Dissertations from 2021
Evaluating Biological Carbon Pump Across Continental Margins Undergoing Accelerated Climatic Changes, Wokil Bam
Characterizing the Northern Hemisphere Circumpolar Vortex Through Space and Time, Nazla Bushra
Penguins past and present: Trace elements, stable isotopes, and population dynamics in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic penguins and seals, Allyson K. Kristan
Penguin Proxies: Disentangling Historical and Millennial-Scale Ecosystem Shifts in the Antarctic Food Web, Chantel Irene Michelson
Hydro-Morphodynamics of Sandy Coastal Embayments, Shamim Murshid
Hydrometeorological Responses to Abrupt Land Surface Change Following Hurricane Michael, Shannon Alexis Nelson
Theses from 2020
SEASONAL TRANSPORT OF DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON AND TOTAL ALKALINITY ACROSS THE LOUISIANA SHELF, Michelle M. Anderson
HYDRODYNAMICS, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, AND WATER QUALITY OF TWO CONTRASTING DREDGE PITS ON THE LOUISIANA SHELF, Robert Bales
Physical and Biological Factors Controlling the Fate of Nitrate in a Louisiana Coastal Deltaic Floodplain, Alexandra Christensen
Feeding Ecology of Red Snapper (Lutjanus Campechanus) and Vermilion Snapper (Rhomboplites Aurorubens) Coexisting at the Louisiana Shelf-edge Banks, Katherine M. Ellis
The Life History and Population Dynamics of Southern Flounder, Kenneth A. Erickson
Phosphorus Variability in the Area Of Influence of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Peter Mates
Simulating Wave Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Barataria Pass, Azadeh Razavi Arab
Late Holocene Environmental Changes and Ecosystem Dynamics in Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands: A Multi-Site, Multi-Proxy Investigation, Junghyung Ryu
Louisiana Southern Flounder: Commercial and Recreational Trends, David Russell Smith
Temporal and Spatial Trends of Dead Copepods in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in Relation to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Jessica L. Tolan
Identification and Quantification of Microplastic Pollution in Water Samples and Four Species of Fish from the Mississippi River, Kerrin E. Toner
Dissertations from 2019
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Ecological Succession and Land Development Along a Coastal Deltaic Floodplain Chronosequence, Anika Abena Campbell Aarons
Surface Gravity Waves in the Gulf of Mexico and Their Role in Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling, Ehsan Abolfazli
Population Dynamics and Demographics of Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, Through Spatial Analysis: Towards an Integrative Management Approach, Ashley Melancon Baer
Spatiotemporal Variation of Benthic Silica Fluxes in the NGOM Shelf, Byron Ebner
Iron Mediated Organic Preservation in a River Influenced Continental Margin, NEHA AJIT GHAISAS
Habitat Associations and Reproduction of Fishes on the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Shelf Edge, Elizabeth Marie Keller
Numerical Study of Oceanic Boundary Layer Turbulence and Its Effect on Particles, Jinliang Liu
Habitat Usage Patterns of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Terrebonne and Timbalier bays, Louisiana, Mary Allison Manning
Numerical Modeling of Wave Dynamics and Sediment Transport near the Mississippi Birdfoot Delta and Barataria Estuary, Soroush Sorourian
Evaluating Seasonal Nutrient Fluxes in Emerging and Eroding Wetlands of the Louisiana Delta Plain, Kiran Upreti
Impacts of Anthropogenic Activities on Coastal Wetland Microbes and Microbially-Mediated Processes in Coastal Louisiana, Jessica Vaccare
Theses from 2018
From the River to the Gulf: An Investigation of Biogeochemical Cycling in Wetland Soils and Coastal Shelf Sediments, Katie Bowes
An Evaluation of Sciaenid Growth in the Gulf of Mexico, Shane Flinn
The Tensile Root Strength of Emergent Coastal Macrophytes, Lauris Olivia Hollis
Carbon Dioxide Fluxes and Plants Interactions across the Succession of a Created Brackish Marsh in Southwestern Louisiana, Andy T. Muench
Influence of Black Mangrove Expansion on Salt Marsh Faunal Communities of Eastern Coastal Louisiana, Christina Powell
The Influence of River Discharge on Fishes and Invertebrates Associated with Small Oil and Gas Platforms in Nearshore Louisiana, David Bradley Reeves
Using Local Fishery Monitoring to Understand Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries in Tanzania, Matthew Robertson
Effects of Oil on Mollusk and Crustacean Populations, Behavior, and Predator-Prey Interactions, Elizabeth Marie Robinson
Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Forcing on Marsh Channel Evolution, Jeremiah Robinson
Sediment and Plant Dynamics in a Degrading Coastal Louisiana Landscape, Glenn Michael. Suir
Theses from 2017
Blue Carbon Accumulation and Microbial Community Composition in a Chronosequence of Created Coastal Marshes in the Chenier Plain, Louisiana, Katherine Mary Abbott
Ecotoxicological Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Mississippi River Coastal Watershed and Offshore Shoaling Regions of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Laura Marie Basirico
Differential Responses of Soil Greenhouse Gas Production and Denitrification to Salinity Alterations Along a Wetland Salinity Gradient, Natalie Ceresnak
Development and Application of a MODIS Inorganic Sediment Model during the 2016 Mississippi River Diversion in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Robert Lee Iles IV
Characterization of Carbon Flow in a Barataria Bay, Louisiana, Salt Marsh Using Trophic Biomarkers, Jessica J. Johnson
Estuarine Water Quality and Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Using Field and Satellite Observations, Ishan Joshi
Sediment Transport and Slope Stability in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Jeffrey Blake Obelcz
How Dredge Pits Evolve Over Time: A Look At Their Geomorphologic Evolution and Infilling Processes, Patrick Robichaux
