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Honors theses from 2024
The synthesis and characterization of 9,10-Bis-(iodoethynyl)anthracene for 2D molecular crystals from halogen-bonding, Nehemiah Antoine
The Jazzy Building: a revitalization plan, Christine Bebawy
Far from first kill: sapphic fan campaigns + the fight for queer television, Lake Best
Microfaunal remains from the Ryan-Harley site, Savanna Caylor
Gender performance in “cult” conversion narratives: the Twelve Tribes, Navah Chestnut
Iuno… Saevissima: patriarchy, divinity, and villainy in imperial Roman epic, Nolan Michael Cicci
Here (toma): translations between me and my mother, Seth Courtad
Disney's postfeminist follies: Disney’s postfeminist portrayal of women in the age of fourth wave of feminism, Morgan Crafton
BookTok: the cultural phenomenon introducing a stagnated industry to a new generation, Daley Culberson
Logical sense in the skeptical self-refutation problem: Sextus Empiricus’ logos and pathos, Stacy E. Cunningham
Explaining the Wealth Gap in Chattanooga Through Housing Policy Design: Do Chattanooga Housing Policies Contribute to the Wealth Gap?, Kendall Davis
Sylvia Plath’s fig tree: discourse formation and the production and consumption of women’s identity, Jane E. Dodge
Smart cities and how they affect those with disabilities, Kassie Dover
Blithe Spirit: an inside look at the scenic design process, Abigail Gracey
Contemplative constructions, Katharine Greenwell
Promoting self-acceptance among LGBTQ+ individuals: Investigating the impact of religious, spiritual, and mystical experiences, Makayla Hall
Determining the antimicrobial activity and permeabilizing effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids and piscidins on Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus, Christina Harris
Potential for United States participation in the European Union’s Digital Services Act, Catherine Hatfield
Expanding on experiential differentiation in crowded markets: success through understanding and addressing intangible consumer needs, Mitchell Hibbs Hibbs
Effect of running cadence on tibial acceleration: implications for runners experiencing stress injuries, Victoria Hilfiker
Effects of age and gender on perceptions on victims of financial exploitation, Kathleen Hillman
Do you know the pangolin?: Analyzing biodiversity awareness and attitudes, Ariel "Jazz" Holcomb
Take a hike: a documentary following first time hikers, Katherine Hopper
Understanding Taf13 (TATA box-binding protein-associated factor 13) upregulation in eukaryotic cells, Selin Kaplanoglu
Bioaffinity analysis of aptamer-target interactions, Pooja Karunanithi
How to get away with insider trading and how to stop it?, Blade H. Kisler
Investigation of PRA for Rapid Part Replacement, John Lazenby
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
Standing on the front porch of To Kill a Mockingbird, Anna McLain
A study of the relationship between interoceptive sensibility and distress tolerance in community and college samples, William Moore
Beloved other: (re)creating theories of language, time, and embodiment for queer liberations, Salem Murray
Transcendence in Kierkegaard and Barth, Andrew Myrick
Elucidation of the overexpression of Taf2 in eukaryotic cells, Morgan Osborn
The benefits of increasing access to theatre education in K-12 schools, Jaden Partain
The gavel and the camera: environmental law and photojournalism's relationship to Appalachian identity, Emily S. Patton
The competitive advantage of prioritizing human-centered design thinking in business, Joshua Rajan
Rewriting women: the narratives of Angela Carter and Kathy Acker, Marcella Rea
Nonduality and identity: an exploration of form, genre, and perspective, Hannah Ritter
Guardians of the Data: Government Use of AI and IoT in the Digital Age, Jannat Saeed
Multidisciplinary Literary Review: The relationship between social media and empathy, Mayra E. Salgado
Associations between gut microbiome metabolomics and endometriosis risk, progression, and non-invasive diagnosis: a review, Marlee Sanders
Effects of attractiveness and relationship type of perceptions of adolescent sexual grooming, Alexandra Shappley
Perspectives of the American dream in the works of Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, and Sylvia Plath, Sarah Singleton
Reviving historic buildings - adaptive reuse of the Jazzy Building, Mazze Stokes
