Theses from 2012
Experimental study of the effect of drilling fluid contamination on the integrity of cement-formation interface, Nnamdi Charles Agbasimalo
Predictors of positive adjustment in children exposed to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Hurricane Katrina, Jamarri Raimon Aikins
Laboratory Evaluation of Geosynthetics to Stabilize/Reinforce the Subgrade/Base in Unpaved Roadways, Imran Akond
A survey of ballistosporic phylloplane yeasts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sebastian Albu
A study of children's musical play at the Little Gym, Alison Elaine Alexander
Development of a frozen yogurt fortified with a nano-emulsion containing purple rice bran oil, Luis Alonso Alfaro Sanabria
Determining impact: using formative evaluation in a professional development program for teachers of mathematics and science, Tiah B. Alphonso
Out of many, one: Glimpses of the USA by Charles and Ray Eames, The Family of Man by Edward Steichen, and universal thought in cold war propaganda, Elizabeth Lane Altimus
Comparing extinction and noncontingent reinforcement under challenging conditions: the discriminative effects of reinforcement delivery, Jessica Pearl Alvarez
Sources of salinization of the Baton Rouge aquifer system: southeastern Louisiana, Callie Elizabeth Anderson
Effects of seeding rates of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) on sediment loading and nutrient transport via surface runoff, Jason Robert Anderson
Ensemble Methods for Malware Diagnosis Based on One-class SVMs, Xing An
An Analysis of Change in Policy Context Regarding COREXIT Dispersant Use Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Kelly Arceneaux
Partnership Representation in Public Communications: An Analysis of Community-Engaged Universities' Websites, Christy Kayser Arrazattee
An electronic architecture for mediating digital information in a hallway fac̦ade, Narendra Nallapeta Aswathanarayana setty
FRP stiffener efficiency coefficient for SBS shear strengthening applications, Hamed BabaizadehRoshanfekr
Effect of instructional methodologies on student achievement modeling instruction vs. traditional instruction, Jacqueline Grace Barker
Using generalized estimating equations to analyze repeated measures binary data from the young adolescent crowd study, Lauren Ashley Beacham
An analysis of tropical storm surge trends for the Atlantic coast of the United States, Stephen Beckage
The effects of oyster harvest on resident oyster reef communities and reef structure in coastal Louisiana proper, Steven Lee Beck
The effects of iodixanol present during equine semen cryopreservation, David Paul Beehan
Hijos de la decadencia: transgressive representations of gender in the works of Emilia Pardo Bazán, Sarah Berard
U-Pb geochronology of detrital zircon in quartzites of the Sawtooth Metamorphic Complex, Sawtooth Range, Idaho, USA, Philip Gerard Bergeron
Development and utilization of molecular markers to study genetic diversity of smooth cordgrass and cold tolerance sugarcane, Lina Bernaola Alvarado
Detection and Characterization of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates: Pentaplex PCR Assay and its Application., Nabanita Bhattacharyya
A cross-sectional study of the relationship between political ideology and state legislative responses to payday lending, Louie Fletcher Bickham III
How level of globalization affects public opinion towards globalization in particular nations, Nickolaus Bizzio
Spatial variability in response of deltaic baldcypress forests to hydrology and climate, Som Bahadur Bohora
Le Nègre Blanc de Bel Air: la construction d'une identité hybride réunionnaise, Jessica Bombard
Shear strength evaluation of an erosional soil system at Fourchon Beach, Jacques Pierre Boudreaux
Design and optimization of 2.5 dimension porous media micromodel for nanosensor flow experiments, Saade Alexis Bou-Mikael
The return to the world: precís of a defense of Heideggerian realism, Graham Charles Bounds
Building the Big Chief: Charles Garnier and the Paris of his time, Paige Bowers
Psychometric re-evaluation of the Spiritual Support Scale, Angela M. Bowman
Nitrogen biogeochemistry in a restored Mississippi River delta: a modeling approach, Benjamin Lee Branoff
The effects of teaching style on student learning of DNA, Rebecca Branton
The effect of elevated water content on ethanol combustion, Baine Bernard Breaux
The economic feasibility of utilizing energy cane in the cellulosic production of ethanol, Kayla Lynn Brown
Oyster reef restoration in the northern Gulf of Mexico: effect of substrate and age on ecosystem services, Laura Alicia Brown
Investigations at the Toncrey Site (16PL7): Analysis of a Late Prehistoric Site in Extreme Southern Louisiana, Rebecca Muriel Brown
Evaluating the efficacy of methoxyfenozide on Louisiana, Texas and the mid-southern soybean looper populations, Sebe Anthony Brown
Double-Bond Isomerization of Long Chain Olefins, James Edward Bruno
Evaluation of phosphorous and nitrogen removal in alligator and dairy wastewater via lime and bentonite precipitation, Srikanth Bukkapatnam Tirumala
Social influences on sculpted Romanesque corbels in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, chelsea buras
Up like weeds, Danielle Burns
Vacuum Tumbling for the Incorporation of Phosphates in Gulf Shrimp., Matthew Daryl Cael
Effect of surfactants on the pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse with dilute ammonia, Shuo Cao
Visual translation: a new way to design a Chinese typeface based on an existing Latin typeface, Yifang Cao
Mapping of the oil window in the Eagle Ford shale play of southwest Texas using thermal modeling and log overlay analysis, Austin Pourciau Cardneaux
Inhibition of adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cell line by quercetin or isorhamnetin, Diana Gabriela Carvajal-Aldaz
Critical EE at OSBG: a case study in addressing environmental action through critical education, Donovon Keith Ceaser
Investigation of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter and Dissolved Organic Carbon Using Combination of Ocean Color Data and Numerical Model in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Nazanin Chaichitehrani
Drought in Georgia: water scarcity issues and implications, Samantha Kay Chaisson
Depositional environments of Upper Meiocene through Pleistocene siliciclastic sediments, Baton Rouge aquifer system, southeastern Louisiana, Elizabeth Laurel Chamberlain
Proton dose calculations in homogeneous media, John Wesley Chapman, Jr.
