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Completing a Thesis or Dissertation
The purpose of the thesis or dissertation is to show evidence of the graduate student's development as a consumer of research and knowledge. The process of writing a thesis or dissertation starts very early - at the point of writing a proposal. Different programs have different formatting policies and follow different style manuals. Please contact your thesis or dissertation chair for requirements. It is important that students are mindful of these program-specific policies. Where a program’s deadlines are earlier than the ones listed here, those program-specific timelines take precedence.- Deadlines
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Deadlines
Programs have the discretion to establish more rigorous deadlines than those below. Please check with your program to ensure you meet any program specific deadlines.
The deadlines posted below are the latest possible dates to submit the required material to the Graduate School. Failure to meet the Graduate School deadlines will result in the denial of your graduation application.
Fall 2024
Deadline | Material Due |
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October 4 |
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December 6 |
Defenses must be announced via Osprey Update and added to the Academic Calendar. We recommend announcing 1-2 weeks prior to your defense. |
December 13 |
Committee Membership form(s) and defense must have met above deadlines for current term. |
December 16, 5:00 p.m. |
*For your thesis/dissertation to be considered final, all edits must be complete. Please confirm with your committee members, and department Chair/college Dean, if applicable, prior to uploading your documents to Digital Commons. |
Future Deadlines
Spring 2025
Deadline | Requirement Due |
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March 7 |
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April 25 |
Defenses must be announced via Osprey Update and added to the Academic Calendar. We recommend announcing 1-2 weeks prior to your defense. |
May 2 |
Committee Membership form(s) and defense must have met above deadlines for current term. |
May 5, 5:00 p.m. |
*For your thesis/dissertation to be considered final, all edits must be complete. Please confirm with your committee members, and department Chair/college Dean, if applicable, prior to uploading your documents to Digital Commons. |
Summer 2025
Deadline | Material Due |
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TBD |
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TBD |
Defenses must be announced via Osprey Update and added to the Academic Calendar. We recommend announcing 1-2 weeks prior to your defense. |
TBD |
Committee Membership form(s) and defense must have met above deadlines for current term. |
TBD |
*For your thesis/dissertation to be considered final, all edits must be complete. Please confirm with your committee members, and department Chair/college Dean, if applicable, prior to uploading your documents to Digital Commons. |
Forms
Forms must be submitted to the Graduate School by the posted deadlines. All committee forms may be emailed to the Graduate School or mailed/dropped off at our office.
Committee Forms
Before submitting your Committee Membership Form, verify committee members have Graduate Faculty status. If any of your committee members do not have Graduate Faculty status, the appropriate form will need to be completed by the posted committee membership form deadline.
Other Forms
The below forms are required to be uploaded with your final submission to Digital Commons. Forms submitted via email or hard copy will not be accepted.
Graduate Faculty Members
Brooks College of Health
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Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences
Name Terminal Degree Other Degrees Granting Institution Title Category Beam, Joel W EdD ACT/L University of North Florida Professor Research Boling, Michelle C PhD ATC University of North Carolina Professor Research Buckley, Bernadette PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Churilla, James R PhD University of Tennessee Professor Research Gabriel, Emily H PhD Old Dominion University Asssistant Professor Teaching Joyce, Christopher J PhD ATC, CSCS University of Virginia Associate Professor Research Magyari, Peter PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Richardson, Michael R PhD Concordia University Chicago Assistant Professor Teaching Saracino, Dawn M DPT Shenandoah University Instructor Teaching Stapleton, Jessica PhD McMaster University Assistant Professor Research Toth, Lindsay PhD University of Tennessee Assistant Professor Research Williams, Charles C PhD University of Mississippi Instructor Teaching -
Physical Therapy
Name Terminal Degree Other Degrees Granting Institution Title Category Balasubramanian, Chitra Lakshmi K PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Cesar, Guilherme PhD University of Southern California Assistant Professor Research Depto-Hoffman, Debra DPT Stony Brook Univeristy Assistant Professor Research Livingston, Beven Pace PhD PT, ATC Emory University Associate Professor Research Osborne, Raine EdD PT, DPT University of North Florida Assistant Professor Research Pinkstaff, Sherry PhD PT Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Professor Research Robinson, Rob DPT University of North Florida Clinical Assistant Professor Teaching -
Health Administration
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Haley, Donald Rob PhD University of North Carolina Professor Research Hamadi, Hanadi PhD University of South Carolina Professor Research Harrison, Jeffrey P PhD Virginia Commonwealth University Professor Research Moody, LaRee DHA University of Phoenix Instructor Teaching Park, Sinyoung PhD University of Florida Assistant Professor Research Paryani, Shyam B MD University of Florida Instructor Teaching Tafili, Aurora PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham Assistant Professor Research Xu, Jasper PhD University of Georgia Associate Professor Research Zhao, Mei PhD Virginia Commonwealth Professor Research -
Nursing
