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 2011
Smith, Mason James (2011), Protein Expression of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-Alpha (HIF-1α) in Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) Under Acute Exposure to Hypoxic Treatments : A Laboratory-Field Comparison Study
Southerland, LeDale (2011), The Effects of Using Interactive Word Walls to Teach Vocabulary to Middle School Students
Trevathan-Tackett, Stacey Marie (2011), Physiology and Biochemistry of the Tropical Seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Response to Hypersalinity Stress and Labyrinthula sp. Infection
Walker, Christina J. (2011), Assessing the Effects of Pollutant Exposure on Sharks: A Biomarker Approach
Walker, Claudette (2011), Effects of the Use of a Heart Failure Diary on Self-Care and Quality of Life
Wilde, Adam M. (2011), The Evaluation of Adaptive Memory in Both Words and Narratives using Modern Situations
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Anderson, LeAnn Robin (2010), Relation Between Youth Orientation, Terror Management Theory and Interest in Cosmetic Surgery Among Female College Students
Andiric, Linda Reynolds (2010), Patient Education and Involvement in Care
Annesi, Sandra M. (2010), An Evidence Based Multi-Activity Handwashing Education Program in Children
Ashton, Deanne Morgan (2010), Promotion and Relegation: Class Barriers and Association Football in an English Mill Town
Babcock, Meghan JoAnn (2010), Self-Monitoring and Perceptions of Former Romantic Partners and Relationships
Boehm, James Edward (2010), Fear To Familiarity: Life in Maryland's Northern Borderlands, 1652-1699
Brauda, Pamela Turner (2010), A Model for Tracing Functional Requirements In Small Projects Developed Using The Unified Process
Brown, Patricia Humphrey (2010), Morphological and Genetic Examination of Host-Associated Divergence in the Parasitoid Wasp, Torymus umbilicatus (Gahan)
Burkhalter, John Curtis (2010), Arthropod Biodiversity in Response to the Restoration of Former Pine Plantations
Caliz, Enrique (2010), Analysis of WS-CDL Specifications Using Colored Petri Nets
Chapman-Boczar, Amanda Jean (2010), The Road to March Thirty-First: Lyndon Johnson and the Decision Not to Seek Reelection in 1968
Ciano, Kristen A. (2010), Temporal and Biochemical Aspects of Sindbis Virus Dissemination in the Mosquito Host
Davis, Gloria Jean (2010), The Perceptions of Recent Business Graduates of The Transition Experience From The Collegiate Environment to The Work Environment
Dopson, Brian G. (2010), From Monologue To Dialogue: A Teacher Training To Enhance Effective Student Engagement and Learning
Foust, Christy Marie (2010), Seeking Generalities in Salt Stress Effects on Herbivores: A Multi-Species Approach
Fuzzell, Lindsay Nicole (2010), Cosmetic Surgery Pictures: Does Type of Picture Affect Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery and/or Body Image?
Gover, Kristie S. (2010), Ethnic Differences In Alcohol Use: A Comparison of Black and White College Students in a Small Private University Setting
Holderfield, Kristen Grace (2010), The Relationship Between Parental Perceptions of Child Vulnerability and Child Anxiety
Jones, Carol S. (2010), Culture Change and Quality of Life in Elderly Persons Living in Long Term Care
Kalynych, Colleen J. (2010), The Application of Margin in Life Theory in Regard to Attrition and Remediation Among Emergency Medicine Residents
Kwizera, Petero (2010), Matrix Singular Value Decomposition
Larew, Deborah Kamm (2010), Visions: Accounts From Deaf Women In Leadership
Lucy, Theodore John (2010), End User Resource Valuation in Community College Libraries: A Q Methodology Study
McAdams III, James John (2010), Semantic Enterprise Integration Analysis
McGregor, Jason Patrick (2010), The Potential Role of Fenestrations as Visual Lures in the Hooded Pitcher Plant Sarracenia Minor (Sarraceniaceae) and Their Influence on Prey Capture and Diversity
Morais, Hugo B. (2010), Executive Functioning in Violent and Nonviolent Juvenile Delinquents
Newberry, Melissa Ann (2010), The Positive and Negative Effects of Jealousy on Relationship Quality: A Meta-Analysis
Nguyen, Thoai D. (2010), Finite Element Analysis of a Nose Gear During Landing
Obi, Ijeoma Ebelechukwu (2010), Transepithelial D-glucose and D-fructose Transport Across Lobster Intestine
O'Shields, Herbert Joseph (2010), Women in Antebellum Alachua County, Florida
Pearson, Corey Montel (2010), The Association of Peer Passenger Influence and Vehicle Age on Teenage Drivers Being At-fault in Motor Vehicle Accidents
Poling, Samantha Marie (2010), Emotional Representations and Self-Regulation in Functional Somatic Illnesses
Priyadarshani, Hewa Arachchige Anuradha (2010), The Finite Element Approximation of Convection-Diffussion-Type Equations
Radcliff, Katie A. (2010), What's in a Name? Adjustment to Functional Somatic Syndromes?
