Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2024
Experimental Neoichnology of Burrowing Arthropods from Eolian Environments, Andrew P. White
Blind Source Separation using Dynamic Mode Decomposition, Coby R. White
IMPACT OF PRE-TRAINING ON DAIRY CATTLE AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEM ACCLIMATION, Landon Whitehead
Protective Role of Perceived Social Support for Patient’s and Caregiver’s Psychological Distress During Breast Cancer Treatment, Shayla Ann Wieser
DEVELOPMENT OF CELL PERMEANT INHIBITORS OF TYPE 1 HUMAN ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE, Vijani Wijayasekera
WATER AFFORDABILITY IN TENNESSEE: APPLYING MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY TO ASSESS THE RISK-RETURN TRADE-OFF OF CLEAN WATER ACT SUBSIDIES, Hannah E. Williams
A FRAMEWORK FOR ESTIMATING HYBRID MANUFACTURING COSTS, Nathan Joel Wilson
Environmental Impact of Rock Climbers at Woodcock Cove, Tennessee, Gavin Woodard
Characterization and Degradation Analysis of Commercial Lithium-Ion Batteries for EVTOL Applications, Preston Young
Masters Theses from 2023
Neighborhood Adversity and Externalizing Problems: The Moderating Role of Educational Opportunities, Nagham Abou Zeid
The influence of ion-ion correlations on conductivity in concentrated ionic systems, MD DIPU AHMED
An isostable coordinate based amelioration strategy to mitigate the effects of Jet lag, Talha Ahmed
Comparing Symbiont Densities in Laboratory-Maintained and Field Populations of Acyrthosiphon pisum, Georgina Lynda Aitolo
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF SPORTS INFLUENCER ADVERTISING ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN THE US AND SAUDI ARABIA ON INSTAGRAM., Mohammed Samer Alassaf
Stakeholders and Stakeseekers’ Perceptions of Cultural Violations and International Crisis Communication, Najwa Nishaa Albaqami
Love on the Spectrum: Djuna Barnes’s Case Against Categorization in Nightwood, Kaitlyn A. Alford
MODULAR COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURES FOR THERMAL AND STRUCTURAL RETROFITTING OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, Marc Al Ghazal
Exploring the Structure and Dynamics of Shock/Turbulent Boundary Layer Interactions Generated by Swept Compression Ramps in a Mach 2 Freestream, Daniel S. Allen
Examining housing experiences among International Students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), Rosemary Achentisa Ayelazuno
Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development: A Theoretical Reflection on Applied Work, Darcy A. Ayers
Can packaging impact consumers perceptions of what products appear to look healthy Vs. If they actually are healthy?, Allison Grace Bagwell
INHIBITED SEXUAL COMMUNICATION: A MEDIATOR OF INSECURE ADULT ATTACHMENT AND SEXUAL DISSATISFACTION, Maya Elizabeth Barrett
RISK AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLICLY TRADED BIOFUEL FIRMS, Bishal Bista
The Digital Face of Airpower: Asymmetry, Artificial Intelligence and Intimate Combat in the Twenty-First Century United States Air Force, Jordan Bolster
Where’s My Favorite Dictator? An Analysis of the American Empire In Post-Revolution Egypt, Jeremy Alan Brill Booth
Bluegrass: a Voicing, Cade Botts
Developing a Flexible System for a Friendly Robot to Ease Dementia (FRED) Using Cloud Technologies and Software Design Patterns, Robert James Bray
Analysis of a Controlled Approximation for Explicit Integrations of Stiff Thermonuclear Networks, Nicholas Brey
Use of Automatic Metaheuristic Optimizations for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, Christopher Busch
Boundary Layer Measurements on the BOLT II Geometry Using Pressure and Temperature Sensitive Paints, Jacob Gaetano Butera
BOG TURTLE DENSITY ESTIMATION USING SPATIAL CAPTURE RECAPTURE, LIVE TRAPS, AND CAMERA TRAPS IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE, USA, Timothy Calhoun
Modeling the Decomposition of Sulfuric Acid for a Nuclear-Powered Integrated Energy System, CT Ragan Callaway
Examination of Hypothetical Transportation Accidents for Transportable Nuclear Power Plants, Richard Louis Calvin
Deep Space Mission Opportunities to Planet Nine & Eris, Allison G. Carroll
Analyzing youth engagement and gender roles in the groundnut value chain in Uganda using the Photovoice Research Methodology, Annie Faye Carter
Using Novel Phenotypes to Understand and Predict Fertility in Beef Cows, Cassidy Catrett
Enabling Premixed Hydrogen-Air Combustion for Aeroengines via Laboratory Experiment Modeling, Christopher James Caulfield
DISCONTINUOUS RECYCLED CARBON FIBER (rCF) REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE (PP) COMPOSITES USING CARDING, Vinit D. Chaudhary
A Game of Hazard, Per Chance: Reading Dice Games and Predestined Action in Troilus and Criseyde and Troilus and Cressida, Emma O. Corbin
A Case Study in CMOS Design Scaling for Analog Applications: The Ringamp LDO, Steven Corum
Examining How Parents Respond to Their Infant: The Difference Between Full-term and Preterm Infants, Rebecca R. Crum
Two Essays on International Beef and Poultry Consumer Demand, Bhishma Raj Dahal
The Effects of Pregnancy Status on Vaginal Cytokine Profiles in Lactating Dairy Cows, Christian Michael Dalton
