Theses from 2024
Insurance Coverage and Flood Exposure in the Gulf of Mexico Region: Risk, Social Vulnerability, Urban Form, and Scale, Anissa J. Hyde
Interactive Effects of CO2, Temperature, and Nitrate Limitation on the Growth and Physiology of Marine Cyanobacterium Synechococcus Sp. CCMP 1334, Alyssa K. Sharbaugh
EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE DISPARITIES ON COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO DISASTERS, Kejin Wang
Dissertations from 2023
Vibriosis: An Integrated Study of Ecology, State Policy, and Health Communication, Ruth Akintoye
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
Are We There Yet?, Marion S. Freistadt
Accurately Valuing Blue Carbon Sequestration and Storage to Foster Coastal Conservation via Evidence-Based Policymaking and Model Environmental Services Statute Methodologies, John Shelton Penton Jr
Impacts of Salinity on the Environmental Fate of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Water, Scott St Romain
Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) and Their Growth and Development Under Abiotic Stressors Related to Restoration Efforts, George Washburn
Removal of Radionuclides using Capacitive Deionization, Yusik Won
Theses from 2022
Impact of Oil and a Tropical Cyclone on an Omnivore and Herbivore Population in Salt Marshes of Louisiana, Hannah K. Gordon
Dissertations from 2021
Responses of Wetland Soil Microbial Communities to Different Types of Anthropogenic Stress, Grace Ann Cagle
Mapping Plastic Pollution in the Amite Watershed, Louisiana, Gourav Divan
Developing a Watershed-based Plan Evaluation Framework for Socio-ecological Network Analysis in the Upper Pontchartrain Basin, Lindsey R. Lamana
An Analysis of the Presence of Dialogic Communication Features on Indiana Environmental Organizations' Websites, Jessica Moon
Mosquito Distribution and Stoichiometric Analysis between Open and Closed Canopies in New Orleans Cemeteries, Rachel Rogers
Theses from 2020
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria From Songbirds and Fitness Studies Following Environmental Stressors in vitro, Leah R. Forsyth
Microplastics in Mississippi River Fishes: A Watershed Approach, Ahmed Gad
Techno-Economic Analysis of Floating Offshore Airborne Wind Energy Systems in the Gulf of Mexico, Alexandria Savannah Leake
Assessment of Soil Protein and Refractory Soil Organic Matter Across Two Chronosequences of Newly Developing Marshes in Coastal Louisiana, USA, Stuart Alexander McClellan
Dissipation of Benzobicyclon and Benzobicyclon Hydrolysate in a Louisiana Rice Field, Xavier Poole
Fish Community Composition and Structure Near a Freshwater River Diversion in Southeastern Louisiana, Rachel L. Snider
Dissertations from 2019
The Use of Social Media in Emergency Management by Public Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations: Lessons Learned From Areas Affected by Hurricanes Isaac, Sandy, and Harvey, Ryan Hamilton Kirby
VOC Emission Factors from 3D Printers - ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) Type Filaments, Dean Lay
Assessment of Barrier Island Restoration Planning and Management in the Terrebonne Basin, Louisiana, Sean Russell Williams
Dissertations from 2018
The Effects of Metal Speciation, Content and Cluster Size in Fly Ash on PCDD/F Formation, Xia Guan
Legacy Contaminants in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Shelf, Jessica N. Landry
Dynamics of the Community Resilience to Drought Hazard in the South-Central United States, Volodymyr Mihunov
Perils of the Fungal Kingdom: Mycotoxins in Food and Feed, Adrianna Isobel Pribil
Assessment of Mercury Content in Louisiana's Freshwater Fish and its Association to Se Concentrations, Alexander David Reyes-Avila
The Status of Safety Culture at Louisiana State University, Jerry Edward Steward
Influence of Salinity, Sunlight, and Sediment on the Toxicity of Pesticides in Three Non-Target Organisms, Emily Noelle Vebrosky
Analysis of Veterinary Drug Residues in Imported and Domestic Crawfish Using Liquid Chromatography—Mass Spectrometry, Emily Kate Wall
