Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2023
Fortune, Fate, and Free Will: Chaucer’s Encounters with Providence, Ciara Jane Turula
Synthesis of block copolymer additives for examining phase morphology and improving mechanical properties of thermoplastics elastomers., Bishal Upadhyay
One Step at a Time; Union Organizing in the Public Sector South, Daniel Urquieta
Multiphysics modeling to understand microwave-food interactions in a multi-port solid-state microwave system., Kartik Verma
EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE DOMAINS TO INVESTIGATE PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS IN POLYKETIDE BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS, Mujeeb Adeyinka Wakeel
Urbanization on the Landscape of the Old City: An Archaeological Investigation of Site 40KN223 in Knoxville, Tennessee, Garrett B. Wamack
Age Impacts Perineuronal Net Density in the Somatosensory Genital Cortex Independently of Gonadal Steroid Hormones, Ian D. Warren
Assessing the Impact of the Tennessee Equine Industry, Olivia Watson
A Portfolio, Samuel Webb
Refractory High-Entropy Alloys: Design, Fabrication, Characterization, and Nanoparticle Synthesis, John Hutson Whitlow
A Character and A Fame to Model Their Own: Statesmanship, Masculinity, and Honor in Northern Political Culture, 1852-1874, Rachel Elise Wiedman
Uncertainty Quantification Framework for Design Optimization, Austin Ryan Williams
Masters Theses from 2022
Quantifying Support Practice Factor Values for Sediment Retention Devices Using WEPP, Karen W. Abercrombie
Kinematic and Vorticity Analysis of the Slide Lake and Homestake Shear Zones, Central Colorado, Carsen T. Adams
Effects of Expressive Writing on Reducing Anxiety about Attending Intergroup Dialogue on Race and Racism, Cemal Arda Aksoy
Transverse Energy Analysis in Small Collision Systems, Alexander L. Aukerman
Soil Metabolite Succession in Vertebrate Decomposition Impacted Soils, Jennifer Kate Baer
Challenges in Approaching the Detection Limits for Hillslope Erosion Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Gene Nathan Bailey III
EXCHANGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY: A GEOSPATIAL APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF LATE ARCHAIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, Justin S. Bailey
Image Based Processing for Weld Defect Detection, Shems-Eddine Belhout
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF SALAMANDERS IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Savannah Blackman
Hagenheim Series By Melanie Dickerson: Creating Active Fairy Tale Heroines with the Christian Feminist Voice, Skylar R. Blankenship
CLIMATE, FIRE, AND HUMAN HISTORY IN CENTRAL AMERICAN SAVANNAS: NEW PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS FROM BELIZE AND COSTA RICA, Luke Blentlinger
MICROPLASTIC ACCUMULATION IN TERRESTRIAL GASTROPODS AND SOILS, Gregory B. Bonilla
Revolting Delight: Posthuman Subversion in the Work of Leonora Carrington, Jacob Breeding
Efficacy of Sequential Estrus Synchronization and Timed Artificial Insemination in Beef Cattle Beginning 19 days after an Initial Timed Artificial Insemination, Courtnie Carter Bridges
Reviewer Perceptions of Englishes in the International Journal of Nuclear Security, Rachel Brooks
University Statements on the Murder of George Floyd: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Alexandria M. Brown
Design, Fabrication, and Validation of a Three-Zone Cell for Absorption Spectroscopy, Derek W. Burkhart
Choice-based Games and Resilience Building of Gender Non-conforming Individuals: An Exploratory Study, Yuri M. Cantrell
Effects of Gap Height and Geometry on Supersonic Aerothermal Gap Heating, Matthew B. Carter Jr.
Impact of Far-red Light Supplementation On Yield and Growth of Cannabis sativa, Thomas Benjamin Carter
Development of Codoped Cesium Iodide Scintillators for Medical Imaging Applications, Everett M. Cavanaugh
In Penn’s Woods: Intersections between the Moravians, Indigenous Americans, and Nature, 1741-1760, Jane J. Chang
Curvilinear fractures in burned remains: an assessment of the relationship between fracture convexity and fire directionality, Kimber G. Cheek
Relocating Community to the Virtual: Sound Knowledge, Affective Listening, and the (Dis)Embodying of Sound and Space, Zachery D. Coffey
COMPARATIVE GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF RECENT VOLCANIC FLOWS ON BARVA VOLCANO, COSTA RICA, Julie Coulombe
SCARS AS CARTOGRAPHY: BODILY COMMEMORATIONS AND MEMORIALS, Bethany Craig
Exploring Memorable Message About Law Enforcement, Max Ray A. Davenport Jr
DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-DOSE RADIATION THERAPY DEVICE FOR ACUTE RESPRITORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, Thomas Heath Davis
Elegance or Alchemy? An International Cross-Case Analysis of Faculty and Graduate Student Perceptions of Mathematical Proofs, Brooke Nicole Denney
Evaluating Factors Influencing Tennessee and Kentucky Farmers’ Willingness to Sell Produce Through Fresh Stop Markets, Riley A. Denton
Two Sides to Every Story: Investigating changes in cultural attitudes using discourse analysis in computer-mediated infidelity discussions, Michaela J. DiPillo
Neutrophil Subtype Differentiation in Campylobacter jejuni Infection and Its Impact on T cells and Colonic Epithelial Cells, Carolina Dolislager
CREOLIZATION IN NEW ORLEANS: JAZZ AND CULTURAL HYBRIDITY 1900-1940, Franklin Dennis Dow
PKM2: A Novel Therapeutic Target for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity, Presley D. Dowker-Key
A PHYLOGENETIC COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TAPINOMA SESSILE (SAY) IN EASTERN TENNESSEE WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF TAPINOMA, Gary L. Edwards
ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS ON CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS, Burcum Eken
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SEDIMENT BASIN DESIGNS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SITES IN TENNESSEE, Jeffery Cole Emmett Jr
Applied Predictive Machine Learning Algorithms in Bio-Composite Manufacturing and Development of Real-Time Digital Process Twin, Chloe M. Ericksen
No Tunes Chime Amidst the Bones: A Zooarchaeological Analysis of Saltpeter Cave (3NW29), an Ozarchaic Bluffshelter in Northwest Arkansas, Nathanael G. Fosaaen
Establishing A Systematic Outline for Operational Excellence Model and Proposing a Comprehensive Model, Omkar Rajendra Ghosalkar
A STUDY OF THE LINK BETWEEN POOR QUALITY AND POOR PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS HEALTH CARE INDICATORS, Lamara L. Glass
“ME BEING MYSELF ISN’T A BARRIER”: IDENTITY AND PRAXIS OF NONBINARY PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, James D. Goates
Clash of Clades: Intraspecific Variation in Regiella insecticola, a Protective Endosymbiont, Elliott B. Goldstein
A Disaggregated Analysis of Beef Import Demand in Japan, Christina D. Greer
Political Exclusion: Examining Anti-LGBT+ Movement Results in Tennessee, Symantha K. Gregorash
Standing Their Ground: Resisting Black Erasure in Knoxville, TN through the Citizens Cemetery Project, Tatianna Griffin
Assessment of Soil Health under Native Warm-Season Grasses and Different Grazing Management, Kara Leigh Grosso
An Analysis of Mincer's Method and UT-Age, Sarah Hartman
A Bulk Driven Transimpedance CMOS Amplifier for SiPM Based Detection, Shahram Hatefi Hesari
FROM PAGE TO PLACE: SPECULATIVE FICTION, FUTURE SPACE-MAKING, AND COMMUNITY FORMATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, Victoria L. Haynes
Plants and People: Foraging to Farming Foodway Transition from Late Archaic to Early Woodland in Western North Carolina, U.S.A., Catherine Linn Herring
Differential metabolome profiles in preovulatory follicular fluid of cattle with varying duration of proestrus, Emma A. Hessock
INSTAGRAM IDEALS: COLLEGE WOMEN'S BODY IMAGE AND SOCIAL COMPARISON, Paige K. Hill
Disclosure of Sexual Trauma to Romantic Partners: Examining PTSD Clusters, Partner Reactions, Perceived Partner Responsiveness, and Relationship Satisfaction, Lynsey Hinnenkamp
Evaluating the Ecological Relationships among Beauveria bassiana, Kudzu Bug and Kudzu, Kassie L. Hollabaugh
Ecological Controls on Successional Patterns in Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria, Kyla L. Hooker
A Numerical Optimization Study of a Novel Electrospray Emitter Design, Joshua H. Howell
Development of Arduino-based portable systems for electroanalytical detection, Jiamei Huang
Predicting Immunization Status at Arrival in Tennessee Stocker Calves, Claire E. Hunkler
Secular Change in Croatian Male Crania: 1812-1973, Ileana Ilas
Estimation of Transition Probabilities by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Expanded Application of Calibration Free Methods, Sawyer B. Irvine
A QUANTIATIVE STUDY: PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF MEDICAL LIBRARIANS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNICATION AND PRACTICES, Chelsea C. Jacobs
Repeatability and Reproducibility Analyses for Structured Light Scanning, Leah Jacobs
Total Physical Response Storytelling with Undergraduate Foreign Language Learners: Exploring Vocabulary Growth, Eva M. Jones
Non-Contact Vital Sign Detection Using mm-Wave Radar, Marvin Joshi
Bullies, Browbeaters, and Bulldozers: Expectancy Violation and Management Intervention Processes of Workplace Bullying, Kylie T. Julius
Essays on Conservation Investment for Biodiversity under Future Uncertainties, Nawon Kang
“And they wrote it all down as the progress of man”: Relationships between environment, extractive industries, and Appalachian agency, Emma V. Kelly
Optimal Stocker Production Strategies for Spring and Fall Calving Cow Herds, Cora Beth Key
Combinatorial CuNi alloy thin film catalysts for layer number regulation in CVD grown graphene, Sumeer Khanna
Preschool Children's Understanding of Nature and Environmental Stewardship, Maureen D. King
Unpacking Personal Identity and Necessary Decision Properties to Improve Medical Decision-Making on Behalf of Cognitively Declined Patients Without Capacity, Dakotah Marie Kinsella
Integration of the Vertical Droplet Interface Bilayer Method with PEDOT:PSS based Organic Electrochemical Transistors, Elizabeth M. Klavon
Evaluation of Insecticide Resistance in Populations of Tobacco Thrips, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds), and Plant Density Effects on Thrips Injury to Cotton, Jessica L. Krob
Filmmaking as a Practice in Critical Theory, Cora M. Lay
Quasi-One-Dimensional Flow Method for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Simulator Design, Ethan M. Long
Statistical and Spatial Analysis of Hurricane-induced Power Outage and Restoration, Dakotah Daniel Maguire
Assessing Global Meat Trade & Local Infrastructure Upgrades, Mary Lynn Marks
APPLICATION OF LOAD SHIFTING FOR COMMERCIAL HVAC-R SYSTEMS VIA STATIC AND DYNAMIC EVENT AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE, Justin Anthony Martinez
Beyond Compliance: Critical Perspectives in Supporting Institutionally Underserved Survivors of Sexual Violence, William A. Martinez
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF 2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENOXY TETRAPYRAZINOPORPHYRAZINES AS POTENTIAL MOLECULAR QUBITS, Benjamin Marx
Sensor Comparison For Low-Cost Dynamic Force Measurement in Milling, Zachary Mason