A collection of Arts & Humanities Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Lucha Libre: Legends of the Mask, Anthony J. Aguilar
Passenger Pigeons, Dodos, Neanderthals, Jordan Alexander
Un Lugar A Donde No Puedo Volver: Perteneciendo En La Distancia, Alberto J. Alonso
Masculine Devotion and Moral Decay: The Paradox of Chivalry in Malory's Le Morte Darthur, Julia Annunziato
In the Walls, Taylor S. Arnold
Rhetoric of Opportunity: An Analysis of Gullah Geechee Histories Through the Lens of Counterstory, Xaria Arthur
The Uncanny And Uneasy: An Exploration Into Using Puppets To Share Dark Stories, Grace Auls
Establishing and Testing Experiential Critical Theory (ECT), Dolores M. Batten Mrs.
Reclaiming the Self: A Visual Narrative of a Process of Individuation Through Artistic Practice, Stacie Becker
It's All the Same, Lauren A. Bedevia
Memento Mori: Exploring Death, Psychedelia, and Anti-Exploitation Through Animation, Axel Bennett
Reframing “Southern Justice”: Public History and the Cultural Legacy of the Civil War in Orlando, Sarah M. Boye
Making Art for the Love of the Game, Alissa Beth Burch
The Place Between Places, Harrison Burke
Stitching Our Histories Together: Embroidery as Archival-Activist Technology, Farrah Cato
The BITE Model and Multi-Level Marketing: How MONAT Propagates, Lilly D. Cheung
Taming Wildfires, Bianca Dagostino
En Tiempos de Extinción, Adialyz Del Valle Berríos
An Examination of the Impact of School Accountability on Data-Driven Decision-Making by Florida Educational Leaders, Emily Galucho
I, Cock-A-Doodle-Do: Reclaiming Masculinity Through Queer Joy and Humorous Self-Exploration, Nelson J. Garcia
Contested Air: Politics, Prejudice, and Radio Broadcasting in New York State, 1925-1928, Sebastian Garcia
Emotional Support Friends: Creating Social Impact through Art and Polite Humor, Kenyari Gil Rosario
Divulgence as Empowerment: Sharing Private Writing as a Feminist Pedagogical Approach in the First-Year Writing Classroom, Rachel Goldenberg
Entre Dos Mundos: A First-Generation Cuban American's Journey through Identity and Memory, Alessandra M. Gonzalez
Improvisational Theatre and Theatre of the Oppressed: Fostering Growth in Myself and Beyond, Leigh S. Green
Reflection in Still Waters: Generative AI's Production of Language, Jonathan D. Hawks
Centered A Story of Family and Compassion in the Face of Parkinson's Disease, Savannah Hill
If Your Muses Don't Hate You..., Hannah Howe
Framing Home: Extending Beyond the Threshold, Kaitlin R. Kirsch
Specters, Fred Lambert
East Coast Kids, a Novel, Madeline Lane
The Revelations, Lily McKenna
Wormfood, Susan Mesler-Evans
Enhancing the Immersive Experience Through the Diversification of Operational Costuming, Emma Nevitt
"Time and Place Have Had Their Say": A Digital Historical Context Guide to Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Anna Kephart Norris
Magic in the Margins: A Painter's Ode to Love, Loss, and Laughter, Angelina B. Palmisano
Come And See: Exploring Complex Dynamics And Abjection Through A Southern Gothic Family Portrait, Lenee N. Peterson
Teoría y creatividad. La literatura como herramienta educativa en el aprendizaje moderno de textos clásicos en el idioma español, Isabel D. Simon
The Middle Space: Redefining Collaborative Directing In Adaptive American Collegiate Theatre, Tyler J. Simons
Between the Living and the Dead, Leona Strong
Building Eden Where We Can, Ireland Thomas
Threads of the Past: Exploration of Banal Medievalisms in Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Evan Garrett Wallace
The Lifecycle of the Educator: Bridging Fragmented Pathways Across Writing Center and Composition Pedagogy, Emma S. Weis
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
& Everything Else, Ian R. Abercrombie
Trust In Ephemeral Content In Social Media Platforms: A Mixed-Method Approach Examining Online Users’ Privacy Concerns In The Case Of Snapchat, ream Al-Ghamdi
The Long Walk and Beyond: Navajo Resilience and the Journey from Displacment to Resurgence, William A. Alvarado
Evolving Perceptions of Self and Others: The Effects of Communing with Nature While Thru Hiking the Florida National Scenic Trail, Stella P. Arbeláez Tascón
Transformative Pedagogies Through Iterative Instructional Design, Nikki F. Barnes
iActor: Integrating Flow Theory and Habit Principles to Combat Decision Fatigue in Audition Management, Colby L. Bell
Black Teachers, Labor Consciousness, and the Making of the Modern Civil Rights Movement in Florida, Marissa M. Bellenger
I'm Sorry You Have to Read This, Mark Blok
Netflix and the Platformization of Film and Television Content Discovery, Jacob Boccio
Of Fate and Fear: An Interactive Narrative Approach to Experiential Horror, David A. Brescia