Theses from 2017
Earthquake Risks in Haiti: An Analysis of Response and Preparedness Strategies for the Design of a New Mitigation Approach, Patrick Alteus
Louisiana Birds Act as Reservoirs for Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria, Collin T. Brown
Assessing and Modeling Community Resilience to Coastal Hazards Using a Bayesian Network, Heng Cai
Pesticide Concentrations in Water from a Southern Louisiana Marsh Influenced by the Mississippi River, Kara Leigh Callicott
Revisions to Rainfall Intensity Algorithms in PRZM5.0 to Improve Estimates of Off-Field Runoff, Eroded Sediment and Pesticide Mass, Tammara Levey Estes
Issues Related to Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Infrastructure in Louisiana, Michael Allen Layne III
An Assessment of Metal Profiles in Sediments from Mississippi River Estuaries and Offshore Shoaling Regions, Hannah Paula Rockett
The Relative Importance of Physicochemical Properties of Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Ecosystems, Parichehr Saranjampour
A Study of the Urban Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Population in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Using Social Media, Ahsennur Soysal
The Effectiveness of ISCO Injection Methods for Remediation of Groundwater, Matthew Ryan Vidrine
Mining Social Media Data for Improved Understanding of Disaster Resilience, Lei Zou
Theses from 2016
Influences on the Successful Implementation of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) among Member Countries, Aziza Saud Al Adhoobi
Effects of Landscape Fragmentation on Land Loss, Weijia Cheng
The Effects of Temperature and Salinity on Vibrio Species in Breton Sound Estuary, Joel Spencer Colwell Jr.
Arsenic Speciation and Phytoremediation Modeling for Environmental Management, Sidney Joseph Marlborough
Pesticide Partitioning In Louisiana Wetland Aand Ricefield Sediment, Brendan Michael Marsh
Quantitative Oil Source-Fingerprinting Techniques and Their Application to Differentiating Crude Oil in Coastal Marsh Sediments, Buffy Marie Meyer
The Photodegradation of 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroaniline (DCNA) in Freshwater and Saltwater, Emily Noelle Vebrosky
Theses from 2015
A Study of Resiliency in New Orleans Neighborhoods Ten Years After Hurricane Katrina, Paul Ramnauth Algu
An Analysis of Risk Perceptions and Attitudes towards Climate Change among Residents of Southeastern Louisiana, Heather Marie Brown
Impact of Exposure to Weathered Crude Oil and Accumulation of PAHs in Crawfish (Procambarus clarkii), Brittany Lynn Chichester
Toxic Landscapes, Environmental Justice, and the Community: An Assessment of Citizen Participation in Superfund Site Remediation across Vulnerable Populations, Simone Justine Domingue
The Effects of Tropical Storms and Hurricanes on Phytoplankton and Nutrient Concentrations in Wetland-Estuary Transition Zones along the Gulf Coast, Tiffany Chantelle Johnson
Measuring Social Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards in the Dutch Province of Zeeland, Ryan Hamilton Kirby
A Spatial Dynamic Model of Population Changes in a Vulnerable Coastal Environment, Kenan Li
Three Year Assessment of Nearshore Crude Oil Contamination in the Gulf of Mexico Using Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia Patronus) as an Indicator Species: Menhaden Watch, Gregory Michael Olson
Planktonic Influence on the Toxicity of HEWAFS (High-Energy Water Attenuated Fractions), Erin Elizabeth Saal
Effect of the Herbicide Atrazine on Phytoplankton, Water Quality, and Ecosystem Functions in Louisiana Estuaries, Alexis Victoria Starr
Theses from 2014
A Comparison of Capacity for Resilience Among Coastal Communities in the Northeast U.S. and the Northern Gulf of Mexico Region, Emily Gootee
Hydraulic fracturing: a look at efficiency in the Haynesville Shale and the environmental effects of fracking, Emily Celeste Jackson
The Adoption of State Wetland Policies: How do Wetlands Fit Within the Theoretical Framework of Environmental Policy Determinants?, Rachel Bogart Krech
