This calendar lists graduate thesis and dissertation events. Send all notices to the College of Graduate Studies at editor@ucf.edu

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

  • Dissertation Defense: Examining The Impact Social Media Habits have on Student Disciplinary Outcomes

    Virtual

    Announcing the Final Examination of Kenisha M. Williams for the degree of Doctor of Education This study examined the impact social media habits have on student disciplinary outcomes. First, the study analyzed the frequency of occurrences of discipline incidents pre, during, and post pandemic. Secondly, the study analyzed participant responses to survey questions regarding the relationship between social media, student …

    Graduate Thesis and Dissertation
  • Defense Title: Reconstructing 3D Humans from Visual Data

    HEC: 101A: 101A

    Announcing the Final Examination of Ce Zheng for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy It is crucial to understand humans in visual content for various computer vision applications. Human pose estimation (HPE) has been extensively studied to accurately locate joints and construct body representations from images and videos, facilitating advancements in human-computer interaction, action recognition, and motion analysis. Building upon …

    Graduate Thesis and Dissertation
  • Dissertation Defense: Cultivating Green Public Spaces and Backyard Gardens Amid COVID-19: An Anthropological Study of Metro-Orlando Gardeners

    HPH: 409M and Virtual

    Announcing the Final Examination of Ms. Chelsea N. Daws for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative Anthropological Sciences  This dissertation critically analyzes home and community gardens within Metro-Orlando by considering the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic impacts residents’ garden participation and access to green public spaces. The study utilizes an ethnographic approach to produce informed understandings of participants’ …

    Graduate Thesis and Dissertation
  • Dissertation Defense: UNDERSTANDING WORKFORCE AGILITY AT NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall 213: 213

    Announcing the Final Examination of Ledlyne Vazquez for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy NASA needs no formal introduction. NASA leads the world in space research and provides opportunities to other government agencies, educational institutions, and companies to explore space, launch into space, and conduct research in and around space. NASA has 11 formal locations based around the United States, …

    Graduate Thesis and Dissertation
  • Thesis Defense: Green Integration of Wafer-Scale Two-Dimensional MoS2 on Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymers Towards Transient Electronics

    Research 1: 103

    Announcing the Final Examination of Md Golam Kaium for the degree of Master of Science The concept of transient electronics emerged to minimize E-waste. Ideal transient electronics operate equivalent to conventional electronics, and the entire device disintegrates after a stable operation period. The discovery of graphene opened a new realm of two-dimensional(2D) material science. 2D materials appealed to the attention …

    Graduate Thesis and Dissertation