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UCF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Investigating the Interaction Effects of Green Product Development and Countries Green Growth Performance: Economic Complexity Perspective, Seyyedmilad Talebzadehhosseini

The Effect of the Medilepsy Mobile App on Medication Adherence and Transition Readiness in Adolescents and Young Adults with Epilepsy, Michelle Tall

Computational Study of Target Gene Interactions - Enhancers and microRNAs, Amlan Talukder

From Screen to Shining Screen: Representations of YouTube as a Democratic Platform for a Community of Authentic Creators, Emily Tarvin

Examining the Lived Experiences of Secondary Teachers using Visuals and Leveled Texts with English Learners at Various Levels of Language Acquisition, Jasmine Taylor

Professional Development in Florida College System Institutions, Elizabeth Terranova

Mutilated Masculinity: Intersections of Disability, Gender, and Mental Health in Modernist Fiction, Sara Thames

An Examination of Tarot Cards with Healing, Tori Thibault

Interrupting the Achievement Gap Ideology: Exploring the Academic Achievement and Lived Experiences of Black Students Taking College-Level Mathematics Courses, Lauren Thomas

Classification of Ground-Truth Fire Debris Samples Using Neural Networks, Nicholas Thurn

Identifying the Links Between Mental Frameworks, Context Features, and Driver Attention in Complete Streets Environments, Patricia Tice

Fabrication of High-Frequency Piezoelectric Resonant Micro-Accelerometers based on Capacitive Loading Effect, Ankesh Todi

Cooperative Driving in Mixed-Autonomy Environments, Behrad Toghi

For Consumption: Observations of Paint, Food, & Culture, Annette Tojar

Modulation of Actin Filament Severing and Mechanics by Gelsolin in Varying pH Conditions, Claire Toland

Toward In-situ Nanoscale Imaging and Spectroscopy: Applications in Growth and Catalysis of Two-dimensional Materials, Fernand Torres-Davila

Spatio-Temporal Representation for Reasoning with Action Genome, Kesar Tumkur Narasimhamurthy

Effect of Various Speed Management Strategies on Bicycle Crashes for Urban Roads in Central Florida, Jorge Ugan

Ground Movements and Nonlinear-Inelastic Response of Buildings Induced by Excavations in Glacial Clay Deposits, A. Felipe Uribe-Henao

Enhancement and Evaluation of Proton Pencil Beam Spot Placement Algorithms, Mahboob Ur Rehman

Synthesis Methodologies for Robust and Reconfigurable Clock Networks, Necati Uysal

Long Short-Term Memory with Spin-Based Binary and Non-Binary Neurons, Meghana Reddy Vangala

Examining Risk Factors of Juvenile Delinquency and the Predictive Validity of a Juvenile Risk Assessment Instrument Across Urban and Rural Communities, Kelly Vannan

Signals as Symbols: Applying Normalization of Deviance to Improve User-Centered Design, Amy Vanschaik

Low-Profile Wireless Passive Temperature Sensors, Ectis Velazquez

Incinerator Ash Characterization - Implications for Elevated Temperature Landfills, Angel Villarruel-Moore

Mechanical Properties and Spectral Vibrational Response of Si-O-C With and Without Graphene Toughening, Anthony Vozza

Evaluating PMO Sync Implementation for Persistent Memory Object, Faishal Wahiduddin

I'll See You in the Morning: Stories, William Walker

Spatial-Temporal Representation Learning: Concepts, Algorithms and Applications, Pengyang Wang

Processing of 3D Porous Biomaterial Scaffolds to Enhance The In Vitro Breast Cancer Tumor Microenvironment, Zi Wang

The Elderly Voter as Collateral Damage: The Consequences of Voter Restriction on Elderly American Voter Turnout, Mia Warshofsky

High-Density Neurochemical Microelectrode Array to Monitor Neurotransmitter Secretion, Kevin White

"I Have My Coven Now": Transgender Experience in the Central Florida Pagan Community, Alison Whitmore

Performing Belvile: Developing a Transformative Method, Brian Wiegand

Mail Ballot Signature Rejections: Household Members Signing Each Other's Ballots, Craig Wilding

Deportation, Genocide, and Memorial Politics: Remembrance and Memory in Postwar France, 1943-2015, Rachel Williams

Using Geographic Information Systems to Analyze the Effects of Residential Location on Student Academic Success, Courtney Wilson

Couples with Infertility: The Influence of Quality of Life, Relationship Satisfaction, Resilience, Depression, and Shame, Nikole Wilson

An Evaluation of the Differences Between Perpetrators in Completed and Averted School Shootings, Ashley Winch

Political Fandom and Social Media: A Case Study of the Texas 2018 Senate Race, Rachel Winter

Examining the Values in Our Valued Practices: Universal Design Principles as a Catalyst for Tutor Reflection, Eric Wisz

Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Heterostructure Integration, Sajeevi Sankalpani Withanage

