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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Dissertation: Beyond Human Error: Seafarers’ Perceptions About Their Interpersonal Conflicts in a Multicultural Workplace A Typology of Seafarers’ Conflicts Contributing to Maritime Accidents, Eugenio Moreno

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Dissertation: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Instructors Establishing Teaching Presence in Online Higher Education Programs in Jamaica, Venesse Morrison-Leon

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Dissertation: Human Trafficking: The Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Trafficking in the US, Anthony A. Mottola

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Teachers’ Perceptions of Technology Preparedness in an Urban Elementary School Setting, Vanessa Muhammad

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Thesis: Cytokine Profiles in Peruvian Pinnipeds and Their Relationships with Environmental Stressors, Mykenzee L. Munaco

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Dissertation: Cause for Complaint: A Case Study Exploring Office for Civil Rights Complaints and Resolutions Related to Digital Accessibility at Public Colleges and Universities, Helen Gema Muñiz Bermudez

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Dissertation: Living a Nightmare: A Study on the Reluctance of Native American Women to Report Violent Crimes to Police, Misty Marie Neal

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Entry Level Capstone: Therapeutic Gardening Program for Adults in a Behavioral Health Facility, Tam-Dan Nguyen

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Entry Level Capstone: Improving Sleep Quality in Human Trafficking Survivors, Shanon Ninan

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Dissertation: An Investigation of Methods for Improving Spatial Invariance of Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Classification, David Noel

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Thesis: An Ecological Assessment of the Deep-Pelagic Fish Genus Cyclothone (Gonostomatidae; Stomiiformes), Possibly the World’s Most Abundant Fishes, in the Gulf of Mexico, Olivia C. North-Menthonnex

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Thesis: The Materiality of Waka and Ikebana: Locating Ecological Relationships Between Delivery and Arrangement, Bianca Oliveira

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: International Response to the Anglophone Crisis of Cameroon and Challenges to R2P: Russia and China Perspectives in Affirming or Dismissing R2P-Related Issues, Radar Jones Onguetou Essiene

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Dissertation: Evaluating the Effects of Video Modeling and Visual Supports on Preschoolers’ Compliance With Dental Procedures, Karly L. Orsi-Cordova

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Dissertation: Examining Teachers’ Experiences With Mindfulness Practices to Promote Positive Relationships and Student Engagement in the Classroom, Hiram Ortega

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Dissertation: Factores que Inciden en la Deserción de los Maestros Internacionales de Habla Hispana en las Escuelas Elementales Públicas en Estados Ubicados en la Costa Nordeste de los Estados Unidos de América, Edna I. Ortiz-Ortiz

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Dissertation: Adaptive Functioning and Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Severity in Childhood: Parent Perception vs Clinician Rating, Corin Lillian Osborn

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Percepción del Dominio de Competencias Profesionales y Necesidad de Formación de Profesores de Humanidades en una Institución Universitaria Puertorriqueña, Sonia M. Pacheco Collado

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Transición en la Formación Académica Presencial a Virtual en los Cursos de Ley de Una Escuela Naval en Colombia, Diego Fernando Patrón Cáceres

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Dissertation: The Digital Footprint Effect: A Grounded Theory on the Influence of Social Media on Human Resource Managers’ Hiring Decisions, Tanya Pawlowski

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Thesis: Twenty Years of Change in a Southeast Florida Acropora Cervicornis Thicket, Daniel Perez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Correlación entre la Metodología Andragógica Aplicada por los Docentes y el Aprovechamiento Académico de los Estudiantes Adultos en el Programa de Educación para Adultos del Departamento de Educación en Puerto Rico, Damaris Esther Pérez Gullón

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Dissertation: Percepción de Docentes en Integración de Herramientas Tecnológicas Utilizando el Modelo PICRAT en una Institución de Nivel Superior, Marangely Perez Montalvo

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Thesis: Exploring Host-Parasite Interactions in the Euhaplorchis Californiensis-Fundulus Parvipinnis System, Bennett J. Perry

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Dissertation: Comparison of Achievement Differences Based on Years of Participation in a One-to-One Laptop Program, Anne Petersen-Carnell

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Dissertation: How COVID-19 Impacted the Suicide Rates: A Qualitative Research Analysis, Midline Pierre

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Dissertation: Improving the Quality of Academic Advisors' Practices to Aid Distance Learners’ Retention, Kenyeta R. Pino

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Dissertation: Diseño Instruccional en la Planeación Didáctica del Programa Académico de Contaduría Pública en una Universidad Privada de Colombia, Rafael Humberto Pinzon Alfonso

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Thesis: Coral Castles: Protecting Polyps from Parrotfish Predation, Kyle Anthony-Kicking Bear Pisano

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Improving Attention Spans in Reading of Pre-K Students in a Head-Start Program, Ternesha Pittman

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Thesis: Optimization of Light Spectrum During Coral Grow-out, Daisy N. Ponce

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Dissertation: The Impact of Job Demands and Job Resources on Clery Officers’ Feelings of Self-Efficacy, Jacqueline Pontius-Hogan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Retrospective Study Examining Special Education Speech and Language Referrals in an Urban School District, Nichelle Porter

