All theses, dissertations, capstones, and applied clinical projects from graduate students at Nova Southeastern University.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Competencias Digitales Docentes y su Desempeño Pedagógico en el Aula Virtual, Yanit Delgado Ramos

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Efectividad de las Estrategias Analíticas del Aprendizaje en el Rendimiento Académico en Cursos de Matemática Básica en una Universidad de la República Dominicana, Silverio Del Orbe Abad

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Dissertation: Development of Cybersecurity Footprint Index for Manufacturing Companies to Assess Organizational Cyber Posture, John A. Del Vecchio

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Entry Level Capstone: Trauma Informed Care in Hippotherapy, Erin M. Deren

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Entry Level Capstone: Increasing Parent Participation in NICU Care and Preparation for Discharge, Biancah A. Derival

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Competencias de Lógica Jurídica Adquiridas por los Estudiantes, Satisfacción con su aprendizaje y Estrategias de Enseñanza Utilizadas por los Docentes en una Universidad de República Dominicana, Juan de Dios Deschamps Félix

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Homeschooled Students’ Perceptions of Their Social Competence, Emotional Intelligence, and Academic Skills Development, Kerrie-Ann J. Dixon

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Dissertation: Percepción sobre los Factores que Inciden en la Utilización de la Plataforma de Microsoft TEAMS en Tiempos de Pandemia, Jessica Rosa Domenech

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Dissertation: Challenges Teachers Face When Implementing Mult-Tiered Systems of Supports: Recommendations and Interventions, Amber Durrett Drake

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Dissertation: Decisional and Intrapersonal Conflicts Regarding Treatment Choice for Breast Cancer and the Lived Experiences Encountered During Treatment., Uchennamee Vital DuruLawrence

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Assessing the Impact of Different Academic Learning Strategies on the Performance of the Florida Standards Assessment Algebra 1 End Of Course Exam, Brenda R. Duty-McIntyre

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Dissertation: African American Parents and School-Based Parental Involvement at the Secondary Level, Mark A. Dykes

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Satisfacción en Estudiantes de Enfermería Hacia Cambio de Educación Presencial a Virtual en una Universidad de Puerto Rico, Wanda J. Echevarría Ortiz

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Entry Level Capstone: Enhancing Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstone Planning: Integrating 2023 Standards into Curriculum, Samantha Edwards

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Dissertation: Giving Voice to the Victims of the Insurgency in Eastern Uganda in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s: A Phenomenological Research Study, Lawrence Egulu

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Dissertation: A Qualitative Study: Sex Offenders’ Perceptions of the State’s Sex Offender Registry, Ann Marie Elliott

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Pre-Referral Perceptions and Procedures of General Education Teachers of English as a Second Language Elementary Students, Jessica Elwell

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Dissertation: Experiencias de los Líderes Universitarios Sobre la Planificación Estratégica en las Instituciones de Educación Superior en Puerto Rico, Iván J. Escalante Claudio

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Estrategias de Aprendizaje y Rendimiento Académico en Una Institución de Educación Superior de República Dominicana, Mercedes Esquea Acosta

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Thesis: Caribbean Gorgonian Coral-Zooxanthellae Network: Establishing Critical Symbiotic Relationships in an Uncertain Climate, Brady Estrada

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Dissertation: A Study on Reducing Motor Stereotypy With Response Interruption and Redirection Using Functionally Matched and Unmatched Stimuli, Alana Fallucca

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Generic Qualitative Study of Decision Making in Nonprofit Organizations During Times of Fiscal Distress, Mischelle Anderson Fields

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Dissertation: Harm-Focused Policing: A Comparison of Citizen and Patrol Deputy Perceptions on the Severity of Social Harms, Christina Finn

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Dissertation: Assessing the Needs of Elementary School Students from Low Socioeconomic Environments Displaying Poor Performance in Reading, Reynaldo Flores

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Dissertation: Female Offenders: Exploring Risk Factors for Adulthood Violence, Lauren N. Fowler

