Theses/Dissertations from 2017
THE STIGMA OF MEDICATION USE IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH ADHD, Amanda Gaudree
Performance as Survival: Art, Activism, and Identity at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Tessa Geier
CONSTRUCTING A DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL OF THE LOWER MAUMEE RIVER, Connor Geis
DOUBLES AND DOUBLING IN VLADIMIR NABOKOV’S RUSSIAN NOVELS, Jennifer Leigh Gierson
EFFECTS OF GLYPHOSATE ON THE ODOR DETECTION BEHAVIOR OF COMMON SNOOK (Centropomus undecimalis), Catalina Gil
ACHIEVEMENT GOAL ORIENTATION, GRIT, AND PERCEPTION OF ENVIRONMENT: A MATCH, MISMATCH THEORY, Madeleine D. Gilmore
BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS: A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF THE GENDERED POWER OF BODILY FLUID IN FAIRY TALES, Mikayla Gleason
The Transigent Circle: Exploring Psychospiritual Group Work as an Avenue to Spiritual Wellness and Enculturation within College Communities, Oliver Robert Goldsmith
“I’M NOT BAD, I’M JUST DRAWN THAT WAY”: BODY PERCEPTIONS AND CARTOONS, Susan Gomes
NINETY-SIX YEARS OF ANARCHY: KOWLOON WALLED CITY IN BRITISH MEDIA (1898-1995), Lily Gonzales
USING A SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACH TO STUDY DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION OF MAPK DYNAMICS BY PHOSPHATASES IN YEAST, Mackenzie Gray
FLORIVORE AND POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS: SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS FACING ATTACK, Liana Greenberg
A NETWORK APPROACH TO BIOINFORMATIC DATA ANALYSIS, Peter Gui
ENTERING THE WORLD OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) THROUGH SENSORY-ORIENTED METHODS, Kaylin Hagopian
NEGOTIATING THE ARTS: DEVELOPMENT AND DISPLACEMENT IN THE CASE OF 411 NEW YORK AVE, Christina Harn
THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION: HUNGER STRIKES AND THE IRISH WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT (1912-1914), Angela Hodge
A COMPARISON OF THE CONDUCTIVITIES OF THE GEL OF THE AMPULLAE OF LORENZINI OF FRESHWATER AND MARINE MEMBERS OF THE ATLANTIC STINGRAY, DASYATIS SABINA., Chandler Honaman
SPECIES TRANSLOCATIONS FOR RECOVERY: TRANSPORTING POPULATIONS, CONSERVATION IMPLICATIONS, AND FUTURE VIABILITY UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE, Danielle Husband
THE INTERACTION OF MORINGA (Moringa oleifera Lam.) SEED EXTRACTS AND MICROBES, Tam Huynh
BIG PHARMA AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: INFLUENCE, EXPLOITATION, AND PROFIT IN THE UNITED STATES, Syed Saif Iqbal
EVALUATION OF SARASOTA BAY AS A POTENTIAL SHARK NURSERY HABITAT, Kevin Jensen
THE SLEEPING GIANT: A TIMELINE AND ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT, CONSUMPTION, AND RETAIL IN CHINA, Kyle Thomas Johnson
Kinetic Characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, Angel Jordan
PRESENCE OF MIND: MINDFUL AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE BY RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE AND SPIRITUALITY, Jessica Lee
Who Gives a Dam? Political Influence and Institutions of Dam Removal, Elaina Linz
THE REBIRTH OF THE UNCANNY: LIFE CYCLES IN MODERN INTERPRETATIONS OF THE GOTHIC, Shoshana Lovett-Graff
MAKE PAGANISM GREAT AGAIN: JULIAN’S HYMNS TO KING HELIOS AND TO THE MOTHER OF THE GODS, Sara Macke
LANGUAGES CROSS BORDERS: THE INCLUSION/INTRUSION OF ENGLISH IN FRENCH AND SPANISH WRITING FROM NORTH AMERICA, Fiona MacLean
“WILL YOU TELL A STORY?” The Fantastic and Thirteenth-Century Worldviews in the Icelandic Family Sagas, Andrew Samuel Maldonado
AGENDA SETTING IN CITIES: RELATIVE ACTOR EFFICACY ACROSS CITY GOVERNMENT FORM, Kohl Malo
WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN? AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN SECURITY REFORM AND PERCEPTIONS OF DEMOCRACY IN BRAZIL, Victoria McCullough
