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.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Halter, Jennifer Pryor (2023), Through the looking glass: An autoethnography
Harris, Matthew (2023), Imagining human rights for migrants in an evolving legal ecosystem: Intellectual, political, and public discourse in the United States, 1980-99
Harrison, Caleb (2023), A hybrid prediction approach using machine learning and physics based models applied to power electronic circuits
Harrison, Taylor R. (2023), Investigation of the segment polarity network in the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris
Horton, Jada (2023), The relationship between social capital and juvenile recidivism risk in Bexar County, Texas: Critical Psychology Theory and Latent Class Analysis in archival research
Ingram, Katie (2023), The effect of testing on new learning of related and unrelated text sections
Jackman, Sarah Marie (2023), Apparent Contours for Piecewise Smooth Surfaces
Johnson, Celina Deloris (2023), Internal Mental Representations of the Self and the Typical College Student in Regards to Race, Self-esteem and Belongingness
Jones, Jeania N. (2023), Teaching Black elementary students: The influence of experiences and teacher preparation for PWI and HBCU interns on their understanding of and self-efficacy for culturally responsive teaching
Kazi, Nazmul H. (2023), Automated short-answer grading and misconception detection using large language models
Khalifah, Shatha Abdulghani (2023), The Perspectives Of Saudi Arabian Professionals Regarding the Most Important Soft Skills for Leaders to Possess in Telecommuting Environments during Crisis: A Q Methodology Study
Kilungeja, Grentina Nazarius (2023), Menstrual cycle prediction from physiological data using machine learning
Kimollo, Michael (2023), Extracting road surface marking features from aerial images using deep learning
Kuhn-Hancock, Lori Ann (2023), Truth and Consequences: Internal Stakeholder Perception of Higher Education Leadership Crisis Communication Competence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
LaVoie-Ingram, Emilie Marie (2023), Towards a prototype paleo-detector for supernova neutrino and dark matter detection
Laynes, Kimberly D. (2023), Ovulation prediction using random forest algorithm on physiological data
Leone, Casey (2023), Educator perceptions of giftedness in Florida
Lipson, Tamara Ann (2023), Teachers’ perceptions of inclusive classrooms
Makoleo, Mariam S. (2023), Frequency Analysis of a New Empirical Model to Predict Underwater Transmission Loss During Impact Pile Driving
Marks, Brice T. (2023), The Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals Seeking Mental Health Treatment
Marrero Gonzalez, Alana Minnee (2023), Nutrition Care for the Transgender Population: A Retrospective Study to investigate relationships between the Nutrition Care Process Model and Patient Outcomes
Mathews, Hunter (2023), Field assessment of the pervious oyster shell habitat: Enhancement of intertidal habitat for the eastern oyster and associated nekton in Northeast Florida
Mayberry, Laura L. (2023), Making the grade: Do teacher-created grading systems result in disparate outcomes for high school students?
McCandless, Rachel Lynn (2023), Walking the talk: A qualitative exploration of gatekeeping staff perceptions surrounding implementation of nutrition policy in Florida food banks
McGhghy, Linda Faye (2023), Case Study and Evaluation of the Implementation of Restorative Family Conferences in an Alternative Placement School
McGovern, Callahan (2023), Lake Huron Microbial Mats: A Novel Anagnostidinema Species, A Cyanobacteria-Specific it's Motif Slicer, & A Multi-Marker Community Analysis
McKay, Jessica A. (2023), A New Mindset: The Effects of a Strategic Mindset on Women Under Stereotype Threat
Miceli, Andrew (2023), Modified Reactive Sputter Deposition of Titanium Nitride Thin Films via HIPIMS with Kick-Pulse and Improvement of the Structure-Zone Model
Miller, Jacqueline Nicole (2023), The Influence of Time and Location on Moral Dilemmas Based on a Driving Simulator Study
Mushi, Consolatha Constantine (2023), Analysis of Underwater Noise due to Pile Driving in Florida using Individual Hammer Blows
Otto, Quintin (2023), Investigation of microstructurally dependent mechanical properties of cold sprayed copper using correlative microscopy
Paredes, William David (2023), Assessing the Performance of a Particle Swarm Optimization Mobility Algorithm in a Hybrid Wi-Fi/LoRa Flying Ad Hoc Network
Pechillo, Marisa L. (2023), In God's hands: Faith healing, epilepsy, and the question of human rights
Pesha, Sylvia (2023), Development of practical assessment techniques for sinkhole potential in Florida based on sinkhole vulnerability indices
Peters, Katie Gillian (2023), Confocal analysis of Sindbis virus in Aedes aegypti unveils novel infection site at pyloric armature
Powers, Madeleine (2023), Less meat, less heat: Analyzing meat consumption through the theory of planned behavior, identity, past behavior, and conservatism
Rust, Dain (2023), Thermal Temperatures and Social Network Position in Bonobos
Schmillen, Peter E. (2023), Assessing erosion improvement in beach sand treated with bioslurry
Schofield, Rachael C. (2023), Investigating the mediation effects of student-teacher relationships between extracurricular activities and students' academic achievement in high school
Sides, Krystal D. (2023), Analyzing Physiological Signals During the Menstrual Cycle: Introducing an Application of Circular Statistics
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