A collection of Sciences Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Chemistry and Dissipation at Mineral Surfaces in the Space Environment, William Tucker
Sub-Terahertz Spin Pumping from an Insulating Antiferromagnet, Priyanka Vaidya
Methodological Improvements in the mRNA Profiling Assays for Incorporation into DNA Casework Workflows, Paris Volk
Novel Fuel-producing Fungi and Methodologies for Increasing Fuel Production, Yuemin Wang Kovaleff
Spatial Distribution and Abundance of Large Green Turtles on Foraging Grounds in the Florida Keys, USA., Ryan Welsh
Predictors of Territorial Work Behavior: An Investigation of Individual Differences in Personality Using the HEXACO Model, Andrew White
Threatening Instructions During a Hurricane Influence Risk Perceptions: The Case of Fear Appeals and Changing Hurricane Projections, Daphne Whitmer
Brief Behavioral Health Intervention Program for Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease, Chelsea Wiener
The Perceptual and Decisional Basis of Emotion Identification in Creative Writing, Sarah Williams
Engineering Noble-metal Nanostructures for Biosensing Applications, Haihang Ye
Strategies for Improving Efficacy of Metal and Non-metal Based Antimicrobial Agents, Mikaeel Young
Two Ramsey-related Problems, Jingmei Zhang
Subjective Measures of Implicit Categorization Learning, Audrey Zlatkin
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
From Excited Charge Dynamics to Cluster Diffusion: Development and Application of Techniques Beyond DFT and KMC, Shree Ram Acharya
In situ Treatment Systems for Remediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl-contaminated Building Materials, Adibah Almutairi
Development and Characterization of Solid-Contact Paper-Based and Micro Ion-Selective Electrodes for Environmental Analysis, Stephanie Armas
Subjective-Objective Discrepancies Among Patients with Sleep Complaints in the Patient-Centered Medical Home, Keri Bayley
Why is Democracy in Decline: Democratic Backsliding in Venezuela and Turkey, Fatih Bayraktar
Altruistic Punishment Theory and Inter-Group Violence, Clayton Besaw
Mathematical Foundations of Adaptive Quantum Processing, Daniel Bonior
Terahertz Emission from the Intrinsic Josephson Junctions of High-Symmetry Thermally-Managed Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d Annular Microstrip Antennas, Sheila Bonnough
A Theory of Cultural Tolerance for Preventing Ethnic Conflict: Evidence from Former Soviet States, Ajara Boulibekova
A Complex Calculus: How Message Format and Processing Route Coordinate to Influence HPV Vaccination Message Persuasiveness Among Young Adults, Laura Boutemen
Rumination and executive dysfunction: Risk factors for vascular depression, David Brush
No Way Out: The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Homelessness and the Consequences of Poor Health Outcomes, Kristina Bryant
Adaptation and Resilience of Extreme Teams: A Qualitative Study Using Historiometric Analysis, Lauren Campbell
Is Proactive Behavior Always Positive? An Examination of Leader Reactions Based on Employee Gender and Organizational Crisis, Nicole Carusone
Quantitative Line Assignment in Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Jessica Chappell
Understanding Human Performance and Social Presence: An Analysis of Vigilance and Social Facilitation, Victoria Claypoole
Low Income And First Generation Students' Engagement Of Authority Figures, Josalie Condon
Attitudinal Trends in Support for Police Use of Force Before and After Ferguson, TaShanda Dennison
Weierstrass Vertices and Divisor Theory of Graphs, Ajani Ruwandhika Chulangi De Vas Gunasekara
Demanding Reduction: An Exploration of County-Level Characteristics Associated with Areas of Human Trafficking in Florida, Madelyn Diaz
Integration of Fundamental Research and CER: The Role of Authenticity in Developing Views on the Nature of Teaching, Learning, and Doing Science, Julie Donnelly
App-ily Ever After - Self-Presentation and Perception of Others on the Dating App Tinder, Johnathan Dunlop
I'm Not Your Waifu: Sexual Harassment and Assault in Cosplay, Anime & Comic Conventions, Alexandria Ellsworth
Far-Infrared Bands in Plasmonic Metal-Insulator-Metal Absorbers Optimized for Long Wave Infrared, Rachel Evans
Dynamically Tunable Plasmonic Structural Color, Daniel Franklin
Testing the Capability of Close-Range Photogrammetry to Document Outdoor Forensic Scenes With Skeletal Remains Using Mock Scenarios, Kevin Gidusko
Reflectance Transformation Imaging: Documenting Graffiti in the Maya Lowlands, Rachel Gill
Investigating the Role of Cognitive Load in Synthetic Learning Environments for Training, Joelene Goh
Nanoscale Characterization and Mechanism of Electroless Deposition of Silver Metal, Christopher Grabill
Managing an Epidemic: Zika Interventions and Community Responses in Belize, Deven Gray
Reproductive Rights and Justice Advocacy in Central Florida: Who is Represented?, Mary Hager
Gender and Conflict in Long-Term Romantic Relationships, Emily Hamlin
Potential Relationship Between Vascular Depression and Autobiographical Memory Specificity in an Older Adult Population According to the CaR-FA-X Model, Manuel Herrera Legon
