Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2020
Summer Nutrition Program Availability in Tennessee, Abigail Grace Rider
Working with What You Know: Examining how L2 Graduate Students Negotiate Writing Knowledge, Brenna Mary Ritzert
Design and Implementation of Rotational Print Heads to Control Fiber Orientation in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, Michael David Roberts
Biomass Potential in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Development: Switchgrass Production Optimization and Carinata Oilseed Enterprise Viability Analysis, Kevin Alan Robertson
Investigating Localized Performance and Mass Transport Phenomena in Polymer Electrolyte Water Electrolyzers, Frida Helena Roenning
Oops, Did I Do That? Uncovering Apparent Mishandling, Tax Fraud, and Illegal Contributions via a Systematic Study of Cryptocurrency Donations to US Political Campaigns, Dakota Blake Sanders
Giving Transit a Voice: A Case Study of TriMet’s Social Media, Nicholas Peter Sarafolean
Shared Fun and Enjoyment in Older Adulthood, Siera Schwanz
Big Data and Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach to Understand Why People Ride E-Scooter in Nashville, Tennessee, Nitesh Shah
Improving Conservation and Recreation in Environments Shared by Humans and Bats, Hannah Shapiro
Ergonomic Workload Balancing, Kshitij Krishna Sharma
Investigating the Effects of Tethered, Axial Lewis Base Coordination on Rhodium(II) Paddlewheel Complexes, William A. Sheffield
The Remediation of Paralinguistic Features for the Construction of Epistemic Stance in Online Vegan Communities, James R. Shepard III
Grid Frequency Regulation Provided by High Power Motor Drives, Taylor Lee Short
NMR characterization of the ligand dependent dynamic changes in Cytochrome P450s, Rebecca Shrem
Phytophthora capsici in Tennessee: Fungicide resistance, population genetics and cultural control, Timothy Brent Siegenthaler
Appalachia Abroad: The University of Tennessee and Cold War Rural Development Programs in India, 1954-1972, Kaitlin Amanda Simpson
Exploring Changes in Functional Connectivity Associated with the Development of Cognitive Flexibility During Middle Childhood, Meagan Smith
Late Paleozoic ophiuroid biodiversity based on a diverse fauna from the Indian Springs Shale Member of the Big Clifty Formation, Sulphur, Indiana, USA, Nicholas Scott Smith
AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF HIGH-SPEED AIR-BREATHING VEHICLE PERFORMANCE METRICS, Katherine M. Stamper
Flux Spectrum Adjustment in High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), Austin Stanford
Das ist doch trivial! Wie Walter Moers mithilfe der Intertextualität mit der Grenze zwischen Hoch- und Trivialliteratur spielt, Isabell Stoll
STAR WARS, PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND BREAKUPS, AND THE FORCE…OF FANDOM, Alexandria P. Sutherland
States of Penetration: The Body Cavity Search and Its Visual Representations, Vivian A. Swayne
Camera-Based Remote Photoplethysmography for Estimation of Heart Rate using Single Board Computers, Benjamin Sweely
INVESTIGATING THE ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF THE INDIANA BAT AND TRI-COLORED BAT DURING FALL SWARMING AND SPRING STAGING, Mallory E. Tate
Assessment of the Use of Low Molecular Weight Diblock Copolymers for the Formation of Stable, Tunable Droplet Interface Bilayers, Joseph Tawfik
Corporate commitment to diplomatic efforts: A case study of corporate diplomacy in Germany, Jacob Teetzmann
Experimental Study of the Alteration of Basalt on the Surface of Venus, Hannah Teffeteller
Application of Artificial Neural Nets to a Selective Laser Sintering Additive Manufacturing Process For Fault Detection, Benjamin Terry
SUMMER FORAGING RANGE AND DIURNAL ROOST SELECTION OF TRI-COLORED BATS, PERIMYOTIS SUBFLAVUS., Dustin Bradley Thames
City of Ill Repute: Labor and Sex Work in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1890-1914, Emma G. Thompson
Sexual Orientation Belief Profiles, Attitudes, and Identity Development: A Person-Centered Analysis, David Tierney
The Ontology of Kont: A New Epistemology of Temporal Aesthetics in Afro-Caribbean Speculative Fiction, Zoie C. Timothy
Fieldable Neutron Imaging System: Simulation and Experimentation into the Viability of Associated Particle Imaging in Austere Field Environments, Benjamin Charles Troxell
Who I Am: Gender, Embodiment, and Code Switching in Bachata Dance Communities, Holly Tumblin
Music Theory Metacognition: How Thinking About Thinking Improves Music Learning, Jillian Vogel
Investigation Of Predicted Helicopter Rotorhub Drag and Wake Flow with Reduced Order Modeling, Tristan David Wall
The Relationship Between Demographic Similarity in Youth Mentoring Dyads and College Student Academic and Emotional Functioning, Alayna Joi Watson
What about Family Time?: A Work-Family Balance and Work-Family Conflict Approach to Family Leisure, Darrien Watson
FROM DRONES TO SOIL CORES: COMPREHENSIVE ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR ENHANCING CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF URBAN FORESTED NATURAL AREAS, Mia T. Wavrek
Barriers to Recreation for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as Perceived by Recreation Service Providers, Kelsey Phillips Webb
Contritum Machina: A Composition for Wind Ensemble, James Whitlark
Spectroscopic Studies of Metal Complexes with Large Magnetic Anisotropy, Chelsea Natasha Widener