Name Terminal Degree Other Degrees Granting Institution Title Category Baker-Townsend, Julie DNP MSN, ARNP University of North Florida Clinical Associate Professor Teaching Bednarzyk, Michele S DNP ARNP, BC University of South Carolina Associate Professor Teaching Boardman, Lauren A DNP Duquesne University Assistant Professor Teaching Brittain, Chaka DNP Chamberlain University Assistant Professor Teaching Comeaux, Judith DNP ARNP, CRNI University of Florida Associate Professor Research Edmonds, Michelle PhD Barry University Professor Research Huggins, Shavondra DNP University of North Flordia Assistant Professor Teaching Jacquet, Lisa DNP University of Hawaii at Manoa Assistant Professor Teaching Knowles, Sarah MSN RN University of Central Florida Instructor Teaching Loriz, Lillia M PhD ARNP, BC George Mason University Professor Research McCarthy, Elizabeth PhD Uniformed Services Univ of the Health Sciences Professor Research McDonough, John P EdD CRNA, ARNP Drake University Professor Research Meires, Jan EdD ARNP, BC University of North Florida Professor Research Meuti, Katherine MSN University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor Teaching Nettles, Brittany DNP APRN University of North Florida Assistant Professor Research Pabalate, Jonathan DNP CRNA University of North Florida Instructor Teaching Richards, Patricia A DNP University of North Florida Assistant Professor Teaching Shapiro, Sandra DNP University of North Florida Assistant Professor Teaching Shoemake, Deirdre DNP RN, ACNS-BC University of North Florida Assistant Professor Teaching Shores, Ryan DNP CRNA University of North Florida Assistant Professor Research Simmons-Becil, Bethanie M DNP University of South Alabama Assistant Professor Teaching Smith-East, Marie PhD University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Research Suralis, Amy DNP University of North Florida Clinical Assistant Professor Teaching Turk, Dawn DNP University of Florida Assistant Professor Teaching -
Nutrition and Dietetics
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Arikawa, Andrea PhD University of Minnesota Professor Research Baron, Melissa DCN University of North Florida Instructor Teaching Butler, Lauren PhD University of North Carolina Assistant Professor Research Christie, Catherine PhD Florida State University Professor Emerita Research Colin, Casey R PhD University of North Florida Assistant Professor Research Jahan-Mihan, Alireza PhD University of Toronto Assistant Professor Research Labyak, Corinne PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Leftwich, Jamisha DCN University of North Florida Assistant Professor Research Rodriguez, Judith C PhD Rutgers University Professor Emerita Research Ross, Jenifer PhD University of North Florida Assistant Professor Research Snyder, Jill DCN University of North Florida Assistant Professor Research Yu, Zhiping PhD Pennsylvania State University Assistant Professor Research -
Public Health
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Barnes, Amber PhD University of Florida Assistant Professor Teaching Barr, Elissa PhD University of Florida Professor Research Cho, Beomyoung PhD Indiana University Assistant Professor Research Clark, Kerry PhD University of South Carolina Professor Research Merten, Julie W PhD University of Florida Professor Research Moore, Michele J PhD University of Florida Professor Research Stallings-Smith, Sericea PhD Brunel University, London, UK Associate Professor Research Terrell, Kassie PhD University of Mississippi Associate Professor Research Tuason, Tes PhD State University of New York Professor Research Wynn, Richmond D PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Xie, Zhigang (Shay) PhD University of Florida Assistant Professor Teaching Zeglin, Robert J PhD The George Washington University Associate Professor Research
Coggin College of Business
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Accounting and Finance
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Ahmed, Parvez PhD University of Texas at Arlington Professor Research Bryan, David B PhD Florida State University Associate Professor Research Davis, Sean M PhD Florida Atlantic University Associate Professor Research de Jong, Pieter PhD University of Texas at Arlington Professor Research Dawkins, Mark C PhD Florida State University Professor Research Gao, Lei PhD Virginia Commonwealth University Assistant Professor Research Jaeger, David G JD University of Cincinnati Associate Professor Research Lamb, Reinhold P PhD Florida State University Professor Research Lee, Yvonne I PhD University of Texas Assistant Professor Research McEldowney, John DBA Mississippi State University Associate Professor Research Michelman, Jeffrey E PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison Professor Research Muriel, Leah PhD University of Tennessee Assistant Professor Research Schnusenberg, Oliver PhD Florida Atlantic University Professor Research Slater, Robert PhD University of South Florida Associate Professor Research Smith, Mark PhD University of Oklahoma Assistant Professor Research Timmerman, Inga PhD Florida Atlantic University Assistant Professor Research -
Economics
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Baliamoune-Lutz, Mina N PhD Northeastern University Professor Research Baynard, Christopher W PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Beal, Mary P PhD Florida State University Instructor Teaching Chatterjee, Chiradip PhD Florida International University Associate Professor Research Cobb, Sharon C PhD University of Florida Professor Research Gallo, Andrés Alberto PhD University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne Professor Research Joshi, Aakrit PhD University of New Mexico Assistant Professor Research Loh, Chung-Ping PhD University of North Carolina Professor Research Ozdemir, Nilufer PhD University of North Carolina Associate Professor Research Stranahan, Harriet A PhD University of Washington Professor Emerita Research Triplett, Russell E PhD University of North Carolina Associate Professor Research Zavodny, Madeline S PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Research -
Management
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Coleman, B Jay PhD Clemson University Professor Research Fadil, Paul A PhD Florida State University Professor Research Flynn, C Brian PhD Auburn University Associate Professor Research Fortado, Bruce PhD Case Western Reserve University Professor Research Frieder, Rachel PhD Florida State University Associate Professor Research Huning, Tobias M PhD University of Memphis Associate Professor Research Kale, Rahul W PhD University of Maryland Associate Professor Research Kim, Dong-Young PhD Carleton University Professor Research Kunz, Nathan M PhD University of Neuchatel Associate Professor Research Leon, Matthew R PhD University of Alabama Associate Professor Research Naslund, Dag PhD Lund School of Business and Economics Professor Research Shang, Di (Richard) PhD Baruch College, City University of New Assistant Professor Research Van Deusen, Cheryl A PhD University of South Carolina Professor Research Williamson, Steven DBA Memphis State University Professor Research Zhang, Zuopeng (Justin) PhD Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor Research Zhang, Pingying PhD Norwegian School of Management BI (Oslo, Norway) Professor Research -
Marketing and Logistics
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Azzari, Courtney D PhD University of Wyoming Associate Professor Research Choi, Youngtae PhD Texas A & M University Associate Professor Research Duan, Yanji PhD University of Arkansas Assistant Professor Research Eltantawy, Reham PhD Florida State University Professor Research Gundlach, Gregory PhD University of Tennessee Professor Research Montford, William PhD Florida State University Assistant Professor Research Preston, Teresa PhD Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Instructor Teaching Russell, Dawn M PhD Northwestern University Associate Professor Research Sardashti, Hanieh PhD Michigan State Univerity Assistant Professor Research Swanson, R David PhD University of Arkansas Professor Research Thoeni, Andrew T PhD Kennesaw State University Instructor Teaching
