Dissertations from 2023
A Klebsiella Pneumoniae Membrane Protein Family Required for Antibiotic Resistance, Capsule Formation, and Virulence, Vijay Tiwari
THE EFFECTS OF AMIRA LEARNING ON LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, Caroline C. Tolentino
INVESTIGATIONS OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC AND VECTOR-BORNE VIRUSES AT THE JUNCTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, HUMAN, AND ANIMAL HEALTH, Erik A. Turner
Applications of Cone Penetration Testing in Organic Soils in Coastal Louisiana, Hanssel Omar Ulloa
Effects of a Major Hurricane on Dynamics, Structure, and Composition of Mississippi River Delta Forests, Lance C. Umlang
The Role of Metallothioneins in Copper Homeostasis in Arabidopsis, Matthew Vandal
Communicating Nature-Society Relationships in Coastal Louisiana: An Evaluation of the Ecosystem Services Framework, Vanessa van Heerden
Influence of Mechanical Stress on Silica Particle Distributions in Polymers, Christopher John Van Leeuwen
A Spatiotemporal Evaluation of Estuarine-Coastal Carbon and Nutrient Interactions and Lateral Fluxes in Deltaic Regions Undergoing Growth and Deterioration Phases in Coastal Louisiana, USA, Ivan Alexis Vargas-Lopez
A "rock to lean on": young singers' experiences in a community choir in Louisiana, Yulene Velásquez
Regulatory mechanisms of epithelial tube formation during Drosophila embryogenesis, Vishakha Vishwakarma
Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of Swirl-Combustion Strategies For Optimal Performance Of Ammonia As A Fuel For Gas Turbine Engines, Varun Nanjunda Rao Viswamithra
With Every Name But Yours: A New Orchestration of Clémence de Grandval's Stabat Mater, David Walters
Optimizing Large-Capacity Key-Value Systems for Efficient Data Management, Kefei Wang
GENERATION OF EMBRYO-DERIVED STEM CELLS AND STEM CELL-DERIVED EMBRYOS IN CATTLE, Yinjuan Wang
ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY (ELISA) DETECTION BASED ON CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM, Yunxia Wang
The Effect of High Fraction of Inspired Oxygen on Human Motor Learning Processes, Zheng Wang
Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) and Their Growth and Development Under Abiotic Stressors Related to Restoration Efforts, George Washburn
Neural Mechanisms of Resiliency and Susceptibility After Repeated Social Defeat, Christy R. Wayne
The Characterization of Selected α- and β-Carbonic Anhydrases of Arabidopsis thaliana, Hiruni Weerasooriya
Women's Interracial Friendships: Cultivating Coalitional Possibilities Across Difference Through Dialogue, Akie Fukushige Wenk
Rehabilitation for Singers Following Pregnancy and Childbirth, Cara M. Williams
SL(2,Z) Representations and 2-Semiregular Modular Categories, Samuel Nathan Wilson
Removal of Radionuclides using Capacitive Deionization, Yusik Won
Proud of Your Boy: Toxic Masculinity, Boyhood, and the American Musical, Aaron J. Wood
Data-driven Nonparametric Joint Chance-Constrained Programming for Power Systems Scheduling, Chutian Wu
Media Literacy in Public Education: A Mixed-Method Exploration, Jessica Wyers
THE DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL, Maorui Yang
ELECTROPHERTIC DEPOSITION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE ON SILICON SUBSTRATES, Alex J. Young
First-Order Algorithms for Nonlinear Structured Optimization, Miao Zhang
Effectively Using the Hoffmeister Concerto to Give Violists Comprehensive Training in Classical Viola Technique, Kaichao Zhao
Dissertations from 2022
A New Generation of Open-Graded Friction Course for Enhanced Durability and Functionality, Hossam Abohamer
Visuomotor Rotation Adaptation and Workspace Manipulation: A Behavioral and Cognitive Emphasis, Reuben N. Addison
Phase Noise Analyses and Measurements in the Hybrid Memristor-CMOS Phase-Locked Loop Design and Devices Beyond Bulk CMOS, Naheem Olakunle Adesina
Design and Fabrication of a Low-Cost, Portable, Battery-Operated Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Optical Device, Blessing Adewumi
Spam Detection Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Olubodunde Agboola
Studying National Identity Construction Through Social Studies/History Textbooks in Balochistan, Pakistan, Sher Ahmed
Seismic Inversion and Modeling for Improving Earthquake Hazard Assessment, Rasheed Ajala
Lifecycle Reactive Transport Modeling for Assessing Integrity in Offshore Energy Systems, Temitope Ayokunle Ajayi
Case Study of the Impact of Teacher Efficacy on Select PK-3 School Faculty in a South Louisiana School: A Perceptual Investigation, Tara L. Alfred-Pellerin
Controlling Electro-Magnetic Functionality of Ruthenates by Heterostructure Design, Zeeshan Ali
Cultivating Black Leaders for Rural Louisiana Communities: A Case Study of a Leadership Development Program, Krystle Jarrell Allen
Factors Associated with Racial and Ethnic Minority Youths' Mental Health Help-Seeking at School, Sam Allouche
Unavoidable Structures in Large and Infinite Graphs, Sarah Allred
Adaptive Balancing Compensation in Distribution Grid of Ultra High-Power Manufacturing Plants, Motab Almousa
Formation and Stability of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs) in Dual-Metal Loaded Clay Surrogates, Emmanuel Ampiah
Privilege, Power, and Patronage: Examining the Lives and Afterlives of Three Tudor Noblewomen, Caroline Elizabeth Armbruster
Essays on Intersection of Economics and Judicial Decision-Making, Masoud Asadi
