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Doctoral Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Impact Of Technology On Management Control: Degradation, Empowerment, Or Technology Dominance?, Joseph Canada

Eighth-grade Students Reading Nonfiction Literature On The Ipad: An Exploratory Case Study, Victoria Cardullo

An Analysis Of Student Achievement Outcomes Of Teachers Who Have Earned The Reading Endorsement Offered Through Brevard Public Schools Compared To Those Who Earned The Reading Endorsement Through Other Means, And Those Who Have Not Earned A Reading Endorsement, Carrie Chancellor

Bridging The Gap Between Fun And Fitness: Instructional Techniques And Real-world Applications For Full-body Dance Games, Emiko Charbonneau

A Novel Nonlinear Mason Model And Nonlinear Distortion Characterization For Surface Acoustic Wave Duplexers, Li Chen

Rf Power Amplifier And Oscillator Design For Reliability And Variability, Shuyu Chen

Scandia And Ceria Stabilized Zirconia Based Electrolytes And Anodes For Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Manufacturing And Properties, Yan Chen

A Comparison Of Students' And Parents' Mathematics Attitudes And Achievement At A Private Historically Black University, Kristopher Childs

Delineating Key Genetic Components On Linear Plasmid 36 That Contribute To Its Essential Role In Borrelia Burgdorferi Mammalian Infectivity., Tisha Choudhury

A Delphi Study To Construct A Script Concordance Test For Spiritual And Religious Competence In Counseling, Christopher Christmas

A Framework For Measuring The Value-added Of Knowledge Processes With Analysis Of Process Interactions And Dynamics, Jose Cintron

Trace Contaminant Control: An In-depth Study Of A Silica-titania Composite For Photocatalytic Remediation Of Closed-environment Habitat Air, Janelle Coutts

The Effect Of A Self-monitoring Treatment Intervention Package On The Academic Productivity Behavior Of Three High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Patrick Craanen

On-chip Electro-static Discharge (esd) Protection For Radio-frequency Integrated Circuits, Qiang Cui

Nutrition Literacy And Demographic Variables As Predictors Of Adolescent Weight Status In A Florida County, Leslee D'Amato-Kubiet

External Cavity Mode-locked Semiconductor Lasers For The Generation Of Ultra-low Noise Multi-gigahertz Frequency Combs And Applications In Multi-heterodyne Detection Of Arbitrary Optical Waveforms, Josue Davila-Rodriguez

Examining The Influences Of The Bottoming Out Experience And The Turning Point On The Early Recovery Process From Substance Dependence Using Structural Equation Modeling, Kristina M. DePue

Victims Outside The Binary: Transgender Survivors Of Intimate Partner Violence, Xavier Diaz,

Mesoscale Light-matter Interactions, Kyle Douglass

Investigative Interviewing: A Team-level Approach, James Driskell

A Study Of The Effects Of Voluntary Prekindergarten Providers On Kindergarten Readiness, Toni Drummond

Characterization Of Innate Immunity In The Female Reproductive Tract For The Prevention Of Hiv Acquisition, Colleen Eade

Detecting Semantic Method Clones In Java Code Using Method Ioe-behavior, Rochelle Elva

Total Ownership Cost Modeling Of Technology Adoption Using System Dynamics: Implications For Erp Systems, Behzad Esmaeilian

Study Of The Effect Of Surface Morphology On Mass Transfer And Fouling Behavior Of Reverse Osmosis And Nanofiltration Membrane Processes, Yuming Fang

The Effect Of Input Modality On Pronunciation Accuracy Of English Language Learners, Marcella A. Farina PhD

The Effects Of The Vocabulary Think Chart Strategy On Seventh-grade Students' Scientific Vocabulary Knowledge: A Mixed-method Study., Paloma Ferreira

Visuo-spatial Abilities In Remote Perception: A Meta-analysis Of Empirical Work, Thomas Fincannon

Examining The Effect Of The Universal Design For Learning Expression Principle On Students With Learning Disabilities In Science, Lisa Finnegan

A Study Of The Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model And Student Achievement At 24 Elementary Schools In A Large Suburban School District In Central Florida, Amy Flowers

