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Honors theses from 2018
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
Effectiveness of conservation education at the Chattanooga Zoo, Luke Allen Black
Modelling the role of chance in mating dynamics, Libby K. Boykin
An analysis of prevalence of chytrid fungus in an amphibian assemblage in Middle Tennessee, Cameron Brocco
Floccinaucinihilipilification, Bonnie A. Buffington
RMS Titanic: creating an American obsession, Judith E. Cathey
"Tell me you own me, gimme them coins": postfeminist fascination with Lolita, Lana Del Rey, and sugar culture on Tumblr, Rachel E. Davis
Gender, consent, and hermaphroditic legibility in James Joyce's Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, Carter R. Elsea
Exploring the relationship between socioeconomic status and health, as it affects men and women, Taylor Engel
Engagement with the visual arts increases mindfulness, Lydia G. Fogo
Predicting the author of Twitter posts with Markov chain analysis, Daniel Freeman
The effects of e-cigarette exposure on cell viability and gene expression, Christine Hale
Parents perceptions of the internet and its effects on their children, Brittany Hill
Developmental steroids and vitamins: identified and quantified in predatory lady beetles, Andrea Hixson
Systematic review of patellar luxation in dogs, Alexandria D. Holt
The entrepreneurial philanthropist: can it B?, Abby M. Kinnard
Magically empathetic: an investigation of theory of mind and empathy in the Harry Potter series, Lindsey M. Layman
BSN student's perspective of Departmental Honors Thesis: a case study approach, Kathryn Messier
Examining the needs of refugees and refugee service providers: a case file examination, Alyson D. Miller
A biotic survey of outcroppings and Pinctada longisquamosa in Oyster Pond, San Salvador Island, Bahamas, one year after Hurricane Joaquin, Ashton Selah Mitchell
Development and production of a one act play, Josiah D. Motok
The Internal Revenue Code: a burden for taxpayers or an instrument for social change?, Heather N. Murray
Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in watercourses situated in southeast Tennessee, Macall A. Nabors
Irrational in its rationality: a critique of the all lives matter movement and one-dimensional society, Elliot Newell
A study of the photoacoustic effect in ethylene gas, Jay Nguyen
Nutrition education intervention in a low-income middle school increases students’ smart beverage choices, Liana Rodrigues
Statistical linear mixed models for evaluation of training program in hand surgery chief residents, Zoe Michelle Ross
Exploring the role of local adaptation in the response of Maianthemum canadense to climate warming, Spenser J. Ryan
Measuring the presence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in East Tennessee, Erin A. Schrenker
The intellectual, ethical, and, spiritual dimensions of the Islamic thought, Ambreen Sohani
Fluorescence and UV-VIS studies of quinone-induced protein modifications, Charles A. Thomas Jr
Creating a zero + energy building model, Ashley N. Thompson
Working with mental illness and the preparation of social workers, Destini Triplett
Riddarasögur: changing medieval Norway with French romance literature, Elizabeth Tuggle
When deception gets personal: an exploration into personality's link to deception, Jason T. Weber
Octahedral ruthenium(II) complexes for C-H bond activation and olefin hydroarylation, Patrick Z. Zdunek
Honors theses from 2016
Effects of cigarette butts on coastal waters: an elemental analysis of seawater from St. Simon’s Island, Katherine Adorati
Ireland defined as place, Halley Andrews
Determining energy output in manual and automated solar arrays, James K. Ayres
Are tax exemptions for "churches" a blessing or a curse for taxpayers?, Hannah Bauman
The transfer of commensal and transient bacteria into deep tissue using dry needling needles through agar media designed to mimic the elasticity of human skin, Denisse N. Breton Guerrero
More than a wheelchair in the background: a study of portrayals of disabilities in children's picture books, Sarah Caroline Crawford
An ethics of economic sanctions, Macallee N. Goldman
The impact of political oversight in democratization: the cases of Japan and Bangladesh, Andrea K. Griner
The phenology and compatibility of Hazelnut (Corylus avellana) cultivars in Tennessee, Ben Nigel Heard
