Graduate theses were first published at Florida Technological University (later UCF) in 1972. The first thesis was defended in March of that year, titled Computer Method for Airport Noise Exposure Forecast, and was written by John M. Bateman.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Safety Evaluation of Innovative Intersection Designs: Diverging Diamond Interchanges and Displaced Left-turn Intersections, Ahmed Abdelrahman
Mechanotransduction of Leukocyte Transmigration, Cynthia Aguilar
Who Am I, and Why Does it Matter? Reflections of Identity and the Need for Culturally Sustaining Theatre, Bianca Alamo
Just A Number: A Cabaret Exploring the Roles My Age Prevents Me From Playing, Monica Andrews
The Relationship between Student Self-Efficacy and Close Reading in a Ninth Grade ELA Classroom, Karishma Assudani
The Precariat and the Pandemic: Assessing the Wellbeing of Metro Orlando's Hospitality Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Caroline Austin
The Process of Composing FROM HERE: A Contemporary Musical, Jason Bailey
Evita: A Practical Approach to Creating and Implementing Choreography for Professional Theater, Kimberly Ball
Some Southern Waters, Julian Baner
Tethered, Audi Barnes
Afrofuturism in Animation: Self Identity of African Americans in Cinematic Storytelling, Dana Barnes
Nanofabrication and Characterization of an Enzyme-Less Electrochemical Biosensor for Creatinine Detection, Anas Belharsa
Copper/N-acetylcysteine Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activities, Danya Belnour
How Young Adult Literature Better Informs Canonical Literature in the 9th Grade English Language Arts Classroom, Amber Bernozzi
Sexual Assault Acknowledgment and Psychological Symptoms: The Indirect Effect of Social Reactions to Disclosures, Emily Bernstein
Factors Affecting the Performance of Photo-voltaic Solar Energy Storage, Vasanth Bhat
Lego my Ego: The Puzzling Role of Self-esteem and Goal Orientation on Appraisals of Unsolicited Help, Emily Broksch
Death in the Land of Flowers: Environment as Enemy in the Second Seminole War, Nicholas Brown
Operability and Wave Characterization of Hydrogen and Oxygen fed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine, Robert Burke
Wave-optics Simulation of Correlated Speckle Fields, Derek Burrell
Rites of Renewal: Stories, Adam Byko
The Field of TYA on the Soccer Field: Using Drama Strategies to Enhance Youth Soccer Coaching Practices, Brittany Caine
3D Localization of Defects in Facility Inspections, Nicholas Califano
Using the Enneagram as a Lens for Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in the Ninth Grade English Language Arts Classroom, Catherine Caudle
The Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange: Leader Personality and information Sharing, Hillary Chandler
Effects of Nurses' Workload on Creativity and Innovation: Examining the Role of Trait Mindfulness as a Moderator, Kinjal Chheda
The Mechanisms of Detonation Amplification from Geometric Manipulation, Hardeo Chin
Production Development: A Practical Approach to Directing for Educational Theatre, Jill Cicciarelli
Exploring Academic Stressors Related to Second Language Acquisition and Barriers of Turkish-International Graduate Students Studying Education in the Southeast United States, Nermin Ciloglu Cakmakci
Reading Between the Lines: Language Ideologies and Tutor Education Readings, Michele Cintron Toney
Metatheatre and Critical Race Theory: A Combination for Compelling Storytelling and Effective Changemaking, Andrew Coleburn
Naming More of What We Know: Critical Memoirs & the Ecological Metaphor as a Threshold Concept in Writing, Loren Cooper
Computational Investigation of Supercritical CO2 Single-Jet Impingement, Ian Cormier
Navigating Immersive and Interactive VR Environments With Connected 360° Panoramas, Samuel Cosgrove
Social Connectedness and College Student Alcohol Use: Understanding the Role of Alcohol Expectancies, Social Anxiety, and Need to Belong, Mark Crisafulli
Detecting Small Moving Targets in Infrared Imagery, Adam Cuellar
Phantoms of Fantasy: Materiality, Enjoyment, and the Minstrel Legacy of Sentimentalism, Zafirios Daglaris
The synthesis of Palladium-Platinum Core-shell Nanoparticles with High Catalytic Peroxidase Activities for Biosensing Applications, Edwin Davidson
The Uniqueness of a Kingdom: The Frontier Kingdom of Norman Sicily in Comparative Perspective, Onyx De La Osa
A Test of Counterfactual Thinking Theory to Change Intentions to Use Protective Behavioral Strategies, Ardhys De Leon
A Holistic Approach to Asses the Determinants of Travel-Tracking Mobile Application Acceptance, Marcos De Medeiros
