A collection of Arts & Humanities Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
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
Fluidity in Structure: Balancing Form and Freedom, Tyler Stevens
Under Control, Eric Tegethoff
Queering the Queer Bildungsroman: Literature of AIDS, The Rhizome, and Rat Bohemia, Emma Tolliver
Not Just Playing Pretend: Story Drama as Queer and Humanist Praxis, Julia Veiga
The Path of Peace: Non-Violent Methods of Play in Indie Video Game History, Ryu R. Yamamoto
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Contextualizing TikTok Controversies: Critical Discourse Analysis of Platform Privacy Debates, Bshaer Kameil Aharazi
Jungle Zoo City People, Justin C. Ahlquist
Software Company Workplace Bias in Technical Communication, Amanda Altamirano
Anticipating Combustion: Suffering's Potential For Finding Meaning, Perseverance, And Transcendence, Alexander Alvarez
Inclusifying the Rehearsal Room: Creating Accessible and Accommodating Theatrical Spaces for Young People, Christian Anderson
Imaginative Immersion: Developing a Theatre of the Mind Pedagogy for an Ever-Changing Educational Landscape, Cory Kennedy Barrow
Decoding and Generating Poetry: Using Feminist Theory and Digital Media to Demonstrate Maya Angelou's Writing as Activism, Emery Beckman
Echo, Ana Beltran
Home, Sweet Home: Gender the Civil War and Reunion Through Popular Music, Nathanial E. Bock
Campbell & The Cryptid: Mindfulness and Mediality, Elaina Buffkin
Niña de Cristal | Girl of Glass, Camila Cal Mello
Dress to Impress: New Composition Instructors' Interpretations and Embodiment of Professionalism as Displayed through Dress, Jacqueline C. Cano Diaz
Steps of Theatrical Design: A Resource for Activating Educators to Teach Design in High Schools, Chandler Caroccio
ASPIRA and the Young Lords: Examining Their Impact on Fostering a Puerto Rican Cultural Identity in New York City During the 1960s and 1970s, Asmara M. Cortes-Caba
The Uglier Animals, Fernanda Coutinho Teixeira
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
Lucas' Gift: Exploring the Importance of Self-Care, Kevaun L. Gayle
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
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
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 Dyslexic Actor: How Dyslexia Affects the Acting Process, Kate Milazzo
Every Person a Home Every Home a Person, Emily R. Miller
Women of Needles and Holes, Michelle Munoz