Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Thesis: Element Contamination in Port Everglades – Preparing for Ecological Impacts, Laura White
Thesis: Applying Integrative Systematics to Long-Standing Species Boundary Questions in the Zoanthidea, Annika Markovich
Thesis: Broad-Scale Vertical and Horizontal Behavior of the White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) in the Western North Atlantic, Taryn Szalay
Thesis: Pelagic Habitat Use By Benthic Fishes – Juvenile Scorpaenoids of the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico, Drew W. Mertzlufft
Thesis: A Temporal Analysis of the Microbiota and Biofouling Development on Artificial Substrates in the Port Everglades Inlet, Florida, Denise Swack
Thesis: An Analysis of Class in Composition from 1970-2010, Holland R. Cutrell
Thesis: The Future is Full of Monsters: Queer Survival One Click at a Twine, 'Aolani N. Robinson
Thesis: Resource Allocation and Phenotypic Plasticity of Simultaneous Hermaphroditic Turtle Barnacles (Chelonibia Testudinaria), Kevin C. Cash
Thesis: Are Corals Surviving Or Thriving in Highly Degraded Environments? A Reproductive and Trophic Analysis of Scleractinian Corals, Morgan Short
Capstone: A Systematic Review of Parasites Found Within Selected Teleost Fishes of the South Florida Hermatypic Coral Reef Tract, Blake A. Roberts
Thesis: Setting the Scene for Racism: A Burkean Analysis of Twitter in the Time of Covid-19, Jieun Son
Thesis: Playing Through the Motions: A Stylistic Analysis of Brand Identity on Tiktok, Anthony Laboriel
Thesis: The Age and Growth of the Yellow Stingray (Urobatis Jamaicensis) in Southeast Florida, Jessica Schieber
Thesis: The Variability of Seawater Carbonate Chemistry in Two Florida Urban Mangrove Ecosystems, Alexandrina R. Rangel
Thesis: Genetic Population Dynamics of the Critically Endangered Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna Lewini) in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean, Sydney P. Harned
Thesis: The Distribution, Composition, and Management of Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (Dfads) in the North Atlantic Ocean, Erin E. Kimak
Thesis: "We Can (All) Be Heroes" the American Monomyth and the Problem With A Queer Captain America, Carlos Rodriguez Rosa
Thesis: Queer Rhetorical Agency in Fort Lauderdale Tourist LGBTQ+ Advertisements, Jordan I. Guido
Thesis: Elemental Distribution and Offloading in Peruvian Pinnipeds, Catherine Kooyomjian
Thesis: Effects of Tropical Cyclones on Incubation and Hatch Frequency of Marine Turtles in Broward County, FL: An Exploratory Look for Potential Cues of Environmentally Cued Hatching (ECH), Alexis Peterson
Thesis: Navigating Conversations of Environmentalism on Social Media: From the Apocalyptic to the Aesthetic, Megan Provenzale
Thesis: Increasing the Frequency of Periodic Spatial Disturbance Decreases Surface Attachment Protein Expression in Staphylococcus Aureus, Ivana M. Barraza
Thesis: Optimization of Grow-Out of Bouldering Coral Microfragments: Land vs. Offshore Nursery, Ashlee A. Steinberg
Thesis: Dungeons & Drafting: Using Trpgs in the First-Year Composition Classroom, Anyssa J. Gonzalez
Thesis: Journey Into Midnight: Population Dynamics, Vertical Distribution, and Trophic Ecology of Whalefishes (Cetomimidae) in the Bathypelagic Gulf of Mexico, Rachel Eckley
Thesis: "We Can Write, Too!" A Developmentally Appropriate Writing Curriculum for Grades K-1, Danielle Pierce
Thesis: Trophic Ecology and Functional Morphology of the Scaleless Black Dragonfishes (Family Stomiidae; Subfamily Melanostomiinae), Ryan P. McGonagle
Thesis: Cook What You Read: A Multimedia Cookbook for Middle Childhood Literacy Development, Merly Mesa
Capstone: Microplastic Quantification of the Proventriculus and Gizzard of Florida Seabirds, Jonathan J. Clark
Thesis: Composing in the Age of Social Media: Using Social Media Within An Assemblage and Circulation Framework, Monique Cole
Thesis: Undergraduate Perception of Peer Leadership in the Writing Center, Sabrina Louissaint
Thesis: Assessment of Monochloramine Toxicity on Three Small Coastal Organisms, Ashley K. Le
Thesis: Ontogenetic Variation in Sciaenid Otolith Morphometry With Fish Size from the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Thomas C. Ingalls
Capstone: A Predator-Based Methodology for Studying Predator-Prey Relationships in Fishes, Ashley Vettese
Thesis: A Genre Analysis of National Endowment for the Humanities Nonprofit-Project Grant Proposals, Jeffrey M. LaPointe
Dissertation: Pushed Out of High School: Narratives of Teaching Under the Testing Regime, Sheila Alexis-Fabius
