Theses/Dissertations from 2017
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN REPLICATION TIMING AND H3K27ME3 LOCALIZATION IN DNMT MUTANTS, Kelsey Wimbish
THE EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATE TEXTURE ON THE RHEOTACTIC BEHAVIOR OF THE BLIND MEXICAN CAVE FISH (Astyanax Mexicanus), Alexander Witter
DECENTRALIZED DATA INDEPENDENT VECTOR ANALYSIS, Nikolas Wojtalewicz
ETUDES IN ABLETON: A SHIFT TO A NEW MUSICAL ERA, James Y. Xu
EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO INVESTIGATING PLANT-SOIL FEEDBACK, Junhwi Yoo
ACROPORID SUCCESS IN CAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTS: FROM REEFERS TO RESTORATIONISTS, Eric H. Young
News Narratives of Homelessness and Reader Preference for Criminalization: A Study of Public Opinion in Sarasota, FL, Pariesa H. Young
HOUSING AN UNSPEAKABLE MEMORY: ABSTRACTED MANIFESTATIONS OF THE VOID OF JEWISH LIFE WITHIN THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF BERLIN, Allya Yourish
Three- Dimensional Shape Discrimination in the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea, Rachel J. Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
LORENTZ VIOLATION IN THE COLLECTIVE EXCITATIONS OF BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES, Nick Abboud
MAKING SPACE FOR QUEER NARRATIVES: FEMINIST ART, AND ANIMATION, Davin Aberle
EXTRACTION-LED DEVELOPMENT IN BOLIVIA: EVO’S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET, Sophia Elena Aitken
Corruption and Inequality: Narratives and Implications in Nigeria and South Africa, Kira Albiez
“A NEED TO KNOW BASIS:” AN ACCOUNT, ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE OF THE INTERSECTION OF PRENATAL TESTING AND INFORMED CONSENT, Dan Anderson-Little
VISUAL DYSFUNCTION SCREENING ON rmTBI MOUSE MODELS USING AN OPTOMOTOR ASSESSMENT, Destinee Aponte
BELIEF, CONSTRUCTION, AND LANGUAGE: PHILOSOPHICAL LENSES ON ISSUES OF UNDERSTANDING AND COGNITION IN MATHEMATICS, Bradley Thomas Baker
DJICA: A NEW ALGORITHM FOR DECENTRALIZED INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS, Bradley Thomas Baker
A GIS APPROACH TO ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY (2008) ON PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATES IN THE MIDDLE ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, Gregory Barber
THE QUESTION OF THE MEANING OF BEING, Jorge R. Barreto
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS: THE IMPORTANCE OF AGE, Alexandra B. Bauman
“DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME”: ATTACHMENT STYLE, INCLUSION OF OTHER IN THE SELF, AND RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION, Christine T. Baum
FROM TOM BROWN TO HARRY POTTER: RAISING AN ENGLISH CITIZEN IN THE BOARDING SCHOOL STORY, Bianca Benedi
POLITICAL POLARIZATION IN CONGRESS AND THE IMPACT ON THE SPONSORSHIP OF ECONOMIC LEGISLATION, Dannie Victoria Benedi
CULTURAL VALUES AND PERCEPTIONS OF DISABILITY: HOW INDIVIDUALISM AND COLLECTIVISM SHAPE SOCIAL ATTITUDES, Brena Bergman
COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION AND PERTURBATION OF THE HIV-1 VIRAL CAPSID, Shana Bergman
COSPLAY AT THE CON: The Negotiation of Text, Identity, and Performance, L. Blackburn
SELF-CULTIVATION OF THE MONKEY KING: A CONFUCIAN READING OF JOURNEY TO THE WEST, Ethan Block
Isolationism in American Politics: Economic Explanations for Foreign Policy Development, 1930-1950, Olivia R. Bloking
A CHAIRMAN BY CHAIRMAN ANALYSIS OF A DYNAMIC TAYLOR RULE: DOES THE CLASSIC MODEL STAND THE TIMES?, Reed Bourdon
THE LOUDER MY VOICE THE DEEPER THEY BURY ME: RESISTANCE POETICS IN THE MODERN UNITED STATES PRISON, Hannah Bowlus
Daughters of the Dharma: Buddhist Women Dissolving Divisions in the Past, Present, and Future, Ganga Devi Braun
Fiction, Imagination, Autonomy: Can Identifying with Fictional Characters Enhance a Reader’s Autonomy?, Donovan Brown
