Dissertations from 2016
Temporal Trends of Intraurban Commuting in Baton Rouge 1990-2010, Yujie Hu
AEMI: The Actuated Embedded Musical Instrument, Nick Hwang
From The Valley to the Mountaintop: A Case Study of Resilience and Persistence Among First-Generation African American Males Who Have Achieved Doctoral Success, D'Jalon Janeece Jackson
Fear No Evil: Making Sense of Intersectionality and Fear of Crime Amongst Blacks in High Crime Neighborhoods, Melinda Jackson
African-American Single Mothers' Experiences While Furthering Their Education, Kimberly Rayshun James
Time-Lapse Polymerizations Triggered by pH clock Reactions, Elizabeth Jee
Variability of Optical Counterparts to X-ray Sources within the Galactic Bulge Survey, Christopher Bradley Johnson
"I Listen to Their Story, They Listen to My Comments, and Then I Pocket My Fee:" Sherlock Holmes as Rhetorical Equipment for Living, Andrew Cessna Jones
What Made You Hear That? An Examination of the Rehearsal Listening of Accomplished School-Based Music Conductors, Kelvin Deangelo Jones
Principals' Beliefs and Attitudes About Social and Emotional Learning: A Grounded Theory Study, Kimberly Y. Jones
Analysis and Management of the Price Volatility in the Construction Industry, Alireza Joukar
Toward an Advanced System of Accountability for Improved Student Learning Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Test-Based Accountability in Louisiana, Susan Nicole Kahn
Growth of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons during the Supercritical Pyrolysis of n-Decane, Subramanian Venkateswaran Kalpathy
Understanding of Authentic Performance Practice in Bright Sheng's "Seven Tunes Heard in China" for Solo Cello, Chiao-Hsuan Kang
Ultrafast and Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Colloidal Nanomaterials, Tony Eugene Karam
In Vitro Investigation on Therapeutic Potential of Juglone, a Naphthoquinone from Walnuts against Pancreatic Cancer, Namrata Karki
Integrated Methods For Controlling Gastrointestinal Nematode Infections in Ewes and Lambs, Sarah Tammy Nicole Keeton
Essays in Corporate Equity Transactions, James David Kelly
Persistent RNA Viruses of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): Distribution and Interaction with the Host and Acute Plant Viruses, Surasak Khankhum
A Phenomenological Investigation Into The Experiences Of High-Achieving African American Male Student Athletes At Predominately White Institutions In The Southeast Region, Runell Jeremiah King
Coming to the Table: Exploring the Narrative of Cafe Reconcile and Learning in the Kitchen, Danielle Klein
"Columbus of the moral seas": Byronic Sexuality and the Figuration of Place, Emily Epstein Kobayashi
Photonics-Based Studies in Materials Science Using GUMBOS and NanoGUMBOS, Paulina Elizabeth Kolic
Dynamics of Resprouting and Forest Regeneration Following Anthropogenic Land Use in the Central Amazon Basin, Scott Lawrence Kosiba
Garbage Collection for General Graphs, Hari Krishnan
Modeling the Effects of Hypoxia on Fish Movement in the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone, Elizabeth Dawn LaBone
A Direct Study of 20Ne(alpha,p)23Na with the HELIcal Orbit Spectrometer (HELIOS), Jianping Lai
The Analysis and Interpretation of Three Selected Piano Pieces by Chen Yi: Duo Ye, Ba Ban, Ji-Dong-Nuo, Yun-Hui Lai
Developing Mediators: An Analysis of the Changing Associations of Ghanaian Internet Cafe Users between 2003 and 2014, Matthew Gregory LeBlanc
A Swann's Song in Middle-earth: An Exploration of Donald Swann's "The Road Goes Ever On" and the Development of a System of Lyric Diction for Tolkien's Constructed, Elvish Languages, Richard Garrett Leonberger
Properties of Polynomial Identity Quantized Weyl Algebras, Jesse S. F. Levitt
Phylogeography of Oculina Corals and their Algal Symbionts: Insights into the Origin and Expansion of Oculina Patagonica in the Mediterranean, Karine Eliane Posbic Leydet
Websites Vs. Apps: A Comparison of Consumer Acceptance of Apparel Mass-Customization Across Channels, Yuli Liang
The Certifying Triangle of Financial Reports, Dong Li
Are We Really Bowling Alone? Family Changes and Social Capital in American Society, Ya-Feng Lin
La Philosophie Poétique d'Édouard Glissant, Un Monisme Vitaliste, David Llorca
Advanced Monte Carlo Methods for the Study of Nucleation, Troy David Loeffler
The Mechanisms of Auditory Distraction: The Roles of Interference-by-Process and Attention Capture, Danielle A. Lutfi-Proctor
Physical Activity Promotion from the Social Cognitive Theory Perspective: An Examination of Mobile Fitness Apps, Steven L. Maberry
Direct Measurements of Nuclear Reactions in Hot Stellar Environments, Kevin Thomas Macon
Human Norovirus in Artificial and Environmental Marine Water: Development of Antibody Based Rapid Methods, Morgan Maite
Environmental Remote Sensing and Control, C. Charles Malveaux
Conjunctive Management of Water Resources under Climate Change Projection Uncertainty, Amir Mani
Cutting the Deficit: An Examination of Factors Contributing to the Success of Black Males Seeking Doctoral Degrees at a Predominantly White Institution, Larry Paul Manthei, Jr.
