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Doctoral Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Nonlinear Optical Mechanisms in Semiconductors and Enhanced Nonlinearities at Epsilon-Near-Zero, Sepehr Ahmadzadeh Benis

The Reliability of Through Glass Vias and Solder Joints for Three Dimensional Multi Functional Integrated Systems, Omar Ahmed

Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity for Resilient Cyberdefense, Rachid Ait Maalem Lahcen

Provably Trustworthy and Secure Hardware Design with Low Overhead, Qutaiba Alasad

Human Performance In Virtual Reality Environments and Its Exploration with Engineering Analytics, Fahad Alasim

Analyzing and Detecting Internet of Things Malware Using Residual Static Graph- and String-Based Artifacts, Hisham Alasmary

Control Strategies for Multi-Controller Multi-Objective Systems, Raaed Al-Azzawi

An Exploration of Interactions between Institutional Agents and College Students who are Undocumented in the U.S., Doris Alcivar

Dynamic and Exergoeconomic Analysis of a Hybrid Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle, Abdurrahman Alenezi

Deep Hashing for Image Similarity Search, Ali Al Kobaisi

Integrated Microinverter and Storage for Portable Photovoltaic systems, Khalil Alluhaybi

Improving Emergency Department Operations in USA vs KSA: Impact on Lean Assessment Tools, Urgent Care at Home, and Related Variables, Ali Almuflih

The Role of Nicotine in Exacerbating The Inflammatory Response in Macrophages Infected with Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in Crohn's Disease Smokers, Dania Alqasrawi

Novel Fibers and Components for Space Division Multiplexing Technologies, Juan Carlos Alvarado Zacarias

High Performance and Secure Execution Environments for Emerging Architectures, Mazen Alwadi

Heat Transfer Characterization of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Microchannel, Mostafa Asadzadehmehdialghadami

Access and Utilization of Prenatal Care in Florida and its Effects on Preterm Birth, Corinne Audette

Seismocardiographic Signal Variability and Pulmonary Phase Detection in Adults, Md Khurshidul Azad

The Impact of Athletic Coaches' Ethical Behavior on Postcompetitive Athletes, Charles Bachand

Learning Context-sensitive Human Emotions in Categorical and Dimensional Domains, Pooyan Balouchian

Integrating Graphene into Polymer Derived Ceramics Towards the Development of New Thermoelectric Materials, Elizabeth Barrios

Utilizing Institutional Data for Curriculum Enhancement to Improve Student Success in Undergraduate Computing Programs, Prateek Basavaraj

A Comprehensive Investigation of Hispanic Student Success in Gateway STEM Courses at Five State of Florida Institutions, Renee Becker

Passive Scene Reconstruction in Non-line-of-sight Scenarios, Andre Beckus

Tunable Few- to Many-Cycle Source for High-Order Harmonic Generation and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy, John Beetar

Transfunctions and Other Topics in Measure Theory, Jason Bentley

Transplant Center Criteria and Inequalities Within Transplant Wait Listing Process, Melanie Bergeron

Reconsidering Student Attitudes Towards School Achievement: A Mixed Method Approach to Explore Gifted Middle School Underachievers' Attitudes About School, Allison Berner

Econometric Frameworks for Multivariate Models: Application to Crash Frequency Analysis, Tanmoy Bhowmik

Selective Subtraction: An Extension of Background Subtraction, Adeel Bhutta

Statistical and Stochastic Learning Algorithms for Distributed and Intelligent Systems, Jiang Bian

Social Science Teachers' Comfort Teaching a Variety of Controversial Issues, Bonnie Bittman

Atomic Scale Processes and Electronic Band Structure Engineering in Thin Layered Materials, Brandon Blue

Comparing Human and Machine Learning Classification of Human Factors in Incident Reports From Aviation, Claas Tido Boesser

Biodiversity and Community Composition of Freshwater Fish Assemblages in the Lower Amazon, Juan Bogota

