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Doctoral Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprivation on Sustained Attention: A Study of Brain Dynamic Functional Connectivity, Yiling He

Community College Adjuncts: From Information Seeking to Identity Formation, Jennifer Hirsch-Keefe

Information Propagation Algorithms for Consensus Formation in Decentralized Multi-Agent Systems, Christopher Hollander

"Build Your Own Adventure" ACT Prep Manual: Beating the Odds of High-Stakes Standardized Assessments, Natalie Holter

Applying Problem-of-Practice Methods from the Discipline of Higher Education within the Justice System: Turning the Concept of Therapy Dogs for Child Victims into a Statewide Initiative., Jessie Holton

Understanding and Mitigating Sources of Teacher Dissatisfaction, Carl Howard

A formative evaluation of a technology-mediated alternative to traditional study abroad, Wendy Howard

Convective Heat Transfer in Quasi-one-dimensional Magnetic Fluid in Horizontal Field and Temperature Gradients, Jun Huang

Biomechanics of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - An engineering study of closed reduction utilizing the Pavlik harness for a range of subtle to severe dislocations in infants., Victor Huayamave

A Grounded Theory Study of the Experiences of Gender and Sexually Diverse High School Students: Balancing School Ethos, Frankie Huff

The Relationship Between Participation in an Academic Intervention Program and Performance in Coursework for At Risk Eighth-Grade Middle School Students, Victoria Hyatt

Drinking Water Infrastructure Assessment with Teleconnection Signals, Satellite Data Fusion and Mining, Sanaz Imen

Parallel Fabrication and Transport Properties of Carbon Nanotube Single Electron Transistors, Muhammad Islam

Women on the Line: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experience of Work in the Meat Industry, Jessica Jacques

Influence of Personal and State Level Variables on Perception of State Emergency Management Network Resilience In 47 States, Victoria Jennison

Making Waves, Mixing Colors, and Using Mirrors: The Self-Regulated Learning Support Features and Procedural Rhetoric of Three Whole-Body Educational Games, Emily Johnson

Principals' Perceptions and Self-efficacy in Relation to School Security, Julian Jones

Systems Design: Academic Advising System Implementation, A Case Study of User Centered System Design at the University of Central Florida, Tracy Jones

Exploring Leadership Experiences Of School Psychologists In Supporting Schools: A Phenomenological Study, Julie Joseph

Density-Functional Theory+Dynamical Mean-Field Theory Study of the Magnetic Properties of Transition-Metal Nanostructures, Alamgir Kabir

Entanglement and Coherence in Classical and Quantum Optics, Kumel Kagalwala

Theoretical Study of Laser Beam Quality and Pulse Shaping by Volume Bragg Gratings, Sergiy Kaim

Conservation Laws and Electromagnetic Interactions, Veerachart Kajorndejnukul

The Influence of Alloying Additions on Diffusion and Strengthening of Magnesium, Catherine Kammerer

Nanoelectronic Devices using Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Electrodes: Fabrication and Electronic Transport Investigations, Narae Kang

Five School District Mentor Models for Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers in a Job Embedded University Teacher Preparation Program, Lisa Karcinski

Beam-Steerable and Reconfigurable Reflectarray Antennas for High Gain Space Applications, Kalyan Karnati

An Exploratory Comparison of a Traditional and an Adaptive Instructional Approach for College Algebra, Ryan Kasha

Organizational Factors that influence the Retention of Special Education Teachers in Osceola County, Carla Keenum

Designing games for learning: An investigation of instructional designers, game designers, and teachers design decisions and epistemological beliefs, Michelle Kepple

Mid-infrared Plasmonics, Farnood Khalilzadeh Rezaie

Towards Improving Human-Robot Interaction For Social Robots, Saad Khan

Photophysics of Organic Probes and their Applications in Bioimaging & Photodynamic Therapy, Bosung Kim

Design of a Framework to Measure the Degree of Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) Simulation Interoperability, Kiyoul Kim

The Impact of Video Modeling Combined with Skillstreaming Teaching Procedures on the Social Interaction Skills of Middle School Aged Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Onur Kocaoz

Grounding Design of Instruction: An exploration of the uses of Scientific-Based Research and Theory in the Design of Online Instruction by Faculty in Higher Education, Japheth Koech

Photon Statistics in Disordered Lattices, Hasan Kondakci

Exploring 3D User Interface Technologies for Improving the Gaming Experience, Arun Kulshreshth

Disciplinary Mythologies: A Rhetorical-Cultural Analysis of Performance Enhancement Technologies in Sports, John Lamothe

Tailoring Instruction to the individual: Investigating the Utility of Trainee Aptitudes for use in Adaptive Training, Carla Landsberg

Friendship and Informant Characteristics Associated with Agreement among Adolescent and Friend Ratings of Behavior Problems., Brea-anne Lauer

A Framework for Interoperability on the United States Electric Grid Infrastructure, Stuart Laval

An investigation of physiological measures in a marketing decision task, Nelson Lerma

Thinking Fast and Missing the Opportunity: An Investigation into Cognitive Processing Style and Opportunity Recognition, Chaim Letwin

The Effect of the Great Recession on Local Goverment Policy in Florida, Richard Levey

A Historical Analysis of the Evolution of the Administrative and Organizational Structure of the University of Central Florida as it Relates to Growth, Boyd Lindsley

Mass Spectral Studies to Investigate Butylbenzene Fragmentation Pathway and Pyrolysis Products., Balasubramaniam Lingam

Resistive Pulse study of Vesicles and Liposomes, Yuqing Lin

The Effects of Facial Cues on Consumer Judgment and Decision-Making, Fan Liu

Design of High-Efficiency Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Drive System, Hanzhou Liu

