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UCF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Deposition Thickness Modeling and Parameter Identification for Spray Assisted Vacuum Filtration Process in Additive Manufacturing, August Mark

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

The Branding, Creation, and Promotion of a Solo Comedienne, Anna McCorison

Experiences of Stigma During Sexual Healthcare Visits: A Qualitative Study of Non-Monogamous Women, Rachael McCrosky

A Generational Perspective on the Development of the Political History of Modern Iran, Gregory McDowall

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

An Improved Biosolid Gasifier Model, Hannah McLean

Differential Parenting and Parents' Perceptions of their Children: Can Attachment Help Explain This Relationship?, Meagan Mcswiggan

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

An Empirical Analysis of the Association Between Types of Interventions and Civil War Onset, Melinda Mellott

Settlement History and Interaction in the Manialtepec Basin of Oaxaca's Central Coast, Victoria Menchaca

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

Almost Mirror Image: Exploring The Similarities And Dissimilarities Of Identical Twins In Theatrical Solo Performance, Elizabeth Mignacca

How Much is that War in the Window? An Investigation into the Costs of War, Spencer Miller

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

Road Stories, Louis Mindar

The Effects of Four Weeks of High Intensity Interval Training and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric Free Acid on the Onset of Neuromuscular Fatigue, Amelia Miramonti

Damage Detection Methodologies For Structural Health Monitoring of Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels, Arturo Modesto

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

Cyclic and Impact Resistance of FRP Repaired Poles, Zainab Mohsin

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

Visions of Race and Gender: Press Coverage of the French Colonial Expositions of 1922 and 1931, Zachary Morgan

Expansive Learning in FYC: Using Linguistic Discourse Analysis to Measure the Effects of Threshold Concepts in Facilitating Generalization, Allison Morrow

Evaluating Travelers Experience with Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) And Citizens Band Radio Advisory System (CBRAS) On Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Toll Roadways And Florida Interstate Highways, Nabil Muhaisen

Do Olfactory Stimuli Increase Presence During Exposure Tasks: A Comparative Study, Benson Munyan

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

Assessing Approximate Arithmetic Designs in the presence of Process Variations and Voltage Scaling, Adnan Aquib Naseer

A Jew from Nebraska: An Actors Attempt at Stand-up Comedy, Jeffrey Nathan

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

Mahalanobis kernel-based support vector data description for detection of large shifts in mean vector, Vu Nguyen

Providing Cultural Balance for Young Americans, Mark Nichols

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

Report Construction When Domestic Violence Surrounds or Involves Children, Chelsea Nordham

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

A Macro-Level Sustainability Assessment Framework for Optimal Distribution of Alternative Passenger Vehicles, Nuri Onat

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

The Effect of Precipitation on the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: A Case Study of Florida Counties, Marvin Osbourne

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

Diagenetic Changes in Long Bones in Central Florida: A Preliminary Macro- and Microscopic Comparison of Sun and Shade Microenvironments, Mikayla Overholtzer

The Interspecies Family: Attitudes and Narratives, Nicole Owens

Genetically-programmed suicide of adrenergic cells in the mouse leads to severe left ventricular dysfunction, impaired weight gain, and symptoms of neurological dysfunction, Aaron Owji

Assessment of Terrain Database Correlation Using Line-Of-Sight Measurements, Leonardo Oyama

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

Modified System Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Assistive Robotic Manipulator, Nicholas Paperno

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

Resource Management in Large-scale Systems, Ashkan Paya

Temperament, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance as related correlates of psychological symptoms, Catherine Pearte

Proteomic Analysis Delineates the Signaling Networks of Plasmodium falciparum, Brittany Pease

Instant Conductors, Mary Petralia

Sage Illusionists: A Historical Study Using Illusionists as a Reflection of Mass Entertainment, Popular Culture, anf Change During the Late Nineteenth Century, Clayton Phillips

Does the Journey Matter More Than the Destination? The Contribution of Geospatial and Local Conditions to Invasive Pomacea Maculata Distribution Across Ranchland Wetlands, Steffan Pierre

Friday is a Planet: Stories, Allison Pinkerton

Institutionalizing Service-Learning as a Best Practice of Community Engagement in Higher Education: Intra- and Inter-Institutional Comparisons of the Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification Framework, Jarrad Plante

Investigating Place in the Writing Classroom: Designing a Place-Based Course with a Local Service-Learning Component, Melissa Pompos

A Multi-Scale CFD Analysis of Patient-Specific Geometries to Tailor LVAD Cannula Implantation Under Pulsatile Flow Conditions: an investigation aimed at reducing stroke incidence in LVADs, Ray Prather

Watch Me Disappear: Gendered Bodies, Pro-Anorexia, and Self-Injury in Virtual Communities, Leandra Preston-Sidler

The subjective gameplay experience: An examination of the revised game engagement model, Katelyn Procci

The Impact of Public Service Motivation on Reentry Managers' Decision-making Practices, Marie Pryor

"What We Eat Matters": Perspectives on Food and Health in the Mexican Im/migrant Farmworker Communities in Indian River County, Florida, Hugo Puerto

Self-Scaling Evolution of Analog Computation Circuits, Steven Pyle

Problematic Internet Use in Residence Halls, Graham Quirk

Policy Implications of a Teacher Evaluation System: The Relationship of Classroom Observations, Levels of Feedback, and Students Achievement Outcomes, Shana H. Rafalski

The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Exposure Therapy in Veterans with Combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Kathleen Ragsdale

Batch and Online Implicit Weighted Gaussian Processes for Robust Novelty Detection, Padron Ruben Ramirez

Modeling and Analysis of Automated Storage and Retrievals System with Multiple in-the-aisle Pick Positions, Faraz Ramtin

Principals' Lived Experiences in Childhood Poverty Impacting Resiliency of Students in Poverty, Jonathan Rasmussen

Boundaries: The Relationships among Family Structure, Identity Style, and Psychopathology, Kaylin Ratner

An Optimization of Thermodynamic Efficiency vs. Capacity for Communications Systems, Gregory Rawlins

An Applied Organizational Analysis of School Factors Affecting Technology Integration within the Context of Literacy Instruction, D'Ann Rawlinson

Farm to Fork: A Culinary- and Farm-Enhanced Nutrition Education Program, Vivian Ray

Ode to Amiel: A Micro-budget Experimental Essay Film, Phyllis Redman

An Investigation of the Impacts of Face-to-Face and Virtual Laboratories in an Introductory Biology Course on Students' Motivation to Learn Biology., Amber Reece

Sexism and Women: The Implications of Female Gender Resentment, Christine Regnier-Bachand

Nonlinear Optical Response of Simple Molecules and Two-Photon Semiconductor Lasers, Matthew Reichert

Propagation of Unit Location Uncertainty in Dense Storage Environments, Patrick Reilly

Electromechanical Lifting Actuation of a MEMS Cantilever and Nano-Scale Analysis of Diffusion in Semiconductor Device Dielectrics, Imen Rezadad

A Framework for Safety Training Using Virtual Reality Software, Rana Riad

Judged by the Bottom-line But Expected to Lead Ethically: A Leader's Catch 22, Darryl Rice