This collection contains electronically submitted and retrospectively digitized graduate-level theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects for which we have received an availability agreement. Beginning with the fall of 2012, all theses and dissertations have been submitted through UNF Digital Commons. Other theses, dissertations, and projects are available in paper format and may be found using the library’s catalog.
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Olah, Matthew D. (2018), Putting the “Gay” in Gamers: Increasing Identification with Homosexuals Through Video Games
Olunuga, Adetunji A. (2018), Profile Analysis of Mobile Application Security
Perdomo, Melissa C. (2018), The Effects of Tact-to-Mand Transfer Procedures and Prompting Procedures for Increasing Independent Mands in a Child with Autism
Peterson, Bryan E. (2018), "Contra haereticos accingantur": The Union of Crusading and Anti-heresy Propaganda
Raabe, Jennifer M. (2018), Vertical Distribution of Meroplankton and Bivalve Competition in a Well-Mixed Estuary
Rariden, Brandi Scot (2018), Sedentary Time and the Cumulative Risk of Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction Heart Failure: from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Reynolds, David A. (2018), The effects of the red tide producing dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, and associated brevetoxins on viability and sublethal stress responses in scleractinian coral: a potential regional stressor to coral reefs
Robin, Dominic (2018), The Inevitability of Decay: Disability in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
Rodriguez, Michael (2018), Learning Strategies Employed by College Aged Students with Disabilities: The Link Between Metacognition, Motivation, and Working Memory
Rodriguez-Velez, Ayshka Elise (2018), Power Mobility Sensor Data Collection Verified through Standardized Pediatric Assessments
Rousis, Gregory (2018), The Truth is Out There: The Use of Conspiracy Theories by Radical Violent Extremist Organizations
Rowe, Tara (2018), College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Knowledge of Self-determination: A Study to Inform Educational Practices and Policies
Sanchez, Mackenzie Lee (2018), Effect of Vessel-Generated Waves in Near Low Tide Conditions on Shorelines in the Intracoastal Waterways
Shields, Chelsea (2018), Reproductive Biology of the Tiger Shark in the Western Atlantic Ocean
Shore, Brian M. (2018), The Influence of Emotional Woundedness on Clergy Leaders In the Christian and Missionary Alliance A Q Methodology Study
Smith, Morgan M. Mr. (2018), The Role of Wave Self-Similarity in Nearshore Wave Spectra
Stuart, Justin (2018), "Who will teach the poor little ones to say their prayers?" Catholics, Protestant, and Black Education in Reconstruction Era St. Augustine, Florida.
Swift, Charis Lee (2018), The Perceived Emotional Intelligence of Elementary Principals and Teachers' Job Satisfaction: Do They Relate?
Talluri, Sai Raghu (2018), Towards Designing Energy Efficient Symmetric Key Protocols
Turlapaty, Sandhya (2018), Implementation and Performance Comparison of Some Heuristic Algorithms for Block Sorting
Veilleux, Candice J. (2018), Impressions of a Female Political Candidate Based on Political Party Affiliation
Vieira, Michelle Ann (2018), An Integrated Closed Convergent System for Optimal Extraction of Head-Driven Tidal Energy
Villanueva, Chelsea Denise (2018), Molecular and Evolutionary Analysis of Cyanobacterial Taxonomic Methods
Ward, Nikole S. (2018), Investigation of Near-Bottom Current Characteristics Along an Open-Ocean Coast
Webster, Benjamin (2018), On Representations of the Jacobi Group and Differential Equations
Wheeler, Nathan (2018), On the Effectiveness of an IOT - FOG - CLOUD Architecture for a real-world application
Williams, Nadina Melina (2018), Cross-Cultural Study of the Predictors of Learning in Children Ages 11-15 Years Old
Yetsko, Kelsey L. (2018), Estimating the heritability of thermal tolerance in Acropora cervicornis and the physiological basis of adaptation that correlates to survival at elevated temperatures
