{"id":349,"date":"2012-07-26T11:20:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T15:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.171.92.38\/~anthropo\/?page_id=349"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:20:12","slug":"him-theses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/undergraduate\/him-theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Undergraduate Theses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Summer 2025<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/372\/\">Faith Hendrix<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Role Of C4 Resources In Isotopic Variability In Diet Among Children From Kellis 2 Cemetery, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Lana Williams<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/387\/\">Alaina Waldo<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Starch Analysis Of Shell Tools From The Penny Plot Site (8BR158) For The Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Neil Duncan<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2025<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/254\/\">Channing Cook<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Tools and Trends: An Analysis of Maya Dental Modification<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Sarah Freidline<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/238\/\">Nishtha Tikalal<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Comparative Semiotic Analysis of Non-Verbal Communication: Apis Mellifera Waggle Dance and Human Kinesic Signaling Systems<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Monica Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/314\/\">Sterlin Bass<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Florida\u2019s Gifted Education Program: Exploring The Nexus Between Giftedness And Choice Of College Major<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Donovan Adams<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2024<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/192\/\">Milan Alblinger<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Re-Evaluating Infant Feeding And Weaning Practices In Kellis 2 Cemetery Population, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt By Combining Stable Isotopes From Multiple Tissues<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Lana Williams<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/172\/\">Tyler Pilarski<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Paleodemographic Research In Ancient T\u00facume With A Focus On Infant Mortality<br \/>\nThesis Chair: J. Marla Toyne<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/209\/\">Dylan Ornot<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Assessment Of Forensic And Clinical Criteria Of Orbital Blowout Fractures For Use In Bioarchaeological Analysis<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Lana Williams<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/169\/\"><strong>Jeremy Quinn Braga<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Exploring Filipino Restaurants In Greater Orlando<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Ty Matejowsky<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/177\/\">Otis Fields<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Estimating Change Over Time In Catfish Size As A Proxy For Prehistoric Resource Use At Cape Canaveral<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Emily Zavodny<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2024<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/110\/\">Melanie Langgle<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Analysis of the Mortuary Patterns at the Burns Site (8BR85) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the State of Florida<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Sandra Wheeler<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/62\/\">Alexandria Griffin<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Identifying the Use of Turtles and Tortoises at the Prehistoric Penny Site at Cape Canaveral<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Emily Zavodny<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/58\/\">Rebecca Galinanes<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Experiences of Healing with Ayahuasca in the United States<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Shana Harris<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/43\/\"><strong>Allisa Castro<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Curanderismo and Healing: Insights from Hispanic Young Adults<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/3\/\"><strong>Leilani Maldonado<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Concepts and Measures of Human Intelligence and Anthropology: A Systematic Review of Academic Literature from 1930s to 2010s<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Lana Williams<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/20\/\"><strong>Griffon Binkowski<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Handheld X-ray Fluorescence (HHXRF) as a Non-Destructive Method for Trace Element Analysis of Ancient Maya (Pre-Conquest 800 BC &#8211; AD950) Teeth from Altun Ha, Belize<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Lana Williams<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/67\/\"><strong>Haley Juroviesky<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Jewish Women&#8217;s Reproductive Health Traditions from the Perspective of Midwives in the United States<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/118\/\">Nidhi Patel<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Bioarchaeological Study of Patterns of Juvenile Oral Health in Ancient Peru<br \/>\nThesis Chair: J. Marla Toyne<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/hut2024\/133\/\">Julienne Zambri<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Misrepresentation of the Archaeological Record and Identity in Italy<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Michael Callaghan<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2023<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1490\/\">Allyson Shenkman<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Diet Change Over Time in the Ais Community of Cape Canaveral, Florida<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Sarah Barber<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1544\/\"><strong>Saoulkie Bertin<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: &#8220;It&#8217;s Still Easy To Get&#8221;: An Anthropological Analysis Of Nicotine Activist Efforts And User Perspectives In Central Florida<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Shana Harris<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1543\/\"><strong>Amy Rodriguez<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Reconstructing Oral Health in Pre-Hispanic Peru: Antemortem Tooth Loss and Caries as Possible Evidence of Dental Care in T\u00facume, Peru<br \/>\nThesis Chair: J. Marla Toyne<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2023<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1473\/\">Jacob Woodard<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Chemical Analysis for Phytochemical Residues on Ceramics from Cape Canaveral Archaeological Sites<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Neil Duncan<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2023<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1383\/\">Delaney McLinden<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Beauty in Sorority Life: An Anthropological Analysis of Beauty Ideals and Body Modification<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Shana Harris<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1300\/\">Jackie Beery<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Seasonality and Lanscape Management in the Bolivian Amazon: Landsat Imagery Analysis of the Quinato Wetland<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John Walker<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1315\/\"><strong>Lissette Osorio<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Exploring the Relationship Between Nutrition and Cribra Orbitalia: The Comparison of Dietary Stable Isotope Comparisons of Juveniles from Kuelap, Peru<br \/>\nThesis Chair: J. Marla Toyne<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1319\/\">Jennifer Moreno Palacios<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Paleoethnobotanical