The New College of Florida Food Forest and Carbon Farm, Joseph "Jay" Michael McWilliams IV
ETHNOBOTANICAL AND ETHNOMEDICINAL USES OF CALLICARPA AMERICANA AND DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA, Olivia Mealor
A TRANSLATION OF WILHELM MARR’S DER JUDENSPIEGEL: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A DEMOCRAT INTO A RACIST, Aaron Albert Meister
Olas: An Ethnographic Account of a Cuban Family in Little Havana, Maximillian Mermell
Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis: Qualitative Meta-Analysis and Literature Review, James D. Montgomery
ETHNOPHYCOLOGY: TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF ALGAE’S INFLUENCE ON THE STORY OF HUMANITY, Orion Morton
A NEW MYTHOLOGY: IRISH THEMES AND MOTIFS IN MODERN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE, Alyssa A. Motylinski
AN INVESTIGATION OF COGNITIVE LOAD AND EVIDENCE TYPE ON JUROR DECISION MAKING, Evan Murphy
UNEQUAL BEFORE THE LAW: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICACY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF RECOGNIZING BELLIGERENTS, Natalie Murphy
A STRATEGY OF UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT UNRECTIFIED: CHINA’S ACCESSION TO THE WTO AND TRENDS IN REGIONAL INEQUALITY, Daniel Agnar Myers
SOUNDSCAPES AND STORYWORLDS: VIDEO GAME IMMERSION THROUGH SOUND, Annie Norton
MENTALITY NAIL POLISH: MISBRANDING AND CONFUSION, Sarah Oberlin
“WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?”: CLASSIFYING UNRELIABLE NARRATORS IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES, Erin Nicole O'Neal
NOT ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER: EXAMINING THE SOURCES OF VIOLENT UNREST AMONG CHINA’S UYGHUR MINORITY, 2008-2015, Jazzlyn Monique O'Reilly
“NOBODY GIVES US A VOICE, WE TAKE IT!”: POLITICAL THEATRE ORGANIZED BY REFUGEES IN BERLIN, GERMANY, Maia Owen
A DIDACTIC THEORY OF NEW MUSICAL TEMPORALITIES, Jacob Parker
MORE THAN A FELINE: DOES FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AFFECT HOW CATS RESPOND TO VARYING ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULUS, Rebecca Juliette Paulsen
Coping with Captivity: Stereotypies in Zoo Animals., JenAnne Pedonti
INCORPORATION, ASSIMILATION, AND COMMUNITY: A STUDY OF ASIAN AMERICAN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR, Paige Pellaton
THE STOCK IMAGERY OF CRISIS: INCORPORATION AS METHODOLOGY AND ANALYTICAL TOOL IN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL CULTURE, Francisco Andres Perez
CAMERA OBSCURA: PICTURE BOOKS AND IMAGE-TEXT RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH A HISTORICAL LENS, Maguire Peters
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF A NATURAL EXPERIMENT IN ARGENTINA’S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE, David Pinski
HOW TO REWRITE A FAIRYTALE: THE EVOLUTION OF SLEEPING BEAUTY IN TEXT AND FILM FROM BASILE TO STROMBERG, Carly Pomeroy
MAPPING PARADISE: CUT PAPER AND THE FRAGILITY OF THE FLORIDAN LANDSCAPE, Julia Pope
CITY OF ASYLUM: AN ARTS NONPROFIT IN A DIVERSE BUT DIVIDED NEIGHBORHOOD, Oriana Reilly
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM FOR MINORITY STUDENTS OF BALLET, Jasmine M. Respress
“Cool It, Man”: Race and Policing before Mass Incarceration in Florida, 1967, Melissa Rettig
PLANNING SEED COLLECTIONS FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, Dylan F. Ricke
“There is No Longer a Spotlight Shining on Me”: Differences in Motivation to Undergo Bariatric Surgery, Cassidy R. Roberts
A POSTMODERN BODY OF WORK: THE PERFORMANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL SPACE IN MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ’S MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE ART, Ashely Rodrigues
CONFLICTED CURRICULA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AFRO-JAMAICAN COMMUNITIES AND EDUCATION IN POSTEMANCIPATION JAMAICA, Zachary Roper