Shadows from the Double-Wide: A Reflection on Home, Brittani K. Brown
Drag in Theme Parks: An Application of Queer Theory and Intergroup Contact Theory, Corey D. Clancy
Preserving Florida History in 3d: a Digital Public History Project Preserving Paleo-Native American Artifacts and Jack West Architecture from Warm Mineral Springs, Florida, Trevor D. Colaneri
Cigarettes, Flesh, & Other Cravings, Gabrielle F. Decker
Lost Things, Aloysius Devine
Bent Never Broken: A Study of Multidimensional Perfectionism Through Animation, Sabrina R. Dias
The Transition of Tradition: The Modernismo Era of Puerto Rican Postcolonial Short Fiction, Natalie Donis
The Threshold of Experience: Critiquing the Self and Society Through Domestic Exploration, Janessa Douds
Catching Light Finding Encouragement Through Art and the Role of Women in Impressionism, Vlada Evtushenko
Beyond The Script: How Theatre Shapes Motivation In Second Language Acquisition, Amaya B. Gattis
The Value of Balance: Exploring Timelessness of Narrative Styles and Character Dynamics Through Animation, Jessica Gray
Ghosts Moving from the Margins: Comparing Representations of Migrants in Contemporary Italian Media, Madeline Grohowski
Emojis as Text Technology: Between Visual Paradigm and Cultural Revolution, Hanan Hafiz
Just Breathe: Demystifying Breath in Theatre Performance and Pedagogy, Gabriella Headley
Leyendo "Pasión de historia" desde una mirada poscolonial, Erika Maribel Heredia
Creating An Archive from Colonial Records: Representations of the Caribbean in British Periodicals, 1750-1930, Natalie B. Herman
The Unindexed Marginalia of Historical American Cookery Books Digital Public History Project: Domestic Technical Communication Labor Contributions, Alessandra Zinicola Lopez
Gothic Girlhood Horrors, Nina M. Lopez
Roleing In & Out of Character, Dominique E. Marshall
A Forgotten Kairos: Rhetorical Memory in 16th Century Europe, Phillip Martin
Perezhivanie In Practice: Exploring Affective Memory and Imagination Through The Stanislavski System, Paige E. Mason
Expanding the World of Themed Entertainment through Choice-Based Narratives: How Video Game Design Principles Inspire Immersion in Attractions, Layla R. McCarthy
Live Content: Turning Guests Into Co-Creators of Gamified Attractions, Brittany McChesney
Utilizing Recommendation Systems to Achieve More Personalized Themed Experiences, Bryan P. McGowan
“Let the Little Lady Have It!”: Carrie and Ella Rossetter and the Role of Corporate Women in Early Twentieth Century Business History, Angela R. McHugh
Designing Immersive Educational Experiences: An Exploration of Animal Attractions and Exhibits to Create a National Park Themed Experience, Sarah G. Merrill
Exploring The Role of Geofencing, Geolocation, and Audio Descriptions in Enhancing Mobility and Inclusion for Individuals with Blindness and Visual Impairments in Museums and Indoor Spaces, Javier Enrique Molinares
Requisites for a Dream: An Evaluation into the National Urban League’s Adjustment Efforts for Southern Migrants, 1911-1930, Adaeze Nwigwe
Breaking Barriers: Women's Struggle for the Vote in Jacksonville, Brett M. Nystrom
Screen Time on Stage: The Effect of Internet and the Smartphone on the Actor, Nathan A. Olmeda
The Marginalization of the Malgre Nous in French Society from its Roots to the 1960s, Marie Oury
It's Been Here All Along: Increasing Discomfort in Immersive Horror Puzzle Experiences Without Jump Scares, Brittany R. Porthouse
'How to Mother': Televisual Reimaginings of Black Matriarchy in the Real Housewives of Potomac, Kalijah Rahming
Humanity in the Calamity: Hurricane Andrew, the Cold War, and the Demilitarization of FEMA, 1993 – 2002., Luis R. Rios III
Macabre Therapeutics: An Exploration Into The Cathartic Nature Of Splatter Utilizing The Saw Franchise As Corpus, Rosalind E. Rohrbaugh
The Coffee Corner Project: Creating Rehearsal Community Through the Café Space, Jacob Romeo
You and Me: Imagination as a Coping Mechanism for Childhood Trauma, Rachel B. Sacks
The Girl Who Drowned the Whole World, Sophia Saco
Digitally-mediated nature-connectedness?: Listeners’ emotional responses to and perception of digitized nature sounds, Marissa Salas
Application of Multi-Branching Narratives and Cooperative Gaming for Theme Park Rides, Jon Bryan Salvador
On the Pedagogy of Modes, Joshua M. Sanfilippo
Utterance Fluency in Integrated Speaking Tasks: Examining the Role of Task Type and Topic, Elif Saribas
Sketching Towards Character: An Actor's Process of Reclaiming the Mind-Body Connection, Lauren E. Schulke
Reimagining Main Street: Themed Experience Design as a Tool for Small Town Revitalization, Carrie L. Schweiger