Investigation of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Site 8BR158, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Neil Duncan<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1250\/\">Melissa Marks<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Evaluating Morphometric Analysis of the Talus for Biological Sex Assessment in Ancient Maya and Egyptian Archaeological Populations<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Lana Williams<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2021<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1059\/\">Emma Angell<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Coffee is Fluid: A Discussion on Coffee and its Modernity Tattooing<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Ty Matejowsky<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2021<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1028\/\">Rosalie Johnson<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Marked Membership: Anthropological Perspectives on North American Contemporary Tattooing<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Ty Matejowsky<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2021<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1000\/\">Jessica Clark<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: PXRF Analysis of Yug\u00fce Obsidian<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Brigitte Kovacevich<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/899\/\">Genevieve Hall<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: An Anthropological Analysis of Ancient, Historic, and Modern Anatolian Cities<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Scott Branting<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/1008\/\">Marisa Norzagaray<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: The Mobilizer and Mobilized:\u00a0An Exploration of the \u201cLatinx\u201d<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Nessette Falu<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/934\/\">Andrea Ocasio-Cruz<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Parallel Systems of Health Care: How Grassroots Organizations and Health Care Practitioners Perceive Farmworker Health<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/928\/\">Charlotte Robinson<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Fish Weirs et alia: A GIS Based Use-Analysis of Artificial, Pre-Columbian Earthworks in West Central Llanos de Mojos, Bolivia<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John Walker<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2020<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/841\/\">Nicholas Kopp<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Social Change and Games of Chance at Gallon Jug<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Brigitte Kovacevich<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/845\/\">Chandel Perez<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: &#8220;The Milk is Love&#8221;: Understanding Mothers&#8217; Emotional Attachment to Breastmilk<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2020<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/782\/\">Corey Bazemore<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Ob\/Gyn Women in a #MeToo Movement World: Unraveling Agency, Gender Bias, and Gender Inequity in the Workplace<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Nessette Falu<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/801\/\">Guadalupe Rivas Navarro<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: \u2018Yo Indocumentadx:\u2019 Latinx Undocumented Immigrant Identity, Freedom, and Anti-Immigrant Discourses in the United States<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Nessette Falu<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/803\/\">Sarah Wenger<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Examining Variation in Intentional Cranial Modification in Ancient Tucume, Peru<br \/>\nThesis Chair: J. Marla Toyne<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2020<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/687\/\">Javier Cintron<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: The Experience of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Patients in Healthcare<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/713\/\">Selina Hays<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: &#8220;It\u2019s Just a Bad Period&#8221; and Other Ways of Dismissing Women&#8217;s Pain: An Ethnographic Look into the Experience of Endometriosis<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/611\/\">Akanne Torres<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: &#8220;Our Roots:&#8221;: Latinx Parents&#8217; Language Ideologies Concerning Bilingualism<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/562\/\">Michelle Labbe<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Sex Determination Using Discriminant Function Analysis of Carpals from Maya Sites in Belize from Pre-Classic to Spanish Colonial Period<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Lana Williams<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/472\/\">Caleb Hernandez<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Experiences of Young Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Latinx People in\u00a0Healthcare<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/500\/\">Karli Reeves<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Sex Education or Self Education? LGBT+ Experiences with Exclusionary Curricula\u201d<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/428\/\">Justin Malcolm<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: A Method for Determining Damage within Historic Cemeteries: A First Step for Digital Heritage Preservation<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Scott Branting<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/439\/\">Megan Sarmento<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Reimagining Drugs: An Anthropological Analysis of U.S. Drug Policy Frameworks and Student Activism<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Shana Harris<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/415\/\">Marley Denierio<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Feeding the children: A Paleodietary Reconstruction of Juveniles from Kuelape<br \/>\nThesis Chair: J. Marla Toyne<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/383\/\">Lindsey Lefebvre<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Dental age and pathological analysis of a sample of Maya juveniles from Altun Ha, a Maya Lowlands site in northeastern Belize<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John J. Schultz &amp; Lana Williams<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/371\/\"><strong>Erin Martin<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis: Trends in Grave Marker Attributes in Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John J. Schultz<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/301\/\">Tyra Robinson<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Comparative Headstone Analysis and Photogrammetry in Orange County, Florida<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John J. Schultz<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/240\/\">Emily Dovydaitis<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Political Ecology of Medicinal Plant Use in Rural Nepal: Globalization, Environmental Degradation, and Cultural Transformation<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Rani Vajravelu; Anthropology members: Neil Duncan and Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/313\/\">Amanda Sumner<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: New Courland, Tobago: A GIS analysis of a 17th-century settlement<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Scott Branting<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/177\/\">Christy Box<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: The Effects of Hegemonic Support of Endangered Languages on Language Ideologies<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/179\/\">Jesann Gonzalez-Cruz<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: A Formal Study of Applied Ancient Water Management Techniques in the Present Water Crisis<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Michael Callaghan<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/192\/\">Thomas Lee<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Archaeological