Dissertations from 2018
Analysis of the Soil Health of Pastures Over-Seeded with Winter Annuals, Kathleen M. Bridges
Project Narrative: Examining the Interplay of Experiences of Participants in an After-School Writing Club, Courtney A. Brown
Accelerated Broadband Spectra and Attosecond Charge Migration Simulations using Real-Time Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory, Adam S. Bruner
Essays on Stock Repurchases and Exchange Listing, Dung Thi Bui
The Relationship between the High-Impact Practice of Communication-Intensive Courses and Undergraduate Degree Completion at a Research University (RU/VH), Rebecca Acosta Burdette
I Am Complicated, and So Is My Blackness: A Trifecta Exploration of Educational Spaces and Identity Development, Kala Burrell-Craft
Transforming Lives in Coastal Communities Through Economic Development: Breeding Crassostrea virginica for Alternative Oyster Culture, Brian Randall Callam
A Performer’s Guide to Poema de Sete Faces, Song Cycle by Jeffrey Perry, Paulo Henrique Campos Silva
Observation of High-Energy Gamma-Rays with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) On-board the International Space Station, Nicholas Wade Cannady
Physicochemical and Ecotoxicological Assessment of Biochar for Environmental Application, Maria Guillermina Cantou
Madden-Julian Oscillation Relationships with Cool Season Cyclogenesis, Daily Precipitation, and Cool Season Severe Weather Frequencies in the Gulf of Mexico Region, Stephen Paul Caparotta
Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra by Lou Harrison: A Study Guide, Deborah Sophia Carneiro Ribeiro
Numerical Experiment of Sediment Dynamics over a Dredged Pit on the Louisiana Shelf, Nazanin Chaichitehrani
Synthesis and Characterization of Covalent Adaptable Networks Comprised of Dynamic Imine and Aminal Covalent Bonds, Albert Chao
Development of a Slab-based Monte Carlo Proton Dose Algorithm with a Robust Material-dependent Nuclear Halo Model, John Wesley Chapman Jr
Role of Neutrophils in the Modulation of Host Responses to Human Respiratory Pneumovirus Infection, Nagarjuna Reddy Cheemarla
A Conductor's Guide to Gabriel Jackson's To the Field of Stars, Joshua Glenn Cheney
Penny and Pound: Unpacking the Impacts of the Fringe Economy on Household Economic Wellbeing, Zibei Chen
An Annotated Bibliography of Percussion Works by Stanley Leonard, Kyle Douglas Cherwinski
Higher Energy Gap Control of Fluorescence in Conjugated Polymers, Chien-Hung Chiang
Design and Application of Task-Specific GUMBOS and NanoGUMBOS for Sensing and Separation, Mingyan Cong
Broadband Measurement and Reduction of Quantum Radiation Pressure Noise in the Audio Band, Jonathan Daniel Cripe
Electrocatalytic Properties of Ni-Fe BasedAlloys Toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Xiaodan Cui
Investigation of Structure and Dynamics of Deep Eutectic Solvent Using Infrared Spectroscopy, Yaowen Cui
Describing the Education Reform Landscape: A Typology of State Charter School Laws, William Flanary Dabney Jr.
