A collection of Sciences Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Creation and Validation of a Compromising Scale for Nurses, Matthew Ng
Variational Inclusions with General Over-relaxed Proximal Point and Variational-like Inequalities with Densely Pseudomonotonicity, George Nguyen
Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Patients with Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Andel Nicasio
Socioeconomic Status and Prescription Opioid Use Behaviors among U.S. Adults: A Test of the Fundamental Cause Theory Framework, Harvey Nicholson
Exogenous Shocks and Political Unrest, Didara Nurmanova
Lifetime History of Concussions and Behavioral Measures of Anhedonia, John O'Donnell
The Ecology of Central Florida's Thief Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Solenopsis), Leo Ohyama
Teachers' Perceptions of Safety Regarding School Shootings, Megan Olive
Nanoscale Functional Imaging by Tailoring Light-matter Interaction to Explore Organic and Biological Systems, Negar Otrooshi
Metastable-State Photoacids: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Parth Patel
Community Responses to Mass Casualty Events: A Mixed Method Approach, Jeffrey Payne
Grandma Got Passed Over by a Manager: The Intersection of Age and Gender in Hiring, Alyssa Perez
Protective Behavioral Strategies and Alcohol-Related Sex Among College Students, Roselyn Peterson
Hydrodynamic Limitations and the Effects of Living Shoreline Stabilization on Mangrove Recruitment along Florida Coastlines, Christian Pilato
Synthetic Design and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Molecular and Extended System, Gavin Pour
A Complete Approach to Predict Biodistribution of Nanomaterials Within Animal Species from In-vitro Data, Edward Price
Estimation and Clustering in Statistical Ill-posed Linear Inverse Problems, Rasika Rajapakshage
Superforecasting or SNAFU: The Forecasting Ability of the US Military Officer, David Raugh
Lattice-Valued T-Filters and Induced Structures, Frederick Reid
The Relativistic Harmonic Oscillator and the Generalization of Lewis' Invariant, Daniel Reinhart
Wealth Over Health? An Analysis of Macro-Level Factors That Influence Public Opinion on Health Care Policy, Jacquelyn Reiss
Investigating The Late Woodland Climate Of Old Tampa Bay, Florida, Jaime Rogers
Mirrors as Portals: Images of Mirrors on Ancient Maya Ceramics, Julie Rogers
Nanoplasmonics In Two-dimensional Dirac and Three-dimensional Metallic Nanostructure Systems, Alireza Safaei
Fear and Loathing in the Super Organism: Foraging Strategy Doesn't Change Forager Response in a Landscape of Fear., Philip Schadegg
Cognitive and Vascular Risk Factors for Depression: Testing an Integrated Theoretical Framework, Rosanna Scott
Improved System for Fabrication and Characterization of Nanophotonic Devices by Multi-photon Lithography, Rashi Sharma
Political Knowledge and Political Engagement in the United States, Brittany Shaul
Variation in Prospecting Behavior and Drivers of Post-Fire Habitat Preference Among Juvenile Florida Scrub-Jays, David Sherer
Biogeochemical Effects of Sea Level Rise-induced Transitions Within Coastal Wetlands, Havalend Steinmuller
Loss of Control Eating as an Escape From Aversive Self-Awareness, Brittany Stevenson
The Path of a Stressed Temporary Worker to CWB, Jamie Striler
Commitment and Credibility in FDI, Kathleen Sullivan
The Effect of Reliability Information and Risk on Appropriate Reliance in an Autonomous Robot Teammate, Andrew Talone
The Schrödinger Equation with Coulomb Potential Admits no Exact Solutions, Ilia Toli
Detection of Mercury Through Surface Plasmon Resonance of Immobilized Gold Nanorods, Khang Trieu
Exploring Multi-scale Variation of Fish Community Diversity in a Dynamic Coastal Estuary, Brittany Troast
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