The Development Of The Counselor Intuition Scale, Jesse Fox

Evaluation Of A Digitally Enhanced Expectancy Challenge Alcohol Literacy Curriculum (ecalc) For Use With Mandated College Students, Abigail Fried

Virtual Coaching Of Novice Science Educators To Support Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Dennis Garland

A Study Of Elementary Student Course Completion And Achievement In Virtual And Traditional Format Courses Within The Volusia County School District, Janet Garzia

The Relationship Between Practicing School Counselors' Perceived Organizational Support And Their Service Delivery, Vincent Geigel

Biochemical Characterization Of The Nifb Enzyme And Nifb-cofactor, Jirair Gevorkyan

Nano-particles In Multi-scale Composites And Ballistic Applications, Jason Gibson

Explicit Feedback Within Game-based Training: Examining The Influence Of Source Modality Effects On Interaction, Benjamin Goldberg

The Intricate Relationship Between Measures Of Vocabulary Size And Lexical Diversity As Evidenced In Non-native And Native Speaker Academic Compositions, Melanie Gonzalez

A Comparative Evaluation Of Fdsa,ga, And Sa Non-linear Programming Algorithms And Development Of System-optimal Methodology For Dynamic Pricing On I-95 Express, Don Graham

Ventilator-associated Complications In The Mechanically Ventilated Veteran, Joan Grano

Improving On-time Graduation For At-risk Students: Perceptions Of Interventions To Improve On-time Graduation In One Florida School District., Walter Griffin

Target Validation For Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Therapeutics., Alejandra Guinart

A Systems Approach To Sustainable Energy Portfolio Development, Saeed Hadian

A Sustainability "green" Certification Audit Of Food Service Operations And The Development Of A Restaurant Sustainability Instrument, Hans Hagglund

Immuno-pcr Detection Of Lyme Borreliosis, Micah Halpern

The Relationship Of Participation In A Summer Transition Program For At-risk Ninth Grade Students And Their Progress Towards On-time Graduation, Joseph Harper

Cities Of Service: A Grounded Theory Exploration Of Volunteer Service, Brandy Hill

Teaching The Civil Rights Movement: A Phenomenological Study Of Central Florida Teachers, Barbara Houser

A Case Study Exploring The Relationship Between Culturally Responsive Teaching And A Mathematical Practice Of The Common Core State Standards, Tashana Howse

A Study Of The Effectiveness Of The Equals Mathematics Curriculum And Teacher Perceptions Of And Attitudes About The Curriculum, Jennifer Hughes

Autonomous Recovery Of Reconfigurable Logic Devices Using Priority Escalation Of Slack, Naveed Imran

Quasi-experimental Study: The Effects Of Virtual Covert Audio Coaching On Teachers' Transfer Of Knowledge From Professional Development To Classroom Practice, Marilyn Jackson-Lee

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Marzano's Causal Teacher Evaluation Model And Student Achievement At Nine High Schools In A Large Suburban School District In Central Florida, Dana Jacobson

Examining Relationships Among Levels Of Victimization, Perpetration, And Attitudinal Acceptance Of Same-sex Intimate Partner Violence In Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer College Students, Elizabeth Jacobson

A System Dynamics Model For Manpower And Technology Implementation Trade-off And Cost Estimation, Hong Jiang

Inverse Intuition: Repurposing As A Method To Create New Artifacts, To Invent New Practices, And To Produce New Knowledge, Warren Jones

Pulsed Tm-fiber Laser For Mid-ir Generation, Pankaj Kadwani

Thermomechanical Fatigue Life Prediction Of Notched 304 Stainless Steel, Justin Karl

Field Theoretic Lagrangian From Off-shell Supermultiplet Gauge Quotients, Gregory Katona

Mathematical And Computational Methods For Freeform Optical Shape Description, Ilhan Kaya

Creep-fatigue Crack Initiation And Propagation Of A Notched Stainless Steel, Scott Keller

Discriminative Dictionary Learning With Spatial Constraints, Muhammad Nazar Khan

Silicon Photonic Devices For Optical Delay Lines And Mid Infrared Applications, Saeed Khan

Examining Multi-level And Inter-organizational Collaborative Response To Disasters: The Case Of Pakistan Floods In 2010, Sana Khosa

Wetland Diversity In A Disturbance-maintained Landscape: Effects Of Fire And A Fire Surrogate On Aquatic Amphibian Survival And Species Depauperateness., Joyce Klaus

