Honors Undergraduate Theses from 2024
Handheld X-ray Fluorescence (HHXRF) as a Non-Destructive Method for Trace Element Analysis of Ancient Maya (Pre-Conquest 800 BC - AD950) Teeth from Altun Ha, Belize, Griffon G. Binkowski
Curanderismo and Healing: Insights from Hispanic Young Adults, Allisa Castro
Experiences of Healing with Ayahuasca in the United States, Rebecca Galinanes
Identifying the Use of Turtles and Tortoises at the Prehistoric Penny Site at Cape Canaveral, Alexandria Griffin
Jewish Women's Reproductive Health Traditions from the Perspective of Midwives in the United States, Haley Juroviesky
Analysis of the Mortuary Patterns at the Burns Site (8BR85) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the State of Florida, Melanie M. Langgle
Concepts and Measures of Human Intelligence and Anthropology: A Systematic Review of Academic Literature from 1930s to 2010s, Leilani Maldonado
Bioarchaeological Study of Patterns of Juvenile Oral Health in Ancient Peru, Nidhi S. Patel
Misrepresentation of the Archaeological Record and Identity in Italy, Julienne Zambri
Theses from 2023
"It's Still Easy To Get": An Anthropological Analysis Of Nicotine Activist Efforts And User Perspectives In Central Florida, Saoulkie Bertin
Beauty in Sorority Life: An Anthropological Analysis of Beauty Ideals and Body Modification, Delaney C. McLinden
Reconstructing Oral Health in Pre-Hispanic Peru: Antemortem Tooth Loss and Caries as Possible Evidence of Dental Care in Túcume, Peru, Amy Rodriguez
Diet Change Over Time in the Ais Community of Cape Canaveral, Florida, Allyson Shenkman
Chemical Analysis for Phytochemical Residues on Ceramics from Cape Canaveral Archaeological Sites, Jacob Woodard
Theses from 2022
Seasonality and Lanscape Management in the Bolivian Amazon: Landsat Imagery Analysis of the Quinato Wetland, Jackie Beery
Evaluating Morphometric Analysis of the Talus for Biological Sex Assessment in Ancient Maya and Egyptian Archaeological Populations, Melissa N. Marks
Paleoethnobotanical Investigation of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Site 8BR158, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida., Jennifer I. Moreno Palacios
Exploring the Relationship Between Nutrition and Cribra Orbitalia: The Comparison of Dietary Stable Isotope Comparisons of Juveniles from Kuelap, Peru, Lissette S. Osorio
Theses from 2021
Coffee is Fluid: A Discussion on Coffee and its Modernity, Emma L. Angell
HXRF Analysis of Yugüe Obsidian, Jessica L. Clark
Traditional Healing Beyond the Homeland: Yezidi Shamanic Healing in the Diaspora, Sophia G. Griemert
Marked Membership: Anthropological Perspectives on North American Contemporary Tattooing, Rosalie A. Johnson
The Mobilizer and the Mobilized: An Exploration of "Latinx", Marisa E. Norzagaray
Parallel Systems of Health Care: How Grassroots Organizations and Health Care Practitioners Perceive Farmworker Health, Andrea Ocasio Cruz
Fish Weirs Et Alia: A GIS Based Use-Analysis of Artificial, Pre-Columbian Earthworks in West Central Llanos de Mojos, Bolivia, Charlotte A. Robinson
Theses from 2020
Experiences of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Patients in Healthcare, Javier Cintron
Social Change and Games of Chance at the Site of Gallon Jug, Nicholas C. Kopp
"The Milk is Love": Understanding Mothers' Emotional Attachment to Breastmilk, Chandel M. Perez
"Yo, Indocumentadx:" Latinx Undocumented Immigrant Identity, Freedom, and Anti-immigrant Discourses in the United States, Guadalupe Rivas Navarro
Examining Variation in Intentional Cranial Modification in Ancient Tucume, Peru, Sarah Wenger
Theses from 2019
Experiences of Young Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Latinx People in Healthcare, Caleb Hernandez
Sex Determination Using Discriminant Function Analysis of Carpals from Maya Sites in Belize from Pre-Classic to Spanish Colonial Period, Michelle D. Labbe
Sex Education or Self Education? LGBT+ Experiences with Exclusionary Curricula, Karli Reeves
"Our Roots:": Latinx Parents' Language Ideologies Concerning Bilingualism, Akanne S. Torres Beltran
Theses from 2018
Crystal Healing Practices in the Western World and Beyond, Kristine D. Carlos
"Back" to the Future: An Evaluation of Morphological Integration in Kyphosis, Kristyna L. Ceuninck
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
Obsidian Sourcing Analysis from Chiquiuitan, Guatemala, Sutherland X. Fertig
Ceramic Analysis At Ike's Cut, Bahamas Compared With Ft. Liberte, Haiti And El Mango, Cuba, Melissa A. Kays
Reconstructing Ancient Burials at Loma Don Genaro, Alexandra M. Kulenguski
Trends in Grave Marker Attributes in Greenwood Cemetery: Orlando, Florida, Erin K. Martin
Comparative Headstone Analysis and Photogrammetry of Cemeteries in Orange County, Florida., Tyra Robinson
Reimagining Drugs: An Anthropological Analysis of U.S. Drug Policy Frameworks and Student Activism, Megan A. Sarmento
Reconstructing the Vocal Capabilities of Homo Heidelbergensis, a Close Human Ancestor, Austin Blake Stanley
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
Theses from 2017
The Effects of Hegemonic Support of Endangered Languages on Language Ideologies, Christy Box
Political Ecology of Medicinal Plant Use in Rural Nepal: Globalization, Environmental Degradation, and Cultural Transformation, Emily Dovydaitis
A Formal Study of Applied Ancient Water Management Techniques In the Present Water Crisis, Jesann M. Gonzalez Cruz
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
Theses from 2016
Attitudes of Mothers and Daughters Towards Menstrual Suppression, Jacqueline M. Devaney
Forced Motherhood? An Ethnographic Study on State Gender Expectations in Nicaragua, Mikaela M. Mendoza-Cardenal
Exploring the Therapeutic Roles of Santeria for Latinx Living in Florida, Amaris J. Santiago
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Effects of Western Medicine on the Livelihood of Zulu Traditional Herbal Healers in South Africa, Holly K. Bahamonde
Linguistic Relativity and Multilingualism, Nicholas M. Casorio
Playing with Fire: An Ethnographic Look at How Polyamory Functions in the Central Florida Burner Community, Maleia Mikesell
Understanding Gender Identity Among Women Cosplayers of the Gotham City Sirens, Amber Morrison
The Performance of Health? Motivations Behind University Students' Decisions to Wear Athletic Attire, Shannon Payne
Stable Isotope Evidence for the Geographic Origins and Military Movement of Napoleonic Soldiers During the March From Moscow in 1812, Serenela Pelier
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Perceptions of Homelessness and Strategies for Receiving Services Among the Florida Homeless, Rebecca Young
Native American and Alaskan Native Youth Suicide, Emily Yurasek
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Investigating Patterns of Interpersonal Violence Using Frequency Distributions of Cranial Vault Trauma, Armando Anzellini
Survey of Comparative Human and Non-human Osteology: Common Florida Species, Jennifer Dewey
A Preliminary Study for Estimating Postmortem Interval of Fabric Degradation in Central Florida, Lorraine L. Humbert