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.
The views and opinions reflected on Digital Commons are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the University of North Florida.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
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
Glasser, Ellen (2016), Voices of the First Women Leaders in the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Greene, Jonathan K. (2016), Secondary-School Department Chairpersons’ Perceptions of Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Grimes, Tyler L. (2016), A Saddlepoint Approximation to Left-Tailed Hypothesis Tests of Variance for Non-normal Populations
Haddock, Ashley Noel (2016), Transcriptional Regulation of Dual-Specificity Phosphatase 4 (Dusp4) by Muscle RING Finger 1 (MuRF1) and Myogenic Regulatory Factors
Hall, Amanda A. (2016), San Antonio de Pocotalaca: An Eighteenth-Century Yamasee Indian Town in St. Augustine, Florida, 1716-1752
Harper, Kevin M. (2016), Challenging the Efficient Market Hypothesis with Dynamically Trained Artificial Neural Networks
Hoang, Hung (2016), Safety Implications of Transit Operator Schedule Policies
Horton, John C. (2016), Thinking About How You Feel: The Relationship between Cognitive Variables in the Context of Depressive Symptoms
Hull, Kristen Nicole (2016), The Impact of Multiple Opportunities for Aggression on Aggressive Thoughts, Behaviors, and Motivations
Karle, Kristin A. (2016), Structure and Function of Male Bottlenose Dolphin Alliances in Northeast Florida
Keller, Thomas V. (2016), Selected High School Science Teachers' Perceptions Regarding Adaptations to Their Instructional Practice Due to the Implimentation of State Required End of Course Exams in a Midsized Central Florida School District
Laroussi, Ahmed Afia (2016), An Examination of the Perceptions of Elementary School Principals, General Education Teachers, and Special Education Teachers about Supportive Inclusion Practices and Processes
Lesser, Elizabeth Rochelle (2016), A New Right Tailed Test of the Ratio of Variances
Lwambagaza, Lina (2016), Modeling Older Driver Behavior on Freeway Merging Ramps
Monroe-Ossi, Heather M. (2016), Complexities of Technology Integration in the Elementary Classroom Context: A Structural Equation Model Study
Mulamba, Teddy (2016), The Influence of Sea-Level Rise on Salinity in the Lower St. Johns River and the Associated Physics
Ozdes, Huseyin (2016), The Relationship Between High-Cycle Fatigue and Tensile Properties in Cast Aluminum Alloys
Ries, Collin (2016), Potential Wave Impacts On Shorelines In Intertidal Waterways
Robinson, Tyler (2016), Pain and Principle: The Effects of Nociceptive Stimuli on Moral Decision Making
Rodriguez, Rosanna (2016), Seft-Monitoring and Attitude Polarization: Individual Differences in the Role of Belief Consistency and Belief Confidence in the Mere-Thought Effect
Scheffler, Olivia (2016), Functional Characterization of a Novel Disaccharide Membrane Transporter in the Digestive Tract of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Speegle, Shelby (2016), The Effect of Gender Threat on Implicit Sexism and Stereotyping
Swenarton, Mary (2016), Population Ecology of Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) in the South Atlantic Bight
Tang, Ying (2016), Comparative Study of School and Science Teacher Technology Leaderships in High and Middle Schools in the United States and China
Thompson, Renita Taylor (2016), Examining Perceptions of Black Administrators in Higher Education Regarding Administrative Leadership Opportunities
Torri Dischinger, Maria Inês (2016), Loss of Resources and Demoralization in the Chronically Ill: A Mediation Model
Unal, Ogun (2016), Characterization of Tensile Deformation in AZ91 Mg Alloy Castings
West, Jessica (2016), Ability and Abnormality
Worsham, Lucas (2016), Unearthing the Seeds of Oppression and Injustice within Education: Using Intuition, Care, and Virtue to Guide the Educative Process and Cultivate Morality.
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Afflerbach, Kevin Andrew (2015), Humorous Developments: Ridicule, Recognition, and the Development of Agency
Alnojeidi, Albatool H. (2015), Gender Differences in Low Back Pain and Self-Reported Muscle Strengthening Activity Among U.S. Adults
Anderson, Brenda Carol (2015), Non-Lethal Methods for Assessing Reproductive Status in Bonnethead Sharks (Sphyrna tiburo)
Andolina, Tiffany Lucille (2015), Self-Monitoring and Romantic Relationships: Individual Differences in Romantic Jealousy
Antonio, Lilyeth (2015), Misinformation and Need for Cognition: How They Affect False Memories
Bell, Emily A. (2015), The Relationship Between Illness Representations, Avoidant Coping, and Health Outcomes in People with Ongoing Symptoms of Chronic Illness
Bredesen, Michael H. (2015), The Simulation & Evaluation of Surge Hazard Using a Response Surface Method in the New York Bight
Brown, Amanda N. (2015), The Reproductive Biology of the Finetooth Shark, Carcharhinus isodon, in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Burnett, Aron J. (2015), Multi-Cultural Model of Relational Personhood and Implementing Philosophy for Children (P4C): A Refusal of the Illusion of Individualism in America
Cahill, Bethaney (2015), The Effect of O Antigen Loss on the Protein Composition and Inflammatory Response Elicited by Klebsiella pneumoniae
Call, Melissa Jewell (2015), Examination of Exceptional Student Educators’ Personal Practical Theories and the Implications for Practice
Cazeau, Stephanie (2015), Taking the Victim Out of Sexual Assault: The Effect of Self-Compassion on Sexual Assault Survivors
Charapko, Aleksey (2015), Time Series Similarity Search in Distributed Key-Value Data Stores Using R-Trees
Chawla, Lovelesh (2015), Use of IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management Solution to Demonstrate Traceability for Small, Real-World Software Development Project
Chim, Florence Yi Ting (2015), Sindbis Virus Entry of Mosquito Midgut Epithelia...Is NRAMP Involved?