On The Capillary Electrophoresis Of Monohydroxy Metabolites Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Its Application To The Analysis Of Biological Matrices, Gaston Knobel

The Development Of An Eco-gastronomic Tourism (egt) Supply Chain-analyzing Linkages Between Farmer, Restaurants, And Tourists In Aruba., Marcelino Kock

Employee Engagement, Job Attitudes, And Work Behavior: A Meta-analytic Test Of The Incremental Validity Of Employee Engagement, Nick Koenig

Optically Induced Forces In Scanning Probe Microscopy, Dana Kohlgraf-Owens

The Relationship Between Service-learning And Civic Engagement In The 2-year College, Shari Koopmann

Estimated Diets, Diet Overlap, And Winter Habitat Associations Of Four Grassland Sparrows In Florida Dry Prairie, Marianne Korosy

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Framework For The U.S. Built Environment, Murat Kucukvar

Employing Quality Management Principles To Improve The Performance Of Educational Systems: An Empirical Study Of The Effect Of Iso 9001 Standard On Teachers And Administrators Performance In The Indonesian Vocational Education System, Andreas Kuncoro

A Meta-analytic Approach To Examining Psychosocial Correlates Of Risk In Hiv-diagnosed And Hiv-nondiagnosed Men Who Have Sex With Men, Katharine Lacefield

The Early Postpartum Experience Of Previously Infertile Mothers, Sigrid Ladores

Early And Intermediate Hospital-to-home Transition Outcomes Of Older Adults Diagnosed With Diabetes, Jacqueline Lamanna

Utilizing Telemedicine In The Icu: Does It Impact Teamwork?, Elizabeth Lazzara

Experimental Investigation Of Breakup And Coalescence Characteristics Of A Hollow Cone Swirling Spray, Joshua Lee

Remediation Of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (pcb) Contaminated Building Materials Using Non-metal And Activated Metal Treatment Systems, Tamra Legron-Rodriguez

Through The Eyes Of First-year College Students: The Importance Of Trust In The Development Of Effective Advising Relationships, Mark Lemon

Self-assembled Two-component Organic Tubes: Structures And Applications, Wenlang Liang

The Contribution Of Practicing School Counselors' Level Of Altruism To Their Degree Of Burnout, Dorothy Limberg

Family Dependency Drug Courts: An Empirical Test Of Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Elizabeth Lindsey-Mowery

Bio-inspired, Varying Manifold Based Method With Enhanced Initial Guess Strategies For Single Vehicle's Optimal Trajectory Planning, Ni Li

Multi-physics Model Of Key Components In High Efficiency Vehicle Drive, Shao Hua Lin

Differential Games For Multi-agent Systems Under Distributed Information, Wei Lin

Identification Of Epithelial Stromal Interaction 1 And Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor As Novel Kruppel-like Factor 8 Targets In Promoting Breast Cancer Progression, Tianshu Li

High Volume Fraction Mg-based Nanocomposites: Processing, Microstructure And Mechanical Behavior, Jinling Liu

Development Of Laser Spectroscopy For Elemental And Molecular Analysis, Yuan Liu

Consumer Engagement In Travel-related Social Media, Xu Li

Extensions Of S-spaces, Bernd Losert

The Effect Of Public Information Sources On Satisfaction With Patient Search For A Physician, Michael Loyal

Microstrip Patch Electrically Steerable Parasitic Array Radiators, Justin Luther

Regulation And The Auditing Profession, Alexey Lyubimov

A Mixed-methods Approach To Examining The Memphis Crisis Intervention Team (cit) Model: An Exploratory Study Of Program Effectiveness And Institutionalization Processes, Megan Magers

Study On Spanish For Native Speakers Curriculum And Academic Achievement In Florida, Paola Maino

Cooperative Control And Advanced Management Of Distributed Generators In A Smart Grid, Ali Maknouninejad

Investigation Of A Novel Magnesium And Acidified Ethanol System For The Degradation Of Persistent Organic Pollutants, Phillip Maloney

A Study Of The Implementation Of The Executive Ed. D. In Educational Leadership At The University Of Central Florida 2010-2013: A Professional Practice Doctorate, Nicole Marsh