Emulsion Characterization Study for Improved Bilgewater Treatment and Management, Daniela Diaz Hernandez
Pre-service Teacher Perceptions of Pronunciation Teaching: A Qualitative Investigation, Madelyn Diller
Assessing Stress Outcomes of Interpersonal Helping: An Application of Hindrance Stress Appraisals, Michael DiStaso
Adaptation of the Novel "Silas Marner" into a One-Act Play and Performance, Melaney Douglass
Flame Kernel Ignition and Evolution Induced by Modulated Nanosecond-Pulsed High-Frequency Discharge, Ian Dunn
Green Trust Perceptions of Eco-labels, Rebecca Dupont
Instructional Communication as a Primary Function of Communities of Practice during Crises, America Edwards
What Do You Do When You are Bored? Outcomes and Moderators of Job Boredom, Mitchell Eid
Mobility-as-a-Service: Assessing Performance and Sustainability Effects of an Integrated Multi-Modal Simulated Transportation Network, Mohamed El-Agroudy
In Sickness or In Health: The Impact of Disease Burdens on the Likelihood of Violent Conflict, Devyn Escalanti
An Exploratory Case Study of Teachers' Literacy Orientations and Early Literacy Curricula Preferences, Stacy Escobedo
Piezospectroscopic Sensing Systems - Multi-Scale and In-Situ Sensing Technology for Structural Integrity, Remelisa Esteves
Run Like A Girl, Alicia Ezekiel-Pipkin
Be Your Own Charlatan!, Melanie Farmer
Production and Elastomer Compatibility of Renewable Fuels, Alan Felix
Applications of Close-range Photogrammetry for Documenting Human Skeletal Remains in Obstructed Wooded Environments, Morgan Ferrell
Stage Dives and Shared Mics: Ethnographic Perspectives on Community and Networking in the Central Florida Punk Rock Scene, Lauren Friedman
Compulsory: Art, Memory, and the Stigma of Mass Incarceration, Jason Fronczek
Episodes of Bar Eugenia, Lauren Gagnon
Alexander: A Dive into Identity, Inspiration, and Release of the Creative Self, Alyssa Garoogian
High Pressure Reacting Characteristics of a Jet in Vitiated Crossflow, Tommy Genova
Hybrid Physics-informed Neural Networks for Dynamical Systems, Renato Giorgiani do Nascimento
Viscoelastic Analysis of High Strain Composites for Deployable Structures in Space Applications, Andrew Gomez-Delrio
Diffusion of Fission Products in Nuclear Graphite, Kevin Graydon
The Power Color: Does Shared Decision Making Between Physicians and Patients Differ by Race, Vernon Headley
Gelsolin-Mediated Actin Filament Severing in Crowded Environments, James Heidings
Drug Availability and Disparities in Arrests, Robert Hellmuth
2030: Utilizing Animation in Political Messaging, Angela Hernandez-Carlson
Experimentation and Simulation of Pulsed Eddy Current Thermography of Subsurface Aircraft Corrosive Defects, Johnathan Hernandez
Seeds of Doubt, Amber Hilson
Inertial Orbit Estimation Using Multiple Space Based Observers: A New Measurement Model, James Hippelheuser
Move Your body, Change Your Mind: Physical Activity in the Morning and its Implications for Work, Charlotte Holden
Parametric Investigation and Optimization for Inconel 718 Nickel-Based Superalloy in Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Thinh Huynh
Mill Cove Complex Lithic Typology: Understanding Early Mississippian Period Social Exchange in Northeastern Florida, Sherman Johns
Incels and the Manosphere: Tracking Men's Movements Online, Annie Jones
Water Reclamation Using Functionalized Forward Osmosis Membrane, Fnu Joshua
Examining the Role of Anxiety and Depression in Predicting Dietary Choices in Emerging Adults, Michelle Keck
Life Narratives as Technologies of Self: Explorations of Agency in A Son of the Forest and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Tiffanie Kelley
Charcoal Boys and Dreams of Igniting, Malcolm Kelly
Song of the Subcontinent, Dylan Kiely
The Art of Reflection: A Personal Account of Reflexive Teaching Artistry and Personal Praxis, Kate Kilpatrick
A Nested PCR Strategy for Recovering Highly Discriminatory Y-STR DNA Profiles from Trace Male DNA Samples, Anna Kimball
Study of Non-Ideal Effects on Shock Wave Propagation, Cory Kinney
Ouroboros: The Evolution From Industrialized Mass Production to Auteurism in American Animation, Heather Knott
An Investigation in to Resume Construction and Hiring Decisions: Perceptions of Black Womens Natural Hair, Cassandra Kroon
Compressibility of Fine-Grained Soil in Central Florida, Andre Kruk
The Morpheum Principle, Kyle Kubik
Mechanical Properties of Boron Carbide (B4C), Ruslan Kuliiev
A Shock Tube Chemical Kinetic Study of Ethanol Oxidation at Elevated Pressures, Andrew Laich
Director Methods for High School and Amateur Theatre Implementation, Tyler Leeps