Theses from 2024
DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ASPHALT MIXES BY INCORPORATING CRUMB RUBBER IN HIGH-MODULUS ASPHALT CONCRETE (HMAC) MIXTURES IN LOUISIANA, Mohamed Ayman Abdelmageed
Deer Preference in Forage Oats and an Exploratory Genome Wide Association Study to Identify Associated Loci, Steven D. Abernathy
Digital Agriculture Applications in Maize Nutrient Management and Soybean Crop Stands Assessment, Bhawana Acharya
INVESTIGATION OF GAS DYNAMICS IN WATER AND OIL-BASED MUDS USING DAS, DTS, AND DSS MEASUREMENTS, Temitayo S. Adeyemi
DIGITAL AGRICULTURE APPROACHES: UAV-BASED N MONITORING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR MAIZE YIELD PREDICTION, AND N RESPONSE ASSESSMENT ACROSS RICE VARIETIES, Rejina Adhikari
Why Own a Gun? An Ethnographic Perspective on Gun Culture in Louisiana., Kane Aguila
Evaluation of Nematicides for Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Sugarcane, Iris M. Aguilar
PREDICTING FATIGUE IN WIND TURBINE BLADES: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH USING OPENFAST AND ANSYS, Husam AlShannaq
ANALYZING THE CATFISH AND TROUT COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS AND POTENTIAL TRADE WITHIN THE US AND GLOBAL AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY: A GRAVITY MODEL APPROACH, Diana Marisol Amaya Discua
The Impact of Xenophobia on Agricultural Trade in South Africa, Maxwell Peprah Amponsem
A Friendship of Two Prima Donnas: The Letters of Adelina Patti to Giulia Valda, Jacquelyn Ancelet
The Potential Role of mTOR and STAT3 Signaling Pathways in Equine Laminitis, Saige Holland Annison
Coming to America: Exploring the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of African International Students at a PWI and HBCU in the U.S. South, Adwoa F. Baffour
Harnessing Machine Learning for Railway Damage Assessment and Prediction, Cyrus D. Bahman
Evaluating Laser Tracking for the Improvement of Quality Control Methods of Precast Concrete, Blake A. Barbay
Invasion Edition: A Comparative Study of NPR Coverage of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq and Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Ashlyn F. Barclay
ELUCIDATING A FORMATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PALEOPROTEROZOIC TOURMALINITES FROM THE CERRO COLORADO, TUSAS MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO, Michael G. Barnard
The Effects of Global Temperature Change on Radon Exposure in Permafrost Areas, Melaan Bender
EVALUATION OF DOTD’S AGGREGATE SOURCES FRICTION USING LABORATORY AND ACCELERATED TESTING, Sudhir Bharati
EMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS FOR FARMLAND DERIVATIVE STOCKS, Shaharia Jaman Bhuiyan
Developing the Next Generation of Models for Predicting Soil Formation in Mangrove (NUMAN 2.0) and Marsh (NUMAR 2.0) Wetlands, Pradipta Biswas
Optics Design and Fabrication for a Lung Interferometry-Radiography System, Rachael Lyn Blair
Nutrient and Bioactive Compounds in Hemp Leaves as a Salad Vegetable, Sindhu Priya Bobbili
After the Storm: Associations of Hope and Post-traumatic Growth in Hurricane Ida Recovery in Younger and Older Adults, Piper J. Bordes
Losing Barataria: Investigating Marsh Erosion Drivers via a Basin-wide Field Survey, Kyrsten T. Boswell
A Novel Goat Model To Characterize Male Fertility Following Paternal Cannabidiol Exposure, Ashlyn N. Brewer, Kenneth R. Bondioli, Cathleen Williams, and Clare Scully
Exploring Consumer Value of Certified Sustainability Labels of Local, Independent versus National Coffee Brands, Mary Olivia H. Broussard
Risk Assessment of Invasive Species in the United States, Joseph V. Brown
An Analysis and Ontology of Teaching Methods in Cybersecurity Education, Sarah Buckley
That Was Then and This is, Too: Writing on Carville, Louisiana, Matalin Carville
