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 2019
Biomass Density Based Adjustment of LiDAR-derived Digital Elevation Models: A Machine Learning Approach, Khalid Abdelwahab
Miami-Dade Task Force: A Content Analysis of How Coastal Communities View Sea Level Rise as a Threat, Francisco Alvaro
A Deep Learning Approach to Diagnosing Schizophrenia, Justin Barry
Pine, Aphids, and Parasitoid Wasps: Patterns of Cospeciation and Host Switches in a Tri-trophic System, Amber Bass
Development of Filial Obligation in Young Adults: An Examination of Crisis and Lifespan Theory, Rachel Bassett
Modeling Disease Impact of Vibrio-Phage Interactions, Christopher Botelho
Success Rate of Student Accessibility Services Determined by Students Cumulative Grade Point Average, Christine Brown
Hurricane Maria: A Qualitative Study of Recently Displaced Students to the State of Florida, Esmeralda Cabrera
Point Cloud Technology for Analysis of Existing Structures, Jacob Cano
The Invisible Men: Analyzing the Virtual Subculture of England's Punters, Ashley Christensen
Conceptualizing the Role of Severity in Counterproductive Work Behavior: Predicting Employee Engagement in Minor and Severe CWBs, Katherine Ciarlante
Alpha-Tocopherol Reduces VLDL Secretion Through Modulation of the VLDL Transport Vesicle, Ryan Clay
From the Temple to the Synagogue: Exploring Changes in Judaism After the Fall of the Second Temple, Adam Cohen
Living with Cain: Associations Among Sibling Trauma, Sibling Aggression, Social Adaptability, and Risk Taking in College, Chad Collins
Stepping Outside of Yourself: Social Anxiety, Dissociation, Alcohol Consequences, and Relationship Satisfaction, Matthew Cook
Environmental Correlates of Sensory Sampling Rate in the Electrosensory System of Neotropical Electric Fishes, Ericka Vanessa Correa Roldan
Fashioning Society: The Use of Facial Adornments for Social Identification in Late Postclassic Tlaxcallan, Mexico, Angelica Costa
Let's Take a Selfie! Living in a Snapchat Beauty Filtered World:The Impact it Has on Women's Beauty Perceptions, Angelina Cruz
Group Composition Characteristics as Predictors of Shared Leadership: An Exploration of Competing Models of Shared Leadership Emergence, Richard Currie
Factors Contributing to Low Adequate Prenatal Care Rates in Orange County, Florida, Lauren Daniel
How Change Started to Come: Examining Rhythm and Blues and Southern Identity, Jennifer Davis
Victimization and Health Experiences for TGNC Individuals in Women's Prisons, Kristina Davis
Appropriate Adjective: Executive Authority and the Classification of Enemy Combatants, Taraleigh Davis
Performing Feminism: Boy Gets Girl During the #MeToo Movement, Amanda Dayton
A Smart UAV Platform for Railroad Inspection, Ryan Debevec
The Storm, Kara Delemeester
Resource Optimization in Visible Light Communication Using Internet of Things, Akash Dey
The Knitting Witch, Katherine Ervin
Predicting Students' Academic Performance with Decision Tree and Neural Network, Junshuai Feng
Local Community Influences on Interpretation at Historical Sites and Museums, Jason FitzGerald
How Political Violence Helps Explain Organized Crime: A Case Study of Mexico's "War on Drugs", Alanna Fulk
Government Respect for Human Rights and their Relation to Shadow Economic Activity, Christopher Gahagan
Fluid Flow Characteristics of a Co-Flow Fluidic Slot Jet Thrust Augmentation Propulsion System, Brian Garrett
Readability of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Persons with Aphasia, Sara Gray
Realtime Editing in Virtual Reality for Room Scale Scans, Charles Greenwood
Estimation of Weaning Patterns in the Elite Meroitic Population (8-B-5.A) from Sai Island, Sudan Using Stable Nitrogen and Carbon Isotopes, Rachel Gregoire
Waking Up White: The Search For Black Happiness, Jason Gregory
A Narrative Research Study of Self-Selected Tracking on Motivation in 10th Grade English Language Arts Classes, Audra Greuel
The Wonder Women: Understanding Feminism in Cosplay Performance, Amber Grissom
The Unacceptable Rise: An Investigation of School Shootings in the United States, Tracy Gulliford
The Effects of Dynamic Versus Isometric Postactivation Potentiation on Collegiate Female Rowers, Idan Harat
Identification and Functional Characterization of a Long Non-coding RNA associated with Prostate Cancer, Md Faqrul Hasan
Central Florida School Districts' Responses to Hispanic Growth, 1980-2010, Kendra Hazen
The Role of Resilience on Second-Victim Outcomes: Examining Individual and External Factors of Medical Professionals, Claudia Hernandez