College of Computing, Engineering & Construction
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Building Construction Management
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Barnes, Andrew PhD Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Research Jiang, Aiyin PhD University of Florida Professor Research Kalasapudi, Vamsi PhD Arizona State University Assistant Professor Research Kim, Jonghoon PhD Arizona State University Assistant Professor Research Koo, Dan PhD Arizona State University Professor Research Malek, Maged PhD University of Central Florida Professor Research Nickdoost, Navid PhD Florida State University Assistant Professor Research Vakilinia, Iman PhD University of Nevada Assistant Professor Research -
Computer and Information Sciences
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Ahuja, Sanjay P PhD University of Louisville Professor Research Asaithambi, Asai PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison Professor Research Dahshan, Mai PhD Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Research Dutta, Ayan PhD University of Nebraska Associate Professor Research Eggen, Roger E PhD University of Missouri, Rolla Professor Emeritus Research Ghosh, Anirban PhD University of Wisconsin Associate Professor Research Kahanda, Inkika PhD Colorado State University Assistant Professor Research Kanewala, Upulee PhD Colorado State University Assistant Professor Research Liu, Xudong PhD University of Kentucky Associate Professor Research Martin, Kenneth E PhD University of Notre Dame Professor Emeritus Research Pfeil, Kevin PhD University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Research Pittman, Corey PhD University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Research Prodanoff, Zornitza G PhD University of South Florida Professor Research Reddivari, Sandeep PhD Mississippi University Associate Professor Research Roggio, Robert F PhD Auburn University Professor Emeritus Research Roy, Swapnoneel PhD University of Buffalo, SUNY Associate Professor Research Tarnowska, Katarzyna PhD University of North Carolina Assistant Professor Research Umapathy, Karthikeyan PhD Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor Research -
Engineering
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Aceros, Juan PhD Northeastern University Associate Professor Research Akan, Cigdem PhD University of South Florida Associate Professor Research Bevill, Grant PhD University of California at Berkeley Associate Professor Research Crowley, Raphael W PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Dally, William PhD University of Florida Professor Research Eason, Paul D PhD University of Florida Professor Research El Mezyani, Touria PhD Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille Assistant Professor Research El Safty, Adel PhD North Carolina State University Professor Research Fletcher, James PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Ghnatios, Chady PhD Ecole Centrale de Nantes Assistant Professor Reseach Harris, Alan PhD University of Oklahoma Associate Professor Research Jadaan, Osama M PhD Pennsylvania State University Professor Research Kaushal, Hemani PhD Indian Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Research Kreidl, O Patrick PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Research MajidiRad, AmirHossein PhD Wichita State University Assistant Professor Research May, Gokan PhD Politecnico di Milano Assistant Professor Research Nasseri, Mona PhD University of Toledo Assistant Professor Research Nuszkowski, John PhD West Virginia University Associate Professor Research Resio, Donald PhD University of Virginia Professor Emeritus Research Saikia, Manob PhD University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor Research Sando, Thobias PhD Florida State University Professor Research Schonning, M Alexandra PhD University of Central Florida Professor Research Shabanpour, Ramin PhD University of Illinois Assistant Professor Research Shamet, Ryan PhD University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Research Simsiriwong, Jutima PhD Mississippi State University Assistant Professor Research Stagon, Stephen PhD University of Connecticut Associate Professor Research Wingender, Brian PhD University of Florida Faculty Administrator Teaching
College of Arts and Sciences
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Biology
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Butler, Joseph A PhD Ohio State University Professor Emeritus Research Casamatta, Dale Jr PhD Ohio University Professor Research Ciesielski, Greg PhD University of Gdańsk Assistant Professor Research Dix, Nicole PhD University of Florida Assistant Professor Research Ellis, Terri N PhD Duke University Associate Professor Research Gelsleichter, James PhD College of William and Mary Professor Research Gibson, Quincy A PhD Georgetown University Associate Professor Research Gilg, Matthew Ronald PhD University of South Carolina Professor Research Habegger, Maria L PhD University of South Florida Assistant Professor Research Hatle, John D PhD University of Louisiana at Lafayette Professor Research Johnson, Eric PhD North Carolina State University Associate Professor Research Jones, Scott PhD University of Louisiana at Lafayette Assistant Professor Research Limayem, Alya PhD University of Arkansas Associate Professor Research Lentz, Michael R PhD University of Alabama Birmingham Associate Professor Research Mooney, Marie PhD Van Andel Research Institute Assistant Professor Research Ochrietor, Judith Durilla PhD The Ohio State University Associate Professor Research Rosenblatt, Adam E PhD Florida International University Assistant Professor Research Ross, Cliff PhD University of California Santa Barbara Professor and Chair Research Rossi, Anthony M PhD Florida State University Professor Research Smith, Frank PhD University of Connecticut Associate Professor Research Smith, Kelly J PhD Rutgers University Associate Professor Research Tahimic, Candice G PhD Tottori University Assistant Professor Research Waddell, David Scott PhD Duke University Associate Professor Research -
Chemistry
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Chalk, Stuart J PhD University of Massachusetts Professor Research Jones, Brynna PhD University of Minnesota Assistant Professor Research Knuckley, Bryan A PhD University of South Carolina Professor Research Laali, Kenneth K PhD University of Manchester Professor Emeritus Research Lane, Amy L PhD Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Research Lufaso, Michael W PhD Ohio State University Associate Professor Research McBride, Eirin C PhD University of Birmingham Assistant Professor Research Melko, Joshua J PhD Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor Research Mullen, Thomas J PhD Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor Research Williams, Benjamin PhD Boston College Assistant Professor Research -
