Dissertations from 2018
Sell Yourself: Building a Foundational Structure Around an Institution's Position in the College Application Process, Brock Thomas Adams
A Conductor's Guide to Ariel Ramirez's Misa Por La Paz y La Justicia, Andrew David Alegria
A Study of the Lived Experience of African American Males who Transition from Out-of-Home Care to Postsecondary Education, Marvin Cain Alexander
Unintended Consequences of the Dodd-Frank $10 Billion Asset Size Threshold, Laura Camille Alford
Brewed Awakening: Re-imagining Education in Three Nineteenth-Century New Orleans Coffee Houses, Robyn Rene Andermann
Evaluation of Dopaminergic and Antidopaminergic Agents for Use in Equine Metabolic Physiology, Nicole Arana Valencia
Essays on Health Economics: The Impact of Public Policy on Health and Labor Market Outcomes, Grace Ellis Arnold
Jews and the Sources of Religious Freedom in Early Pennsylvania, Jonathon Derek Awtrey
Evolution of Alu Elements in the Saimiri and Papio Lineages of Primates, Jasmine Nicole Brown Baker
Unavoidable Immersions and Intertwines of Graphs, Matthew Christopher Barnes
A Climatology of Precipitation Days Throughout the Continguous United States, Rudy J. Bartels
Effect of Increasing Levels of Monosilicic Acid on Arsenic and Phosphorus Sorption in Soil, Flávia Bastos Agostinho
DEVELOPING NANOPORE ELECTROMECHANICAL SENSORS WITH TRANSVERSE ELECTRODES FOR THE STUDY OF NANOPARTICLES/BIOMOLECULES, Mohammadsadegh Beheshti
Childhood Interrupted: An Autoethnography of Supporting Learning, Development, and Foster Parenting, Alica LeGaye Benton
"Swallowing a World": Globalization and the Maximalist Novel, Benjamin S. Bergholtz
Chemotherapeutic Applications of Rhodamine Based NanoGUMBOS, Nimisha Bhattarai
Mechanical and Physical Properties of Fluorogypsum-Cement-Fly Ash Blends for Artificial Reef and Coastal Protection Structures, Yasser Bigdeli
Differential Effects of Mindful Breathing and Loving-Kindness Meditation Exercises on College Students' Mental Health, Sarah J. Bolognino
A Preliminary Examination of the Time and Organization Preparation System-College (TOPS-C) with Undergraduate Students, Ashley Elizabeth Bordelon
A Cycle of Giving: Transforming Individuals, Transforming Community in a Louisiana Children's Choir, Jason Paul Bowers
The Well-Rounded Musician: A New Degree Path for Horn in Jazz, Lauren M. Braud
Accelerated Broadband Spectra and Attosecond Charge Migration Simulations using Real-Time Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory, Adam S. Bruner
Essays on Stock Repurchases and Exchange Listing, Dung Thi Bui
A Performer’s Guide to Poema de Sete Faces, Song Cycle by Jeffrey Perry, Paulo Henrique Campos Silva
Madden-Julian Oscillation Relationships with Cool Season Cyclogenesis, Daily Precipitation, and Cool Season Severe Weather Frequencies in the Gulf of Mexico Region, Stephen Paul Caparotta
Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra by Lou Harrison: A Study Guide, Deborah Sophia Carneiro Ribeiro
Numerical Experiment of Sediment Dynamics over a Dredged Pit on the Louisiana Shelf, Nazanin Chaichitehrani
Synthesis and Characterization of Covalent Adaptable Networks Comprised of Dynamic Imine and Aminal Covalent Bonds, Albert Chao
Development of a Slab-based Monte Carlo Proton Dose Algorithm with a Robust Material-dependent Nuclear Halo Model, John Wesley Chapman Jr
Role of Neutrophils in the Modulation of Host Responses to Human Respiratory Pneumovirus Infection, Nagarjuna Reddy Cheemarla
A Conductor's Guide to Gabriel Jackson's To the Field of Stars, Joshua Glenn Cheney
Penny and Pound: Unpacking the Impacts of the Fringe Economy on Household Economic Wellbeing, Zibei Chen
An Annotated Bibliography of Percussion Works by Stanley Leonard, Kyle Douglas Cherwinski
Higher Energy Gap Control of Fluorescence in Conjugated Polymers, Chien-Hung Chiang
Broadband Measurement and Reduction of Quantum Radiation Pressure Noise in the Audio Band, Jonathan Daniel Cripe
Electrocatalytic Properties of Ni-Fe BasedAlloys Toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Xiaodan Cui
Investigation of Structure and Dynamics of Deep Eutectic Solvent Using Infrared Spectroscopy, Yaowen Cui
Describing the Education Reform Landscape: A Typology of State Charter School Laws, William Flanary Dabney Jr.