Nanoscale Control of Gap-plasmon Enhanced Optical Processes, Chatdanai Lumdee

Design, Characterization and Analysis of Component Level Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection Solutions, Sirui Luo

High Efficiency and Wide Color Gamut Liquid Crystal Displays, Zhenyue Luo

A Study on the Relationships Between Participation in Tutoring and Accountability Measures in One Urban High School, Hector Maestre

Experimental and Numerical Study of Endwall Film Cooling, Srikrishna Mahadevan

Life-cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Water Footprint of Residential Waste Collection and Management Systems, Mousa Maimoun

Stability and Control in Complex Networks of Dynamical Systems, Saeed Manaffam

The Effect of Training Volume and Intensity on Improvements in Muscular Strength and Size in Resistance-trained Men, Gerald Mangine

Reactive Sputter Deposition of Lithium Phosphorus Oxynitride Thin Films, A Li Battery Solid State Electrolyte, Prabhu Doss Mani

World Language Teachers' Preparation, Beliefs, and Instruction in Central Florida, Valerie Mann-Grosso

The Design Plan for a Comprehensive Financial Literacy Program, Karemah Manselle

Investigating Simulation-Based Pattern Recognition Training For Behavior Cue Detection, Crystal Maraj

A Phenomenological Investigation of the Lived Experiences of African American Adults in Individual Mental Health Counseling, Jessica Martin

A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Physical and Chemical Properties of Solid Nanoscale Interfaces, Jeronimo Matos

Gauging Training Effectiveness of Virtual Environment Simulation Based Applications for an Infantry Soldier Training Task, Douglas Maxwell

A high-content multiplexed screening platform for the evaluation and manipulation of force and fatigue of adult derived skeletal muscle myotubes in defined serum-free medium, Christopher McAleer

Vehicle Tracking and Classification via 3D Geometries for Intelligent Transportation Systems, William McDowell

The effect of pre-service teaching on student achievement using a co-teaching model at an elementary school in a large, urban school district in central Florida, Walton McHale

Fabrication and Study of Graphene-Based Nanocomposites for Sensing and Energy Storage, Matthew McInnis

Gender and Social Capital: Implications for Women's Civic Engagement in Ecuador and Peru, Pamela Medina

The Impact of User-Generated Interfaces on the Participation of Users with a Disability in Virtual Environments: Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft Model, Donald Merritt

Optical Propagation of Self-sustaining Wavefronts and Nonlinear Dynamics in Parabolic Multimode Fibers, Matthew Mills

Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycles, Mahmood Mohagheghi

Analytical study of computer vision-based pavement crack quantification using machine learning techniques, Soroush Mokhtari

Improvements on Instrumentation to Explore the Multidimensionality of Luminescence Spectroscopy, Anthony Moore

Academic Performance among Homeless Students: Exploring Relationships of Socio-Economic and Demographic Variables, Miriam Moore

Fostering College Student Success: An Analysis of the Educational Outcomes of Florida College Students Utilizing Relative Caregiver, Road-to-Independence, and Adoption Tuition Exemptions, Lauren Murray

A Generic Framework For Multi-Method Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems Using Discrete Event, System Dynamics and Agent Based Approaches., Konstantinos Mykoniatis

The role of a highly conserved eubacterial ribosomal protein in translation quality control, Anusha Naganathan

Selective electro-magnetic absorbers based on metal-dielectric-metal thin-film cavities, Janardan Nath

Helping Mothers Defend their Decision to Breastfeed, Kandis Natoli

Multi-Row Film Cooling Boundary Layers, Greg Natsui

Mathematical Modeling of Carbon Removal in the A-Stage Activated Sludge System, Thomas Nogaj

Development of Regional Optimization and Market Penetration Models For Electric Vehicles in the United States, Mehdi Noori

Undergraduate Prescription Stimulant Misuse: The Impact of Academic Strain, Social Norms, and Gender, Lauren Norman

A Case Study Evaluation of Quality Standards and Online Faculty Development, Erin O'Brien

Integration of Multidimensional Signal Detection Theory with Fuzzy Signal Detection Theory, Maureen O'Connell

Classroom Error Climate: Teacher Professional Development to Improve Student Motivation, Sean O'Dell

Integrated Sustainability Assessment Framework for the U.S. Transportation, Nuri Onat

A Case Study of the Percieved Effectiveness of the Two-Semester, Job-Embedded Internship, Stephanie Osmond

The Interspecies Family: Attitudes and Narratives, Nicole Owens

A Study of the Impact of Brevard Public School's Peer Coaching Model on Student Achievement Outcomes and Teacher Evaluation Results, Debra Pace

Development of Cytotoxic Natural Killer Cells for Ovarian Cancer Treatment, Veethika Pandey

Characterization of gold black and its application in un-cooled infrared detectors, Deep Panjwani

Nurse Managers, Work Environment Factors and Workplace Bullying, Joy Parchment

Post Conversion Correction of Non-Linear Mismatches for Time Interleaved Analog-to-Digital Converters, Charna Parkey

Exploration and development of crash modification factors and functions for single and multiple treatments, Juneyoung Park

An Agile Roadmap for Live, Virtual and Constructive-Integrating Training Architecture (LVC-ITA): A Case Study Using a Component based Integrated Simulation Engine, Tae Woong Park

Tidal hydrodynamic response to sea level rise and coastal geomorphology in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Davina Passeri

Two-photon absorption in bulk semiconductors and quantum well structures and its applications, Himansu Pattanaik