Communication
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Arnold, Christa PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Beasley, Berrin PhD University of Southern Mississippi Professor Research Brammer, Sydney PhD Texas Tech University Assistant Professor Research Kim, Junga PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Lee, Chunsik PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research McMahan, Carolynn PhD University of Tennessee Associate Professor Research Nam, Siho PhD Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor Research Park, Jae Hee PhD University of Tennessee Associate Professor Research Parmelee, John PhD University of Florida Professor Research Perkins, Stephynie PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Riggs, Rachel PhD Texas Tech University Assistant Professor Research Roman, Nataliya PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Stewart, Margaret PhD Indiana University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor Research Thornton, Brian PhD University of Utah Professor Research -
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution TItle Category Brown, Samantha PhD Florida State University Assistant Professor Research Cherbonneau, Michael G PhD University of Texas at Dallas Associate Professor Research Hallett, Michael A PhD Arizona State University Professor Research Lopez-Smith, Kristina M PhD Texas State University Associate Professor Research Miller, Holly V PhD University of South Carolina Professor Research Miller, James (Mitchell) PhD University of Tennessee Professor Research Sitren, Alicia PhD University of Central Florida Associate Professor Research Vose, Brenda PhD University Cincinnati Associate Professor Research Wesely, Jennifer K PhD Arizona State University Professor Research -
English
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Baron, Mary K PhD University of Illinois Professor Emerita Research Beasley, James P PhD Purdue University Associate Professor Research Cartwright, Keith PhD University of Indiana Professor Research de Villiers, Nicholas PhD University of Minnesota Professor Research Donovan, Timothy J PhD Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor Research Faulkner, Ashley PhD University of Virginia Associate Instructor Teaching Gabbard, D Christopher PhD Stanford University Professor Research Gaytan Cuesta, Andrea PhD Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Assistant Professor Research Heffernan, Laura PhD University of Pennsylvania Professor Research Howell, Linda PhD University of Florida Assistant Professor Research Kimball, A Samuel PhD University of Florida Professor Emeritus Research Leverette, Shane (Tru) PhD University of Florida Professor Research Lieberman, Jennifer PhD University of Illinois Professor Research Lunberry, Clark D PhD University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Professor Research Mauro, Jason I PhD University of Connecticut Associate Professor Research Nies, Betsy L PhD University of Florida Professor Research Pewitt, Will MFA University of Arizona Instructor Teaching Sindelar, Kailan PhD Clemson University Assistant Professor Research Smith, Jillian PhD Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor Research Stark, Jessica PhD Duke University Assistant Professor Research Welling, Bart PhD University of Virginia Associate Professor Research Wiley, Michael C PhD New York University Professor Research -
History
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Bevel, Felicia PhD Brown University Assistant Professor Research Bossy, Denise PhD Yale University Associate Professor Research Bruey, Alison PhD Yale University Professor Research Closmann, Charles PhD University of Houston Associate Professor Research Kelly, Chau PhD University of California Associate Professor Research Rogers, Justin PhD University of Mississippi Assistant Professor Research Romero, Kyle PhD Vanderbilt University Assistant Professor Research Sheffler, David L PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison Associate Professor Research -
Mathematics and Statistics
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Aslan, Beyza C PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Bell, Denis R PhD University of Warwick Professor Research Buzaianu, Elena M PhD Syracuse University Professor Research DeDeo, Michelle R PhD University of California Professor Research Dreibelbis, Daniel L PhD Brown University Associate Professor Research Dumitru, Alina Raluca PhD University of Cincinnati Professor Research Genova, Daniela T PhD University of South Florida Professor Research Hamid, Sami M PhD Texas A & M University Associate Professor Research Heng, Fei PhD University of North Carolina Assistant Professor Research Jia, Yisu PhD Clemson University Assistant Professor Research Lee, Jae-Ho PhD University of Wisconsin Associate Professor Research Milatovic, Ognjen PhD Northeastern University Professor Research Mohr, Donna L PhD Princeton University Professor Emerita Research Patterson, Richard F PhD Kent State University Professor Research Rahman, Mohammad M PhD Arizona State University Professor Research Sa, Ping PhD University of South Carolina Professor Research Wang, Kening PhD University of South Carolina Professor Research Zhan, Mei-Qin PhD Indiana University Professor Research -
Music
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Arriale, Lynne MM Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Professor Research Bennett, Erin DMA University of Cincinatti Associate Professor Research Bodnar, Erin DMA University of Washington Associate Professor Research Bovenzi, Michael DMA University of Illinois Associate Professor Research Brock, Gordon DMA University of Colorado Professor Emeritus Research Curry, James DMA Northwestern University Professor Research DelGiudice, Todd MM University of Oregon Associate Professor Research Dickman, Marcus DMA University of North Texas Associate Professor Research Gottlieb, Daniel MM University of Miami Professor Research Greene, Barry MM University of South Florida Professor Research Groulx, Tim PhD University of South Florida Associate Professor Research Hall, James DMA Rice University Associate Professor Research Hines, Clarence DMA Eastman School of Music Associate Professor Research Marks, Dennis MM University of Miami Associate Professor Research Salkowski, Davis PhD Princeton University Assistant Professor Research Scott, James B MS Florida International University Associate Professor Research Shiao, Simon DMA State Univ of New York at Stony Brook Associate Professor Research Simmons, Melissa DM Northwestern University Associate Professor Research Smart, Gary DMA Yale University Professor Research Tasher, Cara DMA University of Cincinnati Professor Research Tinnin, Randall DMA Rutgers University Professor Research -
