USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations is a collection of completed and approved graduate works. These works are collected through the Office of Graduate Studies submission process and are approved by the Faculty, Student, and University of South Florida. You can search the entire collection below or you may browse by College here.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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An Exploratory Study of the Intrapersonal, Socio-cultural, and Behavioral Factors that Influence HIV Risk Behaviors Among Ethnic Subgroups of Black Heterosexual Men: The Intersection of the Beliefs and Perceptions of Black Women, Shalewa Noel-Thomas

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Chemical Investigation of the Antarctic Marine Invertebrates Synoicum adareanum and Artemisina plumosa, Jaime Heimbegner Noguez

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N-Glycosylation Modulates Gating and Antibiotic Block of the Human Potassium Channel, hERG1A, Sarah A. Norring

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Design, Synthesis and Post-Synthetic Modifications of Functional Metal-Organic Materials, Farid Nouar

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Analysis of Mangrove Structure and Latitudinal Relationships on the Gulf Coast of Peninsular Florida, Peter Novitzky

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Electrospinning Protein Nanofibers to Control Cell Adhesion, Cynthia Chinwe Nwachukwu

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How does Mobility Change over Time for Older Adults, and How are Changes Influenced by Cognitive Functioning?, Melissa Lunsman O'Connor

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Voltage Stability Impact of Grid-Tied Photovoltaic Systems Utilizing Dynamic Reactive Power Control, Adedamola Omole

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Design of a New Suturing and Knot Tying Device for Laparoscopic Surgery, Sinan Onal

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Impact of Globalization on Socio-Economic and Political Development of the Central Asian Countries, Karina Orozalieva

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Active Surface Topographies in Constrained Hydrogel Films for Biomedical Applications, Ophir Ortiz

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Experimental Translocation of the Florida Sand Skink (Plestiodon [=Neoseps] reynoldsi): Success of a Restricted Species Across Diverse Microhabitats, Nicholas Paul Osman

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The Fiction of The Rime: Gaspara Stampa’s “Poetic Misprision” of Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta, Ellan B. Otero

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A Framework for Determining the Reliability of Nanoscale Metallic Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) Devices, Wilkistar Otieno

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A Multi-Level Study Investigating the Impact of Workplace Civility Climate on Incivility and Employee Well-Being, Raymond Charles Ottinot

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Functional Connectivity and Responses to Chemoreceptor Stimulation of Medullary Ventrolateral Respiratory Column Neurons, Mackenzie M. Ott

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An Anatomical Investigation Of Higher Visual Structures In The Pigeon (Columba livia), Tadd B. Patton

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Thermal Conductivity of Soils from the Analysis of Boring Logs, Nicole M. Pauly

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Diffuse Degassing and the Hydrothermal System at Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, Sophie C. P Pearson

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Heat Stress Evaluation of Protective Clothing Ensembles, Amanda Lee Pease

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Assessment of “Community Stepping Stones,” a Community-Based Youth Art Education Program, Jennifer E. A. Pedraza

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Mubarak’s Machine: The Durability of the Authoritarian Regime in Egypt, Andrea M. Perkins

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Evaluation of Common Inherited Variants in Mitochondrial-Related and MicroRNA-Related Genes as Novel Risk Factors for Ovarian Cancer, Jennifer Permuth Wey

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PLAY: A Process-Driven Study of Design Discovery, Kuebler Wilson Perry

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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanomaterials: Gold Nanoshells with Organic- Inorganic Hybrid Cores, Alisha D. Peterson

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Translating Neil Simon‘s The Dinner Party: A Linguistic Approach, Brigitte Philippe

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Characterization and Evaluation of Performance of a Whole-Body Human Exposure Chamber, Luis F. Pieretti

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Writing to (Re)New Orleans: The Post-Hurricane Katrina Blogosphere and Its Ability to Inspire Recovery, Daisy Pignetti

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N400 Activations in Adults who Stutter in a Picture-Word Priming Task Requiring Attention to Probe Word Phonology, Angela A. Pizon-Moore

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LIBS and LITE Emission Based Laser Remote Sensing of Chemical Species and Enhanced Modeling of Atmospheric Absorption, Dzianis V. Pliutau

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AC/DC: Let There Be Hybrid Cooling, Christopher Podes

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Differential Decomposition Patterns Of Human Remains In Variable Environments Of The Midwest, Melissa A. Pope

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Spring Design Optimization With Fatigue, John L. Porteiro

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Characterization of the Esterification Reaction in High Free Fatty Acid Oils, Lucas Eli Porter Altic

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Modeling and Analysis of Cooperative Search Systems, Carlos A. Portilla

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Answer Distortion on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale During the Commercial Driver Medical Examination, Keith E. Proctor

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Investigating the Mode of Action of a Novel N-sec-butylthiolated Beta-lactam Against Staphylococcus aureus, Katherine Rose Prosen

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Field-Coupled Nano-Magnetic Logic Systems, Javier F. Pulecio

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X-ray diffraction applications in thin films and (100) silicon substrate stress analysis, James D. Rachwal

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Characterization of Dielectric Films for Electrowetting on Dielectric Systems, Ajay Rajgadkar

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“An Indescribable Sound” in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, Lynn Ramsey

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Enhancement of Predictive Capability of Transit Boardings Estimation and Simulation Tool (TBEST) Using Parcel Data: An Exploratory Analysis, Tejsingh Rana

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A Narrative Study of Perspectives of Puerto Rican Doctoral Graduates, Doreen Rivera Rapp

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Implicit Affect and Alcohol Outcome Expectancies, John M. Ray

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A Pathway to Child Sex Trafficking in Prostitution: The Impact of Strain and Risk-Inflating Responses, Joan A. Reid

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Academic Performance, Persistence, and Degree Completion of Associate in Arts Degree Recipients Transferring to a Four-Year Multi-Campus Institution, Saul Reyes

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Before the Storm: Evacuation Intention and Audience Segmentation, Homer J. Rice

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Late Holocene Climate Variability From Northern Gulf of Mexico Sediments: Merging Inorganic and Molecular Organic Geochemical Proxies, Julie N. Richey

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An Interpretive Policy Analysis of Bullying Law and the Development of Bullying Policy in a Central Florida School District, Scott D. Richman

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Optimization of a Ball-Milled Photocatalyst for Wastewater Treatment Through Use of an Orthogonal-Array Experimental Design, Bradley J. Ridder