Roberts, Lindsey Marie (2010), Labeling Chronic Illnesses: The Adverse Effect of Perceived Stigma on Depressive Symptoms
Sarno, Ariel Issac (2010), Correlations of Static, Dynamic, and Physical Properties to the Weathering State of Ocala Limestone
Schultz, Susan Jane (2010), Dysrhythmia Monitoring Practices of Nurses on a Telemetry Unit
Shore, William Russell (2010), Wireless Transport Layer Congestion Control Evaluation
Silva, Diana Mariel (2010), Predation Pressure, Salinity, and Distance from the Natal Creek of Odonates Affect the Arthropod Community of Borrichia Frutescens
Stanzione, Christopher Michael (2010), Divergent Thinking Among Deaf and Hearing Adolescents
Timmons, Crystal (2010), Preparation for Teaching in Urban Schools: Perceptions of the Impact of Traditional Preparation Programs
von Lehe, Alicia C. (2010), The Relationship Between Metacognition, Mindfulness, and Pathological Worry
Wikstrom, Meredith Marie (2010), Effects of Self-Monitoring on Maintenance of Close and Casual Friendships
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Abney, Laura Ann (2009), Obstetrical Screening Practices of Nurse-Midwives and Nurse Practitioners
Bednarzyk, Michele Smith (2009), Dietary Interventions to Reduce Metabolic Syndrome in an Uninsured Population: An Evidence-Based Approach
Bryant, Lindsay (2009), Student Learning Goals in Florida Public Universities: The Perceptions of Student Affairs Professionals
Clifford, Matthew Woodward (2009), Exploring Mentoring Experiences in College Student Affairs : A Q Methodology Study
Cummings, Cynthia L. (2009), The Effect of Moral Distress on Nursing Retention in the Acute Care Setting
Daniels, Sarah Christy (2009), A Focus Group Exploration of Sexual Identity Formation in Nonmonosexual Women
David-Robinson, Heidy Abuan (2009), The Relationship Between Preexisting Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients and the Development of Post-Transplant Bronciolitis Obliterans
Dawood, Dianne Crum (2009), College Readiness and Academic Successes for Arts Magnet and Traditional High School Graduates
Drummond-Huth, Barbara (2009), The Effect of Leadership Skill-Building on Nurse Leader Behaviors
Fernandez, Sarah Elizabeth (2009), A Theory of Cultural Glocality
Flynn, Kelly Elizabeth (2009), Effects of Habitat Complexity, Size Disparity, Prey Type and Abundance on Intraguild Predation Between Larval Odonates
Fugard, Anne Sheridan (2009), Transfer Students: Information Accessibility, Services, and Student Engagement
Hanke, Marc Harold (2009), Habitat Utilization and the Effect of Hypoxia Across Different Life History Stages of Silver Perch (Bairdiella Chrysoura) in the St. Johns River, Florida
Heneghan, Jennifer J. (2009), New Homes! (for the "right" family): Exclusionary Messages in Subdivision Advertising
Holman, Helen M. (2009), Effects of Community of Practice and Knowledge Translation Strategies on Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge and Practice Behavior
Hussein, Ramona (2009), Teaching About Religion: A Mixed Methods Study of Teachers' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Preparation, With a Focus on Islam and Muslims
Jones, Carmen L. (2009), Attitudes of K-12 School Administrators Toward Speech-Language Programs in Public Schools
Kingdon, Brenda (2009), Effects of Provider Education on Documentation Compliance in the O.R.
