Dissertations from 2024
“COMMENT PEUT-ON ÊTRE PERSAN ?”: PERSANITÉ IN CONTEMPORARY FRANCOPHONE AUTOFICTION, Anoosheh Ghaderi
Metabolic Activity During Bovine Oocyte Maturation In Vivo and In Vitro, Emily Girka
ENHANCING THE RESILIENCE OF PRINTING MATERIALS USED FOR EXTRUSION-BASED CONSTRUCTION 3D PRINTING ON EARTH AND BEYOND, Ilerioluwa S. Giwa
Characterizing and Mitigating Transient Noise in LIGO Observatories for Gravitational Wave Detection, Jane Glanzer
Mentorship Within Developmental Networks: A Phenomenological Study of Black Women Tenured Associate Professors and Their Path Toward Full Professor, Jenifer F. Godfrey
Exploring the Spanish Pianistic Landscape: A Study on Salvador Brotons's Solo Piano Works, Angela P. Gonzalez Gimenez
Understanding Disease and the Future Implications of Climate Change on Disease Dynamics, Scott Grimmell
A Literary Dialogue Between Kamel Daoud and Albert Camus: Colonial and Postcolonial Representations of the Other, Farida Guechoud
Scaling the Wall: Math Attitudes and Mindsets of Middle School High-achievers, Stephanie R. Gullage
Measuring and Modeling Grease Degradation, Alan Gurt
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH LIQUEFYING FUELS, Mohana Durga Prasad Gurunadhan
Reason Over Revelation: John Locke as Secular Rationalist, Benjamin P. Haines
DESIGN OF LONG-DISTANCE ENTANGLEMENT DISTRIBUTION PROTOCOLS FOR QUANTUM NETWORKS, Stav Haldar
All-Optical Probes of Particle-Like Charge Migration Dynamics, Kyle A. Hamer
SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE IN CONSTRUCTION: DEEP DIVE OF IMPACTFUL FACTORS AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, Nicholas B. Hardy
The Landscape Of The 1811 German Coast Uprising, Kenetha Harrington
Martial Spirits and Marital Rites: Assessing Rousseau's Critique of Commerce's Devaluation of the Military and the Family, Jacob A. Harvey
Black Feminist Counterpublic Pedagogy: A Study of Digital Black Feminism and its Pedagogical Possibilities, Alexandria N. Hatchett
A Qualitative Look Inside the Post-Pandemic Lives of Black Mothers, Hope Hickerson
Modeling and Numerical Analysis of the Cholesteric Landau-de Gennes Model, Andrew L. Hicks
Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Cationic Co(II) Pre-Catalysts and Cooperative Germylene–Metal Complexes, David R. Holzknecht
Black and Creole Louisiana Trailriders: Negotiating Appearance, Gender, and Representation on the Trail through Dress, Leigh Danielle Honeycutt
Journalism Beyond Homeland: Motivations, Challenges, and Crafting Identities - A Qualitative Inquiry into Bangladeshi Diaspora Journalists in the U.S., Mohammad Delwar Hosen
LGB Fertility: How Biological, Material, and Social Barriers Shape Desired, Intended, and Actual Fertility, Dustin M. Hughes
It’s Britney, Bitch, Mary Hyepock
The Role of Sexual Network Core Groups in Disease Epidemics, Jason Janeaux
Asymptotic Formula for Scattering Problems Related to Thin Metasurfaces, Zachary Jermain
DEATH, DREAMING, AND DIASPORA: ACHIEVING ORIENTATION THROUGH AFRO-SPIRITUALITY, Liz Johnston and Jaime Elizabeth Johnston
SOIL IMPROVEMENT USING FUNGAL MYCELIUM OF TRICHODERMA VIRENS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES OF MUD DAUBER, Park Joon Soo
EMOTIONAL DIPLOMACY FROM TEL AVIV TO BAGHDAD: ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL APPEALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, Soheil Kafiliveyjuyeh
The Dismal Science of Union: An Environmental History of Pro-Slavery Political Economy, Kennon Howell Keiser Jr.
