This collection contains Honors in the Major theses completed in Sciences.
Theses from 2019
Pro-Government Militias and the Legacy of Military Rule in Latin America, Alexander Mendelsohn
The Role of Psychological Symptoms in the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Misuse, Melissa J. Merkley
Female Militarization and Women's Rights: A Case Study of the Peshmerga and YPJ, Margaret Morgan
Draining your Brain: The Effects of Four Fatiguing Task Domains on Executive Function and Prefrontal Cortex, Salim A. Mouloua
Urinalysis Screening of Drugs in Adulterated Samples via Direct Analysis in Real Time -- High Resolution/ Mass Spectrometry (DART-HR/MS), Bianca E. Olivieri
After Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rican Migrants and Residential Segregation in the Orlando MSA, Gabriella Ospina
Does Mental Status Moderate the Relationship Between Traumatic Brain Injury History and Life Satisfaction?, Charlotte A. Payne
''All Dolled Up": Self-objectification, Grooming Behaviors, and Body Image Disturbance Among College Women, Cianna Piercey
When to Strike: Exploring the Variables That Lead To Successful Decapitation Strikes, Renzo Pierres
College Students Perceptions of Promiscuity, Tijana Radojevic
Sex Education or Self Education? LGBT+ Experiences with Exclusionary Curricula, Karli Reeves
The Effects of Parenting and Identity on Decision-Making Styles, Natasha Reyes
Gender Negotiation Among People in Poly/Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships, Vanessa Rijo - Sánchez
21st Century Engagement Among UCF Students: Exploring Metrics & Platforms, Daniel N. Robles Duprey
Evaluating Protective Behavior Strategy Intentions Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, Dakota Sanchez
Is Perceived Intentionality of a Virtual Robot Influenced by the Kinematics?, Jordan Sasser
How the Body Moves the Mind: Exploring the Effects of Perspective of Physical Sensation on Embodied States and Perception, Kathryn G. Satoski
The Hyperaccumulation of Zinc in Sunflowers and its Effect on Disease Resistance, Rayner J. Seavey
Mechanochemically Synthesized Cobalt Oxide-Based Particles for the Reduction of Nitrophenols and Impacting Factors to its Mechanism, Lorianne R. Shultz
Anti-LGBT Backlash and the Shifting Public Opinion on LGBT Rights in Contemporary Russia: A Case Study, Sean T. Skillings
Data Quality of Motion Research Utilizing fNIRS, Shayna Soares
A New Measure Of The Authoritarian Personality: Untangling The Personal And The Political, Melodie Spiegel
Relationship Between Executive Function and Postural Control, Lara V. Suarez
"Our Roots:": Latinx Parents' Language Ideologies Concerning Bilingualism, Akanne S. Torres Beltran
Measuring Media Multitasking, Alexandria Trombetta
Role of Spatial Ability in Musical Instrument Choice: Implications for Music Education, Tevis L. Tucker
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Young Women's Body Esteem, Stigma Consciousness, and Ambivalent Sexism, Manuela Uribe
Determining Common Patterns of Gastrointestinal Health in Emerging Adults: A Latent Class Analysis Approach, Helize Vivier
The Florida 2004 Minimum Wage Amendment and Variance in County Support, Brittany Wilson
European Migration and the Far-right: 2011-2017, Lauren Wilson
Split Probe Detection of the Influenza A Virus for Improved Diagnostics in a Point of Care System, Tamar Yishay
Theses from 2018
Psychometric Properties of a Working Memory Span Task, Juan M. Alzate Vanegas
When the Clocks Strike Thirteen: Political Repression in Modern America (1990-2015), Faiza Begani
Social Anxiety and Subtypes of Empathy: The Moderating Influence of Biological Sex, Samantha K. Berg
Emotional Abuse in College Students: Gender Differences in Psychological Outcomes, Kayla G. Bushong
Crystal Healing Practices in the Western World and Beyond, Kristine D. Carlos
Impact of Increased Green Turtle Nesting on Loggerhead Fitness, Amanda R. Carmichael
"Back" to the Future: An Evaluation of Morphological Integration in Kyphosis, Kristyna L. Ceuninck
Exploring the Relationship Between Attitudes About Mental Illness, About Guns, and Personality Variables, Rachel N. Chavez
Understanding News Media Viewing and Selection Patterns: FoMO and User Consumption of News Content on Social Media Interfaces, Nicolette D. Christopher
The Political Development of Central Florida's I-4 Corridor from 1944 to 2016, Ethan M. Conkwright
On Saturation Numbers of Ramsey-minimal Graphs, Hunter M. Davenport
Whose Sustainability? An Analysis of a Community Farming Program's Food Justice and Environmental Sustainability Agenda, Sarah Davenport
Feeding the Children: A Paleodietary reconstruction of Juveniles from Kuelap, Peru, Marley Denierio
Explaining Variance in Crime Rates Among Florida Counties, Philip M. DiSpirito
Predictors of Job Boredom, Mitchell Eid
Gender's Role in Spanish-Language Journalism- An Examination of How Gender Plays in Hard Vs. Soft News, Victoria R. Elajami