Preliminary multifactorial analysis of Parkinson's disease, Max James Miller
Determination of predominant species of oil-degrading bacteria in the oiled sediment in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, Lauren Nicole Navarre
DGGE Analysis of Denitrifying Bacterial Diversity in Response to Nutrients and Oil Contamination in Salt Marshes, Catalina Restrepo
Analysis of Soil and Groundwater Microbial Population Dynamics at in situ Bioremediation Sites in California and Texas, Farrar C. Stewart
Theses from 2013
Quantification of Total and Oil-Degrading Bacteria in Louisiana Marsh Sediment Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill using Cultivation and Real-Time PCR Assays, Kristopher Nolan Ackoury
An analysis of the influences on household-level adaptations to environmental hazards, Tiia Maria Carraway
Renewable energy across the 50 United States and related factors, Cynthia Brit Christenson
An analysis of the allocation of FEMA public assistance funds along the U.S. Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, Pamela Camille Golden
Impacts and recovery of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on vegetation structure and function of Phragmites australis, Chad Robert Judy
Community resilience to coastal hazards : an analysis of two geographical scales in Louisiana, Chi Li
Leadership in environmental and energy design : a true sustainable development model?, Christopher Jay Loser
An analysis of the prevalence of the West Nile Virus in relation to health resilience along the Gulf of Mexico, Lillian Patricia Mata
Inductivley coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy analysis of heavy metal concentrations in gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2011 to 2012, Hannah Paula Rockett
An Analysis of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Admission Rates as a Function of Air Pollutants in the Baton Rouge Five-Parish Area, Heather Elizabeth Spindel
Hydraulic fracturing and water use in Dallas, Texas, Sarah Yates
Theses from 2012
An Analysis of Change in Policy Context Regarding COREXIT Dispersant Use Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Kelly Arceneaux
Detection and Characterization of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates: Pentaplex PCR Assay and its Application., Nabanita Bhattacharyya
Measuring city commitment to climate change mitigation, Kelsey Wefer Clinton
Influences on behavior adaptations to reduce exposure to environmental hazards among residents of Louisiana's upper industrial corridor, Corrinthia Marie Hinton
Composition and physiological characteristics of the University Lake ecosystem phytoplankton community: impacts of seasonal and episodic events, Brianne Elizabeth Norris
PAH Concentrations Found within Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) Populations Located off of the South/Southeast Coast of Louisiana, Gregory Michael Olson
Comprehensive planning and resilience: a study of Louisiana parishes after Hurricane Katrina, Mary Paille
The effects of regulatory uncertainty on the U.S. Acid Rain Program, Narendra Paramanand
The ecological impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Vibrio parahaemolyticus type III secretion system and the vibrio community, Erica L. Stephens
The context of public acceptance of hydraulic fracturing: is Louisiana unique?, Crawford White
Soil Accretion and Organic Carbon Accumulation in the Tidal Salt Marshes of the Liaohe Delta, China, Nicholas Lawrence Yuknis
Theses from 2011
Are local chemical releases causing an increase in cancer rates in East Baton Rouge Parish?, India T. Anderson
A look at the integration of wetlands and hazard mitigation planning in coastal Louisiana, Kathleen Melissa Bowers
Temporal changes in quality of life and environment in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Danielle Johanna LaRock
Temporal changes of coastal community resilience in the Gulf of Mexico region, Kenan Li
Effect of sediment slurry application on selected aspects of sulfur, iron, and manganese biogeochemistry in a coastal Louisiana marsh, Martin Kyle Maxwell