Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2014
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
Analysis and Optimization of Unsteady Flow Past a Circular Cylinder Using a Harmonic Balance Method, Emily Buckman Clark
Soil Microbial Community Succession During Cadaver Decomposition, Kelly Lynn Cobaugh
Comparison of Methods for Estimating Stochastic Volatility, John Parnell Collins
A Secure Reconfigurable System-On-Programmable-Chip Computer System, William Herbert Collins
CHARACTERIZATION OF HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT UNCERTAINTY IN SUPPORT OF HIGH TEMPERATURE PROBE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY, Marcus S. Conner
Gay Emerging Adult Dating in College: a Feminist Grounded Theory Exploration, Kathryn Alexandra Conrad
Addressing Local Development and Local Identity: Rethinking the Chapman Highway Corridor in South Knoxville, William Edward Copeland
Cosmopolitan Christians: Religious Subjectivity and Political Agency in Equiano's Interesting Narrative and Achebe's African Trilogy, Joel David Cox
Surface Parking Lots: Killers of Vibrancy and Local Culture in Downtowns, Aubrie Dianne Damron
Synthesis of a Bifunctional Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Precursors for Alternative Fuels and Fine Chemicals, Matthew David Dembo
Faunal Analysis of Sachsen Cave Shelter: A Zooarchaeological Approach to Site Function, Meagan Elizabeth Dennison
Codeswitching in Bildungsroman: A 21st Century Comparative Study, Julie Ann Deyrup
Tor Bridge Distribution Powered by Threshold RSA, Jordan Hunter Deyton
Comparing Stress Responses in Generalized Anxiety Disorder vs. Non-Clinical Populations: A Cortisol and Alpha-Amylase Study, Dominic Joseph Di Loreto
Marketing Opportunities for Small-scale Organic Wine Producers in Slovenia: Proposing a Wine Cluster Model, Maja Djorcev
Space, Ritual, Event: Constantine's Jubilee of 326 and its Implications On Urban Space, Brian Christopher Doherty
Pelagic larval duration links life history traits and species persistence in Darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae), Morgan Jessica Douglas
THE STEEL TOWER: A 21st CENTURY TALL BUILDING, Peter Guldenshuh Duke
Stand Dynamics and Fire History of a Southern Appalachian Pine-Hardwood Forest on Rainy Mountain, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, U.S.A., Alex William Dye
Macroscopic Charcoal as Evidence of Long-Term Fire History in the Cuatro Cienegas Valley, Mexico, John Henry Eads
NCAA Division I Athletic Trainers' Perceptions and Use of Psychological Skills during Injury Rehabilitation, Mary Kathleen Estepp
An On-Chip Transformer-Based Digital Isolator System, Cory Lynn Fandrich
Optimal Control of Differential Equations with Pure State Constraints, Steven Lee Fassino
Revealing the Ecological Role of Gemmatimonadetes Through Cultivation and Molecular Analysis of Agricultural Soils, Mariam Naomi Fawaz
The performance of bacterial phytosensing transgenic tobacco under field conditions, Michael Harrison Fethe
The Association of Gender, Rumination, and Depression on the WAIS-IV Working Memory Index, Audrey Ashton File