A collection of Arts & Humanities Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Creating Connection: Utilizing Dramaturgical Collaboration to Engage Young People in Theatre Making in a Post-Pandemic World, Gabrielle Lawlor
Empire's Ugly Feelings: Irritation, Anxiety, and Resignation in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone and Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford, Angela JM Leeds
Crusading for Fun and Profit: An Examination of Ludohistorical Mode in the Crusader Kings Community, Kirk M. Lundblade
Flora and the Cloud Maker: Exploring Burnout Through Animation, Tiffany Marin
After A Tragedy: A Mobile Therapeutic Themed Experience, Sarah M. Massarelli
The Nebulous Binaries Of C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, Amantia Menalla
The Dyslexic Actor: How Dyslexia Affects the Acting Process, Kate Milazzo
Keeping You In Shape: The Integration Of Fractals In The Study Of Healthy Systems, Alexandria Miller
Every Person a Home Every Home a Person, Emily R. Miller
Women of Needles and Holes, Michelle Munoz
Theatrical Tools to Support the Community Agreement, Bethany E. Post
Empathy in Digital Healthcare, Michael R. Powell
Capable Rhetoric: Embodied Rhetorical Listening and Midwives' Arguments for the Maternal Body on Instagram, Aminta C. Quintero-Jackson
Decolonizing Yoga: Historical Perspectives And Contemporary Practices, Archana Ram
Changing Lines, Spencer L. Reynolds
Henry VIII & Rulership: A Contemporary Perspective of His Reign, 1509-1537, Jeremy M. Rodriguez
Guns Can't Kill Ghosts, Krista B. Ruffo
The Capsule of The Caterpillar: A Hybrid Collection From An Invisible Disorder, Jessa M. Santiago
Lotería: Hybrid Narrative of a Transracial Adoptee, Dani F. Sarta
The Forced Removal Of Iraqi Jews: Ethnic Cleansing And Its Impact On Global Perceptions Of Zionism And The State Of Israel, Gal Shem-Tov
Adapting Models for Florida’s Public Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Collegiate Writing Centers, Erin M. Shorthill
The New Antisemitism, Edgar G. Soto
A Holistic Approach to Animal Farming: Integrating Bioregionalism and Socialist Ecofeminism Within the Context of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Sarah R. Spears
A Pandemic in the Educational Sphere: Collecting and Understanding Students' Responses to University Communication on COVID-19, Matthew R. Stapleton
The Drought, Nicholas Stovel
Metaontological Dismissive Strategies: Implications and Applications in Metaphysics of Race and Gender, Ethan F. Stumpp
The Promise of Graphic Medicine in Provider Training to Promote Mental Health, Prevent the Empathy Decline, and Improve Learning, Maeher Sukhija
An Exploration of mHealth Applications Usage Among Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Study, Francine N. Sutton
From the Slime and Mud: Rumination as Fuel for Artistic Process, Olivia Van Natta
Breaking Molds: Transformative Processes in Art Making, Materials, and Life, James M. Wysolmierski
Prohibition in Sanford: Local Lives Questioning a National Narrative Presented Through Data, Discourse Analysis and Digital Mapping, Lindsey K. Yeazell
Blackened Faces: Unearthing the Political Shift Behind Illinois' Response to Racialized Labor Violence During the Virden Affair and Coal Wars of 1898-1899, Jonathan C. Yegge
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Exploring English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Saudi Arabian Teachers' Perceptions vis-a-vis the English Education Context in Primary and Secondary Schools, Mona Abdullah A. Al Mogeerah
Gatsby Revived Through Memes, Sabrina Alvarez
Foreign Constellations, Steven Archer
Me and My Baby: Directing & Designing "Chicago" at the High School Level, Leo Arteche Arencibia
Defining Creativity and Its Role in Marx's Philosophy, Carlos Avila
An Investigation on the Procedural Rhetoric of Curated Difficulty, Ismael Benjelloun
Trauma In the Acting Process: My Role as Camae In the Mountaintop and the Implementation of Practical Techniques for Empowerment, Anita Bennett
Tomiccama Tomiccanacayo: A Feminist/Spatial Analysis of flesh to bone by ire'ne lara silva, Alyssa B. Bent
Ruffled: Examining Feminism & Femininity Through Animation, Savannah Berry
Boys to Men, Brandon Bradley
Taste of Grief & Other Stories, Madison Brown
Diverse Expressions of the Black Identity in Jackson, Mississippi: Stories, Elisabeth Campbell
Save the Drowning Child: Stories, Kayla Cayasso
Studying Memes During Covid Lockdown as a Lens Through Which to Understand Video-Mediated Communication Interactions, Tatyana Claytor
Inkling: An Exploration of Visual Effects as a Character, Joshua Cooper
