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 2012
Graeff, Matthew Kent (2012), The Repair of Laterally Damaged Concrete Bridge Girders Using Carbon Fiber Reinforcing Polymers (CFRP)
Greene, Richard Anthony (2012), Promoting Success in Developmental English: Student Life Skills Courses A Mixed-Methods Case Study
Hammond, Amanda N. (2012), The Relationship between Positive Beliefs about Post-Event Processing and Social Phobia Symptoms
Harrison, Debra A. (2012), Outcome Comparison of an Evidence-Based Nurse Residency Program to Other Orientation Models
Hatchcock, Tara L. (2012), Social Connectedness and the Impact on Chronic Illness
Heriot, Jody L. (2012), Implementation of a Beta Blocker Protocol
Hess, Jeffrey Todd (2012), Reel Deans : The Portrayal of Higher-Education Administrators in American Films
Kenney, Heather Adams (2012), Institutional Factors that Pertain to Commuter Student Success
Komathukattil, Deepa V. (2012), Evaluating Speedup in Parallel Compilers
Less, Adam David (2012), Cultural Biases in the Weschler Memory Scale iii (WMS-iii)
Lewis, Shawn Thomas (2012), Individual Differences in Perceptions of Health-Related Behaviors
Littleton, Jim (2012), ColorDots: An Intersection Analysis Resistant Graphical Password Scheme for the Prevention of Shoulder-surfing Attack
Mani, Sindhu (2012), Empirical Performance Analysis of High Performance Computing Benchmarks Across Variations in Cloud Computing
Mann, Marion G. (2012), Improving Quit Rates For Tobacco-Dependent Hospitalized Patients
Maxwell, Taylor Patrick (2012), Passive Gas-Liquid Separation Using Hydrophobic Porous Polymer Membranes: A Study on the Effect of Operating Pressure on Membrane Area Requirement
McCallister, Michael Philip (2012), Abundance, Distribution, and Habitat Use of Sharks in Two Northeast Florida Estuaries
Meles, Aaron Robert (2012), Development of a Predictive Model for Bulk-Flow Through A Porous Polymer Membrane Tube
Millette, Lucien (2012), Improving the Knowledge-Based Expert System Lifecycle
O'Leary, Jessica L. (2012), An Exploration of the Cognitive Predictors of Perseverative Worry
Penuliar, Michael S. (2012), The Effect of Race and Masculinity on Female Mate Preference
Pittman, Anna E. (2012), Does Need for Cognition Moderate the Relationship Between Eyewitness Age and Perceived Credibility?
Poiencot, Brandon Keith (2012), Preliminary Feasibility of Transporting and Geologically Sequestering Carbon Emissions in the Florida Pan-Handle
Rafols, Juan Carlos (2012), Corrosion of Post-Tensioned Tendons Repaired with Dissimilar Grout
Schwartz, Melissa Rachel (2012), Embodied Ethics : Transformation, Care, and Activism Through Artistic Engagement
Scolforo, Karen M. (2012), The Leadership of Catholic Sisters Who Have Served as College Presidents : The Impact of Gender and Religion on Leadership Efficacy
Simmons, Tamla A. (2012), Nutrient Transport by Shrimp Hepatopancreas
Smith, Julia Rachel (2012), Demography and Reproductive Biology of the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) Population at White Oak Plantation, Nassau County, Florida
Smith, Kathy Joiner (2012), Impact of READ 180 on Adolescent Struggling Readers
Smith, Mary (2012), Content Analysis of Conflict Resolution Curricula
Sridharan, Suganya (2012), A Performance Comparison of Hypervisors for Cloud Computing
Stanford, Jevetta (2012), Ecological Influences on Weight Status in Urban African-American Adolescent Females: A Structural Equation Analysis
Swartz, Tyler Joel (2012), Climatic Influences on Social Cognition
Trajbar, Kim Anastasia (2012), Can Implied Isolation and Novelty Be Responsible for the Effect of 'Adaptive Memory'?
