Capstone Projects from 2023
Entry Level Capstone: Incorporating Poi as a Therapeutic Modality for Preschool Aged Children in the CARE Clinic, Danielle Zirkle
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Dissertation: An Examination of the Relationship between Validity and Memory Measures in Retired NFL Players, Huda Abu-Suwa
Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Pedagogical Change Using 1:1 Chromebooks in Classrooms, Brunetta Evelyn Adams
Thesis: Relationships Between Mercury and Trophic Level in Nine Coastal Pelagic Fishes off Southeastern Florida, Emily Akins
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Influence of Information Availability, Emotional Reviews, and Social Capital (Bridging and Bonding) on Trust in Social Commerce, Ahmed Alattas
Dissertation: The Challenges and Issues Faced by Saudi Women When they are Appointed to New Unconventional Jobs, Ghadah Abdulhadi Alghamdi
Dissertation: Applying Arbitration to Settle Disputes in Administrative Contracts Under the New Saudi Government Tenders and Procurement Law, Maryam Radhyan Almutairi
Entry Level Capstone: Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy, Daisy C. Alvarado
Dissertation: Trends and Outcomes of a School-Based Campaign to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Students in Middle School, Roya Amirniroumand
Thesis: The Best Self for Whom: Agency, Action, and Capacity in Ted Talk Motivational Speeches, Bilal A. Amodu
Thesis: A Spatial Assessment of Impacts to the Flats Fishery by Recreational Boating in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Kristin Anderson
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Trophic Dynamics of a Keystone Predator: Examining Three Alaskan Sea Otter Stocks Over Two Decades, Taylor Apter
Thesis: Impacts on Fast-Start Performance: How Do Group Size and Habitat Degradation Alter the Escape Behavior of a Schooling Coral Reef Fish?, Monica D. Bacchus
Dissertation: A Universal Cybersecurity Competency Framework for Organizational Users, Patricia A. Baker
Dissertation: Using A Behavioral Skills Training Model for Instructing Educators in Functional Assessment and Intervention Procedures in The Classroom Setting, Lorne Thomas Balmer
Dissertation: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Siblings of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adrielle Benini
Dissertation: Autoeficacia del Docente de Educación Física General y la Inclusión de Estudiantes con Necesidades Especiales [Self-efficacy of the General Physical Education Teacher and the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs], Raul Berrios
Dissertation: Aceptación del Docente Sobre el uso del Aprendizaje Móvil en una Escuela del Área Sur de Puerto Rico, Luis Adán Berríos Rivera
Entry Level Capstone: Reducing Caregiver Burden in Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D), Heather Berto
Entry Level Capstone: Exploration and Implementation of Interprofessional Education (IPE) Initiative, Trevor Blose
Thesis: Abundance, Site-Fidelity, and Association Patterns of Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) Off Southeast Florida, Graysen D. Boehning
Dissertation: Police Officer Attitudes about the Importance of External Procedural Justice, David Borchardt
Dissertation: Prácticas Efectivas de Liderazgo Transformacional en los Profesionales de Trabajo Social, Alejandra Borges Alverio
Entry Level Capstone: Comprehensive Sleep Program for Active-Duty Special Operators in the US Military, Hope Brew
Entry Level Capstone: IADLs in Acute Care, Taylor Brownlie
Thesis: Variability in the Vertical Distributions of Mesopelagic Fishes: Effect of Body Size, Season, and Sampling Strategy on the Characterization of Diel Vertical Migration, Brandon A. Brule
Dissertation: An Analysis of Florida Educators' Perceptions of the School Superintendency, Qualifications, Leadership Skills, Longevity, and Student Achievement: A Quantitative Study, Natalie Bruzzese
Thesis: Quantifying the Toxicological Effects of the Organic Uv Filters Avobenzone and Homosalate on Acropora Cervicornis, Samantha F. Buckley
Dissertation: Civilian Experiences and Military Perceptions of the U.S. Military During Domestic Disaster Operations, Stefan Daimon Buckman
Entry Level Capstone: Exploration in Mental Performance for Division 1 SEC College Football Student Athletes, Alex Burgdorf
Entry Level Capstone: Exploration in Mental Performance for Division 1 SEC College Football Student Athletes, Alex Burgdorf
Dissertation: Long-Term Stability of Baseline Impact Scores in High School Football Players across Age Groups, Christopher Thomas Burley
