Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2014
Dendrogeomorphic Analysis of Debris Slides on Mt. Le Conte, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, U.S.A., Maegen Lee Rochner
THE BENEFITS OF FFA MEMBERSHIP AS PART OF THE THREE-CIRCLE MODEL IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, Chelsea Brooke Rose
Examining the Functional Consequences of the Flexibility of Aminoglycoside Phosphotransferase (3’)-IIIa, Katelyn Dawn Rosendall
Long-Term Evaluation of Norris Reservoir Operation Under Climate Change, Joseph Patton Rungee II
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) and Turbulence Modeling Validation, Sarah Ridley Rupert
College Environment Behavioral and Perceptions Survey (CEBPS): Using In-Depth Interviews as a Validation Method for Survey Development, Mackenzie Rae Ruppert
Influence of Substrate Orientation on Feeding Kinematics of Algae Grazing Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes, Maxwell Friedrich Rupp
Laboratory Investigation of Type I and Type II Hardened Cement Emulsified Asphalt Mortar, Tyler E. Rutherford
Microgrid Modeling and Grid Interconnection Studies, Hira Amna Saleem
Climate Drivers of Wildfire Activity in the Magdalena Mountains of New Mexico, U.S.A., Elizabeth Anne Schneider
Biological Variation of Thromboelastography Variables in Ten Healthy Female Horses, Jennifer Lee Scruggs
What Men Do and Other Stories, Larry Joseph Seale
Control of emerging foodborne viruses using cranberry extracts and chemical sanitizers, Snigdha Nitin Sewlikar
Identification of Best Practices for Childhood Nutrition Education Interventions, Kelsey Rebecca Shanklin
Investigating Instabilities with HEC-RAS Unsteady Flow Modeling for Regulated Rivers at Low Flow Stages, Jennifer Kay Sharkey
EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL TO PENETRATE THE ENERGY MARKET FOR TENNESSEE-PRODUCED SWITCHGRASS, FNU Shikha
The Effect of Soluble Soybean Polysaccharide on Crystallization Behavior of Lactose, Xueqian Shi
Willingness to Adopt Best Management Practices by Beef Cattle Producers in a Southeastern Tennessee Watershed, Alicia Marie Signore
A Spatial Analysis of Streambank Heterogeneity and its Contribution to Bank Stability, Paul Vanterpool Simmons
Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Markets, Technical Efficiency and Maize Production Using Conservation Agriculture in Mozambique, Timoteo Eduardo Simone
Integrating Social Media in the Development of a Special Event Population Dynamics Model, Kelly Michelle Sims
Verification of the Shift Monte Carlo Code Using the C5G7 and CASL Benchmark Problems, Nicholas Cameron Sly
A Genomic and Transcriptomic Approach to Understanding Cold Acclimation in Pseudomonas fluorescens HK44, Abby Ellen Smartt
Metamorphic Evolution of Eastern Blue Ridge Calc-Silicates in Southwestern North Carolina, Northeastern Georgia, and Northwestern South Carolina, Gina Brianne Smith
Consumer Perceptions of a Brand's Social Media Marketing, Taylor Michelle Smith
Thorium Research in the Manhattan Project Era, Kirk Frederick Sorensen
Protein-related Knowledge, Perceptions, Sources of Information, and Behaviors Among College-Age Males, Amy Leigh Sparks
MAKE A DELIRIOUS NOISE: Improvising Urbanism in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jason Michael Stark
Carbon-Neutral Design Guidelines for Medium Density Urban Areas in Warm-Humid and Cool-Dry Climates, Jennifer Delane Stewart
Transport of Fecal Pollution Indicators: Impacts from the Land Spreading of Liquid Manure on Water Quality, Derek Lee Street
An evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of a technology-based pilot program to reduce overweight and obesity among college students, Christine Sumie Sugimoto
Aluminum Monoxide Emission Measurements Following Laser-Induced Breakdown for Plasma Characterization, David Michael Surmick
