Dissertations from 2015
Attosecond Transient Absorption in Gases and High Harmonic Generation in Solids, Mengxi Wu
Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of Single DNA Nucleotides Transport Through Nanoslits, Kai Xia
New Identification and Decoding Techniques for Low-Density Parity-Check Codes, Tian Xia
Investigating Wave Forces on Coastal Bridge Decks, Guoji Xu
A New Method In Distribution Theory With A Non-Smooth Framework, Yunyun Yang
Holecene Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction from the Shark River Estuary, Everglades, Florida, Qiang Yao
Cellulose Nanofibers from Energycane Bagasse and Their Applications in Core-Shell Structured Hydrogels, Yiying Yue
Why Interpersonal Ties are Important for People: An Analysis of the Concept of Social Capital and Its Dimensions of Holism, Convertibility, and Conductibility, Durmus Ali Yuksek
Large-scale Geometric Data Decomposition, Processing and Structured Mesh Generation, Wuyi Yu
Constitutive Modeling and Experiments for the Micro and Nano Behaviors in Metals, Cheng Zhang
Healing-on-Demand Polymer Composites Based on Shape Memory Polyurethane Fibers and Polymeric Artificial Muscles, Pengfei Zhang
Numerical Simulation of Cold Front-Related Hydrodynamics of Wax Lake Delta, Qian Zhang
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Scenarios Development and Their Associated Risk Assessment, Muhammad Zulqarnain
Dissertations from 2014
Obstructions to Embedding Genus-1 Tangles in Links, Susan Marie Abernathy
Alternative Teacher Certification: The Politics, the Preparation, and the Promise of a Quality Education, YaSheka Adams
Numerical Experiments of Hurricane Impact on Vertical Mixing and De-Stratification of the Louisiana Shelf Waters, Mohammadnabi Allahdadi
Flesh, Blood, and Puffed-Up Livers: The Theological, Political, and Social Contexts behind the 1550-1551 Written Eucharistic Debate between Thomas Cranmer and Stephen Gardiner, Amanda Wrenn Allen
Fixed-Time Schedule Effects on Participant Responding: An Evaluation Of Similar vs. Dissimilar Schedule Programs Using a Group Design Approach, Jessica Pearl Alvarez
Parallel Processes in HPX: Designing an Infrastructure for Adaptive Resource Management, Vinay Chandra Amatya
The worlds of agriculture in Asia : agricultural and economic development, Lorna Econg Amrinto
Multiscale Estimation of Inertial Effects for Frac-Pack Completed Gas Reservoirs, Sultan Anbar
Pacific Childhoods in the Rafu: Multiple Transnational Modernisms and the Los Angeles Nisei, 1918-1942, Bruce Makoto Arnold
Examining the Persistence of Students in Academic and Leadership Development Programs, Jared Christian Avery
Energy and Thermodynamically Based Approaches for Analysis of Damage in Contact Problems, Afshin Babaie Aghdam
Essays on Poverty and Infant Health, Deokrye Baek
"Strike Me If You Dare": Intimate-Partner Violence, Gender, and Reform, 1865-1920, Ashley Baggett
The Good Friday Cantatas of Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), Marius Bahnean
Effects of Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation on Bovine Oocyte Lipid Metabolism, Lipid Composition and Embryo Cryotolerance, Cody Lee Bailey
Bio-imprinted hydro-gels (BIGS) for protein and virus detection, Wei Bai
Synthesis, Characterization, and Investigation of the Catalytic Activity of NiO, CuO, and NiO-CuO Nanoparticles on Silica as Surrogates of Combustion-Generated Nanoparticles, Nuwan Nilanka Balapitiya Liyanage
A Performance Guide to "Five Musings on the Past" by Elisenda Fábregas for Soprano and Piano, Megan Elizabeth Barrera
