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 2023
Simon, Marianne P. (2023), New principals: Experiences that influence the role
Snyder, Jill M. (2023), The impact of a face to face sports nutrition session on athletes' nutrition knowledge and disordered eating attitudes
St Clair, Skylar (2023), That’s why we drink: Effects of undergraduate stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic on alcohol behaviors
Sterghos, Jacqueline (2023), The indirect association of personality with perceived stress as mediated by humor in university students during COVID-19
Testagrose, Conrad Thomas (2023), Breast density classification using deep learning
Timmons, Jamie (2023), Development of high kinetic inductance superconducting nanowire devices on high permittivity strontium titanate substrates
Vander Meulen, Maria E. (2023), Motivation differences of males and females in the PACT Study: An exploratory study
Vera Murillo, Lizbeth C. (2023), What is your why? A qualitative study about motivational differences of Latinos/Hispanics and African American/Black in a computerized cognitive training program to prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
von Holten, Emma Arie (2023), Physiological Responses Regarding Stress and Trauma: The Freeze Response
Waldron, Jordan M. (2023), Otoliths through time: a multidecadal characterization of fish otoliths in a changing climate
Worthen, Najwa N. (2023), Challenges Patients Face When Transitioning from the Hospital into the Home Setting with an Enteral Feeding Tube & the Impact of Staffing a Home Enteral Nutrition Registered Dietitian Case Manager
Zacarias, Rosalyn (2023), "I'm Just Very Open to Trying New Things": Past Sexual Experiences and Sexual Curiosity in Bisexual Women
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Albanese, Charles (2022), A Predictive Modeling Approach to Counter Failures in Heat Seal Process Verification Methods
Baron, Melissa (2022), The Effects of Fermented Vegetables on the Gut Microbiota for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Basedow, Karen S. (2022), Knowledge, attitudes and practices of US-based registered dietitians regarding Vitamin D as a key nutrient in public health
Baskerville, Ryan (2022), Prolonged Exposure to Microgravity Increases Susceptibility to Traumatic Brain Injury
Berg, Kristin M. (2022), Nutrition perception, dietary intake, and anthropometric correlations between Autism Spectrum Disorder and typically developing adolescents.
Brinson, Reginald W. (2022), Higher Education Information and Communication Technology Implementation Project Success: The Effect of Organizational Culture
Byrd, Brittany (2022), Effects of environmental and anthropogenic factors on loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) false crawl rates on Jekyll Island, Ga
Garcia, Nicholas H. (2022), Divided Attention and its Effect on Forward Testing
Graham, Jasmine Elise (2022), STEM Inqueery: How Communion and Feminine Gender Expression Affects LGBTQ Individuals Pursuing STEM
Graham, Matthew Alexander (2022), Bounded-degree Plane Geometric Spanners: Connecting the Dots Between Theory and Practice
Greco, Robert (2022), Revitalizing conservation and management of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the Dominican Republic
Hall, Anthony (2022), Adaptive Memory: Richness of Encoding as a Possible Underlying Mechanism of The Threat Effect
Hardy, Andrew Lee (2022), An Analysis of the Spatial Genetic Structure of a Hybrid Zone Between Two Species of Killifish, Fundulus Heteroclitus and F. Grandis
Harris, Michel D. (2022), The Efficacy of a Service-Learning Experience in the New Orleans Area in Improving Intercultural Competence of Nutrition and Dietetics Students
Hayward, Carolyn (2022), Leadership Characteristics and Teacher Self-Efficacy from the Perspective of Teachers
Hernandez, Zuleyka (2022), Regulatory Fit as a Predictor for Sexual Consent Attitude Change
Hiller, Lynn Diane (2022), Estimation of 24-hour Urinary Creatinine Excretion through the Development of a Model and Its Relationship to Outcomes in Hospitalized Critically Ill Veterans
Hoppock, Laurie E. (2022), Examining the Shared Perceptions Surrounding the Most Important Elements to Include in the Design of a Classroom-Based Therapeutic Visual Arts Program Serving Students with Autism
Khatib, Tamim (2022), Secure Multi-Robot Adaptive Information Sampling with Continuous, Periodic and Opportunistic Connectivity
Kisabanzira, Ntagwanko (2022), Investigating changes in trends of traffic crashes due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Florida’s freeways
Kumar, Abhilasha (2022), The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on how Social Media Use Influences Eating Disorders and Exercise Motivation
Lee, Randy Huy (2022), Dynamics of Mutualism in a Two Prey, One Predator System with Variable Carrying Capacity
