Welcome to Florida Atlantic University's Theses and Dissertations. This collection contains Master's theses and Doctoral dissertations created by Florida Atlantic University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations/Capstones from 2025
A CASE STUDY OF QUEER LATIN* STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE AT A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION, Gary Mendoza Santos
DEVELOPING A HIGH-THROUGHPUT MACHINE LEARNING SCREENING PLATFORM FOR GENETIC AND PHARMACOLOGICAL MODULATORS ON CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS SEIZURE BEHAVIOR, Paul A. Scarpinato
INVESTIGATING THE PORTRAYAL OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN FLORIDA’S K-12 SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY TEXTBOOKS: A CRITICAL CONTENT ANALYSIS, Marisa Miceli Schnirman
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT: BUFFER TO SOCIAL IDENTITY THREAT IN INSTITUTIONS, Kaylah J. Scott
A DIALETICAL MATERIALIST READING OF LANGUAGE AND IDEOLOGY IN THE METAMORPHOSIS, Sidhanth Sethi
THE OBSERVER & THE OBSERVED, Azarakhsh Shafieikadkani
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE, SURFACE URBAN HEAT ISLANDS, LAND COVER, AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS IN THE MIAMI METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA, Alanna D. Shapiro
MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX LAB SCALE ASSESSMENT AS CORROSION PROTECTION IN POST TENSIONING CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS, Supriya Share
ASSEMBLING LIFE FROM DEATH: EXAMINING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FAUNA OF JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE’S PAST TO PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY FOR THE FUTURE, Victoria Sherwood
SLEEP QUALITY, VOLUMETRIC BRAIN BIOMARKERS FOR AD, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, & COGNITIVE DECLINE IN OLDER ADULTS, Layaly Shihadeh
SUSTAINED CELLULAR SURVIVAL AMID AMYLOID BETA (Aβ) BURDEN, Giselle Shim
THEY CALL THEMSELVES BRAVE WOMEN: AN ANALYSIS OF BANGLADESHI WOMEN BIKERS’ NARRATIVES ON FACEBOOK, Farhin Shimu
CHALLENGING TRUTH, EXPLORING FLUIDITY, AND RECLAIMING BODILY AUTONOMY THROUGH REVISITED PERSONAL NARRATIVES, Peyton Lane Sibert
UNKNOWN COSTS, Wilson M. Sims
ADVANCING ROAD SAFETY THROUGH DATA INTEGRATION, LOCATION ACCURACY, AND RISK-BASED ROUTE OPTIMIZATION, Lars Skaug
ENHANCING TD SCREENING WITH THE AIMS SCALE: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Dionne Smith
BENEFICENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE AGE OF THE THING: A CASE STUDY OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM, Philip J. Smith
INFLUENCES OF DYNAMIC AND STATIC RETRIEVAL CUES ON MEMORY ACCURACY AND REACTION TIMES, Megan S. Smithwick
LINEAR OPERATORS WITH TWO INVARIANT SUBSPACES, David Snyder
MINERALIZATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND SELECTIVE DEGRADATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS, Steven A. Soini
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND ADVOCACY COALITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, Julia Soondar
DIGITAL BEGINNINGS: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SCREEN EXPOSURE ON INTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS DURING TODDLERHOOD, Nicole Sotolongo
MAKING HOT CHOCOLATE: CONNECTING HYPERSEXUALITY AND VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK AMERICAN WOMEN IN 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE, Ashlan Stewart
PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL USING NOVEL CARBON ADSORBENTS DERIVED FROM WASTE ALGAE: AN INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY APPROACH TO MITIGATE ALGAL BLOOMS, Vithulan Suthakaran
INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT: A CASE STUDY OF PERCEPTIONS OF PRACTICE, Debra Szabo