Dissertation: Roundabout - How the United States Government Creates Cyclical Terrorism as it Responds to Domestic and Foreign Terrorism, Sarah Selch Andrews
Dissertation: Online Communication Wars: A Critical Recursive Frame Analysis of Online Responses to the Article entitled, “This is why Colin Kaepernick Took a Knee”, Rebecca Jean Arklie
Dissertation: Strangers in the Classroom: A Study of Black Males, Curriculum Bias, and Protracted Identity Conflict in Public Schools, Adrian N. Carter
Dissertation: Qualitative Comparative Case Study Exploring the Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Conflicts Experienced by Nurses While Utilizing EHR-Electronic Health Record Technology, Patricia Alejandra Casas
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Role of AI Twitter Bots Used During U.S. Elections: A study of how malicious Twitter bots play a role in increasing digital conflict and potentially influence voter perceptions leading up to a U.S election., Kimberly Cohane
Dissertation: Sex Based Differences in Trust and Dissent: An Exploration of Leaders and Followers in Healthcare Management, Jennifer de Zayas Carmean
Dissertation: Women as College and University Presidents: Sharpening the Needle, Janell Emmaline Gibson
Dissertation: Womenwarography: A Qualitative Exploration of Women, War, and Humanitarianism in Junction City, Kansas, Kimberly Janine Hamilton-Wright
Dissertation: Colorism Experiences of Non-White Women Leaders in Higher Education, Aimee Haynes
Dissertation: A Culture of Corruption: A Case Study of the National Culture Affecting the Socioeconomic Outcome of Haiti, Dwindell Jean-Louis Sr
Dissertation: Navigating the Human Side of Workplace Conflict: A Comparative Study of Organizational Ombuds' Similarities and Differences, Linda Kovack
Dissertation: Eliminating Silos: Developing System Design for Information Sharing in Violence Prevention, Jacqueline Kulaga
Dissertation: Sibling Conflict and Caregiving for Aging Parents, Jennifer Elise Lawer
Dissertation: Understanding Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes and the Safety Needs of Jewish People in South Florida, Ningxin Li
Dissertation: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Black Women and White Men Towards Interracial Marriage in America, Guerdy Sauvignon Markowski
Dissertation: Effects of Mediation on Employee Efficiency in Human Services Centers and in Other Organizations that Serve Vulnerable Populations, Mariya Mironova
Dissertation: Restorative Justice and the Impact of Community Engagement, Tanya Moss
Dissertation: Post-Conflict Transition in Chile: Considerations for Dealing with a Resistant Armed Forces, Patrick Paterson
Dissertation: Identity Formation During Nonviolent Protests: A Thematic and Structural Narrative Analysis of Interviews Conducted with March for Our Lives Protesters, Richard Shawn Queeney
Dissertation: Foresight Leadership Theory: A Grounded Theory Study of the Conflict Management Experiences of Healthcare Managers with Remote Employees, Desiree Nichole Van Campen
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Thesis: Environmental Variability in West Lake Mangroves: A Climatology Report, Gretchen M. Spencer
Thesis: Using Track Widths of Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) Sea Turtles as a Proxy for Predicting Nesting Characteristics, Kelly M. Detmer
Dissertation: Ocean Acidification and Fish Respiration: A Study on the Anatomical, Physiological, and Behavioral Adaptations of Fishes and Their Ability to Cope With Decreasing Seawater PH, Mark P. Rogers
Thesis: Whiteness in Sports Media: Analyzing Mediated EPL Content for Racialized Narratives, Bradley A. Fountain
Thesis: TUNEL Apoptotic Cell Detection in Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD): Evaluation of Potential and Improvements, E. Murphy McDonald
Thesis: Investigation of Sulfur Cycling in Marine Sponge Cinachyrella Spp. from a South Florida Reef, Shelby K. Cain
Thesis: Life History, Biology, Fisheries, and Management for Six Lesser Known Species of Hammerhead Sharks (Family: Sphyrnidae), Emma M. Brennan
Capstone: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Common Skin Diseases in West Africa: An Immunodermatological Framework, Osazomon Imarenezor
Thesis: Spontaneity and the Supernatural: Simulating Improv on Twine, Angelica Zadak
Capstone: Functional Review and Macrostructure of the Caecum in Ardeidae, Lola R. Mildren
Capstone: Overview of Environmental Stressors, Avian Diseases, and Contaminants in South American Seabirds, Hunter Boykin
