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 2015

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Tornado Fatalities: An In-Depth Look at Physical and Societal Influences, Heather Joann Key

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Thirty Year Follow-Up of Juvenile Homicide Offenders, Norair Khachatryan

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A Novel Update to Dynamic Q Algorithm and a Frequency-fold Analysis for Aloha-based RFID Anti-Collision Protocols, Nikita Khanna

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Effects of Response Cards and the Number of Teacher-Directed Questions on Classroom Behaviors, Neelam K. Khan

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Synthesis and Fabrication of Graphene/Conducting Polymer/Metal Oxide Nanocomposite Materials for Supercapacitor Applications, Mohamad Khawaja

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Energy Production and Effluent Quality in Tubular Digesters Treating Livestock Waste in Rural Costa Rica, Maureen Njoki Kinyua

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The Effects of Repetitive Thought and Construal Level on Alcohol Consumption, Andrew Mark Kiselica

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Getting Ahead: Socio-economic Mobility, Perceptions of Opportunity for Socio-economic Mobility, and Attitudes Towards Public Assistance in the United States, Alissa Klein

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Pathogenic Policy: Health-Related Consequences of Immigrant Policing in Atlanta, GA, Nolan Sean Kline

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Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Behavioral Outcomes in Young Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kimberly Ann Knap

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From Adolescence to Adulthood: Analyzing Multiple Perspectives on the Transition from High School to Post-School Life through a Multi-Case Study Design, Gregory Knollman

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A Study on the Integration of Multivariate MetOcean, Ocean Circulation, and Trajectory Modeling Data with Static Geographic Information Systems for Better Marine Resources Management and Protection During Coastal Oil Spill Response – A Case Study and Gap Analysis on Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Tidal Inlets, Richard Ray Knudsen

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Smartphone Based 3D Printed Colorimeter for Biomedical Applications, Karthik Raj Konnaiyan

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Synthesis, Characterization and Ferroelectric Properties of LN-Type ZnSnO3 Nanostructures, Corisa Kons

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Outcomes of a Combined Mindfulness, Stuttering Modification, and Fluency Shaping Intervention for Children who Stutter, Jennifer Kordell

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Tell Sir Thomas More We've Got Another Failed Attempt: Utopia and the Burning Man Project, Gracen Lila Kovacik

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A Composite Spatial Model Incorporating Groundwater Vulnerability and Environmental Disturbance to Guide Land Management, Johanna L. Kovarik

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Facilitating a Transdisciplinary Approach in Teacher Education Through Multimodal Literacy and Cognitive Neuroscience, Margaret Billings Krause

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Using Token Reinforcement to Increase Walking for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Haley Nicole Krentz

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Investigation of Post-Translational Modifications in Staphylococcus aureus, Christina Nadia Krute

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System Threats and Gender Differences in Sexism and Gender Stereotypes, Sophie Lois Kuchynka

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Characterization and Diurnal Measurement of Oral Inflammation in Association with Glycemic Control, Periodontal Status, & Glucose Stimulation, Melanie N. Kuehl

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The Role of Anxiety Sensitivity in the Relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Negative Outcomes in Trauma-Exposed Adults, Brittany Belle Kugler

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How You Categorize Influences How Helpful You Are: The Effect of Categorization Mindset on Consumers’ Social Decisions, Hsiao-Ching Kuo

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The Relationship Between Nurses' Emotional Intelligence and Patient Outcomes, Mary Kutash

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Schreibersite: Synthesis, Characterization and Corrosion and Possible Implications for Origin of Life, Nikita Latesha La Cruz

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“Principal Component Analysis and the Cumulative Gait Index: Translational Tools to Assess Gait Impairments in Rats with Olivocerebellar Ataxia”, Chase Lambert

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Thinking Nature, "Pierre Maupertuis and the Charge of Error Against Fermat and Leibniz", Richard Samuel Lamborn

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Low Dimensionality Effects in Complex Magnetic Oxides, Paula J. Lampen Kelley

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Adolescent Females with High-Functioning ASD: Self and Mothers’ Perspectives of Their School and Social Experiences, Lindsey Land

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Patterns of Consumption: Ceramic Residue Analysis at Liangchengzhen, Shandong, China, Rheta E. Lanehart

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Parent Predictors of Social-Emotional Strengths in Kindergartners, Kayla Nicole Larosa

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Gene Expression Analysis Of Upregulated Genes By 20-OH Ecdysone in Brugia malayi, Monica Lazaro

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The Influence of Negative Information on Trust in Virtual Teams, Tiffany T. Lee

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Structure Based Drug Design Targeting Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance and Alzheimer's Disease, Eric Michael Lewandowski

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Experimental Reporting and Networks of Political Information: Lorenzo Magalotti's Framing of Courts and Nature, Bradley L'herrou

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Modeling Intrastate Air Travel: A Case Study of the State of Florida, Kai Liao

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At the Intersection of Human Agency and Technology: Genetically Modified Organisms, James Libengood

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Florida's Bright Futures Scholarship Program: The Effects of Losing Merit-Based Financial Aid on Persistence, Robert Laws Liddell

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Visual SLAM and Surface Reconstruction for Abdominal Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bingxiong Lin

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Coherent Digital Holographic Adaptive Optics, Changgeng Liu

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Spatiotemporal Sensing and Informatics for Complex Systems Monitoring, Fault Identification and Root Cause Diagnostics, Gang Liu

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Patient Populations, Clinical Associations, and System Efficiency in Healthcare Delivery System, Yazhuo Liu

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Aldehydic C-H Amination Reactions via Co(II)-Based Metalloradical Catalysis and Construction of Novel Chiral meso-Amidoporphyrin Ligands, Christopher Lee Lizardi

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Historical and Current Population Patterns of the Staghorn Coral (_Acropora cervicornis_) in Dry Tortugas National Park, Kaitlyn Lizza

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Mainstreaming Green Infrastructure: The Nexus of Infrastructure and Education Using the Green Space Based Learning (GSBL) Approach for Bioretention Plant Selection, Ryan Charles Robert Locicero

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The Meaning of Stories Without Meaning: A Post-Holocaust Experiment, Tori Chambers Lockler

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The Effect of an Alcohol Cue on a Risk Taking Task, Patrick Mcgee Logan

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A Planar Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for Cantilevers Experiencing Combined Endpoint Forces and Uniformly Distributed Loads Acting in Parallel, Philip James Logan

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Organized Crime in Insurance Fraud: An Empirical Analysis of Staged Automobile Accident Rings, Chris Longino