A collection of Sciences Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Intrinsic Factors Affecting Decomposition Changes in Archaeological Head Hair from Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, Kathleen Cole
Optimizing Laboratory Pyrolysis Methods to Compliment Real World Fire Debris, Richard Coulson
The Effect of Parental Population Density on Offspring Immune Function, Dana Davis
An Anthropological Study of Eating Perspectives, Meal Composition, and Food Choices Among Diverse Student Populations, Chelsea Daws
How Does Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work? Potential Mechanisms of Action for Veterans with Physical and Psychological Comorbidities, Frances Deavers
Computational Approach to Electrocatalysis, Nagendra Dhakal
From Tunnel Vision to Bird's-Eye View: The Development of a Broad Harassment Construct, Lindsay Dhanani
Crafting Craft Beer Brands: An Examination of identity, Community, and Growth in Orlando Area Craft Breweries, Dylan Fehribach
Keep Your Thoughts Off My Body: Social Attitudes Toward Rape-Related Abortions, Ketty Fernandez
Using Molecular Genetic and Demographic Tools to Improve Management of Ex Situ Avian Populations, Gina Ferrie
Cross-Continental Insights into Jaguar (Panthera onca) Ecology and Conservation, Joe Figel
The Consequences of a Reduced Superlattice Thickness on Quantum Cascade LASER Performance, Pedro Figueiredo
Examining Energetic and Structural Components of Knowledge of Result Using a Vigilance Paradigm, Nicholas Fraulini
Applied Problem Solving in Children with ADHD: The Mediating Roles of Working Memory and Mathematical Calculation, Lauren Friedman
Filtering Problems in Stochastic Tomography, Tyler Gomez
The Behavior of Humans and Wildlife with Respect to Roads: Insights for Mitigation and Management, Molly Grace
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Combat Experience? A Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy Study of Trauma-related Auditory and Olfactory Cues, Michael Gramlich
Abortion Attitudes and Subjective Religiosity: Examining a Fourfold Typology, Christopher Guido
GIS Analysis of Obsidian Artifacts distribution at Holtun from the Preclassic through the Classic Periods., Melvin Guzman Piedrasanta
An Exploration of the Feasibility of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Neurofeedback Cueing System for the Mitigation of the Vigilance Decrement, Gabriella Hancock
Determinants of Terrorist Target Selection: A Quantitative Analysis, Taylor Haywood
Cafeteria Culture: An Anthropological Approach to Lunchtime in a Central Florida Elementary School, Emily Herrington
Gamification of Visual Search in Real World Scenes, Alyssa Hess
Mucking About: Hydrologic Regime and Soil Carbon Storage in Restored Subtropical Wetlands, Alicia Huber
Youth Labor Market Conditions and the NEET Population in the EU: Do Poor Labor Market Opportunities Discourage Youth?, Jennifer Hudson
Detection of Inorganic Phosphate in Environmental Water Samples using a Terbium and Gold Nanoparticle-based FRET Chemosensor, Madeleine Johnson
Monitoring Crystal Structure Refinements Using Solid-State NMR Chemical Shift Tensors, Keyton Kalakewich
Theoretical Study of Negative Molecular Ions Relevant to the Interstellar and Laboratory Plasma, Marjan Khamesian
Health Behaviors in Military Veterans with and without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Emily Kitsmiller
The Role of the Y-Chromosome in the Evolution of Autosomally Coded Traits, Ian Kutch
The Physical Properties and Composition of Main-Belt Asteroids from Infrared Spectroscopy, Zoe Landsman
Affective Chickens and Performance Eggs: A Longitudinal Meta-Analysis, Matthew Lapalme
Two-Component Covalent Inhibitors (TCCI) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Reverse Transcriptase (HIV-RT), Carlos Ledezma
The Impact of Automation and Stress on Human Performance in UAV Operation, Jinchao Lin
Faculty Knowledge and Readiness in Reporting Student Victimization Disclosure and Title IX Compliance, Abigail Malick
Life After the Boat: Understanding the Needs of Refugees Living in Second Reception Centers in Sicily, Russell Manzano
Theory and Measurement of Perceived Introvert Mistreatment, Mallory McCord
VIE-ing for the Position: An Examination of the Motivational Antecedents of Response Distortion, David Mihm
Do multiple conditions elicit the visual redundant signals effect in simple response times?, Ada Mishler
Beyond Compliance: Examining the Role of Motivation in Vigilance Performance, Alexis Neigel
Inattentive Behavior in Boys with ADHD During Classroom Instruction: The Mediating Role of Working Memory Processes, Sarah Orban
Quantification of Non-stoichiometry and Impurities in Transparent YAG Ceramics by Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Sudeep Pandey
Solving Constraint Satisfaction Problems with Matrix Product States, Sabine Pelton
