Dissertations from 2025
DEVELOPING AI MODELS FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE PREDICTION AND A CASE STUDY IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Mohd Manzar Abbas
ROLE AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR EXPRESSING NEURONS IN THE ANTEROVENTRAL PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS OF THE FEMALE MICE, Armita Abdollahi Govar
Innovative Design Methodology for Durable Open-Graded Friction Course Asphalt Mixtures, Anas AbuAlia
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CAVITY CONTRACTION PROBLEM IN ELASTOPLASTIC GEOMATERIALS WITH CORNER SINGULARITY, Hadeel Abu Dayyeh
Extraction of Lignin Using DES: Effect of Heating Methods and Process Design, Adejoke Deborah Adewumi
Understanding leaf development under high salinity in the extremophyte model, Schrenkiella parvula and leaf shape variation in multiple brassicaceae using multi-omics approach, Prava Adhikari Pantha
Participation of Battery Energy Storage Systems in Load Frequency Control of Power Systems, Zakaria Afsharbakeshloo
Investigation of Subcellular Damage and Long-term Non-Cancerous Cardiovascular Effects Following Whole-Body Photon Irradiation, Nousha Afshari
Memory-Augmented LLM Agent for Predicting Locomotion Modes in Construction Activities, Ehsan Ahmadi
Topics in Series, Integrals, and Distributions, Jiten Amar Ahuja
COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS IN A HEATED MICRO-CHANNEL AT ELEVATED PRESSURES, David A. Akinpelu
EVALUATING GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF MUD-CAPPED DREDGE PITS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, Omar Alawneh
Investigating Molecular Adsorption and Transport at Colloidal and Biological Interfaces Using Second Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy, Rasidah O. Ali
APPROXIMATIONS OF KOOPMAN OPERATOR SEMIGROUPS, Ibrahem Al Jabea
AUTOMATED BIM-BASED RULE CHECKING OF FLOOD RESILIENCE REGULATIONS FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES, Osama Al-Maabreh
Scholarly Influence in the Information Systems Field: A Multidimensional Exploration, DeAnn Carola Almond
HIGH-PERFORMANCE WOOD FOR RESILIENT AND POTENTIALLY SUSTAINABLE FOUNDATION SYSTEMS, Hussein Alqrinawi
Johann Georg Hamann and the Liberal Project, Jesse D. Ansley
Metabolic Transitions in Embryos of Artemia franciscana: Regulation and Consequences for Oxidative Stress, Daniel Anthony Arabie
Optical Spring Tracking for Enhancing Quantum-Limited Interferometers, Scott M. Aronson
Low Temperature Methane Coupling with CO and CO2, A K M Kazi F.M. Aurnob
Rethinking Green Building Development Through Policy and Operational Metrics: Insights from Baton Rouge and Beyond, Oluwafemi Awolesi
Computational Nanoscale Investigations of Structure, Dynamics, and Reactivity at Solid–Liquid Interfaces, Golam Azom
Analysis and Limitations of Link Slabs in Jointless Deck Bridges, Hamed Babaizadeh Roshanfekr
Synthesis and Characterization of Bimetallic Plasmonic Nanoparticles Using Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopy, Daniel Babayode
Evolutionary History of the Obligate Lung Parasite Pneumocystis, Spenser Jordan Babb-Biernacki
Interfacial Engineering Approaches for Solving Mass and Heat Transfer Limitations in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Xiaoshen Bai
EFFECTS OF SEASONALITY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF EMPLOYEES IN MINOR LEAGUE SPORTS, Amanda Barefoot
BEYOND THE PROGRAM: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF BLACK WOMEN LEADERS' PERCEPTIONS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC BIASES IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS, Kelli Jones Bates
How the Inter-Nucleon Force Shapes Emergent Collectivity and Imparts Uncertainties in Ab Initio Nuclear Observables, Kevin Becker
Benthic-Pelagic Coupling for Sediment Biogeochemistry on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Shallow Continental Shelf, Hannah N. Beck
