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Honors theses from 2023
The relationship between voter perceptions of frequency of police use of excessive force and support for the death penalty, Amelia Collins
Royal authority and erotic desires: Marlowe's views on kingship in Dido, Queen of Carthage, and Edward II, Jared Lambert
Honors theses from 2022
Into the Inferno: a television screenplay adaptation of Dante's Inferno, Khristine Arnold
Beheaded: an alternate look into the life of England's most notorious queen, Marion Renee Burgess
Social change through rhetorical action: case studies of two Tennessee women in the archives, Dalton Burks
Creating a classroom culture, Molly Cahill
The effects of dissolved and suspended solids on freshwater meiofauna, Jessica Cline
Speech acts as contingent encounters: realizing agency in contaminated worlds, Zachary Cross
Reimaging take-up in challenging times: determining the predictive value of publicly available socio-demographic data for social assistance programs, Margaret Dempsey
Assessing the damage: moral realism and the evolutionary debunking argument, Olivia Denton
An argument and model for Garden Corps, Sydney Ellis
Neurotypes: do OCD, ADHD, and autism play a role in life satisfaction?, Morgan McLeod Evans
Beyond the classroom: building professional skills with the Flyaway mural, Augusta Gaston
Aboutness: the lyric essay, Alicia Gladman
The effects of virtual reality on mental health software user satisfaction and retention, William Hooten
Belongingness needs, personality, and the influence of virtual socialization, Katrina Johnson
The impact of water infrastructure inequality on marginalized communities, Indra Khalsa
Understanding the lived experiences of immigrants in the United States, Isabelle Koslin
Multistage modeling of fatigue of Ti-6Al-4V fabricated by different additive manufacturing techniques, Lionardo Lado, Saeed Ataollahi, and Mohammad J. Mahtabi
Theoretical studies of benzoquinone reactivity in acidic and basic environments, Natali Majoras
A seminar for student leaders to engage and retain members in student-led organizations, Luke McPherson
Influence of the Virgin Mary in Anglo-Saxon Christianity, Kimberly Merfert
Junior year GPA - understanding its predictive relationship to high school ranking, ACT score, and the shift to online learning, Emily Nicole Miller
Media sexualization and its impact on college aged women, Madelyn Moncrief
A small stem assay for chestnut blight resistance in hybrid American chestnut trees, Evelyn Odle
Exploring the effects of fatty acids (PUFAs) on the antimicrobial resistance in Vibrio cholerae, Naina Patel
Community schools: effectiveness of addressing barriers to education in suburban communities, Tiffany Patterson
Sexual harassment in an overlooked occupation: experiences of CNA and the influence of nurses, Audrey Pennington
Authors as figures, functions, and persons: theories on intention, Tyler M. Preston
Bee pluribus unum: Vergil as an imperial advisor, Oleander Reagan-Artemis
Corrosion assessment of biodegradable metal implants for orthopedic applications, Wendy B. Reynoso-Diaz
Analyzing the survival rate of clinically pathogenic bacteria on occupational therapy devices used during full hip replacement rehabilitation, Meredith Rippy
Poetry, prose, and the loss of verse, Jackson Rowe
An argument for sensuous revolution and its manifestation in the food system, Anna Smith
Examining the intersections of art and science through photomicrography, Lauren Marie Solomon
Synthesis and characterization of organometallic complexes for biological imaging, Emily Stumbo
My female gaze, Sawyer Suerth
Representing whiteness: the omission of white, southern, working-class stereotypes in Shots Fired, Eliana Teel
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fear of missing out, anxiety, and loneliness, Hannah Turner
#BlackLivesMatter: critical political implications of Twitter discourse in the wake of George Floyd, Jillian C. Waterhouse
Honors theses from 2021
Reparations, JheDienne Adams
Reluctant Republican, nominal Democrat: Harry F. Byrd Sr. and modern Republican conservatism, Noah Allen - Darden
Examining the effects of exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acids on the antimicrobial activity of piscidins in Vibrio cholerae, Elizabeth Allen
Associations among academic motivational styles, purpose in life, and depressive symptoms in college students, Linnea V. Anderson
The effects of urbanization on insect morphology: a meta-analysis, Evann L. Bailey
