A collection of Arts & Humanities Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Nailed It: Creative Nonfiction Essays, Kristi M. Dao
Immigant Twists: The Hunt for Heritage, Healing and the Twist of DNA in Poetic and Hybrid Forms, Colleen Dieckmann
Comical, Familial, Satirical: Exploring Visual Culture Through Portraiture and Graphic Narrative, Matthew D. Dunn
Analyzing the Use of Plain Language in Brief Summaries on ClinicalTrials.gov, Megan J. Eddington
Prompt Engineering: Toward a Rhetoric and Poetics for Neural Network Augmented Authorship in Composition and Rhetoric, Christopher Foley
0. "Prologue" | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
1. "To Restore People's Name" | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
2. "A Human Being to Be Remembered" | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
3. "Still Paying That Sacrifice" | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
4. "Hey Buddy, I'm Back!" | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
5. "They Were like Mini Versions of Us" | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series, Sebastian Garcia
Lucas' Gift: Exploring the Importance of Self-Care, Kevaun L. Gayle
Ratón Pérez: A Translation of the Spanish Tooth Fairy Legend, Sasmeta Giriraj
Theatre as Resistance: Application of Queer and Feminist Theories to Theatrical Practice and Pedagogy, Chanel H. Gomaa
Mother Tongue, Kianna Greene
Disability Representation in Contemporary Playwriting, Caroline Hull
Chinese Masculinities During the Maoist Era: Representations of Model Men, Daniel L. Izadirad Mr.
In an Immersive Space, Raising Awareness to Universalize the Concept of Resistance and Hope, Elaheh Jazemi
Madness As Epistemic Advantage: The Relevance Of Standpoint Epistemology To The Evolution Of Mental Health Care, Aven E. Kazmier
Identity Beyond Cultural Traditions: An Exploration Through Visual Narratives and Self-Portraiture, Anne njeri Kinuthia ms
The Color of Disease: Race Science, Pandemic Influenza, and the Rise of Epidemiology in the Segregated South, Andrew Kishuni
Spaced Out: Exploring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Through Animation, Alyssa R. Klapka
Beyond Gaming: Using Discord to Increase Communication in your Courses, Christine I. Kugelmann and Carolyn Glasshoff
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