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Thesis: Understanding Bigeye Scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) in Southeast Florida: Age-growth, Reproduction, and Diet, Mariah France

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Simulación Clínica Virtual en la Enseñanza de la Enfermería en el Entorno Materno- Perinatal Para el Aprovechamiento Académico en Una Institución Universitaria en Puerto Rico, María Rivera Fraticelly

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Passion, Self-Efficacy, and Local Human Capital Needs in Academic Subject Selection of Liberal Arts Students at a Small Caribbean College: A Mixed Methods Investigation, Celia M. Frederick

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Clima Organizacional en una Empresa Emergente o (Startup) de Puerto Rico y su Incidencia en la Satisfacción y Compromiso Laboral de sus Empleados, en Época del COVID -19, Gladys N. Fuentes Cruz

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Under-Represented Minority (URM) High School Student’s Experiences in STEM at a Large Urban School in Florida, Adrienne Fuller

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Thesis: Estimating the Carbon Flux Contributions of Three Common Myctophids in the Gulf of Mexico, Mary S. Gad

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Perceptions of Elementary School Teachers Toward the Use of a Digital Curriculum to Address Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Program, Keisha Gadson

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Dissertation: A Study of K-5 Teacher Perceptions of Home Visits on Attitude, Belief, and Behavior, Dene E. Gainey

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Factores que Influyen en la Motivación de los Estudiantes de la Cátedra Minuto de Dios como parte de la Ruta de Formación Humana en una Universidad Privada de Colombia, Germán José Gándara Ricardo

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Características del Liderazgo Positivo y su Incidencia en la Sobrevivencia de los Pequeños Negocios en Época de Crisis- Una Revisión Sistemática Desde la Literatura, Idalmis García

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Entry Level Capstone: An Anxiety and Coping Mechanism Educational Program for Children and Adolescents, Amanda Garrett

Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Combatting the Achievement Gap: Creating Culturally Responsive Learning Tasks Using Instructional Technology, Keyada George

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Experiencias de Docentes del Nivel Inicial Sobre la Autoeficacia de la Herramienta en Línea EDUPLAN en un Municipio en la Región Norte de la República Dominicana, Amarilys Germán López

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Dissertation: Assessing Organizational Investments in Cybersecurity and Financial Performance Before and After Data Breach Incidents of Cloud SaaS Platforms, Munther B. Ghazawneh

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Qualitative Exploratory Case Study of a Rural Mechatronics Pathway in Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education, Theaser Gilbert, III

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Implementación del Liderazgo Transformacional como Herramienta Para Promover la Satisfacción Laboral en un Programa del Gobierno de Puerto Rico, Julie O. Gómez Gómez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Percepción de Estudiantes Ante la Educación a Distancia en Programas de Ciencias de la Salud en Una Universidad de Puerto Rico, Andrés R. González Bonilla

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Effects of the HOPE Model on Development of Fine Motor Skills in Children With Sensory Processing Disorder, Ilianette González

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Diseño de un Prototipo de Sistema Web para Gestión Integral de Tesis de Postgrado en una Universidad Pública: Enfoque en las Necesidades de Estudiantes, Tutores y Administrativos en la República Dominicana, Radhamés Silverio González

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Dissertation: Examining the Intersection of Policing and Mental Health: Analyzing Baker Act Admissions in Davie, Florida, Matthew Goodnow

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Thesis: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Parrotfish (Scaridae) Population Structure Across Florida’s Coral Reef, Zachary T. Graff

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Dissertation: Student Attitudes and Intentions to Use Continuous Authentication Methods Applied to Mitigate Impersonation Attacks During E-Assessments, Andrea E. Green

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Dissertation: Heed the Warning Signs: The Effectiveness of Message Popup Warnings for Deterring the Spread of Misinformation, Hollis Greenberg

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Dissertation: Instructional Leadership and Self-Efficacy: A Case Study About Elementary School Principals, Barbara J. Hall