An Essay on Fiscal Policy Transmissions in Currency Union, Nikhil Damodaran
A Study of Scalability and Cost-effectiveness of Large-scale Scientific Applications over Heterogeneous Computing Environment, Arghya K. Das
Examining Anxiety and Achievement Goal Theory in Physical Activity Settings, Timothy Michael Dasinger
Entropic Bounds on Two-Way Assisted Secret-Key Agreement Capacities of Quantum Channels, Noah Anthony Davis
Shifting Niche Space in Coastal Landscapes: Spatio-temporal Patterns Driving Submerged Aquatic Vegetation across the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Kristin Elise DeMarco
MyMathLab Educational Intervention to Enhance Student Performance in Calculus I at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Sheila Duplechain DeRouen
Predictors of Graduate Students' Self-Efficacy for Working with Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families, Cassie M. Dinecola
Endocytosis and the Nitric Oxide-Dependent Release of Chloride, Vernon K. Dunn Jr
Experimental Evaluation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Pyrolysis by Dielectric Heating and Thermocatalytic Upgrading of Pyrolysis Vapors Via Iron-Doped Montmorillonite Clay Catalyst, Candice Raffaela Ellison
Weary At Work: A Conservation of Resources Approach to Understanding Job-Related Boredom, Candace Angela Esken
Two Results in Drawing Graphs on Surfaces, Joshua E. Fallon
Heuristics for Client Assignment and Load Balancing Problems in Online Games, Shawn Michael Farlow
Free-Radical Polymerization of Acid-Containing Deep Eutectic Solvents, Kylee Fazende
Impact of Temperature, Plant Species, and Sorghum Cultivar on the Population Dynamics of Melanaphis sacchari, Monique Ferreira de Souza
Chemosensory Communication and Neural Substrates of Social Behavior in the African Cichlid Fish, Astatotilapia burtoni, Karen Elizabeth Field
Characterization of the Interaction Between R. Conorii and Human Host Vitronectin in Rickettsial Pathogenesis, Abigail Inez Fish
“Breathless Zeal and Careless Confidence”: German Propaganda in World War I (1914-1918), Elisabeth Fondren
Characterizing Cytoplasmic Maturation and Improving Competence of Bovine In Vitro Matured Oocytes, Brittany Alanna Foster
Evaluation of Oncolytic and Immunomodulatory Potential of the HSV-1 Live-Attenuated Vaccine Strain VC2 in an Immunocompetent Murine Melanoma Model, Natalie Wall Fowlkes
Endocannabinoid Metabolome of Human Breast Milk, Adriana V. Gaitan Espinoza
On the Computation of the Rate-Equivocation Region for Wyner's Wire-tap Channels, Meena Gangula
Healthcare Utilization & Health Behaviors among Older Adults: The Role of Insurance, Jennifer Rose Geiger
Jane Austen's Hidden Bodies: Adaptation as Critical Commentary, Elizabeth Gilliland
A Phenomenological Investigation into the Impact of the College Student Union on Student Engagement at a Historically Black University, Nathalie Nicole Godfrey
Templates for Representable Matroids, Kevin Manuel Grace
Development of the Routines and Time Management Inventory for Young Adults, Morgan Ashwill Grinnell
The Effects of Metal Speciation, Content and Cluster Size in Fly Ash on PCDD/F Formation, Xia Guan
Reasonable Exceptions: Supreme Court Rhetoric and the Right to Privacy, Lindsay Susan Head
System Nonlinear Performance of Low-Rise Buildings under Database-Assisted Hurricane Loads, Jing He
