Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2020
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
Assessing Eating Disorder Signs and Associated Personalities in an Adolescent Sample, Jessi Rose Dietrich
The Influence of Task Dynamics on Object-Label Mapping: Synchrony Between Perception and Action, Abigail Julian DiMercurio
Hogs in the Street: The City Beautiful Club of Cleveland, Tennessee and Nineteenth-Century Urban Land-Use Regulation, Samuel Doss
Analysis of Producer and Consumer Cattle Surveys, Jade Desha Ellis
On the Design and Practical Application of a Spatial Neutron Modulator for Neutron Compressive Sensing, Patrick Ellis
The role of biodegradable plastic mulches in soil organic carbon cycling, Marie E. English
Assessing the Accuracy of Decomposition Scoring Methods in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, Shari G. Ex
DETERMINING GRID SECURITY THROUGH DYNAMIC STABILITY ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CONTINGECIES AND INCREASED RENEWABLE PENETRATION, Summer Francesca Fabus
Zyflamend Inhibits Adipogenesis: A mechanistic study evaluating the impact of phytonutrients on adipocyte differentiation, Victoria Frankel
Microbial Community Composition Reflects Subduction Geochemistry in the Costa Rica Convergent Margin, Katherine Marie Fullerton
Pain Mitigation in Cattle Following Soft Tissue Surgery, Amber Diane Futrell
Economic Optimizations of Phosphoric Acid Byproduct Rare Earth Element Recovery, Thomas Gaetjens
FACEDOWN IN THE MAINSTREAM: BLACK MEN’S EXPERIENCE OF GENDERED RACISM AND RESILIENCE IN RELATION TO COLLEGIATE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, Edward Marcellus Garnes
Design and Analysis of a Spatial Neutron Modulator for Neutron Imaging via Compressive Sensing, Daniel Taylor Garza
An evaluation of early seral plant communities following tall fescue eradication and crop field abandonment, James GeFellers
HOW VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS AFFECT THE SUCCESS IN LEARNING A NEW LANDING TECHNIQUE AND REDUCING RISK FACTORS FOR ACL INJURY, Alec Michael Genter
Examining the Influence of Knowledge and Experience on Attitudes Toward Disability, Nicholas Antoni Giecek
Effects of Family Adversity and TV Consumption on Turkish Immigrant Children’s Executive Functions (EFs), Lauran Stephanie Gieske
Morphometrics and Phylogeography of the Cave-Obligate Land Snail Helicodiscus barri (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicodiscidae), Nicholas Scott Gladstone
Entry-Level Instruction: High-Frequency Vocabulary and Classroom Interaction in German Textbooks, Andrew Graves
HURRICANES AND THE SOUNDS OF CHANGE: PUERTO RICAN ENVIRONMENT, REGGAETON, AND BORICUANESS, Isaiah Edwin Green
Effects of central and peripheral administration of an acute phase protein, alpha-1-acid-glycoprotein, on feed intake and rectal temperature in sheep, Brittany Antone Gregg
THE INFLUENCE OF MINDFUL EATING AND/OR INTUITIVE EATING APPROACHES ON DIETARY INTAKE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, Hannah Grider