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 2009

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Altman…Now, More Than Ever: Social Conflict in the Films of Robert Altman, Walker Hicken

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Examining an Acute Environmental Trigger for Dysfunctional Eating: Measuring the Immediate Impact of Fat Disparagement Media Exposure and its Effects on Body Dissatisfaction, Negative Affect, Weight Control Practice Intentions, and Sub-Clinical Binge Eating Behavior in College Women, Susan Himes

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Development of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells on Flexible Foil Substrates, Deidra Ranel Hodges

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Characterization of Conductive Polycarbonate Films, Selma Hokenek

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Teacher Self-Efficacy and the Civic Knowledge of Secondary Social Studies Teachers in a Large Urban School District: A Policy Study, Dennis Holt

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Framework for Self Sustaining Eco-Village, Eric Holtgard

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How Personality and Self-Identity Impact the Effects of Leader Member Exchange on Role Stressors and Organizational Outcomes, Edward Rickamer Hoover

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The Role of Trust in Judgment, Christophe Sage Hudspeth

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Semantic and Phonological Priming Effects on N400 Activation in People Who Stutter, Jessica Lauren Huffman

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Increasing Medicaid Dollars Billed for Services by School Psychologists Using a Performance Improvement Package, Megan M. Hybza

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The Roles of Social Bonds, Personality, and Rational Decision-Making: An Empirical Investigation into Hirschi’s “New” Control Theory, Jonathan Intravia

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Communication as a Cultural Construct at the United Nations Arabic Translation Service, Amina Iraqi

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Smart Grid Reliability Assessment Under Variable Weather Conditions, Arif Islam

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Closure Between Apparent and Inherent Optical Properties of the Ocean with Applications to the Determination of Spectral Bottom Reflectance, James Edward Ivey

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A Data Link Layer In Support Of Swarming Of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Daladier Jabba Molinares

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Realness and Hoodness: Authenticity in Hip Hop as Discussed by Adolescent Fans, Ginger L. Jacobson

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Gender And Internal Migration In Wuhan, Hubei Province, China: Rural Hometowns, Factory Work, And Urban Experiences, Milena Urszula Janiec-Grygo

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The Pessimism of Horror Cinema: A Comparative Study Between Modernist and Postmodernist Horror Cinema, Michael Jeknavorian

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The Politics of Space and Place in Virginia Woolf’s The Years, Three Guineas and The Pargiters, Ángel Luis Jiménez

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Saving Energy in Network Hosts With an Application Layer Proxy: Design and Evaluation of New Methods That Utilize Improved Bloom Filters, Miguel Jimeno

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Sustainable Design Analysis of Waterjet Cutting Through Exergy/Energy and Lca Analysis, Matthew Johnson

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Understanding and Improving Use-Tax Compliance: A Theory of Planned Behavior Approach, Christopher Robert Jones

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A Parent Training Program Combining Discrete Trial Training and Incidental Teaching in the Home Environment, Lindsey Jones

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Cephalopods of the Broad Caribbean: Distribution, Abundance, and Ecological Importance, Heather L. Judkins

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Effects of Diluent Addition and Metal Support Interactions in Heterogeneous Catalysis: SiC/VPO Catalysts for Maleic Anhydride Production and Co/Silica Supported Catalysts for FTS, Ala'a Hamed Kababji

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Exploring the Effects of BMI Health Report Card Letters Among 6th Grade Students and Parents: An Application of the Social Cognitive Theory, Jenna M. Kaczmarski

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Ethnomedical and Biomedical Health Care and Healing Practices Among the Rathwa Adivasi of Kadipani Village, Gujarat State, India, Margaret A. Karnyski

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Evaluation of the Impact of Membrane Change at a Membrane Softening Water Treatment Plant, Michael Keen

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Southern Rock Music as a Cultural Form, Brandon P. Keith

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Truth And Judgment, Jeremy J. Kelly

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Evaluation of Advanced Materials to Protect Against Fall-Related Head Injuries, Michael V. Kerrigan

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Optimization and characterization of lab-on-a-chip elements: Microfluidic chambers and microneedles, Puneet Khanna

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A Hypergraph Regularity Method for Linear Hypergraphs, Shoaib Amjad Khan

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Laser assisted telerobotic control for remote manipulation activities, Karan Khokar

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Finding Confucianism in Scientology: A comparative analysis, John Albert Kieffer

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Intervention in painting by Marlene Dumas with titles of engagement: Ryman's brides, Reinhardt's daughter and Stern, Susan King Klinkenberg

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Mathematics Education: The Voice of African American and White Adolescents, Sharondrea R. King

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Optical detection of CO and H2 based on surface plasmon resonance with Ag-YSZ, Au and Ag-Cu nanoparticle films, Denis Kitenge

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Co-Transcriptional Splicing and Functional Role of PKCβ in Insulin-Sensitive L6 Skeletal Muscle Cells and 3T3-L1 Adipocytes, Eden Kleiman

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Design and implementation of an integrated dynamic vision system for autonomous systems operating in uncertain domains, Michail Kontitsis

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Motion Analysis of Fluid Flow in a Spinning Disk Reactor, Valentina N. Korzhova

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The effects of reinforcement magnitude and session length on stereotypical behavior of an adolescent with autism, Spiro Kotsios

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Operational evaluation of advanced safety enhancement devices: Rearview video system, Achilleas Kourtellis

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The impact of wearable weights on perceptual responses to treadmill walking, Ashley T. Kuczynski

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The spectrum of self-harm in college undergraduates: The intersection of maladaptive coping and emotion dysregulation, Christa D. Labouliere

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Sympathy for the devil: A character analysis of Gibreel Farishta in Salman Rushdie's The satanic verses, Catherine Mary Lafuente

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Numerical heat transfer during partially-confined, confined, and free liquid jet impingement with rotation and chemical mechanical planarization process modeling, Jorge C. Lallave-Cortes

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First-principles studies of shock-induced phenomena in energetic materials, Aaron Christopher Landerville

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Shadows fall on main street: Film noir travels out of the city, Anthony LaPorte

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"You're going to Hollywood"!: Gender and race surveillance and accountability in American Idol contestant's performances, Amanda LeBlanc