Extending Catfish Fillet Quality Through Active Packaging., Andrea S. Cerrato Castellanos
The Impacts of Nature-Based Sediment Restoration Practices on Coastal Wetland Soil Biogeochemistry, Jacob Z. Cheng
CANTATA 1952: STRAVINSKY AND LIMINALITY, MaryKate Core
Geospatial Analysis of Historical Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Rainfall in Georgia, United States, Reilly T. Corkran
A COMBINATION OF XANTHAN GUM AND L-ARGININE AS A POTENTIAL PHOSPHATE SUBSTITUTE IN FROZEN WHITE SHRIMP (Penaeus vannamei), Tharindu Trishan Darshana Senarathna Dapana Durage
Copper-Based Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to C2 Products, Monsuru Olatunji Dauda
Factors Associated with Functioning in Older Black Adults, Katrail D. Davis
Post-Modeling Adjustments and Delivered Dose Verification of the 6FFF Beam Model Commissioned for the Monaco Treatment Planning System, Grant C. Debevec
THE ANATOMY OF INEQUALITY: MEDICINE, MOURNING, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND, Molly G. Decker
The Oracle of the Pig's Head, Taylor L. Denton
Settling Preference of Nipponaclerda biwakoensis (Hemiptera: Aclerdidae) on Phragmites australis Stems, Alexia Catherine DeSoto, Andrea Glassmire, Rodrigo Diaz, and Michael Stout
DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PACKAGING FILMS USING BACTERIAL CELLULOSE AND PULLULAN IMPREGNATED WITH GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES, Aakankshya Dhakal
Cold Tolerance Evaluations of Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens with the Ice Nucleator Pseudomonas fluorescens, Mollie Dimise
Role of Acute Alcohol Exposure in Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced Pneumonia, Prantho Malakar Dipta
Transport and Transformation of Dissolved Carbon in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River System, Anamika Dristi
Revisionary Taxonomy within the Acmaeoderini, Joel DuBois
Crop yield predictions through satellite remote sensing and machine learning: Case studies in cotton and sugarcane, Dulis Duron Chevez
Starting Small or Big: An Artificial Language Paradigm, Rachel Evans
A Reckoning, Nuha Fariha
A GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF INLAND DISTANCE TRAVELED BY GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANES, Jordan Fazio
Thermochemical Depolymerization of Low-Density Polyethylene in the Presence of Catalyst under Microwave Irradiation, Holltman B. Flores Kaled
Resource Harvesting For Parallel Functions in Serverless Workflows, Peiman Fotouhi
Development of a Gluten-free Bread with a High-protein Rice Flour and Effects of Alpha-amylase Enzyme Addition, Brandon J. Freire
ANALYSIS OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES IN MARSH CREATION PROJECTS, Daniel A. Gallegos
Application of Automated Radio Telemetry to Explore Space Use of Golden-cheeked Warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia), Michael Gamble
Hurricane Vulnerability of Above Ground Storage Tanks, Santosh Ghimire
The Association Between Problematic Drinking and ENDS Use in College Students: The Role of Alcohol Expectancies, Nina Glover
¡MUJERES CHÉVERES! – Cool Women!, Hernan A. Gonzales Mejia
Effect of Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin and Post-Harvest Washing with Silver Nanoparticles on the Quality and Safety of Sweetpotatoes, Elisa M. Guardado Servellon
THE HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS OF WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT ON COASTAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE OF TEXAS, Zhiwei Guo
Analysis of Close Contact Melting, Mohana Durga Gurunadhan
Investigating the Role of Fluid Shear Stress During Metastasis on Enhanced Breast Cancer Extravasation, Alejandra M. Ham
The Impact of Sexual Minority Stress on the Relationship Between Sexual Minority Identification and Psychological Functioning, Madeleine L. Hansen