Analytical and Numerical Investigations of the Kudryashov Generalized KdV Equation, William Hilton
Tuning Chemical and Optical Properties of Nanomaterials: From Extended Surfaces to Finite Nanoclusters, Zahra Hooshmand Gharehbagh
The Relationship Between Team Role Sub-dimensions, Personality, and Team Effectiveness, Ryan Howell
The Intersection of Race and Class in Maternity Leave: Who's Left Out?, Christine Ittai
Revisiting the Postclassic Burials at Lamanai, Belize: A Second Look at the Unique Ventrally Placed, Legs Flexed Burials., Victoria Izzo
Young Adult Development and Caregiving: Disposition and Involvement in Care, Nicholas James
Determining the Small-scale Structure and Particle Properties in Saturn's Rings from Stellar and Radio Occultations, Richard Jerousek
Investigating compositional variations of S-complex near-Earth asteroids: (1627) Ivar, Jenna Jones
USDA Instructional Risk Messages for High Pathogen Avian Influenza, Jenna Jones
Split Aptameric Turn-On Fluorescence Sensor for Detection of Sequence Specific Nucleic Acid at Ambient Temperature, Nanami Kikuchi
Investigating the Effectiveness of Using Part-Task or Whole-Task Training Methods to Facilitate Mindful Abstraction in Uncertain Tasks, John Killilea
What #NoWomanEver Wants To Hear: The Social Construction of Corrective Facework After Street Harassment, Emily Knapp
The State of Trauma-Informed Care in the Preschool, Ellen Kolomeyer
Alcohol Pathology and the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy: The Role of Protective Behavioral Strategies and Impulsivity, Matthew Kramer
Ethnic Exclusion & Conflict in the Caspian: Comparing Kazakhstan & Azerbaijan, Danny Krikorian
State Gun Control Laws, Jacob LaFleur
Impact of Ionizing Radiation and Electron Injection on Carrier Transport Properties in Narrow and Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, Jonathan Lee
Oculomotor Mechanisms Underlying Attentional Costs In Distracted Visual Search, Joanna Lewis
Catalyst Design and Mechanism Study with Computational Method for Small Molecule Activation, Muqiong Liu
Experimental Confirmation of Ballistic Nanofriction and Quasiparticle Interference in Dirac Materials., Michael Lodge
Design, Synthesis, Stability, and Photocatalytic Studies of Sustainable Metal-Organic Frameworks, Matthew Logan
Working Memory Capacity and Executive Attention as Predictors of Distracted Driving, Jennifer Louie
Style Speaks: Clothing Judgments, Gender Stereotypes, and Expectancy Violations of Professional Women, Jamie Lower
Polyelectrolyte Complexes Based on Poly(acrylic acid): Mechanics and Applications, Xiaoyan Lu
Anti-capitalism in the Contemporary Age: The Case of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, William Maddens
Recruiting Followers for the Caliphate: A Narrative Analysis of Four Jihadist Magazines, Andrea Madrazo
A Bioarchaeological Study of Osteoarthritis of Agro-pastoralists from Mistihalj, Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Lifestyle Set in Time, Zorina Manoni
Whetting Their Appetite: A Spatial Analysis of Seasonal Flooding and Raised Field Agriculture in the Llanos de Mojos, Bolivia, Samuel A. Martin
Unearthing the Past and Present of a Semi-fossorial Lizard: Conservation Genetics, Phylogeography, and Taxonomy of Plestiodon egregius., Kathryn Mercier
Holding Off on the Fun Stuff: Academic Media Multitasking and Binge Watching Among College Students, Kelly Merrill Jr.
Animals of the Cloud Forest: Isotopic Variation of Archaeological Faunal Remains from Kuelap, Peru, Samantha Michell
Examining Followership Role Orientation, Douglas Monsky
A Behavioral Model of Law Enforcement Applicant Characteristics Derived from a Simulated Cheating Task: Implications for Pre-Employment Hiring Practices, Julian Montaquila
How Much is Enough? Trauma Recall and the Exposure Therapy Process, Krystal Morrison
Olfaction, Memory, and Presence in Warfighters: Do the Scents of War Matter?, Benson Munyan
Behavioral and Disease Ecology of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) Post Exclusion and Relocation with a Novel Approach to Homing Determination, Johnathan Napier
Analysis of United States Congresswomen's Tweets During the 2017 and 2018 Women's Marches Against Donald Trump in the U.S., Cynthia Nnagboro
My Plate, Your Food: Foodways of International Students in US' Colleges and Universities, Boniface Noyongoyo
Organizational Legitimacy as Co-Created Value, Christina Maria Olsen
Coming to a Full Stop: An Investigation of Menstrual Period Stigmas in College Students, Mary Jane O'Toole
Weathering the Storm: Effects of Storm Periods on Ancient Populations of Coastal Florida, Brett Parbus
The Spatial Distribution of Tumuli in the Iron Age Kanak Su Basin, Turkey, Paige Paulsen
Making An Impression: A Formal Analysis of the Contextual and Iconographic Characteristics of Ancient Mexican Ceramic Stamps, Elizabeth Rose Lyon Peabody
In Quest of Bernstein Inequalities Rational Functions, Askey-Wilson Operator, and Summation Identities for Entire Functions, Rajitha Puwakgolle Gedara
A Landscape of Death: A Comparison of Non-adult to Adult Burials at the Late Bronze Age Site of Tell el-Far'ah (South), Rebecca Reeves
The African Puzzle: A Study of Democratic Backsliding in Sub Saharan Africa, Ailbhe Rice