Dissertations from 2024
Development and Factors Influencing the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Engineered Geopolymer Composites (EGCs), Ruwa Abufarsakh
STUDIES OF THE MOLECULAR ROLE OF DDX3X IN REGULATION OF TRANSLATION INITIATION DURING STRESS, Abdelmonsif Ahmed
INCUBATING EDUCATION: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF LOUISIANA ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS WHEN PILOTING A 4-H STEM SCHOOL ENRICHMENT CURRICULUM, Crystal Rose Ahrens
Time, Place, & Purpose: The Performance of Creole Identity in Louisiana, Rachel N. Aker
Xenoromanticism: On an Ethics After Individuality, Nicholas James Alexandre
A Machine Learning Framework for Understanding Satellite and Medical Imagery, Khalid Hamad Alnafisah Sr
Yiannis Constantinidis "Petite Suite" for Violin and Piano Transcribed for Cello Quarte: Synthesizing Foreign Inspirations and Greek Folk Melodies to Shape a Distinct National and Individual Genre., Eirini Triantafyllia Barouta
A History of Fire and Ice on Mars: Using Remote Sensing to Examine the Chemical Origins of Volcanism, Liquid Water, and Regolith-Ice on Mars, Augustus Bates
PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, Ashleigh R. Borgmeyer
Humanitarian Watchdogs: The Impact of Humanitarian Aid on State Behavior, Kevin David Bradley
Petrogenesis of Key Archean Metamorphic Lithologies from the Eastern Beartooth Mountains, Montana, USA, Larry Fisher Cliff-Tuttle
IN SEARCH OF THE ARMORIAL AESTHETIC: THE COUNTER-REFORM OF ARIANO SUASSUNA AND THE COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN CLOVIS PEREIRA’S SUITE MACAMBIRA, Wagner De Oliveira Duarte
ATTOCHEMISTRY REGULATION OF CHARGE MIGRATION, Aderonke Folorunso
DEATH, DREAMING, AND DIASPORA: ACHIEVING ORIENTATION THROUGH AFRO-SPIRITUALITY, Liz Johnston and Jaime Elizabeth Johnston
SOIL IMPROVEMENT USING FUNGAL MYCELIUM OF TRICHODERMA VIRENS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES OF MUD DAUBER, Park Joon Soo
The Dismal Science of Union: An Environmental History of Pro-Slavery Political Economy, Kennon Howell Keiser Jr.
"In the Footsteps of Hercules": The Influence of Classical Antiquity on Eighteenth-Century Militaries, Scott Madere
POWER GRID RESILIENCY ENHANCEMENT AGAINST FLOOD-INDUCED HAZARDS, Mohadese Movahednia
Wondering Together: Professional Development And Self-Efficacy Of Elementary Science Teachers, Brittany Pike
Between Olympus and Golgotha: Adolf von Harnack, Werner Jaeger, and the Cultural Politics of Humanism and Higher Education in the Weimar Republic, Robert L. Powers
The Writer is the Sun: A Case Study of a Culturally Responsive and Antiracist Elementary Writing Workshop, Kyley T. Pulphus
Application of Learning Processes for Improving Last-Mile Logistics Optimization at Scale, Seyedeh Shaghayegh Rabbanian
Mapping the Linguistic Requirements and Mismatches that Occur when Middle School Students Engage with Mathematical Word Problems, Laurie C. Richard
In-Person, Hybrid, or Remote: Exploring the Effectiveness of Teacher Practices on Student Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Ashley M. Segalla
Auslander-Reiten Triangles on a Bounded Derived Category of Constructible Complexes, Vishnu Prasad Sivaprasad
Producing Digital Reflections of Reality through Intercultural Filmmaking and Multisensory Engagement, Trai Thomas
Large Eddy Simulation of Wind Effects on Elevated Low-rise Buildings via an improved DSRFG Inflow Generation Method, Xiangjie Wang
The Equity Elevator vs. Equity Staircase Effect: A study of Organizational Barriers faced by African American Employees within Public & Private Organizations in Louisiana, Micah B. Whitmore
