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 2021
Crash Analysis And Development Of Safety Performance Functions For Florida Roads In The Framework Of The Context Classification System, Ma'en Al-Omari
Computational Studies for Extending Understanding of Complex Droplet Breakup Mechanisms, Caroline Anderson
Active Control of Tip Leakage Vortex using DBD Plasma Actuators, Christian Anzalotta
The Green Morocco Plan: A Case Study of the Unintended Consequences of Sustainable Development Initiatives, Sofiya Asedrem
Downregulation of miR-34a via Calorie Restriction Regulates Lipid Metabolism in the Liver of Long-living Ames Dwarf Mice, Sarah Ashiqueali
Beautiful, Terrible Things, Nicole Balsamo
Identifying Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease from the Dakhleh Oasis Kellis 2 Cemetery using ICP-MS, Emily Barron
Index-based Approach with Remote Sensing for the Assessment of Extreme Weather Impact on Watershed Vegetation Dynamics, Kushan Bellanthudawage
Non-lethal Predictors of Organ Level Metal Contaminants in Central Florida Red-shouldered Hawks, Jennifer Bouchenot
Representation of Death in Independent Videogames: Providing a Space for Meaningful Death Reflection, Alexander Boyd
Ruinous Wings, Madison Brake
A Drosophila P5B-Type ATPase is Required for Polyamine Transport, David Brown
Rubicon: The Dialectic, Marcos Carrasco Yanez
Harvesting Heat from Safer, Energy-Dense Slow Pyrolant Mixtures for Future Space Missions, Katerina Chagoya
"Bad Boys" To Bigger Problems: A Study on Masculinity and Mental Health, Yesenia Conde
Bird Abundance and Diversity and the Impact of Oyster Reef Restoration on the Bird Community in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, USA, Jessica Copertino
Their Bodies Flamboyant: An Exploration of Self Through Figuration and Flower, Gabriel Cortese
The Actor and the Iceberg, Christopher Creane
Understanding Variation in Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in UN PKOs: The Role of Military, Police, and Civilian Peacekeepers, Gabriella Cuber
Liminality of Culture in Studio Art: A Biographical Investigation of a Second Generation Filipino American Experience, Danielle Culibao Powell
Impact of Crowder Size on Actin Filament Assembly Kinetics, Bryan Demosthene
Moneyboys, Joshua Deshaies
Doxorubicin-Induced Differential Patterns of Cell Death in the Skeletal Muscle, Fatima Bianca Dessouki
Artistic Science: An Exploration of Dramaturgy through Inquiry-Based Learning for Youth Artists, Sam DiRosa
Predicting Employee Performance: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review on Data Mining Methods, Turku Erengin
Strategies for Successful Mangrove Living Shoreline Stabilizations in Shallow Water Subtropical Estuaries, Rebecca Fillyaw
Numerical Modeling of Shockwave Initiated Combustion of a Hydrogen-Oxygen Mixture Within a Shock Tube, Reed Forehand
Evaluating Carbon Uptake and Storage Potential of Three Pine Species Across Environmental Gradients in Florida, Alicia Formanack
Sunseekers, Rebecca Fox
Combating Performance Anxiety: Reflections of A Personal Anti-anxiety Plan for Onstage and Filmed Media, Megan Friend
High Risk Environmental Conditions Attenuate Distance, Speed, and Performance Efficiency Index in NCAA D1 Female Soccer Players, Maxine Furtado Mesa
The Ogaden War: An Intersection of Local and Global Powers in the Horn of Africa, Luis Garcia
Will It Be OK Boomers?: Effects of Precarious Work on Older Job-Insecure Workers, Alissa Gebben
Understanding Forearm Muscle Coordination in Children, Miguel Gonzalez
Empathy as a Buffer: The Moderating Effect of Trait Empathy on Counterproductive Work Behavior, Amanda Grinley
The Technical World of Warcraft, Derek Hampton
Captivating Bubbles: Creating Lasting Children's Stories Using Animation, Rhythm and Life Experience, Ronald Hargrove
Interactions between Gold Nanoparticles and Immunoglobulin Isotypes, Rick Hassan
Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Studies of Nano-Zinc Oxide, Ryan Heetai
Braving the Discomfort: An Examination of Hate Speech and Racially-Motivated Violence Onstage, and How We Should Approach It, Sarah Hubert
An Analysis of Human Error Management On Aviation Accident Prevention, Jinwook Jeong
An Actor Auditions, Jessica T. Johnson
A Mathematical Model for Predicting Animal Population Persistence on Fragmented Landscapes, Allyson Jones
Investigating Effects of Ribosomal Occupancy on the Production of the Clamp Loader Subunits Tau and Gamma, Akhmetzada Kargazhanov
