A collection of Sciences Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Bayesian Variable Selection with Shrinkage Priors and Generative Adversarial Networks for Fraud Detection, Amina Issoufou Anaroua
The Effects of Sexual Assault on Identity and Interpersonal Relationships Among Male and Female Victims, Ishara Jean-Francois
High-order Harmonic Generation in Bulk and Thin Film Solids, Troie Journigan
Interaction of Sexual Orientation, Racial, and Gender Discrimination on Mental Health Outcomes, Rebekah Kanefsky
The Trickle-Down Effects of Manager Gratitude Expression, Meghan E. Kane
Girl Child Marriage and Governing Party Ideology: Evidence From India, Divya Kapoor
Doubly Rotating Coordinates: Wave Functions in Magnetic Resonance Problems, Sunghyun Kim
A Social Portal to Online Higher Education: How Students with Disabilities Experience Online Courses, Marisa Lucca
Competing Narratives and Converging Perspectives: Analyzing the Dynamics of the Pulse Memorial Crisis, Amy E. Maciel
An Ultrafast, Mid-Wave Infrared Source for Driving High-Order Harmonics Beyond the Water Window, Zachary A. Marra
Insights Into Nitric Oxide Reactivity With Iron-containing Enzymes, Christopher P. Martin
The Role of Medical Cannabis Use in Pain, Sleep, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Older Adults, Madison H. Maynard
Fatal Overdoses and Harm Reduction in Hotels and Motels in Central Florida, Alexandria R. McClarty
Three Good Things to improve dementia caregiver outcomes: Feasibility, Nicole V. McClure
Psychometric Evaluation of a Brief Measure for Body Image Concerns Related to Breast Appearance, Sivanne Mendelson
Impact of Social Support on Turnover Intentions and Burnout Among Hispanic Religious Leaders, Sandra Montenegro
Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove) seedling success in different habitats in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, USA, Mekail N. Negash
Making Meaning-Full Measures: Implementing Pragmatic Theory to Inform Definitional Correspondence, Matthew A. Ng
Adverse Childhood Events and Cannabis-Related Problems in Young Adults: The Role of Shame and Coping Motives, Minh Nguyen
Development of Novel Multi-nutrient Nanoparticle Systems for Crop Health management, Jorge Pereira
Mesmerizing Moon Mysteries: Unraveling the Compositions of Irregular Mare Patches (IMPs) Using Remote Observations, Nicholas G. Piskurich
Hierarchical Heterogeneous Catalysts for Hydrogenation Reactions, Azina Rahmani
The Militancy Cycle: Exploring Violent Extremism Through The Italian Red Brigades, Erika Ricci
An Atomistic Approach to Large Scale Transport: An Investigation of the Resistivity-size Effect in Thin Films with Realistic Disorder, William E. Richardson
Assessing the Manifestations of Marginalization in Early Bronze Age Western Anatolia: Nonspecific Stress Indicators at Karataş-Semayük, Chelsea N. Rose
Does Assessment of Distress Disclosure Enhance Prediction of Suicidal Ideation in the Three-Step Theory of Suicide?, Jessica A. Ruiz
Multi-Scale Assessment of Oceanic Sargassum habitat for the Sea Turtle 'Lost Years', Alexander E. Sacco
Giving Voice to The Voiceless: Health Communication and Female Fieldworkers in Central Florida, Sofia Salazar
Feedback-Related Negativity, Reward-Based Learning, and ADHD Symptoms: Preliminary Findings in a Pediatric Sample with Prominent Mood Symptoms, Giulia C. Salgari
Constructive Voice Feedback Loops Within and Across Jobs, Ann Schlotzhauer
Enhancing NFL Game Insights: Leveraging XGBoost For Advanced Football Data Analytics To Quantify Multifaceted Aspects Of Gameplay, Christopher P. Schoborg
Tailoring the Internal Architectures of Hollow Nanoparticles for Enhanced Plasmonic Properties, Shikuan Shao
Social Cognition, Anhedonia, and Support in Relation to Depression Severity in Individuals with Breast Cancer, Samantha D. Simpson
Gone Phishing: How Task Interruptions Impact Email Classification Ability, Elisabeth Slifkin
Enhancing Scanning Tunneling Microscopy with Automation and Machine Learning, Darian Smalley
Film As Ritual: Healing From Complex Trauma and Transmuting Pain Through Film, Lorraine I. Sovern
Assessing the Connection Between Social Media and Ideological Polarization, Joshua Stiekman
Climate Change and Coastal Development Impacts on Oyster Abundances in Mosquito Lagoon, FL, Emily Suchonic
Predicting Personality from LinkedIn Profiles Using Natural Language Processing, Saba Tavoosi
Exploring Hypervigilance Among Trans+ People Navigating Cisgendered Healthcare, Emma M. Tukdarian
Exploring Mechanism of Chemical Reactions and Material Properties Using Computational Tools, Ankai Wang
Engineered Metallic Nanoparticles as Colorimetric Labels for Sensitive Lateral Flow Assay, Zhiyuan Wei
Assessing Precolumbian Land-Use Changes in the Llanos de Mojos, Bolivia Through Diatom Analysis of Sediment Cores, Kathryn Whelton
