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 2018
Equivalency Analysis of Sidestick Controller Modes During Manual Flight, Alex Rummel
Examining Users' Application Permissions On Android Mobile Devices, Muhammad Safi
An Analysis of Terrorism and Mental Health in Mass Shootings as Perceived by the Media, Amairini Sanchez
The American Black Body: Materials,Symbols, and Representations from a Perceived African American, Christopher Santos
PG-VTV Biogenesis Requires ATP to Facilitate Phosphorylation of Syntaxin 17, Anika Saxena
Revisiting Roadside Attractions: A "Deep Dive" into Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs, Rebecca Schwandt
Single Mode Wavelength-Tunable Thulium Fiber, Dong Jin Shin
The Evolution of Shared Responsibility and Instructional Risk Communication in Brazil's Campaign against the Zika Virus, Rodrigo Soares
Compressible Turbulent Flame Speed of Highly Turbulent Standing Flames, Jonathan Sosa
Minimal Effects of Moderate Normobaric Hypoxia on the Upper-Body Work-Time Relationship in Recreationally-Active Women, Tristan Starling-Smith
Disinfection By-Product Reduction Study of a Small Central Florida Public Water System, Paul Staubus
Childhood Experiences and Domestic Violence: The Role that Interpartner Violence Plays in Relationship Functioning and Parenting Behaviors in Adulthood., J'Nelle Stephenson
Whatever Happened to Blackwater RD.?: A Visual Documentary Concerning Achievement in the Face of Failure, Michael Stephenson
The Effects of Regulatory Orientation on Subjective Task Values, Ability Beliefs, and Gameplay in a Grammar Editing Computer Game, Stephen Strnad
Life Partner Perceptions of the Emotional Impact of Stuttering, Athanasia Svenning
Acute Effects of Placebo and Open-Label Placebo Treatments on Muscle Strength, Voluntary Activation, and Neuromuscular Fatigue., Alina Swafford
Large Scale Cryogenic Storage With Active Refrigeration, Adam Swanger
Influence of Transverse Slot Jet on Premixed Flame Acceleration, Dylan Tarrant
Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Inhibit Doxorubicin-Induced Pyroptosis in Cell Culture Models, Zahra Tavakoli Dargani
Structural Inclusion Tools for Theatre Teaching Artists, Leah Thomas
Sanford, DeBary Hall and the New South Movement in Central Florida, Sarah Thorncroft
Nanofiltration of Perfluorinated Compounds as a Function of Water Matrix Properties, Hadi Toure
Violence, Religion and Politics: The Late Republic and Augustan Age, Matthew Tuggle
The Effect of Martensite-Fractions Assumptions In Shape Memory Alloy Springs, Christian Vazquez
Red Tide and Other Stories, Heather Vazquez
Qualitative and Quantitative Elemental Composition Analysis of the Surrounding Pollen Coating via ICP-MS, Brandy Voyer
Nondestructive Testing Methods Aided Via Numerical Computation Models for Various Critical Aerospace Power Generation Systems, Peter Warren
Small Nothings, Leah Washburn
Do Variations in Service Delivery Models Influence Parents' Perspectives in the Early Intervention Program?, Andrasne Weiszhaupt
Exacerbation of ΔEFP Sickness in Escherichia coli By an Uncharacterized RNA Helicase, Robert Wingo
Audience Engagement in Theatre for Young Audiences: Teaching Artistry to Cultivate Tomorrow's Theatre-Goers, Julie Woods-Robinson
Exploring FPGA Implementation for Binarized Neural Network Inference, Li Yang
Mechanism Design of a Compact 4-DOF Robotic Needle Guide for MRI-Guided Prostate Intervention, Shihao Zhang
Investigation of Factors Contributing to Fog-Related Single Vehicle Crashes, Jiazheng Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Predicting Gun Ownership in America: Birth Cohort, Political Views, and Attitudes Towards Gun Control Legislation, Jared Adams
Dialectics of Microbudget Cinema, Milos Ajdinovic
When Our Cities Hollowed, Hana Al-Harastani
Investigating and Modeling the Impacts of Illegal U-Turn Violations at Medials Located on Florida's Limited Access Highways, Omar Al-Sahili
Because You Are Beautiful and Dead, Yvonne Amey
Agents of Change: Producing the Palpable from the Intangible through the Human Experience, Chealsea Anagnoson
Ok, Ladies, Now Let's Get Information: Recognizing Moments of Rhetorical Identification in Beyonce's Digital Activism, Garrett Arban
Moving Water, Alexandra Arend
Implementation of Optical Interferometry and Spectral Reflectometry for High Fidelity Thin Film Measurements, Armando Arends-Rodriguez
Effects of an Acute High-Volume Isokinetic Intervention on Circulating Levels of TNF-α and STNFR: Influence of Age, Eliott Arroyo Delgado
Los Heroes y Minerva en la Narracion del Libro de Caballerias Cristalian de Espana de Beatriz Bernal, Lorena Ascencio
Ultra-Efficient Cascaded Buck-Boost Converter, Anirudh Ashok Pise
