The Undergraduate Honors Theses are administered by the Honors College and are subject to their policies and procedures. Any requested changes to theses should be directed to them.
Browse Theses by Author: Honors Theses Author Index
Theses from 2026
Kendall E. Bare, Fingernail Enhancement Microbiomes Study
Maria C. Cacheiro, Associations Between Controlling Coaching Behaviors and Mental Health Help Seeking Attitudes in Collegiate Athletes
Alexandria Cross and Samantha Somiah, Comparison of Age Distribution Among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness: Local and National Perspectives
Emma L. Dalton, The Lived Experience of Nursing Students Sitting with Patients: A Phenomenological Study
Corinne A. Geffen, The Eating Patterns of College Students in Appalachia
Aliya K. Jatoi, Healthy Living for Unhoused Women
Rowyn Porterfield, Visual Development for Descent to Paradise
Abdur Rehman, The Impact of ESG Performance on Cost of Capital: Evidence from U.S. Public Firms
Meridith L. Smith, Twenty-four-hour intermittent fasting extends lifespan at the expense of fecundity in Daphnia
Nicholas Trahan, Hanging by a Thread: Rope Physics
Maryn A. Tucker, “Thou Shalt Not Die”: The Evolution of Vampires from Medieval Europe to the 21st Century
Theses from 2025
Julianne Barteck, Designing HMI and SCADA Laboratory Work for Engineering Students
Grace A. Beecher, Dr. Ginette C. Blackhart, and Isabelle Bisio, Narcissistic Personality Traits and the Perception of Potential Romantic Relationship Partners
Daniel R. Bowers, Addiction in the Prison System: Recidivism and Alternatives
Chase S. Foster, A Machine Learning Analysis of Factors Leading to Major League Baseball Postseason Berths
Brianna E. Galloway, Examining How Perceived External Stigma Mediates the Relationship Between Rejection Sensitivity and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress for Neurodivergent Adults
Sarah G. Hampton, Social Control Experiences Among Individuals with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Caelyn Harrison, Beyond Opioids: The Role of Polysubstance Exposure in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment and Hospitalization
Kellen T. Hixon, Considerations Regarding the Accountant Shortage, Accounting Student Recruitment, and Efforts to Mitigate the Ongoing Shortage
Margaret E. Kimbro and Margaret Kimbro, Women in War in the Ancient Middle East
Avery L. Leonard, Weird Weather Against the Pathetic Fallacy
Cristiana F. Martinez, Understanding the role of SABP2-Interacting Proteins SIP432: a Premnaspirodiene Oxygenase Enzyme in Stress Signaling
Kasia D. Oliver, REDEEMED: A DANCE COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS ON TRANSFORMATION
Crimsyn Price, A Sex Comparison on the Effects of Caveolin Scaffolding Domain on Fibrosis Formation After Chronic Sympathetic Stimulation
John Q. Rhodes, EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF POLICY IN THEATRE: The Influence of Public & Political Policy on the Theatrical World
John Q. Rhodes, Evaluating The Impact of Policy in Theatre: The Influence of Public & Political Policy on the Theatrical World
Kylie J. Roark Miss, Graphic Design 101: Creating Conceptual Literature to aid in Art Education Access and How I Learned from My Experience Creating It
Aliya E. Wilson, How Northeast Tennessee Communities Rebuilt: Social Capital in the Hurricane Helene Recovery
Theses from 2024
Kasey Barber, A Potential Klebsiella Bacteriocin with Efficacy Toward the Enterbacteriaceae Family
Andrew Cook, The Art of the Pivot: A Collection of Animation Techniques
Hana Goss, Scare if You Dare: A Look into Scare Acting
Ethan Harbin, An Actor's Approach to Contemporary Theatre
Thomas Justice, Detection of Jamming Attacks in VANETs
Haven Travis, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Functioning: A Mediation Analysis of Difficulties in Emotional Regulation
Theses from 2023
Kassidy Albert, A Pursuance of Self
Justin Alexander, Exploring Eclectic Styles and Original Compositions in Bluegrass and Acoustic Music
Jane Frances Anderson, Visual Development for Wellspring
Cassidy Blackwell, The role of storytelling in digital brand marketing: A case study of Tennessee Hills Distillery and Brewstillery
Olivia Campbell, Multilingual Schoolscapes of Elementary Schools in East Tennessee
Tessa Cavender, Do College Students Have a Lack of Awareness Around Human Trafficking?
Perry Kate Chumbley, Market Analysis and Strategy Formulation for Appalachian Cast Iron
Zackarias Coker, Sexual Dimorphism of Glomerular Capillary Morphology in Rats
Callie Coleman and Whitney Bignell, Nutrition Needs Assessment for Women of Childbearing Age with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Abigail Combs, A Literature Review on Teaching Text Comprehension to Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Laura Ruth Daffron, An Examination of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Job Satisfaction and Emotional Well-Being of ICU Nurses
Adelaide Damrau, RBAC Attack Exposure Auditor. Tracking User Risk Exposure per Role-Based Access Control Permissions
Isaac Deel, Social Media Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide to Success and Growth
