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UCF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Experimental and Chemical Kinetics Investigation of High-Temperature Combustion of Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate., Ramees Khaleel Rahman

Parameter Calibration and Optimization in Smart Grid for Synchronous Generators and Converters, Seyyed Rashid Khazeiynasab

Unsupervised Meta-learning, Siavash Khodadadeh

Stock Shows and Rodeos: The Crossroads of Commodification, Consumption, and Care of Nonhuman Animals, Erin Kidder

Modeling the Relationship between Perceptual and Stimulus Space in Category Learning, Clay Killingsworth

Past, Present, and How to Proceed: Creating My Actor Tool Kit, Joshua Kimball

On the Strategic Relationship between Leadership and Innovation in US Firms, Shabeer Kirmani

Understanding the Dietary Behavior of a 7th - 8th Century Avar Community from Jagodnjak, Croatia Using Stable Isotope Analysis of Bone Collagen, Marlon Koci

The Exploration of Low-income Adult College Student's Engagement in Online Learning Environments, Cheryl Kohen

Improving Performance and Flexibility of Fabric-Attached Memory Systems, Vamsee Reddy Kommareddy

The Impact of Police Data Sharing System on Offense Clearance Rates, Stanislav Korotchenko

Canvas Course Design and the Effects on Faculty Workload and Stress During COVID-19, Christine Kugelmann

The Effects of Personal Attributes, Risk Perception, and Risk Reduction Strategies on Travel Intention for a Vulnerable Island Destination: The U.S. Travelers' Perspective for Bali, Indonesia, Rina Kurniawati

Challenges of Duality: Conflict and Satisfaction in Maintaining Roles as Students and Employees, Jade Laderwarg

Invasive Bullfrogs Maintain High Levels of Immune Gene Diversity Despite Elevated Bd Infection Relative to Native Populations, Jacob Lafond

Effects of Endogenous E. coli Molecules on Translational Fidelity, Piotr Lagod

Towards LOX and Methane Propulsion Systems: Shock Tube Combustion Studies of Various Fuel Mixtures at Relevant Chamber Conditions., Andrew Laich

An Examination of Multi-brand Loyalty Among Hotel Loyalty Program Members, Karima Lanfranco

Understanding Discourse of Co-Teachers in Middle School Mathematics Inclusive Classrooms, Amanda Lannan

Can Pushing Employees to Recover from Work Backfire? The Joint Effect of Perceived Pressure from the Supervisor to Perform and to Recover on Daily Employee Outcomes, Reka Lassu

"I Drink (Responsibly), Therefore I am": Development of the Personal Assessment of Responsible Drinking Identity, Angelina Leary

Recovery from Work: An Investigation of the Effects of the Shared Recovery Activities and Companionship Experiences During Weekends on Employee Well-being, Juseob Lee

A Framework for Verification and Validation of Multi Resolution Modeling Federation using Live, Virtual, and Constructive Simulations, Kyungeun Lee

Customer-based Service Innovation Synergies, Rosa Gabriela Lelo de Larrea Chico

"Do you Hear What I Say?" A Phenomenological Exploration of International Students' Oral Communication Experiences with PechaKucha Oral Presentations in a US English for Academic Purposes Program., Van Thi Hong Le

Assessing the Role of Disturbance in Estuarine Fish Community Dynamics, Dakota Lewis

An Exploration of the Impact of Student Employment and Retention: A Correlational Analysis, Noreen Lewis

An Exploration of the Political Factors That Influence States' Appropriations for Higher Education, Wesley Lewis

Real-Time Traffic Safety Evaluation in the Context of Connected Vehicles and Mobile Sensing, Pei Li

Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurse Practitioner's Assessment of Adults with Signs and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Kelli Lipscomb

The Authentic Online Teacher: A Phenomenological Exploration of Faculty Experiences with Online Course Design, Jessica Lipsey

Adaptive Dynamic Programming in a Subspace for Some Discrete-Time Vehicle Systems, Qiang Li

Laser-microdrop Interactions in Nanoparticle Deposition on Solid Substrates, Tianyi Li