“SEEKING JUSTICE THROUGH UNJUST LAW”: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THE NAVAJO NATION, Lillian Juliet Bryan
An Assessment of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Ilan Edward Bubb
THE P53ARG VARIANT IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MUCOUS PRODUCTION AND BREAKDOWN OF TIGHT JUNCTIONS IN HUMAN BRONCHIAL EPITHELIAL CELLS, Shane Caldwell
A GAME OF PARANOIA: Applying Ludology to Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves, James Turner Campbell
THE ‘WAR ON TERROR,’ TELEVISED: POLITICAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH NARRATIVE IN THE WEST WING AND 24, David Canfield
Analysis of the Environmental and Economic Aspects of the United States Acid Rain Program, Katie N. Colasono
"FASCINATED BY FOOD AND OVERJOYED AT WEIGHT LOSS:” AN ETHNOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION OF SYMBOL, POWER, AND BELONGING ON MYPROANA.COM, Hedda Cooper
ACCESS AND OWNERSHIP: AN EMPOWERMENT APPROACH TO FOOD INSECURITY IN NEWTOWN, SARASOTA, Paula R. Cooper
IMAGES OF BEETLES IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: FROM CHRISTLIKE TO COLLECTIBLE, Laura Costa
VISUAL HYBRIDITY: BRAZILIAN BEETLES AND HISTORIES OF REPRESENTATION, Laura Costa
The Effect of Allopregnanolone and Isoallopregnanolone on Cognition and Behavior in the Goldfish Carassius auratus auratus L., Katherine Cottrell
EFFECTS OF ALTERED LABORATORY LIGHTING REGIMENS ON THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS OF CAPTIVE NURSE SHARKS (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Lisa Marie Crawford
Collar Color and its Influence on Perceived Adoptability of Stigmatized Shelter Dogs, Eva Cross
Nature from a Distance: Western Conceptions of the Environment Through the Context of Postmodern Pastoral Poetry, Corey Culbertson
DIY IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION: THE FEMINIST CULTURE OF NARRATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION IN ZINES, Allaire Cutshall
A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH TO THE BENEISH M-SCORE, Jacopo Dalmasso
Purification and Initial Kinetic Characterization of the C. elegans Dauer Protein SODH-1, Michael H. Davis
Direct Experimental Determination of the Reaction Kinetics of the Simplest Criegee Intermediate, CH2OO, and Isoprene, Zachary C. J. Decker
Coloring The Page: Examinations of Racialized Femininity and Embodied Power Within Women’s Magazines, Lauren DeJesus-Glasgow
‘Are You Sure You’re in the Right Place?’: Correlations Between Experiences of Racial Microaggressions and Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health Care, Marianny De León
#HUMANRIGHTS: A Study of Social Media’s Utilization as a Tool for Progress and Revolution, Aamna Dhillon
A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF DIFFERENCE, BOUNDARIES OF BELONGING, AND RACE IN NEW ORLEANS SECOND LINE PARADES, Adriana Noemi Diaz
“IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WHO ARE BEHIND A FENCE:” EXCEPTIONAL LANDSCAPES OF AMERICAN INCARCERATION FROM DEER ISLAND TO TOPAZ, Michael Dorney
Concepts of Health and Disease in Regard to Chiropractic and Other CAM, Nicholas J. Dortch
SPLEEN TYROSINE KINASE (SYK) INVOLVEMENT IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, Stefan Drakulich
NO LESS SUBLIME: REVERIE, ROMANTIC AGENCY, AND THE TINY, Meris Drew
CONSTRUCTING IDENTITY Painting, Mythos and Persona, Danielle Dygert
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF MAPK DYNAMICS AND SIGNAL ADAPTATION, Nathan Dyjack
MAGNETOSENSORY ABILITIES OF THE WHITESPOTTED BAMBOO SHARK (Chiloscyllium plagiosum), Charles Edelson
TUNING THE FLUORESCENT PROPERTIES OF LANTHANIDE-DOPED NANOPARTICLES, Anne-lise Emig
“BUY WITH YOUR HEART, NOT YOUR HEAD”: MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE AND CONSUMPTION IN THE POSTWAR UNITED STATES, Joy E. Feagan