An Essay on Fiscal Policy Transmissions in Currency Union, Nikhil Damodaran
A Study of Scalability and Cost-effectiveness of Large-scale Scientific Applications over Heterogeneous Computing Environment, Arghya K. Das
Examining Anxiety and Achievement Goal Theory in Physical Activity Settings, Timothy Michael Dasinger
Bipartite Quantum Interactions: Entangling and Information Processing Abilities, Siddhartha Das
Entropic Bounds on Two-Way Assisted Secret-Key Agreement Capacities of Quantum Channels, Noah Anthony Davis
Citizen Science in 4-H: Youth Volunteer Motivations, Participation, Retention and Scientific Literacy, Veronica Del Bianco
Shifting Niche Space in Coastal Landscapes: Spatio-temporal Patterns Driving Submerged Aquatic Vegetation across the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Kristin Elise DeMarco
MyMathLab Educational Intervention to Enhance Student Performance in Calculus I at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Sheila Duplechain DeRouen
Changing Land-Use from Pinus Elliottii to Eucalyptus Bentamii in Southwest Louisiana Affects Understory Vegetation Richness, Diversity, and Functional Diversity Patterns, Andrea De Stefano
EFFECT OF HEAT STRESS ON BOVINE FOLLICULAR DEVELOPMENT AND EPIGENETIC CHANGES, Fabian Andres Diaz
Predictors of Graduate Students' Self-Efficacy for Working with Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families, Cassie M. Dinecola
Exploring the Interdependence of Trust and Communication in the Teacher-Principal Relationship, Jon Oliver Downs
Endocytosis and the Nitric Oxide-Dependent Release of Chloride, Vernon K. Dunn Jr
Investigation of Flow Mechanisms in Gas-Assisted Gravity Drainage Process, Iskandar Dzulkarnain
Investigation of Flow Mechanisms in Gas-Assisted Gravity Drainage Process, Iskandar Dzulkarnain
Experimental Evaluation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Pyrolysis by Dielectric Heating and Thermocatalytic Upgrading of Pyrolysis Vapors Via Iron-Doped Montmorillonite Clay Catalyst, Candice Raffaela Ellison
Weary At Work: A Conservation of Resources Approach to Understanding Job-Related Boredom, Candace Angela Esken
The Distinctive Regulatory Mechanisms of Bacterial Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase, Alexandra Leigh Evans
Two Results in Drawing Graphs on Surfaces, Joshua E. Fallon
Engineering Metal-Ligand Interface for Selective Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction, Yuxin Fang
Using Deep Learning to Forecast Spatiotemporal Crime Patterns, Shuzhan Fan
Heuristics for Client Assignment and Load Balancing Problems in Online Games, Shawn Michael Farlow
Free-Radical Polymerization of Acid-Containing Deep Eutectic Solvents, Kylee Fazende
Will to Remember: Counter-Archives in the Work of Alvarez, Danticat, and Díaz, Megan Elizabeth Feifer
Impact of Temperature, Plant Species, and Sorghum Cultivar on the Population Dynamics of Melanaphis sacchari, Monique Ferreira de Souza
Genome Wide Association Studies for Identification of Markers Linked to Sucrose Traits in Sugarcane, Nathanael Darrell Fickett
Chemosensory Communication and Neural Substrates of Social Behavior in the African Cichlid Fish, Astatotilapia burtoni, Karen Elizabeth Field
Characterization of the Interaction Between R. Conorii and Human Host Vitronectin in Rickettsial Pathogenesis, Abigail Inez Fish
Intraguild Predation: Interactions between Predators, Pathogens, and Their Shared Resources in Crop Pest Communities, Andrew Jason Flick
“Breathless Zeal and Careless Confidence”: German Propaganda in World War I (1914-1918), Elisabeth Fondren
Characterizing Cytoplasmic Maturation and Improving Competence of Bovine In Vitro Matured Oocytes, Brittany Alanna Foster
Soybean Response to Dicamba: Associated Injury Criteria and Development of a Model to Predict Yield Loss, Matthew Ryan Foster
Evaluation of Oncolytic and Immunomodulatory Potential of the HSV-1 Live-Attenuated Vaccine Strain VC2 in an Immunocompetent Murine Melanoma Model, Natalie Wall Fowlkes
