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Sciences Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A collection of Sciences Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.

Theses/Dissertations from 2026 2026

Investigating the Association Between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH): A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Savannah L. Adams

Charge Transport Modeling of Multifunctional Molecular Transistors, Romena Akter

Structural Optimization and Analytical Applications of Thioflavin T-Activating Light-Up DNA Aptamer, Shaleh Alazmi

The Role of Personality Traits in the Relationship Between Executive Functioning and Identity Dimensions, Faith Alexander

Learning Weibull Loss Severity Models From Truncated And Censored Data, Majed Alkhasha

Robust Linking Estimation in Item Response Theory Using Quantile Regression: Applications to the Graded Response and Generalized Partial Credit Models, Ibrahim Almansour

Robust Deep Learning One-Class Classification, Shahd Alnofaie

First-Principles Insights Into Electronic And Magnetic Structure At Hybrid Interfaces And Low-Dimensional Materials And Reaction On Surfaces, Bushra Ashraf

A Test of the Three-Step Theory: Examining Pain, Hopelessness, and Suicidal Desire Among College Students, Shelby Baker

Investigating Effects of the Macroalga Caulerpa prolifera on Restoration of the Seagrass Halodule wrightii in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, Luciana M. Banquero

Understanding the Potential Biogeochemical Effects of Alternative Restoration Materials: A Study of Basalt and Other Materials, Cadie L. Barnes

Professional Identity Development in STEM Undergraduate Students: A study of Influences and Student Perceptions of their Impact, Cameron R. Bechard

Investigation of Exotic Phenomena in Topological Quantum Materials, Iftakhar Bin Elius

Regional Standardization, Community Idiosyncrasy: Comparative Analysis of Ritual Deposits in the Lower Río Verde Valley, Oaxaca, During the Terminal Formative Period, Grace Bonnett

Do Fair Schedules Matter? Work-Home Conflict and Justice in Emergency Medicine, Maresca J. Brand

Voice Masculinization Therapy: Examining the Therapeutic Approaches, Acoustic Outcomes, and Impact on Vocal Health, Karilyn G. Brudzinski Ms.

Applying Harm Reduction To Binge-Eating Disorder: Protective Behavioral Strategies Against Uncontrolled Eating, Emily Burr

Closing the Gap: Examining Late Enrollment as a Strategic Communications Problem, Shayla Faye Cannady

Club Sport Injury Rates, Injury Characteristics, Functional Movement Screen Relationships, and Impact of Core Training, Rebecca Carson

Designing Ai-Mediated Feedback In Communication Education: Student Perceptions, Performance, And Pedagogical Implications, Alejandro X. Colon

Motivational Interviewing Impact on Provider Burnout, Julie Cook

Two Views of a Coupled Natural-Human System: Florida's Fisheries as Seen through the Lens of Habitat and People, Christopher Crowder

An Empirical Comparison of K-Nearest-Neighbors and Logistic Regression Classification Models, Jackson Cushing

A Reconstruction Method For The Anisotropic Electrical Conductivity In A Hybrid Planar Inverse Problem, Athanasios Dimitriadis

Independent and Interacting Effects of Co-Presence and Social Media 'Likes' on Online Disinhibition, Margaret M. Doheny

Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics, Mechanics and Structures Modulated by Gelsolin, Intracellular Environmental Factors, and Nanomaterials, Taylor V. Douglas

Approaching Renewable Energy-Conversion Technologies from the Bottom-Up, Thomas Egan

Repeatability And Reproducibility Of Likelihood Ratio Estimation For Forensics Using Machine Learning: An Application To In-Silico Fire Debris Data, Cameron Ezazi

Lost Innocence, Found Martyrdom: Childhood War Exposure, Narratives, and Militancy in Hezbollah, Léa Faure

Detecting Error in AI-Generated Text: The Effects of Authorship and Word Presentation Speed, Gabriela Flores Cruz

Gaining Voice, Creating Opportunity: An Exploration of Non-Native English-Speaking Students’ Sources of Self-Efficacy in U.S. College Public Speaking Classrooms, Desiree M M Flores-Molina

Reticular Chemistry for the Design and Study of Functional and Photoredox Active Metal-Organic Frameworks, Jacob I. Furst

Carbaryl Exposure Alters Gut Microbiome Composition Without Affecting Morphometrics In Eastern Purple Martin (Progne Subis Subis) Nestlings, Stephanie A. Gaspar