EXPLORING THE USE OF FAILURE NARRATIVES IN CONTINUING MEDICAL ACCREDITATION SELF-STUDY REPORTS, Laura J. Bell
ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF CO IN MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY CELLS AT COPPER-BASED ELECTROCATALYST, Mustapha O. Bello
EXTRUSION PROCESSING AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH-VALUE EXTRUDATES FROM CRAWFISH MEAT POWDER AND ENCAPSULATED ASTAXANTHIN, Mariel Benigno
Adult Skeletal Age Estimation of Pelvic Joints: Impact of Pelvic Anomalies and Quantitative Methods, Krista Bennett
Determining the 17F(α,p)20Ne Reaction Rate for Application in Type I X-ray Bursts, William Braverman
The Color of Medical School Curriculum: African American Medical Students’ Experiences with Culturally Relevant Curriculum at Predominantly White Institutions, Amber Mignon Brown
Performance Matters: An Empirical Study of the Student Learning Outcomes from an Oral Interpretation Course, Ethan H. Brown
Anxiety's Impact on Autism Spectrum Disorder Symtomology: An Investigation into the Relationship Between two Comorbities, Michaela Brown
INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING RICE DISEASES: PATHOGEN CHARACTERIZATION, HOST RESISTANCE, AND SUSTAINABLE CONTROL STRATEGIES, Jobelle S. Bruno
Investigating Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage in Texas-Louisiana Aquifers Using Numerical Simulations, Richard Budiman
Terpenes in Agricultural Byproducts: Identification, Extraction, and Application, Duyen T. Bui
The Love Hypothesis: Exploring the Consumption of Romance Novels, Jordan Burkes
The Metaphysics of Frank Herbert's Dune and God Emperor of Dune: On Time and Language, Garrett J. Busshart
Intersectionality and Experiences with Mental Health Care: Transgender and Gender Diverse Autistic Adults, Megan Callahan
PLUMAGE COLOR, FEATHER STRUCTURE, AND THE GENETICS OF COLOR IN LEPIDOTHRIX, Roberta Canton
Investigating the Role of Aerosols in Extreme Precipitation Events along the Gulf Coast of the U.S.A., wenjia cao
“SAN ANTONIO, ¡DE CABEZA!”: AN OPERA BY MARCELO BELTRÁN USING A FUSION OF ECUADORIAN MUSICAL TRADITIONS AND VARIOUS MUSICAL GENRES, Lucía Berenice Carrera Troya
Advancing Louisiana's Cropping Systems: Sustainable Bioenergy Production, Cover Crops, and Technology Integration, Pedro R. Carrillo
MAXIMUM EXPOSURE: SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT WHILE ATTENDING A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY (HBCU), Christal Carroll
Orthorexia Nervosa's Factor Structure: Relationships with Transdiagnostic Eating Disorder Symptoms, Impairment, and Gender, Hannah M. Chapman
Examining Diet Quality and Food Insecurity Among Louisiana EFNEP Participants, Sharman J. Charles
Towards Utility of Unlabeled Data and Training Efficiency of Federated Learning, Xiaobing Chen
Genomic Insights to Shrew (Mammalia: Soricidae) Evolution: From Rapid Radiations to Morphological Innovations, Austin S. Chipps
TOWARDS LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FOR FOSTERING COLLABORATIONS AMONG NON-PROFITS, MONAZIL CHOWDHURY
Leo Strauss and the Regime of Philosophy: Poetry, Cosmology, and the Degeneration of the West, Thomas R. Cloud
Non-Catalytic Direct Partial Oxidation of Methane to Methanol in a Wall-Coated Microreactor, Kelly Cohen
FIRST DIGITAL BIOPHYSICAL MODEL OF THE ENTIRE HUMAN CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, Maxwell J. Cole
UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCES OF BIOLOGY TEACHERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Amber R. Collins
Avian Eye Color, Phylogeography, and the Genetics of Iris Variation in Grackles (Quiscalus), Eamon Corbett
A Historical Inquiry into the Evolution and Perpetuation of University Commencement Ceremonies in Louisiana, 1800s to the Present, Shayne Creppel