Philosophy
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Buchwalter, Andrew J PhD Boston University Professor Emeritus Research Carelli, Paul PhD University of Kentucky Associate Professor Research Creller, Aaron PhD University of Hawaii Associate Professor Research Denison, Brandi PhD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Associate Professor Research Fenner, David E W PhD University of Miami Professor Research Haney, Mitchell R PhD University of Memphis Associate Professor Research Ingersoll, Julie J PhD University of California, Santa Barbara Professor Research Koegler, Hans Herbert PhD Der Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Professor Research LoRusso James D PhD Emory University Instructor Teaching Matheson, Jonathan D PhD University of Rochester Professor Research Mattice, Sarah A PhD University of Hawaii at Manoa Professor Research Rainbolt, George W PhD University of Arizona Professor Research -
Physics
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Coelho Neto, Paula Mariel PhD University of South Florida Assistant Professor Research Gasparov, Lev V PhD Institute for Solid State Physics Professor Research Haraldsen, Jason T PhD University of Tennessee Associate Professor Research Kelso, Christopher M PhD University of Chicago Associate Professor Research Pekarek, Thomas M PhD Purdue University Professor Research Santavicca, Daniel F PhD Yale University Professor Research Warusawithana, Maitri P PhD University of Illinois Assistant Professor Research Wurtz, Gerogry PhD University of Technology of Compiegne, France Professor/Chair Research -
Political Science and Public Administration
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Borg, Mary PhD University of North Carolina Professor Research Candler, Gaylord George PhD Indiana University Professor Research Christie, Natasha PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Dumont, Georgette E PhD Northern Illinois University Associate Professor Research Gellers, Joshua C PhD University of California Professor Research Libby, Ronald T PhD University of Washington Professor Emeritus Research Schwam-Baird, David PhD Tulane University Associate Professor Emeritus Research Shi, Wanzhu PhD University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Teaching Vakilinia, Iman PhD University of Nevada Assistant Professor Research Zeiser, Pamela A PhD Clairmont Graduate University Professor Research -
Psychology
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Akindipe, Olutola PhD University of Georgia Assistant Professor Research Alloway, Tracy P PhD University of Edinburgh, UK Professor Research Boise, Courtney PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln Assisstant Professor Research Brown, Elizabeth PhD Miami University Associate Professor Research Byrge, Lisa PhD Indiana University Assistant Professor Research Davis, Sara PhD Iowa State University Assistant Professor Research Fitzsimmons, Charles PhD Kent State University Assistant Professor Research Fugelstad, Anita PhD University of Minnesota Assistant Professor Research Fuglestad, Paul PhD University of Minnesota Associate Professor Research Guess, C Dominik PhD Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg Professor Research Hooper, Katherine C PhD Indiana University Instructor Teaching Iversen, Iver H PhD University of Copenhagen Professor Emeritus Research Kohn, Gregory PhD Indiana University Assistant Professor Research Lange, Lori Y PhD University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Associate Professor Research Leding, Juliana K PhD University of Arkansas Professor Research Leone, Christopher T PdD University of Georgia Professor Emeritus Research Mann, Angela PhD University of South Florida Associate Professor Research Pease, Heather PhD University of Chicago Instructor Teaching Perez, Susan M PhD University of California Associate Professor Research Phills, Curtis PhD York University Associate Professor Research Richard, F Dan PhD Texas Christian University Associate Professor Research Tate, Doyle PhD University of Virginia Assistant Professor Research Toglia, Michael P PhD University of Colorado, Boulder Professor Emeritus Research Truelove, Heather PhD Washington State University Professor Research Urbina, Susana PhD Fordham University Professor Emerita Research Wang, Dongyuan "Debbie" PhD Purdue University Professor Research Witherspoon, Dawn PhD Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor Research Ybarra, Gabriel J PhD University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Associate Professor Research -
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Barr, Jennifer MSW Florida State University Instructor Teaching Clark, Paul G PhD Virigina Commonwealth University Associate Professor Emeritus Research Cummings, Cristy E PhD Michigan State University Assistant Professor Research De Jorio, Rosa PhD University of Illinois Professor Research Haynes, Jasmine PhD University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Research Jaffee, David D PhD University of Massachusetts Professor Research Kantner, John PhD University of California at Santa Barbara Professor Research Lukens-Bull, Ronald A PhD Arizona State University Professor Research Machado-Escudero, Yolanda PhD University of Georgia Assistant Professor Research Phillips, Richard D PhD Rutgers University Professor Research Rakita, Gordon F M PhD University of New Mexico Professor Research Runion, Caroline MSW Univeristy of North Florida Instructor Teaching Salinas, Juan PhD Texas A&M University Assistant Professor Research Spaulding-Givens, Jennifer PhD Florida State University Associate Professor Research Stuber, Jenny PhD Indiana University Professor Research Will, Jeffry PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst Professor Research
College of Education & Human Services
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Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Boilini, Laura PhD Purdue University Associate Professor Teaching Burns, Jamey PhD University of Florida Faculty Administrator Teaching Cavanaugh, Terence PhD University of South Florida Professor Research Cornelius, Luke M PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Filibert, Sophie PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Fountain, Cheryl PhD University of Florida Professor Research Gregg, Elizabeth PhD Indiana University Professor Research Jackson, E Newton PhD University of New Mexico Professor Research Janson, Christopher A PhD Kent State University Associate Professor Research Kane, Jennifer J PhD Florida State University Professor Research Lee, Jason PhD Florida State University Professor Research Maurya, Rakesh PhD University of Wyoming Assistant Professor Research Ohlson, Matthew PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Pascale, Amanda B PhD University of Tennessee Associate Professor Research Scheirer, Elinor A PhD Ohio State University Professor Emerita Research Stone, Carolyn B EdD University of Florida Professor Research Sweeney, Kristi PhD University of New Mexico Associate Professor Research -
