Theses/Dissertations from 2014
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status, Course Delivery Method, and Student Success at a State College: A Single Institution Analysis, Rolando Garcia
China's Military Modernization, Japan's Normalization and its Effects on the South China Sea Territorial Disputes, Zenel Garcia
Engineering Analysis in Imprecise Geometric Models, Riccardo Gasparini
An Exploration of Foster Parents' Continuing Education Requirements, Experiences, and Perceptions, Lori Ann Gionti
Supporting Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education through Mentoring, Amanda Giust and Diana Valle-Riestra
Linear and Nonlinear Motion of a Barotropic Vortex, Israel Gonzalez
Anti-Romance: How William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” Informed John Keats’s “Lamia”, Shelly S. Gonzalez
Teaching Grammar In Context, Danielle Goodman
Essays on Migration: Nexus with Policy, Trade, and Development, Michael Good
Singing About Expected Behaviors for Group Instruction, Alexis L. Gregory
Predictors of Independent Living Outcomes Among Older Women Receiving Informal Care, Julie Grochowski
The Effects of Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) as Intensivists in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) on Patient Outcomes, Healthcare Charges, and APN Intensivist Services in the SICU, Francisco Guido-Sanz
Comprehending Performance of Cross-Frames in Skewed Straight Steel I-Girder Bridges, Jawad H. Gull
Margin Requirements and Portfolio Optimization: A Geometric Approach, Sheng Guo
Switching Regression Estimates of the Intergenerational Persistence of Consumption, Sheng Guo
Freshwater Resource Supply Modeling for Developed and Undeveloped Watersheds, Kelly C. Gustafson
Behind the Scenes: Making News About Sea Level Rise, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Buzz: Students Sound-off with Water Sensors, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Digital Stories: Students Curate for Humanities and Sciences, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Eyes in the Sky: ALTA Partners Begin to Capture Rising Seas, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Eyes on the Rise [Grant Agreement], Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Eyes on the Rise Project Summary and Contributors, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Fall Update: See What We've Been Doing, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Hacking the Curriculum: Creating Collaborative Classrooms, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
King Tide Day 2014, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
MEDIA Alert: Students Build Water Sensors in Prep for King Tide Day, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Revisiting King Tide Day, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Students Meet King Tide: Take to Streets Oct. 9, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
Covering Miami’s Rising Seas: Sensors, Public Data & Politics, Robert E. Gutsche Jr.
How Transformational Theory can be used to understand the Personal Experience if being Bullied in the Workplace, Salma A. Hadeed
A Visual Critical Ethnography Of Youth Development In A Rio de Janeiro Favela, Bryn E. Hafemeister Ed.D.
The Validity of Broad and Narrow Personality Traits For Predicting Job Performance: The Differential Effects of Time, Michael B. Harari
Maps of Sea Level Rise - Nautilus Island, Miami Beach, FL, Peter Harlem
US Coast and Geodetic Survey Aerial Photos from 1927, 1928, 1932, 1935, 1952 and 1954 Covering South Florida, Peter Harlem
Stakeholder Perceptions and Preferences for Coral Reef Restoration and Sustainable Resource Management, James Wilkinson Harper
Analyzing Invasion Success of the Mayan Cichlid (Cichlasoma urophthalmus; Günther) in Southern Florida, Elizabeth Harrison
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