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Honors theses from 2019
Let’s talk about sex: an analysis of the gaps in effective sex education in the United States and a proposed solution, Mackenzie Butera
Plein air painting in an anthropocentric era, Emily Marie Charles
On colorfastness and soil remediation, Alea Coble
Oddities and evens: pares y nones, Tanesha Colquitt
A proposal and potential use-case for the transition from Gig City to Smart City, Andrew Cox
The effects of animal-assisted therapy on participation in rehabilitation in a patient post-stroke: a case study, Chloe Cross
Redemption or contamination: reviewing the illness narratives of the chronically sick and their support systems, Allison R. Dearing
Sustainable reuse: the adaptive reuse of the Chattanooga Choo Choo into the Chattanooga Market using LEED, Ashley DeGennaro
Preparation of organometallic cobalt(III) complexes containing bidentate chiral amine ligands as potential transfer hydrogenation catalysts, Luccas C. Do Carmo
Influence of environmental conditions on fatty acid-induced changes in Vibrio cholerae persistence and pathogenicity, Abigail Doyle
A net-zero framework for farms: a business plan, Lauren Dunn
Students’ willingness to extend civil liberties to disliked groups, NinaSimone Edwards
The Vietnam War at home and abroad: soldiers, military leadership, and the antiwar movement, Mason E. Fox
More than remembering: how memoirists recall and write the past, Faith Garner
The analysis of Erlanger Hospital’s suture inventory management operations, Amanda George
Synthesizing multifunctional iron oxide nanodrugs and developing a model for their size analysis using dynamic light scattering, Olivia George
Oil preference in ants and arthropod diversity in urban environments, Itzel Guzman-Hernandez
Financial reporting of cryptocurrency, Andrew Hartley
Experiences of adult children with previously incarcerated parents: a qualitative study, Opeletia Helton
Computational simulation of the PAW-04 nozzle configuration, Juan Hernandez
Lipid modification in Aeromonas salmonicida through exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acid incorporation, Rachel Hofer
Creating characterization through the use of setting and counterpoint characterization, Caroline Taylor Hood
Policy analysis of Tennessee's 51-to-life law: juvenile sentencing reform, Natalie P. Hurst
Virtual existence and its ambiguities: how postphenomenology of technology clarifies our situation in a digital world., David Karlo King II
Is Bitcoin Reminiscent of Past Bubbles?, Jessica L. Leath
Theoretical studies of naphthoquinone reactivity toward amines, Kevin Lee
The need to believe: belief in science & religious belief examined as more general components of positive psychological functioning, Jordan Madrigal
An analysis of the effects between prison documentaries and popularity among viewers, Dominique Malone
Increasing Quechuan identification through language Acquisition, Emily McAndrew
Justice according to Reinhold Niebuhr and Gustavo Gutiérrez, Rebecca L. Miller
Is it too late for the Federal Government to reverse course on how we legally recognize gender?, Stephanie Poget
Relations between subclinical narcissism, effortful control, and well-being in emerging adulthood, Beth M. Rachlin
Designing a general education course on the societal impacts of artificial intelligence, Vincent Rollins
The legal status of personhood in the wake of genetic editing, Tessa C. Ross
The effect of therapy dogs on preoperative anxiety, Morgan Royer
Evaluation of different research methodologies for acoustic monitoring of anuran populations, Richard Alexander Schwartz
The craft of felt sense: writing sentences to create singular effects, Jacquelyn Leigh Muncy Scott
Relaciones de la familia: un proyecto americano, Jadyn Snakenberg
Federal Open Market Committee communication: a text mining analysis, Jonathan Stegmann
“Liberation from what?”: French Muslim women’s bodies as a site of national boundaries and identity, Mae H. Stuart
Feminine agency and masculine authority: women's quest for autonomy in monastic life, Kathryn Temple-Council
Relations between self-regulation, divergent thinking, and perceived stress in emerging adults, Haven Wright
Analysis and proposed improvement of Hamilton County VW eLab equipment, Hiroshi Yanagida
Effectiveness of adaptive utensils on hand and finger range of motion in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, Lauren Yeager
Honors theses from 2018
Framing effects in a competitive environment: Black Lives Matter versus President Trump, Samantha M. Adams
Molecular monitoring of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a hospital setting, Jessica Ammon
