USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
This collection contains scanned and born digital theses created by undergraduate Honors students at the USF St. Petersburg campus. Here, the Honors Program took shape in the early 1990s, with a thesis project serving as the culminating experience in a student’s undergraduate academic journey. Between 1994 and 2011, thesis projects were printed and bound, and the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library added physical copies to the circulating collection and Special Collections. As technology improved, the library scanned these volumes and added them - as well as incoming, born-digital theses - to the NPML Digital Archive. Now a part of the OneUSF Judy Genshaft Honors College, St. Pete students may still choose to complete a thesis to fulfill the undergraduate research requirement in their curriculum.
For more information on the Judy Genshaft Honors College, visit https://www.usf.edu/honors.
Browse Honors theses from 1994-present below.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Business for Good: How Universities Can Catalyze the B Corp Movement, Emma C. Jacobs
"Forgotten Children": Siblings of Adolescents with Eating Disorders, Evin Janik
Analysis of City of St. Petersburg Comprehensive Plan with Special Reference to Coastal Management Considering Climate Change, Michael F. Johnson
The Significance of Deaf Culture: A Bioethical Analysis of Pediatric Cochlear Implants, Samantha Kappaz
A Closer Look: Case Studies in Trauma Survivorship, McKenna K. Minarcin
Racism in Medicine and Science, Samantha Soriano
The Role of Race and Class as Predictors of Police Violence: A Case Study of West-Central and Eastern Florida, Matthew Viera
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Reading, Writing, and . . . Finance? A Comprehensive Review of Financial Literacy in the United States, Hughes Bruce
Social Media and Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review of Eating Disorders in Young Men and the Literature Gap, Samantha Bryan
Strategies Physicians in U.S. Emergency Departments Can Use to Combat Opioid Use Disorder, Luis Felipe Cervera
Assessing The Environmental and Anthropogenic Factors Affecting Algae and How They Can Be Used as Indicator Species in Different Aquatic Ecosystems, Valerie Coulter
Sequential Design as a Tool for Exploration: Perception of the Unknown, Emily Eskanos
The Endurance of the Trojan Cycle, Antonio D. Fazzalari
Increasing Nonprofit Effectiveness by Fundraising in Diverse Communities., Celia Hagerman
“You’re on earth, there’s no cure for that!” Absurdist Literature as Sociopolitical Commentary and its Continued Significance, Katherine A. Lachcik
Historical Water Quality of a Tampa Bay Estuary: A Literature Review and Case Study of Clam Bayou in Pinellas County, Florida, Brittany Matheney
Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Literary Review on Gene Editing, Cytotherapy, and Medicinal Marijuana as Therapies for HIV., Paula Moreno
A Comprehensive Review of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Children, Kailey Marie Pate
Evaluation of Demographic and Health-Related Factors Associated with Dental Caries Among Florida Patients, Samantha Rivera
Mapping the Effects of Hurricane Michael and Biological Drivers of Change on Seagrass in St. Joseph Bay, Florida, Allison Senne
The Never-Ending Sentence: An Examination of Policies and Programs Targeting Post-Secondary Education Among Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Julianne Shumake
Diet: A Public Health and Economic Concern, Nisuka T. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A Fashion Phenomenon, Gianna Alegria
My Experiences with Body Image and Eating Disorders in Figure Skating, Emma M. Chinault
Dysfunctional Romantic Conflict and Spillover into Career, Taylor A. Clements
A New Process for Integrating Foreign Physicians into American Healthcare, Rachel J. Cruz Nieves
The Present State of Things: Class Struggle in the 21st Century, Lukas M. Desjardins
The Rise of the MD/MBA Dual Degree: Revitalizing Healthcare through Physician Leadership, Nicholas D'Souza
Does Digital Music Piracy Beget A Revitalization of Copyright Law?, Sabrina K. Escalona
Factors Associated with Patient Trust in Primary Care Physicians in the United States, Emily Grace Lind
“But in a story, I can steal [its] soul”: Vietnam War Veterans and the Literature of Catharsis, Gina P. E. Marks
Major Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literary Review of Cellular Immunotherapy in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s Diseases, Kimberly Sprenger
The Evolution and Future of Access and Support for Diverse Students in Higher Education, Karly Taylor
The Way Women Work, Chloe Thirion
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Paying for Environmental Services: Comparing Progress in Costa Rica and Florida, Haley A. Burnaman
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: Responses under International Maritime Law, Sean C. Cornell
A Holistic Approach to Conquering Depression, Michael Deja
It's Not Me, It's You: Motor Vehicle Screen Use Intervention, Rachael De Lorenzo
"Safe as Houses": Money Laundering in Florida's Luxury Real Estate, Elisa Duka
The Impact of Wildfire on Soil Erosion using a GIS-integrated RUSLE Model and the Influence of DEM Resolution on Model Results, Amada Fernandez
Correlates of Motor Vehicle Screen Use: Moving Screen Use versus Stopped Screen Use, Claire Kinney
Intentional Cultural Destruction in Armed Conflicts, Zorana Knezevic