Lewis, Jessica (2022), Gender Differences in Academic Self-Concept, Perfectionism, and Math Performance among First-Year STEM and Non-STEM students
Little, Aimee Marie (2022), The effect of visitor density and interaction on the behavior of four ray species (Hypanus sabina, Hypanus say, Pseudobatos lentiginosus, and Rhinoptera bonasus) housed in an aquatic touch pool
Minichiello, Hollie (2022), Emotion Regulation and Coping as Mediators of the Association between Perfectionism and Self-Esteem in Athletes Compared to Non-athletes and Honors Students
Muehleman, Valerie L. (2022), Exploring the Health Outcomes and Patient’s Viewpoint of Pediatric Patients Receiving Medical Nutrition Therapy Visits with In-Person, Telephonic, and Tele-Video Modalities at a Rural Community Health Center
Mulloney, Justin Edward (2022), Crystalline Analysis of Geomicrobially-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation in Sands using a Surface Percolation Treatment Technique
Mwambeleko, Enock E. (2022), Analysis of Shared Micromobility Related Crashes: Case Study of Florida
Perez, Jacob (2022), Exploring Multicultural Competence Skills of LGBTQ+ Counseling Trainees
Petrosky, Stephanie N. (2022), Interprofessional education activities and new practitioner competence: Implications for practice in nutrition and dietetics education
Qubty, Leah Anne (2022), A Two-Day Virtual Workshop on the Micronutrient-Directed Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam for Ghanaian Nutrition Professionals: Examining Perceived Self-Efficacy and Innovation
Ramos, Melissa Ann (2022), Are High Levels of Educator Bias Associated with the Disproportionate Discipline of Black Students?
Reasonover, Madisen Taylor (2022), In Sickness and in Health: Interactions between Romantic Dyads, Power, and Health
Rivero, Claudia (2022), Childhood Food Insecurity: A Program Impact and Evaluation Study of the Meals on Wheels for Kids Program
Rocca, Nina (2022), Implementation of a Transitions of Care Nutrition Intervention for Malnourished Patients
Roper, Shaynee M. (2022), Virtual supervised practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Does virtual learning affect the quality of preparation for the RD exam or beginning Dietetics practice?
Schuitema, Olivia (2022), Histological Comparison of Shark Dermis Across Various Ecomorphologies
Shepard, Jennifer M. (2022), Principal Professional Learning: Exploring Personal and Contextual Barriers and Facilitators of Change
Shourbagi Tello, Tala (2022), Identification and Characterization of the TSSK6 Activating Co-chaperone (TSACC) Gene in Skeletal Muscle
Smith, Heather D. (2022), Where are my People? A Historical Analysis on NASA’s Equal Opportunity Initiatives
Solisromero, Oscar (2022), Methodology to Treat Bottom Friction Losses for Modeling Wave Transformation From Deepwater to the Nearshore: An Application in Northeast Florida
Tanner, James Silas (2022), It's a Small World After All: Insights, Interferences, and Implications of In Situ Chlorophyll Fluorescence Monitoring in Estuaries
Thomas, Cicely Clarisse (2022), A quasi-experimental correlational study of knowledge, attitude, behavior of nutrition paraprofessionals receiving an online nutrition education training. A framework for training nutrition paraprofessionals in Northwest Georgia WIC
Waggoner, Jacob (2022), Comparison Between Pervious Oyster Shell Habitat (POSH) Unit and Reef Ball Performance Along an Eroding Shoreline in Northeast Florida
Welch, Lucas W. (2022), Measuring Vegetation Density in Marsh Grass Photographs Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Wheeler, Ellen (2022), Incorporating Recess into the Ecosystem of the School
Zarzeczny, Caitlin (2022), Our Thoughts Matter: The Mental Health of College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Zgjani, Dea (2022), The Knights of the Round Table: The Mediating Role of Parental Self-efficacy and Parental Stress in Explaining Family Mealtime Predicting Child Behavior in MTurk Families
Zipperer, Madeline (2022), The Potential Mediating Effects of Social Support Network Size and Physical Activity on Cognitive Function and Mortality Risk
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Al Azad, A S M Alauddin (2021), An Accurate and Efficient Methodology to Obtain Surges for Risk Analyses for the Coast of Bangladesh
Anderson, Lee B. (2021), The Role Academic Deans Play in Public Higher Education Fundraising
Archer, Allison Kendall (2021), Evaluating Individualism as a Predictor of Workplace E-Learning Training Transfer
Arnold, Dana (2021), A Hopeless Illness Representation Style: Examining Chronic Illness and Depression with Coping as A Mediator
Beachler, Christopher M. (2021), Product Failure Recognition Via Comparison Of Sequential and Quickest Detection Algorithms