Redemption of man and nature: environmentalism through the lens of mainline Protestants and conservative evangelicals, Scottie Glen Hill
Wireless voice amplification device for weak patients, Daniel Alexander Johnson
Millennial skepticism and susceptibility to media persuasion, Olivia K. Lee
Common Core in Tennessee: an analysis of eighth grade mathematics standards, Hayley Little
Assessing the feasibility of a one-pot, tandem olefin metathesis and isomerization sequence to synthesize conjugated aromatic olefins, Ajay D. Makwana
Alkaloids in e-cigarettes: their effects on cell growth and gene regulation, Maxwell H. Marlowe
The simple zeros of the Riemann zeta-function, Melissa N. Miller
Explaining the outcomes of the Affordable Care Act through Lowi and Salamon’s policy evaluation models, Anna Moravec
Media's ISIS crisis: how ISIS came to be through framing and naming, Cameron A. Morgan
Uncovering cryptic diversity of desmognathine salamanders in the Cumberland Plateau utilizing molecular genetic techniques, Katherine E. Ray
From the hallways to the courtroom: struggle for desegregation in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1954-1986, Kelly R. Reed
The efficacy of congestion pricing, Zachary J. Ridder
Measuring Phytophthora resistance phenotypes in segregating testcross families of hybrid American chestnut trees, Anna C. Robinson
Understanding tacit theories of nonprofit administrators in collaborative interorganizational networks, Ella C. Sanders
Super PAC funding and its impact on voting behavior in the U.S. House of Representatives, Michael J. Scariano
The role of context and memory strategies in prospective memory commission errors, Iain A. Scott
SBAR, communication, and patient safety: an integrated literature review, Kathryn R. Stewart
Which language(s) are best (for web development), Jackson A. Stone
Determining methods of propagation for the investigation of intraspecific variability of climate change responses of Appalachian plant species, Gayle L. Tyree
A fractional boundary value problem, Grant Yost
Honors theses from 2015
The relationship between receptacle design, normative conduct, environmental concerns, and recycling behavior, Molly Arnold
The layers of memory at Sachsenhausen: from the GDR to contemporary Germany, Barry J. Bookheimer Jr.
Synthesis of novel dienes and cyclic compounds via olefin metathesis reactions catalyzed by the second generation Grubbs catalyst, Patrick Joseph Carey
Solicitation of identity in Cien años de soledad, Marinda J. Cauley
Intertwining discourse: an examination of suffrage and antisuffrage rhetoric, Emilee L. Cutright
State vs. Federal: marijuana legislation and its effect on taxes, Mamie G. Duckworth
The effects of lotion fatty acids on gram negative skin flora: implications for membrane remodeling and pathogenicity, Adrianna Eder
Facebook | Panopticon: an analysis of Facebook and its parallels to the Foucaultian Panopticon, Stephanie A. Fast
Black male student success in U.S higher education: lessons from the Institute for Responsible Citizenship, Robert A. Fisher
Modifications of lysozyme by substituted benzoquinones, Hendrik J. Greve
The role of the tiger and the elephant in the ascent of Africa: partners or neocolonialists?, Charlotte A. Hill
Minding the gap: connecting the mirror cities of London in the novels of Neil Gaiman and China Miéville, Miranda Hill
Underworld journeys in The Faerie Queene and The Lord of the Rings: exploring the “Belly of the whale” of Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth and the effect on the hero’s return from adventure, Kayla M. Kirkendall
An examination of relocation videos and their ability to persuade entrepreneurs, Julia N. Martin
BasketBallBot: education level development of a fuzzy controller for a linear motor under saturation limits, David L. McPherson
The uptake and incorporation of exogenous fatty acids confer phenotypic advantages to acinetobacter baumannii, Saba A. Munir
A manipulation study: the effect of predation risk on the space use of the Chilean rodent, Octodon degus, Erin D. Myers
Determination of antibiotic release from electrospun nanofibers, John P. O'Brien III
Investigation of the thermodynamic properties of the oligomerization domain of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein c, John P. O'Brien III
Engendering epic: heroism as constructed masculinity in the epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf, Rachael Scott Poe
Sport-related head injury and performance anxiety, Haley V. Popp