Sympathy for the Devil: A Compassionate Approach to Morally Reprehensible Characters in Drama, Amy Livingston

Learning Accurate and Robust Deep Visual Models, Yandong Li

Appreciation Agreement and Disagreement in Supervisor-Subordinate Dyads: A Relational Perspective on Workplace Appreciation, Lauren Locklear

Bacterial Association Networks from Healthy and Cancer-associated Gut Microbiomes, Mark Loftus

Long-Term Changes in Juvenile Green Turtle Abundance and Foraging Ecology in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, Christopher Long

Engaging Elementary Preservice Teachers in Reflection For, In, and On Practice During an Approximation of Practice in TeachLivETM Using Sentence Frames for English Language Learners, Courtney Lopas

Performance Enhancement of RF/Microwave Devices Using Filter Synthesis Techniques, Ricardo Lovato

The Impact of the Community Partnership School Model on Student Self-Efficacy and Civic Engagement, Brandon Lowe

Initiation of Alcohol Use in College Students, Gabrielle Lynch

Ethical Decision Making Among Nurses Participating in Social Media, Melissa Lynn

Stance and Engagement in Scientific Research Articles, Caoyuan Ma

Dispositional Trust Response to Morphological Differences in Synthetic Representative Agents, Keith MacArthur

Safety and Operations of Urban Arterials Incorporating the Context Classification System, Nada Mahmoud

Combining Multivariate Statistical and Numerical Modeling for Coastal Hazards Analysis, Victor Malagon Santos

Acoustoelectric Amplification in Piezoelectric-Silicon Micromachined Lamb Wave Devices, Hakhamanesh Mansoorzare

Queer Arab American Experiences: Navigating Cross Cultural Expectations of Gender and Sexuality, Gabriela Mansour

An Investigation of Parental Perceptions of their Involvement in their Student's First Year of College, Elizabeth Manuel

A Decentralized Scheduling Algorithm for Cooperative Robots in Strawberry Fields, Madeline Mapes

Forensic Implications for the Diagenetic Alteration of the Stable Isotopic Composition of Pig Ribs Following Exposure to Aqueous Conditions., Erin Martin

Examining the Effects of Implementation of i-Ready to Fidelity on Reading and its Effects on Free or Reduced Lunch Students in Seven Middle Schools, Ryan Martin

A Deep Learning Approach for Learning Human Gait Signature, Alexander Matasa

A Study of Deep-level Processing and Self-efficacy of Reflective Practice and Their Relationship with Achievement Goal Orientation, Interest, Reported Reflective Practice, and Formal Instruction in Graduate Clinical Psychology Students, Brandon Matsumiya

The Effects of a Remote Based Exercise Intervention on Psychosocial Factors in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Juan Mayo

Incongruous Surrealism within Narrative Animated Film, Daniel McCabe

Male Students of Color in STEM through the Lens of Intersectionality: A Transformative Mixed-Methods Exploration of Their Science Identities, Relevant Science Learning Experiences, and Decisions to Pursue Science Professions, Regina McCurdy

Developing Instructional Conversation Ability in Teacher Candidates: A Dialogic Experience Between Teacher Candidates, Coaches, and Simulated English Learners, Leslie Mendez

Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction Effects in Tall Buildings Considering Nonlinear-Inelastic Behaviors, Jaime Mercado

Towards Enabling Explanation in Safety-Critical Artificial Intelligence Systems, Andy Michel

Design-Based Research Toward a Professional Development Program, Karl Miehl

It Happened Centuries Ago: Using GIS and Spatial Analysis to Map the Quilombo dos Palmares, Charlotte Mills

An Examination of Secondary English Language Arts and Social Studies Teachers' Perceptions and Implementation of Effective Literacy Instruction Practices in Their Content Area Classrooms: A Correlation Study, Melissa Mitchell

Group Level Cues and The Use of Force in Domestic and Foreign Policy Contexts, Zlatin Mitkov

Framework of Big Data Analytics in Real Time for Healthcare Enterprise Performance Measurements, Ahmed Mohamed

A Mixed-Methods, Grounded Theory Study of Online Meaning-Making During the Pandemic, Kaitlyn Montcrieff

