Masters Theses
Masters Theses from 2023
Neighborhood Adversity and Externalizing Problems: The Moderating Role of Educational Opportunities, Nagham Abou Zeid
An isostable coordinate based amelioration strategy to mitigate the effects of Jet lag, Talha Ahmed
Stakeholders and Stakeseekers’ Perceptions of Cultural Violations and International Crisis Communication, Najwa Nishaa Albaqami
Examining housing experiences among International Students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), Rosemary Achentisa Ayelazuno
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
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
Examination of Hypothetical Transportation Accidents for Transportable Nuclear Power Plants, Richard Louis Calvin
Analyzing youth engagement and gender roles in the groundnut value chain in Uganda using the Photovoice Research Methodology, Annie Faye Carter
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
Two Essays on International Beef and Poultry Consumer Demand, Bhishma Raj Dahal
Brown People, Green Spaces: Colonial Imaginaries and the Whiteness of Nature, Jeffrey Michael DeSalu
Characterization of Arabidopsis Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2α (eIF2α) Mutants, Mark Edens
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
Consumer Perceptions of Flatheaded Borer Control Methods, Samuel Gerloff
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
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
Creating and Implementing Strategies for NRHP Eligibility Assessment at the Fort Polk Military Reservation, Matthew Thomas Hoover
Thermal Management of Hypersonic Leading Edges via Integrated Liquid Metal Heat Pipe through Finite Element Analysis, Lee Walter Howell
An Analysis of Dairy Farm Financial Efficiency and Price Expectations in Seedstock Bull Markets, Seth H. Ingram
Agronomic and Economic Comparison of Potential Winter Oilseed Species and Varieties for Tennessee, Stefanie B. Keadle
“Knoxville is Home Because I Have Made it That Way”: Drag Family and the Politics of Joy in Knoxville, Tennessee, Devyn J. Kelly
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
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
Food Insecurity and the Value of Best if Used by Dates, Lun Luo
A Handy Study of Secular Change in Metacarpals using the Terry Collection and UTK Donated Skeletal Collection, Helen E. Martin
Leptospira Seroprevalence in Companion Animals in Tennessee, Kellie Anne McCreight
Mapping Past Land Use Changes and Modeling Future Urbanization Patterns in a Mid-Sized American City, Duncan P. McCurry
Anthropology in a Rural Archive: A Study That Moves Along and Against the Archival Grain, Julian W. McDaniel
Horned & Hidden Child: The Minotaur & Modern Opera, Mikeila Ashley McQueston
Fungicide sensitivity, race structure, and host pathogenicity of Phytophthora nicotianae in Tennessee and North Carolina, Taylor Giovanna Miller
Tomato Flower Detection and Three-Dimensional Mapping for Precision Pollination, Kaitlyn McKensie Nelms
ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SINGLE CORRECT ANSWERS IN LEGAL INTERPRETATION, Francis Kwame Nyamekeh Jr
Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Subjective Social Status: Potential Moderating Effects of Optimism, Resilience, and Self-Efficacy, Caterina Obenauf
Evaluation of Recycled Carbon Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Andrew D. Patchen
Comparison of Male and Female Rib Sternal Ends and the Effects of Aging using Elliptical Fourier Analysis, Marta M. Paulson
Drought and Excess Moisture Crop Insurance Indemnities to Tennessee Corn Producers, Jordan Peterson
Inhibiting ice recrystallization in ice cream with corn cob hemicelluloses, Matthew W. Reeder
Correlating Large-Format Additive Manufacturing Processing Parameters to Fiber Length and the Mechanical Performance of Reinforced Polymer Composites, Andrew Phillip Rhodes
Development and Study of Small Database for the Activation of Nitrous Oxide Towards Formation of Iron(IV)-Oxo Species, Tobias Barthalomew Robertson
Covered Monuments and Black Erasure in Nashville, Tennessee, Kayla S. Roulhac
Survey of Input Modalities in the Western World, John Ezat Sadik
Neurodiversity in Sense and Sensibility and Emma: Jane Austen’s Heroines and Their Cognitive Difference, Alexandra Sausa
Comparative Analysis on Low Cost Continuous Carbon Fiber Polypropylene Composite Using Compression Molding and Automated Tape Placement, Benjamin U. Schwartz
An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Narrowband Freestream Noise on Fundamental Transitional Shockwave-Boundary Layer Interaction Mechanisms, Zane Matthew Shoppell
Communication distance predicts territory size for an urban songbird, Ruth A. Simberloff
Exploring alternative methodologies to estimate by-species sawlog volume in the southeastern United States, Tara Skiba
SPORT MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTORS’ ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES, Alaina Catherine Stem
Effect of Amputation on Muscle Structure Properties in a Rabbit Model, Roy Caleb Stubbs
Evaluating Bulk Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Compositions of Acidic Hydrothermal Sediments on Earth– Implications for Mars Astrobiology, Chance Sturrup
DATA-WISDOM AS A FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING DATA LITERACY, Rita Swartzentruber
Surface Corrosion Response of Al Alloys A383 and Aural 2 with Ce Additions in Aqueous NaCl and Salt-fog Environments, Michael James Thompson
A Portfolio, Samuel Webb
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