Empirical evaluation of proxies for the acquisition costs of protected areas suggests care is needed to deliver the promise of cost-effective conservation, Nathan James Sutton
Sonic Environmentalism: God, Nature, and Politics in Olivier Messiaen's Des canyons aux étoiles . . ., Ryan James Taussig
A LOW-POWER APPROACH FOR FRONT END BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL CONDITIONING, Logan Smith Taylor
Adult Attachment, Emotional Intelligence, and Resilience as Correlates of Social Engagement, Academic Engagement, and Confidence of Persistence in College Students, Yacob Tewolde Tekie
An Analysis of Methodological Differences in Longitudinal Studies of Infant Manual Preference, Sabrina Lynn Thurman
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUSPENDED SEDIMENT RATING CURVE PARAMETERS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN AT THE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL LEVELS, Vi Thi Tuong Tran
Modeling Celiac Disease, Jillian M. Trask
Simulating High Flux Isotope Reactor Core Thermal-Hydraulics via Interdimensional Model Coupling, Adam Ross Travis
A Comprehensive Street Tree and Soil Study along Roadways in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Thomas Murphy Turnbull
Structure Analysis of Sn Bilayer Films on Si (111), Weisong Tu
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Habitat Selection on a Reclaimed Surface Mine in Western Kentucky, Ashley Marie Unger
R-FAP: Rapid Functional Annotation of Prokaryotes Using Taxon-specific Pan-genomes and 10-mer Peptides, Jordan Matthew Utley
Aminocyclopyrachlor Efficacy for Non-Cropland Weed Control, José Javier Vargas Almodóvar
Structural analysis of the Tablerock thrust sheet, Grandfather Mountain window, northwestern North Carolina: Emplacement kinematics of a large horse in a major thrust system, Ann Elizabeth Walker
Habitat Selection and Partitioning Among Darters in Two Tributaries of the Clinch River, and Stream Restoration Effects on Substrate Profile, Daniel James Walker
Modeling Integral Fuel Burnable Absorbers Using the Method of Characteristics, Erik Daniel Walker
Radiation-Induced Radicals in Polyurea-Crosslinked Silica Aerogel, Benjamin Michael Walters
The Larsen Motive: a Survey of Motivic Usage in Libby Larsen's Corker, Slang, and String Symphony, III, Shelise Nicole Washington
Knee Biomechanical Characteristics of Knee Unfriendly Movements in 42-form Tai Ji, Chen Wen
Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Haimanta Group: Insights from P-T-t-D path modeling of rocks near the Leo Pargil dome, NW India, Kyle Vincent White
Effects of Organically Enhanced Biofertilizer and Fertilizer Briquettes on Mineral Nutrition, Quality, and Yield of Corn and Soil Health, John Heggie Winings
Formulation and Experimental Verification of Alternate Calibration Techniques of the Temperature Dependent Response of Phosphor Fluorescence, Kelsey Michele Winstead
ASSESSMENT OF SMALLMOUTH BASS MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU AND ROCK BASS AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS GROWTH AND CONDITION IN THE LITTLE RIVER, TENNESSEE, Justin Robert Wolbert
Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of Semiconducting Boron Carbide Thin Films on Silicon, Thomas Gregory Wulz
INCREASING NURSERY CROP CANOPY DENSITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT, Whitney Michelle Yeary
The Moderating Effect of Impression Management on Dating Couples’ Reporting Concordance of Intimate Partner Violence, Heather Christine Zapor
TWO ESSAYS ON THE APPLICATION OF ORDERED PROBABILITY MODEL, Jun Zhang
A Stochastic Model for Self-scheduling Problem, Lili Zhang
Social Support in an Internet-Based Weight Loss Intervention among College Students, Yijia Zhang
How Acoustic Salience Influences Infants’ Word Mapping, Qian Zhao
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be”: Victorian Adaptations of the Shakespearean Gaze, Joanna Elizabeth Ruth Zimmerman
Masters Theses from 2013