Analysis of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Resources across the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Communities and Biomass, Eva R. Hillmann
Investigating Early-Career Teacher Propensity for Arts-Based Pedagogy, Jamie Allison Hipp
The Tensile Root Strength of Emergent Coastal Macrophytes, Lauris Olivia Hollis
Throughput and Yield Improvement for a Continuous Discrete-Product Manufacturing System, Md Shahriar J. Hossain
Participation and Representation: Does Risk Acceptance Influence the Decision Making of Political Actors?, Joshua Daniel Hostetter
At the Edge of Humanity: American Indian Legal Identity and the Development of American Citizenship, Zachary Charles Isenhower
Mari Folk Music Influences on Andrei Eshpai's Viola Concerto, Vengerskie Napevy (Hungarian Tunes), and a Transcription of Hungarian Tunes for Viola in the Viola Repertoire, Anna Petrovna Ivanova
Pore-Scale and Conventional Wettability Measurement Considerations for Improving Certainty of Geological CO2 Sequestration, Mohammad Jafari
The Medium Is the Movement: The Internet's Influence on Feminist Rhetorical Strategies, Christine Nicole Jeansonne
Computational Analysis of Papionini Evolution Using Alu Insertions, Vallmer Edward Jordan II
How Do New Media Environments Influence Consumer Responses to Advertising? A Meta-Analytic Approach to Ad Avoidance, A-Reum Jung
Image Processing Applications in Real Life: 2D Fragmented Image and Document Reassembly and Frequency Division Multiplexed Imaging, Houman Kamran Habibkhani and Houman Kamran Habibkhani
Automated Merging Control Algorithm: A Cooperative Approach for Connected Automated Vehicles in Platoons, Sogand Karbalaieali
Exploring the Role of RNA Polymerase III Complex Assembly on Ribosomal DNA Silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kyle Thomas Kern
Formation Control of Nonholonomic Multi-Agent Systems, Milad Khaledyan
Ultrafast and Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials, Rami Anthony Khoury
The Effect of Community Violence Exposure On Self-Reported Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents: The Role of Social Support Versus Family Cohesion, Blair Burke Kreiger
Extended Techniques for Intermediate Violin Students, Mariana Krewer
Dimers on Cylinders over Dynkin Diagrams and Cluster Algebras, Maitreyee Chandramohan Kulkarni
Delivering Entrapped Lactobacillus Plantarum NCIMB 8826 with Cereal-Legume Infant-Weaning Food to Improve Children's Gastrointestinal Health, Emmanuel Kyereh
What Motivates Children to Respond? Functional Analysis and Intervention of Math Computation Fluency, Catherine Rose Lark
Investigating eLearning Continuance Through Expectation Disconfirmation Theory, Susana Reyes Lee
An Examination of Preimplantation Embryos and Endometrium Developed During Induced Aluteal Cycles in the Mare, Chelsey Audra Leisinger
Louisiana Urban and Suburban Homeowners’ Fertilizer Management Behavioral Beliefs, Intentions, and Past Behaviors, Natalie Levy
Conservation of Freshwater Live-bearing Fishes: Development of Germplasm Repositories for Goodeids, Yue Liu
Interaction of Cocoa Powder with Intestinal Microbiota, Zuyin Li
The Effects of Tree Plantations and Land Use on Natural Regeneration of Woody Plants in the Tropics: Diversity, Species Composition, Successional Dynamics, and Functional Traits, John Benjamin Longworth