Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2022
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
Politically Moral: Moderate Partisans Morally Derogate Out-party Members, Even When Treated Fairly, Phillip P. McGarry
Putting the meat in meat-less?: A critical discourse analysis of corporate marketing of plant-based products, Samantha A. McIntyre
VALIDATION OF RELAP5-3D FOR TRANSIENT SIMULATION OF LEAD-LITHIUM SYSTEMS FOR FUSION APPLICATIONS, Nicholas Akira Meehan
FIRE SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF A SWITCHGEAR CABINET FIRE AND ITS EFFECTS ON CABLE TRAYS, Yalcin Meraki
Caring for Fat Patients: Bioethical Considerations Surrounding the Duty of Care, Anne Merrill
A Qualitative Exploration of UPSR, Shelby Miller
Electric Vehicle Aggregation Considering Fast-Charging for Power System Applications, Trey I. Mingee
Analysis of Turbulent Flow Behavior in Helicopter Rotor Hub Wakes, Forrest Mobley
Manganese Geochemistry and Plant Availability in Response to Agricultural Practices, Ashleigh R. Montgomery
Joint Failure Probability of Dams Based on Probabilistic Flood Hazard Analysis, Matthew G. Montgomery
Uranium Holdup Mass Quantification by Hybrid Gamma Imaging, Blake R. Montz
There can be but the one Ezra Pound: Rearticulating Hugh Selwyn Mauberley as Modernist Autobiography, Joshua H. Moore
COVID-19 Renters and Housing Instability: Combatting the Eviction Epidemic during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Knox County, Tennessee, Samantha B. Myers-Miller
Climate-driven selection results in powerful geographic framework for predicting phenotype, Alexandra Neild
The Characterization of Dynamic Soil Properties and Their Relation to Soil Organic Carbon in East Tennessee Soils, Shannon Marissa Newell
Evaluating current and future potential distribution of epiphytic orchids in the Congo Basin with ecological niche models, Michael L. Ngoh
Computational Analysis of Transcriptional and Post-transcriptional Feedback Loops in Development and Cell Differentiation, Benjamin Rigel Nordick
Encapsulation of Antimicrobial Peptides in Bicontinuous Microemulsions for Topical Delivery to Surgical Site Infections and Chronic Wounds, Madison A. Oehler
Optimized 3D-printing of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyether-ether-ketone (CFR-PEEK) for Use in Overmolded Lattice Composite, Ryan C. Ogle
Effects of land-use and disturbance on pollinators in wetlands, Nicholas V. Oldham
Systematic Evaluation of Database Builds in Metaproteomics for the Advancement of Microbiome Research, Katherine E. Ostrouchov
Simulating Fluvial Transport Patterns of Human Remains in the Tennessee River, Karli Palmer
Assessing the Impact of Parental Involvement on the Scaling of Agricultural Technologies from School Garden to Home Farm through Experiential Learning, Gracie Pekarcik
Identification of Endometrial Transcripts and Proteins Associated with the In Vivo Derived and In Vitro Produced Bovine Conceptus Microenvironment, Katheryn D. Peterson
Effects of protein concentration and beta-adrenergic agonists on ruminal microbial communities in finishing beef heifers, Alison P. Pfau
Investigation of Realistic Material Surface Roughness on a Supersonic Boundary Layer, Mason D. Pohlman
CO2 Adsorption using Mg-MOF-74/Activated Biochar Composites Produced from the Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass, Conner Brosdan Pope
EFFECTS OF MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES TO RESTORE NATIVE EARLY SUCCESSIONAL PLANT COMMUNITIES, Bonner L. Powell
A Bioassay to Determine Poa annua Responses to Indaziflam, Benjamin D. Pritchard
Path Planning For Additive Manufacturing of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing and Blue Light Fringe Projection Scanning, Tiffany Patricia Quigley
Benchmarking of Embedded Object Detection in Optical and RADAR Scenes, Vijaysrinivas Rajagopal
Understanding Hydrogen Variations in Silicate Glasses as a Result of Degassing: Fire-Fountaining on the Moon and Earth, Erin M. Recchuiti
Path Planning and Flight Control of Drones for Autonomous Pollination, Chapel R. Rice
CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER QUALITY AND PERIPHYTON ASSEMBLAGES IN AN URBAN STREAM, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, Allison Rogers
The effects of remote work on organizational culture: Examining the effects of external social support to mitigate social isolation within organizations, Katherine Rogers
Body Size Interactions with Pubic Symphysis Age-at-Death Estimation: A Critical Analysis of Senescence of the Pubic Symphysis Components, Elizabeth A. Ronald
Film Women Violence, Madison R. Ross
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy and its Applications and Usage in the Equine Industry, Delaney R. Rostad
Load Modeling and Evaluation of LEDs for Hardware Test Bed Application, Jillian M. Ruff
Evaluation of microBIOMETER as a tool to estimate soil health in a west Tennessee cotton crop, Daniel T. Sain