This collection contains Honors in the Major theses completed in Sciences.
Theses from 2018
Psychometric Properties of a Working Memory Span Task, Juan M. Alzate Vanegas
Emotional Abuse in College Students: Gender Differences in Psychological Outcomes, Kayla G. Bushong
Crystal Healing Practices in the Western World and Beyond, Kristine D. Carlos
Impact of Increased Green Turtle Nesting on Loggerhead Fitness, Amanda R. Carmichael
"Back" to the Future: An Evaluation of Morphological Integration in Kyphosis, Kristyna L. Ceuninck
The Political Development of Central Florida's I-4 Corridor from 1944 to 2016, Ethan M. Conkwright
On Saturation Numbers of Ramsey-minimal Graphs, Hunter M. Davenport
Whose Sustainability? An Analysis of a Community Farming Program's Food Justice and Environmental Sustainability Agenda, Sarah Davenport
Explaining Variance in Crime Rates Among Florida Counties, Philip M. DiSpirito
Predictors of Job Boredom, Mitchell Eid
Gender's Role in Spanish-Language Journalism- An Examination of How Gender Plays in Hard Vs. Soft News, Victoria R. Elajami
Florida Nonpartisan Trial Court Elections: An Analysis of Voter Turnout and Ballot Roll-Off, Shannon L. Fagan
Obsidian Sourcing Analysis from Chiquiuitan, Guatemala, Sutherland X. Fertig
I’m Being Framed: Phase Retrieval and Frame Dilation in Finite-Dimensional Real Hilbert Spaces, Jason L. Greuling
Oyster Reef Restoration: Impacts on Infaunal Communities in a Shallow Water Estuary, Katherine P. Harris
The Relationship Between Millennials' Attitudes Towards the United States and Their Goals and Personal Constructs, Angelica M. Hernandez
Ceramic Analysis At Ike's Cut, Bahamas Compared With Ft. Liberte, Haiti And El Mango, Cuba, Melissa A. Kays
Surfactant Driven Assembly of Freeze-casted, Polymer-derived Ceramic Nanoparticles on Grapehene Oxide Sheets for Lithium-ion Battery Anodes, Ali Zein Khater
How Defendant Characteristics Affect Sentencing and Conviction in the US, Payton Kuenzli
Reconstructing Ancient Burials at Loma Don Genaro, Alexandra M. Kulenguski
The Effect of Controlling Messages on Doctor-Patient Communication, Kayla A. LaDez
Government and the Intelligence Community: A Case Study on Russia and the United States Government's Effect on Intelligence Systems, Jessica M. Lago
Hopf Bifurcation Analysis of Chaotic Chemical Reactor Model, Daniel Mandragona
Trends in Grave Marker Attributes in Greenwood Cemetery: Orlando, Florida, Erin K. Martin
Memory of Words: A Categorization Task, Paulina Maxim
Variables Influencing Misogyny, Rachel E. McPherson
Why Do Women and Children Join Insurgencies? A Comparative Study of the PKK and the FARC, Stephanie Melendez
Explaining the Difference in Support for President Trump and Senator Rubio in the 2016 Election in Florida, Florencia Miguez Devesa
What Women Want: a Study of Communication, Sex and Personality, Landon C. Morley
Naughty or Nice: An Exploration of Human Sexuality and its Associations to Online Dating Behavior and the "Hook-up" Culture, Ciara Peebles
NATO Enlargement: Poland, The Baltics, Ukraine and Georgia, Christopher M. Radcliffe
Climate Modeling, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, and Tropical Cyclone Forecasting, Thomas Rechtman
Mathematical Models of Mosquito Populations, Hanna Reed
Comparative Headstone Analysis and Photogrammetry of Cemeteries in Orange County, Florida., Tyra Robinson
Infection Dynamics of Herpesvirus in Gopher Tortoises, Joanne Saldanha
The Implications of Domestic Party Ideologies on Refugee Policy: A Case Study of Bangladesh and the Rohingya, Samuel S. Schiffer
Sexualized Music's Effect on Adolescent and Emerging Adult Behavior: a Meta-Analysis, Brittany M. Scholl
Online Product Reviews: Effects of Star Ratings and Valence on Review Perception among Those High and Low in Need for Cognition, Jacquelyn L. Schreck
Filling the House: Engaging a Millennial Performing Arts Audience, Sarah Schreck
Split Deoxyribozyme Probe For Efficient Detection of Highly Structured RNA Targets, Sheila Raquel Solarez
Reconstructing the Vocal Capabilities of Homo Heidelbergensis, a Close Human Ancestor, Austin Blake Stanley
Mobility and Collapse: Stable Isotope Analysis of Oxygen-18 Isotopes from Ancient Mexico, Melanie L. St. Pierre
New Courland, Tobago: A GIS analysis of a 17th-century settlement, Amanda Sumner
Peace Development in East Asia: China, Japan, and South Korea, Yihui Tang
A Content Analysis of Jihadist Magazines: Theoretical Perspectives, Catalina M. Udani
Mutual Gaze Among Strangers, Allie Vaknin
Corruption: Brazil's Everlasting Parasite, Patricia Vilhena
The Student Debt Crisis and Political Polarization in the Millennial Generation, Dylan Wallace
Theses from 2017
Exploration of Bioactive Compounds of Ginger as a Folk Remedy for Migraines, Nathan Vorbes Aleger
To Gender Identity and Beyond: Does Femininity Lead to A Higher Risk Of Depression?, Dana L. Arnold