Endocannabinoid Metabolome of Human Breast Milk, Adriana V. Gaitan Espinoza
On the Computation of the Rate-Equivocation Region for Wyner's Wire-tap Channels, Meena Gangula
Healthcare Utilization & Health Behaviors among Older Adults: The Role of Insurance, Jennifer Rose Geiger
Thermal and Mechanical Energy Harvesting Using Lead Sulfide Colloidal Quantum Dots, Taher Ghomian
Jane Austen's Hidden Bodies: Adaptation as Critical Commentary, Elizabeth Gilliland
A Phenomenological Investigation into the Impact of the College Student Union on Student Engagement at a Historically Black University, Nathalie Nicole Godfrey
Templates for Representable Matroids, Kevin Manuel Grace
The 'Happiest' Corner of London: Bethnal Green, 1550-1945, Audrey Lynne Gray
Development of the Routines and Time Management Inventory for Young Adults, Morgan Ashwill Grinnell
Natural Resources-Based Conflicts in Coastal Louisiana: A Multi-faceted Social and Ecological Setting, Audrey Grismore
The Effects of Metal Speciation, Content and Cluster Size in Fly Ash on PCDD/F Formation, Xia Guan
Rats Fed Dietary Bioactive Components (Resistant Starch, Whole Grains, and Fat) Undergo Altered Biometrics and Gene Expression as a Result of Gut Fermentation, Justin Lamont Guice
Spectrum- and Energy-Efficient Radio Resource Allocation for Wireless Communications, Shengjie Guo
COURSE DESIGN…ONLINE: HELPING STUDENTS PERFORM IN THE DIGITAL AGE, Joseph W. Harris
Molecular Level Interactions and Transformations of Natural Organic Matter Within the Environment, Benjamin J. Haywood
Reasonable Exceptions: Supreme Court Rhetoric and the Right to Privacy, Lindsay Susan Head
System Nonlinear Performance of Low-Rise Buildings under Database-Assisted Hurricane Loads, Jing He
High-Dimensional Isotope Relationships, Yuyang He
Analysis of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Resources across the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Communities and Biomass, Eva R. Hillmann
Investigating Early-Career Teacher Propensity for Arts-Based Pedagogy, Jamie Allison Hipp
The Tensile Root Strength of Emergent Coastal Macrophytes, Lauris Olivia Hollis
Throughput and Yield Improvement for a Continuous Discrete-Product Manufacturing System, Md Shahriar J. Hossain
Participation and Representation: Does Risk Acceptance Influence the Decision Making of Political Actors?, Joshua Daniel Hostetter
Bio-based Polyurethane Foams Made from Microwave Liquefaction of Biomass, XINGYAN HUANG
At the Edge of Humanity: American Indian Legal Identity and the Development of American Citizenship, Zachary Charles Isenhower
Mari Folk Music Influences on Andrei Eshpai's Viola Concerto, Vengerskie Napevy (Hungarian Tunes), and a Transcription of Hungarian Tunes for Viola in the Viola Repertoire, Anna Petrovna Ivanova
Purposeful Planning and Intentional Practice in Literacy Leadership: The Making of an Urban Principal, Nakia Claudette Jackson Perkins
Pore-Scale and Conventional Wettability Measurement Considerations for Improving Certainty of Geological CO2 Sequestration, Mohammad Jafari
Collaboration in Crowdsourcing Contests: Towards an Understanding of Collective Behavior in Crowdsourcing Contests, Hanieh Javadi Khasraghi
The Medium Is the Movement: The Internet's Influence on Feminist Rhetorical Strategies, Christine Nicole Jeansonne
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Hatha Yoga Intervention for Smokers, Emily Robin Jeffries
EFFECTIVE METHODS AND TOOLS FOR MINING APP STORE REVIEWS, Nishant Jha
Development of Polymer-Based In-Plane Nanopore for DNA Sequencing, Zheng Jia
Religion, Racism, and Ecological Stress Among African-American Families: A Qualitative Analysis of Perceptions and Coping Strategies, JOHNNIE W. JONES
Computational Analysis of Papionini Evolution Using Alu Insertions, Vallmer Edward Jordan II
Speciation and hybridization in Jamaican-endemic Streamertail Hummingbirds (Trochilus polytmus and T. scitulus), Caroline D. Judy
How Do New Media Environments Influence Consumer Responses to Advertising? A Meta-Analytic Approach to Ad Avoidance, A-Reum Jung