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
DOES THE ACQUISITION OF SPANISH AFFECT THE ACQUISITION OF ENGLISH? A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF MINORITY-MAJORITY SIMULTANEOUS BILINGUAL DEVELOPMENT FROM 2.5 TO 12 YEARS, Heather J. Johnson
HOW TO NOT LOSE A BLACK DAUGHTER, Shaquera Johnson
ENHANCING SEAPORT RESILIENCY WITH UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, Traci Ann Johnson
EFFECTS OF CREVICE CORROSION ON METAL ADHESIVE PERFORMANCE AND SHEAR STRENGTH IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, Westin Johnson
THE CURRENT OF ANXIETIES: GHOSTS AND CAPITAL FOR THE LIMINAL BRIDE IN HIROKO OYAMADA’S THE HOLE, Maliha Kabir
ADVANCED DEEP NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES FOR 3D GAIT ASSESSMENT FROM VIDEO IN THE EARLY DETECTION OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE, Abhishek Singh Kushwaha
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF 2D AND 3D GAIT METRICS FROM VIDEO USING DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES, Akhilesh Singh Kushwaha
REGIONAL DETERMINANTS OF BANKRUPTCY RATES IN THE U.S., Jean Felix LaCroix
INTEGRATING LIDAR POINT CLOUD AND IMAGERY BASED BUILDING FOOTPRINT FOR 3D LOD BUILDING RECONSTRUCTION, Lasithasree Lakshmanan
ANALYZING LITHIC TOOL USAGE IN RIO CHICO, MANABÍ, THROUGH OBSIDIAN FLAKE ASSEMBLAGES, Jake Lasky
THE META-PORTAL FANTASY, Alex Lawrynas
AGE-GROUP DIFFERENCES IN FRIEND INFLUENCE OVER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, Laury-Ann Bedard Leclerc
A STUDY ON SENTENCE-LEVEL ARGUMENT IDENTIFICATION IN IMBALANCED STUDENT ESSAY CORPORA, Rishabh Lingam
EFFICIENT AND ROBUST INVERSE REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS, Yanbin Lin
MULTISCALE MODELING OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES: IDENTIFIABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR PARAMETER ESTIMATION AND MODEL VALIDATION, Ambegoda Liyanage
THE IMPACT OF COLLEGE AND CAREER STUDENT SUCCESS CURRICULUM AND XELLO ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SELF-EFFICACY, ACADEMIC MOTIVATION, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, Rosemyrtle J. Louis
CONFLICTING BASES FOR JUDGING ACTION AND ACTORS: THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, Brittney Louramore
THE CHANGING ROLES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, Ernie Lozano
DEEP LEARNING-BASED LUNG NODULE CLASSIFICATION USING CT SCANS, Amen Mahtab
GEOSPATIAL METHODS FOR INTERPRETING AND MANAGING COASTAL LANDSCAPE DYNAMICS, Nithish Manikkavasagam
THE SOULS OF BLACK GHOSTS: CENTERING INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA OF BLACK AMERICANS FROM HARRIET TUBMAN TO BELOVED, Jasmine McCray
SYNERGETICS IN COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, Joseph C. McKinley