Novel Synthetic Routes to Functionalized Tetrahydrobenzofurans and Chiral a-Quaternary a'-Hydroxy Ketones, Fatimat Oluwayemisi Badmus
Understanding Community Assembly Processes of Foundation Species Within Hyper-diverse Ecosystems, Carrie Barker
Writing Exclusionary Spaces: Myths, Tropes, and Stereotypes Surrounding the Roma in 19th- and 20th-Century French Literature, Jade Scottie Basford
Investigating Preferences and Behavior within Environmental Economics, Sapana Bastola
Transitioning in a Time of Crisis: Understanding the Impact Students’ Prior Online Learning Experiences Have on Online Course Achievement, Clayton F. Benton
The Prime Aesthetic: Exploratory Research on the Relationship between the Imprinting of Aesthetic Dress Preferences and the Sensitive Period of Emerging Adulthood, Jeremy Bernardoni
Computational Study of the Reactions of Heteroatomic Compounds on CeO2, Suman Bhasker Ranganath
"A Different Kind of Tie": The Personal and Political Affinities of America's Leadership Class, 1765-1820, James Gifford Bishop
SERS Platform for Single Fiber Endoscopic Probes, Debsmita Biswas
Grotesque Masculinities in the Works of Harry Crews, Barry Hannah, and Padgett Powell, Matt Brandon Blasi
Breeding Ecology of Mottled Ducks in Southwestern Louisiana, Elizabeth Sophia Bonczek
Development of a Computational Multiphysics Model to Predict Temperature to Inactivate Foodborne Pathogens and Validating the Model in Ready-To-Cook Shrimp with a Microwavable Package, Franklin Bonilla Torres
The Applied Use of Zein Nanoparticles in Agriculture, Colin Bonser
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Low Chalk Endosperm and Presence of Awns in Rice, Anna Hissahe Borjas Artica
Investigating the Relational Element of Trust in Teacher-Principal Relationships: An Autoethnographic Case Study, Angela Bradley
Collective Resources and Reentry Success: Disentangling Variation Across Units of Analysis, Elizabeth Estelle Brault
Behind the Timeline: The Gendered Dynamics Among Civilian Volunteer Search and Rescue Organizations, Kyle Breen
Asexual Dramaturgies: Reading for Asexuality in the Western Theatrical Canon, Anna Maria Ruffino Broussard
Pharmakon in the Firelands: Connecting Historical Discourses and Small-Town Social Contexts with Substance Use Experience, Andrew Robert Burns
Development of Bacterial Consortia That Promote Growth and Health of Soybean Plants, Rosalie B. Calderon
Multi-Year Data Analysis and Genomic Selection to Improve the Efficiency of a Rice Breeding Program, Tommaso Cerioli
Light-Weight Structural Optimization Through Biomimicry, Machine Learning, and Inverse Design, Adithya Challapalli
Genetic Dissection and QTL Pyramiding to Enhance Salinity Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Sandeep Chapagain
Béla Bartók’s Forty-Four Duets: A Pedagogical Gateway to Complex Rhythmic Organization in 20th Century Music, Catherine Yiting Chen
Media Escapism: Development and Validation of the Scale, Danli Chen
Learning Deep Representations to Improve Multi-Instance and Multi-Model Classifications, Qing Chen
Defining Understudied Mechanisms of Potassium Ion Flux in the Insect Nervous System, Rui Chen
Investigation of Groundwater Depletion and Leveel Underseepage with Unstructured-Grid Modeling Approach, Ye-Hong Chen
The Effects of Exercise on Innate Lymphoid Cell Metabolism and Function in Cancer, Eunhan Cho
Exploring Cognitive Associations of Athletes’ Activism Through Social Issue Primes: A Convergent Analysis, Anthony Ciaramella
Development and Validation of a Measure for Social Support: Perceived Social Support Inventory, Lindsay Marie Clark
Development of Functional Markers for Resistance to Smut and Identification of Genes Differentially Expressed in Response to Brown Rust in Sugarcane, Jose David Cortes
Elucidating Factors Affecting Cercosporin Production In Cercospora Leaf Blight Of Soybean To Develop Better Tools For Disease Management, Maria Izabel Costa de Novaes
Inhibition of Biotin Carboxylase by Three Antibacterial Compounds, Matt Craft
The Spectra of Hydrogen-deficient Carbon Stars: The Effects of Evolution and Nucleosynthesis, Courtney Lauren Crawford
"Better. Not Perfect. Better": The Lumber Industry and the Migration of Louisiana Black Labor and White Capital to Northern California, 1926 - 1955, Jeffery William Crawford
Surpassing the Standard Quantum Limit using an Optical Spring, Torrey Cullen
From Equal-mass to Extreme-mass-ratio Binary Inspirals: Simulation Tools for Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors, Samuel Douglas Cupp
Mental Health Matters: Mental Health Service Utilization Among African American Emerging Adults, Tamecia Curry
An Exploration of Trained Reading Recovery Teachers' Perceptions about the Program and Subsequent Influences on Select Teachers' Views of Reading Instruction, Ellen Brupbacher Daugherty
Women of Power: Mapping the Spiritual Journeys of Caribbean Women Across Regional Fiction as Portrayed in The Book of Night Women, Texaco, and Erzulie's Skirt, Natalie Sandy D'Auvergne-LaMotte
“Not Nearly What It Used to Be”: A Mixed Methods Study on Hazing and Organizational Culture in Historically White Fraternities, Kimberly Rogers Davis
My Favorite Murder as Discursive Performance, Taylor Dawson
Computer Science at Community Colleges: Attitudes and Trends, Trenton W. Dawson
Insights into the Speciation Process from Genomic and Phenotypic Analysis of an Avian Hybrid Zone in Amazonia, Glaucia Christina Del-Rio