Clough, Melanie Smith (2015), The Perspectives of Preschool Teachers on Instructional Coaching
Demissie, Henok Kefelegn (2015), Bottom Friction Assessment for Hydrodynamic Currents in the Lower St. Johns River
Dhoopa Harish, Priyanka (2015), Towards Designing Energy-Efficient Secure Hashes
Dunnigan, Shannon K. (2015), Habitat Value of Restored Intertidal Shoreline for Fish and Macrobenthic Communities in Northeast Florida
Esmaeili, Farzaneh (2015), The Difference Principle in Rawls: Pragmatic or Infertile?
Evans, Robert (2015), Integrating Security into the Undergraduate Software Engineering Curriculum
Floyd, Shelley Ann (2015), Neuropsychological, Cognitive and Physiological Implications of Barefoot Running on Working Memory
Gamal Eldin Tawfik, Ahmed (2015), Autonomous Small Scale Data-logger for Temperature Mapping
Gouge, Jeffrey B. (2015), A Targeted Denial of Service Attack on Data Caching Networks
Hart, Hannah (2015), Molecular Identification and Functional Characteristics of Peptide Transporter 1 (PEPT1) in the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
Higham, Bryan (2015), Soldiers and Civil Rights: The Impact of World War II on Jacksonville's African American Community, 1954-1960
Hoeppner, Joseph A. (2015), A Comparison of Cloud Computing Database Security Algorithms
Huang, Jici (2015), Sorting by Block Moves
James, Elle D. (2015), Characterization of a Biosynthetic Pathway Yielding Anticancer Natural Products from a Marine Bacterium
James, Lauren (2015), Parental Self-Efficacy: Development of a Measure to Reduce Children’s Contaminant Exposure
Johnson, Adrian Derrick (2015), Tapping into the Social Capital of African American Alumni of Urban High Schools
Keisling, Mai Dinh (2015), Community Leaders' Perceptions of Their Leadership Behaviors and Practices Used to Influence K-12 Public Education: A Q Methodology Study
Leary, Arianne Ella (2015), Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Deep Sea Fishes
Loesch, Matthew Allen (2015), My Own Worst Enemy: Exploring Factors that Predict Self-Harm
Mahanga, Mwaka (2015), Unknown Exception Handling Tool Using Humans as Agents
Maholland, Peter D. (2015), Effects of Prescribed Fire on Upland Plant Biodiversity and Abundance in Northeast Florida
Marques, Edward (2015), Effects of the Exotic Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) on the Growth and Survival of the Threatened Hooded Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia minor)
McAdams, Sean (2015), Virtualization Components of the Modern Hypervisor
Michaud, Nicolas (2015), Role Tension in the Academy: A Philosophical Inquiry into Faculty Teaching and Research
Miller, Deborah F. (2015), Analyzing the Effect of Individual Factors and Organizational Context on Faculty Participation in Online Teaching
Perrine, Cameron M. (2015), Family Stressors and Problem Behaviors of At-Risk Elementary School Girls: A Latent Class Analysis
Powe, Ouida Y. (2015), The Jacksonville Commitment Scholars Program: Graduates’ Perceptions of Supports and Challenges
Provenzano, Andrew (2015), Adapting to Water Scarcity: Effects of Irrigation Management
Richardson, Stephen (2015), The Perceptions of Black Teachers Regarding Their Decision to Teach and Satisfaction with Their Work Experiences in Predominantly White K-12 Schools
Riel, Paul E. (2015), Campus Planners' Preferences For Residence Hall Project Delivery Methods
Saredy, Jason J. (2015), Infection and Dissemination of TaV-GFP Tagged Sindbis in Aedine Mosquitoes and Cell Lines
Simpson, Justin T. (2015), Quasi-Subjectivity and Ethics in Non-Modernity
Snook, Daniel Walter II (2015), Is What Is Past Always Prologue? Priming to Past Conflicts and Fear of Terrorism Influence Americans’ Support for Military Intervention in Syria
Soni, Neha (2015), An Empirical Performance Analysis Of IaaS Clouds With CloudStone Web 2.0 Benchmarking Tool
Stegmann, Gabriela M. (2015), Comparing Group Means When Nonresponse Rates Differ
Tancreto, Amanda E. (2015), Comparison of Hydrologic Model Performance Statistics Using Thiessen Polygon Rain Gauge and NEXRAD Precipitation Input Methods at Different Watershed Spatial Scales and Rainfall Return Frequencies
Thoma, Kathleen Anne (2015), Stories of Challenge and Resilience: The Impact of Ecological Factors on the Lived Experiences of Low Income, Urban Young Adults Living with HIV/AIDS
Thomas, Peter R. Jr. (2015), Camp, Combat, and Campaign: North Carolina's Confederate Experience
Todaro, Gabriel Francis (2015), The Development of a Hydrodynamics-Based Storm Severity Index