Temembe and Sven: The Ethics of Racist Mirth, Stephen Wilke
“PULL UP A CHAIR!”: ACCOMMODATION, PARTICIPATION, AND DISABILITY IN OLD TIME AND BLUEGRASS JAM SESSIONS, Emily Elaine Williams
Design and Integrity Testing of Sapphire Optical Windows in a Cryogenic Pressure System, Matthew David Williamson
NPACC-X: A Further Evolution of Gas Centrifuge Cascade Analysis, Patrick Williams
High Temperature Epoxy Composites for Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, Madeline G. Wimmer
Understanding drivers of inter-population variation in the gut microbiomes of sister species of dung beetles, Claire C. Winfrey
Jump Rope Connecting the Past, Present and Future, Nicholas Woodard
Masters Theses from 2019
Conventional and Over Molded Sheet Molded Compound (SMC), MOHAMMED ZAHID ABBAS KHURAISHI
Assessment of Antiviral and Photodynamic Inactivation Activity of Different Compounds Against Hepatitis A Virus, Mostafa Mahmoud Abotaleb
HYDRAULIC RESPONSE TO EMULSIFIED VEGETABLE OIL BIOSTIMULATION: IN-SITU TEST IN A HIGHLY HETEROGENOUS URANIUM CONTAMINATED AQUIFER, Benjamin Gregory Adams
Optimal Prevented Planting Decisions for Corn and Cotton, Kevin Ray Adkins
Synechocystis: Low Dosage and Rapid Response to Ethylene, Cidney Jean Allen
Good Intentions: Exploring Short-Term Missions in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Hannah Mackynzie Archer
Integrative Ethical Education: A Preliminary Investigation into the Effect of a Theoretically Grounded Intervention on College Students’ Moral Development, Drew Thomas Ashby-King
genben: A Framework for Benchmarking Genomic Data Analysis Methods on Scalable Systems, Eric Auel
Athletes’ Perceptions of Their High School Sport Ecology and Life Skills Development, Kylee Jo Ault
Analysis of the Effects of Four Forage Mixtures Designed for Tennessee and Kentucky Organic Dairy Systems, Hannah Ruth Bailey
Studying the Plant-Microbe Interface of Populus Using Constructed Microbial Communities, ADITYA BARDE
Enzyme-Sensitive Lipid Trigger-Mediated Release of Payload from Liposomes, Sara Barker
Finding the Sun: An exploration of the band grading system through an original work in three levels for concert band, Grace E. Baugher
Saudade for String Quartet, Dennis Patrick Belisle
The Impact of Large-scale Dynamic Load Modeling on the U.S. Eastern Interconnection, Melanie Bennett
Estimating Production of Brewery and Distillery Spent Grains in Tennessee and Identifying Sustainable Uses, Sarah Elizabeth Best
Youth Can! Grow their Community: Qualitative Evaluation of a Gardening-Enhanced Positive Youth Development Program, Marissa Black
EXAMINING THE NATURE, QUALITY, AND REPRESENTATIONS OF GENDER IN POPULAR CHILDREN’S DIGITAL PICTURE BOOK APPS, Marie Patricia Bliss
Coaches' Perceptions of Girls' Sport at Title I High Schools, Katie Shelgren Boggs
MUSIC AND THE MONSTER: SOUNDING FEAR AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN CRIMINAL MINDS, Andrew James Borecky
Atmospheric Entry Performance of the Hercules Single-Stage Reusable Vehicle at Earth, Braxton Lott Brakefield
Multiple Object Tracking Across Social Contexts, James Bramlett
AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (Ursus americanus) MOVEMENTS AND FOOD-CONDITIONING ALONG THE INTERFACE OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND PRIVATE LAND, Jessica Leigh-Ann Braunstein
The study of polymeric binders and their role in concomitant solid-electrolyte interphase formation on silicon anodes, Katie Browning
SYNTHNOTES: TOWARDS SYNTHETIC CLINICAL TEXT GENERATION, Kris Allen Brown
Determining the Optimal Start-up Strategy for a Cow-Calf Producer to Maximize Long-Term Profitability and Minimize Risk, Jared Matthew Bruhin
On the Road to Maturity: Families, Rebellion, Relationships, and Gender in Contemporary German “Coming of Age Stories”, Jacob Buford
The effects of BDNF Knockdown on Neuroinflammation in the Male and Female rat brain, Katheryn Burford
Active Assessment of U.S. Livestock Biosecurity and Policies, Victoria Lynn Campbell
Thermal Properties of Dry and Saturated Soils, Tommy Carpenter
Coulomb Corrections for Inclusive Electron Scattering Data, Jay Thomas Carroll
Investigating the Functions of the Plant-associated Genus Variovorax in the Populus Rhizosphere, Jennifer Ann Childers
Improving the Scintillation Performance of KSr2I5:Ce3+ through Exploration of Activator Concentration and Growth Conditions, Eleanor Paige Comer
Blind Bernoulli Trials: A Noninteractive Protocol for Hidden-Weight Coin Flips, Richard Joseph Connor
Semi-Empirical Modeling and Implementation of Hybrid K-Edge Densitometry for Pyroprocessing Applications, Michael Cooper
Characterization of Commercial Carbon fiber from Standard PAN Precursors and Low-Cost Carbon Fiber from Textile PAN based Precursors, Joshua David Crabtree
The Weimar Republic in German Terms: An English Translation of Two Pre-Unification Essays, Margaret Susan Cross
Economic and Social Assessment of Canton Reservoir in Northwestern Oklahoma, Zachary Darby
Perceptions and Precarity of the Urban Poor in Kampala, Uganda, Kayla Davis
Key Odorants of Pycnanthemum incanum and Stereochemistry of Chiral Compounds, Melissa Dein
INACTIVATION KINETICS OF BOTRYTIS CINEREA INOCULATED ON STAINLESS STEEL COUPONS BY CHLORINE DIOXIDE GAS, Aruna Dhanapal
HYDRODYNAMIC MOTION OF ELECTRON BEAM HEATED WARM DENSE MATTER, Payson Coy Dieffenbach