Rave, Symbol, Ritual and Cyborg: The Nature of Post-Technological Spiritual Experience, Shelby Grey Felder
MONOTERPENOID PRODUCTION AND PLANT TISSUE CULTURE IN DICERANDRA BENTH. (LAMIACEAE), Ethan Fenner
SEEKING SATISFACTION: YOUNG WOMEN’S ATTITUDES TOWARDS SHORT TERM RELATIONSHIPS, Deanna Ferrier
Anticoagulants and Their Effects on Canine Blood, Sarah Catherine Flax
“HE ASKED IF I KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE UNIVERSE. AND I TOLD HIM NO”: ALIEN ABDUCTIONS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, Stephen James Fleming
FLITTING FAIRY AND HAUGHTY HARPY: COSTUMING ARIEL IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST, Erika Folk
DELAY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION MODEL FOR G-PROTEIN PATHWAY DYNAMICS, Alex Galarce
A New Vision for Conservation: Re-thinking the Theory, Practice and Application of Conservation Biology through a Novel Conception of Environmental Ethical Theory, Cash James Galko
FACTORS PREDICTING SPECIFIC FEARS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, Mary Geary
THE ALCHEMIST’S WIFE: GENDER AND SACRED SPACE IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ALCHEMICAL ART, Elisabeth Rose Genter
Methods in Tiling with Subsets of Zn, Dante Giordano
“FOREIGN IN A DOMESTIC SENSE”: AN EXAMINATION OF CHANGES AND CONTINUITIES IN FACTORS SHAPING PUERTO RICAN EMIGRATION TO THE U.S. MAINLAND, Gerina Gjergji
CONTESTING AUTHORITY: BOUNDARY WORK AND NARRATIVE AMONGST HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS IN JAMAICA AFTER THE CHIKUNGUNYA OUTBREAK, Snousha Glaude
Molecular Signaling in Plant Immunity through Promoter Expression Analysis and Quantitative Proteomics, Juan Manuel Gonzalez
Conservation Biology of the Endangered Swamp Metalmark Butterfly (Calephelis muticum), Alison Gordon
DRESSING THE PART: COSTUME, FEMININITY, AND IDENTITY IN FEMALE ENSEBMLE SCREENPLAYS, Lara Grauerholz-Fisher
REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES RELEASE AND GRAVITROPISM CORRELATE WITH STARCH CONTENT IN ZEA MAYS L. STEM PULVINI, Shelby R. Hartwell
The Art of Technology, Heath Hawkins
Stereotypic Behavior in the Captive Florida Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris), Ariel Heiman
RELATING QUEERLY TO GOD AS SPIRITUAL POWER: EXPLORING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ANDROGYNY AND SPIRITUALITY IN CHRISTIANITY, Jane E. Hepler
ARE YOU TAIWANREN OR TAIOANLANG? A STUDY OF LINGUISTIC HYBRIDITY AND IDENTITY FORMATION IN TAIWANESE CINEMA, Margaret Rose Higgins
BORN TOO SOON OR SIMPLY BORN BLACK? IMPLICATIONS OF PRETERM BIRTH AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, Nisha Hodge
SYNTHESIS OF C. ELEGANS G97N MUTANT IDH-1, Chelsea N. Hoyt
DEGREES OF ABUSE AGAINST WOMEN IN HOLOCAUST LITERATURE, Courtney Huff-Oelberg
ALEXITHYMIA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFENSES: A META-ANALYSIS, Madeline A. Huffstickler
Music to whose ears? The effects of cognitive load on preferential judgment of certain pitch-intervals, Jackson Hughes
MIYAZAKI HAYAO’S ANIMATED EXPLORATIONS OF THE MODERN HUMAN CONDITION, Nicole Kana Hummel
CONTEMPORARY STRATEGIES IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, Katherine James
“SPEAK UP, DANCE, AND DON’T FUCK IDIOTS:” INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE IN ROOKIE MAG, Patricia Elizabeth Johnson
EFFECTS OF OIL ON BEHAVIOR AND COGNITION OF THE SAND FIDDLER CRAB, UCA PUGILATOR (Bosc 1802) (Crustacea; Malacostraca; Decapoda; Ocypodidae), Kristine Jones
EVIDENCE FOR COLONIZATION OF HEALTHY TISSUES OF TILLANDSIA RECURVATA BY FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES, Ross Joseph
Entomophagy Today: A Cross Country Analysis on the Promotion of Insects in Food and Feed, Cayle Judge