Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Lower Aptian Comparative Stratigraphy of the Basco-Cantabrian Region (Spain) and Eastern Cordillera (Colombia): implications for local factors in the depositional record of Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE-1a), Tatiana Gaona Narvaez
Escaping the Resource Curse: The Sources of Institutional Quality in Botswana, Angela Gapa
Effects of Endothelin 3 on the Tumor-Angiogenic Response in a Novel Melanoma Mouse Model, Ruslan Garcia
Lattice Boltzmann Modeling and Specialized Laboratory Techniques to Determine the Permeability of Megaporous Karst Rock, Sade Maria Garcia
Effects of Active Hyperthermia on Upper- and Lower-Extremity Anaerobic Muscular Power, Sean E. Garvey, Michelle A. Cleary, Lindsey E. Eberman, and Zevon Stubblefield
Current Best Practice for Management of Medial Collateral Ligament Injury, Sean E. Garvey, Michelle A. Cleary, Lindsey E. Eberman, and Jennifer C. Teeters
Sociocultural Complexities of Ecosystem Restoration: Remaking Identity, Landscape and Belonging in the Florida Everglades, Rebecca I. Garvoille
Distribution of Light in the Human Retina under Natural Viewing Conditions, Jorge C. Gibert
African History and Identity: A Case Study of Black British Students in London, Janice Giles
Grandparents: “The New Parents”, Shaketa Gillard, Rockefellar Edouard, and Aurora Garmendia
Instituting Tobacco-Free Employee Policies: An Invasion of Privacy or an Employer’s Legal Right?, Lori Ann Gionti
A Professional Development Model to Promote Internet Integration in P-12 Teaching Practices, Victoria A. Giordano
Coral Gables Virtual History, GIS Center, Florida International University; Digital Collections Center, Florida International University; College of Landscape Architecture, Florida International University; and City of Coral Gables
Increasing Informal Learning Opportunities for Teachers in the School Setting, Amanda Giust
Transforming Participation: A Case Study of an Introductory Physics Student in a Modeling Instruction Class, Renee Michelle Goertzen, Eric Brewe, and Laird Kramer
The Relationship of Instructor Technical Literacy to the Academic Performance of Students in Career Academies, Jorge Gomez
Integrating Technology in a Statistics Course for a Special Program at Florida International University, Ramon Gomez
Parents Acquiring Learning Strategies (PALS): How Empowering Hispanic Parents Increases Parental Involvement and Student Achievement, Cristina Gonzalez, Maria Cristina Hutchins, Carrie Hernandez, Marlene Llama, and Saybel Suarez
Multiplex PCR for Assessment of Tetracycline Resistance (tet) Genes in Antibiotic-Resistant Soil Bacteria and the Ecological Implications, Janelis Gonzalez
Greater Miami: Stories, J. David Gonzalez
Class Placement and Academic and Behavioral Variables as Predictors of Graduation for Students with Disabilities, Liana Gonzalez
Urban Education Research: A Paradigm Shift, Liana Gonzalez, Delsue Frankson, and Monica Shealey
Implementing the Surface Response to Excitation Method (SuRE) with Non-contact Sensors, Sergio R. Gonzalez Jr.
The Role of Ras Oncogene in Differentiation of 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes, Victor M. Gonzalez
The Theory of Planned Behavior and Ethnically Diverse Community College Students and Their Intentions to Exercise: A Preliminary Analysis, Marilyn Gordon
The Enchanter's Spell: J.R.R. Tolkien's Mythopoetic Response to Modernism, Adam D. Gorelick
An Analysis of the Potential Risk Exposure to Lead (Pb) through Urban Community Gardens, Danielle E. Goveia
Analysis of Haitian Parents’ Perceptions of the Education of Their Children with Disabilities, Josee Gregoire
[Interactive Session] Designing for Well-being in Domestic Violence Shelters, Miranda Grieder and Amy Chanmugam
The Role of Forgiveness in Adult Learning and Education, Jerry Griffin
Under the ABC Umbrella: Orphanages, Rights, and Education in Mexico, Claudia G. Grigorescu and M. Fernanda Pineda
Bionano Electronics: Magneto-Electric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery, Brain Stimulation and Imaging Applications, Rakesh Guduru
The Integrated Process of Engagement in Adult Learning, Cinthya C. Gutierrez, Sofia T. Baralt, and M. Brad Shuck
Post-Revolutionary Post-Modernism: Central American Detective Fiction by the Turn of the 21st Century, Gael Guzman-Medrano
An Analysis of a Small Favela-Based Youth Organization, Bryn Hafemeister
A Model for Continuous Measurement of Drilled Shaft Diameter During Construction, Masood Hajali
From the Grassroot to the Tree Tops: How One Library has become Embedded in Online Learning, Sarah J. Hammill
Using Secret Shoppers to Train Student Workers, Sarah J. Hammill
Using secret shopping to assess student assistant training, Sarah J. Hammill and Eduardo Fojo
Attributions and the Evaluation of Dynamic Performance, Michael B. Harari
XPSWMM Analysis of the ORNL Stormwater Collection System Up to Outfall 211, Heidi Belle Henderson
Technology and the Cloud, Daniel Hendrix
The Impact of Social Media in the Workplace, Myrian Herlle and Vivian Astray-Caneda
MobiMed: Framework for Rapid Application Development of Medical Mobile Apps, Frank Hernadez
Class in Classrooms: The Challenges Public Librarians Face as Border Crossing Educators, Eduardo Hernanadez
