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 2008

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A Historical Perspective of the Development of Prekindergarten and the Evolution of Quality Elements, Catherine C. Cross

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Designs and Applications of Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors for Biological and Chemical Sensing and Sample Handling, Stefan Cular

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Antifreeze Proteins in Pelagic Fishes from Marquerite Bay (Western Antarctica), Tammy L. Cullins

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Determining the Quality and Impact of an E-Mentoring Model on At-Risk Youth, Diane W. Culpepper

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Pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Defining Strains Using Molecular Typing and a Growth Advantage at Lower Temperatures, Carisa Renee Davis

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“Smole Trifeles“: The Itinerant in British North America, David Michael Davisson

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Family Business Daughters: The Ties that Bind and Divide, Angela M. Day

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Mirrors, Wolves and Tornadoes-Oh My! An Intertextual Exploration of Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, Pamela Painter DeCius

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Incorporating Complexities into the Explanation of Decision Making: Strategy Simulations and an Empirical Test, Nathaniel Decker

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Evaluation of the Public Health Risks Associated with Former Manufactured Gas Plants, Robin Brewer DeHate

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Novela histórico-posmoderna: Re-examinando el referente histórico – narrativo del Siglo de Oro en cuatro textos de Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Alejandro De La Pava

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Considerations of Multicultural Science and Curriculum Reform: A Content Analysis of State-Adopted Biology Textbooks in Florida, Margaret H. Delgato

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Paleoclimatic Reconstruction and Evaluation of Sub-Centennial Climate Variability in the Late Holocene Using Records from Massive Corals (New Caledonia), Tree-Rings (New Mexico) and Speleothems (China), Kristine Lee DeLong

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Historical and Self-Imposed Asylums in Samuel Beckett’s Murphy, Malone Dies, and “First Love”, Suzanne Desmond

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Evaluation of a Functional Treatment for Binge Eating Associated with Bulimia Nervosa, Tamela Cheri DeWeese-Giddings

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Framing Environmental Messages: Examining Audience Response to Humor, Shock, and Emotional Treatments, Kelly Diedring

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Investigating Environmental Change Due To Hypoxic Conditions On The Louisiana Continental Shelf: A Geochemical Approach, Marianne E. Dietz

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Studies of the Mechanics and Structure of Shallow Magmatic Plumbing Systems, Mikel Díez

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OWSS And MIMO-STC-OFDM: Signaling Systems for the Next Generation of High Speed Wireless LANs, Dinesh Divakaran

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Permanent Supportive Housing in Tampa, Florida: Facilitating Transition through Site, Program, & Design, Nicole Lara Dodd

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Blank Power: The Social and Political Criticism of Blank Fiction and Cinema, Ashley Minix Donnelly

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The Provision of Spousal Support: Antecedents, Consequences, and Crossover Effects, Jay M. Dorio

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Analysis of the Role of bHLH/PAS Proteins in Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling, Edward J. Dougherty

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Epifaunal assemblage of a newly established oyster reef with two substrates, Ian M. Dow

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The Effects of Pre-Writing Strategy Training Guided by Computer-Based Procedural Facilitation on ESL Students’ Strategy Use, Writing Quantity, and Writing Quality, Darunee Dujsik

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Novel Nanoindentation-Based Techniques for MEMS and Microfluidics Applications, Ke Du

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“Pleasant Episodes” of Gastronomy: Food and Drink in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Beautiful and Damned, Melissa Faith Dullaghan

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The Effect of a Reasoning Warning on Faking in Personality Testing for Selection and the Perception of Procedural Justice, T Ryan Dullaghan

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From Cancer to Sexually Transmitted Infection: Explorations of Social Stigma Among Cervical Cancer Survivors, Karen E. Dyer

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Police Officers’ Perceptions Regarding Persons with Mental Retardation, Danielle M. Eadens

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Development of Thin CsHSO4 Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Electrolysis and Fuel Cell Applications, Lars E. Ecklund-Mitchell

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Emotional Exhaustion and Its Role in Service Sabotage among Boundary Spanners, Diane R. Edmondson

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Effects of Two Types of Exercise on Cravings to Smoke, Andrea Elibero

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Factors Influencing the Perceived Credibility of Public Relations Message Sources, Titilola O. Epega

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Rational Synthesis Toward the Design of Functional Metal-Organic Materials, Jarrod F. Eubank

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Altogether Governed by Humors: The Four Ancient Temperaments in Shakespeare, Caitlin Jeanne Fahey

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The Moderating Role of Meaning and Defense Mechanisms in the Association between Child Sexual Abuse and Romantic Relationship Dysfunction, Angela Fairweather

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The Role of RalA and RalB in Cancer, Samuel C. Falsetti

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Low Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Performance Degradation, John Andrew Fedock

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Detection of Marine Vehicles in Images and Video of Open Sea, Sergiy Fefilatyev

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High School Outcomes of Middle School Bullying and Victimization, Marissa A. Feldman

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Role of Culture in Economic Development: China Study of China and Latin America, Amira Fellner

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Capitalism, Consumerism, and Individualism: Investigating the Rhetoric of The Secret, Carolina Fernandez

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Genetic Algorithm Based Design and Optimization of VLSI ASICs and Reconfigurable Hardware, Pradeep Ruben Fernando

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The Role of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Therapists’ Involvement of Parents in Youth Treatment, Sherecce Antoinette Fields

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Perceptions of Programming: Cultivation and Third Person Influences on College Students, Suzette Marie Fisher

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Luminex Microsphere Immunoassay Offers an Improved Method in Testing for Antibodies to Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Sentinel Chicken Sera, Kelly Ann Fitzpatrick

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A 1400 Year Multi-Proxy Record of Hydrologic Variability in the Gulf Of Mexico: Exploring Ocean-Continent Linkages During the Late Holocene, Jennifer A. Flannery

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Yeats, Eliot, and Apocalyptic Poetry, Nancy Helen Fletcher

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Vectors of Brevetoxins to Marine Mammals, Leanne J. Flewelling