Dual Beam Frequency Comb FTIR Spectroscopy, Connor Kelly
Speech Entrainment: A Clinical Approach, Hunter Kelly
Invasive Bullfrogs Maintain High Levels of Immune Gene Diversity Despite Elevated Bd Infection Relative to Native Populations, Jacob Lafond
Effects of Endogenous E. coli Molecules on Translational Fidelity, Piotr Lagod
Assessing the Role of Disturbance in Estuarine Fish Community Dynamics, Dakota Lewis
Sympathy for the Devil: A Compassionate Approach to Morally Reprehensible Characters in Drama, Amy Livingston
Initiation of Alcohol Use in College Students, Gabrielle Lynch
A Deep Learning Approach for Learning Human Gait Signature, Alexander Matasa
Incongruous Surrealism within Narrative Animated Film, Daniel McCabe
It Happened Centuries Ago: Using GIS and Spatial Analysis to Map the Quilombo dos Palmares, Charlotte Mills
Solidification Cracking in Binary Al-Cu Alloys Additively Manufactured through Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Keegan Muller
Emotional Availability: A Practice-as-Research Exploration on Acting in Film and Theatre, Janice Munk
Monitoring of Microscopic Traffic Behavior for Safety Applications Using Temporal Logic, Mariam Wessam Hassan Mohamed Nour
Microstructural Development of Inconel 625 Nickel-Based Superalloy as Function of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Parameters, Sofia Nucci
Ground Movements and Vibrations Caused by Impact Pile Driving of Prestressed Concrete Piles in Central Florida, Jorge Enrique Orozco Herrera
The Speech Motor Learning Approach to Apraxia of Speech Treatment via Remote Delivery, Megan O'Toole
Bioarchaeological and Mortuary Patterns at Holtun, Guatemala: Integrating a Comparative Osteobiographic Approach, Horvey Palacios
Monitoring Landscape and Spectral Dynamics of Subtropical Freshwater Wetlands that have Undergone Hydrological Restoration, Sarah Parker
The Intersection Between Multi-voiced Narratives and First-person Narratives of War Fiction: Epistemology and the Meaning of War, Prashant Patel
Victim Blame of Missing People Based on Race and Media Framing, Ciara Peebles
Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Formaldehyde in the Reacting Jet of a High Pressure Axially Staged Combustor, Jason Quiroga
Online Organizational Citizenship Behavior: An Exploration of New Avenues for Prosocial Behavior in the Digital Age, Sarah Rabon
Development of Multi-Scale Characterization Techniques for Stress Corrosion Cracking of Aerospace Alloys, Nicholas Reed
Rules for Living and How I Began to Break Them: The Influence of Creative Practice and Cognitive Dissonance on Personal Growth, Timothy Reid
Simulating Ejecta Blown off the Lunar Surface due to Landing Spacecraft using the Mercury N-body Integrator, Isabel Rivera
Water Damage, Rebecca Rowell
Authoring Health Literacy in the Everyday, Sarah Rumsey
Assessing Opinions Towards Transgender Individuals, Tiffeni Russo
Effectiveness of Digital Interactive Experiment in Learning Outcomes and Engagement, Matin Salemirad
The Effect of Dynamic Span Wise Bending on the Forces of a Pitching Flat Plate, Manoj Prabakar Sargunaraj
Corrective Feedback in L2 Pronunciation: The Learner Lens, Elif Saribas
An Evaluation of the Performance of Proc ARIMA's Identify Statement: A Data-Driven Approach using COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Florida, Fahmida Akter Shahela
Breaking News: The Presence of Framing in Partisan Cable News Network's Coverage of Officers Murdering Black Victims, Andrea Smith
The Death of Beowulf: Exploring the Conception, Process, and Lessons of an Original Solo Performance Based on a Classic, Jeffrey Sneed
Comparing Teacher Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Venezuela and the United States, Maria Spinetti Rincon
Help in the Time of COVID: Informational, Emotional, and Instrumental Support Among Graduate Students During a Pandemic, Teanna Staser
Toward an Arabic Modernism: Politics, Poetics, and the Postcolonial, Alaa Taha
Mutilated Masculinity: Intersections of Disability, Gender, and Mental Health in Modernist Fiction, Sara Thames
For Consumption: Observations of Paint, Food, & Culture, Annette Tojar
Modulation of Actin Filament Severing and Mechanics by Gelsolin in Varying pH Conditions, Claire Toland
Spatio-Temporal Representation for Reasoning with Action Genome, Kesar Tumkur Narasimhamurthy
Long Short-Term Memory with Spin-Based Binary and Non-Binary Neurons, Meghana Reddy Vangala
Low-Profile Wireless Passive Temperature Sensors, Ectis Velazquez