GAMBIT OF ONE: GAME DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE-PLAYING GENRE, Sarah Russell
IN SEARCH OF A MODERN, CHINESE THEATER: THE POLITICS OF PERFORMANCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Samantha Sanford
“Myself Yet Not Quite Myself”: Women and Madness in Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea, Lena Santos
THE REMAINING HOURS: A CONTEMPORARY MIDRASH, AND ITS ANALYSIS, Logan Schulman
Cultivating Resistance: An Ethnographic Study of Herbal Activism and Solidarity, Sophia Schultz
THE OVARY ACTION OF STATE LEGISLATURES: STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, Sarah Scully
SURREALIST SUBVERSIONS OF PATRIARCHAL IDEOLOGY IN THE WORKS OF LEONORA CARRINGTON AND DOROTHEA TANNING, Jade Sheinwald
HOW TUNICATES HANDLE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: EXPRESSION OF THE V-TYPE PROTON ATPASE IN CIONA INTESTINALIS IN RESPONSE TO CO2, Hannah Sheperd
THE UTILITY OF INTEROCEPTION: TESTING GAME-BASED BIOFEEDBACK ON ANXIETY LEVELS IN ADULTS, Olivia L. Short
DIGITIZATION OF NEW COLLEGE’S MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS, Adelle Singer
REHABILITATIVE READINGS: NARRATIVES OF INCARCERATION AND COLLECTIVE HEALING, Scott Smedley
PHOTOMETRIC SUPERNOVA CLASSIFICATION USING MACHINE LEARNING, Madison Smith
FORMATION KINETICS OF COPPER NANOPARTICLES IN PHOSPHATE GLASSES, Robert Forrest Smith
Time Will Tell: Examining the Influence of Time on Moral Disengagement and Collective Guilt Within Intergroup Conflicts, Melissa Damaris Solis Sanchez
MODELING INTERNATIONAL RESERVES COMPOSITION: CENTRAL BANK DEMAND FOR GOLD, Adriana Souza
AN AMERICAN HISTORY OF PLANT PATENT ENTITLEMENT, Nancy Rose Spector
SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN’S GENDER EXPRESSION, CONNECTION TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, AND SELF-ESTEEM, Shelby Statham
Theoretical Approach Towards a Greener Synthesis of Macrocyclic Ligands for Iron Based Oxidation Catalysts, Eric Stephens
A COMPOSITION FOR MELODIC DRUM SET, Brandt Stirling
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF COPPER-BASED PARTICLES: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND DISSOLUTION OF Cu2+, Margaret Swerdloff
RADICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWING, Olivia Talton
MORE THAN JUST LOOKING: AN ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL CRITIQUE IN THE WORKS OF KARA WALKER, Francesca Tignor
CHARACTERIZATION OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA EFFECTOR PROTEIN LPG1496, Taylor Cassidy Toro
SHE’S SICK OF ALL THE DRAMA: THE PORTRAYAL OF FEMALE SICKNESS IN CHINESE LITERATURE AND TELEVISION DRAMA, Natalie true
SHE’S SICK OF ALL THE DRAMA: THE PORTRAYAL OF FEMALE SICKNESS IN CHINESE LITERATURE AND TELEVISION DRAMA, Natalie true
MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: RECOMMENDED SAMPLING AREAS AND SAMPLING PROTOCOL FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, Rylee R. Twinam
ASSOCIATIONS OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND BILINGUALISM TO PROGRAMMING SKILLS OF CHILDREN AGE 5-6, Julie Van Hart
In The Behemoth’s Wake: How Meat Eating, Terrorism, and Journalism Intersect With Your Rights, Paul Vila
STORE WINDOWS AS PUBLIC ART: LUCY LIPPARD AND PRINTED MATTER, 1976-1986, Joseph A. Vincennie III
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE HERO’S TALE: SELF-ACTUALIZING VIA AN ARTISTIC MEDIUM SUCH AS MUSIC A THREE PART INTROSPECTIVE JOURNEY, Alexander Walzem
CALL & RESPONSE: LOVE, PAIN, FREEDOM, & STRUGGLE IN THE BLUES, Jazz Weigel
GROWTH AND INEQUALITY DURING THE LIBERALIZATION OF THE CHINESE AND SPANISH ECONOMIES, James D. Wells III
The Call of Duty: How Self-Efficacy, Calling, and Extrinsic Motivation Relate to Career Choice, William Kevin Wilborn