Bosco, Moses (2021), Analysis of Shallow Water Underwater Noise from Marine Pile Driving Using Computational Fluid Dynamics and Empirical Data Fitting
Canas, Gabriela (2021), Benthic Microalgae Response to A Warming Climate and Shift in Foundational Vegetation Species in A Saltmarsh-Mangrove Ecotone
Carlton, Sara (2021), Internalized Stigmatization and Rejection Sensitivity as Mediators of the Link Between Self-Monitoring and Transgender Identity Concealment
Castellon Escobar, Cesar Enrique (2021), Energy Considerations in Blockchain-Enabled Applications
Charry Segura, Daniela (2021), Total Brachial Artery Reactivity and Incident Heart Failure and Heart Failure Sub-Types: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Chipman, Kristi (2021), Factors Associated with Overall Experience in Advanced-Practice Doctoral Programs
Cline, Sarah (2021), For Better or For Worse? Cross Sectional Comparison of University Student Stress, Coping, and Somatic Complaints Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Colin, Casey R. (2021), The Nutrition Care Process in Diabetes Medical Nutrition Therapy
DiVittore-Goodrum, Brittney (2021), Residency and Sociality Analysis of Skin Lesions in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of the St. Johns River, FL
Fernandez de Valderrama, Luis (2021), Linear Generators in Wave Energy Conversion: Performance, Feasibility, and Location Study
Fisher, Jillian (2021), Race Logic: Measuring Stereotyped Mental Representations of Football Player Positions
Fraser, Abbey (2021), Safety Analysis of Battery-Powered Adaptive Ride-on Toys for Children with Disabilities
From, Karen E. (2021), Osteoporosis Prevention is Linked to Education, Childhood Meals and Milk Consumption in Young Adult Females
Galena, Amy (2021), The effects of fermented vegetable consumption on the composition of the intestinal microflora and levels of inflammatory markers in women: A pilot and feasibility study
Gordon, Leslie Marie (2021), Student Retention in Higher Education: Effect of the Campus Fitness Center on Women
Griffin-Todd, Katelyne (2021), Examining Trauma, Aggression, and Anxiety in African American Girls
Hamrick, Joseph S. (2021), Retributive Justice, Capital Punishment, and Jurors in Northeast Florida
Heppe, Madison E. (2021), Modeling Coastal Vulnerability of the St. Johns River and Northeastern Florida Shorelines
Hermida, Yoannis (2021), How to Improve Dynamic Decision Making: Evaluation of a Brief Training Program on Human Error
Howard, Morgan Paige (2021), Inside the Zoo: Captive Giraffes’ Changes in Social Ties Throughout Membership Variations
Johnson, Lyndsey (2021), Do you copy? Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Auditory Processing, and Heart Rate Variability
Jones, Amy Motley (2021), Physician Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Towards Registered Dietitian Nutritionists
Kalafatis-Russell, Angel Renee (2021), Doing Kink vs. Being Kinky: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature on BDSM Behavior, Orientation, and Identity
Kasomi, Sarah T. (2021), A Microscopic Simulation Approach for Developing Ramp Metering Activation Guidelines For Weekends
Kasubi, Francisca P. (2021), Analyzing Benefits of Connected Vehicle Technologies During Incidents on Freeways and Diversion Strategies Implementation: A Microsimulation-Based Case Study of Florida's Turnpike
Kinero, Abdallah N. (2021), Exploring the Use of Drones for Conducting Traffic Mobility and Safety Studies
Koning, Wesley K. (2021), Estimating a range of flow rates resulting from extreme storm events within the Wekiva River watershed through statistical testing and modeling
Kovalenko, Samantha (2021), Determination of extreme flood events in the Black Creek, Julington Creek, Dubin Creek, Big Davis Creek, Ortega River, and Pablo Creek sub-basins of the lower St. Johns River basin, Florida, USA
Kyles, Tracey (2021), Love the Customers: Principles of Interpersonal Relationships Applied to Social Media
Loewy, Aaron (2021), An Examination of Romantic Relationship Initiation Strategies Utilized by Young Adults with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome
MacKinnon, David A. II (2021), Postsecondary Writing Program Collegiality, Job Satisfaction, and Self-efficacy Teaching Writing: A Quantitative Analysis Using Self-Determination Theory
Marsland, Cheryl (2021), Investigation of the Multidimensional Determinants of Nutritionally Risky Coping Strategies and Tradeoffs in Adults
Martin, Maureen A. (2021), Value-Added Model (VAM) Component of Teacher Evaluation and Job Satisfaction, Efficacy, and Retention: Perspectives of Secondary Teachers of Historically Low-Scoring Students and Recommendations for Alternative Student Performance Measurements
Masterson, Abigail P. (2021), Opposite Sex Friendship Initiation: Dispositional Differences in Self-Monitoring