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 2021
Mealer, Christopher J. (2021), Effects of Corrosion on the SERS Activity and Optical Response of Silver Nanorods
Metcalf, Kevin B. (2021), A mixed methods study examining the barriers and facilitators to research utilization and evidence-based practice in adult weight management
Morrill, Lucas Jay (2021), An Assessment Study of Student Experiences in a University Conduct Process
Nagle, Frances S. (2021), Weak Olfactory Preferences of the Gall Midge Asphondylia borrichiae, Associated Fungal Endophytes and Implications on Gene Flow and Host Range Expansion
Narayanan, Subashree (2021), Parents' Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Dietary Behaviors of Children with Autism Aged 5-13 Years
Niemczyk, Todd R. Esq. (2021), Policy Considerations regarding Student Loan Debt and Higher Education
Oracheff, Alexander C. (2021), Macrotexture Assessment of Florida Pavements
Palmrose, Kristin K. (2021), Reproductive Biology of the Spinner Shark Carcharhinus Brevipinna, Off the Southeast U.S. Coast
Perkins, Jennifer A. (2021), College Choice and College Match Among High-Achieving Pell-Eligible Students: An Instrumental Case Study Exploring Social Actor Influence
Rivera, Brandon Alfredo (2021), Predicting Anthropogenic Underwater Pile Driving Noise Using Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) DATA
Rodriguez, Karinna Anne (2021), Parental influences on children’s decisions making
Ronderos, Samantha (2021), Investigating Body Dissatisfaction, Obesity, & Eating Pathology: African American Adolescent Girls & Mothers
Salcedo, Juan Diego (2021), Impacts of Meals on Wings (MOW) Program on Volunteers' Perceptions and Motives
Sanders, Melanie (2021), Social Emotional Competence in School Leaders
Sedghikhoi-Milani, Alyssa M. (2021), The Effects of Discrimination Training Using Multiple Modes of Presentation to Teach Identification of bullying to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sipes, Justin Michael (2021), Pre-College Expectations of First-Generation College Students: A National Study Based on Institutional Characteristics
Small, Amanda Paige (2021), The Relative Contribution of the Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) to Periwinkle Snail (Littoraria irrorata) Predation Mortality in the Lower Salt Marsh Intertidal of Northeast Florida
Soares, Luciana Adib (2021), An Examination of the Impact of the COVID-19 Health Threat, Stress, and Social Isolation on Lifestyle Habits as Analyzed through the Protection Motivation Theory
Sparks, Hope Marie (2021), The Influence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Disclosure on Peer Social Distancing in Higher Education
Stroman, Skylar (2021), Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Security Mitigation through Multilateration
Stukes, Karine Sandra (2021), Measuring Employee Engagement and Adaptive Leadership During Higher Education’s Accountability and Performance Era
Sturchio, Matthew (2021), Plant Physiological Responses to Environmental Change in a Marsh-Mangrove Ecotone
Thoma, Aura (2021), Friendship Dissolution Strategies Involving Former Best Friends
Thomas, Matthew R. (2021), Minimizing Reaction Systems
Tompa, Abigail D. (2021), An investigation of the role of Basigin-variant-1 in the immune response within the retina
Van Horn, Leslie Thompson (2021), Validation of an evidence-based dietetic practice instrument and the association between level of education and use of evidence-based dietetic practices among registered dietitian nutritionists
Veilleux-Mesa, Candice Jo (2021), Women CIOs in Higher Education Pursuing Work-Life Balance/Integration, Self-Care, and the Influence of COVID-19
Villamor, Monique and Villamor, Monique V. (2021), An Investigation of the Moderating Effects of Household Composition and Developmental Age on Food Insecurity Impacting Mental Health
Visser, Owen (2021), Upper-Sided EWMA-Based Distribution-Specific Tolerance Limits
Wagner, Carly Alexandria (2021), Disentangling the Role of Self-Esteem on Eating Disorders in African American Youth
Wargat, Bryanna N. (2021), Characterization of a scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) nursery habitat in portions of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
White, Justin (2021), The Investigation of the Underlying Microstructure Associated with Fracture Features in 6061 Cold Sprayed Aluminum
Wilson, Aaron M. (2021), Open Voting Client Architecture and Op-Ed Voting: A Novel Framework for Solving Requirement Conflicts in Secret Ballot Elections