Climate Change and the Evolution of Insect Immune Function, Danae Perry
Advanced Castes at the Outset of Eusociality in Wasps (Vespidae), Patrick Piekarski
Sexual Violence Victimization and Prescription Drug Misuse: An Analysis Using General Strain Theory, Corey Pomykacz
Measuring and Modeling NMR and Emission Spectra to Gain New Insight into Challenging Organic Compounds, Jacob Powell
Atomic-scale simulation of physical and chemical processes during space weathering and planet formation, Abrar Quadery
The paths less traveled: Movement of Gopher Tortoises along roads and railways, Rhett Rautsaw
Predictive Modeling of Functional Materials for Catalytic and Sensor Applications, Takat Rawal
Plasma Dynamics of Laser Filaments, Danielle Reyes
Mesoscopic Interactions in Complex Photonic Media, Roxana Rezvani Naraghi
Coloring Graphs with Forbidden Minors, Martin Rolek
"Yeah I'm A Girl. I Play Video Games.": Identity Work of Collegiate Women Gamers, Emily Rosenbaum
Identification of Areas of Patient Need Using the Cancer Support Source Program, Emily Ross
Sensemaking In Honors Scheduling, James Rowland
Examining the Role of Cardiovascular and Cognitive Fitness in Goal-directed Aiming Across the Lifespan, Michael Rupp
High power fiber lasers and fiber devices, Zeinab Sanjabieznaveh
"The Best Thing Sociology Can Do": The Transformative Potential of a Community Action and Involvement Class, Brenda Savage
Using Exposure Therapy to Treat People Who Stutter: A Multiple Baseline Design, Jennifer Scheurich
Getting The Work Out of Workouts: Evaluating the Effectiveness and Outcomes of a Physical Exercise Motivational Intervention For Older Workers, Brandon Sholar
Impacts of Workplace Violence: The Role of Inequality, Lindsey Singer
A Deoxyribozyme Sensor and Isothermal Amplification for Human Sex Determination, Alexandra Smith
A Snapchat Marketing Perspective: Examining the Personality Traits and Motives that Predict Attitudes Toward and Engagement with Non-Sponsored and Sponsored Content in Snapchat., Tiany Sousa Garnica
Understanding Arson Through Community Resilience, Rhena South
The Role of Accounts and Apologies in Mitigating Blame toward Human and Machine Agents, Kimberly Stowers
"Why You Gotta Be So Mean?" Examining The Impact Of Underlying Social Factors On Traditional And Cyberbullying Offending, Emily Strohacker
Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Homicide: Victim, Offender, and Case Characteristics, Alec Szalewski
Mechanochemical Synthesis of Fuels from Sustainable Sources Utilizing Solid Catalysts, Jacob Todd
Then and Now: Using Syllabi to Shape the College Classroom, Jessica Valentin
Reproductive life history and signal evolution in a multi-species assemblage of electric fish, Joseph Waddell
A Chemical and Genetic Approach to Study the Polyamine Transport System in Drosophila, Minpei Wang
Not Woman Enough Harassment: Scale Development and an Integrated Model from Antecedent to Outcome, Amanda Wolcott
Black, White, and Read All Over: Exploring Racial Bias in Print Media Coverage of Serial Rape Cases, Lauren Wright
Dating Violence Victimization and Substance Use: Do Genes Play a Role?, Alexis Yohros
Leadership and Subordinate Engagement: A Meta-Analytic Examination of its Mechanisms using Self-Determination Theory, Henry Young
The Use of Alcohol and the Impact on the Use of Threats in Domestic Violence Cases, Amanda Zammit
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Size, Shape, Composition and Chemical state effects in nanocatalysis, Mahdi Ahmadi
Analysis of Benzopyrenes and Benzopyrene Metabolites by Fluorescence Spectroscopy Techniques, Bassam Al-Farhani
Developing Methods for the Estimation of Stature and their Use as a Proxy for Health among the Ancient Chachapoya of Peru, Armando Anzellini
Internal Degrees of Freedom and Spin Transitions in Single Molecule Magnets, James Atkinson
Saturn's Rings: Measuring Particle Size Distributions Using Cassini UVIS Occultation Data, Tracy Becker
From Pet to Pest? The Potential Global Range and Food Web Effects of a Generalist Carnivore, Hannah Bevan
Structure-preserving Finite Difference Methods for Linearly Damped Differential Equations, Ashish Bhatt
Improved Interpolation in SPH in Cases of Less Smooth Flow, Oddny Brun
On Randic Energy of Graphs, Brittany Burns
Emotional Labor and Identity Management Among HIV Counselors, James Dillon Caldwell
Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases with Latency: Homogeneous Mixing and Contact Network, Keith Carlson
Visual Scanpath Training for Facial Affect Recognition in a Psychiatric Sample, Chi Chan
Keeping Quiet: Investigating the Maintenance and Policing of Male-dominated Gaming Space, Christopher Charles
The Religious Beliefs and Behaviors of Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Millennials: are there still gender differences?, Jessica Chase