Exception, Deaf and Interpreter Education
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Ehrlich, Suzanne EdD University of Cincinnati Associate Professor Research Freeman-Green, Shaqwana PhD University of North Carolina Associate Professor Research Guardino, Caroline A PhD University of Arizona Professor Research Halley, Mark PhD Gallaudet University Associate Professor Research Hoppey, David PhD University of Florida Professor Research Kilpatrick, Jennifer PhD University of Tennessee Associate Professor Research Patterson, Karen B PhD Kent State University Professor Research Reed, Deborah S PhD University of North Florida Instructor Teaching Roberson, Len PhD Gallaudet University Professor Research Serwatka, Thomas S PhD Kent State University Professor Emeritus Research Shaw, Sherry EdD University of Memphis Professor Emerita Research Webb, Kristine PhD University of New Mexico Professor Emerita Research Williamson, Pamela PhD University of Florida Professor Research -
Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
Name Terminal Degree Granting Institution Title Category Boote, Stacy K EdD University of Central Florida Associate Professor Research Chant, Richard H EdD University of Central Florida Associate Professor Research Cheek, Kim A PhD University of Durham, UK Associate Professor Research Cornett, Jeffrey PhD Ohio State University Chair Emeritus Research Curcio, Rachelle PhD University of Florida Assistant Professor Teaching Dinsmore, Daniel L PhD University of Maryland Professor Research Galanti, Terrie PhD George Mason University Assistant Professor Research Hall, Katrina W PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Research Hedrick, Wanda B PhD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Professor Emerita Research Kayaalp, Dilek PhD University of British Columbia Associate Professor Research Lastrapes, Wanda G PhD Old Dominion University Faculty Administrator Teaching Lee, Ko Sze PhD Michigan State University Assistant Professor Research Malek-Lasater, Adrien PhD University of Oklahoma Assistant Professor Research Ouyang, Ronghua EdD Indiana University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus Research Parkinson, Meghan PhD University of Maryland, College Park Assistant Professor Research Parkison, Paul EdD University of Memphis Professor Research Robinson-Wilson, Raven PhD University of South Florida Assistant Professor Teaching Rozas, Elizabeth EdD Harvard Graduate School of Education Assistant Professor Research Stanley, Nile V PhD University of Florida Associate Professor Teaching Tanase, Madalina F PhD University of Nevada, Las Vegas Associate Professor Research Weber, Christine PhD Texas A & M University Professor Research White, John Wesley PhD University of Colorado, Boulder Professor Research Williams, Lunetta M PhD University of Florida Professor Research Winterbottom, Christian PhD Florida State University Associate Professor Research Yendol-Hoppey, Diane PhD Pennsylvania State University Professor Research Zoellner, Brian PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison Associate Professor Research
Checklist
- The Committee Membership Form has been submitted to the Graduate School.
- The Non-Graduate Faculty Committee Member form has been submitted (if applicable) to the Graduate School.
- The External Committee Member form has been submitted (if applicable) to the Graduate School.
- The correct style manual, the one followed by the program, has been used.
- All work not originating with the student has been properly cited and referenced.
- Copyright permission has been received and a Request to Reprint/Reproduce Material Covered by Copyright document has been obtained.
- If the student and thesis or dissertation director deem it warranted, the services of a professional editor have been secured.
- Copies of the thesis or dissertation suitable for defense were provided to all members of the thesis or dissertation committee prior to the defense.
- The thesis or dissertation defense was added to the UNF Calendar of Events and announced via Osprey Update by your committee chair or designee.
- The thesis or dissertation defense was held no later than one week prior to graduation.
- The Certificate of Approval was created and signed by the committee subsequent to the defense.
- A corrected copy of the thesis or dissertation with corrections required by the thesis or dissertation committee was submitted to the department chair.
- A corrected copy of the thesis or dissertation with corrections required by the department chair was submitted to the college dean.
- One original Certificate of Approval (signature page) is uploaded to UNF Digital Commons.
- A completed Availability Agreement is uploaded to UNF Digital Commons.
- The final thesis or dissertation is uploaded to UNF Digital Commons. No compression or password protection should be used and all fonts should be embedded in the document. Before uploading the thesis or dissertation, verify the curriculum vitae does not contain any personal information such as your personal address and phone number.
- Supplemental materials, such as copyright documentation is uploaded to UNF Digital Commons.
Defense Announcement Instructions
In order to have your defense announced via Osprey Update and added to the Academic Calendar, you will need to work with your thesis/dissertation chair or designee.
Announce via Osprey Update
Confirmation will be sent via email once submitted. If additional information is required, the Public Relations Specialist will reach out.
Summer Graduates: The Faculty/Staff Osprey Update only goes out on Monday and Friday during the summer term. Please consider this when your announcement is submitted to ensure faculty and staff will see the notification prior to you defending.
- Click Submit at the top right
- Headline (example: Master's Thesis Defense)
- Target Audience - check both boxes for Students and Faculty/Staff
- Body (example: Criminology and Criminal Justice graduate student John Smith will defense his master's thesis proposal, "Investigating...")
- Event - change to Yes and input the required fields
- Category must be Graduate Defenses
- Public Contact Information - faculty or staff member associated with defense
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Check the confirmation box that the defense will be added to the UNF Calendar of Events and click Submit
Add to the UNF Calendar of Events
Announcements do not automatically appear on the calendar. Upon submission, it will go through an approval process.
- Click Add Event at the top right
- Event Title (example: Master's Thesis Defense)
- Event Description (example: Criminology and Criminal Justice graduate student John Smith will defense his master's thesis proposal, "Investigating...")