Zinn, Scott (2021), Advance Metallic Reinforcement of Vat Photo Polymerized Parts
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Ahearn, Yani P. (2020), Sindbis virus infects specific gut cells for replication and dissemination from the posterior midgut of mosquitoes
Alaves, Griselda (2020), Remember to Color: How Coloring Impacts Elderly Mental Health and Working Memory
Alhamed, Nehaya Ali (2020), The Digital Transition from Textbooks to Tablets in Saudi Arabia
Alves Dos Santos, Arthur Aloisio (2020), Efficacy of Hard Hats in Attenuating Head Accelerations: A Combined Experimental and Computational Investigation
Anderson, Jasmine R. (2020), Analysis of Changes in Genes that lead to Antibiotic Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae 43816
Beal, Eli R. (2020), American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) Ecology Within Human-Dominated Landscapes
Bhattacharya, Amitabh (2020), Multi-Robot Informative Path Planning in Unknown Environments Through Continuous Region Partitioning
Billet, Jared B. (2020), The Subconstituent Algebra of a Hypercube
Bolaños-Boudreau, Monica (2020), Person-Centered Physical Training Programs for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Stimulating Motivation and Participation as Essential Components of Program Development
Bray, Olivia (2020), Investigation of Vapor Deposited Conduction Seed Layer for Electrodeposition on Polymers
Bundshuh, Heather (2020), A North Florida High School Attendance Program Evaluation
Cibrian, Enrique (2020), Depressive Rumination and the Mood-as-Input Hypothesis: The Role of Reverse Catastrophizing
Colon, Raymond Anthony (2020), Colors of fruits and vegetables and diabetes risk in the United States Latino population
Comella, Sara Grace (2020), A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Cognitive and Mental Health Repercussions of Childhood Adversity in Adulthood
Cooper, Lisa Michelle (2020), Functional Analysis of FAM83D and DUPD1 – Two Novel Neruogenic Skeletal Muscle Atrophy-Induced Genes
Dary, Kendall P. (2020), Effects of Involvement (Target Versus Observer), Gender, Protectiveness, and Priming on Perceptions of Sexual Harassment
Derby, Elanna Beth (2020), Teacher Perceptions on How to Best Support Student Well-Being in Elementary Classrooms
Ellis, Elizabeth Marie (2020), On Fire or Burned-Out?: The Role of Self-Monitoring on Burnout in the Workplace
Erchul, Alicia Marie (2020), Military Veteran Students Transition to Academic Life with PTSD, Trauma, and Potential for Freezing Response.
Escobar, Su-Nui (2020), Development and validation of a mindful food parenting instrument to assess the relationship between parent food practices and children’s dietary outcomes
Eskew, Zachary (2020), A Computational Analysis of Marine Fenders Under Heavy Weather Mooring Conditions
Evors, Pamela Ann (2020), Inside Collaborative Communities: Teachers' Perceptions of the Collaborative Process
Falbo, Rebecca (2020), Staying Alive: A Content Analysis of the School Board Minutes of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf and the Decision-Making Processes of the School Board for Redesigning the School
Fernandez de Valderrama, Laura (2020), Preliminary Design and Analysis of a Wave Energy Converter with Electromagnetic Induction
Frye, Palmer (2020), Very high cycle fatigue behavior of laser beam-powder bed fused Inconel 718 considering the layer orientation and surface finish effects
Gonzalez, Alicia (2020), Basigin as an Immune Mediator in the CNS
Griffin, Murphy (2020), Harmonic Morphisms with One-dimensional Fibres and Milnor Fibrations
Hamelin, Jessica Leigh (2020), Factors Predictive of Self-Efficacy in First Year Teachers
Harrell, Clifford Eugene II (2020), Examination of Athletic Academic Support Services of NCAA D-I HBCUs
Hendrix, Tessa Delaney (2020), Cheater, Cheater: Examination of Children's Lying for Different Motivations
Indergard, Matz O. (2020), Estimating the Heritability of Plasticity of Thermal Tolerance and its Application in the Restoration of Endangered Caribbean Coral
Jones, Rhys Davis (2020), Maximality and Applications of Subword-Closed Languages
Kantor, Arielle Catherine (2020), Self-Monitoring, Binge Eating Disorder, Internalized WEight STigma and Neuroticism: A Moderated-Mediation Model
Kazee, Carissa Lyn (2020), The Effects of Behavioral Skills Training to Teach Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder How to Respond to Bullying