NCAA Division III Coaches’ Attitudes and Receptivity Toward Sport Psychology Consulting Services, Page Grace Allen
Working with Paul Rudolph to Make Rudolph Work: Reclaiming, Conserving, and Adapting Sarasota High School (1958), Katherine Marie Armstrong
Internalized Heterosexism, Social Support, and Career Development in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Undergraduate and Graduate Students: An Application of Social Cognitive Career Theory, James Edward Arnett
Factors Influencing Diarrheal Pathogen Presence in Tubewells of Bangladesh, Kati Anne Ayers
Effects of 5-HT1A Receptors on the Development of Stress-Induced Changes in Behavior, Lauren Renee Bader
Investigation of Higher Count Rate and Helium-3 Alternative Beam Monitors for Neutron Scattering Facilities, Amanda Kay Barnett
Driver Behavior at Railway-Highway Grade Crossings with Passive Traffic Control: A Driving Simulator Study, Bryan Andre Bartnik
Rutting behavior and factors influencing vehicle collisions of white-tailed deer in Middle Tennessee, Peyton Seth Basinger
Aging in Urbanity, Brantley Farron Bass
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with performance traits in beef cattle grazing endophyte-infected tall fescue, Bryan Christopher Bastin
Genetic variation and dispersal in Penstemon hirsutus and P. tenuiflorus, Anna Katherine Becker
Litterature Quebecoise et Problematique Identitaire: Poetique de l'Exil, Veronique Lamothe Bell
Non-target effects of strobilurin fungicide applications on creeping bentgrass putting greens during summer stress, Jesse J. Benelli
Re-envisioning Housing in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Daniel Porter Berger
The Influence of Conservation Agriculture Adoption On Input Demand and Maize Production in Butha Buthe, Lesotho, Eric Bisangwa
Strength and Deformation of “Tunable” Clay-Polymer Composites, Matthew David Bishop
Spectroscopic, Thermal, and Physical Analysis of the Raw Materials in Europium Doped Cesium Strontium Iodide Scintillator, Bonnie Dell Blalock
Molecular Systematics of the Subfamily Phasiinae (Diptera: Tachinidae), Jeremy Daniel Blaschke
Small Scale Population Structure of Pityopsis ruthii and P. graminifolia var. latifolia, Sarah Lynn Boggess
The Relationships between Internalized Heterosexism, Spirituality, and Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults, Jon Raymond Bourn
Configurations spatiales dans Terre des Hommes et Le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Annelise Bright
Gossip, Exclusion, Competition, and Spite: A Look Below the Glass Ceiling at Female-to-Female Communication Habits in the Workplace, Katelyn Elizabeth Brownlee
Breaking The Fast Food Chain: Introducing Urban Agriculture To Foster Healthy Eating Habits In America, Justin Dean Bruno
Flannery O'Connor and the Mystery of Justice, Matthew Holland Bryant Cheney
Characterization of a glycosyphosphatidylinositol anchor transamidase in Arabidopsis thaliana and the function of GPI anchored proteins in stomatal development, Mark Gerald Ronald Bundy
Interactions in a warmer world: The relative effects of experimental warming, intraspecific density, and insect herbivory on seedling dynamics, Melissa Ann Burt
Simulations of Ti-Y-O Nanoclusters in Ferritic Alloys, Natalie Browning Camilli
The Impact of Rumination Induction on IQ Performance, Kerry Margaret Cannity
Chemical Disinfectants for Inactivation of Human Norovirus Surrogates, Cong Cao
Can Education Help Immigrant Students Gain Capital?, Elizabeth Capparelli
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Cascade Evolution near Pre-Existing Defects, Nathan Allen Capps
Mina Loy and the Electric Body, Debra Elizabeth Cardell
The Vertebrate Fauna of Zebree’s Big Lake Phase, Lydia Dorsey Carmody
Blurring the Boundaries: Images of Androgyny in Germany at the Fin de Siecle, Daniel James Casanova
Urban Schools: Creating Diverse Populations and Vibrant Cities, Jeffrey Michael Castor
Fatigue Study of Pipeline Steels, Bilin Chen