Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Bleaching To Reach: Skin Bleaching as a Performance of Embodied Resistance in Jamaican Dancehall Culture, Treviene A. Harris
A Land That Has Yet to Heal: The Burmese Civil War (1948 – present), Alexander G. Hernandez
Cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders in youth: Treatment specificity and mediation effects, Ileana Hernandez
Does the Pareto Distribution of Hurricane Damage Inherit its Fat Tail from a Zipf Distribution of Assets at Hazard?, Javiera I. Hernandez
Maternal-Fetal Attachment and Health Behaviors among Women with HIV/AIDS, Julieta P. Hernandez
Expanding Vocabulary and Improving Comprehension Through the Use of Graphic Organizers, Mistique N. Hernandez
Ficción Extrema: Deslizamientos en la Realidad a Través de la Relación Entre Arte y Literatura (Max Aub, Leonora Carrington y Enrique Vila-Matas), Adriana Herrera
Elevated Progesterone In Yolk As a Moderator of Prenatal and Postnatal Auditory Learning in Bobwhite Quail, Joshua A. Herrington
The Effects of Resilience and Social Influences on Preventing Repeat Adolescent Pregnancies in Parenting Adolescent Mothers, Nola A. Holness
Influence of Chemical Composition and Water on the Bulk Modulus of Pyrope, Shu Huang
The Development of a Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for the Evaluation and Optimization of the Asynchronous Pulse Unit, Eric Inclan
Positive Effects of Peer Modeling and Positive Reinforcement on Healthy Food Intake in Elementary School Children, Kiera Ingalls and Martha Pelaez
The Ice Age: Europe and the U.S. Facing the Crisis- The Return of the Welfare State, Initiative for Spanish and Mediterranean Studies, Florida International University
The Spanish Transition 35 Years Later: Lessons for Cuba, Initiative for Spanish and Mediterranean Studies, Florida International University
Women and Politics: How to Reach a Better World, Initiative for Spanish and Mediterranean Studies, Florida International University
[Full Program] Interior Design Symposium 2013: Well + Being, Interior Architecture, Florida International University
The Maintenance and Consequences of a Low Quality Diet in Poecilia Latipinna, Maya Jaffe
Images and Perceptions of Muslims and Arabs in Korean Popular Culture and Society, Maria M. Jamass
Harlemites, Haitians and the Black International: 1915-1934, Felix Jean-Louis III
A Geochemical Study of Crustal Plutonic Rocks from the Southern Mariana Trench Forearc: Relationship to Volcanic Rocks Erupted during Subduction Initiation, Julie A. Johnson
Haiti, 1965 - A Novel, Fabienne Sylvia Josaphat
Synthesis and Characterization of Thermoelectric Nanomaterials, Kamal Kadel
Comparing Remote Data Transfer Rates of Compact Muon Solenoid Jobs with Xrootd and Lustre, Gary H. Kaganas
Techniques for Efficient Execution of Large-Scale Scientific Workflows in Distributed Environments, Selim Kalayci
The Role of Productivity, Transportation Costs, and Barriers to Intersectoral Mobility in Structural Transformation, Cem Karayalcin and Mihaela Pintea
Trade and Cities, Cem Karayalcin and Hakan Yilmazkuday
Novel method for the high-throughput processing of slides for the comet assay, Mahsa Karbaschi and Marcus Cooke
Contemporary Global Spirituality, Nathan Katz
Experimental Deuteron Momentum Distributions with Reduced Final State Interactions, Hari Khanal
Understanding rapport-building in investigative interviews: Does rapport's effect on witness memory and suggestibility depend on the interviewer?, Jenna M. Kieckhaefer
Menopause, Rurality, And Obesity in Rural African American Women, colleen kilgore
Hermes, a Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, Tyler T. Kimmel
When Poverty Becomes Profitable: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Microfinancial Development in Haiti, Yaniv Kleinman
Environmental Influences on Bacterio-phytoplanktonic Coupling and Bacterial Growth Efficiency in a Sub-tropical Estuary, Rachel Kotkowski
Queer Theory or Queer Choice of Identification?, Jennifer Kross
Ecohydrology, Evapotranspiration and Hydrogeochemistry of Carbonate Mangrove Wetlands, David Lagomasino
Nature, Art, and Science, David Lee
Mechanisms of Diatom Assembly in a Hydrologically-Managed Subtropical Wetland, Sylvia S. Lee
Novel Approaches for the Synthesis of C-5 Modified Pyrimidine Nucleosides, Yong Liang
Mining the Online Social Network Data: Influence, Summarization, and Organization, Jingxuan Li
Next Generation of Recommender Systems: Algorithms and Applications, Lei Li
New Bivariate Lifetime Distributions Based on Bath-Tub Shaped Failure Rate, Mengying Li
Background Traffic Modeling for Large-Scale Network Simulation, Ting Li
Can Compensation Committees Effectively Mitigate the CEO Horizon Problem? The Role of Co-opted Directors, Ruonan Liu
