Theses/Dissertations from 2017
"The Best Thing Sociology Can Do": The Transformative Potential of a Community Action and Involvement Class, Brenda Savage
Faculty Professional Development for Improving Hybrid Course Success, Amanda Saxman
Using Exposure Therapy to Treat People Who Stutter: A Multiple Baseline Design, Jennifer Scheurich
A Study of Central Florida College Students' Acceptance of the Theory of Evolution, Microevolution, Macroevolution, and Human Evolution, David Schleith
Learning Kernel-based Approximate Isometries, Mahlagha Sedghi
Field Evaluation of Insync Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System in Multiple Environments Using Multiple Approaches, Md Shafikul Islam Shafik
Pedestrian Safety Analysis through Effective Exposure Measures and Examination of Injury Severity, Md Imran Shah
Site Specific Sinkhole risk assessment in Central Florida using Cone Penetrometer Testing, Ryan Shamet
An Analysis of the Readiness and Confidence of High School Administrators to Provide Instructional Leadership in Digital School Environments, Andrew Shepherd
Gee, Thanks: The Emotional and Structural Forces that Influence Subordinates' Upward Gratitude Expressions, Sharon Sheridan
Data Representation in Machine Learning Methods with its Application to Compilation Optimization and Epitope Prediction, Yevgeniy Sher
Determinants of Hospital Efficiency and Patient Safety in the United States, Madhu Shettian
Social Media and Stakeholders' Relationship in Nonprofit Organizations, Wanzhu Shi
Getting The Work Out of Workouts: Evaluating the Effectiveness and Outcomes of a Physical Exercise Motivational Intervention For Older Workers, Brandon Sholar
Development and Implementation of a Streamlined Process for the Creation and Mechanization of Negative Poisson's Ratio Meso-Scale Patterns, Matthew Shuler
Impacts of Workplace Violence: The Role of Inequality, Lindsey Singer
Laser-induced crystallization mechanisms in chalcogenide glass materials for advanced optical functionality, Laura Sisken
(In)Tangible Things, Ryan Skaryd
Role Ambiguity: Defining the Elusive Role of the Special Education Teacher Who Works in Inclusive Settings, Dena Slanda
A Deoxyribozyme Sensor and Isothermal Amplification for Human Sex Determination, Alexandra Smith
Only the End: A Collection of Connected Short Stories, Lucy Sneeringer
Hispanic Teacher's Experiences with Stressors While Working in Title I Schools: A Phenomenological Investigation Using a Self-Compassion Framework, Coralis Solomon
Online, Supervised and Unsupervised Action Localization in Videos, Khurram Soomro
Examination of the Challenges Faced by Foreign-born Students in a State College that may Prolong/Prevent Graduation., Modupe Soremi
Visual Saliency Detection and Semantic Segmentation, Nasim Souly
A Snapchat Marketing Perspective: Examining the Personality Traits and Motives that Predict Attitudes Toward and Engagement with Non-Sponsored and Sponsored Content in Snapchat., Tiany Sousa Garnica
Understanding Arson Through Community Resilience, Rhena South
Blood Moon, Brendan Stephens
The Role of Accounts and Apologies in Mitigating Blame toward Human and Machine Agents, Kimberly Stowers
"Why You Gotta Be So Mean?" Examining The Impact Of Underlying Social Factors On Traditional And Cyberbullying Offending, Emily Strohacker
Weakly Labeled Action Recognition and Detection, Waqas Sultani
Thermal and Waveguide Optimization of Broad Area Quantum Cascade Laser Performance, Matthew Suttinger
An Analysis of Sustained Positive Behavior Intervention Support in Florida and Related Disciplinary Outcomes, Kristin Sweeney
Signal processing with Fourier analysis, novel algorithms and applications, Alam Syed
Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Homicide: Victim, Offender, and Case Characteristics, Alec Szalewski
Precision Metrology of Laser Plasmas in the XUV Band, John Szilagyi
An All-Against-One Game Approach for the Multi-Player Pursuit-Evasion Problem, Shahriar Talebi
Communism's Futures: Intelligentsia Imaginations in the Writings of the Strugatsky Brothers, Elizabeth Tammaro
Annual water balance model based on generalized proportionality relationship and its applications, Yin Tang
Doctoral Supervision: An Analysis of Doctoral Candidates' and Graduates' Perception of Supervisory Practices, Colton Tapoler
Women in White: My Journey into Color, Madison Tarbox
Designing Light Filters to Detect Skin Using a Low-powered Sensor, Muhammad Uzair Tariq
Advanced Control Techniques for Efficiency and Power Density Improvement of a Three-Phase Microinverter, Seyed Milad Tayebi
Computer Programming with Early Elementary Students with and without Intellectual Disabilities, Matthew Taylor