Physical Activity and Health Outcomes in Children with Dyslexia During Summer versus School Months, Tina J. Glatz

Ecological and Evolutionary Divergence of a Shared Sympatric Color Polymorphism in Paracirrhites Hawkfish, Samuel Greaves

Deciphering ultrafast photoinduced and photocatalytic reaction dynamics on oxide surfaces: direct detection of radical intermediates, fragment trapping, and carbon–carbon, carbon–oxygen, and carbon–hydrogen bond formation pathways, Aakash Gupta

Where Did All the Democrats Go? An Analysis of Defection and Disengagement of Biden 2020 Voters in the 2024 Election, Scott S. Healy

L-Estimation of the Enriched Truncated Exponentiated Generalized Family of Distributions, Amina Issoufou Anaroua

Development and Application of Robust DFT-Based Machine Learned Interatomic Potentials for Simulating and Understanding Dynamics on Solid Surfaces and at Liquid-Solid Interfaces, John W. Janisch

Fear, Uncertainty, And The Chilling Effect: A Case Study Of Organizational Racialized Omission, Annie Jones

Homoplasy of Maxillary Orthognathism In Derived Homo, Jared Jordan

Exploring the Temporal Context of Abusive Supervision, Alexandra Kandah

Gratitude as Social Information: How Leader and Follower Gratitude Expressions Influence First-Level Supervisors’ Work Experiences, Meghan E. Kane

The Odyssey of Emotion Regulation in Extremis: How Challenges Lead to Team States Through Regulation and Psychological Safety in ICE, Andres Kaosaar

The Impact of Criminal Justice System Contact on Adolescents in the U.S.: Prescription Drug Misuse, Marijuana Use, Health Outcomes, and Demographic Characteristics, Fadime Gokce Karaaslan

Data-Driven Algorithms for Generalized Low-Rank Matrix Recovery, Chandra S. Kundu

Odd colorings of graphs with maximum degree and surface conditions, Matthew Kyle

Between the Lines: A Marginal Colophon, Jean Paul La Chapelle Senior

Coordinated Whole-Body Dynamic Pressing and Reaction Inhibition — Impact of High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise and Dehydration, Modesto A. Lebron

Reliability Of Staged Maximal Aerobic Capacity Protocol Using A Combined Upper- And Lower-Body Air-Braked Ergometer, Jack J. Livingston

Computational Regolith Mechanics and Instrumentation Development for Lunar Exploration and Resource Utilization, Jared M. Long-Fox

Bridging the Gap: How Sociodemographic Factors Shape Adults’ Decisions to Pursue Hearing Aids, Logan Lorié

Social Support as an Effect Modifier of the assocation between drug-use related stigma and history of substance use during pregnancy among women who use unprescribed opioids in New York City: A Cross-Sectional Study, Isabelle C. Lynch

Hunter. Hunted. Human: Warfighters' Emotional Responses to Weapons in Tactical & Strategic Context, Simon Mace

Behavioral Economic Factors Implicated in Young Adult Drinking in the Natural Environment: An EMA Study, Tatiana Magri

Appraising the Uniform: Stress, Predisposition, and Trust in Police among Latin American and U.S. Latino Populations, Maren J. Mainx

Viral Dynamics Across Managed and Wild Pollinators: Integrating Immunity, Ecology, and Community Structure, Allison Malay

Communication College Students and their Career Readiness: An Evaluation from the Employer's Perspective, Carson Mann

Development of the Simultaneous Alcohol and Cannabis Use Expectancy Questionnaire (SAC-EQ), Shane D. Marohnic

Comparison Study of Classical and Quantum Methods for Least Squares Support Vector Data Description, Michelle Miller

The Role of Adolescent Attachment in the Relationship Between Trauma and Identity, Ellie Mitova

The Intersection of Abuse, Child Welfare, and the Law for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: Gender Violence as an Antagonistic Social Force, Julio Montanez

Determination of Common Fentanyl Analog Metabolites for Rapid Identification, Jillian Morgan

Revolution in the age of social media: A mathematical model for information, dissent, and stability, Killian Muollo

Quantifying the Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Two Marine Mammal Species With Agent-Based Models, Landon S. Myers

Show Me The Money: Candidate Attributes, Fundraising, and the Impact on Congressional Representation., Dhanya Nair