- Event Contact - faculty or staff member associated with defense
- Event Group
- Location
- Additional Info - estimated attendance
- Event Date
- Event Time
- Select Save/View Event to preview, or Finished to submit
Digital Commons
Students are required to upload their final thesis/dissertation (PDF format), signed Certificate of Approval, and completed Availability Agreement to Digital Commons by the posted deadline. Hard copies of theses/dissertations will not be accepted by the Graduate School.
Before uploading, please verify with your committee that your document is final, and that your curriculum vitae does not contain any personal information such as your address and phone number.
Document Preparation and FormatOrder of Contents
Upload Instructions
- Access Digital Commons and login with your UNF credentials by clicking My Account from the top banner
- Click on Submit Research on the left side of the site
- Scroll down and click on UNF Theses and Dissertations
- Add your project Title and Author information
- Update information to include middle name initial and institutional affiliation; do not add multiple author lines
- Input your birth date (this is not visible to the public, but is important to distinguish authors)
- Input the year you are graduating for Year of Publication
- Select the term you are graduating for Season of Publication
- Select the type of document for Paper Type
- Select the College in which your program belongs
- Select your Degree Name
- Select your Department
- Add your committee member names starting with the First Advisor as your committee chairperson
- Select at least one Subject Category fitting your thesis/dissertation
- Add your Abstract
- Upload the final PDF version of your thesis/dissertation with an unsigned copy of your Certificate of Approval
- Upload your signed Certificate of Approval and completed Availability Agreement to Additional Files
- Source Code: If you are submitting source code, either as additional files or as the primary document, it must be submitted as a zipped file. The file should be named Last Name, What platform(s) is supported (e.g. Windows, Linux, etc.), what programming language was used (e.g. C++, perl, etc.). Example: Crawford Linuz C++
- Copyright: Permission or your attempts to seek permission for copyrighted material, such as images. The document should be named Last Name Permission.
- Click Submit one above steps are complete
Graduate Student Enrollment Requirements - Clear Prior Status
Graduate Student Enrollment Requirements
The Graduate School has implemented a continuous enrollment policy effective in fall 2021 and we encourage all incoming students to be aware of the policy expectations. The statement of the policy is below and you can read the complete policy 2.1070.
Degree-seeking graduate students are required to maintain continuous enrollment (fall and spring semesters) of at least one credit hour until degree completion, and they must be enrolled during the term (including summer) in which they graduate from the university. Summer enrollment is not required unless it is the term in which they graduate. The continuous enrollment requirement begins with the initial graduate matriculation term. The Graduate School monitors continuous enrollment and reserves the right to take action if a student fails to maintain continuous enrollment. Individual programs/departments may impose additional enrollment requirements and consequences for students who fail to maintain continuous enrollment.
Clear Prior
Students who meet all thesis/dissertation deadlines with the exception of final submission are eligible for Clear Prior status. Clear Prior status waives the requirement to enroll in the final graduation term. In order to be eligible, you must have met all posted thesis/dissertation deadlines for the current term, with the exception of submitting the final thesis/dissertation, Certificate of Approval, and Availability Agreement. Students interested in obtaining Clear Prior status are required to contact the Graduate School no later than the posted deadline of the intended graduation term.
Important Notice
Students that do not meet the above requirements, and do not apply for and receive a Leave of Absence or Clear Prior status, will receive an account hold preventing future term registration and graduation. Students without an approved Leave of Absence or Clear Prior status on file will be required to submit a Student Petition of Academic Policy. The hold will be lifted if the petition is approved.Steps
Step One
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Proposal
Upon submission of your thesis or dissertation proposal, a Thesis or Dissertation Committee Membership Form must be submitted to the Graduate School. All committee forms may be emailed to the Graduate School or mailed/dropped off at our office. The form(s) must have all signatures before submission.
- If your committee changes, you must submit a new Committee Membership Form and select that you are changing your committee.
- If a non-graduate faculty member will be on your thesis or dissertation committee, your department must complete a Request for Non-Graduate Faculty Thesis/Dissertation Committee Member. Before submitting your Committee Membership Form, verify committee member have Graduate Faculty status.
- If you would like to include an external committee member, you will need to submit the Request for External Thesis/Dissertation Committee Member Form and include a copy of their CV or resume.
IRB – Institutional Review Board and IACUC – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
If proposed research for any thesis or dissertation is subject to the federal regulations pertaining to research involving either human or animal subjects, review by the UNF Institutional Review Board (IRB) and/or UNF Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained prior to beginning such research. The measures taken to ensure the protection of human and/or animal subjects should be explicitly addressed in the researcher's discussion of methodology when applicable. Your thesis or dissertation director can advise you on whether your project requires IRB or IACUC review.
Checklist
- Thesis or Dissertation Committee Membership Form has been completed with all required signatures
- If applicable, a Request for Non-Graduate Faculty Thesis/Dissertation Committee Member Form and/or a Request for External Thesis/Dissertation Committee Member Form has been completed
- The form(s) has been submitted to the Graduate School
Step Two
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Writing the Thesis or Dissertation
Different programs have different formatting policies and follow different style manuals. Please contact your thesis or dissertation chair for college requirements.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as “intentionally or knowingly presenting the work of another as one’s own (i.e., without proper acknowledgment of the source). The sole exception to the requirement of acknowledging sources is when the ideas, information, etc., is common knowledge.” - UNF Student Handbook
Plagiarism is a very serious matter. If a student represents the ideas or words of another person as his own, this is intellectual stealing, and it is punishable by a range of actions, including even dismissal from pursuit of a degree. Students are warned to take pains to avoid all plagiarism, no matter how minor it may seem.