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Dissertation: Exploring the Influence of School Location on School Resource Officers’ Perceptions of Their Roles and Priorities, Larry A. Potts

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Dissertation: The Lived Experience and Perceived Challenges of Child Protective Investigators Who Place Children in Foster Care, Elizabeth Presume

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Thesis: Investigating the Effects of a Southward Flow in the Southeastern Florida Shelf Using Robotic Instruments, Alfredo Quezada

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Thesis: The Endoparasite Fauna of Mesopredatory Mesopelagic Teleosts, Alexander U. Rayburn

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Thesis: Applying Integrative Systematics to the Poorly Explored Symbiotic Relationships Between Echinoderms and Zoanthidea, Savannah Renken

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: La Eficacia del Docente como Líder Transformacional en Entornos Virtuales de Aprendizaje y su Impacto en el Aprovechamiento Académico del Estudiante Virtual en una Universidad de Puerto Rico, Alberto J. Rentas García

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Thesis: Evaluating Post-Release Survival and Distribution of Juvenile Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Caught on Buoy Gear Within the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Straits, Cody Rewis

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Thesis: Cnidae in Integrative Systematics of Zoanthidea: A Sticking Point, Melissa Rex

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Teacher Perceptions Concerning the Instruction of Social Justice at the Elementary School Level, Clara I. Reyes

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Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of the Implementation of a Digital Token Economy in Inclusive Classrooms, Richard Thomas Richardson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Personalización de un Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje: Un Ejemplo de Aplicación de Inteligencia Artificial, Noé Rafael Rivera Leiva

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Dissertation: La Percepción de los Consejeros Escolares como Líderes Educativos en las Escuelas Privadas del Área Este de Puerto Rico, Sol Yary Rivera Rosario

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Entry Level Capstone: Expanding the Occupational Therapy Oncology Rehabilitation Program at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Annalisa M. Rodriguez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Liderazgo Femenino y su Relación con el Desempeño Laboral del Empleado en una Industria Farmacéutica de Puerto Rico, Lila Rodríguez Hernández

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Dissertation: La Enseñanza Acorde con Estilos de Aprendizajes y Capacidades Sensoriales, Optimiza la Efectividad del Aprendizaje en los Estudiante de una Universidad de Florida-USA: Mito o Realidad, Juan Ramon Rodriguez

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Dissertation: Cultural Diversity in Education: Examining the Challenges and Issues of LGBTQ Students Enrolled in a Tertiary Education Institution in The Bahamas, Terry Laverne Rolle

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Identidad del Rol de Exalumnos Universitarios en Puerto Rico y su Perfil como Mentores: Implicaciones para una Vinculación Efectiva de Exalumnos en la Educación Superior, René S. Ronda Ramírez

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Dissertation: An Empirical Assessment of the Use of Password Workarounds and the Cybersecurity Risk of Data Breaches, Michael Joseph Rooney

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Thesis: Parameterizing the Spillage Left Behind: Datafication, Machine Learning Algorithms, and the Question of Ecological Agency, Courtney Rosenthal

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Dissertation: An Examination of a Traditional Business Curriculum and Its Effect on Students’ Level of Moral Decision Making, Brian M. Rothschild

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Entry Level Capstone: Occupational Therapy’s Role in Pain Management Within the Chiropractic Setting, Samantha J. Royer

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Case Study of an At-Risk African American Female Student Using Chickering’s Seven Vectors of Identity Development, Eddie Runner

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Case Study of an Elder Village and its Sustainability, Annemarie Russell

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Dissertation: Teacher Attrition Rates in a Large Urban Elementary School in the Southeastern United States, Yvonne Joy Russ

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Entry Level Capstone: Fall Prevention & Vision Therapy Program for Inpatient Rehab, James P. Ryan

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Thesis: Addressing Water Hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) Impacts on Aquatic Biota in Lake Okeechobee, Joseph Salerno

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Entry Level Capstone: The Impact of Occupational Therapy Involvement in Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), Alexis C. Sambuco

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Dissertation: Understanding the Circumstances That Contribute to Teacher Retention and Attrition in an Urban School District and the Impacts of Financial Incentives on Teacher Retention, Meshelley Sams

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Thesis: Effects of Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms on the Microbial Community Within Lake Okeechobee, FL, USA, Paisley S. Samuel

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Liderazgo Efectivo a Distancia y sus Beneficios con el E-Learning, Blanca I. Sánchez Rivera

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Dissertation: Comparing Phishing Training and Campaign Methods for Mitigating Malicious Emails in Organizations, Jackie Christopher Scott

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Educación Tutorial Centrada en el Estilo de Aprendizaje en Estudiantes de Enfermería, Astrid G. Seguí Rodríguez

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Dissertation: La Incidencia en el Desarrollo de Competencias Digitales de los Estudiantes de una Universidad Virtual en Texas, Elga D. Sepulveda Suarez