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ROLE OF RSD-6, A TUDOR DOMAIN PROTEIN, IN ANTIVIRAL RNAI PATHWAY IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS, Krishna Prasad Dahal
Quantitative Boundary Doubling Estimates for Elliptic Equations, Jack Dalberg
Role of pH on Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs) Activation, and its Sensor Development, Prakash Dangal
Regional Seismic, Core Stratigraphy and Geomorphological Analysis of Ice Sheet Retreat in Ross Sea, Antarctica Since the Last Glacial Maximum, Matthew Danielson
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: DISETANGLING THE BIOLOGY OF CERCOSPORA SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH CERCOSPORA LEAF BLIGHT OF SOYBEAN, Ernesto Ticiano da Silva
FROM DECRIMINALIZATION TO SOCIAL LEGITIMIZATION: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF NON-CONFORMING INDIVIDUALS IN INDIA, Heeya Datta
Design rules for soft materials: Insights from precision bottlebrush polymers, Michael R. Dearman
An Interdisciplinary Analysis Framework for Found Object Experimental Music, Erin Demastes
Phenomic Evaluation of Cannabis Sativa Accessions Cultivated in a Controlled Environment, Samuel des Bordes
Synthesis and Evaluation of BODIPY-, AzaBODIPY- and Chlorin-Based Conjugates for Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy of EGFR-Overexpressing Cancers, Simran Dhingra
For Us, By Us: A Digital Ethnographic Exploration of Black Podcasts, Intimacy, & Sexual Pleasure, Dominique C. Dillard
The Virtual Kitchen Challenge: Psychometric Validation in Cognitively Healthy and Impaired Older Adults, Ross M. Divers
Speechless: An Examination of Louisiana's Public Library Censorship Rhetoric, Tiffany S. Doerr
Induced-minor-closed classes of matroids, James Dylan Douthitt
EXAMINING FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, Allison Smith Dupre
TEMPORAL SCALES OF SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION, MASS WASTING, AND STRATIGRAPHY ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA FRONT, Jeffrey E. Duxbury
An Andragogical, Transtheoretical Approach to Professional Development Using Structured Video Self-Reflection, Katherine Dyson
Infrared Laser Ablation of Biomolecules from Formalin-Fixed Tissue, Blessing Chisom Egbejiogu
“WHERE WAR IS GOD AND GOD IS WAR:” WOMEN’S RELIGIOUS GREAT WAR POETRY AND HOMEFRONT LINES, Faith Ellington
A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO IMPROVE ALARM MANAGEMENT AND NURSE MENTAL WORKLOAD, Benjamin D. Elmore
Desired Student Learning Outcomes for Middle School Agricultural Education: A Modified Delphi Study, Jacob P. Englin
On Regularity and Convergence of Solutions to the Boltzmann-Enskog Equations, Christian Ennis
Understanding Food Insecurity Among Graduate Students at LSU: A Mixed Methods Study, Jean Pierre Enriquez Murcia
Machine Learning Applications for Chemical and Biological Systems, Miriam N. Ezeluomba
Non-Orientable Surfaces Bounded by Knots, Megan K. Fairchild
A Case for the Original Setting of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36, Alexias L. Ferrer
INVESTIGATION OF CO-CURRENT AND COUNTER-CURRENT MULTIPHASE FLOW IN UPSTREAM DRILLING AND PRODUCTION APPLICATIONS, Hazem Fleifel
Broken Rituals: Contending Gods and Sacred Cows in Religious Racial Reconciliation and Race Relations, Ewart E. Forde
VOICES OF HERITAGE AND RESILIENCE: A PERFORMANCE GUIDE TO SOPRANO ARIAS CELEBRATING THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN OPERA, Imani S. Francis
A TRANSCENDENTAL PHENOMENOLOGY: EXPLORING THE COLLEGE CHOICE PROCESS OF BLACK UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER FROM PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, Heather Oliver Freeman
Hardware Acceleration for Efficient Cybersecurity and Forensics at Scale, Kurt Friday
A Machine Learning Approach to Cave and Sinkhole Prediction in the Cradle of Humankind: Implications for Fossil Prospecting in Paleoanthropology, Margaret J. Furtner