The Honors in the Major (HIM) Program is designed to encourage the best juniors and seniors to undertake original and independent work in their major field. Established in 1989, Honors in the Major is the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate research program at UCF. It is the only undergraduate research program at UCF in which students are required to undertake original and innovative research as principal investigators. In this program, students research, write, defend and publish an original Honors thesis that serves as the capstone product of their undergraduate career. This thesis is published through the university library and is available to researchers worldwide through electronic databases.
This collection contains records for Honors in the Major theses completed at UCF. Links to electronic versions are included when available. If your Honors thesis is only in print, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by downloading and filling out the distribution consent form here.
For additional information about the Honors in the Major Program, please contact the Office of Honors Research at HonorsResearch@ucf.edu or (407) 823-2076.
For additional assistance locating an HIM thesis, please contact the Digital Collections Project Coordinator, Kerri Bottorff
Current students: a guide to uploading your completed thesis is available for download here.
Theses from 2018
Why Do Women and Children Join Insurgencies? A Comparative Study of the PKK and the FARC, Stephanie Melendez
Explaining the Difference in Support for President Trump and Senator Rubio in the 2016 Election in Florida, Florencia Miguez Devesa
What Women Want: a Study of Communication, Sex and Personality, Landon C. Morley
A Study on the Impact of Technological Advancement on Community Bank Performance, Andre Ong
The Effects of Emerging Technology on Healthcare and the Difficulties of Integration, Skyler J. Pavlish-Carpenter
Naughty or Nice: An Exploration of Human Sexuality and its Associations to Online Dating Behavior and the "Hook-up" Culture, Ciara Peebles
NATO Enlargement: Poland, The Baltics, Ukraine and Georgia, Christopher M. Radcliffe
Climate Modeling, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, and Tropical Cyclone Forecasting, Thomas Rechtman
Mathematical Models of Mosquito Populations, Hanna Reed
Considering Stress in a Nursing Student Context: Pre-Admission to Pre-Graduation, Daniel M. Regner
Comparative Headstone Analysis and Photogrammetry of Cemeteries in Orange County, Florida., Tyra Robinson
An Exploration of Song as a Strategy to Engage Elementary Students During Social Studies Lessons, Morgan Rome
Health Insurance Status and Diabetes Management Practices Among Black Adults in the U.S., Luderve Rosier
The Effect of Race on Parents' Intent to Vaccinate Their Children Against Human Papillomavirus, Ariana L. Ruiz Aguilar
The Effects of Wearable Fitness Devices on Pediatric Obesity: An Integrative Literature Review, Kevin Sabina
Infection Dynamics of Herpesvirus in Gopher Tortoises, Joanne Saldanha
Effects of Music Therapy on Individuals with Dementia: An Intergrative Literature Review, Liani Sanchez
Effects of the Influenza Vaccine on the Oral Cavity, Laura Sawires
The Implications of Domestic Party Ideologies on Refugee Policy: A Case Study of Bangladesh and the Rohingya, Samuel S. Schiffer
Evaluating Outcomes of Education on Waste Management in the Hospital Setting, Taryn N. Schlather
Sexualized Music's Effect on Adolescent and Emerging Adult Behavior: a Meta-Analysis, Brittany M. Scholl
Online Product Reviews: Effects of Star Ratings and Valence on Review Perception among Those High and Low in Need for Cognition, Jacquelyn L. Schreck
Filling the House: Engaging a Millennial Performing Arts Audience, Sarah Schreck