Vargas, Vidal Velez (2012), Bridge Deck Cracking Investigation and Repair
Williams, Asher (2012), The Influence of Seawater and Sulfate Reduction on Phosphate Release from Tidal Wetland Soils in the St. John’s River, Florida
Wright, Tracy L. (2012), Body Image and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Among University Students
Zimmerman, Adam G. (2012), Online Aggression : The Influences of Anonymity and Social Modeling
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Aftuck, Alex Edward (2011), The Weil Pairing on Elliptic Curves and Its Cryptographic Applications
Armstrong, Angela (2011), Dermoscopy: An Evidence-Based Approach for the Early Detection of Melanoma
Bailey, Michael Patrick (2011), The Role of Consensus in the Neutrality/Advocacy Debate
Chemburkar, Kirti (2011), Performance of BFSA Based Anti-Collision Protocols for RFID Networks Supporting Identical Tags
Christeleit, Deborah (2011), Use of Simulation to Reinforce Evidence-based Collection Processes
Christensen, Lauren Ashley (2011), Effects Of Group Psychoeducation For Parents Of At-Risk Adolescents
Dembeck, Katrina (2011), Physical Activity and Self-Esteem in Females During Late Adolescence
Eldred, Kerry T. (2011), Coping with Chronic Illness: Do Strategies Differ by Illness Type?
Ellis, Donna (2011), Impact of Teacher Demographic, Knowledge, and Instructional Variables on Children's Language Development
Farah, Raoaa (2011), Correlations Between Index Properties and Unconfined Compressive Strength of Weathered Ocala Limestone
Gambon, Paul L. (2011), Localization and characterization of the interactions between Basigin gene products and Monocarboxlate Transporters in the olfactory bulb of the mouse
Hoffman, Benjamin K. (2011), Reflexivity and Social Phenomenology
Howell, Patricia Marley (2011), The Relationship of Preschool Children's Television Viewing, Food/Brand Recognition/Recall, Weight Classification, and Parent's Knowledge of American Academy of Pediatrics' Recommendations of Daily Television Viewing
Jamba, Lisa A. (2011), Assessing the Usability of a Wearable Computer Interface with Split Button Configuration
Jones, David Rhys (2011), Forward Error Correction in Memoryless Optical Modulation
Kemp, Michael Steven (2011), Student and Teacher Predictors on Credit Recovery Program Outcomes: A National Analysis
Kissinger, Jeffrey Scott (2011), A Collective Case Study of Mobile E-Book Learning Experiences
Kovar, Meghan Michelle (2011), Gender Differences of Multimodal Responses to Child and Non-Child Stressors
Lam, Jeffrey (2011), Preserving Useful Info While Reducing Noise of Physiological Signals by Using Wavelet Analysis
Leedy, Aaron D. (2011), Adaptive Memory and Social Influences
Little, L Nicole (2011), Characterization of Basigin and the Interaction Between Embigin and Monocarboxylate Transporter-1, -2, and -4 (MCT1, MCT2, MCT4) in the Mouse Brain
Machan, Melissa Dawn (2011), Emerging Evidence in Infection Control Effecting Change
Marchio, Jamie (2011), An Examination of Oral Fed Post-Trauma Patients for Calorie and Protein Consumption as a Percentage of Estimated Needs, and How it Impacts Length of Hospital Stay and Wound Healing
McCombs, John P. (2011), A Path Analysis of the Behavioral Intention of Secondary Teachers to Integrate Technology in Private Schools in Florida
Mentuccia, Marco Roberto (2011), Cognitive Predictors of Worry in an Adolescent Community Sample
Orman, Meghan Catherine (2011), Reinventing Political Participation: Democracy and Education in the Early 21st Century
Pablo, Kristine Anne V. (2011), Examination of the Mitochondrial Health of the Basigin Null Mouse Retina
Pickering, Michael (2011), Defining Routing Policies in Peer-to-Peer Overlay Networks
Potti, Pavan Kumar (2011), On the Design of Web Services: SOAP vs. REST
Pye, Theresa (2011), Impact of Group Medical Visits for Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Shears-Cousins, Karen (2011), Reimagining Religion: The Development of Indigenous Christianities in Colonial Colombia, 1537-1637
Smalley, Janie Karen (2011), Leadership Characteristics and Practices of Selected High-Performing Nonprofit Organizations in Northeast Florida
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