Towards a Postdramatic Jazz Aesthetic: Per(form)ance and Its Discontents, Johann Robert Wood

Assessing Guests' Energy-saving Behavioral Intentions Through Gamification: An Extension of TPB Model in a Hotel Context, Aili Wu

High Speed Modulation Characteristics of Semiconductor Nanolasers and Coupled Ring Laser Systems, Chi Xu

Analyzing the Self-reported Experiences of Japanese English as a Foreign Language Pre-service Teachers with Listening Comprehension Skills, Akira Yamamoto

Reliability and Failure Analysis of GaN-on-Si Power Devices, Wen Yang

The Roles of Groundwater Table in Catchment Hydrology, Lili Yao

Reliable and Efficient Cognitive Radio Communications Using Directional Antennas, Hassan Yazdani

Optimization of a Wing Supporting a Coaxial Rotor for Multiple Flight Conditions, Tadd Yeager

Citrate-Capped Iridium Nanoparticles as Peroxidase Mimics with High Catalytic Efficiency, Tamar Yishay

Wind Turbine Main Bearing Fatigue Prognosis with Physics-informed Machine Learning, Yigit Yucesan

Regularized Estimations in Some Statistical Problems, Feng Yu

Robust and Scalable Data Representation and Analysis Leveraging Isometric Transformations and Sparsity, Alireza Zaeemzadeh

Qualitative Reconceptualizations of Success in Physics From a Feminist Lens, Brian Zamarripa Roman

Human Behavior in Domestic Environments: Prediction and Applications, Sharare Zehtabian

Robust Acceleration of Data-Centric Applications using Resistive Computing Systems, Baogang Zhang

Ultra-stable, Highly Luminescent Perovskite-polymer Composites for Solid State Lighting and Display Applications, Caicai Zhang

The Physics of Nanoaperture Optical Traps: Design, Fabrication and Experimentation, Chenyi Zhang

Improving Pedestrian Safety Using Video Data, Surrogate Safety Measures and Deep Learning, Shile Zhang

Liquid Crystal Flat Optics for Near-eye Displays, Tao Zhan

Social Media Use And Safe Sex Practices Among Chinese Gay Men, Hang Zheng

Examining the Indirect Effects of the Big-Five Traits on the Change in Job Satisfaction via the Change in Specific Work Characteristics, Jimmy Zheng

The Impact of Misspecification of Within-person Autocorrelated Covariance Structure on Nonlinear Latent Growth Curve Models: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study, Mingming Zhou

Studies on Powder Compaction and Wire Extrusion of Pure Metals and Metal/CNT Nano Composites, Qiang Zhou

FPGA-Augmented Secure Crash-Consistent Non-Volatile Memory, Yu Zou

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Breaking the Cycle of Intergeneration Literacy Deficits: Describing Linguistic Interactions Between Adolescent Mothers and Their Young Children, Diana Abarca

Fluoresence Spectra Study of Sterically Strained Isomers of C24H14 polycyclic aromatic (PAHs) & Characterization of a Bio-sourced, Fluoresent, Ratiometric pH Indicator with Alkaline pKa, Samar Abd Alelah

Safety Evaluation of Innovative Intersection Designs: Diverging Diamond Interchanges and Displaced Left-turn Intersections, Ahmed Abdelrahman

Identifying Suicidality Correlates Among People Incarcerated in Jail, Frances Abderhalden

2 Micron Fiber Laser Machining Transparent Conductive Glasses and Transparent Polymers, Ali Abdulfattah

Towards Large-Scale and Robust Code Authorship Identification with Deep Feature Learning, Mohammed Abuhamad

Monitoring Pathological Gene Expression and Studying Endogenous Epigenetic Architecture by CRISPR/Cas9-based Tool Development using alpha-Synuclein as a Model, Levi Adams

Evidence of Science of Instruction Principles and Mathematics Teaching Practices in Undergraduate Elementary Education Mathematics Methods Courses' Coverage of Geometry and Measurement in the State University System of Florida, Rachel Adams

The Level of Creative Thinking of STEM-oriented Middle and High School Children Associated with the Level of Self-motivated Play and Success Within a Builder Game and Engagement in Builder Gaming Communities' Social Media Culture, John Aedo

Mechanotransduction of Leukocyte Transmigration, Cynthia Aguilar

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

Optimization of Cryopreserved Memory CD4 T Cell Mediated Protection against Lethal Influenza A Virus Infection in Mice, Fahmida Alam

Who Am I, and Why Does it Matter? Reflections of Identity and the Need for Culturally Sustaining Theatre, Bianca Alamo

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

Just A Number: A Cabaret Exploring the Roles My Age Prevents Me From Playing, Monica Andrews

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

The Relationship between Student Self-Efficacy and Close Reading in a Ninth Grade ELA Classroom, Karishma Assudani

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

The Precariat and the Pandemic: Assessing the Wellbeing of Metro Orlando's Hospitality Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Caroline Austin

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