Predictors of Academic Achievement of Non-Traditional College Students: Opportunities to Catch-Up and Succeed, Angela Bardwell-Owens
Literature Review on the Use of Nucleic Acid-Based Logic Gates for the Detection of Human Diseases, Enrique J. Blanco Martinez
The Effects of Hegemonic Support of Endangered Languages on Language Ideologies, Christy Box
Political Islam and Democracy, Mikellon S. Browne-Michael
Gallai-Ramsey Numbers for C7 with Multiple Colors, Dylan Bruce
Testing of Wrist-Worn-Fitness-Tracking Devices During Cognitive Stress: A Validation Study, Nicole S. Chudy
Social Media and Terrorist Organizations: Observing Success of Recruitment Through Social Media, Vincenzo Cibra
The Future of Narcoterrorism: A Comparative Analysis between Traditional and Contemporary Terrorism and its Implications on Narcoterrorism, Lucy Clement La Rosa
Sexual Assault on College Aged Women: Intersectionality Matters, Dhaneen D. Comeau
Comparing Sexual Cognition and Risk by Gender, Jacquelynne Dauk
Power Distribution of Terahertz Emission from Hexagonal BSCCO Microstrip Antennas, Andrew E. Davis
Leftovers of a Dissolved Empire: Assessing the Political Stability of the Former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Georgia, and the Ukraine, Taraleigh Davis
Using Low-Coherence Interferometry to Monitor Cell Invasion in an in-vitro Model System, Behnaz Davoudi Nasab
A Study of Semantic Processing Performance, Daryn A. Dever
Political Ecology of Medicinal Plant Use in Rural Nepal: Globalization, Environmental Degradation, and Cultural Transformation, Emily Dovydaitis
Ugh…Statistics! College Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Statistics, Drew A. Doyle
What Happened To Sanders? Millennials Analyses of the 2016 Election Post-Primaries, Jacquelyn R. Fernandez
An RNAi Screen to Identify Components of a Polyamine Transport System, Adam J. Foley
Education Policy in Florida: Explaining County-Level Approval of the 2002 Constitutional Amendments, Rachel M. Friant
A Formal Study of Applied Ancient Water Management Techniques In the Present Water Crisis, Jesann M. Gonzalez Cruz
Views of Reality: Perceptions of Police Responses to Mentally Ill People, Kiara L. Gonzalez Cruz
Politics and the Application of Law: Crime Construction and Police Power, Komysha Hassan
The Relationship Between Perceived Gender Discrimination and Counterproductive Work Behaviors, Rachel Jaffe
A Measurement of Campus Presence: The Cognitive Link Between Campus Engagement and Positive Outcomes in College Students, Daniel M. Kleiman
Scaling of Spectra of Cantor-Type Measures and Some Number Theoretic Considerations, Isabelle Kraus
A Contemporary Analysis and Comparison of Kurdish National Movements: Syria, Iraq, and Turkey, Grayson Lanza
Foreign Influences on Contemporary Japanese Remilitarization: The United States, North Korea, and China, Allison Lee
Archaeological GIS Analysis of Raised Field Agriculture in the Bolivian Amazon, Thomas W. Lee
Prevalence of Dental Pathology in a Juvenile Population from the Ancient Maya site of Altun Ha, Lindsey D. Lefebvre
Do Different Personality Types Differ in Level of Confirmation Bias?, Allison J. Long
How Disgust, Physiological Activity and Moral Foundations May Predict Political Attitudes and Religious Beliefs: A Systematic Review, Kayla M. Mannion
The Relationship Between Sleep, Working Memory, and Decision Making in Young and Old Adult Populations, Melissa G. Merz
Domestic Parent-Child Interaction Problems and Working Memory: The Mediating Role of Inattentive ADHD Symptoms, Svetha Mohan
Real Loneliness and Artificial Companionship: Looking for Social Connections in Technology, Fernando L. Montalvo
Predicting Patients' Trust in Physicians from Personality Variables, Ethnicity, and Gender, Zoreed A. Mukhtar
The Empowerment of Women in the Middle East, Ailbhe M. Rice
Conflict Recurrence in Rwanda and Burundi, Kellan H. Ritter
What Impact is Felony Disenfranchisement Having on Hispanics in Florida?, Angel E. Sanchez
The European Immigration Crisis: An Analysis of how Terror Attacks have Affected Immigrant and Refugee Populations in Western Europe, Taylor M. Scimeca
The Sound of Politics: An Examination of Political Orientations and Musical Preferences Among College Aged Adults, Omari Stringer
Temperature Dependence of Dynamical Spin Injection in a Superconducting Niobium Thin Film, Tyler S. Townsend
African American Mothers' Narratives of Breastfeeding Support from Healthcare Providers, Tessa Treadwell
Positive Psychology Coursework and Subjective Wellbeing, Heather E. Walker
The Colonial Legacies of Trade Agreements with the European Union, Mia R. Warshofsky
Comparative Analysis of Development Strategies: Poland, Serbia, and Ukraine, Lubba Wintzer
Is Migrant Integration Policy Converging in Europe? A Comparison of EU-12 and EU-15 States, Steven Zuardo
Theses from 2016
Individual Differences of Directed Forgetting, Griselda Alavez