This collection contains Honors in the Major theses completed in Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Using GIS to determine the influence of wetlands on Cayuga Iroquois settlement location strategies, David J. Birnbaum
Women's dynamic role in the United States House of Representatives, Andrew C. Bolender
Leaders and laggards climate change mitigation policy in the European Union and the United States, Astrid Breuer
Political conservatism and its effects on memory and basic recall, Simon M. Caine
Attitude change regarding animal abuse in adults the effect of education and visual aids, Ashley Carter
Gold nanoparticle generation using in situ reduction on a photoresist polymer substrate, Christopher J. Clukay
Political participation and e-petitioning an analysis of the policy-making impact of the Scottish Parliament's e-petition system, Ross D. Cotton
The role of rain in postclassic Maya religious belief, Lillie U. Dao
U.S. foreign policy toward North Korea 1945 to present, Andrew Derewiany
Discrimination of Arabs and Muslims in simulated hiring decisions the role of multiple categorization, perceived job fit, and social dominance, Lindsay Dhanani
Iranian feminism: a comparative evaluation of its impact and future, Anna V. Eskamani
Political socialization: change and stability in political attitudes among and within age cohorts, Michael S. Hale
Relationships among child abuse experiences, social support, and academic success, Amanda Marie Havill
Older adults and online social networking: relating issues of attitudes, expertise, and use, Elise Hernandez
An analysis of the relationship between economic development and demographic characteristics in the United States, Chad M. Heyne
The relationship between genre choice of music and altruistic behavior, Christine Hippler
Human development and institutional design the comparative performance of presidential regimes, Michael A. Hristakopoulos
Size-effect of pd nanoparticles supported on zro2 in the catalytic reduction of no by h2, Young Woo Joh
What is the importance of age at menarche on adult height relative to other known factors?, Pamela M. Kacerosky
Effects of input modality and expertise on workload and video game performance, Travis M. Kent
Investigating the relationship between assertiveness and personality characteristics, Laura K. Kirst
High yield assembly and electron transport investigation of semiconducting-rich local-gated carbon nanotube field effect transistors, Kristy Kormondy
The effects of alcohol based cues virtual reality versus guided imagery, Nicole Labriola
Pre-screen of traits that lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, Krystal A. Lee
Approximation by Bernstein polynomials at the point of discontinuity, Jie Ling Liang
On rights a defense and analysis of rights through natural law, Ramon E. Lopez
The role of attachment in the relationship between child maltreatment and later emotional and behavioral functioning, Amanda F. Lowell
Clerics and commanders an examination of the evolution of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' role in the political economy of Iran, Gregory D. McDowall
Bigger is better? a comparative study of humanitarian efforts of international organizations in Haiti, Crisely Melecio Zambrano
Intolerance of ambiguity and gender differences between humanists and normativists, Jorge I. Mendoza
The relationship between substance abuse and identity development, Joshua J. Mester
The effects of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder on fixations and saccades during a simulated driving task, Jessica R. Michaelis
Missing the consequences misperceptions of the 1967 six-day israeli-arab war, Jonathan Miniello
Examining the relationship between female parents with low perceived control and adolescent child stress, Brendan P. Monaghan
Associations between positive health behaviors and psychological distress, Marlaine Marie Monroig
The Northern Ireland Conflict Feasibility of 21st Century Reunification, Robert O'Brien
Neocolonialism construction and solutions, Stephanie Parenti
The relationship between psychometrically-defined social anxiety and working memory performance, Timothy L. Paskowski
Stress associated with law enforcement work and its effect on conjugal relationships, Patricia S. Peace
A comparitive sic] study on community-based after-school programs to faith-based after-school programs, Angiemil Perez
War in Pakistan the effects of the Pakistani-American War on Terror in Pakistan, Akhtar Qureshi
Fundamental rights in Latin America a comparative study addressing human rights violations in Venezuela, Colombia, and Argentina, Maria Eugenia Rios
Explaining the economic control of Iran by the IRGC, Matthew Douglas Robin
Rand takes on the Constitution an objectivist perspective of the United States Constitution, Farin C. Robinson
UCF student perceptions of a smoke-free campus policy, Alyssa Roman
A comparative study of refugees and idps, Laura Sanchez
Improving eyewitness testimony methods for more accurate recall of events, Ashley M. Schachter
