Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Cultural Adaptation of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Spanish-Speaking Latinos with Limited English Proficiency in the United States, Maria Jose Rendon
Identification of Sling Systems in High Economy and Low Economy Runners, Nicole K. Rendos
The Effects of Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Cognition and Arousal in Extrovert and Introvert Personality Types, Deborah Riquelme
Violence in Urban Mexico: a Municipal Analysis of State Capacity and Competition among Drug Trafficking Organizations, Rocío A. Rivera Barradas
Volumetric Properties of Electrolytes in Natural Waters, Carmen Rodriguez
The Relationship among Adiponectin Isoforms, Brain Morphology, and Cognition, Maria Agustina Rossetti
Exploring the Cohesion-Performance Relationship in Inter-professional Healthcare Teams, Jill S. Sanko
Gideon Klein's String Trio: A Study, Robyn C. Savitzky
Exploring Black/White Biracial Female Therapists’ Perceptions and Meaning-making in the Context of Providing Therapy, Anna W. Scarbriel
Making a Positive Change: A Qualitative Study of Homeless Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Shelter Living, Natasha Schaefer Solle
Unified Cohesive Zone Model for Damage Modeling Due to Cyclic Loading, Derek G. Schesser
Characterizing HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder in Two Underserved Sociodemographic Groups, Julia S. Seay
Adaptive Dynamic Walking and Motion Optimization for Humanoid Robots, Andreas Seekircher
Rho GTPases and Neuron Morphology: Bridging the Gap with FRET Imaging, Nima Sharifai
State Estimation and Optimization of Large-Scale Dynamic Systems with Improved Particle Filters, Xiaoran Shi
Factors Affecting Intent to Persist Among Hispanic/Latino Students Attending a Private Non-Profit Nonresidential University, Cristy E. Sibila
The Role of Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cells in Chronic Kidney Disease, Alexis J. Sloan
Analyzing Characteristics of Convection and the Relationship with its Environment, Si Won Song
Small-Molecule Probes for the Modulation of Ligand-Receptor Interactions within the TNF Superfamily, Yun Song
Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Coral Reef Soundscapes and their Relevance for Larval Fish Orientation, Erica Staaterman
Psychological Predictors of Survival and Disease Recurrence in Women with Breast Cancer Following Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management, Jamie M. Stagl
The Aspiration-Attainment Gap of Black Students in the Health Professions, Michael D. Stout
Understanding Charcot-Marie-Tooth Pathogenesis Using in vivo and Gene Networking Studies, Alleene Strickland
Stromatolite Provinces of Hamelin Pool, Western Australia, Erica P. Suosaari
Posttraumatic Growth among Latina Victims of Interpersonal Violence in Psychological Treatment, Amelia C. Swanson
Understanding the Lived Experience of Tenured Associate Professors, William R. Tallman
Expression and Functions of Dab2 in the Mouse Model, Wensi Tao
The Warrior's Wives: a Tragic Opera in Two Acts with a Prologue, Matthew E. Taylor
Redrawing the Territories of Desire and Melancholy: The Homoerotic Travel Writings and Films of Gide, Duvert, Barthes, Genet, Taia, Rachid O., Vallois and Bouzid, Walter S. Temple
A Dynamic Adaptive Simulations Approach for Microgrid Control and Optimization, Aristotelis Emmanouil Thanos Filis
A Catalogue of Latin American Music for Clarinet and Piano, Isabel Thompson
Educational Experiences of Foster Care Youth with Disabilities, Vanessa A. Thorrington
Heterotrophy and Lipids as Indicators of Resilience to Climate Change Stress in Scleractinian Corals, Erica K. Towle
The Political Economy of Hydrocarbon Sector Development Policy: A Comparative Case Study of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, John Twichell
Limitations in the MJO Initiation Over the Indian Ocean in Limited Area Models, Angela M. Ulate Medrano
X-ray Emission from the Local Hot Bubble and Solar Wind Charge Exchange, Youaraj Uprety
Marijuana Use and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk throughout Adulthood: An Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2005-2010, Denise C. Vidot
A Performance Guide of Daniel Schnyder's Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Carlos Felipe Vina
Identification and Tracking of Coherent Agulhas Current Rings, Yan Wang
Behavioral Game Theory for Smart Grid Energy Management, Yunpeng Wang
Farming in the Commons, Fishing in the Congress, and U.S. Aquaculture in the 21st Century, Aaron W. Welch
Pubertal Maturation and Depressive Symptoms among Developing Young Women: Examining the Moderating Influence of Parent-daughter Relationship Quality., Courtney L. Whitt
Improving ABox Reasoning for Efficient and Scalable Object Queries over Large Ontologies, Jia Xu
Development of Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for the Islet Transplant Niche, Ethan Y. Yang
The Undelivered: A Paul Robeson Chamber Opera, Richard G. Yates III
Realizing What Matters, Benjamin M. Yelle