Sharing: The Social Consumer, Laura Boman

Investigating How First-Year College Students Use Smartphones to Receive Parental Support, Jacob Bonne

The Relationship of Professional School Counselors' Self-efficacy and Motivation to their Counseling Service Delivery, Jon Borland

A Person-Centered Approach of Dynamic Needs: Demographic Characteristics, Static Factors, and Justice-Related Outcomes Among Juvenile Offenders in Florida, Caitlin Brady

Open-ended Search through Minimal Criterion Coevolution, Jonathan Brant

Law Enforcement in Schools: Evolving Roles in Florida, Tricia Bridges

Resource Teachers and Multi-Tier Systems of Supports: Black Males' Special Education Identification, Fredrick Brooks

A Longitudinal Examination of Risk Factors, Antisocial Outcomes, and Transition Patterns Across Bully Profiles, Sara Bryson

Online Communities for Information Sharing and Mutual Support for Health Professionals, Meghan Budvarson

MidWave vs LongWave Infrared Search and Track and Aerosol Scattering Target Acquisition Performance, Steven Butrimas

Modeling Site Specific Urban Propagation Using A Variable Terrain Radiowave Parabolic Equation - Vertical Plane Launch (VTRPE-VPL) Hybrid Technique, Pierre Cadette

Inquiry as Practice in the Implementation of a Bachelor of General Studies Degree in the College of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Central Florida, Devon Cadwell Bazata

Examining the Design and Usability of Telemedicine Communications: A Mixed-methods Study, Jessica Campbell

Cute Panda or Evil Dragon? Market Economy, Conflict Behavior and China's Peaceful Rise, Xiongwei Cao

An Analysis of the Relationships Between State Mandates for Financial Education and Young Adults' Financial Literacy and Financial Capability, Elise Carlson

Exoplanets: Correlated Noise and Cautionary Tales, Ryan Challener

Experimental and Computational Investigation of Plume Surface Interactions in Vacuum Microgravity, Wesley Chambers

Dispositional, Place Perceptions, and Imagination: The Interactive Network of Authenticity, Ying Chao

(Main)streaming Hate: Analyzing White Supremacist Content and Framing Devices on YouTube, Christopher Charles

Scalable Communication Frameworks for Multi-Agency Data Sharing, Shafaq Chaudhry

Chemometric Analysis of Multidimensional Fluorescence Data Recorded from Benzo[a]pyrene Metabolites in Shpol'skii Like Matrixes, Mohammadreza Chehelamirani

HIV Infection in Women: Novel Approaches for Prevention, Michelle Cherne

Attosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy in the Water Window, Andrew Chew

Endpoints and Interdependencies in Internet of Things Residual Artifacts: Measurements, Analyses, and Insights into Defenses, Jinchun Choi

A Study of Writing Quality of Elementary Preservice Teachers: How Teacher Educator Instruction Impacts Writing Improvement in One Semester, Marci Clark

An Analysis of Urban Elementary and Middle School Professional Learning Community Implementation and Mathematics Achievement, Rene Clayton

Effect of Unaccustomed Eccentric Exercise on Motor Unit Firing Characteristics and the Contralateral Repeated Bout Effect: A Pilot Study, Nicholas Coker

Active Assailant Crisis Prevention and Response: An Analysis of Teacher Perceptions, John Courson

Early Host Defense Mechanisms against La Crosse Virus Infection, Maria A. Cruz Zamora

An Information-Potential Approach to Airborne LiDAR Point Cloud Sampling and Assessment, Kristian Damkjer

Investigation in Engineering Leadership Using System Engineering and Virtual Reality, Charles Davis

Socioeconomic, Political, and Regulatory Determinants of State Sanctioning Patterns for Clinical Social Workers, Nickolas Davis

Nurse-Physician Collaboration during Bedside Rounding: What is the Impact on the Nurse?, Martha Decesere

