Dissertation Titles Spring 2003 to present (dissertations may be found online at http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/etd.html)

Spring 2003
Hector Dorbecker (Chair: Fritz Roka)
Factors Affecting the Productivity of Citrus Harvesters

Summer 2003
Amanda Briggs (Chair: Bob Degner)
Probit and Ordered Profit Analysis of the Demand for Fresh Sweet Corn

Maria Jose Castillo (Chair: Richard Beilock)
Land Privatization and Titleing as a Strategy to Diminish Land Loss and Facilities Access to Credit the Case of Communal Landowners in the Peninsula of Santa Elena, Ecuador

Stephen Church (Chair: Peter Hildebrand)
Impact of Irrigation on Technology Adoption by Smallholder Households fo the Santa Elena Peninsual, Ecuador

Fall 2003
Wendy Rubinstein (Chair: Sherry Larkin)
Conjoint Analysis Addressing Eco-Labeling for Marine Ornamentals Along the Marketing Chain

Spring 2004
Emilio Hernandez (Chair: P.J. vanBlokland)
Evaluating the Sustainability of a Select Group of Nicaraguan Finance Institutions

Yan Liu (Chair: Richard Kilmer)
Derivation of Product Level Import Demand and Choice of Functional Farm

Christian Salnars (Chair: John Vansickle)
Evaluation of Basic Levels as Contrast Approach to Maturity in the United States Live Cattle Futures Market

Xumin Zhang (Chair: Lisa House)
An Evaluation of Factors Influencing Away-From-Home Consumption of Crawfish in the Gulf Region

Summer 2004
Liliana Alencastro (Chair: Sherry Larkin)
Hobbyist Preferences for Marine Ornamental Fish: An Examination of Source, Guarantee, and Eco-Labeling Attributes

Brian Condon (Chair: Clyde Kiker)
Ecosysstem Services and Conservation Alternatives: A Case Study of Public Preferences and Values in Northeast Florida

Maria Garcia-Casellas (Chair: Tim Hewitt)
Economic Analysis of Pest Management in Peanuts

Paul Jaramillo (Chair: Lisa House)
Strategic Analysis and Recommendations for XYZ Research Corporation

Spring 2005
Erika Knight (Chair: Lisa House)
Evaluation of Consumer Preferences Regarding Goat Meat in Florida

Summer 2005
Christian Iniguez (Chair: Ronald Ward)
Demand Shifts in Outlet Selection in the United States Market for Fresh Flowers

Leigh Love (Chair: James Sterns)
The Diet Culture Phenomenon and Its Effects on the United States Orange Industry

Athur Mabiso (Chair: James Sterns)
Estimating Consumers Willingness-To-Pay for Country-Of-Origin Labels in Fresh Apples and Tomatoes: A Double-Hurdle Probit Analysis of U.S. Data  Using Factor Scores

Wei Zhou (Chair: Ronald Ward)
Demand for Olive Oil in German Restaurants

Oscar Ferrara (Chair: Ronald Ward)
Brand Preferences Among Meats: An Application of Probit Models

Fall 2005
Jennie Varela (Chair: Donna Lee)
Effects of Everglades Restoration on Sugar Cane Farming in the Everglades Agricultural Area

Spring 2006
Anne Jones (Chair: Lisa House)
Food Advertising During Children's Television Programming

Summer 2006
Andreea Capanu (Chair: Ronald Ward)
Non-Calendar Demand for Fresh Cut Flowers: An Application of Tobit Model for Estimating Market Penetration and Buying Frequency

Jiaoju Ge (Chair: Allen Wysocki)
Simulation Modeling and Cost Benefit Analysis for Technology Adoption on International Tomato Supply Chain Distribution System

Anne Hildebrand (Chair: Richard Kilmer)
he Impact of ENSO Climate Phenomenon on Florida Fresh Tomato Prices

Katherine Carter-Finn (Chair: Donna Lee)
Socio-Economic Impacts of Controlling Melealuca in South Florida

Fall 2006
Jessica Musengezi (Chair: Sherry Larkin)
Preferences for a Proposed Capacity Reduction Program in the Atlantic Shark Fishery

Summer 2007
Santiago Bucaram (Chair: Donna Lee)
The Impact of Invasive Aquatic Plants on the Recreational Value of Florida's Freshwater Areas

Anafrida Bwenge (Chair: Rod Clouser)
The Impact of Invasive Upland Plants on the Recreational Value of Florida's Natural Areas

Mayra Villacis (Chair: Donna Lee)
A Base Model for Tourism Demand in Florida

Lan Cheng (Chair: Chuck Moss)
Hperbolic Tangent Yield Function of Florida Citrus