Yoho, Michael (2018), Self-Monitoring and Friendship: Individual Differences in Relationship Dissolution
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Ale, Joanna L. (2017), Appreciating Neurodiversity: ASD Perceptions of Experiences in a Higher Education Transition Program and the Implications for Higher Ed Leaders
Alkadi, Alaa (2017), Anomaly Detection in RFID Networks
Al-Sammarraie, Mareh Fakhir (2017), An Empirical Investigation of Collaborative Web Search Tool on Novice's Query Behavior
Araujo, Brandon (2017), Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: How Risk Influences Decision-Making
Barrett, Enita E. (2017), Belizean teachers’ perceptions of Intercultural Bilingual Education as a language preservation tool: A Q Methodology Study
Beard, Sarah J. (2017), Prosociality and Risk: How Risky Decision-Making in Young Adults Relates to Altruistic Tendencies, Empathic Concern, and Prosocial Peer Affiliation
Bishop, Travis (2017), The Effects of Ego Depletion and Emotional Intelligence on Risk-Taking
Brunson, Debra Nickole (2017), Loss of outer membrane porins in clonally related clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae modifies the bacteria; resulting in altered resistance to phagocytosis by macrophages
Burton, Jametoria Lynette Houston (2017), Examining Leadership Approaches of Community College Administrators: Understanding Leadership and Change Processes
Carpenter, Jeffrey Cohen (2017), Survey Gear Comparisons and Shark Nursery Habitat Use in Southeast Georgia Estuaries
Coker, Theresa J. (2017), Secondary-School Principals' Perceptions of their Role in the Retention of the Novice Teacher
Copeland, John (2017), Loneliness and Student Health: Replication and Exploratory Analysis
Deval, Niharika (2017), Empirical Evaluation of Cloud IAAS Platforms using System-level Benchmarks
Dougherty, Ryan (2017), Rhapsode Metaphor: Understanding the Student-Teacher Relationship in Philosophy for Children
Ehnert, Samantha L. (2017), Mercury Accumulation and Effects in the Brain of Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks (Rhiszoprionodon Terranovae)
Frier, Jason Ross (2017), Genetic Algorithms as a Viable Method of Obtaining Branch Coverage
Fuller, Jacob (2017), Strength Property Variability in Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation Soils
Gamal, Doaa (2017), Social Networks Influence Analysis
Gilberstadt, Candance Wise (2017), Mother-child Planning: Microgenetic Changes in Maternal Instruction Behaviors as a Function of Task Goals
Hart, Andrea Ilene (2017), Understanding Leadership Practice Utilizing a Naturalistic Decision-Making Model Among Health Care Leaders
Henderson, Travis Brett (2017), Professional Conversations within Self-Contained Classrooms: The Shared Perspectives of Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Administrators
Jackson, Jennifer L. (2017), Perceptions of First-Generation College Students of Color: The Road Less Traveled
Jamison, Rudolph F. Jr. (2017), Black Male Perspectives of the Role Race Plays with Black Male Leader/Leadership Development in the World of Work
Jayapal, Ranjith (2017), Biometric encryption system for increased security
Kakareka, Karina Marie (2017), Transcriptional Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy-Induced Gene Expression by Muscle Ring Finger-1 and Myogenic Regulatory Factors
Khalil, Hibah (2017), The Role of the Quality of a Website in Consumer Perception
Khatwani, Chanchal (2017), Security Analysis of ECC Based Protocols
King, Carissa DeeAnn (2017), The Soundscape of the St. Johns River and its Potential Impacts on the Habitat Use Patterns of Bottlenose Dolphins
Kitali, Angela E. (2017), Bayesian Approach on Quantifying the Safety Effects of Pedestrian Countdown Signals to Drivers
Knapp, Alexander (2017), Finite Element Modeling of the Plantar Fascia: A Viscohyperelastic Approach
Kodakoglu, Furkan (2017), Performance analysis on Free-piston linear expander
Lambert, Glenn M. II (2017), Security Analytics: Using Deep Learning to Detect Cyber Attacks
Lepere, Alexus (2017), Can Coloring Reduce Stress and Increase Working Memory in the Elderly?