Delay-Sensitive Service Request Scheduling for Cloud Computing, Shuo Liu
Formal Modeling and Analysis Techniques for High Level Petri Nets, Su Liu
Jane Smiley's "A Thousand Acres": A Feminist Revision of "King Lear", Diana Lombardic
Simulating Everglades National Park hydrology and phosphorus transport under existing and future scenarios using numerical modeling, Stephanie Long
La tentación del abismo en Armonía Somers: entre el expresionismo de vanguardia y el gótico postmoderno, Anamaria Lopez-Abadia Laya
Mining in Peru: Indigenous and Peasant Communities vs. The State and Mining Capital, Jan Lust
Loose Ends, Julio Machado
Identity, Purpose, and Well-Being Among Emerging Adult Hispanic Women, Vanessa L. Madrazo
Numerical Modeling of the Effects of Hydrologic Conditions and Sediment Transport on Geomorphic Patterns in Wetlands, Mehrnoosh Mahmoudi
Adaptation Preferences and Responses to Sea Level Rise and Land Loss Risk in Southern Louisiana: a Survey-based Analysis, Sandra Maina
A New History of the Cuban Revolution: An Independent Interpretation, Luis Martínez-Fernández
Assessing Organizational Image: Triangulation Across Different Applicant Perceptions, Website, and Facebook Features, Alejandra Matamala
Ritual Performance of the Santo Daime Church in Miami: Co-constructive Selves in the Midst of Impediments to Local Acculturation, Alfonso Matas
Development of Hardware in the Loop Real-Time Control Techniques for Hybrid Power Systems Involving Distributed Demands and Sustainable Energy Sources, Ali Mazloomzadeh
The Saints of Banias, Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Colors of the World Medieval Paints and their Origins, Janice McCoy
The Experience of “Bottoming”: Considerations for Identity and Learning, Craig M. McGill and Joshua Collins
Time Trends and Predictors of Initiation for Cigarette and Waterpipe Smoking Among Jordanian School Children: Irbid, 2008-2011, Karma L. McKelvey PhD
The relationship among serum levels of manganese superoxide dismutase and mtDNA 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, and dietary antioxidants intake in Type 2 Diabetes, MICHAEL ANDREW MCLEAN
Ethnic and American Identity Development: A Developmental Systems Approach, Alan Meca
Effect of Aquafeed on Productivity of Red Amaranth and on Water Quality under Aquaponic Cultivation, Miles D. Medina
Modeling of a Heat-Induced Buckling of Plates Using the Mesh-free Method, Humberto Mejia
A New method for Testing Normality based upon a Characterization of the Normal Distribution, Davayne A. Melbourne
The Cloud-Moving Wind- Exiles, Wanderers and Ordinary Fugitives, Ana Menendez
Two-Bit Pattern Analysis For Quantitative Information Flow, Ziyuan Meng
Life in the Penit: Framing and Performing Miami's Graffiti Subculture, Victor M. Merida
The Relationship Between Online and In Person GED Preparatory Courses, Jocelyn Y. Messerschmidt
Racialized Sexualities within the Romance Tour Industry: the Influence of Affect and Emotion Upon Transnational Hierarchies of Desire, Julia H. Meszaros
Aerodynamic Testing of Variable Message Signs, Debbie Meyer
Reading Comprehension in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Natasha K. Miller
Development of a Precast Concrete Supertile Roofing System for the Mitigation of Extreme Wind Events, Brandon L. Mintz
The Efficacy of an Interactive Computer System for Teaching Developmental Mathematics to College Students, Jeffrey Miranda
Surviving and Thriving in a Hostile Religious Culture, Michelle Mitchell
Sizing Up Miami: A Multilevel Analysis of The Discourses and Politics of Obesity, Nicole Mixson-Perez
Reading and Parental Involvement, Alicia A. Molina, Mayleen Baluja, and Marielena Gurdian
The Decolonization of Northwest Community College, Beverly Moore-Garcia
A Conversation with Carson Kievman, Stephen Thomson Moore
Book Reviews: "The Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet in the Choral Rehearsal," edited by Duane Richard Karna, Stephen Thomson Moore
Recording Review: Bach and Before: Stylus Fantasticus Sonatas of Bach, Buxtehude, Biber, Schmelzer & Bertali, Stephen Thomson Moore
Recording Review: Double Concerti for Winds & Strings by Georg Philipp Telemann, Stephen Thomson Moore
Recording Review: Hymnus, by Orlando di Lasso, Stephen Thomson Moore
Recording Review: Missa Inclina cor meum, by Nicholas Ludford/Ave fuit prima salus, by John Mason (Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks, vol. 3), Stephen Thomson Moore
Recording Review: Taffel Consort by William Brade and Thomas Simpson, Stephen Thomson Moore
Recording Review: The Piano Quartets by C.P.E. Bach, Stephen Thomson Moore
Incorporating an Ipad to Facilitate Letter Recognition and Enhance Academic Achievement, Meiky Morales Ramirez
Analysis of Students’ Misconceptions and Error Patterns in Mathematics: The Case of Fractions, Zoe A. Morales