Development of Design Method for Geosynthetic Reinforced Flexible Pavements, Mehdi Zadehmohamad
Dissertations from 2023
Size Effects in Additively Manufactured Inconel-718 Thin Elements and Cellular Structures, Reem Abdelkarim Abo Znemah
Racial Differences in Parenting Factors and Their Effects on Youth Anxiety and Depression, Paige Fadeke Adenuga
A Long Screw-Driven Continuum Robot with Soft Exterior, Shahrior Ahmed
Understanding and Manipulating the Spillover Effects in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Divakar Reddy Aireddy
Vibriosis: An Integrated Study of Ecology, State Policy, and Health Communication, Ruth Akintoye
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE BENEFITS OF HOME ELEVATION, Ayat Al Assi
Non-equilibrium Colloidal Phenomena in Magnetic Fields and Photoillumination: From Controlling Living Microbots to Understanding Microplastics, Ahmed Al Harraq
Software-Defined Networking Security Techniques and the Digital Forensics of the SDN Control Plane, Abdullah Alshaya
Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) of Agronomic, Forage, and Milling Traits in a Southeastern US Oat Association Panel, Kelly Joseph Arceneaux
INFLUENCES ON PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM’S COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM IN COASTAL COUNTIES IN LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA, Jennifer E. Argote
Synthesis of an Acinetobacter Baumannii Lipooligosaccharide Subunit, James M. Armstrong II
miRNA As Systemic Mediators For Environmentally Persistent Free Radical-Induced Cardiovascular Dysfunction, Ankit Aryal
CROSS-RACIAL TRANSFERENCE: RACE, AFFECT, AND THE FLESH IN THE AMERICAN MODERNIST NOVEL, Rei Asaba
“WHY WE PLAY THE GAME”: AN EXPLORATION OF SPORT EMPLOYEES’ CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF MEANINGFUL WORK, Nathan Baer
PRODUCTIVITY OF WOOD DUCKS, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS, AND HOODED MERGANSERS USING NEST BOXES IN LOUISIANA, Dylan L. Bakner
Measurement of Near-Threshold Proton Branching Ratios in 31S Important for Novae, Sudarsan Balakrishnan
First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Study of Liquid Iron-Rich Alloys Under Conditions of the Earth’s Core, Dipendra Banjara
Cyberinet: Integrated Semi-Modular Sensors for the Computer-Augmented Clarinet, Matthew Bardin
Sequence-Defined Ionic Peptoid Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and the Role of Charge Patterning, Bailee N. Barrett
COSMOPOLITANISM AS ANONYMOUS VULNERABILITY: A RE-EXAMINATION OF CONTEMPORARY PERSIAN, FRENCH, AND AMERICAN NOVELS, Negar Basiri
SVIP Dependent Tubular Lysosomal Restoration: A New Direction in VCP Diseases, Ankita Basu
Ligand Modification of Mo(VI) Dioxo Complexes Toward Investigation of Photocatalytic C-H Activation, Courtney Linanne Baumberger
Analytic Continuation of Toeplitz Operators and Commuting Families of C*-Algebras, Khalid Bdarneh
Contribution of the Microbiome on Reproductive Outcomes During Pregnancy, Kalie Beckers
Harmonies of Dissent: The Role of Speech Acts and Necropolitics in the Music of the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution., Elvis J. Bendaña Rivas
Rapid Intensification as a Crucial Hurricane Hazard: Educating and Empowering Young Stakeholders affected by Hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, Kathleen M. Benedetto
FIRST-PRINCIPLES AND MACHINE LEARNING INVESTIGATION OF REFRACTORY HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS AND CONVENTIONAL ALLOYS., Uttam Bhandari
Analog Cosmology and Superfluidity in Atomic Gases and Electronic Materials, Anshuman Bhardwaj
Visual Analytics and Modeling of Materials Property Data, Diwas Bhattarai