Theory to Practice: Analysis of the Biopsychosocial Model in HIV Research, Melissa Lunan-Simpson
Integrative strategy for PTSD: Personality correlates of difficulties in emotional regulation, Brooke L. Matias
The Biologicalization of Morality: Morality as Instinct, Kelly Lynn O'Neil
he Narrowing of Healing Practices: Andean Women and the State, Meghan O'Quinn
Challenges to the Conceptualization and Measurement of Resilience in HIV Research, Tiffany Peless
The Iron Triangle of Healthcare: Examining the Relationship between Quality, Efficiency, and Uncompensated Care for Florida Hospitals, Thomas C. Pennix
The Politics of Organic Food Consumption, Recycling and Solar Power Use, Ana Maria Quintero
An Analysis of the SEC’s Prosecution of Financial and Accounting Related Fraud, Heather Robinson
THE RISE OF ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC AND THE SUCCESS OF POLITICAL NATIVISM IN THE UNITED STATES, David Thompson
An Exploration of Emotion and the Creative Process Among Artists, Stephanie Thompson
Social Media, Censorship, and Polarization, Mark Traester
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SCHOLARLY CITATION ON HIV/AIDS IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY, Megan Trout
A Preliminary Study of Mental Health and Wellness in the Veterinary Field in Pinellas County Florida, Mary L. Winemiller
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Does the Inverse of Bergmann’s Rule Apply to the Hemidactylus Genus?, Kristie I. Armas
Historical Simulation in the Secondary Classroom, Emily Arthur
Poverty, Planning, Policy and Race: Urban Design in St. Petersburg, Florida, since 1965, Philip Belcastro
The Indian Removal Act: A Legal Deception, Joshua Carbaugh
Inotocin: The Key to Ant Compassion?, Jasmine D. De Dios
The Effect of a Potential Partner’s Serostatus on Behavioral Sexual Intentions of Men who Have Sex with Men Online and Offline, Hunter P. Drake
Establishing the Link Between Race And Academic Performance: Race- Related Stress, Stereotype Threat and Self-Perceived Discrimination, Deshanie Govender
Taxes for Robots: Automation and the Future of the Labor Market, Emily Holden
Quantifying the Effect of Pathways on the Distribution of Cynipid Galls in Florida Pine Flatwood, Christine R. Leonard
Connecting Formal Mentoring Empirical Principles to the Applied World, Jake R. Mathwich
Impacts of Bunces Pass Boat Traffic on the Marine Environment, Tiffany Nicholson
Making a Witch: The Triumph of Demonology Over Popular Magic Beliefs in Early Modern Europe, Rachel Pacini
The Birth of American Empire: Spain, the Philippines, and the Debates over Expansion, Clayton A. Richards
BUSINESS PLAN, Howard Bogan Stitzel
DNA Methylation as a Mechanism for Caste System Determination in Solenopsis invicta: Do the Genes Determine the Queen?, Kristen E. Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Hindsight Bias for the 2016 Presidential Election, Christy M. Burke
Effectiveness of Mouthwash Rinsing in Limiting Microbial Growth on Toothbrushes, Lindsey Carmichael
Beyond the Self: Identity, Impermanence, and the Meanings of Life in the Novels of Virginia Woolf, Neal Catalano
Effect of Gender, Ethnicity and Age of Patient on Size of Teeth and Overall Health of Teeth: An Analysis of Panoramic X-rays, Alexandra Dubinina
In Too Deep, Jacob M. Heaps-Downing
A Meaningful Initiative: Developing the Dean of Students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Hannah Hutchings
Unchanged gender expectations: Women in the Workplace, Sheena M. Mayo
A Guide to the Gaps, Taylor B. Ulm
Conventional Irrationality, Corey K. Yeung
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Racism: Then and Now, Rain Christi
Integration of GIS and logistic regression to develop a habitat suitability model for predicting seagrass distribution, Samantha Cope
Conservatism in Accounting, Matthew R. Garrison
The Mindful Journey: Using the Extraordinary Power of Paying Attention to Heal the Wounds of Sexual Trauma, Nicole Goff
Improving Sexual Health Education Through Graphic Design, Jocelyn A. Hall
The Effects of Elevated Temperature on the Growth and Size of the Ribbed Mussel Geukensia demissa, Alexandra A. Hernandez
DRUG REPURPOSING: A STUDY OF THE POTENTIAL ANTITUMORGENIC ACTIVITY OF NONCHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS, Katelyn Hoagland
Are Peer Specialists Happy? How Training and Role Clarity affect Job Satisfaction, Sarah E. Jenkins
Armenian Crafts in the Ottoman Empire: Cultural Exchange and Armenian Identity, Nora Emma Khatcherian
Behind the Curtain: A Look into Food Production in the United States, Placido Edward Martinez
Calculus: the Board Game, Nicholas C. Mazza
Hypoxia Tolerance of Benthic Foraminifera in Tampa Bay, FL, Garrett L. Miller
Framing abortion in the media: A case study of the coverage of the 2013 Wendy Davis Filibuster, Jennifer Nesslar
The Basics: A One Week Survival Curriculum for English Language Learners, Kristin Nesslar
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Disease: A Literature Review, Mark C. Raiff
Isolating and Testing Antibiotic-Producing Bacteria from Marine and Terrestrial Samples from St. Petersburg, FL, Arianna M. Reybitz
Fulfilling Your Wanderlust: A College Students’ Guide to Studying Abroad and Independent Travel, Elizabeth M. Roslonowski
Floating Worlds: Western Representations and Appropriations of Japanese Art, 1850s-1900, Hope Sewell
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: An Illustration of the Tension between Access and Efficiency in American Courts, Tiffani K. Thornton