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Dissertation: Parent Participation in Student Academics and Behaviors at an Urban Early Learning Center Utilizing the Two-Generation Approach to Education, Angela E. Hamilton

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Entry Level Capstone: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Long Covid Rehabilitation, Lisa H. Hamilton

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Dissertation: Balancing Acts: Navigating the Impact of Working from Home on Women, Families and Beyond, Gayle Marie Hardison

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Power of Peer Support: Use of Peer-Mediated Instruction and Intervention to Enhance the Social Development of Middle School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Julie Harris

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Workplace Responsibilities Involving Curricular Design in Higher Education, David Hatami

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Entry Level Capstone - NSU Access Only: Occupational Therapy’s Role in Increasing Patient Adherence during the Maintenance Phase of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Treatment, Hannah Heiss

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Percepción de la Importancia y Nivel de Dominio de las Competencias de Liderazgo del Personal Gerencial y Supervisor de Enfermería en un Hospital de Puerto Rico, Elizabeth Hernández Arzuaga

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Efectividad de un Curso de Introducción a la Informática en Modalidad Virtual Usando la Metodología de Aula Invertida en una Institución de Educación Superior Pública de República Dominicana, Yasmin Hernández Reyes

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Perceptions of Teachers on Challenges and Barriers to Meeting the Needs of Students With Hearing Impairments in Inclusion Classes, Chikima Herring

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Dissertation: Combating Disinformation on Social Media Networks with Media and Information Literacy Training for Social Media Network Users, Oscar Kwok Chao Ho

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Parental Perspectives for Implementing Effective Transition Plans for Students With Significant Disabilities in Secondary Schools, Vivian D. Hopkins-Moss

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Generic Qualitative Study of Inclusion Services for Regional High School Students With Disabilities, Teresa Ingram

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Phenomenological Study on University Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes of the Effectiveness of Mobile Apps on Communicative Competence, Leveth Jackson

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Dissertation: The Role of The Diaspora in The Peace Process in The Democratic Republic Of The Congo:A Qualitative Case Study, Solomon Lulonga Mlongetcha Jackson

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Dissertation: Faculty Experiences Incorporating Universal Design for Learning in Online Course Design at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Chinyere Yvette James

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Dissertation: A Technique for Visualization of Multivariate Categorical Data, Janice James

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Capstone: Exploration of Enterococcus faecalis Bacteriophages Diversity: Comprehensive Phylogenetic Analysis and Discovery Isolation of Enterococcus faecalis Phage from a Soil Sample in South Florida, Hailey N. Jauernick

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Dissertation: Victim Advocates' Experiences in the Provision of Domestic Violence Services for Jewish Women, Michael Sue Jenefsky

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Efecto del Síndrome Burnout en el Personal Docente de Nivel Escolar Intermedio, Anthony I. Jiménez Toro

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Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of Extant Oceanic Shark Species Using Trait-Based Ecology, Elizabeth A. Johnson

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Thesis: Species Detection and Discovery of Zoanthidea Symbiotic with Deep-sea Gorgonians, Saige Jost

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Dissertation: Acculturative Stress, Depression, & Anxiety Among Arab Americans, Sally Kafelghazal M.S.

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Thesis: Understanding the Relationship Between [ATP], Growth Rate, and Inoculum Effect in β-Lactamase Producing Bacteria, Ariane R. Kalifa

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Dissertation: The Predictive Validity of Sex Offender Treatment Progress Scale (SOTIPS) Using Iowa Sex Offenders, Holly Kelley-Chown

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Dissertation: Punitive Experiences: Perspectives of School Discipline Among Black American Males, Joseph Martin King

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Thesis: Trophic Ecology of Black Swallowers (Scombriformes: Chiasmodontidae: Chiasmodon) In the Deep-Pelagic Gulf of Mexico, Travis J. Kirk