Dry Reforming Of Methane Over Substituted Lanthanum Zirconate Pyrochlore Catalysts, Srikar Bhattar
Stabilizing Control Schemes for Grid-Connected Hybrid PV-Energy Storage Systems, Indra Narayana Bhogaraju
Crystal Symmetry and Physical Properties of Selected Intermetallic Compounds, Joanna Blawat
MANAGING STUDENT BEHAVIOR: OCCUPATIONAL AND DISCRIMINATION-RELATED STRESS AS MODERATED BY COPING RESOURCES, Madeline S. Blocker
Integrating Germplasm Repositories into Oyster Aquaculture Systems at the Pathway, Center, and Network Levels, Sarah R. Bodenstein
Effects of Research Dissemination Vehicle Use on Preservice Teacher Candidate Knowledge Acquisition, Allie Jenkins Boquet
A Descriptive Study of Screening Practices and Outcomes of Bilingual Spanish/English Children, Mariajose Bosanko
"Feeling Who I Am": Developing a Theory of Intersectional Emotional Expression in the Workplace, Terrance Boyd
Determination of the Internal Return Mechanism Catalyzed by Enzyme VldE: Molecular Dynamics Analysis, Derek Rodney Bratcher
Hybrid Modeling for Electrochemical Systems, Luis Alejandro Briceno-Mena
Essays on the Economics of Health and Education, Thao Bui
Anionic Supramolecular Coordination Cages Based on Catecholate Ligands: Synthesis, Electrochemical Properties, and Encapsulation of Redox-active Probes, Ryan Joseph Bujol
The Effectiveness of Eye-Hand Coordination Training in Virtual Reality, Kelley Burger
On Virtue Ethics Theory and Elementary Music Education, Joshua Burgos
Beyond Machine Learning: An fMRI Domain Adaptation Model for Multi-study Integration, Lauryn Michelle Burleigh
Plato's Republics: A Dramatic Interpretation of the Early Cities in Plato's "Republic", Simeon Burns
Eco-Orientalism: Settler-Colonial Fields of Knowledge in the Contemporary Climate Imagination, Victoria C. Bush
Switch-like Behavior of Lysosomes and VCP Supports Spermatocyte Health and Development in Drosophila, Tyler James Butsch
Jeff Scott’s "Startin’ Sumthin’, Composed for the Monmouth Winds," Transcribed for Full Wind Band, Trevor Butts
Assessing the Preservation of Black Cultural Heritage in Baton Rouge, Kirsten Lashay Campbell
What Happens Online Doesn't Stay Online: Female Elected Officials' Experiences with Online Harassment, Sarah M. Carpenter
THE FABRICATION OF NEARLY MONODISPERSE CHIRAL AND ACHIRAL PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS, MaCayla J. Caso
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of the Olfactory System in the Formosan Subterranean Termite, Paula Castillo
The Kinetic Characterization of Malonyl-CoA Reductase, Mirela Cavuzic
Two Island Nations: Commerce, Culture, and Anglo-Japanese Relations in the Nineteenth Century, Sabrina Rae Cervantez
Benevolent Sexism, Misogynoir and Violence: What Part Do Social and Structural Systems Play in Violence Against Women?, Caitlin A. Charles
IRRADIATION EFFECTS ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL BASED DEVICES, CHINTAN P. CHAVDA
A Comparative Analysis of Models of Cybersecurity in Louisiana Public School Systems, Bonnie B. Chelette
Consumer Behavior and Customer Service on Social Media Platforms, Huai-Tzu Cheng
Problem Recognition In Culturally Diverse Parent Mental Health Help Seeking, Grace Chen
First-principles Simulations of Attosecond Transient X-ray Absorption, Min Chen
Sexuality and the Digital Platform Economy, Alexandra Perry Chiasson
Reconstruction of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy-Computed Tomography, Chia-Lung Chien
Cell-Specific Role of IL4Rα Signaling in Allergic Asthma, Ishita Choudhary
Effective Connectivity of Functional MRI via Deep Learning Methods, Kai-Cheng Chuang