This collection contains Honors in the Major theses completed in Sciences.
Theses from 2017
Exploration of Bioactive Compounds of Ginger as a Folk Remedy for Migraines, Nathan Vorbes Aleger
To Gender Identity and Beyond: Does Femininity Lead to A Higher Risk Of Depression?, Dana L. Arnold
Predictors of Academic Achievement of Non-Traditional College Students: Opportunities to Catch-Up and Succeed, Angela Bardwell-Owens
Literature Review on the Use of Nucleic Acid-Based Logic Gates for the Detection of Human Diseases, Enrique J. Blanco Martinez
The Effects of Hegemonic Support of Endangered Languages on Language Ideologies, Christy Box
Political Islam and Democracy, Mikellon S. Browne-Michael
Gallai-Ramsey Numbers for C7 with Multiple Colors, Dylan Bruce
Testing of Wrist-Worn-Fitness-Tracking Devices During Cognitive Stress: A Validation Study, Nicole S. Chudy
Social Media and Terrorist Organizations: Observing Success of Recruitment Through Social Media, Vincenzo Cibra
The Future of Narcoterrorism: A Comparative Analysis between Traditional and Contemporary Terrorism and its Implications on Narcoterrorism, Lucy Clement La Rosa
Sexual Assault on College Aged Women: Intersectionality Matters, Dhaneen D. Comeau
Comparing Sexual Cognition and Risk by Gender, Jacquelynne Dauk
Power Distribution of Terahertz Emission from Hexagonal BSCCO Microstrip Antennas, Andrew E. Davis
Leftovers of a Dissolved Empire: Assessing the Political Stability of the Former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Georgia, and the Ukraine, Taraleigh Davis
Using Low-Coherence Interferometry to Monitor Cell Invasion in an in-vitro Model System, Behnaz Davoudi Nasab
A Study of Semantic Processing Performance, Daryn A. Dever
Political Ecology of Medicinal Plant Use in Rural Nepal: Globalization, Environmental Degradation, and Cultural Transformation, Emily Dovydaitis
Ugh…Statistics! College Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Statistics, Drew A. Doyle
What Happened To Sanders? Millennials Analyses of the 2016 Election Post-Primaries, Jacquelyn R. Fernandez
An RNAi Screen to Identify Components of a Polyamine Transport System, Adam J. Foley
Education Policy in Florida: Explaining County-Level Approval of the 2002 Constitutional Amendments, Rachel M. Friant
A Formal Study of Applied Ancient Water Management Techniques In the Present Water Crisis, Jesann M. Gonzalez Cruz
Views of Reality: Perceptions of Police Responses to Mentally Ill People, Kiara L. Gonzalez Cruz
Politics and the Application of Law: Crime Construction and Police Power, Komysha Hassan
The Relationship Between Perceived Gender Discrimination and Counterproductive Work Behaviors, Rachel Jaffe
A Measurement of Campus Presence: The Cognitive Link Between Campus Engagement and Positive Outcomes in College Students, Daniel M. Kleiman
Scaling of Spectra of Cantor-Type Measures and Some Number Theoretic Considerations, Isabelle Kraus
A Contemporary Analysis and Comparison of Kurdish National Movements: Syria, Iraq, and Turkey, Grayson Lanza
Foreign Influences on Contemporary Japanese Remilitarization: The United States, North Korea, and China, Allison Lee
Archaeological GIS Analysis of Raised Field Agriculture in the Bolivian Amazon, Thomas W. Lee
Prevalence of Dental Pathology in a Juvenile Population from the Ancient Maya site of Altun Ha, Lindsey D. Lefebvre
Do Different Personality Types Differ in Level of Confirmation Bias?, Allison J. Long
How Disgust, Physiological Activity and Moral Foundations May Predict Political Attitudes and Religious Beliefs: A Systematic Review, Kayla M. Mannion
The Relationship Between Sleep, Working Memory, and Decision Making in Young and Old Adult Populations, Melissa G. Merz
Domestic Parent-Child Interaction Problems and Working Memory: The Mediating Role of Inattentive ADHD Symptoms, Svetha Mohan
Real Loneliness and Artificial Companionship: Looking for Social Connections in Technology, Fernando L. Montalvo
Predicting Patients' Trust in Physicians from Personality Variables, Ethnicity, and Gender, Zoreed A. Mukhtar
The Empowerment of Women in the Middle East, Ailbhe M. Rice
Conflict Recurrence in Rwanda and Burundi, Kellan H. Ritter
What Impact is Felony Disenfranchisement Having on Hispanics in Florida?, Angel E. Sanchez
The European Immigration Crisis: An Analysis of how Terror Attacks have Affected Immigrant and Refugee Populations in Western Europe, Taylor M. Scimeca
The Sound of Politics: An Examination of Political Orientations and Musical Preferences Among College Aged Adults, Omari Stringer
Temperature Dependence of Dynamical Spin Injection in a Superconducting Niobium Thin Film, Tyler S. Townsend
African American Mothers' Narratives of Breastfeeding Support from Healthcare Providers, Tessa Treadwell
Positive Psychology Coursework and Subjective Wellbeing, Heather E. Walker
The Colonial Legacies of Trade Agreements with the European Union, Mia R. Warshofsky
Comparative Analysis of Development Strategies: Poland, Serbia, and Ukraine, Lubba Wintzer
