Dissertations from 2013
Time of day preferences and resource allocation, Alicia Marie Briganti
Photometric variability of X-ray sources in the galactic bulge, Christopher Tillman Britt
Creating a framework for systems-based graphic analysis and the assessment of college-level introductory biology textbooks, Katherine Ellen Brooks
Complex formation and regulation of Escherichia coli acetyl-CoA carboxylase, Tyler Craig Broussard
Nucleic Acid Binding Thermodynamics and Functions of DNA Polymerases, Hiromi Shimasaki Brown
Social Connectedness Deficits in College Students with Schizotypy, Laura Brown
The development of capillary electrophoresis assays to study enzyme inhibition, Sherrisse Kelly Bryant
"It's easier if you have a system" : analysis and applications of the Milanov violin method, Paula Farias Bujes
Two histories, one future : Louisiana sugar planters, their slaves, and the Anglo-Creole schism, 1815-1865, Nathan Buman
Examining the benefits and detriments of being a member of an active postvention team for survivors of suicide, Brittany Buquoi
Graph rigidity-based formation control of planar multi-agent systems, Xiaoyu Cai
Skein theory and topological quantum field theory, Xuanting Cai
Spatial structure and dynamics of the plant communities in a pro-grading river delta : Wax Lake Delta, Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana, Melissa Carle
In spite of yourself : the asignifying force of humor and laughter, Kevin Michael Casper
Educating for environmental justice : social/environmental marginality and the significance of experiences for environmental activism and proenvironmental behavior, Donovon Keith Ceaser
Uncovering nodes in the transnational social networks of Hispanic workers, James Powell Chaney
An ecological analysis of US county-level suicide rates : an application of spatial patterning models, Chantel Dufrene Chauvin
Program analysis : termination proofs for Linear Simple Loops, Hongyi Chen
Micro & nano scale mechanical testing and assembly with applications to metal based microsystems, Ke Chen
Quantum simulations on square and triangular Hubbard models, Kuang-Shing Chen
Integrated functional anlaysis of quorum-sensing in the rice pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia glumae, Ruoxi Chen
Shifting place identities in a post-conflict society : irony and multiculturality in Quemoy, Taiwan, Yi-Chia Chen
The musical life of Carmen Petra-Basacopol and her various contributions to the harp literature, Gabriela Chihaescu
Enculturational practices in the teaching of proof in mathematics, Indira Venkata Chillara
Sicong Ma's Amei Suite & Gaoshan Suite : historical background and performer's guide, Ming-Ying Chiu
A characterization of almost all minimal not nearly planar graphs, Kwang Ju Choi
Tyzen Hsiao's Memories of Home as a pedagogical tool to introduce Romantic and Impressionistic styles to intermediate piano students, Pei-Hsuan Chung
Networked learning : evaluating the effectiveness of distance education in comparison to traditional education, Tireka Patrice Cobb
Phase behavior of silica-polypeptide hybrid particles immersed in cholesteric liquid crystals, Melissa Elizabeth Collins
Reciprocal peer mentoring : increasing the prosocial behavior of socially neglected students, Tai A. Collins
Aesthetics in the classroom for social justice : how do the theories of John Dewey, Maxine Greene, and Jane Piirto inform us?, Valerie Meiners Comeaux
An Alu element-based model of human genome instability, George Wyndham Cook, Jr.
Concentration and detection of hepatitis A virus and its indicator from seawater, Jiemin Cormier
Julie, & Aaron Copland's Development of The Opening Idea Through Quartal Harmonies, Pitch Space, and Register in the first movement of his Third Symphony, David Paul Cortello
Melancholic epistolarity : letters and traumatic exile in the novels of three Francophone women, Rosemary Harrington Courville
Effects of stress and water saturation on seismic velocity and attenuation in near surface sediments, James Michael Crane
Characterization of the effect of alcohol on recombinant proteins derived from mammalian adenylyl cyclase, Emily Qualls Creekmore
Modeling, Numerical Analysis, and Predictions for the Detonation of Multi-Component Energetic Solids, Michael Wayne Crochet
Unconscious Awareness of a Branded Life: Consumer Disillusionment and the Cultivated Commercialization of Public Health, Laura H. Crosswell
The Louisiana Recovery School District's long term relationship to student dropout and achievement, Jandel Crutchfield
Evolutionary Assembly of the Neotropical Montane Avifauna, Andres M. Cuervo
Study on the Performance of TCP over 10Gbps High Speed Networks, Cheng Cui
Exploring the underpinnings that attribute to low performance on standardized tests by first year university freshmen at a Historically Black College and University, Jeffery Joseph Darby, Jr.
