Dissertations from 2020
Calibration Transients In LIGO Detectors, Thomas Daniel Abbott
National Guard Familes: The Relationship between Institutional Discourses and Lived Experiences, Kimberly Saunier Boudreaux
Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Reproduction and Ontogeny of Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis), Charles Alexander Brown
Unprepared to be Culturally Responsive: An Examination of Secondary ESL Educators in Rural Louisiana, Danielle Marie Butcher
Interactions Among Amygdala Volume, Cortical Thickness, and Structural Connectivity in Youth: Relationship to Emotion Regulation, Peter James Castagna
First-Principle Study on the Interaction of Ligands with Gold and Effects on Catalytic Activities, Xun Cheng
Sodium Propionate and Sodium Butyrate Promote Fatty Acid Oxidation in HepG2 Cells under Oxidative Stress, Kristina Jazmin Cook
Ageism and Embodied Stereotypes: A Study of Adult Learners in Community College at Midlife, Marla Jane Erwin
Noble-Transition Alloy Absorbers for Near-Infrared Hot-Carrier Optoelectronics, Sara Karoline Figueiredo Stofela
A Study of Particle-laden Flows from Meso and Micro-scale Perspectives, Daniel Guedes de Oliveira
Mixed Messages: Reading Contemporary U.S. Literature of Biracial Girlhood, Candice Nicole Hale
Concentrations, Sources and Health Risks of Particulate Matter in Southeast US: Current Status and Future Changes, Fenglin Han
Emerson's Idealist Poetics: Emerson, Rödl, and the Life of Nature, Robert Darren Hutchinson
Liability of the Structural Engineer: Establishing, Quantifying, and Managing Risks, Justin Thomas Ittmann
Automatic Shoreline Digitization and Mesh Element Sizing for Hydrodynamic Modeling, Henok Kefelegn
Field Investigation on Point Bar Dynamics and Planform Evolution in Meandering Rivers, Taylor Rowley
Vibrational and Electronic Structure of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals Formed on Metal Oxide Nanoclusters and Single-Crystal Surfaces, Nadra Ibrahim Sakr
Constructing Interests Through Discourse: An Examination of Renewable Energy Industry Associations, Katelynn Marie Sell
Neural, Behavioral and Molecular Alterations in Mouse Models of Schizophrenia, Razia Sultana
Experimental and Computational Tools for Single Cell Analysis in Cancer Diagnostics, Manibarathi Vaithiyanathan
Size-selective Catalysis by Encapsulated Metal Nanoparticles, Laibao Zhang
Dissertations from 2019
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Ecological Succession and Land Development Along a Coastal Deltaic Floodplain Chronosequence, Anika Abena Campbell Aarons
Characterizing the Roles of Nuclear Proteins DBC1, G9A, and GLP in Adipocyte Function and Metabolic Health, Ashley Ann Able
Phase Estimation in Linear and Nonlinear Interferometers, Sushovit Adhikari
Design of Metamaterials for Optics, Abiti Adili
History, Politics, and Religion in the Life and Compositions of Sahba Aminikia, Sinella Aghasi Moshabad
Experimental and Numerical Study of Dynamic Water Control in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs, Younes Ahmed Alblooshi
From Preparation to Practice: A Qualitative Study Examining the Perceptions of General Education Teachers, Kemba Ayanna Allen
Social Determinants of Health Inequality: Predictors of HIV Transmission among African Americans in the Deep South, Kayla Allison
Sodium Reduction Through Salt Substitute Mixtures, Visual Cues, and Salt Level Statements, and Its Effects on Consumer Perception: A Case of Barbecue Sauce, Jose Ramon Alonso Marenco
Multiple Voices in the Poetry of Transculturation: Reading Contemporary Ex-Phonic Poetry through Muwaššah: Ryoko Sekiguchi, Etel Adnan, and Suheir Hammad, Thana Al-Shakhs
An Airlifted Tidal Mesocosm for Oil Degradation Studies, Daniel Christopher Alt
Ukrainian Folklore Influences in the Music of Myroslav Skoryk: Historical Background and Performance Guide to Selected Violin Works, Iuliia Alyeksyeyeva
Factors Influencing Retirement Decision Making for Louisiana State Government Employees, Osama A. Amous
Insights into the Collaborative Process between Electronic Music Composers and Commissioning Saxophonists, Taylor Barbay Assad
The Use of Geospatial Modeling and Novel Diagnostics to Detect and Map Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Feira de Santana, Brazil, Ryan Harry Avery
Toward the Impact of Particulate Matter on Human Health: Evaluation of Fluorescent Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (EPFR) Surrogates, Ansonia Badgett
Population Dynamics and Demographics of Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, Through Spatial Analysis: Towards an Integrative Management Approach, Ashley Melancon Baer
Modeling Melodic Dictation, David John Baker
Electromagnetic Sum Rules and Response Functions from the Symmetry-Adapted No-Core Shell Model, Robert Byron Baker
Electrification Ionization: Fundamentals and Applications, Bijay Kumar Banstola
The Drosophila Neuroblasts: A Model System For Human Ribosomopathies, Sonu Shrestha Baral
The Value of Benevolence: Wealth, Philanthropy, and Police Power Before the Civil War, Thomas Ewing Barber
Primary Homogeneous Pathways of Lignin Depolymerization in Gas Phase, Mohamad Barekati-Goudarzi
The Tripartite Interaction Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Rice, and Insects, Lina Bernaola Alvarado
Insights into the Role of Vibrio PecS - a MarR Bacterial Transcriptional Regulator., Nabanita Bhattacharyya