Kirby, Ricky McCoy (2009), Effects of Dietary and Exercise Interventions On The Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome
Kole, Kathleen M. (2009), Allies and Adversaries: Understanding the Nature of Guale Political Organization Through the 1597 Uprising
Meyer, Ryan C. (2009), Vegetation Response to Restoration Treatments in a Former Pine Plantation in North Florida
Mullins, Anna Lynn (2009), The Effect of Zinc on L-leucine Transport in Lobster Intestine
Nied, Alice M. (2009), New Nurse Residency - An Evidence Based Approach
Pabalate, Jonathan (2009), The Effect of Electronic Feedback on Anesthesia Providers' Timely Preoperative Antibiotic Administration
Patel, Amit K. (2009), Enterprise Service Bus: Performance Evaluation
Perkerson III, Ralph Benton (2009), An exploration into the phylogenetics of thin, filamentous cyanobacteria: The use and utility of morphological, ecological and molecular data in cyanobacterial systematics.
Roberts, Brian J. (2009), A Combined Method to Short Term Demand Forecast Accuracy: Data Mining Using A Bottom-Up Approach
Smith, Jenea Mary (2009), The Experiences of Women Who Live with an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (lCD)
Smith, Sharon Lanier (2009), Effects of an Educational Intervention on Hospital Acquired Urinary Tract Infection Rates
Stewart, Jaimee E. (2009), A Comparison of Methods for Generating Bivariate Non-normally Distributed Random Variables
Urian, Alyson Goodwin (2009), Potential for Range Expansion of the Invasive Green Mussel, Perna Viridis, in the Southeastern United States
Wang, Ping (2009), A New Test for correlation on Bivariate Non-Normal Distribution
Waytowich, Vicki (2009), Violence Attribution Errors Among Low-Risk and High-Risk Offenders
Williams, Amelia J. (2009), Mechanisms of Resiliency: A Study of Former At-Risk Women Who are Now Serving in Successful Leadership Positions in Belize
Wilson, Jessica L. (2009), The Influence of Individualist-Collectivist Values, Attitudes Toward Women, and Proenvironmental Orientation on Landscape Preference
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Antworth, Roger Herbert (2008), Factors Associated With Public School Chronic Absenteeism
Bartlett, Samuel Andrew (2008), God, Gold, or Glory: Norman Piety and the First Crusade
Beversdorf, Louanne Margaret (2008), Tests for Correlation on Bivariate Nonnormal Distributions
Chaturvedi, Jyoti (2008), A Workflow Visual Modeler and Its Interface to Existing Workflow Management Systems
Crosby, Jacy Rebecca (2008), Modeling and Synergy Testing of Drug Combination Data: A Pharmacokinetic Analysis
Evans, Mark W. (2008), Self-monitoring as a Determinant of Job Selection in the Workplace
Harris, Linda H. (2008), On Human Migration and the Moral Obligations of Business
Levine, Lauren Michelle (2008), Substance Use and Barriers to Treatment Across Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans
Linares, Ana G. (2008), Factors Associated with Successful Hispanic Students in Higher Education
Lopez-Fernandez, Pedro A. (2008), Routing Protocol Performance Evaluation for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
Marterer, Aaron Charles (2008), Enterprise Resource Planning in Higher Education: A Comparative Case Study
Michaud, Nicolas (2008), Control, Counter-Examples, and Reasons-Reluctance
Parrish, Robert Todd (2008), The Teach for Florida Project: A Case Study of Alternative Route Certification Policy
Smith, Sean Patrick (2008), The Significance of Trust for Ethics Critical and Applied: A Critical Account of Watsuji's Metaethics
Taylor, Amethyst Reyes (2008), Parenting in Filipino Transnational Families
Whittaker, Sanya Sholetta (2008), Investigation of Social Connectedness in a College Population and its Relationship to Perceived Stress and Health Symptoms