Enhancing fan engagement in medium-sized university athletics: a case study of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Colin Thompson
Better understanding the risks and costs of motherhood in the post-Roe United States, Mackayla Wall
Honors theses from 2023
Examining the microbial diversity of a generalist ant along an urban-rural gradient, Abdol-Munim Abazid
Species diversity of Coleoptera populations in an urban garden in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mallory Anderson
Examining vicarious racial trauma in college students, Kiara Baker
The Hilbert sequence and its associated Jacobi matrix, Caleb Beckler
On the causation of the Mexican-American War, Emery Benson
Tales of the keyworld: an examination of the study and application of craft theory for writers, Lauren Bruce
Gerrymandering in a selection of central Alabama school districts, Rebekah Cahill
The relationship between voter perceptions of frequency of police use of excessive force and support for the death penalty, Amelia Collins
Assessing the utility of high-throughput phenotyping for ecological applications, Annabree Corlew
Iran's involvement in the Syrian civil war before and after JCPOA, Kaitlin Coulter
Boudica at the intersection: gender, alterity, and narrative in imperial Roman historiography, Adam Cummings
The effects of TikTok's COVID-19 content on anxiety in young adults, Nicholas Fontaine
Modeling surface structures for the capture of carbon dioxide, Paige Freyre
Closing the loop of food systems: analyzing compost within community bounds, Ellen A. Getter
William R. Riley, Richard L. Davis, the United Mine Workers, and the negotiation of race and class in Southern Appalachia, Jameson Hannah
Oxalic acid leaf disk soak assay is a new possibility in screening for blight resistance in Castanea species, Kaitlyn Harden
Circadian rhythm in design: an application of circadian rhythmic elements to the Ridgedale Mill, Jesse Hayes
Portraits of happiness (The performance of happiness: a cultural critique), Meaghan Hibbs
Decades of Don Quixote: tracking social progression through Marcela and Grisóstomo, Allison Jackson
Women, populism, democracy: a comparative study of democracy and populism in Turkey and the United States, Ashton Jolley
Identidem, and other lyric essays, Jude Keef
Fighting AIDS with no help: radical solidarity and how community organizations overcame a neglectful federal government, Sophia Kennan
Royal authority and erotic desires: Marlowe's views on kingship in Dido, Queen of Carthage, and Edward II, Jared Lambert
Perceptions of stress: a gendered comparison of undergraduates in STEM, Molly Martin
Creator as audience: mixtape albums as an expression of life and memory, Sadie Montague
Disability avoidant language and other factors in the erasure of disabled students in sexual education, Mikael Nelson
The Black caucus: a theatrical exploration of the Black experience in a predominantly White institution, Isaiah Owens
Survey of models for "computer music", Gabriel Pell
Barriers in immigrant mental healthcare: women, children and fathers, Alisa Pickett
Viability of equine assisted activities and therapies for individuals with developmental disorders: a systematic review, Faith Pinson
Urban understandings: exploring potential coercion in Lincoln Park’s gentrification process, Jacob Price
Fostering a sense of wonder: promoting experiential learning through outdoor discoveries on the coast of Maine, Joslyn Primicias
Sadder and wiser nonsense: Coleridge's "The rime of the ancient mariner", Nina Richard
Does social organization, litter size, sexual dimorphism, and phylogeny influence multiple paternity in mammals?, Madison Roberts
Stress-sensing in flexible epoxy adhesives, Christine Rukeyser
The immortal laugh track: 20th century technology and media monoculture, Benjamin Sanford
A tale from Esterad: an examination of the political power of fantasy, Koy Skinner
Investigating the responses of gay Gen Z and Gen Y men to homosexual imagery in advertising, Lucas G. Thompson
An archaeology of the self: how experience shapes poetry, Taylor Wells
Hunter: redneck Hamlet, Ewan Whaley
The effect of perceived union support as a resource affecting burnout, Luke Wiley
An analysis of skylight and alternative applications in the adaptive reuse of the Ridgedale Mill, Robyn Wood
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