The Role of Alcohol Expectancies in the Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Protective Behavioral Strategies Among College Students, Jordan Ortman

The Biosynthesis of the Natural Product N-Nitroglycine, Gabriel Padilla

Multi-Scale Drivers of Beetle Biodiversity in a Rapidly Urbanizing Region, Alessandra Pandolfi

Do Emerging Social Media Platforms Shape the Gender Gap in Surveillance Political Knowledge?, Saskia Papsova

Cracking the Code of AI Autonomy: Examining the Role of Challenge and Hindrance Appraisals and AI Literacy in Task Satisfaction, Rujuta Parekar

A Theoretical Study Of Molecular Photoionization: Applications To Molecules Of Astrophysical And Atmospheric Interest, Conner Penson

Perspectives Of Poetry: Peering Into Poetry And Aphasia, Kristian M. Perez

A Sensory Ecology of Fear: Moonlight-Mediated Predation Risk and Foraging Behavior in Neotropical Electric Fish, Chiu Lok Poon

Examining Attrition In Rtms For Smoking Cessation: The Roles Of Perceived Research Burden And Delay Discounting, Miranda Proctor

Monitoring Shifts in Estuarine Microbial Communities: A DNA-Metabarcoding Approach, Ashley M. Reaume

Old Maps of the New World & New Theories on the European Encounter with La Florida: An Historical Archaeological and Four Field Anthropological Approach to Peter Apian's Cosmographia (1575), Emerson S F Richards

Modeling Hazard Perception Learning in Novice Drivers With Autism: A Multimodal Simulation-based Study, Erik J. Sand

Source Credibility and Chatbots: How Design Factors Impact Chatbot Effectiveness, Kristen M. Schmidt

Visual Cues of Human-Likeness, Not Salience, Impact Trust-Related Human-Computer Interaction, Jordan Schotz

Concept Drift Detection for Streaming Data Using One-Class Classification, Poorna Sandamini Senaratne

TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read): Examining the Assessment and Causes of Careless Responding within Experimental Vignette Studies, David L. Sexton Jr.

Surface-Localized Reactivity In Functional Nanomaterials: Polydopamine-Mediated Metal Deposition And Copper-Loaded Cellulose Antimicrobials, Bhanu Sharma

Revisiting the foundation of strategic core theory: Informal roles and teamwork roles in work team centrality, Allen Thomas Shorey

Code-Switching, Identity-Shifting, and Identity Distress Among Black Undergraduate Women Attending Predominantly White Institutions, Erin Smith

Exercise-Induced Muscle Swelling and Impedance Changes of the Elbow Flexor, Sofea Smith

Feudal Leader Independent Proximal Policy Optimization for Fully Autonomous Simulated Agents, Austin T. Starken

Examining Relationships Between Pre-Arrival Information, Perceived Preparedness, and Distressing Call Outcomes Among Firefighters, Victoria L. Steigerwald

The Reliability, Validity, and Sensitivity of Physical Working Capacity at the Pain Intensity Threshold, Danielle A. Sterner

Elucidating the active site and role of the heme cofactor in the protein N-Nitroglycine Lyase A, Kara Ann Strickland

Association of Social Support Patterns on Health-related Quality of Life among Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors, Brian Sukhu

Forest Island Reforestation in the Llanos de Moxos, Bolivia, Ethan Tam

“I Call for the Resurgence and Reclamation of Our Indigenous Ways”: Institutional Landscapes, Resistance, and the Experiences of MMIR Advocates, Sara Tehrani

Architectures of Flooding: History, Power, and the Production of Flood Risk in Miami-Dade County, Nilver Tovar Ospina

A Eudaimonic (Self-Determined) Approach to Automated Driving Engagement for Increased Situational Awareness, Nicolas E. Uszak

Computational Methods for Multifrequency Inverse Scattering Problems: From Thin Coating Recovery to Flexural Wave Reconstruction, Isabela Vasconcellos Viana

Unmasking Impression Management: Large Language Models for Detecting Socially Desirable Responding in Open-Ended Situational Judgment Tests, Barret Vermilion

Unmasking Pentastomes: Generating Genomic Resources For Enigmatic Parasites, Stephanie Lyn Villella

Puff, Puff, Pass? Examining Cannabis Use Among Black American Adults, Christopher B. Walker

Dynamics of Household Food Insecurity Vulnerability: Examining Health, Functional Limitations, and Income Stability, Renita Washburn