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Honors theses from 2024

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The synthesis and characterization of 9,10-Bis-(iodoethynyl)anthracene for 2D molecular crystals from halogen-bonding, Nehemiah Antoine

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Understanding the influence of follower count on purchase behavior and consumer perception in influencer marketing, Emaan Aziz

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The Jazzy Building: a revitalization plan, Christine Bebawy

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Far from first kill: sapphic fan campaigns + the fight for queer television, Lake Best

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“Bad taste, bad hygiene, and bad morals:” dress reform movements and women’s fight for greater independence during the late 1800s., Emily Cahill

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Microfaunal remains from the Ryan-Harley site, Savanna Caylor

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Gender performance in “cult” conversion narratives: the Twelve Tribes, Navah Chestnut

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Iuno… Saevissima: patriarchy, divinity, and villainy in imperial Roman epic, Nolan Michael Cicci

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Here (toma): translations between me and my mother, Seth Courtad

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Disney's postfeminist follies: Disney’s postfeminist portrayal of women in the age of fourth wave of feminism, Morgan Crafton

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BookTok: the cultural phenomenon introducing a stagnated industry to a new generation, Daley Culberson

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Logical sense in the skeptical self-refutation problem: Sextus Empiricus’ logos and pathos, Stacy E. Cunningham

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Explaining the Wealth Gap in Chattanooga Through Housing Policy Design: Do Chattanooga Housing Policies Contribute to the Wealth Gap?, Kendall Davis

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Sylvia Plath’s fig tree: discourse formation and the production and consumption of women’s identity, Jane E. Dodge

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Smart cities and how they affect those with disabilities, Kassie Dover

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Blithe Spirit: an inside look at the scenic design process, Abigail Gracey

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Contemplative constructions, Katharine Greenwell

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Promoting self-acceptance among LGBTQ+ individuals: Investigating the impact of religious, spiritual, and mystical experiences, Makayla Hall

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Determining the antimicrobial activity and permeabilizing effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids and piscidins on Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus, Christina Harris

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Potential for United States participation in the European Union’s Digital Services Act, Catherine Hatfield

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Expanding on experiential differentiation in crowded markets: success through understanding and addressing intangible consumer needs, Mitchell Hibbs Hibbs

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Effect of running cadence on tibial acceleration: implications for runners experiencing stress injuries, Victoria Hilfiker

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Effects of age and gender on perceptions on victims of financial exploitation, Kathleen Hillman

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Do you know the pangolin?: Analyzing biodiversity awareness and attitudes, Ariel "Jazz" Holcomb

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Take a hike: a documentary following first time hikers, Katherine Hopper

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Understanding Taf13 (TATA box-binding protein-associated factor 13) upregulation in eukaryotic cells, Selin Kaplanoglu

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Bioaffinity analysis of aptamer-target interactions, Pooja Karunanithi

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How to get away with insider trading and how to stop it?, Blade H. Kisler

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Investigation of PRA for Rapid Part Replacement, John Lazenby

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Autism on the net: an autoethnographic appraisal of literature on online socialization, empowerment, and kinship of autistic people in digital spaces, Lennox Le Vine-Miller

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Standing on the front porch of To Kill a Mockingbird, Anna McLain

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A study of the relationship between interoceptive sensibility and distress tolerance in community and college samples, William Moore

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Beloved other: (re)creating theories of language, time, and embodiment for queer liberations, Salem Murray

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Transcendence in Kierkegaard and Barth, Andrew Myrick

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Elucidation of the overexpression of Taf2 in eukaryotic cells, Morgan Osborn

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The benefits of increasing access to theatre education in K-12 schools, Jaden Partain

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The gavel and the camera: environmental law and photojournalism's relationship to Appalachian identity, Emily S. Patton

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Screening full-sib and half-sib families of chestnut seedlings for resistance to Cryphonectria parasitica using a small stem assay and a leaf-disc assay, Uma Plambeck

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The competitive advantage of prioritizing human-centered design thinking in business, Joshua Rajan

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Rewriting women: the narratives of Angela Carter and Kathy Acker, Marcella Rea

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Nonduality and identity: an exploration of form, genre, and perspective, Hannah Ritter

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Guardians of the Data: Government Use of AI and IoT in the Digital Age, Jannat Saeed

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Multidisciplinary Literary Review: The relationship between social media and empathy, Mayra E. Salgado

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Associations between gut microbiome metabolomics and endometriosis risk, progression, and non-invasive diagnosis: a review, Marlee Sanders

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Effects of attractiveness and relationship type of perceptions of adolescent sexual grooming, Alexandra Shappley

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Perspectives of the American dream in the works of Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, and Sylvia Plath, Sarah Singleton

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Reviving historic buildings - adaptive reuse of the Jazzy Building, Mazze Stokes

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Enhancing fan engagement in medium-sized university athletics: a case study of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Colin Thompson

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Better understanding the risks and costs of motherhood in the post-Roe United States, Mackayla Wall