Effect of cultivar, storage, cooking method and tissue type on the ascorbic acid, thiamin, riboflavin and vitamin B6 content of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.)] Lam, Wilmer Anibal Barrera
"Music Down in My Soul:" Achieving a Sound Ideal for Moses Hogan Spirituals, Loneka Wilkinson Battiste
Synthetic Routes to Therapeutic Agents Via Masked Functionalities: From Orthogonal Peptide Crosslink to Photothermal Cancer Prodrug, Chyree Shantel Batton
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation in tidally influenced coastal marsh wetland studied in laboratory mesocosm, Doorce S. Batubara
Explicit Instruction of Scientific Explanation and Argument in an Undergraduate Introductory Biology Laboratory Course Using the Claim, Evidence and Reasoning Framework, Rosemary Eva Becker
Poroelastic Inhomogeneities: Applications in Reservoir Geomechanics, Houman Bedayat
Examining the Psychometrics of the Psychopathology Inventory for Mentally Retarded Adults-II for Adults with Mild and Moderate Intellectual Disabilities, Brian Christopher Belva
Finding the Right Balance: Antecedents and Consequences of Making, Buying, or Concurrently Sourcing Human Capital, Joshua S. Bendickson
Analysis of Media Coverage of Selected Food Safety Events on the Demand for the Recalled Products, Abhishek Bhagwat Bharad
Biogeographical Approaches for Studying Species Invasion, Ganesh Prasad Bhattarai
Holocene Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction From Mexico's Pacific Coast-A Paleotempestological Investigation, Thomas Bianchette
Evaluation of Economic Injury Levels and Chemical Control Recommendations for Rice Stink Bug (Oebalus Pugnax) in Louisiana, Bryce Blackman
Reducing juvenile justice involvement through a childhood truancy intervention, Bret James Blackmon
Working Memory, Processing Speed, and Academic Achievement in Adults with ADHD, Alyse Barker Blanchard
Reformulations for control systems and optimization problems with impulses, Jacob Blanton
An Intersectional Exploration of Race and Gender: Perceptions of Women Faculty in Higher Education, Amy Hill Bourgeois
Pragmatics, Prosody, and Social Skills of School-Age Children with Language-Learning Differences, Janet Lynn Bradshaw
“Kill That Snake": Anti-ERA Women and the Battle Over the Equal Rights Amendment in Louisiana, 1972-1982, Yvonne Brown
The Effects of Asymmetric Micro Ratchets on Pool Boiling Performance, Lance Austin Brumfield
Mind Playing Tricks: Individualism, Upward Mobility, and the Commitment to Self-Determination Among the Urban Poor, Will Bryerton
Adult Offender Recidivism Rates: How Effective is Pre-Release and Vocational Education Programing and What Demographic Factors Contribute to an Offenders Return to Prison, James K. Bueche, Jr.
Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 on Supported Cu2O Catalysts, Joel Niño Galvez Bugayong
A hybrid advection scheme for conserving angular momentum on a refined Cartesian mesh, Zachary Duncan Byerly
From Micro- to Nano-Scale: Applications of Solid-Phase Enzymatic Reactors for Biopolymer Disassembly, Nyote J. Calixte
Self-direction in Adult Learning: Effect of Locus of Control and Program Design on Learner Motivation and Training Utility, Nicole Cannonier
Southern Sapphisms: Sexuality and Sociality in Literary Productions, 1974-1997, Jaime Cantrell
Conducting Elgar's Wand of Youth suites : programming possibilities and perspectives on performance, Vaughn Aristides Cardona
Symphony No. 1: On the Creation and Chromaticism and Harmony in Henry Purcell's Sacred Music, Joshua Adam Carver
Roque Cordero Soliloquio No. 6 and Sonata for Cello and Piano: Structure and Analysis, Isaac Miguel Casal R.