Arsenic Speciation and Phytoremediation Modeling for Environmental Management, Sidney Joseph Marlborough
Retention of Institutional Memory Via Knowledge Management: Perceptions Regarding the Effectiveness of Corporate Approaches Applied in Higher Education, Sonya Yvette Marsh
Derived Geometric Satake Equivalence, Springer Correspondence, and Small Representations, Jacob Paul Matherne
Cuban Routes of Avant-Garde Theatre: Havana, New York, Miami, 1965-1991., Eric Mayer-Garcia
Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency after Major Disturbances, Giovanna McClenachan
Examining Local Law Enforcement Public Relations, Lindsay M. McCluskey
After Images: Using Augusto Boal's Image Theatre to Balance Artistry, Analysis, and Activism in the Performance Composition Process, Bonny Leah McDonald
Promoting Literacy Development in the Early Childhood Classroom: An Evaluation of Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction, Elise Catherine McIver
Faculty Perceptions of Condensed Online Learning in Higher Education, Harold Irvin Mellieon, Jr.
Quantitative Oil Source-Fingerprinting Techniques and Their Application to Differentiating Crude Oil in Coastal Marsh Sediments, Buffy Marie Meyer
Nationalisme Et Littérature Francophone Au Maroc: Genèse D'Une Littérature Indépendante, Nadia Miskowiec
The Instruction of Eros: A Content Analysis of Sex Education Texts, Nicholas Ensley Mitchell
Taming Place: Faubourg Tremé, the Insurgence of Interstate 10, and the Redefinition of Black Educational Space, Reagan Patrick Mitchell
Physical Modeling of Graphene Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistor Using Non-Equilibrium Green Function Approach for Integrated Circuit Design, Yaser Mohammadi Banadaki
Circumstellar Dust Shells: Clues to the Evolution of R Coronae Borealis Stars, Edward Joseph Montiel
The Effect of Teacher Beliefs and Self-Efficacy on Environmental Education Program Implementation, Ashley Wilson Mullens
Use of Protein Crosslinking and Tandem Mass Spectrometry to Study the PsbO, PsbP and PsbQ Extrinsic Proteins of Higher Plant Photosystem II, Manjula Priyadarshini Mummadisetti
There’s a Skid Row Everywhere, and This is Just the Headquarters: Impacts of Urban Revitalization Policies in the Homeless Community of Skid Row, Douglas Mungin
Temporal Dynamics of Benthic Responses to Habitat Disturbance in Coastal Plain Headwaters of Southwestern Louisiana, Catherine Elizabeth Murphy
Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Floors: Black Women's Experiences in Education Reform Leadership, Alicia Danielle Nance
An Investigation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radical (EPFR) Formation in Contaminated Soils Using Surrogate-Based Model Systems, Ugwumsinachi Godwin Nwosu
Production of Fermentable Sugars from Energy Cane Bagasse, Saeed Oladi
Use of X-ray K-edge Tomography and Interferometry Imaging Techniques for the Studies of Brominated Flame Retardants, Mutairu Bolaji Olatinwo
Complexity Theory and its Applications in Linear Quantum Optics, Jonathan Olson
Challenging Roman Domination: The End of Hellenistic Rule and the Rise of the Parthian State from the Third to the First Centuries BCE, Nikolaus Leo Overtoom
Linker Histone Functions of HMO1- Implications for DNA repair, Arvind Panday
Single Crystal Growth and Physical Property Investigations of Ca-FeAs-Based Superconductors, Jiayun Pan
The Contribution of Self-Regulation to Reading Comprehension in Adolescent Learners, Rebecca Lynn Parker
The Influence of Enrollment in Career and Technical Education Courses on the Achievement of High School Special Education Students, Melinda Simoneaux Partin
Studies on Development of End Rot in Sweetpotato, Ratchanee Pattaravayo
Multimodal Affect Recognition Using Facial Expression, Body Posture and Speech Input, Amol Sriniwas Patwardhan
Particulate inorganic carbon flux and sediment transport dynamics in karst: Significance to landscape evolution and the carbon cycle., Randall Lee Paylor
Beyond the Tails of the Colored Jones Polynomial, Jun Peng
Yy1 Gene Dosage Effect and Allele-Specific Expression Analysis of Peg3, Bambarendage Pinithi Upekka Perera
Succession in Family Owned Businesses: The Influence of Succession Planning and Demographic Characteristics on Succession Success, Steven Thomas Perret
On Properties of Matroid Connectivity, Simon Pfeil
Unsettling Feminist Traditions: Domesticities and Agency in U.S. Black Women's Life Writing, 1850-1926, Martha Pitts
Essays in Economics of Institutions and Culture, Luiza Valeriyevna Pogorelova
Necessary Medicine: Rethinking Health Communication at Burning Man, Raquel Irene Polanco
Synthetic Efforts Towards the Synthesis of Prostaglandin PGF2a, Amy Marie Pollard
A Performance Guide for Thomas Pasatieri's Bel Canto Songs for Voice and Piano, Amy Robin Porter
Participation in Active and Passive Music Interventions by Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Effects on Agitation, Robert J. Prattini
An Examination of Students' Perceptions of the Louisiana ACT Mandate on their Postsecondary Education Decisions, Thelma Carol Purnell
How do Social Norms Affect Physical Activity and Performance on an Endurance Task?, Keith David Randazzo
Thermophysical and Thermochemical Property Measurement and Prediction of Liquid Metal Titanium Alloys with Applications in Additive Manufacturing, Jonathan Richard Raush
Nucleobindin-2: A Novel Regulator of Immune-Metabolic Interactions, Anthony Ravussin
Systematics of targeted flat sedges (Cyperus, Cyperaceae) of the Americas, including a floristic analysis of an imperiled sedge-rich prairie community, Christopher Simon Reid
Violent Conventions: An Analysis of the Unintended Aesthetics of On-Stage Accidents, Jeremy Matthew Reynolds