An examination of the unanticipated outcomes of having a fun organizational culture, Victoria Baltz
Characterization of metamorphic zones in the Tennessee Blue Ridge using GIS and Digital Imaging Processing, Hayley Beitel
Energy sustainability analysis of a Baja test facility, Seth Bishop
Improving no-show rates in a community health center, Erin Boshers
Changes in ant biodiversity across an urban gradient, Hao Brooks
Design of a pneumatic conveying test loop for laboratory testing, Natalie Burdine
Sickness and contamination in The yellow wallpaper and Maggie: a girl of the streets, Abigail Callahan
A content analysis of LGBT representation on broadcast and streaming television, Carson Cook
Laurel Dace (Chrosomus saylori) reproductive behaviors, Christopher Cronnon
Strange-Making: a study of curation, Mirel Crumb
Parental care, offspring abandonment, and filial cannibalism, Mackenzie Davenport
Conservation and collection of Castanea dentata germplasm in the South, Trent Deason
Comparison of psychological states of runners within urban and rural environments, Christian Demastus
The effects of motivational states on metacognition and prospective memory, Amelia Edwards
American foreign policy has a masculinity problem: a discourse analysis of the Iran deal, Rachel Emond
The role of forensic accounting in U.S. counterterrorism efforts, Madison Gaither
Evaluation of blight resistance in chestnut f2 half-sibling and full-sibling families via small stem assay, Kevin Gentner
The Bard and The Word: the influence of the Bible on the writings of William Shakespeare, Emily Gray
The grotesque self: finding identity through the grotesque in the works of Carson McCullers, Colton Greganti
Rhetoric in financial reporting: evaluation of ISA 720, Qingyuan Guo
Cigarette litter leachates: a statistical study of elements in freshwater and saltwater, Cintly Guzman Hernandez
Personal ethnography as applied learning: a qualitative explorative ethnographic observational study of social comparison, TriDereka Hall
Phospholipid membrane remodeling through exogenous fatty acid incorporation in certain bacterial species, Josh Herndon
An explicit formula for Dirichlet's L-Function, Shannon Michele Hyder
A guide to the Multiple Errands Test, Carly Jessup
On the maintained significance of botanical illustration in modern plant identification guides, Andi Kur
SDS-PAGE analysis of modified lysozyme by substituted benzoquinones and naphthoquinones, Neethu Kurien
No more blurred lines: Tennesseans deserve high quality sexual assault education, Sara Leach
Predicting and preventing common volleyball injuries with functional tests, Madison Marshall
Comparing stress levels and coping styles in college athletes and non-athletes, Melanie Martin
The intersection of literacy and digital literacy: incorporating writing standards with computer technology standards, Grace McPherson
Community strain and familial dysfunction: the influence of county characteristics on child maltreatment, Katherine Mobley
An in vitro analysis of the relative efficacies of antibiotic solutions vs. antiseptics in breast augmentation and reconstruction surgery, Victoria Noyes
Quantifying the effect of dietary restriction on lifespans in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kathryn Rouse
Adverse childhood experiences, resilience, and coping of foster parents, Jacqueline Rush
Is corporal punishment the best punishment? a millennial perspective, Zachary Rush
Linguistic analysis of written language used by young adults with and without invisible disabilities, Amanda Schwartz
Environmental injustice: a public health problem in Chattanooga, DaiMeshia Seay
Social media and the political behavior of young adults in the 2016 election, Sylvia Shipman
The response of fuzzy electronics to ionizing radiation, Simar Singh
Drama as a tool for addressing cultural stereotypes, Elizabeth Smoak
Improving alternative fuel efficiency with water injection, Connor Strawn
An analysis of prosocial behavior in customers, Erik Swanson
Madness as "The Divided Self" in the works of American female authors, Katherine Sweat
Foster parent disciplinary strategies and child behaviors, Tamarah Taylor
Use of stereolithographic 3D printing for fabrication of micro and millifluidic devices for undergraduate engineering studies, Cooper Thome
Culture, food, and racism: the effects on African American health, Kalah Elantra Vance
Measures of resilience and entitlement in a sample of baccalaureate nursing students, Katherine Leigh Walsh
Honors theses from 2017
Demographic differences in drug dependency: implications for policy, practice, and research, Charles D. Baker