Emotional Reactivity and Recognition Deficits in Individuals with Callous-Unemotional (CU) Traits: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis, Emily C. Kemp
3D Optical Body Scanning in Adult Females: An Investigation of Potential Risks and Benefits Related to Body Image and Health Behavior, Samantha Kennedy
Investigating the Effects of Environmental Perturbations on House Sparrow Neurobiology and Behavior, Melanie Grace Kimball
YOU’RE LOOKING VERY SHANE TODAY: RHETORICAL FIELD METHODS & THE MATERIALITY OF QUEER MEDIATED REPRESENTATION FOR SAPPHIC WOMEN, Ariel L. Kizer
Sequencing Orchestral Repertoire for Collegiate Orchestras: Addressing the Educational Needs of Students in Various Stages of Development, Cheuk Nok Francis Ku
Expanding the Understanding of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals and Their Influence on Toxicity Using Model Clays and Real-World Soils, Myron L. Lard Jr
Round II: Exploring the Experiences of Black, First-Generation Graduate and Professional Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Derrick D. Lathan
Development of a Tensegrity Based 3D Printable Transradial Canine Prosthetic, Alexander Kuan Lee
EXPANDING RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY WITH DIGITAL IMAGERY AND GEOSPATIAL METHODS, Jiyoung Lee
Profiling of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Subtype Expression and Resulting Susceptibility to Targeted Osmotic Lysis in Cancer, Spencer Gerard Lemoine
MARIA ROSA RIBAS MONNÉ: A CASE STUDY, Rebeca Lemos Gonzalez
Finite Monodromy and Artin Representations, Emma Lien
Designing and Optimizing Soft Resource Adaptation for Modern Cloud Systems in Data Centers, Jianshu Liu
THE LSU-ARGONNE CONVERSION ELECTRON SPECTROMETER AND MEASUREMENT OF ISOMERIC HALF-LIFE IN PROMETHIUM-156, Sergio Martin Lopez Caceres
Development, Validation, and Pilot Testing of a Food Literacy Questionnaire for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Sarah Oliver Ludwig
A STUDY OF SELECTED VOCAL WORKS BY SHANDE DING: THE MYSTERIOUS SOUND OF FLUTE AND POEMS ON WESTERN YUNNAN, Chuyan Luo
"In the Footsteps of Hercules": The Influence of Classical Antiquity on Eighteenth-Century Militaries, Scott Madere
“REDENCIÓN”: TESTIMONIOS OF LATINAS WHO CHOSE TO LEAVE THE HIGHER EDUCATION INDUSTRY, Delia P. Madrid-Nothdurft
Power System Operation and Planning Solution Enhancement Using Quantum Computing, Reza MahrooBakhtiari
GAS EXCHANGE AND HYDRAULICS OF LOBLOLLY PINE BRANCHES UNDERGOING SHADE-INDUCED MORTALITY, Adelodun R. Majekobaje
ESSAYS IN APPLIED ECONOMICS, Jiantao Ma
SUPERCRITICAL PYROLYSIS OF ETHYLCYCLOHEXANE AND ETHYLCYCLOHEXANE/n-DECANE BLENDS, Avinash Mali
Beyond Surrealism: The Developing Keyboard Style of André Souris, Melanie T. Mallard
Media, Marginalization, and Mishegas: Examining and Unraveling Identity and Influence in Antisemitic Digital Discourse, Lyric L. Mandell
THERMAL FRONTAL POLYMERIZATION – APPLICATIONS IN COATINGS AND COMPOSITES, Maria Martinez
Metabolic Resilience in Athletes: Effects of Stress on Resting and Exercising Metabolic Function, Rachel Matthews
SURFACE AND BULK PROPERTIES OF MULTI-COMPONENT METAL ALLOYS, Frank A. McKay III
Photosystem II Assembly and Photosynthetic Regulation in Cyanobacteria, Himanshu S. Mehra
Singing through Cancer: Promoting Vocal Health for the Cancer Survivor, Roger Kyle Melton
Performance Assessment of Aboveground Storage Tanks during Flood Events, Md Manik Mia
Mind the Time: A Synthesis of Pedagogical Approaches for Improving Rhythm and Meter for Instrumentalists as Applied to Bassoon, Annalea Milligan
The Influence of Stage of Ripeness on Consumer Perceptions Regarding Selected Aspects of Non-Astringent Asian Persimmons (Diospyros Kaki Thunb), Robert A. Mirabello Jr
CAN THE BENEFITS OF AUDIT SPILLOVER BE OBTAINED THROUGH ADVISORY ENGAGEMENTS? AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE AUDIT MARKET FOR US FEDERAL AGENCIES, Nicholas A. Mitchell