Utilizing students as behavior change agents : an example using check-in/check-out, Evan Henry Dart
Designing a cost effective microalgae harvesting strategy for biodiesel production with electrocoagulation and dissolved air flotation, Adam James Dassey
The effects of chronic and acute exercise modalities on substrate utilization and plasma adiponectin concentration, Greggory Ryan Davis
Nanotube film-enhanced 3-D photoanode for application in microsystems technology, Fareed Dawan
Metacognitive awareness : impact of a metacognitive intervention in a pre-nursing course, Bronwyn Perry Doyle
A Metaheuristic-Based Simulation Optimization Framework For Supply Chain Inventory Management Under Uncertainty, Qinglin Duan
The effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors on the stress response and tissue-level response in teleost fish, Benjamin David Dubansky
Luminescence studies : Part I. Lanthanide nanoGUMBOS Part II. Near infrared photothermal nanoGUMBOS, Jonathan Carver Dumke
Gene set based ensemble methods for cancer classification, William Evans Duncan
Assessing levels of reliability for design criteria for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction structures, Christopher Leslie Dunn
Quantification of the environmental impact of titanium dioxide photocatalytic pavements for air pollution remediation, Heather Lee Dylla
Depositional history of the Trinity-Tiger Shoals region : a transgressed delta complex of the middle Holocene Mississippi Delta, Clint Hoyt Edrington
Experimental and modeling study of foam flow in pipes with two foam-flow regimes, Ali Reza Edrisi
Investigations of the initiation of motion in aeolian transport, Brandon L. Edwards
Psychological Behavior Analysis Using Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for fMRI Data, Charisma Dionne Edwards
Role of Retrotransposons as a Major Source of Intra- and Inter-Individual Epigenetic Variations in the Mammalian Genome, Muhammad Badre Ekram
Transport and adsorption-desorption of heavy metals in different soils, Tamer A. Elbana
Characterization and uncertainty analysis of siliciclastic aquifer-fault system, Ahmed Saad Elshall
Un cadjin qui dzit bon dieu! : assibilation and affrication in three generations of Cajun male speakers, Aaron Emmitte
The effect of audit market concentration on audit pricing and audit quality : the role of the size of the audit market, John Daniel Eshleman
Rube tube : CBS, rural sitcoms, and the image of the south, 1957-1971, Sara K. Eskridge
Development of safe and ready to eat frozen oyster products using microwave steam-venting technology, Luis Alberto Espinoza
An original composition, "...And It Was Good For Orchestra" and a new century, a new audience : concert music's evolution into pop and the music producer as maestro, Matthew David Evancho
(Un)writing the academic other : theorizing the "at risk" body, Jessica Lynn Exkano
3D integration of micro- and nanostructures into bio-analytical devices, Bahador Farshchian
Topology and Shape Optimization of Hydrodynamically–Lubricated Bearings for Enhanced Load-Carrying Capacity, Mohammad Fesanghary
Identification of genes responsible for maintenance of differentiation capability in dental pulp stem cells, Michael B. Flanagan
Restoring performance : personal story, place, and memory in post-Katrina New Orleans, Anne-Liese Juge Fox
"Vulgarized" : victorian women's fiction in minor theatres, Doris Ann Frye
Crystal Growth and an Investigation of Structural Stability: Synthesis, Structure, and Physical Properties of Yb(Mn,M)xAl12-x (M = Fe, Ru; x < 2.5) and LnMnxGa3 (Ln = Ho-Tm; x < 0.15), Bradford Wesley Fulfer
Factors influencing glycogen branching enzyme activity in mouse liver, Scott Fuller
Super-aptamer bio-imprinted hydrogels : an investigation into the optimization and characterization of cross-linked polymeric materials displaying macromolecular amplified responses, Nicholas Alexander Gariano
Examining neotropical primate community structure at regional and local scales : insights from taxonomic and phylogenetic approaches, Maria Mercedes Gavilanez
Improving routines : self-monitoring by adolescents diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Meghan Ann Geary
Explicit Instruction in Self-Regulatory Skills and Deliberate Practice, Kimberly Joy Gedde
Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) in PM₂.₅ : their contribution to hydroxyl radical formation and atmospheric transformation, William Micheal Gehling, Jr.
The Ring Theory and the Representation Theory of Quantum Schubert Cells, Joel Benjamin Geiger
A Large Scale Network Model to Obtain Interwell Formation Characteristics, SeyedmohammadAmin Gherabati
Decade-scale Nutrient Enrichment Effects on Wetland Plant Community Structure, Function, and Stability, Sean A. Graham
Masada performances : the contested indentities of touristic spaces, Ariel Gratch
Dragged into the future : how interent communications and media legitimacy facilitate lagging gender norms, Skylar C. Gremillion
The Role of Polyamines in Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Gulf Killifish Fundulus Grandis, Ying Guan
RNAi-mediated Antiviral Immunity in Caenorhabditis elegans, Xunyang Guo
Performing folk punk : agonistic performances of intersectionality, Benjamin D. Haas
Metaphoric pens : exploring medieval conceptions of writing as technology in the twelfth-century renaissance and beyond, Melanie Anne Hackney
Parental perceptions of supportive and non-supportive influences on the development of leadership, Debra Jo Gifford Hailey
Physical activity for African American females : salience of race, gender-role, and exercise identities, Jasmine M. Hamilton
Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanoparticles and their application in biopolymeric nanocomposites, Jingquan Han
What's love got to do with it? The role of Brand Love in brand community experience, Phillip M. Hartley
Detection of Microorganisms using MALDI and ion mobility mass spectrometry, Juaneka Monet Hayes
Peter Klatzow's Six Concert Etudes for Marimba : a performer's guide, Daniel Brian Heagney
"Give me something that relates to my life" : exploring African American adolescent male identities through young adult literature, Angelle Leblanc Hebert