Dynamic Modeling Of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle For Transient Analysis, Ankur Deshmukh

Advanced Econometic Models for Modeling Flows: Application to Shared Economy, Bibhas Dey

Experiences of Loss and Growth: A Phenomenological Inquiry of Mass Shooting Survivors and Their Family or Family-of-Choice Members, Amanda DiLorenzo

The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Traits of Personality, and Performance on Occupational Therapy Fieldwork, Kimberlea Dudzinski

Understanding the Role of Social Networks in Influencing Adult's Participations in Physical Activity in Unequal Physical and Social Environment, Ting Du

Working Memory in Children with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder: An Investigation of Short-term and Central Executive Memory Components Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Samuel Eckrich

On Patching Learning Discrepancies in Neural Network Training, Mohamed Elfeki

Distributed Algorithms and Inverse Graph Filtering, Nazar Emirov

Extracting Data-Level Parallelism in High-Level Synthesis for Reconfigurable Architectures, Juan Andres Escobedo Contreras

Total Synthesis of Natural Products from Oxidative Dearomatization, Nameer Ezzat

Improving Foreign Militaries -- The Effects of U.S. Military Aid in the Form of International Military Education and Training Programs, Sandor Fabian

Investigation of Recurrent Neural Network architectures based Deep Learning for Short-Term Traffic Speed Forecasting, Armando Fandango

Iterative Optical Diffraction Tomography for Reconstruction of Multiply-scattering Objects, Shengli Fan

Antecedents of Tendency to Help the Victims of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of High-Contact Service Employees in the Lodging Industry, Melissa Farboudi Jahromi

Under Pressure: Analysis of An Undergraduate Intervention for STEM Students in Academic Decline, Dena Ford

A Roadway Context Classification Approach for Developing Regional Safety Performance Functions for Florida Intersections, Ghalia Amr Mahmoud Elbendary Gamaleldin

Modeling Flow and Nitrate Transport in Karst Groundwater Basins, Yuan Gao

Using High Impact Practice Characteristics and Career Readiness Competencies to Examine a College Work Experience Program, Veena Garib

A Case Study of the Impact of the DPLC Model of Professional Learning on Collective Teacher Efficacy and Organizational Trust in a Middle School, Maria Gaspar

Characterization of the Reacting Jet of a High-Pressure Axially Staged Combustor, Tommy Genova

Engineering the Surface Chemistry and Surface Conditions to Optimize the Heat Removal Rate of Various Surfaces, Thomas Germain

Narrowing English Leaner (EL) Achievement Gaps: A Multilevel Analysis of an EL-infused Teacher Preparation Model, Nirmal Ghimire

Symmetry and High Harmonic Spectroscopy in Solids, Shima Gholam Mirzaeimoghadar

Exploring Preservice Teachers' Affective Response to Disruptive Student Behavior in an Immersive Simulation Classroom, Eileen Glavey

Improving Traffic Safety and Efficiency by Adaptive Signal Control Systems Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning, Yaobang Gong

Educators' Storybook Reading Practices, Attitudes Toward Adopting Dialogic Reading, and Child Language Status in an Inclusive Early Learning Environment, Ruth Gorlin

Indium Phosphide Based Quantum Cascade Lasers Grown on Silicon Substrate, Rowel Go

High Performance Micro-scale Light Emitting Diode Display, Fangwang Gou

Mapping Sense of Place in Hopkins Village, Belize: Creating Spatial Narratives to Understand Development using Participatory Geographic Information Systems, Lain Graham

Bridging the Gap: An Exploration of Women as the Driving Force of Political Participation Within the Latino Population in Central Florida, Meldin Graziani-Califano

Atomic Layer Deposition of Oxide Materials for Passivated Carrier Selective Contact Solar Cells, Geoffrey Gregory

Examining Graduate Student Perspectives and Use of Web Resources and Tools for Academic Support, Kelly Grieneisen Tillotson