Examining the benefits of a large, intermittent river diversion into the Maurepas Swamp, Jeffrey Scott Rutherford
Modeling the Influence of Energy and Climate Megatrends on Future Costs and Benefits of Marsh Creation in the Mississippi Delta, Adrian R. H. Wiegman
Biogeochemical Processes Linked to Important Ecosystem Services in Restored and Natural Louisiana Wetlands, Sarah Elizabeth Wood
Theses from 2016
The Effect of Artificial Light on the Community Structure and Distribution of Reef-Associated Fishes at Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Victoria Anne Barker
Dynamics of Land Building and Ecological Succession in a Prograding Deltaic Floodplain, Wax Lake Delta, LA, USA, Azure Elizabeth Bevington
Everglades Mangrove Forest Response to Large-Scale Disturbance: Long-Term Assessment of Structural and Functional Properties, Tess Marie Danielson
Interactions among Hydrology, Sediment and Vegetation in Accreting Wax Lake Delta: Physical and Biogeochemical Implications for Coastal Louisiana Restoration, Courtney Erin Elliton
The Role of Upper Ocean Heat Content and Sea Surface Temperature on Northeast Pacific Hurricane Evolution during Average and Active Years, Victoria Lauren Ford
Feeding Ecology of Red Snapper and Greater Amberjack at Standing Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Disentangling the Effects of Artificial Light, Kristin Leanne Foss
Investigating Species and Population Level Foraging Variation and Individual Specialization in Pygoscelis Penguins Using Stable Isotope Analysis, Rachael W. Herman
A Contemporary Approach to a Classic Model: Exploring the Influence of Local Interactions and Disturbance on Mangrove Forest Dynamics with a Spatially-Explicit Version of FORMAN, Kieley Shannon Hurff
Simulating Behavioral Microcystin Impairment in Fish, Nicholas Richard Keeney
Modeling the Effects of Hypoxia on Fish Movement in the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone, Elizabeth Dawn LaBone
Implications of the Long-term Presence of Crude Oil from the Deepwater Horizon Spill on Salt Marsh Biogeochemistry, Brian Michael Levine
Plankton Communities and Marine Snow in the Gulf of Mexico as Estimated by the Video Plankton Recorder (VPR) During Spring 2011, Fredrick Donald Marin
Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency after Major Disturbances, Giovanna McClenachan
Fishes Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in Louisiana's River-Influenced Nearshore Waters, Ryan Thomas Munnelly
Comparison of Group Size, Abundance Estimates and Movement Patterns of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Mississippi Sound, Mississippi, Carrie Sinclair
Dissertations from 2015
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Puspa Lal Adhikari
Effects of Oil Spill and Recovery of Terrestrial Arthropods in Louisiana Saltmarsh Ecosystem, Wokil Bam
Habitat Preferences of Adult Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Noelle Marie Bramer
Otoliths Then and Now: A Study of Ancient and Modern Fish Populations in Louisiana's Coastal Waters, Marshall James Kormanec
Fish Assemblage Structure, Distribution, and Trophic Ecology at Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Banks, Todd Langland
Oil and Gas Platforms on Ship Shoal, Northern Gulf of Mexico as Habitat for Reef-Associated Organisms, David Bradley Reeves
Fish Biomass and Community Structure Around Standing and Toppled Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Using Hydroacoustic and Video Surveys, Emily Marissa Reynolds
Anthropogenic Impacts on Soil Microbial Processes in Coastal Wetlands: Nutrient Loading and Rising CO2 Levels, Havalend Ellen Steinmuller
Holecene Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction from the Shark River Estuary, Everglades, Florida, Qiang Yao
Numerical Simulation of Cold Front-Related Hydrodynamics of Wax Lake Delta, Qian Zhang
Dissertations from 2014
Numerical Experiments of Hurricane Impact on Vertical Mixing and De-Stratification of the Louisiana Shelf Waters, Mohammadnabi Allahdadi
Holocene Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction From Mexico's Pacific Coast-A Paleotempestological Investigation, Thomas Bianchette
Temporal Variability of Particulate Organic Carbon Fluxes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Somiddho Bosu
Does Reproductive Potential of Red Snapper in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Differ Among Natural and Artificial Habitats?, Hilary Day Glenn
Polonium-210 dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Patrick Robert Jones
Addressing the land loss-fish production paradox, Kristy A. Lewis
CDOM optical properties near DWH site, Gulf of Mexico: pot oil spill, Zhi Li
Effects of Storm Surge and Nutrient Loading on Coastal Wetland Soil Processes: Implications for Ecosystem Function, Morgan McKee
Hurricane-Induced Geologic Change and Palynological Assessment of a Rapidly Subsiding Deltaic Environment in Coastal Louisiana, James Dustin Naquin
Legacy Phosphorus Implications in the Lake Pontchartrain Estuary Sediment Due to the 2011 Bonnet Carre Spillway Opening, Nhan Thanh Nguyen
Failed Agricultural Impoundments: An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Community Structure and Social Resilience, Stacy Nicole Peterson
Effect of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Critical Marsh Soil Microbial Functions, Jason Paul Pietroski
Nutrient and Sediment Effects on Oligohaline Marsh Plant Community in Mississippi River Delta, Sareh Poormahdi
Assessment of Habitat Quality for Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: Natural vs. Artificial Reefs, Brittany Dawn Schwartzkopf
Methods for the Characterization of Deep-Sea Benthic Megafauna in the Vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo Well, Stephanie Marie Sharuga
Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms in South Louisiana estuaries : a synthesis of field research, management implications, and outreach, Emily Anne Smith