Editorial Services
The Graduate School requires that all dissertations and theses be submitted in final formats, ready for library submission and publication. Part of what is required for final submission of dissertations and theses is that documents be free from any errors related to language use. Grammar, spelling, and usage errors must be absent, and clarity must be uniform throughout the document. To aid in meeting this requirement, the Graduate School recommends that a student employ an editor. The Graduate School does not, however, require employing an editor, nor do we require hiring a particular editor. The hiring of an editor is a decision that should be made between the student and the thesis or dissertation director. If the decision is to hire an editor, editorial work should occur prior to the defense of the thesis or dissertation.
Copyright
All theses and dissertations at UNF are published as electronic documents in PDF format and are made available through the UNF Digital Commons. As such, it will be easy for individuals to discover unauthorized use of copyrighted materials, so it is important to proceed carefully when using copyrighted works.
Students should think carefully about the materials they plan to use in their thesis or dissertation. Copyrighted items should be presented in a scholarly way by being labeled and thoroughly explained within the text. Also ensure materials used are properly cited within the body of the document and in references.
In order to obtain copyright permission, students should:
- Contact the copyright holder (usually the publishing company, not the author) by mail or email and request permission to republish the materials.
- Indicate that their thesis or dissertation will be published electronically by the University of North Florida in their requests.
- Add any copyright permission letters (or email permissions) received from copyright holders to the UNF Digital Commons as supplemental documentation.
- Complete a Request to Reprint/Reproduce Material Covered by Copyright. Theses and dissertations without evidence of permission to reprint or reproduce materials covered by copyright will not be approved.
Each writing style has different standards for citing sources. Please review for specific information.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chicago Manual of StyleModern Language Association (MLA)
Checklist
- The correct style manual followed by the program has been used
- All work not originating with the student has been properly cited and referenced
- If applicable, copyright permission has been received and a Request to Reprint/Reproduce Material Covered by Copyright document has been obtained
- If the student and thesis or dissertation director deem it warranted, the services of a professional editor have been secured
Step Three
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Defending the Thesis or Dissertation
The Graduate School strongly recommends that a student provide at least two weeks of reading time for the members of her/his thesis or dissertation committee. The student should provide each member of their thesis or dissertation committee with a version of the thesis or dissertation fully edited, corrected, and suitable for defense.
All defenses must be held no later than posted deadline. If you are unable to defend by the posted deadline, please contact the Graduate School immediately to discuss your options.
All students must have an announcement submitted to Osprey Update by their thesis/dissertation chair or advisor to announce their defense date to faculty, staff, and students. This should be done one to two weeks prior to the defense. The Osprey Update will not be approved unless the event is first added to the UNF Calendar of Events and then submitted by your committee chair or designee.
The student will also need to provide the thesis or dissertation director with a Certificate of Approval. Only one Certificate of Approval is required.
Checklist
- Copies of the thesis or dissertation suitable for defense have been provided to all members of the thesis or dissertation committee
- The thesis or dissertation defense has been added to the UNF Calendar of Events and announced via Osprey Update
- The thesis or dissertation defense was held by the posted deadline
- The Certificate of Approval has been signed by all committee members subsequent to the defense
Step Four
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Submitting the Thesis or Dissertation to the Department
If department Chair approval of a thesis or dissertation is required by the degree program, the student should submit a copy of their thesis or dissertation to review in accordance with the department timeline. This will allow time for (1) the department Chair to read and comment on the thesis or dissertation and (2) the student to make any necessary corrections to the document. The student must upload all final documents to Digital Commons by the posted deadline.
Checklist
- The thesis or dissertation with corrections required by the thesis or dissertation committee has been submitted to the department Chair
Step Five
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Submitting the Thesis or Dissertation to the College
If college Dean approval of a thesis or dissertation is required by the degree program, the student should submit a copy of their thesis or dissertation to review in accordance with the department timeline. The student is required to submit a clean, corrected copy of their thesis or dissertation to the college Dean. It is important to allow appropriate time for (1) the college Dean to read and comment on the thesis or dissertation and (2) the student to make any the necessary corrections to the document. The student must upload all final documents to Digital Commons by the posted deadline.
Checklist
- The thesis or dissertation with corrections required by the department Chair has been submitted to the college Dean
Step Six
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Submitting the Thesis or Dissertation to the Graduate School and Digital Commons
The student is required to upload the following items to UNF Digital Commons by the posted deadline. Emailed or hard copies of the following documents will not be accepted. Upon approval by the Dean of the Graduate School, the Graduate School will submit the approved documentation for deposit of your thesis or dissertation in the UNF Library.
- One original Certificate of Approval signed by the thesis or dissertation committee members.
- A completed Thesis/Dissertation Availability Agreement Form
- The final thesis or dissertation
License Agreement for UNF Digital Commons
The UNF Library would like to showcase your work in the UNF Digital Repository with your permission. This digital library makes UNF’s unique resources accessible on a global scale. To load your theses or dissertation into our institutional repository, please download and print the Thesis/Dissertation Availability Agreement Form and upload with your final thesis or dissertation to UNF Digital Commons.
Please include a blank Certificate of Approval page in your thesis or dissertation and upload the signed Certificate of Approval page to UNF Digital Commons.
The UNF Digital Commons makes the scholarship of UNF easily available in one location online, enabling increased access to colleagues, students and the greater internet community. Works placed in the repository are more easily discovered in common internet search engines and in other academic search portals. This greater access makes it easier for researchers around the world to discover your work. The UNF Digital Commons is a valuable way to extend the scholarly output of the University of North Florida to include greater reach and increased circulation not only in Florida, but throughout the country and beyond. This initiative is in line with universities nationwide as we attempt to better serve our far reaching communities. You are welcome to browse through our collection of campus materials on Digital Commons.
Checklist
- One original Certificate of Approval has been uploaded to UNF Digital Commons
- A completed Thesis/Dissertation Availability Agreement Form has been uploaded to UNF Digital Commons
- The final thesis or dissertation has been uploaded to UNF Digital Commons