USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations is a collection of completed and approved graduate works. These works are collected through the Office of Graduate Studies submission process and are approved by the Faculty, Student, and University of South Florida. You can search the entire collection below or you may browse by College here.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Characterization and Evaluation of Performance of a Whole-Body Human Exposure Chamber, Luis F. Pieretti

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Writing to (Re)New Orleans: The Post-Hurricane Katrina Blogosphere and Its Ability to Inspire Recovery, Daisy Pignetti

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N400 Activations in Adults who Stutter in a Picture-Word Priming Task Requiring Attention to Probe Word Phonology, Angela A. Pizon-Moore

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LIBS and LITE Emission Based Laser Remote Sensing of Chemical Species and Enhanced Modeling of Atmospheric Absorption, Dzianis V. Pliutau

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AC/DC: Let There Be Hybrid Cooling, Christopher Podes

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Differential Decomposition Patterns Of Human Remains In Variable Environments Of The Midwest, Melissa A. Pope

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Spring Design Optimization With Fatigue, John L. Porteiro

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Characterization of the Esterification Reaction in High Free Fatty Acid Oils, Lucas Eli Porter Altic

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Modeling and Analysis of Cooperative Search Systems, Carlos A. Portilla

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Answer Distortion on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale During the Commercial Driver Medical Examination, Keith E. Proctor

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Investigating the Mode of Action of a Novel N-sec-butylthiolated Beta-lactam Against Staphylococcus aureus, Katherine Rose Prosen

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Field-Coupled Nano-Magnetic Logic Systems, Javier F. Pulecio

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X-ray diffraction applications in thin films and (100) silicon substrate stress analysis, James D. Rachwal

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Characterization of Dielectric Films for Electrowetting on Dielectric Systems, Ajay Rajgadkar

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“An Indescribable Sound” in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, Lynn Ramsey

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Enhancement of Predictive Capability of Transit Boardings Estimation and Simulation Tool (TBEST) Using Parcel Data: An Exploratory Analysis, Tejsingh Rana

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A Narrative Study of Perspectives of Puerto Rican Doctoral Graduates, Doreen Rivera Rapp

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Implicit Affect and Alcohol Outcome Expectancies, John M. Ray

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A Pathway to Child Sex Trafficking in Prostitution: The Impact of Strain and Risk-Inflating Responses, Joan A. Reid

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Academic Performance, Persistence, and Degree Completion of Associate in Arts Degree Recipients Transferring to a Four-Year Multi-Campus Institution, Saul Reyes

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Before the Storm: Evacuation Intention and Audience Segmentation, Homer J. Rice

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Late Holocene Climate Variability From Northern Gulf of Mexico Sediments: Merging Inorganic and Molecular Organic Geochemical Proxies, Julie N. Richey

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An Interpretive Policy Analysis of Bullying Law and the Development of Bullying Policy in a Central Florida School District, Scott D. Richman

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Optimization of a Ball-Milled Photocatalyst for Wastewater Treatment Through Use of an Orthogonal-Array Experimental Design, Bradley J. Ridder

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The Use of Proteomic Techniques to Study the Physiology and Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus, Frances Rivera

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Geographic Variation in Life History Tactics, Adaptive Growth Rates, and Habitatspecific Adaptations in Phylogenetically Similar Species: The Eastern Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus undulatus, and the Florida Scrub Lizard, Sceloporus woodi, Travis R. Robbins

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Evaluation of Deep Geologic Units in Florida for Potential Use in Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Tina Roberts-Ashby

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The Lived School Experiences of a Select Group of Female Adolescents Labeled Emotionally/Behaviorally Disordered, Anna Robic

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Testimony of Trauma: Ernest Hemingway’s Narrative Progression in Across the River and into the Trees, Kathleen K. Robinson

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The Third Realm: Suburban Identity through the Transformation of the Main Street, Alberto Rodriguez

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The Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Substance Use in Adolescence, Leeza Rooks

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Enhancing Virus Surveillance through Metagenomics: Water Quality and Public Health Applications, Karyna Rosario-Cora

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Multi-Elemental Chemical Analysis of Anthropogenic Soils as a Tool for Examining Spatial Use Patterns at Prehispanic Palmarejo, Northwest Honduras, Kara A. Rothenberg

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Clinical Decision-Making in Aphasia Therapy: A Survey of Perceived Levels of Evidence for Common Treatment Approaches, Erin T. Rowe

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"Speaking" Subalterns: A Comparative Study of African American and Dalit/Indian Literatures, Mantra Roy

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Architecture and Compiler Support for Leakage Reduction Using Power Gating in Microprocessors, Soumyaroop Roy

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Hydric Life: A Nietzschean Reading of Postcolonial Communication, Elena F. Ruiz-Aho

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Factors Affecting the Process of Clinical Decision-Making in Pediatric Pain Management by Emergency Department Nurses, Teresa A. Russo

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Adolf Hitler – America’s First Black President and Other Oval Office Demons: The Right-Wing Rhetorical Assault On Barack Obama’s Health Care Plan, Daniel Ruth

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Prioritizing Those Who Follow: Servant Leadership, Needs Satisfaction, and Positive Employee Outcomes, Kristin N. Saboe

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A Generalized Framework for Automatic Code Partitioning and Generation in Distributed Systems, Viswanath Sairaman

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Filtration Efficiency of Surgical Masks, Erin Sanchez

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School Psychologists Engagement in Parent Training/Education Activities with the Parents of Children with Chronic Behavior Problems, Rebecca K. Sarlo

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Comparison of Various Methods to Compute Access Density and Proposing a Weighted Methodology, Meeta Saxena

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Impact of Tank Material on Water Quality in Household Water Storage Systems in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Cynthia Anne Schafer

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More Than Bows and Arrows: Subversion and Double-Consciousness in Native American Storytelling, Anastacia M. Schulhoff

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Carbon Nanotube Enhanced MALDI MS: Increasing Sensitivity Through Sample Concentration, Joshua Schumacher

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Dynamics of Teacher Self-Efficacy: Middle School Reading and Language Arts Teacher Responses on a Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale, Kimberly Ann Schwartz

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The Relationship Between Knowledge and Beliefs About Human Papillomavirus, Acceptance of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, and Intentions to Practice Safer Sex Behaviors Among Female College Students, Theresa Scorcia-Wilson

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Using the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce Model With Families of Children With Autism, Kacie M. Sears