Validating Machine and Human Decision-Making in Forensic Fire Debris Analysis, Frances A. Whitehead
Advancing Medical Diagnostics: A Comprehensive Study of Fundus Image Analysis Techniques, Rui Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Theoretical Analysis of Charge Conduction and Rectification in Self-Assembled-Monolayers in Molecular Junctions, Francis Adoah
Probing Electron Correlations with First-principles Calculations of the High Harmonic Spectrum in Solids, Didarul Alam
Refugee Language Barriers in Host Countries and Treatment of Refugees. A Cross-country Analysis, May Ali
Spectrally Selective Pyroelectric Detectors For THz Sensing, Christopher Arose
Impacts of the Protist Pathogen Amphibian Perkinsea on Amphibian Species and Communities, Matthew Atkinson
Testing the Three-Step Theory of Suicide: An Examination of Pain in First Responders, Shelby Baker
The Interplay of Spatial Ability, Sex, Training Modality, and Environmental Features: Effects on Spatial Cognition, Mental Map Formation, and Wayfinding, Rhyse Conner Bendell
Children's Knowledge of Intravenous Needle Insertion and Distress: The Indirect Effects of Cognitive Appraisals of Threat and Coping, Emily Bernstein
Responses of a Pine Flatwoods Specialist Treefrog to Prescribed Fire, Ian Biazzo
The Perfect Storm: Motherhood, Intimate Partner Violence, and COVID-19, Kelly Blauschild
Dormant Propagules in Demographic Studies: a Recurrent Bias and Potential Solutions, Federico Borghesi
The Relationship Among Identity Development, Dark Personality, and Risk-Taking Behaviors, Reilly Branch
Employee Volunteering: Integrating the Volunteering and Helping Literatures Using a Latent Profile Approach, Emily Broksch
Rapid Fabrication of Nanoparticles on Carbonaceous Nanofibers, Alex Burnstine-Townley
Gendered and Racialized Bodies in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Saphronia Carson
Smoothing Spline Analysis of Variance Models On Accelerometer Data, Lulu Chen
VTubers vs FaceCam: How the Visual Representations of Live Streamers Affects Audience Experience, Paola Chinchilla
Quarrying and Social Status: GIS Analysis of Lidar Data In the El Mirador Region, Jessica L. Clark
Eternity Road, Shahrzad Dadgar
Integrated Healthcare in the U.S. Safety-Net System: Meeting the Needs of Patients through Comprehensive Medical and Social Care, Jacqueline Devaney
Capturing and Scaffolding the Complexities of Self-Regulation During Game-Based Learning, Daryn Dever
Digital Disconnect: The Relationship Between In-game and Real-world Issues in World of Warcraft, Taylor Devereaux
Clay as a Control Technique for Karenia brevis: Water Chemistry Dynamics and Physiological Impacts on Benthic Invertebrates, Victoria Devillier
Disclosure Experiences and Well-Being Among Heterosexual, Lesbian, and Bisexual Women Sexual Violence Survivors, Madelyn Diaz
Exotic Ground States in Novel Quantum Magnets, Charuni Dissanayake
The Development and Validation of the Intolerance of Uncertainty in Social Interactions Scale, Anne Eible
Painting and Fear: The Creation of Death's Visage, Mark A. Felbinger
Due Tomorrow, Do Tomorrow: Measuring and Reducing Procrastination Behavior Among Introductory Physics Students in an Online Environment, Zachary Felker
Analysis of Multi-Drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Split Deoxyribozymes, Abryana Fergus
Defining Sober Harms and Factors that Influence Them: Blame it on the Alcohol?, Jessica Flori
Exploring Population Structure and Diversity Across Time in Population of American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), Jessica Folsom
A Theoretical Study of Elementary Processes in Interstellar Plasma, Joshua Forer
The Study of Crisis Narratives Over Time: Mayfield, KY in the Aftermath of the 2021 Tornadoes, Rebecca Freihaut
Developing Platinum-Group Metal (PGM) Nanostructures as Peroxidase Mimics for Biosensing Applications, Weiwei Gao
Topological Data Analysis Using the Mapper Algorithm, Jessica Girard
Surface Engineering of Nanoparticles for Efficient Polymerization Inhibition, Catalysis, and Plasmonic Sensing, Pooria Golvari
Refining the Use of Stable Isotope Analysis in Detecting Wildlife Laundering, Kevin Guilfoyle
Student Perceptions of Campus Crime and Victim Services, Tracy Gulliford
Low Energy Photon Detection, Tianyi Guo
Physical Properties and Chemical Composition of Comets, Olga Harrington
PrEP Initiation as a Predictor of Alcohol-Related Sexual Risk Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men, Emma R. Hayden
Population Differences in Human Mandibular Growth, Madison Hubbart
Neuromorphic Artificial Visual Systems using 2D Materials, Molla Manjurul Islam
Defect Engineering of 2D Materials for Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronics, and Energy Devices, Ammon Johnston