Theses/Dissertations from 2024
An Intersectional Examination of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Educational Outcomes in Children in The U.S., Josalie C. Condon
The Black Hair Experience: Exploring the Workplace Experience for Black Women with Natural Hair and Hairstyles, Shameika D. Daye
Using Geographic Information Systems To Examine Unmet Healthcare Needs Among Transgender and Non-Binary Young Adults in Florida, Nino Franklin
A Social Portal to Online Higher Education: How Students with Disabilities Experience Online Courses, Marisa Lucca
Fatal Overdoses and Harm Reduction in Hotels and Motels in Central Florida, Alexandria R. McClarty
Exploring Hypervigilance Among Trans+ People Navigating Cisgendered Healthcare, Emma M. Tukdarian
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Perfect Storm: Motherhood, Intimate Partner Violence, and COVID-19, Kelly Blauschild
Gendered and Racialized Bodies in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Saphronia Carson
Digital Disconnect: The Relationship Between In-game and Real-world Issues in World of Warcraft, Taylor Devereaux
Disclosure Experiences and Well-Being Among Heterosexual, Lesbian, and Bisexual Women Sexual Violence Survivors, Madelyn Diaz
"All We Know Is All We Are": The Unseen Pain And Potential of Secondary Victims of Contact-Sexual Violence, Chelsea Mandes
Originalist Framing in Two Civil Rights Cases, Adrienne Mathews
Perceived Barriers to and Comfort Levels With Hypothetical Intimate Partner Violence Help-Seeking Among Arab Americans, Jana Mostafa
Reflections on White-Passing Black Identity, Edi Mucka
Christian Nationalism Among Evangelical Christians Through a Critical Race Theory Lens, Marina I. Rivera Ramos
Becoming Racially Aware: A Social Process of (Re)constructing an Alternative White Identity, Ashley Sobke
TV News Networks vs Online News Sources: Contrasting Effects on Attitudes Towards Police Reform, Halley Spencer
The Narratives of Sexulization: The Perspectives of Young Entertainers Around Their Own Public Sexulizaiton, Alexis Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
History of the Cuban Diaspora and Responses to July 2021 Protests in Cuba: An In-depth Examination of Emerging Social Movement, Carolina Alonso Domech
Multiracial but not Post-racial: The Reproduction of Racial Ideology and Processes in a Multiracial Church, Willie Barnes
#RedFlag: Social Media and Dating Violence Among Young Adults, Davina Caldwell
Associations Between Patient-provider Trust and HIV Care Continuum Outcomes, James Caldwell
Exploring the Response to COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, Richard Colon
Budgetary Unoccupied Aerial Systems for Environmental Surveying: A Social Perspective, Tyler Copeland
Covid, Inequalities and Health: A Sociological Analysis About the Resilience Found in Unique Student Life Experiences, Sarah Da Silva
Predicting The Likelihood of Verbal Coercion Across Race and Ethnicity Through Routine Activity Theory, Ketty Fernandez
The Cultural Significance of Racial Socialization and "The Talk" Within the Black Family, Deborah Griffith
Evaluating Fatal Overdose Deaths in Orange County Florida from 2019-2021, Brian Hall
The Impacts of a Food Pantry on College Students, Courtney Howell
Quality of Life: How Does Race Influence Residential Satisfaction in Cities, Alexis Kelly
The Sociology of God: The Case of Homeless Believers, John L'Hommedieu
Deadly Combinations: Factors that are Associated with Simultaneous and Concurrent Polysubstance Use, Laura Lightfoot
Mediation and Moderation Analyses Investigating Marijuana Use Among LGB Adults, Traccy Martins
A Critical Intersectional Analysis of Black Doulas' Experiences in Maternal Healthcare, Emely Matos
The Twinning of Crisis: Intimate Partner Violence, State-Level Policy, and Female-Headed Family Poverty Across the United States, Julio Montanez
In Plain Sight: Examining the Diffusion of Black Women's Knowledge in the Era of Expanding the Sociological Canon, Ashley Stone
Homicide Patterns in Urban Places:A Geospatial Analysis of Homicide in Baltimore, M.D., Kayla Toohy
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Easy Money: Examining Social Disorganization, Urbanization, Healthcare Fraud, and Community Health in America., Wilmer Alvarez Irizarry
The Bikini Line: Race, Gender, and Embodiment in Texas Beauty Pageants, Chelsea Belanger
"Bad Boys" To Bigger Problems: A Study on Masculinity and Mental Health, Yesenia Conde
Beyond the Second Sidewalk: A Study of Collective Efficacy at Institutions of Higher Education and Surrounding Communities, Rebecca DeCesare
Stock Shows and Rodeos: The Crossroads of Commodification, Consumption, and Care of Nonhuman Animals, Erin Kidder
Victim Blame of Missing People Based on Race and Media Framing, Ciara Peebles
The Double Curse Effect or Does Petroleum Patriarchy Affect Acceptability of Wife Battery in Former Soviet Countries?, Karina Powell
