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 2023

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Time series analysis of Pseudo-nitzschia species composition, domoic acid, and environmental conditions in the Gulf of Maine from 2013-2020, Christina Chadwick

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Statistical Analysis of Ribonucleotide Incorporation in Human Cells, Tejasvi Channagiri

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The Relationships Between L1, Writing Quality, and Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in L2 Writing, Tuc C. Chau

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The Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Opioid Decision-Making for Cancer-Related Pain Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Mixed Method Study, Melody Nichole Chavez

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A Forward Genetic Screen Identifies Genes Involved in Gametocyte Development of the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum., Jyotsna Chawla

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Exploring Time-Varying Extraneous Variables Effects in Single-Case Studies, Ke Cheng

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For Love or Money: Investor Motivations in Equity-Based Crowdfunding, Jason C. Cherubini

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Supervision Needs at 2 and 5 Years Post Traumatic Brain Injury: A Veterans Affairs TBI Model Systems Study, Deveney M. K. Ching

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How the Taiwanese podcast Bailingguo News framed the 2019 Hong Kong movement: A framing analysis of the anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill, Yu-Fei Chiu

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Using the Genetic Counseling Skills Checklist to Characterize Prenatal Genetic Counseling, David A. Cline

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Analysis of OSTDS failure potential due to Sea-Level Rise and other inundation factors: An integrated Geo-Spatial Analysis, Alec Colarusso

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A Qualitative Study of Facilitators and Barriers Perceived by Black Students and Their Effect on Advanced Placement Course Enrollment in High School, Austin R. Cole

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The Great Resignation: An Exploration of Strategies to Combat School Bus Driver Shortages in the Post-COVID-19 Era, James E. Cole Jr.

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Evaluating the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce Secondary Model for Individuals with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Christine Colón

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The Relationship between First-Year Expectations and Persistence for Students who Self-Identify as Having Not Declared a Major, Shane Combs

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The Invisible Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Boys and Their Barriers to Access to Services, Amanda L. Connella

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A Simple Synthetic Example of the Benefits of Coincident Ground Penetrating Radar and Seismic Data Acquisition for Shallow Lunar Exploration, John Coonan

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Labile Dissolved Nickel (Ni) Concentrations in the North Pacific, Calyn M. Crawford

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The 'Charm and Distinction' of Proverbs: The Duality of the Gem Analogy in Erasmus's Adagia, Blythe Broecker Creelan

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Case Study and Fidelity Assessment Development for the Family Intervention Specialist (FIS) Program, Areana Cruz

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Distinct Nrf2 Signaling Thresholds Mediate Lung Tumor Initiation and Progression, Janine M. DeBlasi

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Plastic Accumulation in Stormwater Pond Soils across Socioeconomic and Watershed Development Gradients, Carley DeFillips

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Violence, Rents, and Elites: Institutional Determinants of Political Order in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and South Sudan, Kaleb Demerew

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Comparing mortality in response to simulated climate change in the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius, and the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, Haley Depner

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Protein Folding Kinetics Analysis Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Dhanya Dhananjayan

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Entanglements of Teenage Food Security Within High School Pantries in Pinellas County, Florida, Karen T. Díaz Serrano

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The Applicability of the Postmortem Submersion Interval Estimation Formula for Human Remains Found in Subtropical Aquatic Environments, Kara L. DiComo

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V2V and V2I Based Safety and Platooning Algorithms for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Omkar Dokur

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Do Industries' Political Profiles Affect Their Portfolio Return Performance?, Shaddy S. Douidar

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Multi Segment Finite Element Analysis of the Lumbar Spine, James J. Doulgeris

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Improving Interview Skills through Virtual Reality with Behavior Skills Training for Students with Disabilities, Garrit DuBois

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Online news portrayal during the COVID-19 health crisis and journalism's role in misinformation in the U.S., Michou Ducilon

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Mechanisms Contributing to Hydrogen-Influenced Early Failure of Bridge Tendons, David Dukeman

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Early Agricultural Lives: Bioarchaeological Inferences from Neolithic and Early Copper Age Tombs in the Central Po Valley, Italy, Christopher J. Eck Jr.

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Nation-Building, Ethnic Boundary Making, and Situational Nationalism: Why did Montenegro become more divided and less 'Montenegrin'?, Muhammed F. Erdem

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“You don’t seek help, You are just thankful for the things the country provides for you.” The Emotional Burden of Growing up Undocumented in the United States, Melanie Anne Escue

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Evaluation of the Humoral Immune Responses to Plasmodium vivax Circumsporozoite Protein (CSP)-based Pre-Erythrocytic Vaccine Candidates, Jack Esquenazi

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The Development of a Behaviorally Based Mentoring Workplace Scale, Christina N. Falcon

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Affordances and Limitations of Molecular Representations in General and Organic Chemistry, Ayesha Farheen

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An Empirical Analysis of Sentiment and Confidence Regarding Interest Rates in Disclosures of Public Firms in the U.S. Fintech Sector, James J. Farley

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Essays on Cybersecurity and Information Privacy, Moez Hamedani Farokhnia

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Institutional and Individual Approaches to Change in Undergraduate STEM Education: Two Framework Analyses, Stephanie B. Feola

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Brain-Inspired Spatio-Temporal Learning with Application to Robotics, Thiago André Ferreira Medeiros

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Evaluating the Effects of Academic and Social Breaks on Off-Task Behavior in a College Classroom, Allison K. Fisher

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The Process of Government in Clearwater, Florida, Picot deBoisfeuillet Floyd

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LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in the Implicit and Explicit Social Studies Curriculum: A Descriptive Exploratory Study in Teacher Self-Efficacy, K. B.F. Francis

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Reframing Resistance, Resilience, and Racial Equity in Maternal Health: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Paternal Involvement and the Racial Disparity in Severe Maternal Morbidity, Marshara G. Fross

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Evaluating the Accuracy of Inertial Measurment Units in Detecting Gait Parameters for Lower Limb Prosthesis and Orthosis Users, Bryce Fuller

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Autonomous Professional Learning through Practitioner Inquiry: A Study of Growth Plan System Experiences, Daina Kelly Gaputis

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Metachronal Locomotion: Swimming, Scaling, and Schooling, Kuvvat Garayev