Dissertation: Does Most-to-Least Prompt Fading Lead to Independence in Tooth Brushing in Children With Intellectual Disability?, John W. Byrd
Entry Level Capstone - NSU Access Only: Exploring the Development of Rehabilitation in Haiti: The Factors that Support Project Sustainability, Sophia Cadet
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Case Study: Exploring College Students’ Transformative Learning Experience Through Co-Creation of a Pilot Compassionate Parenting Module in a Humanities Class, Maria S. Casabianca
Dissertation: The Impact of Food Justice Advocates in Creating and Influencing Public Policy, Michael Joseph Chadukiewicz
Dissertation: An Applied Dissertation Submitted to the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education, Harpinder K. Chima
Entry Level Capstone: Implementation of the Capstone Focus Area Selection Tool during an Education-Based Capstone Experience, Kayla Cobos
Thesis: Integrative Revision of Five Genera Type Species for Zoanthidea To Bridge the Parataxonomy Gap, Jacob Colbert
Entry Level Capstone: Exploring Robotic Devices for the Neuromuscular Population, Gabriela I. Collins
Dissertation: Using Behavior Skills Training to Promote Self-Advocating Behaviors: A Single Subject Research Design to Examine the Effectiveness of Behavior Interventions Among Teachers, Clarence Cooper
Dissertation: Impact of Knowledge Management Processes Upon Job Satisfaction and Job Performance, George Reid Cooper
Entry Level Capstone: Implementation of Basic Life Skills and the Effectiveness of a Cooking Group, Meghan Cote
Thesis: Polychlorinated Organic Contaminants in Baleen from North Pacific Ocean Whales, Briana R. Coulter
Dissertation: Modified Structured Domain Randomization in a Synthetic Environment for Learning Algorithms, Bryan L. Croft
Entry Level Capstone: Developing Educational Resources for Hand Therapy Clinicians, Gabrielle M. DAnnunzio
Dissertation: A Comparison of Teleneuropsychological and Traditional Neuropsychological Battery Factor Structures, Alison Datoc
Thesis: Evaluation of Nearshore Carbonate Chemistry Within Major Navigational Inlets of the Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area, Harrison Davis
Entry Level Capstone: The Importance of Mental Health Resources for Individuals Experiencing Trauma, Toni Rose Derequito
Dissertation: Aprendizaje en Inglés en Línea: Efectos sobre la Elaboración de Textos Escritos y Relación con la Percepción de los Docentes sobre la Integración de Tecnología, Yetzy Limarys Díaz Maldonado
Dissertation: Transición curricular del diseño de interiores a la virtualidad mediante el design thinking, Margaret Rose Díaz Muñoz
Dissertation: Perceptions of Shifting Time: Life Crossing the Edges of Conflict ; A phenomenological study of the changing nature of worldview schema and temporal constructs when experiencing cultural conflict, Ian D. Edgerly
Thesis: The Paratexts of Audience Engagement: Cover Matter That Draws in and Keeps Readers, Athena L. Edwards
Entry Level Capstone: Postpartum And Pediatric Education Program For Mothers, Lacie T. Ellithorpe
Dissertation: The Risk Protection Order: Protection from Mass Homicide?, Brooke Elvington
Entry Level Capstone: Wellness and Longevity Program for Adults and Older Adults, Oliver D. Fay
Thesis: Transcriptome Analysis of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Culicinomyces Clavisporus, Dana E. Foresman
Thesis: Periodic Spatial Disturbances Alter the Expression of Quorum Sensing Virulence Factors in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Laura García-Diéguez
Dissertation: Diagnosis of Errors in Stalled Inter-Organizational Workflow Processes, Mudassar Habib Ghazi
Dissertation: Liderazgo Directivo Escolar en el Funcionamiento del Programa de Educación Especial de la Región Norte de Puerto Rico, Meilin Gomez Román
Entry Level Capstone: Resources for Parents of Children with Feeding Issues, Miranda Gutierrez
Thesis: Assessing Learning and Memory in the Juvenile Life Stage of the California Two-Spotted Octopus, Octopus Bimaculoides, Shaquilla M. Hamlett
Thesis: Corals as Food: What Factors Dictate Corallivore Foraging Behavior?, Ashley Hannigan
Entry Level Capstone: Gaining Experience in Academic Setting of Entry-Level Doctoral Program, Conner Hansen
Dissertation: Exploring Resistance Movements in Interstate Conflict and Integrated Deterrence, Michael G. Harris
Dissertation: A Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Social Skills Group Training and Computer- Based Social Skills Training, Indira Hightower
Thesis: Feeding Ecology of Highly Migratory Epipelagic Offshore Predators in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Rachel Lorraine Hildebrand