What is appealing? sex and racial differences in perceptions of the physical attractiveness of women, Rachel Sewell
Moral cognition in children an examination of the possible impact of school didactic philosophies, Smit S. Shah
iBully: the impact of gender of bully and victim on perception of cyberbullying and its consequences, Christopher Sharpe
The role of facial appearance in gender categorization, Joshua J. Simpkins
Effect of a human-teacher vs. a robot-teacher on human learning a pilot study, Melissa A. B. Smith
Predictors of presence in virtual reality, Brandon Sollins
An exploration of chronic pain experience, coping and the NEO five factors in high functioning adults, Juliana Stalter
Perceived gender and its effect on attributions toward avatars in the video game Spore, Victoria Marie Sweeney
Sex trafficking Florida's response to the international organized crime, Candice Torres
The struggle for regional hegemony how the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps continues to influence Iraq, Juliana Velasco
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Contemporary Hijra Identity in Guyana: Colonial and Postcolonial Transformations in Hijra Gender Identity, Shainna Ali
Where has the revolution gone? : gender and politics in Nicaragua, Kevin Alvarez
High Numerical Aperture Axial and Transverse Beam Shaping using Diffractive Optics, Craig A. Ament
United States-middle-east relations : the role of economics in foreign policy, Jillian Askren
Effects of partisanship on the municipal budgeting process, Eric S. Austin
The effect of internship experience on perceptions of classroom management of undergraduate teacher candidates, Sarah Lynn Badders
A gluing property for boehmians, Jonathan Beardsley
Syncretism in contemporary pagan purification practices, Sara K. Blackwelder
Democracy in Eastern Europe: society, government, and economy, Jivco Bojinov
From a Bird's Eye View: Using Satellite Imagery to Map and Analyze the Forest Islands of the Llanos De Mojos, Bolivia, Stephanie Boothby
Young women's perceptions of HPV vaccination in the conext of prevention, risk, and sexual norms, Georgia A. Brieck
Haitian earthquake disaster : investigating news media choice, mental health, and altruism, Cristina E. Bryan
Religious affiliation and religiosity : variations on the perceptions of domestic violence, Amelia Brooke Carey
The role of identity on peer conflict and aggression, Jennifer Carter
The effects of the internet on developing democratic principles in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Christian Christoefl
Russian foreign policy in the post-Soviet ERA, Albert Citron
I never forget a face! : memory for faces and individual differences in spatial ability and gender, Sally Clausen
The impact of French colonialism in North Africa : Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, Kaitlyn Crandall
Sderot : an analysis of the marginalization of an Israeli border town population, Ariel Dansky
The effects of introductory speech and communication courses on students' levels of communication appehension, Lee Katherine Davis
Nuclear ambitions in southwest Asia : Israel, Pakistan and Iran, Jean Pascal Deillon
Religiosity and identity among Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic congregants, Reyna Marie Ecker
The Political Potential of Iran's Youth, Ida V. Eskamani
Ethnobotany in Florida : Seminole cosmology and medicinal plant use, Kelin Flanagan
Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia : the limits of US influence on prospective EU membership, Marco S. Funk
The effectiveness of legislative lobbying in the state of Florida, Lauren C. Groh
Peopling of the Americas : the South Pacific route, Michael Anthony Gyurnek
Communication between America's first couple : how the first ladies have shaped the world through pillow talk, Jennie Elizabeth Hayes
An analysis on the development of militancy and violence in West Africa : the Niger Delta, the Maghreb and Sahel, Cote D'ivoire, Austin R. Hooper
Trauma as a predictive factory for performance under stress, Ashley M. Hughes
Concussion history and neuropsychological baseline testing in collegiate football athletes, Amanda Norma Huston
A comparison of University of Central Florida students on religious bigotry and related variables, Benjamin H. Hyman
Psychological and physiological problems associated with the use of antepartum bed rest for prevention of high-risk pregnancies, Krista Marie Jensen
Comparison of prejudice among University of Central Florida students, Sara Khaledpour
The effects of Islam on the political structure of : Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Amal Khan
Never too old, never too young? : exploring stereotypes in the mixed-age college classroom, Brooke L. Lajoie
The Changing Political World: How and Why Young People Vote, Amanda Lorraine Lecheminant
The effect of declining circulation and employment within U.S. newspapers : an analysis of the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq, Nicholas Le Fils
The birth of a revolution : preconditions for successful revolutionary movements, Nathalia Martins