Modeling of flow generated sound in a constricted duct at low Mach number flow, Peshala Thibbotuwawa Gamage
Cathepsin B Regulates VLDL Secretion Through LFABP Cleavage, Simeon Thibeaux
Filament Wavefront Evolution, Daniel Thul
Mechanochemical Synthesis of Fuels from Sustainable Sources Utilizing Solid Catalysts, Jacob Todd
High Power Continuous Wave Quantum Cascade Lasers With Increased Ridge Width, Ankesh Todi
Examining the Experiences of Latino/a Parents of First-Generation College Students Pursuing a Doctoral Degree, Natalia Toro
The Impact of Ongoing Science Professional Development on Standardized Assessments of Student Achievement, Leah Torres
Synaesthetics, Samantha Turner
Developing and Validating the Elementary Literacy Self-Efficacy Survey, Adam Ulenski
Weighting Policies for Robust Unsupervised Ensemble Learning, Ramazan Unlu
Understanding images and videos using context, Gonzalo Vaca Castano
Then and Now: Using Syllabi to Shape the College Classroom, Jessica Valentin
The Effect of Morphology on Reflectance in Silicon Nanowires Grown by Electroless Etching, Victor Velez
Heat Transfer, Friction, and Turbulent Analysis on Single Ribbed-Wall Square Channel, Christopher Vergos
Quality by Design Procedure for Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: An Integrated Flowsheet Model Approach, Ashley Vezina
Mid-Infrared Absorption Spectrometer for Multi-Species Detection Using LEDs for Space Applications: Development and Flight Testing, Michael Villar
A Study of Internet Spending and Graduation Rates: A Correlational Study, Diana Violette
Hydrodynamic Measurements of the Flow Structure Emanating From A Multi-Row Film Cooling Configuration, Michael Voet
Reproductive life history and signal evolution in a multi-species assemblage of electric fish, Joseph Waddell
A Chemical and Genetic Approach to Study the Polyamine Transport System in Drosophila, Minpei Wang
Electrode Integration of Nanostructured Metal and Metal Oxide Materials Based on in-situ Growth Methods for Environmental Sensors, Xiaochen Wang
Printable Carbon Nanotube Based Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Strain Sensing and Self-heating, Xin Wang
Generation of High-Flux Attosecond Pulses and Towards Attosecond-Attosecond Pump-Probe Experiments, Yang Wang
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Spectroscopy Aided Tracking of ZnO and CdS:Mn/ZnS/ N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) Quantum Dots in Citrus Plants, Torus Washington
Exploring the Experiences Contributing to the Success of High-Achieving Black Female Undergraduate Students at a Predominantly White Institution, Whitney Watkins
An Exploratory Study of USA Candidates' and Recent Graduates' Perceptions of Professional Doctorate Supervision, Kari Whaley
Exploring Relationship Quality as a Dyadic Mediator of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health for Economically Disadvantaged Couples, Naomi Wheeler
University Students' Citizenship Shaped by Service-Learning, Community Service, and Peer-to-Peer Civic Discussions, Haley Winston
Not Woman Enough Harassment: Scale Development and an Integrated Model from Antecedent to Outcome, Amanda Wolcott
Black, White, and Read All Over: Exploring Racial Bias in Print Media Coverage of Serial Rape Cases, Lauren Wright
Analysis of Pedestrian Safety Using Micro-simulation and Driving Simulator, Jiawei Wu
Groundwater Modeling for Assessing the Impacts of Natural Hazards in East-Central Florida, Han Xiao
Exploring Interactions between Adult English Learners and Their TeachLivE Digital Character Peers, Ting Yan
On Digital Doctrine: The Mediatization of Religious Culture, Celina Yebba
Local Health Department Adoption of Health Information Technology and Its Impact on Population Health, Tina Yeung
Investigating Novel Water Treatment Methods and Monitoring Techniques for Sulfide-Laden Groundwater Supplies, Benjamin Yoakum
Dating Violence Victimization and Substance Use: Do Genes Play a Role?, Alexis Yohros
Leadership and Subordinate Engagement: A Meta-Analytic Examination of its Mechanisms using Self-Determination Theory, Henry Young
Improved Multi-Task Learning Based on Local Rademacher Analysis, Niloofar Yousefi
Reliable Spectrum Hole Detection in Spectrum-Heterogeneous Mobile Cognitive Radio Networks via Sequential Bayesian Non-parametric Clustering, Alireza Zaeemzadeh
The Use of Alcohol and the Impact on the Use of Threats in Domestic Violence Cases, Amanda Zammit
System for Metal Coated Fiber Fabrication, Da Zhang
Reducing the Overhead of Memory Space, Network Communication and Disk I/O for Analytic Frameworks in Big Data Ecosystem, Xuhong Zhang
Optimization Approaches for Electricity Generation Expansion Planning Under Uncertainty, Yiduo Zhan