Caregiver-proxy and Individual with Aphasia Self-report Agreement on the Modified Perceived Stress Scale and Mutuality Scale, Nelson Hernandez
Bending the Binary: Effects of Nonbinary Gender Media Representations on Disposition Formation and Media Enjoyment, Diana Higley
Analytical and Numerical Investigations of the Kudryashov Generalized KdV Equation, William Hilton
ATP Induced Molecular Disassembly of Cytolethal Distending Toxin's B/C Heterodimer, George Huhn
Asteroid Surfaces: The Importance of Cohesive Forces, Keanna Jardine
Selenium vs. Sulfur: Investigating the Substrate Specificity of a Selenocysteine Lyase, Michael Johnstone
Characterization of Florida Landfills with Elevated Temperatures, Ryan Joslyn
Changing the Channel: A Study of Agenda, Immersion and Social Commentary in Art, Nicholas Kalemba
The Effects of Japanese Ryokan Attributes on Perceived Values and Purchase Intention, Ryuichi Karakawa
Health Literacy Intervention to Influence Choices Made by Students in a Title I School Who Receive Free Lunch, Melissa Kent
Zika Virus-induced Lysis of Cervical Cancer Cells, Harini Krishnapura
The Rhetoric of Camp: Adam Lambert's Identification and Division Strategies in His American Idol Performances, Isabelle Lanthier
Comparative Analysis of the Relationship between State Security and Ethnic Minority Oppression, Grayson Lanza
Gender Performance in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Amanda Lee
Mindful Acting, Terence Lee
Understanding Sediment Biogeochemistry and the Role of Juvenile Oysters on Recently Restored Eastern Oyster Reefs, Bryan Locher
The Profession of Modeling and Simulations: Unifying the Organization, John Lord
Expanding and Shedding the Self: Processing Selfdom Through Painting, Theresa Lucey
Unraveling the Role of Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (Pnmt+) Cells In-vivo, Sanjana Manja
Ultrasound Measured Flexor Muscle Thickness in the Forearms of Rock Climbers, Michael Marsala
Performing Bernarda: Activating Power and Identity, Ana Martinez Medina
Overkill: A First Run Definition, Traccy Martins
I Have Questions, Lorena Matejowsky
A Randomized Control Trial of Video Modeling for Enacting Skill Change in a Group of Trainee Therapists, Brandon Matsumiya
Modeling and Transient Simulation of a Fully Integrated Multi-Pressure Heat Recovery Steam Generator Using Siemens T3000, Jonathan McConnell
The Long and Short of It, Ciera McElroy
An Ethnographic Study Examining the Effect of Teachers' Socio-Political Bias on Latinx Students and School Culture, Jessica McMaster
Making Our Voices Heard: Power and Citizenship in Central Florida's Black Communities, Gramond McPherson
Efficient String Graph Construction Algorithm, S.M. Iqbal Morshed
The Creation and Validation of a Compromising Scale for Nurses, Matthew Ng
Implementation of the Roles and Responsibilities of Speech Language Pathologists in the Schools, Tamar Nir
The Ecology of Central Florida's Thief Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Solenopsis), Leo Ohyama
Teachers' Perceptions of Safety Regarding School Shootings, Megan Olive
Shape Recovery Behavior of Carbon Nanopaper Shape Memory Polymer Composite, Veli Bugra Ozdemir
Weathering the Storm: Effects of Storm Periods on Ancient Populations of Coastal Florida, Brett Parbus
The Natural Exile: A Study Of Twenty-First Century Cuban-American Narratives Focusing On The Elderly's Plight, Jasmine Parson
Filament Plasma Density Enhancement Using Two Co-Propagating Beams, Jessica Pena
Grandma Got Passed Over by a Manager: The Intersection of Age and Gender in Hiring, Alyssa Perez
Protective Behavioral Strategies and Alcohol-Related Sex Among College Students, Roselyn Peterson
Energy Expenditure and Stability During Self-Paced Walking on Different Slopes, Alanna Raffaelli
Improving Traffic Safety at School Zones by Engineering and Operational Countermeasures, Md Hasibur Rahman
Applications of Deep Learning Models for Traffic Prediction Problems, Rezaur Rahman
Classifying and Predicting Walking Speed From Electroencephalography Data, Allen Rahrooh
Variable Fluid Flow Regimes Alter Endothelial Adherens Junctions and Tight Junctions, Dilshan Ranadewa
The Poems You Don't Own, Emma Reinhardt
The Relativistic Harmonic Oscillator and the Generalization of Lewis' Invariant, Daniel Reinhart
Wealth Over Health? An Analysis of Macro-Level Factors That Influence Public Opinion on Health Care Policy, Jacquelyn Reiss
The Effects of a 10-week Judo Program on Cortisol and Stress in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Justine Renziehausen
Conceptualization and Fabrication of a Bioinspired Mobile Robot Actuated by Shape Memory Alloy Springs, Lietsel Richardson