAR STEREOTYPES CAN CHALLENGE, SOCIAL ATTITUDES THAT QUESTION THE VALUE OF THE ECONOMICALLY OPPRESSED IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, Jacob Patrick Sharbel
Advancement of Computational Nuclear Fuel and Safeguard Tools, Nathan Shoman
Family Environment Variables and Adjustment Outcomes in Appalachian Youth: The Moderating Role of Participation in Extracurricular Activities, Rebecca Lee Shorter
Optimizing Cash Flows and Minimizing Simultaneous Turnovers in Operating Room Scheduling, Mohit Shukla
Tagamajig: Image Recognition via Crowdsourcing, Gregory Martin Simpson
Mathematics Education from a Mathematicians Point of View, Nan Woodson Simpson
Freshwater Mussel Growth in the Holston River: Water Quality and Inferences from Sclerochronology, Racemization and Low Precision C14 Dating, Ashley Gwendolynn Slater
A Proposal for the Inclusion of Jazz Theory Topics in the Undergraduate Music Theory Curriculum, Alexis Joy Smerdon
Effect of Music Tempo on Self-Selected Exercise Intensity in Untrained Women: A Proof of Concept Study, Kayla Nicole Smitherman
Virtue, Knowledge, and Goodness, Marlin Ray Sommers
EVALUATION OF TOTAL MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY CONCENTRATIONS OF TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES ALONG LOWER EAST FORK POPLAR CREEK IN OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, Chelsea Lynden Standish
Measurement of Water Ice Accumulation on a First Surface Gold Mirror under Cryogenic, High-Vacuum Conditions, William Hayden Stevens
DEVELOPMENT OF A DATABASE FOR RAPID APPROXIMATION OF SPACECRAFT RADIATION DOSE DURING JUPITER FLYBY, Sarah Gilbert Stewart
Laser diagnostics of C2H4 and CH4 from n-butane pyrolysis, Liu Su
Contrasting Soil Management Practice, Nitrogen Source, and Harvest Method Effects on Corn Production in Ohio and Tennessee, Casey Theresa Sullivan
Activating the Edge Defragmenting the City of Atlanta, Allison Marie Summers