Levert, Dominique (2017), Attrition from School-Based Behavioral Parent Training Programs A Meta-Analytic Review
Ludden, Brian James (2017), Unheard Voices: Black Adolescents' Perceptions of Mental Health In Urban Communities
Machumu, Kelvin S. (2017), Enhancing the Existing Microscopic Simulation Modeling Practice for Express Lane Facilities
Martinez, Luisa C. (2017), The Perceived Roles of Student Affairs Administrators in Public Higher Education
Mercurio, Dominic George IV (2017), Testing a Communal Goal Affordance Intervention for Increasing Women's S.T.E.M. Motivation
Muthiah, Karthika Ms. (2017), Performance Evaluation of Hadoop based Big Data Applications with HiBench Benchmarking tool on IaaS Cloud Platforms
Orasheva, Jennet (2017), The Effect of Corrosion Defects on the Failure of Oil and Gas Transmission Pipelines: A Finite Element Modeling Study
Raley, Mikaela J. (2017), Social Connectedness and Social Support in a Military and Civilian College Population: Associations with Psychological, Physical and Stress-Related Health Outcomes
Rodak, Jourdan A. (2017), PTSD’s True Color; Examining the effect of a short-term coloring intervention on the stress, anxiety and working memory of veterans with PTSD.
Scherzer, Ryan D. (2017), Degradation Resistant Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates
Shrivastava, Dishi (2017), The Impact of Social Presence and User Experience on Gender Sensitive E-Tail Websites
Skeete, Brenda Joyce (2017), The Identification of Demographic Profiles of K-12 Public School Districts Employing Female Superintendents in California, Michigan, New York, and Texas
Smith, Lawrence Russell (2017), A case study: the executive leadership response at a community hospital to the value-based purchasing requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Snedden, Larry D. (2017), Improving Search Ranking Using a Composite Scoring Approach
Southard, Spencer (2017), Designing 2D Interfaces For 3D Gesture Retrieval Utilizing Deep Learning
Sudhindaran, Daniel Sushil (2017), Generating a Normalized Database Using Class Normalization
Tennant, Kaylin S. (2017), Behavioral and Physiological Assessment of Zoo-Housed Heterosexual Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Troops with Multiple Silverbacks
Thurston, Joan E. (2017), Student-Athlete Perception of Coaching Leadership Behaviors’ Influence on Mental Health Symptoms Associated with Anxiety, Depression, Suicidality, and Substance Abuse
Wallace, Brett (2017), Sentence Recall in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Warren, Alec J. (2017), Britain's Green Fascists: Understanding the Relationship between Fascism, Farming, and Ecological Concerns in Britain, 1919-1951
Whalen, John (2017), A Multibiomarker Analysis of Pollutant Effects on Atlantic Stingray Populations in Florida’s St. Johns River
Wheeler, Jared Thomas (2017), Extracting a Relational Database Schema from a Document Database
Williams, Bethany Dawn (2017), Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Clustered Metabolic Risk in U.S. Adolescents: 2007-2012 NHANES.
Willis, Christopher (2017), The Obama Pivot to Asia: An Analysis of the Fundamentals
Yousefian, Pedram (2017), Pore Formation in Aluminum Castings: Theoretical Calculations and the Extrinsic Effect of Entrained Surface Oxide Films
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Ady, Dawn S. (2016), The Ultimate Irony: An Information Age Without Librarians
Barbas, Ruthie E. (2016), Tests of Reproductive Isolation Between the Fishes Fundulus heteroclitus and F. grandis
Barton, Jennifer Marie (2016), Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Compassion Scale: Using Confirmatory and Exploratory Factor Models
Brayton, Shawn Whittaker (2016), Participant Perceptions of Knowledge Sharing in a Higher Education Community of Practice
Brown, Josephine Michelle (2016), Characterization of the interaction between Basigin and the pattern recognition receptor TLR4
Burnette, Carolina (2016), Analysis of a Long-Term Record of Nearshore Currents and Implications in Littoral Transport Processes
Carle, William R. II (2016), Active Analytics: Adapting Web Pages Automatically Based on Analytics Data
Clark, Tyrome (2016), Humanitarian Intervention: Moral Perspectives
Del Giudice, Nora (2016), The Adaptive Memory Effect: Exploring Need for Cognition and Survival Processing
Di Netta, James Dominick (2016), The Mechanics and Fixed Operations of Human Experience
Frankenstein, Andrea (2016), To Kill or Not to Kill: Exploring the Roles of Empathy and Working Memory in Moral Decision Making
Garrett, Keith (2016), Vulnerabililty Analysis of Multi-Factor Authentication Protocols
Gillis, Ashley Jade (2016), Categorizing Pro-environmental Behaviors Using the Laypeople's Perspective