Heavy Hit Me, Shauna Basques
Analysis of Pedestrian Crash Characteristics and Contributing Causes in Central Florida, Zainb Bianco
Online Neuro-Adaptive Learning For Power System Dynamic State Estimation, Rahul Birari
The Sleepless Ouroboros, Grant Bohl
The Communicative Value of EMR Education: Medical Students' Perceptions of Introductions to EMRs, Justiss Burry
The Effectiveness of Child Restraint and Bicycle Helmet Policies to Improve Road Safety, Claudia Bustamante
Design and Production of an Episodic Online Animation: Cairns of Apeiron, Andrew Cadieux
Effects of Surfactant Concentrations on Perovskite Emitters Embedded in Polystyrene, Eric Calkins
Mechanism of Actin Bundle Assembly, Mechanics and Structure by Ion Interaction, Nicholas Castaneda
Scientific transformations: a philosophical and historical analysis of cosmology from Copernicus to Newton, Manuel-Albert Castillo
Playing with Usability: Why Technical Communicators Should Examine Mobile Games, Alexandra Cata
Using Biomarkers to Assess the Migratory Ecology and Reproduction of the Florida Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Ryan Chabot
Against the Flow: A Nineteenth Century Watermill in Central Florida, Elizabeth Chance Campbell
Natural Disasters, Rebecca Cobb
Intrinsic Factors Affecting Decomposition Changes in Archaeological Head Hair from Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, Kathleen Cole
Photothermal Lensing in Mid-Infrared Materials, Justin Cook
Optimizing Laboratory Pyrolysis Methods to Compliment Real World Fire Debris, Richard Coulson
Design and Modeling of a Heat Exchanger for Porous Combustor Powered Steam Generators in Automotive Industry, Apratim Dasgupta
The Effect of Parental Population Density on Offspring Immune Function, Dana Davis
An Anthropological Study of Eating Perspectives, Meal Composition, and Food Choices Among Diverse Student Populations, Chelsea Daws
Rhetoric of Imagery: Gendering and Consumption Throughout Interwar American Advertisment, Natalie Delgado
Creating a Digital Exhibit on the Colonial Fur Trade in Florida: A Public History / Digital History Project, Benjamin DiBiase
Images of Nostalgia: An Exploration of the Creation of Recollection Through Visual Media, Allyson Dickerson
Pioneer of Self: An Intimate Retrospective, Juliet Diienno
Everyday Monsters: Stories, Brian Druckenmiller
Beyond Panels Interactive Storytelling: Developing a Framework for Highly Emotive Narrative Experiences on Mobile Devices, Michael Joseph Eakins
Ichetucknee Springs: Measuring the Effects of Visitors on Water Quality Parameters through Continuous Monitoring., Sarah Faraji
Wrong-Way Driving: A Regional Approach To A Regional Problem, Md. Omar Faruk
Crafting Craft Beer Brands: An Examination of identity, Community, and Growth in Orlando Area Craft Breweries, Dylan Fehribach
Statistical Analysis of Multi-Row Film Cooling Flowfields, Craig Fernandes
Keep Your Thoughts Off My Body: Social Attitudes Toward Rape-Related Abortions, Ketty Fernandez
Effects of an Acute High-Volume Isokinetic Intervention on Inflammatory and Strength Changes: Influence of Age, Joseph Gordon
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Combat Experience? A Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy Study of Trauma-related Auditory and Olfactory Cues, Michael Gramlich
Rebirth of the Renaissance Man: Creating Actor Agency through Ensemble Theatre, Kody Grassett
The Ability to Critically Evaluate Research Literature in Speech-Language Pathology, David Gregorio
Abortion Attitudes and Subjective Religiosity: Examining a Fourfold Typology, Christopher Guido
Implementation of Refining Statements in OpenJML and Verification of Higher Order Methods with Model Program Specifications, Sai Chandesh Gurramkonda
GIS Analysis of Obsidian Artifacts distribution at Holtun from the Preclassic through the Classic Periods., Melvin Guzman Piedrasanta
83 Orange Peels, Klara Hammoud
Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement Within a Concentric Annulus, Alexander Hanhold
Determinants of Terrorist Target Selection: A Quantitative Analysis, Taylor Haywood
Cafeteria Culture: An Anthropological Approach to Lunchtime in a Central Florida Elementary School, Emily Herrington
Reducing Sulfuric Acid Pretreatment in a Nanofiltration Process Treating Surficial Groundwater, Carlyn Higgins
A Multiagent Q-learning-based Restoration Algorithm for Resilient Distribution System Operation, Jungseok Hong
Mucking About: Hydrologic Regime and Soil Carbon Storage in Restored Subtropical Wetlands, Alicia Huber
Youth Labor Market Conditions and the NEET Population in the EU: Do Poor Labor Market Opportunities Discourage Youth?, Jennifer Hudson