Solutions for Problematic Cello Passages in Selected Chamber Music, Chia-Li Yu
Optic Nerve Regeneration in Adult Wild-Type Mice: Characterizing Axonal Growth Patterns and Target Reinnervation, Benjamin J. Yungher
On the Relative Role of Shallow Convection in Tropical Variability, David M. Zermeño Díaz
A Nonlocal Spatial Model on Continuous Time and Space, Fan Zhang
The Meridional Mode: Dependence on the Mean Climate State, Honghai Zhang
Novel Mechanism of Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment Using Natural Extract of Pimenta Dioica, Lei Zhang
Scaling Limit of a Generalized Pólya Urn Model, Zhe Zhang
Negative Regulation of Host Innate Antiviral Signaling, Qinjie Zhou
Coastal Shallow Water Diurnal Warming, Xiaofang Zhu
Role of Hematogenous Macrophages in Formation of the Fibrotic Scar after Spinal Cord Injury, Yunjiao Zhu
Defeat and Re-Playing Renaissance Civic Identity: The Academy of the Intronati in Siena, Carolyn Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Recent Critiques and Defenses of Ethical Intuitionism, Noel E. Alphonse
Shape-Shifting Creole Identities: Representations of Creole Figures in Nineteenth-Century Anglophone Transatlantic Literature, Claudia Amadori
An Exploration of Selected Works for Horn, Voice, and Piano: Performance Considerations for the Horn Player, Jon Anderson
Patient Safety Culture, Compassion Fatigue, Compassion Satisfaction: Impact on Nurse-Sensitive Patient Outcomes, Debbie Anglade
Regenerative Failure of the Optic Nerve: The Role of KLFs and Phosphorylation, Akintomide Apara
Multi-objective Design Optimization of Engineering Systems: Uncertainty Approach and Practical Applications., Aparna Aravelli
Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Composites for Infrastructure Strengthening and Rehabilitation: Characterization Methods, Diana Arboleda
Subtropical Atlantic Climate Variability Record in Speleothems from the Bahamas, Monica Arienzo
College Choice Factors of Student-Athletes at Title I High Schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Cecilia E. Armesto
Dynamics of Magma Supply, Storage and Migration at Basaltic Volcanoes: Geophysical Studies of the Galápagos and Hawaiian Volcanoes, Marco Bagnardi
The Bacterial Pathogen Yersinia Creates a Complex Structure on the Surface of Macrophages, Wael Bahnan
Anti-cancer Mechanisms of the Natural Plant Derived Compound, Withaferin A in HER-2/neu Breast Cancer, Annalise Barnette
The Role of Scleraxis in Heart Valve Development and Disease, Damien N. Barnette
An Elusive Escape: "Feminine" Genres in Latin American Women's Fiction, Mary Bartsh
The Effects of Vocabulary Instruction on Bilingual Students' Lexico-Semantic Acquisition in English-Medium Contexts: A Systematic Analysis, Alain Bengochea
Molecular Mechanisms of Heart Valve and Skeletal Muscle Development and Disease, Margaret E. Benny Klimek
Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, Social Status, and Well-Being among English Language Proficient Immigrants, Darren R. Bernal
Therapy for B-cell Lymphoma, Shruti Bhatt
Brief Psychological Intervention for Acute Posttraumatic Stress: Individual and Trauma Factors Affecting Recovery in Low-SES Minorities., Lindsay M. Bira
Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Regulation and Ischemic Neuroprotection by the PKCε Pathway, Kahlilia Christina Blanco
Multiple Perspectives on Parent Involvement for Middle School Students Receiving Special Education Services, Erin T. Blatz
Witchcraft, Witchdoctors and Empire: The Proscription and Prosecution of African Spiritual Practices in British Atlantic Colonies, 1760-1960s, Danielle N. Boaz
Literature of Return: Back to Africa, Belonging, and Modernity, David Michael Borman
More Intense Affective Experiences, Less Intense Affective Forecasts:Affective Forecasters Overestimate the Influence of Outcome Specifications, Eva C. Buechel
Doodle Tongue Jazz Articulation for the Trumpet Player, Christopher Burbank
Relationship Between Cultural Vulnerability Factors and Quality of Life in Ethnically Diverse Prostate Cancer Survivors, Natalie E. Bustillo
American Joyce: Representations of the United States in Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake, Briana N. Casali
Safe Havens or Danger Zones?: A Multilevel Examination of Immigration, Community, and Intimate Partner Violence, Adrienne Celaya
Grit and Academic Performance: Is Being Grittier Better?, Winnie Chang
A Strategy for Proper Utilization of the Glottis and Implications of Improper Use in Trumpet Performance, Ryan R. Chapman
Multi-percussion in the Undergraduate Percussion Curriculum, Benjamin A. Charles
On the Dynamics of Mesoscale Eddies and Jets in the Presence of Topography, Changheng Chen
An Optical Tracking System for Radiosurgery of Uveal Melanoma by CyberKnife, Hairong Chen
Typhoon Generated Surface Gravity Waves Measured by NOMAD-type Buoys, Clarence O. Collins III
Simulating the Age and Spatial Structure of Exploited Fish Stocks Using Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Models, Elizabeth Councill