Breaking News: The Presence of Framing in Partisan Cable News Network's Coverage of Officers Murdering Black Victims, Andrea Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Precariat and the Pandemic: Assessing the Wellbeing of Metro Orlando's Hospitality Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Caroline Austin
(Main)streaming Hate: Analyzing White Supremacist Content and Framing Devices on YouTube, Christopher Charles
Under Pressure: Analysis of An Undergraduate Intervention for STEM Students in Academic Decline, Dena Ford
The Power Color: Does Shared Decision Making Between Physicians and Patients Differ by Race, Vernon Headley
Drug Availability and Disparities in Arrests, Robert Hellmuth
Incels and the Manosphere: Tracking Men's Movements Online, Annie Jones
How Vegetarian Students' Dietary Patterns Are Affected During Covid-19 Social Distancing, Elise Lorenzo
Food for Thought: Food Insecurity and Academic Performance, Justen Rosenberg
Pixelated Scapegoat: False Connections Between Video Games and Violent Crime in America's Largest Cities, Matthew Segal
Two Pink Lines: Exploring Florida's Pregnancy-associated Intimate Partner Homicides, Sonya Spence
Family Mass Homicide: An Investigation, Alec Szalewski
Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria: Responses to Trauma and Constructing a New Life in Central Florida, Angela Vergara
The Arrest and Prosecution of Cyber Stalkers: How "Rational" are Criminal Justice Decision Makers?, Trisha Whitmire
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Success Rate of Student Accessibility Services Determined by Students Cumulative Grade Point Average, Christine Brown
Hurricane Maria: A Qualitative Study of Recently Displaced Students to the State of Florida, Esmeralda Cabrera
The Invisible Men: Analyzing the Virtual Subculture of England's Punters, Ashley Christensen
Factors Contributing to Low Adequate Prenatal Care Rates in Orange County, Florida, Lauren Daniel
Victimization and Health Experiences for TGNC Individuals in Women's Prisons, Kristina Davis
Domestic Violence in Rural & Non-Rural Areas: A Study on the Influence of Population Density on Arrest Rates in the State of Florida, Kiara Gonzalez Cruz
Tails in the Wind: An Exploratory Examination of Media Reports on Nonhuman Animals Throughout Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Nathan Jagoda
Accountability Structures in Transgender Healthcare Experience, Nik Lampe
Repro, But Make It Fashion: Discourses on Sex, Sexuality, and Reproduction in Teen Vogue Magazine, Estefany Londono
Raising Roma Voices: An Insider Examination of American Roma Realities, Resistance, and Revaluation, Sabrina Marks
Overkill: A First Run Definition, Traccy Martins
Socioeconomic Status and Prescription Opioid Use Behaviors among U.S. Adults: A Test of the Fundamental Cause Theory Framework, Harvey Nicholson
Teachers' Perceptions of Safety Regarding School Shootings, Megan Olive
Wealth Over Health? An Analysis of Macro-Level Factors That Influence Public Opinion on Health Care Policy, Jacquelyn Reiss
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
No Way Out: The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Homelessness and the Consequences of Poor Health Outcomes, Kristina Bryant
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
Demanding Reduction: An Exploration of County-Level Characteristics Associated with Areas of Human Trafficking in Florida, Madelyn Diaz
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
The Intersection of Race and Class in Maternity Leave: Who's Left Out?, Christine Ittai
State Gun Control Laws, Jacob LaFleur
My Plate, Your Food: Foodways of International Students in US' Colleges and Universities, Boniface Noyongoyo
Don't Do the Crime If You Can't Do a Man's Time: Examining Sentencing Disparities Using Offender Demographics, Vanessa Rinker
An Analysis of Terrorism and Mental Health in Mass Shootings as Perceived by the Media, Amairini Sanchez
Serial Murder Mysteries: Revisiting Definitional Issues, Data Challenges, Archaic Theories, and Myths Using Empirical Evidence, Jolene Vincent
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Predicting Gun Ownership in America: Birth Cohort, Political Views, and Attitudes Towards Gun Control Legislation, Jared Adams
Damned to Hell: The Black Church Experience for College Educated Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals, Edwanna Andrews
A Place in the Pew: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals' Perceptions of Religious Traditions, Mandi Barringer
Keep Your Thoughts Off My Body: Social Attitudes Toward Rape-Related Abortions, Ketty Fernandez
Abortion Attitudes and Subjective Religiosity: Examining a Fourfold Typology, Christopher Guido
Faculty Knowledge and Readiness in Reporting Student Victimization Disclosure and Title IX Compliance, Abigail Malick
Sexual Violence Victimization and Prescription Drug Misuse: An Analysis Using General Strain Theory, Corey Pomykacz
"Yeah I'm A Girl. I Play Video Games.": Identity Work of Collegiate Women Gamers, Emily Rosenbaum