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Honors theses from 2022
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
Honors theses from 2020
Identifying observation unit as best practice, Justin Abraham
Through the elementary school years: self-regulation predicting social competence with student-teacher relationships as mediators, Kelsie Anderson
“A moral imperative to prevent AIDS”: race and religion in Atlanta’s AIDS activism, 1981-1993, Madison Bailey
What's in a name? an assessment of degradation of women in the name of climbing routes, Raiza Barahona
A comparative analysis of Appalachian and Chukchi folktales, Maggie Bishop
Forest kindergarten and the perception of parents, Rebecca Boyer
Predictive modeling of iPhone 7 charge rates using least squares curve fitting, Grace Cahill
The problem-solving workshop: adapting process improvement methodologies for K-12 educators, Madison Chan
Melamine-derived graphene foam as a thermal additive for water harvesting applications, Emily Chase
Analysis of the soil lead contamination issue of South Chattanooga, Tesros Cherian
Politicized prayer: how thoughts and prayers hinder gun legislation, Hope Cody
Complex conversations: a creative exploration into language used over direct messages on social media platforms, Arden Craft
Helios and Tenasi results for the workshop for integrated propeller prediction, Aaron Crawford
Canopy openness as a predictor of growth for Castanea dentata seedlings in the Cumberland Uplands of Tennessee, Hannah Crawford
Sexual health assessments in nursing practice: quantitative analysis of nurses’ behaviors and perceptions, Allison Culp
Augmented Reality in a Dynamic Drone Based Environment, Christopher Davis
African spirituality as female empowerment in the works of Yvonne Vera and Toni Morrison, Annie Dockery
Designing a social media site to connect ill students to their classmates: ClassmateConnect, Lauren Dray
Prevailing facets of Spanish colonialism: the roots of exploitation and inequality in Latin America, Camden Eckler
The rise of the postmodern presidency: the evolution of rhetoric and media usage in presidential election campaigns, Logan Garrett
Fatty acid mediated alterations in biofilm formation with Vibrio cholerae, Isabel Gray
North and South Korea: division by constructions, Hannah Horton
A look into the impacts of tele-optometry expansion, Anna Hulsey