Reading on the home front: the evolution of U.S. children’s literature and American values during wartime conflicts, Sophie Barton
Suspension, Michael Beard
Counselors' experiences of a virtual summer camp, Catherine Bell
Young adult: a poetic exploration of modern American life, Ellie Bixler
An analysis of the pollinators of Echinacea purpurea in relation to their perceived efficiency and color preferences, Carmen Black
Analyzing the mutability of oral and digital media, Bennett Bowden
Mental health and its impact on the school-to-prison pipeline: A look at Tennessee schools, Briana Brady
Efficacy of stress relieving interventions through Zoom, Francesca Cable
Security fatigue and its effects on perceived password strength among university students, Chase Carroll
Could SOX be better? : exploring the advantages and shortfalls of Sarbanes-Oxley, Christopher Clark
Effects of gender and sexual orientation on perceptions of the bereaved, John Dickinson
Examining an intersection of environmental justice and COVID-19 risk assessment: a review, Ashley Ellis
Terrorists or freedom fighters : an analysis of the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland with respect to the idea of just war, Allison Jean Fritz
The state of healthcare policy education in nursing school curricula: a literature review, Katelyn Gebelein
Design during a pandemic: application of the WELL Building Standard to historic Engel Stadium, Laurel Getty
Building a (great) wall: a semiotic analysis of the rhetoric of President Donald J. Trump, Lauren Gilmore
“Sticks and stones”: experiencing microaggressions from the perspectives of the victim, bystander, and perpetrator, Emily Halvorson
It crits different: analysis of Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop roleplaying games as an oral, collaborative, and immersive genre of literacy, Olivia Haslett
Simplifying the creation of virtual topologies using MPI Sessions, Tom Herschberg
The changing classroom: a thematic analysis on the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on children and educators of a Montessori school, Briley Holbrook
Molecular dynamic simulation of the complex folding patterns of Apolipoprotein A1 in various concentrations of potassium chloride, Hannah Holmberg
The combined influences of race, sexuality, and gender on perceptions of sexual harassment, Courtney House
Accessibility, aesthetics, and community: lessons for designers from the zine archives, Lilith Jackson
Increasing stress tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using lipocalin genes, Ximena Leon
Shining a light into the darkness: the developmental impacts of internment in U.S. immigration detention centers on detained Latinx children, Rebecca Messer
The Oakland Athletics use of sabermetrics and the rise of big data analytics in business, Jacob Moorefield
Mentally restorative areas for students: impacts of nature on psychophysiological state, Jesse Moore
Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of organometallic complexes for catalytic carbon-hydrogen bond activation, Sophia Neglia
Troglofauna of Van Buren and White County: a survey of four caves in the mideastern Cumberland plateau, Gavin Page
The effect of the apolipoprotein A1 (APOA1): the stability and folding in potassium chloride environment, Alexandra Paladian
Gasification based waste tire integrated energy conversion systems, Karah Powell
Governmental repression: the cases of China, Akbar Rahmani
Breast cancer treatment causing cardiovascular complications: how can we prevent it?, Abigail L. Reese
Discrepancies amongst UTC students' diets and their understanding of their role in environmental activism, Claire Reticker
Presidents and populist politics, Brooke Sobo
Race, sex, exoneration, & compensation: how do they relate? what is done? and what needs to be done?, Sarah Emily Still
American sissy: original poetry, Jonah Stokes
Factors impacting the decision to report sexual assault: a qualitative study, Sarah Swaney
Amateur photography: finding new perspectives and seeking authenticity, Stephanie Swart
Albinism in Africa: examining identity formulation, Corinne Tinkham
Understanding shear thinning using Brownian dynamics simulation, Mackenzie Nicole Wall
Weird and cosmic short horror fiction and the illustration of existential fears, Brianna Williams
An exploration into constructed space, Lauren Elise Williamson
Analyzing the social aspect of e-cigarette prevention with college-aged consumers, Emily Wilson