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Thesis - NSU Access Only: Metazoan Endoparasites of King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) as Possible Biological Tags, Charles Klingler

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Thesis: Assessment of Thermal Preferences and Critical Temperature Tolerance Polygons on Mangrove Fish and Invertebrates From South Florida, Jailynn Konkler

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Dissertation: Stakeholder Participation and Perceptions in Professional Learning Communities: A Case Study in a Small, Rural School District, Rachel M. Kowalski

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Thesis: Frequent Disease Intervention on the Largest Corals Prolongs Colony Life During Coral Disease Outbreaks, Allie Kozachuk

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: To Examine the Effect of User-Centric Approaches on Consumer’s Trust and Continued Use of IoT Devices, Hemant N. Kulkarni

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Entry Level Capstone: Understanding Occupational Therapy’s Role in Injury Prevention for Pickleball Players and Communities, Kelly Lambert

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Dissertation: Determining the More Effective Behavior Analytic Intervention for Children with Autism Who Exhibit Pica Behaviors, Jennifer J. Lanham

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Entry Level Capstone: Occupation-Based Interventions to Address Mental Health of Graduate Students, Ashley Latigue

Dissertation: Coping and Moving On: A Phenomenological Study on the Role of Conflict Resolution in Addressing the Second Victim Syndrome, Gertrude Lawrence

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Dissertation: Middle School Mainstream Educators’ Perceptions of Preparedness for Teaching English Language Learners, Jessica Lebron

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Practices to Increase the Recruitment of Ethnic Minority Volunteers in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Mentorship Program, Jarod Leonard

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Thesis: The Trophic Ecology and Vertical Distribution of the Deep-Pelagic Fish Scombrolabrax heterolepis (Scombriformes: Scombrolabracidae), an ‘Advanced’ Fish in a World of ‘Primitive’ Fishes, Kathryn Lim

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Entry Level Capstone: Occupational Therapy with Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Hana Listes

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Thesis: The Effects of Simulated Predation and Nursery Structure on Post-Outplant Survival and Growth of Sexual Juveniles of Six Caribbean Coral Species, Jarrod Little

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Entry Level Capstone: Developing a Summer Enrichment Program for School-Aged Children: The Role of Occupational Therapy in Summer Experiences, Morgann Lonczak

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Dissertation: The Effects of Jurisdictional Variances on Rates of Rape Offenses: How Differing Jurisdictional Definitions Contribute to America’s Rape Culture, David Lopez-Herrera

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: El Síndrome de Burnout y la Satisfacción Laboral del Personal de Enfermería en un Hospital Privado de Puerto Rico durante la Pandemia del Covid-19, Cristian López Rivera

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Dissertation: In Their Own Words: The Unique Perceptions of Minority Encounters With Law Enforcement, Summer Louis

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Efecto de la Alineación Curricular de Herramientas Tecnológicas Sobre el Rendimiento Académico en la Enseñanza de las Matemáticas en Escuelas Públicas de la Región de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Yamilet Lugo Ortiz

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Enhancing Sign Language Recognition and Hand Gesture Detection Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Data Augmentation Techniques, Oladayo A. Luke

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Dissertation: Empirical Assessment of Remote Workers’ Cyberslacking and Computer Security Posture to Assess Organizational Cybersecurity Risks, Ariel Luna

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Dissertation: Campus Police Legitimacy and Campus Crime Reporting: Moderating Effects of Academic Major, James Earl Lyons II

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Dissertation: Development of the Passphrase Alleviating Abstraction, Remembering, and Strength (PALAbRaS) Method, Juan Manuel Madrid

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Efectividad de la Simulación Clínica Como Estrategia de Enseñanza Utilizada por Profesores Universitarios de Enfermería en Puerto Rico, Luz Márquez García

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Microsoft Teams como Herramienta de Educación Virtual y su Efecto en las Destrezas Escolares de Lectura y Escritura entre Estudiantes de Educación Especial de Escuela Primaria, Grisel M. Martínez López