Localization and security algorithms for wireless sensor networks and the usage of signals of opportunity, Gustavo Andres Chacon Rojas
Meso-Scale Analysis of Deformation Induced Heating in Granular Metalized Explosives by Piston Supported Waves, Sunada Srinath Nagamani Chakravarthy
Influence of Feeding Anise Oil to Piglets and Broilers, Jose Wando Charal
Genetics and Functions of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Membrane Proteins UL20/gK in Virion Envelopment and Entry, Anu Susan Charles
Multivariate Generalizability of Writing Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM): An Examination of Form, Occasion, and Scoring Method, Katherine Hunter Chenier
Vocal Fold Analysis From High Speed Videoendoscopic Data, Jing Chen
Bayesian Saltwater Intrusion Prediction and Remediation Design under Uncertainty, Nima Chitsazan
The Role of Viral Glycoproteins and Tegument Proteins in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Cytoplasmic Virion Envelopment, Dmitry Vladimirovich Chouljenko
Can You Hear Me Now: A Cross-National Analysis of Media, New ICTs, Press Freedoms and Sociopolitical Instability, Conflict, and Democracy., Britt Christensen
The Effects of Concurrent Driving and In-Vehicle Tasks: A Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Driver Distraction in a High-Fidelity Driving Simulator, Julius A. Codjoe
Liberty Against Itself: British Freedoms in North America, Matthew Charles Connell
“Trans-Positioning” Carbons within Strained Caged Bicyclic(s): ROM/RCM (Ring-Opening/Ring-Closing) Metathesis and Dieckmann/Retro-Dieckmann Condensation Routes to a Cis-Decalin Infrastructure, Stefan Malone Cooper Jr
The Life and Work of Mark Jacobi: Clarinet Repair in Philadelphia and the Influence of Hans Moennig, John Anthony Coppa
Does Subtype Matter?: Comparing the Effects of a Self-Monitoring Intervention on ADHD-C and ADHD-I, Caleb James Corwin
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Check-in/Check-out Intervention for Students Engaging in Relational Aggression and Their Classmates, Emily Patty Corwin
Palatable Foods for a Methionine Restricted Diet, Gabriela Melissa Crespo Gutierrez
Outer Surface Lipoprotein Layer Homeostasis and Gene Regulation in Borrelia burgdorferi, Poonam Dadhwal
Queer Emplotment: Lesbian Caretaking in North American Canonical Fiction from 1980 – 2011., Penelope Gay Dane
Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Pathophysiology of Hypertension, Rahul Babulal Dange
Bells in tower at evening toll : a performer's guide to the songs of David P. Rossow on the texts of William Shakespeare and A. E. Housman for baritone voice and piano, Matthew Joseph Daniels
Exploring the Implementation of Reading Common Core State Standards in an Elementary School Setting, Lacy Alane Davis
Conical Representations for Direct Limits of Riemannian Symmetric Spaces., Matthew Glenn Dawson
Model-based Tests of Historical Demography and Species Delimitation in the Caribbean Coral Reef Sponge Callyspongia, Melissa Barrett DeBiasse
Robotics and Inquiry: Addressing the Impact on Student Understanding of Physics Concepts (Force and Motion) from Select Rural Louisiana Elementary Students through Robotics Instruction Immersed within the 5E Learning Cycle Model, Bianca Rodrigue Deliberto
Teacher Matters: Teacher Normative Influence and Student Persistence in College, Jonathan Paul Denham
Performance of Active Vibration Isolation in the Advanced LIGO Detectors, Ryan Thomas DeRosa
Diversity and Activity of Bacteria in Basal Ice Environments, Shawn Doyle
On the infinitesimal theory of Chow groups, Benjamin F. Dribus
Constructive aspects of Kochen's theorem on p-adic closures, Evan Michael Eakins
Performance Characterization of the Dual-Recycled Michelson Subsystem in Advanced LIGO, Anamaria Effler
Domestication and Foreignization Strategies in Translating Sinbad of The Arabian Nights, Safa M. Elnaili
An Examination of Secondary English Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Field Experiences: Shaping the Understanding of Teaching and Its Challenges before Student Teaching, Leylja A. Emiraliyeva-Pitre
Scanning Probe Investigations of Magnetic Nanoparticles, Protein Binding and the Synthesis of Rare Earth Oxide Nanoparticles Using Nanoscale Lithography, Lauren Elizabeth Englade-Franklin
Influencing the Allocation of Attentional Resources in Tracking: Evidence for a Combined Parallel and Serial Mechanism, Justin Merrill Ericson
Body Language: Pain in Victorian Literature, Laura Jane Faulk