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 2024
Asbury, Nicholas Dean (2024), Processing of NiTi SMA for high reflectivity applications
Best, Lisa C. (2024), Clearing ethnic minority roadblocks to entry into the field of dietetics: A mixed analysis
Booshi, Saeed (2024), Development of erosion functions for MICP-treated beach sand
Brown, Easter M. (2024), The perceptions of black women in principalships on navigating and negotiating the racial contexts of their equity-focused leadership: A Q methodology study
Cantor, Jeremy A. (2024), A memory efficient deep recurrent Q-learning approach for autonomous wildfire surveillance
Chavarria, Raul A. (2024), Functional investigation of shaggy, an inhibitor of canonical Wnt signaling, in the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris
Datta, Partha Protim (2024), A clustering-based approached to analyze impacts of digital divide on undercounting issues in census in Florida
Diaz Luquis, Giselle Marie (2024), Impact of gastrostomy feeding tube placement among veterans with dementia: A retrospective analysis
Dobrow, Molly (2024), Investigating the role of tesserae in energy absorption in shark cartilage
Geller, Jessica (2024), Examining potential causal associations of sedentary time and physical activity with heart failure using subjective and objective measures: A mendelian randomization analysis
Iannone, Jamie Mikelle Pearson (2024), Navigating unknown complexities: School superintendent perspectives of leading during COVID
Jackson, Stephanie Gomez (2024), Examining teachers' perceptions of culturally responsive teaching practices and the impact on the academic and social-emotional success of black and brown boys in voluntary prekindergarten classrooms: A qualitative study
Jenkins, Marlena L. (2024), Infusing universal design for learning with trauma-informed educational practice: What early childhood personnel think and how they'll pull it off
Lamichhane, Prajwol (2024), Explainable automated inconsistency detection in biomedical and health literature
Lee, Hyo Won (2024), Enhancing comfort and sustainability: Analyzing the impact of natural ventilation and eco-friendly materials on indoor temperature reduction
Lopez, Chloe (2024), Xenophobia, the global war on terror, and refugee policy in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe
McKinney, Marva (2024), Exploring the lived experiences of title I elementary school principals and youth mental health: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Nott, Demi M. (2024), Sleep, sedentary time, and physical activity in heart failure subtypes: Multi-ethnic study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Ruliffson, Jennifer E. (2024), Process, structure, & property investigation of gallium-based metallic alloys processed at room temperature
Sharpe, Shannon Lynn (2024), Endophytic fungi associated with galls and host plants of Asphondylia borrichiae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
Smith, Stephanie Jean (2024), Power of partnership: The effects of parent training in aided-language input on the use of core vocabulary boards in the homes of preschool children: A program evaluation
Taylor, Talya M. (2024), Exploring the perspectives of teenage tutors who tutor elementary students in a one-to-one reading tutoring program
Thomas, Genelle C. (2024), Moving beyond the barriers: Understanding how youth development professionals advocate for disability inclusion within mentoring programs
Tiu, Daniel B. (2024), Transformer-enabled deep reinforcement learning for coverage path planning
Tubuntoeng, Phadungsak (2024), Anomaly detection approaches of energy storage systems using Kalman filter and machine learning techniques
Vannaman, Hunter Ray (2024), Potentiating effects of interim tests and metacognitive judgments on future learning
Wallwork, Madison (2024), The effects of human-driven land use change on American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) nesting patterns
Wilson, Sarah A. (2024), The joint effects of cognitive function and sedentary time on mortality risk in older adults: 2011-2014 NHANES
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Alcantara, Alexandria R. (2023), Investigations into the electronic and magnetic properties of (CrPS4)n layers
Alexander, NKosi (2023), The Lie algebra sl2(C) and Krawtchouk polynomials
Bairen, Nathan (2023), Exploring Mottness and Electronic Order in Strongly Correlated Vanadate Thin Films
Baker, Lindsay Nicole (2023), Relation between parent feeding and emotional overeating in preschoolers as mediated by emotion regulation
Bannister Roby, Natalya R. (2023), Triumph after Trauma: A Phenomenological Exploration into Women Survivor’s Perceptions of the Influence of Trauma on their Leadership
Barrett, Sydney C. (2023), Examining Predictors of Academic Success among STEM and non-STEM College Students
Bayati, Zeinab (2023), Sustainable Transportation: Behavioral Analysis of Working-from-Home and Electric Vehicles Adoption
Benton, Crishana Dionne (2023), Running the gauntlet: Barriers for Black women academics in higher education research productivity
Bernanke, Matthew (2023), The effect of environmental factors on movement patterns and habitat use of young-of-the-year scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in the Tolomato River nursery
Bissainthe, Roshonda (2023), Eye of the Tiger: Does Cultural Mismatch Affect the Evaluation of Graduate Program Brochures?
Boopathy, Kavyaa (2023), Investigation on the influence of augmented reality adoption and cybersecurity in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry
Boyd, Lauren E. (2023), An application of virtual reality technology for adult diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder
Boyne, Ciarra Ashley (2023), Association between objectively-measured sedentary time and self-reported prescription medication use among adults: A pilot study
Brunnig, Sarah D. (2023), Curriculum Strategy to Increase College Student’s Motivation, Ability and Opportunity Resulting in Reduction in Wasted Food
Bukuru, Kabhabhela C. (2023), Exploring of user experience and evaluating mobility benefits of micromobility systems and golf carts: Case study of Florida
Byemerwa, Irene Josephat (2023), Predicting Florida's extreme wind events: A deep learning approach
Camden, Megan R. (2023), Effects of Altering Physiologically Relevant Cholesterol Levels and Media Types on Porin Gene Expression in Klebsiella pneumoniae and the Resulting Impact on Antibiotic Resistance
Castellon Escobar, Cesar Enrique (2023), Energy-efficient HMAC for wireless communications
Collie, Angel (2023), Gender and race influence young adults' impressions of people with dementia
Cope, Lauren E. (2023), Analysis of Pervious Oyster Shell Habitat (POSH) Unit Performance Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Crawford, Abigail Brooke (2023), Illness Stigma, Social Connectedness, and Health in People living with Chronic Illness: A Structural Equation Model
Derban, Alvenia Effie (2023), Homecoming: Examining built relationships that influence historically black college and university student experiences
Eames, William J. III (2023), Changing tides: Online conspiracy theory use by radical violent extremist groups over time
Ebri, Nadine (2023), Shaping teachers’ behavioral intentions to use DGBL: Understanding the key insights teachers garner from a research-based DGBL professional development design
Evans, Eduardo Jose (2023), Elliptic functions and iterative algorithms for π
Farjian, Marie (2023), Exploring the Perceptions of Recent High School Graduates Regarding Pk-12 School Safety Measures Considering Increased Occurrences of Mass School Shootings: A Q Method Study
Faulkner, Justin Reid (2023), Florida’s Principals’ Perceptions of Their Principal Preparation Program: A Study of How Preparation Programs Impact Efficacy as a School Principal
Friedman, Emily N. (2023), Reentry for registered sex offenders: Navigating stigma post-release
Green, Tiffany L. (2023), The perceptions of principal preparation programs from the perspectives of non-reappointed principals
Halim, Abdul (2023), The role of the United States in advancing democracy in developing countries: The case of Bangladesh, 2008-2020
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