GIS Analysis of Raised Field Agriculture in the Bolivian Amazon<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John Walker<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/128\/\">Mikaela Mendoza-Cardenal<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Forced Motherhood? An Ethnographic Study on State Gender Expectations in Nicaragua<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/127\/\">Amaris Santiago<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Exploring the Therapeutic Roles of Santeria for Latinx Living in Florida<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses\/27\/\">Jacqueline Devaney<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Attitudes of Mothers and Daughters Towards Menstrual Suppression<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2015<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1853\/\">Holly Bahamonde<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: The Effects of Western Medicine on the Livelihood of Zulu Traditional Herbal Healers in South Africa<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1857\/\">Nicholas Casorio<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Linguistic Relativity and Multilingualism<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2015<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/613\/\">Maleia Mikesell<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Playing with Fire: An Ethnographic Look at How Polyamory Functions in the Central Florida Burner Community<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/615\/\">Shannon Payne<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: The Performance of Health? Motivations Behind University Students&#8217; Decisions to Wear Athletic Attire<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2015<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1726\/\">Tiernan Middleton<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Homophobia and HIV Transmission: A Six-Country Comparative Analysis<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1728\/\">Amber Morrison<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Understanding Gender Identity Among Women Cosplayers of the Gotham City Sirens<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1734\/\">Serenela Pelier<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Stable Isotope Evidence for the Geographic Origins and Military Movement of Napoleonic Soldiers During the March from Moscow in 1812<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Tosha Dupras<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2014<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1666\/\">Leslie Gannon<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Cultural Relevance in Medicine: An Evaluation of Cultural Competence Curriculum Integration in Southeastern Medical Schools<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2014<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1651\/\">Vu Tran<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Determining the Minimum Number of Individuals and Significance of the Kuelap Ossuary in Chachapoyas, Peru<br \/>\nThesis Chair: J. Marla Toyne<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2014<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1629\/\">Rebecca Young<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Perceptions of Homelessness and Strategies for Receiving Services Among the Florida Homeless<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1630\/\">Emily Yurasek<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Native American and Alaskan Native Youth Suicide<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Beatriz Reyes-Foster<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2013<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1517\/\">Armando Anzellini<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Investigating Patterns of Interpersonal Violence Using Frequency Distributions of Cranial Vault Trauma<br \/>\nThesis Chair: J. Marla Toyne<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1526\/\">Jennifer Dewey<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0 Survey of Comparative Human and Non-human Osteology: Common Florida Species<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John J. Schultz<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1530\/\">Lorraine Humbert<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: A Preliminary Study for Estimating Postmortem Interval of Fabric Degradation in Central Florida<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John Schultz<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2013<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1470\/\">Natasha Tate<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Sleeping, Napping and Staying Up: The Means of Sleep Among College Students<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2012<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1354\/\">Matthew Filiault<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Digitization Protocols and Applications for Laser Scanning Human Bone in Forensic Anthropology<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John Schultz<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2012<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1339\/\">Patrisha Reynolds<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Temporal Trends in Grave Marker Attributes: An Analysis of Headstones in Florida<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John Schultz<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2012<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1246\/\">Samantha Angel<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Music and Paleolithic Man: The Soundtrack of Human Cognitive Development<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John Walker<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1279\/\">Kendall McCollough<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Establishing the Biological Sex of Juveniles Based Upon the Primary Dentition<br \/>\nThesis Chair: Tosha Dupras<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1284\/\">Lillian Milanes<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Health Care Providers&#8217; Perspectives on Male Involvement in their Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Needs<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0 Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2011<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1210\/\">David Birnbaum<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: Using GIS to Determine the Influence of Wetlands on Cayuga Iroquois Settlement Location Strategies<br \/>\nThesis Chair: John Walker<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1216\/\">Lillie Dao<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: The Role of Rain in Postclassic Maya Religious Belief<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0 Sarah Barber<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/honorstheses1990-2015\/1224\/\">Pamela Kacerosky<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Title of Thesis: What is the Importance of Age at Menarche on Adult Height Relative to Other Known Factors?