Florida Nonpartisan Trial Court Elections: An Analysis of Voter Turnout and Ballot Roll-Off, Shannon L. Fagan
Obsidian Sourcing Analysis from Chiquiuitan, Guatemala, Sutherland X. Fertig
Resonant Anisotropic Emission in RABBITT Spectroscopy, Bejan M. Ghomashi
I’m Being Framed: Phase Retrieval and Frame Dilation in Finite-Dimensional Real Hilbert Spaces, Jason L. Greuling
Oyster Reef Restoration: Impacts on Infaunal Communities in a Shallow Water Estuary, Katherine P. Harris
The Relationship Between Millennials' Attitudes Towards the United States and Their Goals and Personal Constructs, Angelica M. Hernandez
Predicting Herbivore Induced Phytochemical Shifts in Helianthus using Spectral Reflectance, Jessica Jowais
Ceramic Analysis At Ike's Cut, Bahamas Compared With Ft. Liberte, Haiti And El Mango, Cuba, Melissa A. Kays
Surfactant Driven Assembly of Freeze-casted, Polymer-derived Ceramic Nanoparticles on Grapehene Oxide Sheets for Lithium-ion Battery Anodes, Ali Zein Khater
The Influence of Family Communication Styles on Campus Experience in College-Aged Children, Madison Kjosa
How Defendant Characteristics Affect Sentencing and Conviction in the US, Payton Kuenzli
Reconstructing Ancient Burials at Loma Don Genaro, Alexandra M. Kulenguski
The Effect of Controlling Messages on Doctor-Patient Communication, Kayla A. LaDez
Government and the Intelligence Community: A Case Study on Russia and the United States Government's Effect on Intelligence Systems, Jessica M. Lago
A Deviance Regulation Theory Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Problems Among First-Year College Students, Angelina V. Leary
A Method for Determining Damage Within Historic Cemeteries: A First Step for Digital Heritage, Justin E. Malcolm
Hopf Bifurcation Analysis of Chaotic Chemical Reactor Model, Daniel Mandragona
Trends in Grave Marker Attributes in Greenwood Cemetery: Orlando, Florida, Erin K. Martin
Memory of Words: A Categorization Task, Paulina Maxim
Variables Influencing Misogyny, Rachel E. McPherson
Why Do Women and Children Join Insurgencies? A Comparative Study of the PKK and the FARC, Stephanie Melendez
Explaining the Difference in Support for President Trump and Senator Rubio in the 2016 Election in Florida, Florencia Miguez Devesa
What Women Want: a Study of Communication, Sex and Personality, Landon C. Morley
Openness to Experience: A Predictor of Technology Use at Any Age?, Olivia Ojalvo
Teacher and Student Perceptions of Pedagogical Practices on Gifted Student Motivation, Chloe M. Pappas
Naughty or Nice: An Exploration of Human Sexuality and its Associations to Online Dating Behavior and the "Hook-up" Culture, Ciara Peebles
The Role of Content Modality on the Likability of an Online Communicator, Rebecca L. Pharmer
NATO Enlargement: Poland, The Baltics, Ukraine and Georgia, Christopher M. Radcliffe
The Effect of Unemployment on Democratic Warfare, Andres Rakower
Climate Modeling, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, and Tropical Cyclone Forecasting, Thomas Rechtman
Mathematical Models of Mosquito Populations, Hanna Reed
Comparative Headstone Analysis and Photogrammetry of Cemeteries in Orange County, Florida., Tyra Robinson
Infection Dynamics of Herpesvirus in Gopher Tortoises, Joanne Saldanha
Reimagining Drugs: An Anthropological Analysis of U.S. Drug Policy Frameworks and Student Activism, Megan A. Sarmento
The Implications of Domestic Party Ideologies on Refugee Policy: A Case Study of Bangladesh and the Rohingya, Samuel S. Schiffer
Sexualized Music's Effect on Adolescent and Emerging Adult Behavior: a Meta-Analysis, Brittany M. Scholl
Online Product Reviews: Effects of Star Ratings and Valence on Review Perception among Those High and Low in Need for Cognition, Jacquelyn L. Schreck
Filling the House: Engaging a Millennial Performing Arts Audience, Sarah Schreck
Implications of Truthers on Post Crisis Communication and Resolution, Lauren Semenas
Public School Teacher Support of Transgender Students, Phoebe Singletary
Split Deoxyribozyme Probe For Efficient Detection of Highly Structured RNA Targets, Sheila Raquel Solarez
Reconstructing the Vocal Capabilities of Homo Heidelbergensis, a Close Human Ancestor, Austin Blake Stanley
Differences in Vote Margin of Candidates in the Florida Legislature, Meghan L. Stevens
Mobility and Collapse: Stable Isotope Analysis of Oxygen-18 Isotopes from Ancient Mexico, Melanie L. St. Pierre
New Courland, Tobago: A GIS analysis of a 17th-century settlement, Amanda Sumner
Peace Development in East Asia: China, Japan, and South Korea, Yihui Tang
A Content Analysis of Jihadist Magazines: Theoretical Perspectives, Catalina M. Udani
IRGC and Iranian Soft and Hard Power Influence Within the Middle East, Daryl F. Urbina
Mutual Gaze Among Strangers, Allie Vaknin
Corruption: Brazil's Everlasting Parasite, Patricia Vilhena
The Student Debt Crisis and Political Polarization in the Millennial Generation, Dylan Wallace