Development of RF-MEMS Based Passive Wireless Respiratory Monitoring Systems, Sina Moradian

Extending Open Mobility to Mobility Data Justice: A Localized Case Study of GTFS-oriented (Infra)Activism in Defense of the Mobile-Digital Commons, David Moran

Family and Child Functioning During Parental Separation: A Two-Part Study, Krystal Morrison

Solidification Cracking in Binary Al-Cu Alloys Additively Manufactured through Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Keegan Muller

Unusual Superconductivity in Topological nodal Line Semimetal, Riffat Munir

Emotional Availability: A Practice-as-Research Exploration on Acting in Film and Theatre, Janice Munk

Optimizing Peer Selection among Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Shahzeb Mustafa

A Linear Dynamical Perspective on Epidemiology: Interplay Between Early COVID-19 Outbreak and Human Mobility, Shakib Mustavee

Identification and Detection of Cosmetics Transferred during Close Personal Attacks, Kandyss Najjar

A Breathing Intervention to Enhance Cardiac Regulation and Mitigate Stress in Police Cadets, Samantha Napier

Will It Be OK Boomers?: Effects of Precarious Work on Older Job-Insecure Workers, Alissa (Gebben) Neal

Surface Engineering of Cerium Oxide Nanocyrstal Dispersions: Colloidal Properties, Ageing Effects, & Electroanalysis, Craig Neal

Asper, Isaiah Nearor

Characterization of Hydrogenated Boron Carbide and Boron Carbon Nitride Thin Films and Applications, Shraddha Dhanraj Nehate

Utilization of HBPE Nanoparticles for Optimizing Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells, Daniel Nierenberg

Test Overfitting in Automated Program Repair: Measurements and Approaches Using Formal Methods, Amirfarhad Nilizadeh

Mid-Infrared Laser Absorption Spectroscopy and Ignition Delay Time Measurements of Advanced Renewable Fuels at High Pressure in a Shock Tube, Erik Ninnemann

A Framework and Model for Managing and Sustaining a Successful Cross Functional Project Operations Team in a Multi-Project Manufacturing Environment in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, Anisulrahman Nizam

Inheritance, Kenneth Noguera

The Social and Behavioral Influences of Interactions with Virtual Dogs as Embodied Agents in Augmented and Virtual Reality, Nahal Norouzi

Monitoring of Microscopic Traffic Behavior for Safety Applications Using Temporal Logic, Mariam Wessam Hassan Mohamed Nour

Microstructural Development of Inconel 625 Nickel-Based Superalloy as Function of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Parameters, Sofia Nucci

Assessment of Work-Related Feelings Among Teachers within The United States and Jordan, Shahed Obeidat

Mechanically Reconfigurable Materials and Devices based on Two-dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Layers, Emmanuel Okogbue

The Effect of Polyelectrolyte Modification of Ultrafiltration Membranes on Fouling Resistance and Rejection of Contaminants of Emerging Concern, Kunal Olimattel

Mechanical Behavior of Bioceramic Materials: Case Study of The Skeleton of The Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis and The Tibia of The Laboratory Mouse, Mus Musculus, Mahmoud Omer

"Clothes Make Men": Clothing and the Embodiment of Gender in Virginia, 1750-1775, Rhiannon O'Neil

Communities of Play and Practice: Collaborating with Audiences and Coworkers in Performative Online Spaces, Paul Oppold

Ground Movements and Vibrations Caused by Impact Pile Driving of Prestressed Concrete Piles in Central Florida, Jorge Enrique Orozco Herrera

The Speech Motor Learning Approach to Apraxia of Speech Treatment via Remote Delivery, Megan O'Toole

Bioarchaeological and Mortuary Patterns at Holtun, Guatemala: Integrating a Comparative Osteobiographic Approach, Horvey Palacios

Psychological Distress and Affective, Behavioral and Cognitive Experiences of Stuttering, Randy W. Panzarino

Monitoring Landscape and Spectral Dynamics of Subtropical Freshwater Wetlands that have Undergone Hydrological Restoration, Sarah Parker