AN UNCERTAIN PILGRIMAGE: GEOGRAPHIES OF FUGITIVITY AND UNFREEDOM IN LOUISIANA, Erin Hardnett
HIGH-RESOLUTION GROUNDWATER MODELING FOR UNDERSTANDING SPARTA-MEMPHIS AQUIFER CONDITION, Rafin Hasan
Large-scale Laboratory Direct Shear Testing for Wetland Root Strength, Mohamed Hassan
Speech and Language Errors in an 8-Year-Old Spanish-English Bilingual Speaker: A Case Study, Alaniss Heredia
The Effect of a Lactobacillus Containing Gel on the Clitoral Microbiome of the Mare, Fiona E. Herzog
FARMER'S ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AND ADOPTION OF STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN NEPAL, Tanvir Hossain
Command and Control Mechanisms for Post-Exploitation, Connor Hummel
Insurance Coverage and Flood Exposure in the Gulf of Mexico Region: Risk, Social Vulnerability, Urban Form, and Scale, Anissa J. Hyde
Development and Initial Validation of the Culturally Responsive and Inclusive School Scale-Student Version, Julianne E. Hymel
Computational Modeling of Nanoscale Interaction of Plasmonic Materials with 2D Materials for Sensing Applications, Maria Iftesum
Development of Multifunctional Wood Composites with Integrated Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Management, Self-Healing, and Sustainability., Emmanuel Igbokwe
Impacts of Morphological Changes on Water Residence Times in River Deltas, Md. Muzahidul Islam
The Ancient Occupation of the East Terrace at Cerro San Isidro, Moro District, Nepeña Valley, Peru, Itzamara Ixta
A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF DRILLING FLUID SLIPPAGE FOR WELLBORE DISPLACEMENT, John Johnson
Spatial Mapping of the Benthic Community and How it Is Used to Research Effects of Dredging in Louisiana's Lake Borgne., Meghan Johnson
Competition and soil-microbe mediated interactions between Phragmites australis and Colocasia esculenta in the Mississippi River Delta, Joseph R. Johnston III
Veneers and Vignettes: Staging the Mountain West, Matthew Jones
CYBER ATTACKS AGAINST INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, Adam Kardorff
Using Creel and Angler Surveys to Characterize U.S. Recreational Fishing, Anna L. Kaz
Visions of Kultur: Reflections of German Émigrés during the Great War, Timothy Kemp
Analysis of Traffic Operation and Safety at Cloverleaf and Diamond Interchanges with and without Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Nischal Khadka
A Comparison of Diploid and Triploid Eastern Oysters for Aquaculture Production Under Extreme Temperatures and Salinities, Joshua H. Kim
Tracking Encoding Dynamics Via Multi-State Modeling of Eye Movements, Chloe A. Kindell
Analysis of Fit Issues with Home Sewing Patterns and the Perceived Success of Pattern Alterations, Lauren Lansdell
Decoding Affective Information from Neuronal Populations in the Human Hippocampus, Alexander N. Lawriw
Different Error Patterns of /l/ in Children and Speech-Language Pathologists' Perception and Treatment, Grace E. Lemoine
Comparison of Log File Based Dose Reconstruction to Measurement for Patient Specific QA, Richard M. Lesieur
Improving Implicit Communication in Remote Collaboration Through Augmented Reality and Digital Twins, Nicholas Levergne
"Daring and Clever:" Arresting Black Women in the Mid-Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, Akua Lewis
Unpinning of the Ross Ice Shelf from Ross Bank, in Ross Sea of Antarctica, Ben R. Lindsey
Examining the Effects of Differential Reinforcement and Time-Out on Unsafe Playground Behavior, Elizabeth K. Linton
If You Build It, Will They Come? Assessing Habitat Quality for Marsh Birds at Created Marshes in Southeastern Louisiana, Katherine Aylett Lipford
Personal Injury, Erin Little
The Happiest Place on Earth, Parker M. Logan
Effect of Workload and Trust on Automation Levels in Human-Robot Collaboration, Abhiram Maddula