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 2015
Recursive Behavior Recording: Complex Motor Stereotypies and Anatomical Behavior Descriptions, Nathaniel Bobbitt
What We Hide, Ashley Bowcott
Practical Use of Ground Penetrating Radar: A Survey of Coastal Historic Cemeteries in Brevard County, Florida, William Boynton
"A Memorial and a Name": Construction of Public Memory Through Chronotopic Arrangement of Antecedent Genre at Yad Vashem, Emily Brennan
The Artistry of Accessibility: Creating Theatre with and for Students on the Autism Spectrum, Sara Brunow
Finding Consensus Energy Folding Landscapes Between RNA Sequences, Joshua Burbridge
La Sintaxis del Neutro de Materia en Asturiano: Especificidad, Genericidad y la Posicion del Adjetivo, Matthew Burner
When Oppressed Women Attack: Female-Enacted Violence Through Minority American Female Playwrights' Works, Kate Busselle
Quantifying the effects of boat wakes on intertidal oyster reefs in a shallow estuary, Donna Campbell
The Darkside of Stereotypes: The Effects of Crime in the Media on Racial Identity and Emotions, Shantel Campbell
Ascending Mango Hill, Lorri Camueiras
Droplet impact on liquid pools: secondary droplets formation from Rayleigh jet break-up and crown splash, Eduardo Castillo Orozco
Modeling and analysis of a three-species food web with facilitated and intraguild predation, Joshua Castro
Multiculturalism as Reported by the European Online Press: A Qualitative Study on the Manifestation of Othering Discourses, Shomik Chakrabarti
Theoretical And Experimental Investigation Of The Cascading Nature Of Pressure-Swirl Atomization, Pretam Choudhury
Streamlining the Acquisition Process: Systems Analysis for Improving Army Acquisition Corps Officer Management, Shawn Chu-Quinn
Autonomous Quadcopter Videographer, Quiquia Rey Coaguila
A Socio-Economic Assessment of Marine Turtle Eco-tourism, Kendra Cope
The Class Appeal of Marcus Garvey's Propaganda and His Relationship with the Black American Left Through August 1920, Geoffrey Cravero
Low Absorption Liquid Crystal Materials for Midwave Infrared, Amy Creekmore
Lonely Monsters, Patricia Davis
The Normalization Process of Multimodal Composition: The "Unseeing" People of Color, Yumani Davis
The Effect of Landscape Variables on Adult Mosquito (Diptera:Culicidae)Diversity and Behavior, Caitlyn Debevec
Risk Perceptions of Climate Change in International Environmental Negotiations, Christine Dellert
Affective and Autonomic Responses to Erotic Images among Young Women with and without Sexual Difficulties, Natasha De Pesa
FMF assay for assessing vaccine generated antibodies in a biomimetic manner, Vipra Dhir
Directing Stop Kiss by Diana Son within a Nontraditional Training Model, Rebecca Dilks
Welcome to the Club: IGO Socialization and Dyadic Arms Transfers, Joseph Dimino
At Face Value: Investigating Perception Through Photographs, Dominic DiPaolo
How Millennials Engage in Social Media Activism: A Uses and Gratifications Approach, Sasha Dookhoo
Stand-Alone Personalized Normative Feedback for College Student Drinkers: A Meta-Analytic Review, 2004 to 2014, Keri Dotson
Real People Acting Out Interpersonal Issues With Paper Representations, Gary Dufner
Exploring Social Identity through Stable Isotope Analysis in the Kellis 2 Cemetery, Kaitlin East
Phase Transformations and Microstructural Evolution in the U-10 wt.% Mo Alloy with Various Zr Additions at 900C and 650C, Nicholas Eriksson
Strategies for Enhanced Genetic Analysis of Trace DNA from Touch DNA Evidence and Household Dust, Katherine Farash
Examining Multiple Approaches for the Transferability of Safety Performance Functions, Ahmed Tarek Ahmed Farid
Le Temps des Copains: Youth and the Making of Modern France in the Era of Decolonization, 1958-1968, Drew Fedorka
Modeling Network Worm Outbreaks, Evan Foley
Garden Soils: Reviewing the Viability of Soil Phosphate Analyses in the Archaeological Identification of Ancient Maya Kitchen Gardens, Cheryl Foster
Stefano Landi's Arie a una voce and Early Seventeenth-century Italian Guitar Music with Alfabeto Notation, Nicholas Galfond
Spatial Patterns of Raised Fields and Linguistic Diversity in Mojos, Beni, Bolivia, Elimarie Garcia-Cosme
Community Identity and the Archaeological Complex of Túcume, Perú: A Synthesis of Cranial and Dental Nonmetric Variation, Wesley Garrett
The Writing on the Wall: Examining the Literacy Practices of Home Renovation Work, Jennifer Gaskill