<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0 Matthew McIntyre<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2011<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dara Shore<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0A Meal Made Fit by a King: Influences of Production, Trade, Tribute, and Feasting on Anglo-Saxon Kingship<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0John Walker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordon Munizzi<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0A Comparative Study of the Occurrences of Transverse Radiopaque Lines in Archaic, Early Modern, and Holocene Human Populations<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Tosha Dupras<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2010<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Michael Gyurnek<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Peopling of the Americas: The South Pacific Route<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0John Walker<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2010<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Shainna Ali<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Contemporary Hijra Identity in Guyana: Colonial and Postcolonial Transformations in Hijra Gender Identity<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Rosalyn Howard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sara Blackwelder<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Syncretism in Contemporary Pagan Purification Practices<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Ty Matejowsky<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephanie Boothby<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0From a Bird&#8217;s Eye View: Using Satellite Imagery to Map and Analyze the Forest Islands of the Llanos de Mojos, Bolivia<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0John Walker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgia Brieck<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Young Women&#8217;s Perceptions of HPV Vaccination in the Context of Prevention, Risk, and Sexual Norms<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Joanna Mishtal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelin Flanagan<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Ethnobotany in Florida: Seminole Cosmology and Medicinal Plant Use<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Leslie Lieberman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Napolitano<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Power Relation and Dominance Hierarchy Correlations in Primates<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Libby Cowgill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thuy Nguyen<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0The Prevalence of STI&#8217;s and HIV Risk Amongst Vietnamese Immigrants<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Matthew McIntyre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samantha Pietruszewski<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0A Formal and Functional Analysis on the Ceramic Rims of the Little Midden Site: The Identitifcation of Site Function<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Sarah Barber<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patricia Urdzik<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0From the Land of the Inca to the Land of Mickey Mouse: The Trajectory of Female Peruvian Migration from Peru to Central Florida<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Joanna Misthal<\/p>\n<h3>Fall 2009<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ryan Collins<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Transition through the Abyss: Archaeological Interpretations of the Iconographic Raised-Heel in Classic Maya Culture<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Arlen Chase<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Lowell<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Dental Disease in Ancient Egypt<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Tosha Dupras<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Lowell_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2009<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Amrita Shiwlochan<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Prenatal Androgens and Visceral Fat<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Matthew McIntyre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Skandera<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0You get Rained on Last: A Study of the Cultural Implications of Male Height in the United States<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Elayne Zorn<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Skandera_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2009<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chelsea Horton<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Opening Our Hearts to the Magic of Other Kingdoms: Cultural Sharing between Japan and the United States in Kingdom Hearts<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Ty Matejowsky<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Horton_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Valeri Madigan<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0A Comparison of Tomb Art from New Kingdom Egypt and Classic Period Oaxaca, Mexico<br \/>\nThesis Chair<strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Sarah Barber<\/p>\n<p><strong>Megan O&#8217;Shea<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Anthropological Reflections on Tattoos amongst Punk Women<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Ty Matejowsky<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-OShea_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2008<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sarah Baker<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0A Biocultural Analysis of Natural Mummification: The Importance of Preservation on the Examination of Biological and Cultural Evidence<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Tosha Dupras<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Baker_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nathan Lawres<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Native and African Cultures and Their Resistance to Oppression in Florida Prior to 1850<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Rosalyn Howard<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Lawres_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kathryn Roberts<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Bioarchaeology: Digging for the Truth<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Tosha Dupras<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Roberts_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lindsey Thomas<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Skeletal Manifestations of Child and Associated Sociological Risk Factors<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Tosha Dupras<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Thomas_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2007<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Roberta Murphy<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Headstone Iconography: Documentation and Interpretation of Fraternal Emblems at Greeenwood Cemetery, Orlando<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0John Schultz<\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2006<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mary Rezos<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0The Forensic Significance of Identifying the Ritual Use of Human Remains<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0John Schultz<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Rezos_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2006<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Heather Rackin<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Female Same-Sex Sexual Desires: An Evolutionary Perspective<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Ron Wallace<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Rackin_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2005<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Zachary Blair<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Same-Sex Marriages: A Cross-Cultural Analysis<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Rosalyn Howard<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Blair_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Putchinski<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Hominoid Ancestors of the Miocene<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Tosha Dupras<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Putchinski_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Summer 2004<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Serena Franklin<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Ill Beats: Black Women Rap Artists and the Representations of Women in Hip Hop Culture<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Rosalyn Howard<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/HIM-Franklin_thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2004<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Emily (Gollnick) Slabaugh<\/strong><br \/>\nTitle of Thesis:\u00a0Leprosy in the Dakhleh Oasis (Egypt) During Roman Rule<br \/>\nThesis Chair:\u00a0Tosha Dupras<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summer 2025 Faith Hendrix Title of Thesis: Role Of C4 Resources In Isotopic Variability In Diet Among Children From Kellis 2 Cemetery, 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