Evaluating the Long-Term Impact of Sustainability Guides: A Case Study of the Seafood Watch Guide, Krista N. De Cooke
Targeting PKM2 to promote the differentiation of thermogenic adipocytes as a potential anti-obesity therapy, Jenna Brenda Demeter
Brown People, Green Spaces: Colonial Imaginaries and the Whiteness of Nature, Jeffrey Michael DeSalu
If Not Us, Then Who?: QTBIPOC Graduate Researchers’ Experiences Researching QTBIPOC Communities, Vardaan Dua
Advancing Natural White Oak (Quercus alba.) Reproduction Through a Midstory Removal, Canaan Jeffrey Dugger
Using Fiber-Optic Reflectance Spectroscopy (FORS) to Identify Human Decomposition Fluid Characteristics in Plant Leaves and Soil, Anielle Duncan
Characterization of Arabidopsis Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2α (eIF2α) Mutants, Mark Edens
Evaluation of Forage Nutritive Value and Dry Matter Yield of Stockpiled Tall Fescue Across Plant Hardiness Zones 7 and 8, Malerie Elizabeth Fancher
THE IMPACT OF GUILT AND EMPATHY APPEALS ON GREEN ADVERTISEMENT PURCHASE INTENT AMONG GREEN CONSUMERS, Jasmine C. Fehr
DIGITAL INCLUSION IN THE LIS LITERATURE: AN INTERSECTIONAL ANALYSIS, Hannah Nichole Fountain
My CEO has an Instagram? An analysis of Fortune 500 CEO’s personal Instagram accounts, Courtney Dail Francis
Metagenomic Profiling of Cave Biofilms, With a Focus on Chemolithoautotrophy and Pseudonocardiaceae, John A. Fulginiti
Consumer Perceptions of Flatheaded Borer Control Methods, Samuel Gerloff
Rebel Legitimacy: A Theory on Battle Intensity, Brooke A. Golden
Characterization of Key Odorants in Cumberland Rosemary, Conradina verticillata, Claire Mackenzie Gorman
PRE-RELEASE EXPECTATIONS, POST-RELEASE EXPERIENCES, AND RISK FOR REINCARCERATION AMONG FORMERLY INCARCERATED U.S. FATHERS, Evan Cole Green
Demand for Guided Tours on the Tennessee River., Gessika Lee Guerra
Atomic Cows: The Alamogordo Herd at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1945-1965, Annamaria Haden
A Low Power, Rad-Hard, ECL Standard Cell Library, Zakaraya A. Hamdan
An Examination of Sustainability Practices Within NCAA Division I Athletic Teams, Anna Harder
450 kVp High Dynamic Range Radiographic Inspection of Rail Welds, David Hellmann
Creating and Implementing Strategies for NRHP Eligibility Assessment at the Fort Polk Military Reservation, Matthew Thomas Hoover
Antineutrino Monitoring Studies Using NuScale as a Case Study, Emma C. Houston
Thermal Management of Hypersonic Leading Edges via Integrated Liquid Metal Heat Pipe through Finite Element Analysis, Lee Walter Howell
Analysis of an Electrospray Thruster with a Concave Propellant Meniscus, Adam Nicholas Huller
BURNED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: FOODWAYS ANALYSIS OF COOKING SPACES FROM THE FIRST KITCHEN ON THOMAS JEFFERSON’S MONTICELLO PLANTATION, Peggy Marie Humes
An Analysis of Dairy Farm Financial Efficiency and Price Expectations in Seedstock Bull Markets, Seth H. Ingram
A Watershed Prioritization Model for Community-Centered Riparian Forest Restoration in Tennessee, Madison Johnson
Agronomic and Economic Comparison of Potential Winter Oilseed Species and Varieties for Tennessee, Stefanie B. Keadle
When “a haircut is not just a haircut”: The Embodied Deconversions of Former Pentecostal and Holiness Women, Casey Renee Kellogg
“Knoxville is Home Because I Have Made it That Way”: Drag Family and the Politics of Joy in Knoxville, Tennessee, Devyn J. Kelly
Exploring Technology Use in Intercultural Couples: A Mixed Methods Study, Jane Kim
Phosphatase Enzyme-Responsive Synthetic Lipids for Liposome Immolation towards Enhanced Cargo Release, Justin Thomas Kirby
Impact of Cover Crop Species Diversity on Soil Nutrient Availability and Crop Productivity, Amanda Kramer
Interactive Data Analysis of Multi-Run Performance Data, Vanessa Lama
NO EVIDENCE THAT REASONED ANALYSIS IMPAIRS THE ACCURACY OF (OR CONFIDENCE IN) SPORTS FORECASTS, Andrew Langbehn
Understanding The Polymerization of Ethyl Cyanoacrylate in the Superglue Fuming of Latent Prints To Optimize Print Retrieval, Leondra Shawntae Lawson
Social Dominance Alters Stress-Induced Neural Activity and Generates Individual Differences in Stress Vulnerability, Jenna Lee Laymon
Encapsulation of Curcumin in Casein-Dextran Sulfate Nanocomplexes to Improve Acid Stability and Bioaccessibility, Hyejung Lee
The impact of utilitarian product reviews on brand perception, Benjamin Libon
ANALYSIS OF HIGH BURNUP FUEL DURING NORMAL OPERATION, ANTICIPATED OPERATIONAL OCCURRENCES, AND DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENTS, Isabelle Lindsay
Food Insecurity and the Value of Best if Used by Dates, Lun Luo
The Impacts of Tilled-In Biodegradable Plastic Mulch on Soil Microbial Communities, Corissa L. Martin
Postmortem Objectification: A Spectacle of Human Remains in German Museums, Helen Martin
A Handy Study of Secular Change in Metacarpals using the Terry Collection and UTK Donated Skeletal Collection, Helen E. Martin
Pregnancy Influences on The Rumen Environment of Angus Heifers Differing in Feed Efficiency, Miranda Gabrielle Martin
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES OF MENTORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCES, Temvelo Rejoice Matsebula
Management and Investment: Two Pillars of Automatic Milking Systems Efficiency, Abby N. McCalmon