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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Evaluating the Use of Behavioral Skills Training and Tactile Prompts to Increase Positive Staff Interactions in Residential Care, Kaleigh R. Cernosek

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‘The Overheated World’: Crisis Politics and Neoliberal Inertia, Shomik Chakrabarti

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Comparative Analysis of Abortion Coverage in CNN and Fox News from the Perspective of Agenda Setting Theory, Xinyu Chang

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Preparing Children for Kindergarten Readiness: Early Childhood Teachers’ Goals and Practices, Julie Chappell

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Unravelling the Impact of Blood Metabolites, and Lifestyle Factors on Periodontal Disease Using Mendelian Randomization, Rhea Charles

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Linking Shared Decision Making to Outcomes in Simulated Prenatal Genetic Counseling Sessions, Raquel C. Chavarria

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Expanding on the Factor Structure and Construct Validity of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START), Haomin Chen

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Advanced Strategies for Improving the Robustness of Deep Learning, Keyu Chen

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Robotic Multi-Object Grasping from a Pile: Techniques and Algorithms for Enhanced Dexterity, Tianze Chen

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Navigating Shrinking Cities: Towards Coordinated Urban Development from the Perspective of Flow and Network, Yuzhou Chen

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Modeling the Development of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Formal Theory Approach, Alexandria M. Choate

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Enhancing Novice Teachers’ Social Justice Practices Through Critical Professional Learning: A Critical Participatory Action Research Study, Brianna C. Connors

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Integrating Risk and Vulnerability: Exploring a Unified Model for Supply Chain Resiliency, William G. Cook

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Learning and Using Positive Psychology as an Intervention for Clients: Examining Changes in Mental Health Clinician’s Complete Mental Health, Frances Coolman

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Patrol Car Swab Sampling for Biological Agents, Haylie Corcho

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The influence of childhood trauma on DNA methylation patterns and sex-specific cortisol stress reactivity: A secondary analysis, Isabella F. Correia

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Immunogenicity of a Plasmodium vivax Circumsporozoite Protein Vaccine, Eric Cruz Murphy

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Understanding Donor Preferences and Intentions: A Theory of Planned Behavior Approach, Kimberly Cubre

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Automatic Image-Based Nutritional Calculator App, Kejvi Cupa

Use of Nanoparticle Additives to Achieve Desirable Properties in Fluorine-Free Firefighting Foams, Annelise Kathleen Curtin

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A Phenotypic Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Clinical Isolates, Sara DJ Daniels

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The Drama of Last Things: Reckoning in Late Medieval and Early Modern English Drama, Spencer M. Daniels

“It’s Not Me, It’s You:” A Critical Race Exploration of University-Community Partnerships (UCPs) with Black Community Leadership, Christopher Ellis Matthew Darby

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Count Me In: A Study of Social Validity, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, and a High School, Amie Dia Davis

Identification and Characterization of Intrinsically Disordered Protein Regions, Guy Wayne Dayhoff II

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Specification, Enforcement, and Measurement of Integrity Policies, Kevin Dennis

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An Evaluation of the Premack Contingency to Increase Physical Activity in Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Shreeya S. Deshmukh

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High School Acceleration and First-Year College Student Success: Do Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment Influence College Persistence Differently, Serge W. Desir Jr.

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The Prevalence and Perceptions of Self-relevant Research (“Me-search”) in Psychological Science, Andrew R. Devendorf

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Characterizing the Temporal and Nearshore to Offshore Spatial Scale of Phytoplankton Assemblages within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Sebastian P. Di Geronimo

A New Look at Consumer Responses to Certain and Uncertain Rewards, Aihui Ding

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Linking Education and Work: Understanding the Influence of Community Schooling Models on Student Pathways, Takiyah N. Dixon

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Narrative Reflection in Collaborative Composition: A Facilitated Approach to Group Processing in Middle Grades, Gretchen M. Dodson

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Group B Streptococcus Intestinal Barrier Disruption and the Protective Role of Butyrate, Kristen Dominguez

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The Boundaries of Melodramatic Film Music: Redefining Home through the Score of Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows, Meredith Donovan

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Organizing Queer Civil Rights Movements: Pride Parades and Communicative Dilemmas, David J. Dooling

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Balancing Context and Clarity Through Visualizations for Better Decision-Making, Bhavana Doppalapudi

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Local Seismic Investigations in Arizona: Analysis of a Low-To-Moderate-Magnitude Aftershock Sequence and a Pilot Study of Monsoon-Driven Flash Floods, Kathryn Margo Dorn

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Advancing Adversarial Audio: Human-in-the-Loop Black-box Attacks, Rui Duan

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Optimal Selection of Good Polynomials and Constructions of Locally Recoverable Codes via Galois Theory, Austin Dukes

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The Effect of Emotion on Risk Perception and the Blackstone Ratio, Brianna Duncan

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Mathematics Teacher Preparation Reimagined: The Exploration of Preservice Teachers Planning Culturally Responsive Mathematics Lessons Using Culturally Relevant Mathematics Tasks, Lakesia L. Dupree

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Time-Scale of Groundwater Recharge in Coastal Plain Soils, Qing Du

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The Collapse and Revival of the Teacher Soul- A Study of Resilience in Experienced Elementary Teachers, Joadie Durfee

Investigation of the Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregates in Porous Asphalt Mixture, Asad Elmagarhe

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Using Brain Break® in the Classroom to Increase On-Task Behavior and Decrease Disruptive Behaviors of Students, Michaela C. Elza

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Improvements in Computational Techniques For Determining Ideal Class Groups and Class Numbers, Muhammed Rashad Erukulangara

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Curricula as Ideology: A Study of Cultural Representations in Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) Textbooks, Zakaria Fahmi

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Slot Machine Addiction: The Untold Story of Contradictions Between Self and America's Neoliberal Risk Society, Melanie C. Falconer

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An Investigation into Loneliness and Solitary Drinking in a University Sample, Daniel C. Faraci