Two Tongues, Lana Ghannam
Evaporative Vapor Deposition for Depositing 2D Materials, Kevin Gleason
An Examination of the Progression of Fracture Propagation in Long Bones During the Postmortem Period in Central Florida, Ashley Green
The Relationship Between the Industrial Workers of the World and the Communist Party Shortly After World War I, Michael Gromoll
Catalytic Role of Boron Nitride in the Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate, Kevin Grossman
Psychometric Issues Related to the Tinker Toy Test, Daniel Guzman
Adsorption Behaviour of Polyacrylic Acid on Cerium Oxide Nanostructures: Experimental and Predictive Model, Ali Haghighat Mesbahi
Membrane topology of a broad-spectrum resistance factor responsible for lipid modification in Enterococcus faecium., Jesse Harrison
Porosity Removal of CM247 Ni-base Superalloy using Thermal Heat Treatment without Applied Pressure, Chad Heinrich
Layers of Identity & Privilege in Legislation: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Senate Bill 744, Jessica Hewkin
A Full Coverage Film Cooling Study: The Effect of an Alternating Compound Angle, Justin Hodges
Writes of Spring 2014: Fostering Creativity in Theatre, Education, and Leadership, Alexandra Hodson
Critical Velocity is Associated with Combat Specific Performance Measures in a Special Forces Unit, Mattan Hoffman
Functional Characterization of Green Sorption Media and Scaling of Pilot Studies for Copper Removal in Stormwater Runoff, Cameron Houmann
Response of Streamflow and Sediment Loading in the Apalachicola River, Florida to Climate and Land Use Land Cover Change, Paige Hovenga
Energy Harvesting toward the Vibration Reduction of Turbomachinery Blades via Resonance Frequency Detuning, Taylor Hynds
Characterization of a Spiking Neuron Model via a Linear Approach, Amirhossein Jabalameli
Resource allocation and load-shedding policies based on Markov decision processes for renewable energy generation and storage, Edwards Jimenez
Seeing a Whole Life: Genre and Identity in Occupational Therapy, Stefanie Johnson
Computerized Evaluatution of Microsurgery Skills Training, Payal Jotwani
Evaluation of an Early Classic Round Structure at Santa Rita Corozal, Belize, Rachael Kangas
Quantitative Assessment of the effects of Microbial Degradation of a Simple Hydrocarbon Mixture, Jessica Kindell
Functional Identification of Nucleus Tractus Solitarius (NTS) Barosensitive Neurons: Effect of Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia (CIH), Jenya Kolpakova
Way of the Butterfly: A Journey towards Transformation through Self-portraits In-Between, Masami Koshikawa
The Safe Removal of Frozen Air from the Annulus of a Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank, Angela Krenn
Seeking a Vision, Finding a Voice: Exploring the Musicality of Theatre Through Multidisciplinary Practice, Tara Kromer
The Nuts and Bolts of Leadership Training: A Meta-Analysis, Christina Lacerenza
Understanding the Role of Resources in Writing Center Tutoring Sessions, Megan Lambert
More is not always better: Unpacking the cognitive process underlying introspective psychological measurement, Matthew Lapalme
MIA-mi: Exploring the Affect of Digital Cinema Through Micro-Budget Production Techniques, Yesenia Lima
Hard Luck Baby, Tanya Lipscomb
Determination of Frequency-Based Switch Triggers for Optimal Vibration Reduction via Resonance Frequency Detuning, Garrett Lopp
Bridging Discourse: Connections Between Institutional and Lay Natural Philosophical Texts in Medieval England, Alayne Lorden
Regional Affiliation: An Examination of Rio Viejo Middens as Evidence for Scaled-up Practice at Surrounding Sites., Carlo Lucido
Propagation Failure in Discrete Inhomogeneous Medium Using a Caricature of the Cubic, Elizabeth Lydon
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
An Improved Biosolid Gasifier Model, Hannah McLean
Differential Parenting and Parents' Perceptions of their Children: Can Attachment Help Explain This Relationship?, Meagan Mcswiggan
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
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
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
Cyclic and Impact Resistance of FRP Repaired Poles, Zainab Mohsin
Visions of Race and Gender: Press Coverage of the French Colonial Expositions of 1922 and 1931, Zachary Morgan