Thesis: The Deep-Pelagic Sergestid Shrimp Assemblage in the Gulf of Mexico in the Vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Erik W. Hine
Dissertation: A Validity-Based Approach for Feature Selection in Intrusion Detection Systems, Eljilani Hmouda
Thesis: Impact of Interleukin-34 on the Promotion of Bone Osteolysis and Neuroinflammation in Experimental Models of Alzheimer’S Disease, Anny Ho
Entry Level Capstone: Strategies for Enhancing Racially Diverse Student Satisfaction in Graduate-Level Occupational Therapy Programs, Kolbí L. Holmes and Christina Kane
Entry Level Capstone: Occupational Therapy Approach in a Children’s Ministry Outreach Program, Leah G. Horst and Leah G. Horst
Thesis: Out of the Body, Onto the Page: Awakening the Role of the Body in Writing and Practical Applications of Embodied Composition, Jasmine Jackson
Dissertation: Reconceptualizing Mathematical Word Problems to Reflect Social Justice Principles and Culturally Relevant Teaching, Michelle Aryam Jackson
Dissertation: The Implementation of Conversation-Help-Activity-Movement-Participation-Success Procedures to Improve Behavior and Academic Performance, Henreta Jarrett
Dissertation: Teachers’ Perceptions of Symbolic Violence in School Curriculum, Nahum Jean-Louis
Dissertation: Benthic Community Dynamics and Stony Coral Demographics in Florida in Relation to Acute Disturbances and Chronic Pressures, Nicholas P. Jones
Entry Level Capstone: Meal Preparation Resources for Picky Eaters and Children with Type 2 Diabetes, Janelle Kangaloo
Thesis: Assessment of Microplastics in Southeastern Florida Forage Fishes, Maria Kappos
Entry Level Capstone: Multifactorial Fall Prevention Program Development and Implementation within an Assisted Living Facility, Makenzie King
Dissertation: Child Abuse Allegations in High Conflict Divorce, Clara Ko
Entry Level Capstone: Clinical Practice Skills in Executive Function within Acute Care, Jasmine Lake
Thesis: Effects of Net Type on the Quantification of Pelagic Shrimp and Krill in the Gulf of Mexico, Eric J. Lee
Entry Level Capstone: Exploring the Knowledge and Perception of the Role of Occupational Therapy in Concussion Management in an Interdisciplinary Sports Medicine Center, Courtney J. Leiter
Thesis: Composition, Computers, and COVID-19: the Roles of Multimodal Composition and Digital Technology in the COVID-19 Pandemic., Michael P. Lynn
Dissertation: Understanding Language Use Patterns of People with Chronic Pain: A Novel Assessment Approach, Jodie Maccarrone
Dissertation: Larval Ecology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus Thynnus): New Insights from Otolith Microstructure, Biotic, and Abiotic Analyses from the Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea, Estrella Malca
Entry Level Capstone: Easter Seals Pediatric Therapy – Feeding Guide, Corinne B. Marshall
Dissertation: Revisión Sistemática de Competencias de Liderazgo en Formación Inicial Docente [Systematic Review of Leadership Skills in Initial Teacher Training], Maria M. Martinez-Mena
Entry Level Capstone: Occupational Benefits for Young Adults with Disabilities while Participating in Vocational Programs, Erline F. Massillon
Entry Level Capstone: Clinical Skills and a Quick Reference Guide for Critical Care, Kayla McCarty
Entry Level Capstone: Identifying OT's Role with Individuals with Long-Term Neurological Conditions: A Capstone Project, Jencey McLain
Thesis: The Microbiome Characterization and Comparison of Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) and Green (Chelonia Mydas) Sea Turtle Eggs in Broward County, Florida, Colleen McMaken
Thesis: Crustacean Assemblage Structure Over the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Collected During the 2009 Henry B. Bigelow Expedition, Kathryn Medina
Entry Level Capstone: Clinical Practice Skills and the Development of a Visual Perception Screening Tool for Inpatient Settings, Annie J. Mehl
Thesis: Determination of Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus Oxyrinchus) Population Genetic Structure and Comparison of Mitogenomic Markers, Marissa Mehlrose
Thesis: Toxicological Assessment of Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide on Staghorn Coral, Acropora Cervicornis, Katherine E. Meurer
Dissertation: Middle School Literacy Educators' Views About Student Texting and Its Impact on Student Writing, Rehana Lynda Mohamed Hussain
Capstone: Accumulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Marine Mammals: A Case Study on Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, and Sirenians, Alydia Moorhead
Dissertation: The Experiences of the Elderly Transitioning From Home to the Nursing Home Setting, Brent James Munson