The Lowest Discriminant Ideal of Cayley-Hamilton Hopf Algebras, Zhongkai Mi
Enhancement of Applied Rice Breeding Programs: Exploring Factors Impacting Genomic Selection Accuracy and Discovery of a Novel Gene for Grain Shape, Maria G. Montiel
Analysis and Improvement of Efficient Charge Recovery Logic Adiabatic Circuits, William Morell
Decay Spectroscopy of 134Sb Using X-Array and SATURN, Graeme E. Morgan
UNDERSTANDING HOW SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS CAN FOSTER MOTIVATION IN YOUTH SPORT, Justin Morris
Multiphoton Quantum Sensing, Fatemeh Mostafavikhatam
Louisiana's Confederates: Soldiers and Civilians in the Civil War, Henry Brandon Motty
POWER GRID RESILIENCY ENHANCEMENT AGAINST FLOOD-INDUCED HAZARDS, Mohadese Movahednia
The Effect of English-Medium of Instruction Policy on Secondary School Pupils' Learning Experiences in Rwanda: History and Citizenship Teachers' Perspectives, CONSTANT ALINGABO MUCIKA
YOUR EYES SHALL BE OPENED: CULTURAL CONFLICT OVER PUBLIC EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY, 1904-1989, Emily Muhich
AN INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS' NEAR-MISS RECOGNITION PERFORMANCE USING PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL DATA, Shashank Muley
Subroups of Coxeter Groups and Stallings Foldings, Jake A. Murphy
The Homotopy Cardinality of the Representation Category, Justin Murray
INVESTIGATION OF SOLVATION STRUCTURES AND DYNAMICS OF Li-ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTES AND AMIDES IN WATER: AN INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY, ELECTROCHEMICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDY, Ernest O. Nachaki
Synthetic Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans: Generation, Application, and Preprocessing, Maryam Naseri
Ammonium Chemotaxis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Gabela Nelson
ASMRtistry in Immersive Sound: Investigating the Effectiveness of Immersive Sound Technologies in Eliciting Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, Scott D. Nelson
Have a Little Faith in Me: Exploring Individual and Neighborhood Predictors of Fear of Crime and Trust in the Police, Joy Ngelor Watchese
Unavoidable Topological Minors of Large or Infinite 3-connected Rooted Graphs, Phuc A. Nguyen
Investigations and Characterization of Loud Transient Noise in Advanced LIGO Detectors, Shania Nichols
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF NEW TOOL TO MEASURE BREASTFEEDING PARAMETERS AMONG CHILDLESS FEMALE POPULATION IN LOUISIANA, Kritee Niroula
THE COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SUICDALITY AS A SINGLE SESSION INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS ADMITTED TO INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC CARE FOR SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS, D Nicolas Oakey-Frost
Precision Bottlebrush Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Structure-Property Relationship, Nduka D. Ogbonna
ENGINEERING ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF RANDOM ALLOYS FOR CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS, Andrew N. Okafor
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Water Quality in Southeastern Louisiana Using Machine Learning and Google Earth Engine, Olumide O. Omotere
CHARACTERIZATION OF RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL PANICLE BLIGHT IN RICE: GENETIC INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS, John Christian E. Ontoy
Euphemism in AI Discourse as Colonial Harm & Effect: Learnings from Subaltern Puerto Rico, Jacqueline Oquendo
MemForC: Memory Forensics Corpus Creation For Malware Analysis, Augustine Orgah
Investigating the Jazan Region's Ethnic Wedding Dress Tradition and the Influence of Social Media on the Jazan Bride's Dress Selection, khawlah Naif Otayf