King, Paige Elizabeth (2020), Fight, Flight, or Freezing? Investigating the Immobility Response in Military Veterans
Lalika, Luciano (2020), Investigating the Leading Causes of Fatalities of Aging Pedestrians Using Bayesian Network Model
Ledwith, Jessica Marie (2020), An Examination of Social Connectedness on PTSD and Freezing in a Student Military Population
Lerman, Justin Michael (2020), Examining the Impacts of Virtual Mentoring On College Students' Leadership Efficacy a Quantitative Study of C.A.M.P Osprey
Ley, Melissa S. (2020), PBIS Implementation and Sustainability: Primary Educators’ Perspectives of Success
Lopez Chalacan, Victor Hugo (2020), Performance Evaluation of Long Range (LoRa) Wireless RF Technology for the Internet of Things (IoT) Using Dragino LoRa at 915 MHz
Lovaas, Alexis Nicole (2020), Associations of Protective and Acquisitive Self-monitoring with Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors
Lynch, Sarah Anne (2020), Identification and Characterization of Zfp593 and 1700029J07RIK - Two Novel Neurogenic Skeletal Muscle Atrophy-Induced Genes
McMillan, Megan Robinson (2020), Leading Effective Inclusive Schools: How Principals Make the Difference
Mobley-Gonzalez, Cheryl S. (2020), Making Meaning of Supplier Diversity in Florida's Public Universities: A Narrative Inquiry of Educational Connoisseurship and Criticism
Monyo, Denis Elia (2020), Developing and Simulating a Communication Plan for Mitigation of Secondary Crashes: Leveraging Connected Vehicle Technologies
Orta, Kevin (2020), Effects of abiotic factors on host plant quality and community structure of the parasitoid guild that attacks Asphondylia borrichiae midges on Borrichia frutescens
Phillips, Robert Vincent (2020), “The Power of Love": The Role of Sexual Communal Motivations and Relationship Power in Sexual Risk Taking
Pyle, Abbra (2020), The Ponce de León Celebration: History and Mythmaking in St. Augustine, Florida, 1885-1930
Rains, Debra L. (2020), Defining Accountability and Best Practices in Private Schools Which Receive State Funds for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Rand, Bethany (2020), Diabetes Risk Status and Physical Activity in Pregnant Women: U.S. BRFSS 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Rao, Chandrika Pandurang (2020), Sorting by Strip Moves and Strip Swaps
Sanchez, Alice Marie (2020), The Self-Perceived Impact of a Food Recovery-Meal Delivery Program on Homebound Seniors’ Food Security, Nutrition Health, and Well-Being
Sasser, Joshua (2020), Investigation of Expedient, Cost Effective and Sustainable Soil Stabilization for Tactical Vehicles Using Surfactant-Induced Soil Stabilization (SISS)
Schmidt, Cecelia K. (2020), A Two-Stage Design for Comparing Binomial Treatments with a Standard
Sellers, Bailey Nicole (2020), Economic Sanctions & Political Unrest: Cuba and Iran
Smith, Anastasia L. (2020), FGGY Carbohydrate Kinase Domain Containing is Induced During Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Modulates Map Kinase and AKT Signaling
Souder, Terrance Michael (2020), The Relation between Demographics and Art Discipline As They Pertain to Success on Advanced Placement Exams
Spain, Marisa Suzanne (2020), Implementing welfare science: case studies in evidence-based zoo management
Stone, Michelle Lynne (2020), Biomarkers of Inflammation in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fractions: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Thomas Webber, Dione R. (2020), Perspectives of Overage Graduates: Issues that Affected their Schooling
Uddin, Mohammad Jobaer (2020), Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Sequestering Calcium Carbonate Cement
Velasquez Nash, Brandi (2020), Exploring the Relationship Between Diversity Training and Counselor Competence in Working with Cisgender Men Wearing Makeup
Velazquez, Sonia R. (2020), Descriptive Case Study of the Perceptions of International Students in an Intensive English Program Featuring Mandated Interactions with Fluent English Speakers
Wade, Catherine E. (2020), Q Methodology as a Formative Tool for Facilitating Professional Development School Partnership Development
Waite, Deana M. (2020), Examining the Role of Dispositions in Adult Basic Education Matriculation
Washington, Dawn and Washington, Dawn Felicia (2020), Lift Ev’ry Voice: Using Q Methodology to Understand the Shared Perspectives of African American Undergraduate Students Regarding Strategies that Predominantly White Institutions Can Use to Support their Persistence in STEM