Honors theses from 2023

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Examining the microbial diversity of a generalist ant along an urban-rural gradient, Abdol-Munim Abazid

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Species diversity of Coleoptera populations in an urban garden in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mallory Anderson

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Examining vicarious racial trauma in college students, Kiara Baker

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The Hilbert sequence and its associated Jacobi matrix, Caleb Beckler

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On the causation of the Mexican-American War, Emery Benson

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CARED for ED non-emergency care: college student acceptance, ranking, and economic deterrents of ED non-emergency care, Evan Britt

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Tales of the keyworld: an examination of the study and application of craft theory for writers, Lauren Bruce

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Gerrymandering in a selection of central Alabama school districts, Rebekah Cahill

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The relationship between voter perceptions of frequency of police use of excessive force and support for the death penalty, Amelia Collins

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Assessing the utility of high-throughput phenotyping for ecological applications, Annabree Corlew

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Iran's involvement in the Syrian civil war before and after JCPOA, Kaitlin Coulter

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Boudica at the intersection: gender, alterity, and narrative in imperial Roman historiography, Adam Cummings

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The effects of TikTok's COVID-19 content on anxiety in young adults, Nicholas Fontaine

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Modeling surface structures for the capture of carbon dioxide, Paige Freyre

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The effect of different types of plastic and rubbers often found in healthcare facilities on the survival of potentially pathogenic bacteria, Ashely George

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Closing the loop of food systems: analyzing compost within community bounds, Ellen A. Getter

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William R. Riley, Richard L. Davis, the United Mine Workers, and the negotiation of race and class in Southern Appalachia, Jameson Hannah

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Oxalic acid leaf disk soak assay is a new possibility in screening for blight resistance in Castanea species, Kaitlyn Harden

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Circadian rhythm in design: an application of circadian rhythmic elements to the Ridgedale Mill, Jesse Hayes

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Portraits of happiness (The performance of happiness: a cultural critique), Meaghan Hibbs

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Decades of Don Quixote: tracking social progression through Marcela and Grisóstomo, Allison Jackson

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Women, populism, democracy: a comparative study of democracy and populism in Turkey and the United States, Ashton Jolley

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Identidem, and other lyric essays, Jude Keef

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Fighting AIDS with no help: radical solidarity and how community organizations overcame a neglectful federal government, Sophia Kennan

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Royal authority and erotic desires: Marlowe's views on kingship in Dido, Queen of Carthage, and Edward II, Jared Lambert

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Perceptions of stress: a gendered comparison of undergraduates in STEM, Molly Martin

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Creator as audience: mixtape albums as an expression of life and memory, Sadie Montague

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Disability avoidant language and other factors in the erasure of disabled students in sexual education, Mikael Nelson

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A small stem assay using hypovirulent Cryphonectria parasitica to screen Castanea dentata backcross F2 families may set the stage for long-term survival, Trish Nguyen

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The Black caucus: a theatrical exploration of the Black experience in a predominantly White institution, Isaiah Owens

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Survey of models for "computer music", Gabriel Pell

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Barriers in immigrant mental healthcare: women, children and fathers, Alisa Pickett

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Viability of equine assisted activities and therapies for individuals with developmental disorders: a systematic review, Faith Pinson

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Urban understandings: exploring potential coercion in Lincoln Park’s gentrification process, Jacob Price

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Fostering a sense of wonder: promoting experiential learning through outdoor discoveries on the coast of Maine, Joslyn Primicias

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Sadder and wiser nonsense: Coleridge's "The rime of the ancient mariner", Nina Richard

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Petrographic observations of stromatolites in the late Cambrian to early Ordovician Knox Group, Northwest Georgia and their relationship to stromatolitic fabrics over geologic time, Evan Ritchey

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Does social organization, litter size, sexual dimorphism, and phylogeny influence multiple paternity in mammals?, Madison Roberts

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Stress-sensing in flexible epoxy adhesives, Christine Rukeyser

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The immortal laugh track: 20th century technology and media monoculture, Benjamin Sanford

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A tale from Esterad: an examination of the political power of fantasy, Koy Skinner

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Algorithms and the alphabet mafia: how TikTok influenced gender, sexuality, and the LGBTQ+ community during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hope Smith

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Investigating the responses of gay Gen Z and Gen Y men to homosexual imagery in advertising, Lucas G. Thompson

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An archaeology of the self: how experience shapes poetry, Taylor Wells

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Hunter: redneck Hamlet, Ewan Whaley

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The effect of perceived union support as a resource affecting burnout, Luke Wiley

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An analysis of skylight and alternative applications in the adaptive reuse of the Ridgedale Mill, Robyn Wood

Honors theses from 2022

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Into the Inferno: a television screenplay adaptation of Dante's Inferno, Khristine Arnold

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Beheaded: an alternate look into the life of England's most notorious queen, Marion Renee Burgess

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Social change through rhetorical action: case studies of two Tennessee women in the archives, Dalton Burks

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Creating a classroom culture, Molly Cahill