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Thesis: Using Carbon Source Preference to Modulate the Antibiotic Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in Co-Culture., Elinor Sevy

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Entry Level Capstone: A Transitional Program from Elementary to Middle School, Savannah S. Shontere

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Qualitative Study of Novice Primary Grade Teachers’ Challenges of Teaching Reading, Jo Yolanda Smith

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Dissertation: Multilevel Modeling of Academic Self-Concept and Moderation of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect in Math and Science for TIMSS 2019 Participating Countries, Heather Marie Spangler

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Dissertation: A Phenomenology of Mental Health Practitioners’ Experiences With Low-Income Black Youth Seeking Mental Health Support in Massachusetts, Audrey A. Spataro

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Dissertation: Examining Campus Crime at Massachusetts’ Colleges and Universities, Kimberly Beskalo Stewart

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Thesis: Heavy Metals within the Hawaiian Islands Archipelago as Evidenced in the Hawaiian Monk Seal and Their Prey, Yvanna M. Strait

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Entry Level Capstone: Creating a Veteran Suicide Prevention Module in an Entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program, Christina A. Swoyer

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Dissertation: Adversarial Training of Deep Neural Networks, Anabetsy Termini

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Thesis: Fishing and Fear Effects Interact to Shape Herbivory on Coral Reefs, Bethany M. Tilton

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Entry Level Capstone: The Role of Occupational Therapy in the Prevention of Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Musicians, Cristina Lucia Torres

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Revisión Sistemática Sobre el Uso de Blog como Objeto de Aprendizaje en Estudiantes de Postgrado en la Modalidad de Aprendizaje Semipresencial, Sonia N. Torres Díaz

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Re-Engineering Education: Exploring Teacher Responses to STEAM-Based Professional Development Training, Rhonda M. Townsend-Abraham

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Thesis: Behavioral Skills Training for Reducing Challenging Behaviors in Students With Down Syndrome With or Without Co-Occurring Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jacqueline Tudor

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Dissertation: Student Response to Varied Instructional Methods in Level I Fieldwork Experiences, Camille CJ Turner

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Dissertation: Microscale to Mesoscale Modeling of the Ocean Under Tropical Cyclones: Effects of Sea Spray and Surfactants on Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Air-Sea Gas Exchange, Breanna Lynn Cain Vanderplow

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Percepción del Grado de Efectividad sobre Liderazgo Educativo y las Competencias Digitales Docentes en Enfermería, Geraline Vega Martínez

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Dissertation: Integrating the Spatial Pyramid Pooling into 3D Convolutional Neural Networks for Cerebral Microbleeds Detection, Andre Accioly Veira

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Dissertation: A Case Study Investigating the Strategies Used by Preclinical Osteopathic Medical Students to Successfully Transition to Their Clinical Years, Natacha Villedrouin

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Dissertation: Denationalization and Statelessness: An Exploratory Case Study Assessing the Impact of Dominican Republic Judgment TC 168-13, the Effects of Naturalization Law 169-14, and the International Community's Involvement, Ernst Pierre Vincent

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Dissertation: When Speaking Up Fails: Experiences of Unsubstantiated Equal Employment Opportunity Allegations on the Workforce, Scottie Visser

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Dissertation: Evaluation of Novice Teacher Practical Implementation of Applied Behavior Analysis Strategies: A Single-Subject Research Design Using Behavioral Skills Training, Toniece Walker

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Investigating Perceptions of Mentorship to Address the Needs of Novice Principals, Valerie B. Ward

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Dissertation: Qualitative Study of Influences of an Educational Support Program for Novice Teachers Relative to Their Feelings of Support, Job Satisfaction, and Teacher Self-Efficacy, Sonya Welch

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Capstone: A Review of Endoparasites Found in Order Pelecaniformes and Order Ciconiiformes Birds of Southeast Florida, Kaya C. Wells

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Exploratory Study of Honors College Students’ Conceptualizations About Social Justice on and Off Campus, Quakish B. Williams Liner

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Teacher and Parent Perceptions of Involvement in an Urban High School: A Generic Qualitative Study, LaTarsha Dionne Wilson

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Dissertation: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Lived Experiences of Adults Diagnosed With ADHD, Carole Larson Yokell

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Thesis: Evaluating Post-release Survival and Habitat Utilization of Undersized Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Caught by the U.S Pelagic Longline Fishery in the Western North Atlantic, Zachery Young

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Dissertation: El Uso del Modelo de Aula Invertida en la Educación Superior: Revisión Sistemática de sus Ventajas y Retos, Gabriel Zepeda Martínez

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Entry Level Capstone: Incorporating Poi as a Therapeutic Modality for Preschool Aged Children in the CARE Clinic, Danielle Zirkle

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Dissertation: An Examination of the Relationship between Validity and Memory Measures in Retired NFL Players, Huda Abu-Suwa

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Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Pedagogical Change Using 1:1 Chromebooks in Classrooms, Brunetta Evelyn Adams

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Thesis: Relationships Between Mercury and Trophic Level in Nine Coastal Pelagic Fishes off Southeastern Florida, Emily Akins