Adult Learners and the Work of Amnesty International, Eduardo Hernandez
Biopolitical Implications of the Surveillance, Spectacle, and Performance of AIDS Education in Rural China, Eduardo Hernandez
Can the Undocumented Student Speak?, Eduardo Hernandez
Discourse Analysis of Frank McCourt’s Teacher Man Through a Feminist Educational Lens, Eduardo Hernandez
Life, Social Studies, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Using Classroom-based Multicultural Democratic Education to Challenge Conservative Notions of Civic Education, Eduardo Hernandez
Promoting an Operation Cease Fire Approach in Classrooms, Eduardo Hernandez
The Framing of the Aftermath of the Chicago Teacher’s Strike, Eduardo Hernandez
The University as a Genre and Activity System, Eduardo Hernandez
Understanding Grade Point Average Perspective in the Ninth Grade as Part of an Overall College Plan, Eduardo Hernandez
Using LatCrit, Autoethnography, and Counterstory to Teach About and Resist Latina/o Nihilism, Eduardo Hernandez
The Effects of Proper Implementation of Bilingual Programs in Elementary Schools in the United States, Elvia M. Hernandez
Prolonged Rehabilitation of Jones Fracture in Division I-A Collegiate American Football Player: A Case Report, Farah M. Hernandez and Lindsey E. Eberman
Development of a Game-Based Mathematics Curriculum for Preschool, Giselle Hernandez
Web Based Bicycle Trip Planning for Broward County, Florida, Hartwig H. Hochmair and Zhaohui Fu
Broward County Bicycle Trip Planning Application, Henry Hochmair and Jennifer Fu
Catholic Student Movements in Latin America: Cuba and Brazil, 1920s to 1960s, Joseph Holbrook
The Use of Visualization, Onset-and-Rime, Story Read-Alouds, and Discussion to Improve Diverse First Graders' Vocabulary and Comprehension, Virginia Lynn Shoup Holderness
The Lived Experiences of African American Males in an Urban University Setting, Casandra Holliday and Nicole Yvette Strange
The Utilization of Chiral Ion Mobility Spectrometry for the Detection of Enantiomeric Mixtures and Thermally Labile Compounds, Howard K. Holness
Real-time Biosensor for the Assessment of Nanotoxicity and Cancer Electrotherapy, Evangelia Hondroulis
Exile and Patronage- Making Art in Cities of Refuge, Chenjerai Hove
Adults Learning Math Online: A Surprising Harmony, Jennifer Hoyte
Mathematics: Going Beyond the Academic Discipline, Jennifer Hoyte
Self-Identified Capabilities and Experiences with Mathematics of Adults Who Have Taken a Developmental Algebra Course, Jennifer Hoyte
Dynamic Image Precompensation for Improving Visual Performance of Computer Users with Ocular Aberrations, Jian Huang
Site Specifc Growth of Metal Catalyzed Silica Nanowires for Biological and Chemical Sensing, Eric G. Huey
Field Development and Performance Evaluation of a Constructed Wetland System in the Tropics, Adelaide Pereira Hummel
Professional Ethics and Welfare Reform: The Importance of Ethical Competence, Silvana Ianinska
Deeds and Consequences: Ethical Issues in a Welfare-to-Work Program, Silvana Ianinska and Tonette S. Rocco
Critical Race Theory and Adult Education: Critique of the Literature in Adult Education Quarterly, Silvana Ianinska, Ursula Wright, and Tonette S. Rocco
Panel Discussion, FIU Interiors
Strategies for Reducing Math Anxiety in Post-Secondary Students, Laura Iossi
The Effect of Contemporary Hydrologic Modification on Vegetation Community Composition Distinctness in the Florida Everglades, Ewan Isherwood
The American Politics of a Jewish Judea and Samaria, Rebekah Israel
Japan’s Educational System, Flavia Iuspa
Comparative Analysis of State and Non-State Higher Educational Institutions in Terms of their Adaptation to New Societal Conditions in Post-Soviet Russia, Ksenia B. Ivanenko
Ensemble Stream Model for Data-Cleaning in Sensor Networks, Vasanth Iyer
Applying Jain Principles, Manoj Jain
Investigating Race and Ethnicity on Data Collection and Analysis, Cynthia M. Januszka, Amy C. Lora, Karen K. Wollard, and Tonette S. Rocco
Race, Gender, & Leadership: Perspectives of Female Secondary Leaders, Gaetane Jean-Marie and Alex Martinez
The Effect of Active Student Responding in Computer-Assisted Instruction on Social-Studies Learning by Students with Learning Disabilities: A Brief Report, Annamaria Jerome and Patricia M. Barbetta
Application of a Bivariate Probit Model to Investigate the Intended Evacuation from Hurricane, Fan Jiang
Challenges for College-Level Learners of Academic English Writing in China, Xuan Jiang
From Bilingualism to Interlinguistics: The Case Against the Deficit Model of Language Acquisition, Alfredo Jiménez
Trajectory Privacy Preservation in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks, Xinyu Jin
Quiet Violence- The Deep Structure of Violence in the Graphic Arts of War Propaganda pt.1, Kenneth Johnson
Quiet Violence- The Deep Structure of Violence in the Graphic Arts of War Propaganda pt.2, Kenneth Johnson
Optimization of Wireless Power Transfer via Magnetic Resonance in Different Media, Olutola Jonah
South of the South, Jason Jones
Upper and Lower Body Anaerobic Muscular Power is Adversely Affected by Active Dehydration, Leon C. Jones, Michelle A. Cleary, Ron E. Zuri, and Rebecca M. Lopez