"Do You Want to Build with Snowman?": Positioning Twine Story Formats Through Critical Code Study, Daniel Cox
A Constant in Sport, Richard C. Crepeau
Big 10, Richard C. Crepeau
Bobby Knight, Richard C. Crepeau
Coco Gauff, Richard C. Crepeau
Damar Hamlin's Cardic Arrest, Richard C. Crepeau
Florida Politics, Richard C. Crepeau
Football Obsession, Richard C. Crepeau
Jim Brown, Richard C. Crepeau
The Protopopovs, Richard C. Crepeau
Narrating the Fragmenting Brain: Alzheimer's Disease Neuronarratives, Bonnie Cross
Magic Show: Themed Experiences Utilizing Animation, Emma Cuitino
"Auto"-Exploitation: A Marxist Examination of Self-Driving Cars, Parker DuVall
The Daughters of Sycorax, Wendy Dye
Preserving our Past (PoP): Comparing Methods of Digitally Replicating Historical Artifacts, Abbie Easter
Treatment of the Differently Abled: Representations of Disability from Victorian Periodicals to Contemporary Graphic Narratives, Rachelle Echevarria
Transforming Costuming Design: Costuming for the Actor's Comfort, Lisa Evenson
War on the Bay: Determining the Existence of Watershed Moments within the Shipyards in Tampa, Florida during World War II, Connor E. Farley
With Silk, Sage, and Bones: Confronting Death and Dying Through Nature and Ritualistic Healing, Brittney Fucheck
Erasing the Past for Marketability: The Effects of Selling National Myth in Ybor City's Public Historical Narrative, Janine A. Galindo
Las Madres Blancas: The Visual Representation and Cultural Production of the Mirabal Sisters, Luisa Garcia
0. Prologue | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
1. "A Very Historic Property" | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
2. "History versus Heritage" |The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
3. "Even with the Younger Ones" | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
4. "To Bring This Person Back to Life" | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
5. “Now He’s My Guy” | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
6. “I Hope He’s Appreciating the Presence” | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
7. "“That Felt So Personal” | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
8. “It Puts a Face to It” | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
9. “Given Me More than I Could’ve Asked For” | The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 29: Dr. Luis Martínez-Fernández and “When the World Turned Upside Down: Politics, Culture, and the Unimaginable Events of 2019-2022”, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 30: Dr. Julian Chambliss and the 2023 ZORA! Festival Academic Conference. Plus, His Work on Afrofuturism, History Podcasting, and Comic Book Studies, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 31: Professor Paul W. Wehr Day at the Pioneer Days Pine Castle Historical Society History Tent Event, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 32: Dr. Mwita Chacha (featuring Dr. Jonathan Powell) and His Keynote Presentation at the 5th Annual Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 33: Dr. Jennifer Palmer and Her Keynote Presentation at the 16th Annual Pauley Lecture Series on Global Affairs, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 34: History Research Projects/Posters at the 2023 UCF Student Scholar Symposium Event, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 35: Alexis Castellanos, Author of “Isla to Island”, and Her Panel Presentation during the Operación Pedro Pan Two-Day Event, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 36: Barbara Palacios Wessels - An Operación Pedro Pan Survivor, Sebastian Garcia
Episode 37: Senator Mel Martinez - An Operación Pedro Pan Survivor, Sebastian Garcia
"It is in our DNA": Athlete Activism and Social Media Discourse During the 2020 WNBA Season, Kendra Gilbertson
Fostering Empathy in SMS Text Messaging, Tami C. Gitto-Kania
Indigenous Writing and Poetry in Magazines Published by Women in the Early 20th Century, Grace Gunther
The Genealogy of Desolate Landscapes, Alexander Gurtis
Ideological Relationships with the Cult of Isis from Ptolemaic Alexandria to Imperial Rome, Sabrina N. Gutierrez
Spilling the Tea: A Comparative Analysis of Development in Ex-British Colonies, Niamh L. Harrop
Music Direction and Piano Accompaniment in Musical Theatre: A Practical Guide, Danielle Hayes
Writing About Reflecting About Teaching: The Circulation of Writing About Writing with Pedagogical Implications, Emily Hensley
Site, Sight, Swipe, Prada Marfa: A Case Study in Public Art, Cultural Tourism, and Image-Based Social Media Engagement, Ha'ani Joy Hogan
Mapping the Focal Points of WordPress: A Software and Critical Code Analysis, Bryce Jackson