Genetic Analysis of Drought Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Uttam Bhattarai
Old School for the New School: Discussing the Importance of Motown Records in American Music History, Crystal Darcell Birdsong
Coupled Pore-to-Continuum Multiscale Modeling of Dynamic Particle Filtration Processes in Porous Media, John Rayner Blears
Aristotle's Quarrel with Socrates: Friendship in Political Thought, John Boersma
Coupled Landscape and Channel Dynamics Across the Ganges-Brahmaputra Tidal-Fluvial Continuum, Southwest Bangladesh, Edwin Jefferson Bomer IV
Effective Use of Information Systems for Emergency Management: a Representation Theory Perspective, Dario Bonaretti
A Critical Edition of the Bachianas Brasileiras Nº2 for Piano and Cello by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Henrique Borges Gomes
Cost Effective, Highly Efficient Wireless Power Transfer Systems for EV Battery Charging, Amir Masoud Bozorgi
Rule-Governed Behavior: Teaching Essential School Readiness Skills via Rule-Following to Children with Autism, Rachel Lorraine Bradley
Improving the Food Safety of Louisiana Strawberry Industry, Jose L. Brandao Delgado
Modeling Chemical Reactivity in Aqueous and Organic Systems: From Electronic Structure Methods to Force Field Development, Caitlin Gibson Bresnahan
Phylogeny and Evolution of Swallows (Hirundinidae) With a Transcriptomic Perspective on Seasonal Migration, Clare Elisabeth Brown
Hourly Precipitation Climatology of the Southeast United States, Vincent Brown
Composition and Ecology of Avian Communities Along Elevational Gradients in Borneo, Ryan Christian Burner
The Impact of Anthropogenic Noise on Fish Behavior, Communication, and Development, Julie Butler
Influencing Factors on the Velocity and Temperature of Propagating Fronts in Acrylate Composites, Samuel Morris Bynum
An Examination of the Technical Adequacy, Classification Accuracy, and Usability of the SSIS SEL Screening/Process Monitoring Scales in Elementary School Populations, Shelby McCoy Byrd .
Evaluating the Impact of Intrusive Advising on Undergraduate Student Retention, Rebecca E. Caire
Performance Study of Link Slab Continuity in Prestressed Concrete Bridges, Marco Tulio Canales Jr
Atomic Force Microscopy Tip-enhanced Laser Ablation, Fan Cao
Beyond the Transcript: A Narrative Analysis of Students' Experiences with Academic Dismissal in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program, Angela Edwards Capello
An Examination of the Effects of Post-Identification Feedback on Jurors, Daniella Cash
Dehn Functions of Bestvina-Brady Groups, Yu-Chan Chang
A Comprehensive Techno-Economic Framework for Shale Gas Exploitation and Distribution in the United States, Jorge Asis Charbel Chebeir
Near Infrared GUMBOS and NanoGUMBOS for Biomedical Applications, Mi Chen
Distributed Wireless Algorithms for RFID Systems: Grouping Proofs and Cardinality Estimation, Vanya D. Cherneva
Effect of Environmental Factors and Residual Sanitizers on Survival and Attachment of Indicator Organism and Human Pathogens on Fresh Produce, Vijay Singh Chhetri
Sensory Analysis for Determining the Influence of Visual Stimuli upon Eating Experiences, Pitchayapat Chonpracha
Production of Oyster Flavor Powder from Byproducts of the Gulf of Mexico Oyster Industry Using a Combination of Hydrolyzation, Ultrafiltration, and Spray Drying Technologies, Alexander Chouljenko
Examining the Mechanisms of Religious Ecology on Population Health and Material Well-Being, Joseph Andrew Clark
Empathic Responsivity and Callous-Unemotional Traits Across Development, Julia Elizabeth Clark
Strategically Engaging the Third Mission: A Comparative International Case Study of Alternative Revenue Strategies Between the U.S. Flagship University and the European World Class University (WCU), Harry Michael Clayton
Geometric Problems in Robot Exploration, Wyatt Preston Clements
Inside Voice: Charlotte Smith, (In)Sensibility, and Emotional Cadences in Lyric Silence, Christie Marie Cognevich
The Genetic and Epigenetic Effects of Pre-Treatment with the Small Molecule Inhibitors CHIR99021, PD0325901, and NuP0178 on Bovine Fetal Fibroblast Cells, Laura Whitney Coley
Prevalence and Control of Salmonella spp. and Sanitary Indicator Microorganisms in Wild Caught and Farm Raised Catfish (Ictalurus Punctatus), Bilan Costley Jessie
The Application of Nonverbal Prosody in Scratches, An Original Composition For Trumpet and Chamber Ensemble, Shane Courville
Increasing the Inclusion of Women Composers in the Wind Band Repertoire: Pale As Centuries by Sarah Kirkland Snider, Clifton Gerod Croomes
Examining the Role of Job Resources as Moderators in the Relationship Between Job Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Quit Intention in Teachers, Leanna Becnel Cupit
Stochastic Energy Management of Reconfigurable Power Grids in the Presence of Renewable Energy by Considering Practical Limitations, Morteza Dabbaghjamanesh
Dynamical Modeling in Cell Biology with Ordinary Differential Equations, Renee Marie Dale
Institutions, Market Concentrations, and Trade, Joy Das
Improving Power Network Resilience Against Threats, Hamzeh Davarikia
Thelonious Monk's Prototypical Style: Close and Distant Readings of Jazz Stylings, Connor Davis
The Impact of Experimentally-Induced Perceived Discrimination on Substance Use, Kimberlye Elise Dean
Conductors' Annotated Scores: A Comprehensive Study, Leandro de Magalhaes Gazineo