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 2024

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Beach Processes Controlling Erosional Hotspots and their Influences on Beach Nourishment Performances: A Case Study along West-Central Florida Barrier Island Beaches, Sophia Gutierrez

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Metatranscriptomic Insights into the Interaction Between Microcystis Blooms and Hydrogen Peroxide, Taylor L. Hancock

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African Spirituality in Literature Written by Women of African Descent, Brigét V. Harley

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Avoiding the Debt Sentence: A Narrative Inquiry on the Endarkened Financial Socialization of Student Debt-Free, First-Generation Black College Women, Candace Marie Henry

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Local Ecological Knowledge, Education, and Bilingualism: Ethnography of a STEM Program for Elementary Students in Southwestern Florida, Barbara D. Herrera

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Parents as Reporters of Middle School Students’ Subjective Well-Being, Daijah N. Hines

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Empowering Populist Politics: Social Media Use in the US and UK, James M. Howley

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Good Times, Politics, and Collapse: The Archaeology of Old St. Joseph, Florida, Christopher N. Hunt

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Bird Strike Hazard Assessment for the Tampa International Airport, Florida, USA, Yakubu Ogwu Isah

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Becoming Conscious: An Autoethnographic Study Analyzing the Relationship Between Identity and Leadership, Aaron Izzo

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Exploring Educational Equity: An Ethnographic Case Study of Non-Profit Initiatives in Early Childhood Education, Jovana Jovanovic

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Semi-automated Cell Annotation Framework Using Deep Learning, Abhiram Kandiyana

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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Environmental Perceptions of College Students, Sydney H. Kaylor

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Evaluation of Pediatric Genetics Clinics’ Workflows, Efficiencies, & Genetic Counselor Job Satisfaction, Ashlyn M. Keziah

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Influence of Merck Gardasil 9 Advertisements on Male Vaccination Behavior Through a Health Belief Model Framework, Lauren Kierpa

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An Analysis of Driven Pile Relaxation in Florida Soils, Dalton E. Knowles

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Hidden Monstrosities: The Transformation of Medieval Characters and Conventions in Shakespeare's Romances, Lynette Kristine Kuliyeva

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Seminoles, Soldiers, and Settlers: Identity and Power on the Florida Frontier, Jean Louise Lammie

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Lights, Camera, Recruitment: Analyzing DoD-Hollywood Synergy and its Effects on Attitudes and Behaviors Towards the Military, Jose-Andres Leon-Gil

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Mentorship in a Virtual World: How Remote Work Relates to Mentoring Relationships and Outcomes, Alyssa M. Lezcano

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The Experiences of a Black Teacher Educator Surrounded by Whiteness in Teacher Education: A Critical Autoethnography, Lamicah Lindsey

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Androgen Drives Melanoma Invasiveness and Metastatic Spread by Inducing Tumorigenic Fucosylation, Qian Liu

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Analyzing the Relationship Between Preeclamptic Severity and Placental Methylation, Mackenzie C. Maggio

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Routing Problems Through the Lens of Hybrid Algorithms, Sasan Mahmoudinazlou

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Home Is Where the Work Is: How Biases in Managers’ Resource Allocation Decisions Affect Task Performance in Remote Work Environments, Richard D. Mautz III

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Temporospatial Deep Learning Strategies for Prediction of Disease Progression in Radiology, John D. Mayfield

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Public-Private Partnerships in Student Housing: A Qualitative Content Analysis of ACUHO-I Publications, Ana Mercé McDermott Hernandez

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Making the Invisible Visible: (Re)envisioning the Black Body in Contemporary Adaptations of Nineteenth-Century Fiction, Urshela Wiggins McKinney

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Under Pressure: The Soft Robotic Clap-and-Fling of Cuvierina atlantica, Daniel Mead

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An Ecofeminist Ontological Turn: Preparing the Field for a New Ecofeminist Project, M. Laurel-Leigh Meierdiercks

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Lawful Injustice: Novel Readings of Racialized Temporality and Legal Instabilities, Danielle N. Mercier

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Going Through to Get Through: Life Histories of Black Women in Educational Leadership, Ann Marie M. Mobley

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Exploring the Swimming Behavior of a Hydromechanical Copepod in the Context of Positive Density Dependence, Eva J. Muir

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A Differentially Methylated Region Analysis Between Three Disease States of Major Depressive Disorder in Primarily African-American Cohorts, Lanie KateLynn Mullins

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Development and Evaluation of Novel Applications for the Ethos CBCT-Guided Online Adaptive Radiotherapy System, Nour Nasser

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Iron Isotope Transformations in Saanich Inlet, Claire Onak

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Preliminary investigation of differences in host mitochondria membrane potential during Toxoplasma gondii infection, Bryan L. Ortega

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Rate of Latine Caregiver Involvement in the Well-Being Promotion Program using Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Communication Practices, Nicole G. Pacateque Rodriguez

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Band Members’ Attitudes Toward the Queer Community and Perception of Band as a Safe Space, Brian J. Panetta

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Development of a Plant Growth and Health Monitoring System Using Imaging and Sensor Array Information for CubeSat Applications, Kat-Kim Phan

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Utilizing Machine Learning Techniques for Accurate Diagnosis of Breast Cancer and Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of Clinical Data, Myat Ei Ei Phyo

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Examining Localized Communication, Political Action, and Polarization in the 108th Senate, Mitchell Popovic

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The Rust Belt Gothic: Charting the Affective Politics of Deindustrialization and the Emergence of a Great Lakes Horror Genre in Film, Micheal B. Raines

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Forgotten Learners: An Examination of the Experiences of English Language Learners in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Social Studies Courses, Elizabeth Rasmussen

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Nutrient Removal of Biochar Amended Modified Bioretention Systems Treating Nursery Runoff, Nicholas Richardson

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Evaluation of a Treatment Package to Increase Food Variety for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Food Selectivity, Julissa Robles

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Osteoarthritis, social role participation, and satisfaction with life: A quantitative study informed by the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC), Stephanie E. Rosado

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Investigating the Causes of Lake Level Variability on a Modern Carbonate Platform, Natalie M. Salazar

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Spatial Patterns of Building Damages and associated Socio-Economic Factors by Hurricane Ian, Md Zakaria Salim

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Predicting Gender of Author Using Large Language Models (LLMs), Satya Uday Sanku