Thesis: Effects of Surfactants on the Generation of Sea Spray During Tropical Cyclones, Breanna L. Vanderplow
Capstone: Assessing the Potential for Range Expansion of the Red Tide Algae Karenia Brevis, Edward W. Young
Thesis: Prioritizing the Largest, Oldest Corals for Disease Intervention in a Coral Disease-Ravaged Area: Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area, Alysha Brunelle
Thesis: Pilot Project for Future Fast and Accurate Detection of the Human Fecal Marker HF183 for Presence of Human Pollution in the New River, Angie Louis
Capstone: Algal Coverage Detection and Classification Using Envi: Correlation with Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Elkhorn Slough, CA, Jason Dawson
Thesis: Linking Crude Oil and Dispersant Effects To Gene Expression of Marine Sponge Cinachyrella, Yvain Desplat
Capstone: A Shark Conservationists Toolbox: Current DNA Methods and Techniques Aiding in the Conservation of Sharks, Arianna N. Nixon
Thesis: To Feed or Not to Feed: Examining the Effects of Provisioning Tourism on Nurse Sharks in Caye Caulker, Belize, Carlee Jackson
Thesis: Metagenomes of the Dominant Microbial Symbionts of Sponge Genus Cinachyrella Display Common Sulfur Metabolic and Quorum Sensing Functions, Elizaveta Shmakova
Thesis: Age and Growth of Predatory Mesopelagic Fishes in a Low-Latitude Oceanic Ecosystem, Natalie Slayden
Capstone - NSU Access Only: Trophic Ecology of Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris) in Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Utilizing Stable Isotope Ratios, D. Alex Mandi
Capstone: Connection Between Contaminants and Marine Mammals in the Southern Ocean, Sean W. Tupper
Thesis: Disruption of Pyoverdine Synthesis in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Through Periodic Disturbance of Biofilm Structure, Rebecca J. Quinn
Thesis: Helping Nsu'S Multilingual and International Students Overcome Language Limitations: A Recommendation Report, Ana Theresa Benavidez Hernandez
Thesis: Sonic Rhetoric and Meaning Making in Video Game Sound Design, Adam DeRoss
Thesis: Interactivity, Ethical Behaviors, and Transmediation in Esports: An Analysis of Pokémon Through Uses and Gratifications Theory, Kaitlin S. Armstrong
Thesis: Literacy Sponsorship and Official Paratexts: Promoting Character Literacy Through the for the Strength of Youth Booklets (1965-2011), Daniel S. Malinconico
Thesis: The Invisible Professional: Visual Culture of Successful Black Women, Sophonie Gaspard
Thesis: "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken": Ontological Insecurity in "Game of Thrones" and Other Fantastic Transmedial Storyworlds, Nicole I. Chavannes
Thesis: Comparative Study of Spectral Sensitivity, Irradiance Sensitivity, Spatial Resolution and Temporal Resolution in the Visual Systems of Aratus Pisonii and Ocypode Quadrata, Ruchao Qian
Thesis: The Role of Bacterial Symbionts and Bioluminescence in the Pyrosome, Pyrosoma atlanticum, Alexis Berger
Thesis: Fostering Community in an Online Basic Writing Course: Best Practices for Teaching Online Basic Writing at a Four-Year Institution, Nikki Chasteen
Capstone: Symbiosis and Bioinvasive Dynamics of Durusdinium trenchii and its Acroporid Coral Hosts, David Craig Lawson
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Social Media Mothering on Instagram: A Visual Analysis, Jessica Organ
Thesis: The Microscopic Threat with a Macroscopic Impact: Microplastics Along the Southeast Florida Reef Tract, Emma Wightman
Thesis: Fish Assemblages Associated with a Newly Deployed Eco-Engineered Artificial Seawall in the Intercoastal Waters of Port Everglades, Olmo Cinti
Thesis: Examination of Parasite Assemblages in Killifish of the Genus Fundulus Across the Atlantic Coast of the United States and Canada, Derek Garvey
Dissertation: Understanding the Toxicity of Single Hydrocarbons, Oil, and Dispersed Oil: A Species Sensitivity Assessment for Five Atlantic Coral Species, Nicholas R. Turner
Thesis: A Temporal Analysis of the Euphausiid Assemblage in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, with Notes on Seasonal Reproduction, Nathan A. La Spina
Thesis: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Nearshore Distribution, Bimini, The Bahamas, Skylar L. Muller
Thesis: Predation Efficiency and Prey Choice of Estuarine Organisms Under Varying Anthropogenic Light Types and Intensities, Carmen Montalvo
Capstone: A Survey of the Order Tetraodontiformes on Coral Reef Habitats in Southeast Florida, Anne C. Sevon
Thesis: Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Analysis of Mangrove Ecosystems Using GIS, Kayla Caldwell