Is Migrant Integration Policy Converging in Europe? A Comparison of EU-12 and EU-15 States, Steven Zuardo
Theses from 2016
Individual Differences of Directed Forgetting, Griselda Alavez
Quantifying The Success Of Eastern Oyster Pilot Reefs In Brevard County, Florida, Lacie Anderson
The Effect of Climate on Physiology and Immune Function in the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina Citri, Grace Avecilla
Right-wing AAuthoritarianism, Social Dominance Orientation, and Workplace Implications, Devin S. Burnell
Individual Differences in Eyewitness Testimony, Noel A. Cal
The Politics of Mental Health: A Comparative Study of Policy Adoption and Implementation in Germany and Japan, Luis Diego Campos
Regional Political Power in Florida, Bradley J. Caouette
Genetic Differentiation Among Florida Populations of Diadema antillarum, Luke M. Chandler
Music and Memory: A Qualitative Look at How Music Affects Episodic Memory, Jonathan A. Coad
Expression Levels of Virulence Genes in Group A Streptococci: A Response to Aerosolized Propylene Glycol, Michael S. Costello
An Improved Tight-Binding Model for Phosphorene, Kursti DeLello
Attitudes of Mothers and Daughters Towards Menstrual Suppression, Jacqueline M. Devaney
The Effect of Social Media on Sexual Cognitions and Behaviors, Joshua Duarte
Generation Rated X: Personality Traits, Sexual Attitudes, and the Effects of Sexually Explicit Media on Attraction Among Men, H. Christopher Eckstein
Atmospheric, Orbital, and Eclipse-Depth Analysis of the Hot Jupiter HAT-P-30-WASP-51Ab, Andrew SD Foster
Sexual Content in Music's Relationship With Consumers' Body Image, Sexualization and Objectification, Marika Gilbert
A Comparative Study: Women's Rights in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, Megan A. Ginn
When People Working in an Office Don't Want to Workout: An Exploration of Corporate Benefit Use and Correlates to the Big Five Model of Personality, Dominique T. Harris
Supervisor Expectations, Event Reporting, and Patient Safety Perceptions: Exploring Potential Moderators and Mediators, Claudia Hernandez
Free to be Accountable: Extended Self as a Moderator of Cheating Among Those Primed with Determinism, Vincent M. Iula
The Study of the Adverse Effects of Childhood Maltreatment, Katie A. Kennie
The Relationship Between Substance Use and Social Class Among College Students, Kelcey Little
The Effects of Cerebrovascular Aging on Sleep Quality in a Sample of Aging Adults, Chelsea Tia Mapp
Globalization and the 'Fourth Wave': Contemporary International Terrorism in a Comparative-Historical Perspective, Erika M. Martinez
Correlations between sexual imagery and sexual cognitions, Jennifer L. McDonnell
The Transformation and Demise of Terrorist Organizations: Causes and Categories, Devyani M. Mehta
Forced Motherhood? An Ethnographic Study on State Gender Expectations in Nicaragua, Mikaela M. Mendoza-Cardenal
Perception of Facial Expressions in Social Anxiety and Gaze Anxiety, Aaron Necaise
Perceptual Grouping by Closure in Visual Working Memory, Sofia Neira
The Effect of Neighborhood Size and Morphology in the Chinese Language, Long Nguyen
Sexual Content in Music Lyrics and their Effects on Sexual Cognition, Nicole Nowotny
From Liberal to Restrictive: The 1992 Asylum Policy Change in Germany, Natalie Ramos
Aeromonas hydrophila In Amphibians: Harmless Bystander or Opportunistic Pathogen, Zachary P. Rivas
Identity Development, Social Support, and Motherhood, Dayanara Rosado
American Agribusiness & Biotechnology: A New Era of Farming, Nicole M. Ryan
Authoritariansim and Collectivism: Antecedents and Consequences Among College Students, Jasmine Samuel Ms.
Exploring the Therapeutic Roles of Santeria for Latinx Living in Florida, Amaris J. Santiago
Evaluating Competition between Verbal and Implicit Systems with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Troy A. Schiebel
Iranian Nuclear Program: Domestic Implications, Manuel A. Serrano
Case-Specific Counterterrorism Policies for Islamic Fundamentalist Groups, Jessica L. Shoemaker
Identity Development and Sexual Orientation Prejudice, Cassandra Smith
Water Sanitation and Waste Management in Latin America, Colombia, and Cartagena: A Study of the Relationship Between Environment, Health, Poverty, and Policy, Andrea K. Sullivan
The United Nations: The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Zahra R. Syed
The Effect Of Impurities on the Superconductivity of BSCCO-2212, John Vastola
Frameworks for Environmental Policymaking in Brazil and Chile: A Comparative Policymaking Analysis of the Belo Monte and HidroAysén Dams, Robert J. Vogan
An Examination of Individual Differences in the Context of Performance on a Feedback v. No Feedback Vigilance Task, Jenny A. Walker
Public Perceptions of Birthmothers of Adopted Children, Bethany I. Wedlund
Examining the Legality of the Guantánamo Bay Detention Center According to International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law, Sydney T. Winchester
Is the Doctor in? The Effects of Emigration on the Health Care Systems in Poland and Romania, Gabriela B. Wolk