From the viewbook to Facebook: a content analysis of universities' Facebook posts to measure organization-public relationships, Aariel Roxanne Charbonnet
The biomechanics of salt marsh vegetation applied to wave and surge attenuation, James Chatagnier
Where the good times roll: New Orleans as a destination for sports event tourism, Kristen E. Chighizola
Writing in Geometry with the Common Core State Standards: developing mathematical thinkers, Yvonne Mariki Chimwaza
Design of an automated sensor platform for the calibration of aerial liquid dispersal systems, Yin-Lin Chiu
An experimental and theoretical critique of flow model accuracy, Shannon Ray Chollett
Magnetostratigraphy susceptibility correlations for the Guadalupian-Lopingian boundary and the placement of the North American Ochoan Series: Texas (USA) and South China, Matthew Allan Clark
Late formative plant use and diet at Caylán (Peru) as seen through the analysis of macrobotanical remains and human feces, Beverly Marie Clement
Measuring city commitment to climate change mitigation, Kelsey Wefer Clinton
Impulse buying on the internet, Claire Elizabeth Crafts
Minimizing epicormic branch formation on Louisiana leading commercial bottomland red oaks, Denton William Culpepper
Relationship between adult mentors and placement outcomes among at-risk youth, Meagan Curtis
Understanding phosphorus dynamics of two alluvial soils grown with corn at different phosphorus rates, Marilyn Sebial Dalen
Water quality dynamics of low-gradient, headwater streams in a timber-industry dominated watershed in Louisiana, Abram Atys DaSilva
Spatial variation analysis of salinity to determine fluid flow pathways and reservoir compartmentalization in a deepwater Gulf of Mexico field, William Jacob Daugherty
Rose City, Aimee Elizabeth Davis
Ecology of Rusty Blackbirds wintering in Louisiana: seasonal trends, flock composition and habitat associations, Emma Elizabeth DeLeon
Stabilization of very weak subgrade soil with cementitious stabilizers, Sanjay Kumar Dhakal
The effects of Lean intervention (5S) on perceived musculoskeletal workload and perceived hazardous working conditions in a health center pharmacy, Jastinder Singh Dhindsa
Bacterial Dehalogenation of Mixtures of 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, and 1,1,2-Trichloroethane by Dehalogenimonas, Jacob Laddye Dillehay
Correlates of interest in autism spectrum disorders among social work graduate students, Cassie Dinecola
Social policy, social action and the Black Church: a praxis for social vision, Errol K. Domingue
Oysters and catfish: resource exploitation at Rollins Shell Ring, Ft. George Island, Florida, Julie Ann Doucet
An intelligent computational approach to the optimization of inventory policies for single company, Qinglin Duan
Evaluation of plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite coated AO cortical screws in equine third metacarpal bone, Myra Elizabeth Durham
Improving middle school math achievement using a web-based program and extended written tasks, Sarah Claire Dyer
Population dynamics of the eastern oyster in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Benjamin S. Eberline
Consumer and processor methods to control Salmonella and Listeria in shrimp, Genevieve Anne Edwards
The Moveable Wounds, Maia Elgin
The potential of the angle of the first rib, head to tubercle, in sexing adult individuals in forensic contexts, Paige Whitney Elrod
Flow distribution and heat transfer coefficients inside gas holes discharging, Amirhossein Eshtiaghi
Signals, Britton Hollister Estep
Carl Schmitt's radical democracy: Schmitt, Hobbes and the return to political identity, Ndifreke Ette
Sediment flux & fate for a large-scale diversion: the 2011 Mississippi River Flood, the Bonnet Carré Spillway, and the implications for coastal restoration in south Louisiana, Jeffrey Bryant Fabre
Educational looping and retention in the middle school setting, Mary Elizabeth Feighery
Evaluation of Pleistocene to Holocene (MIS 5 to 1) climatic changes in southwestern Black Sea: a palynological study of DSDP Site 380, Shannon Ferguson
Texting laws and cell phone users: motivations for texting while driving, Jonathan Ferrante
Evaluating the differential effects of parental involvement on check in/check out in children with externalizing behavior problems, Aaron Jason Fischer
Effects of varying land use on headwater stream fish assemblages and in-stream habitats in southwestern Louisiana, Alexandra Marie Fitzgerald
Impact of teaching style on student learning of evolution, Laurie Font
Electric elevator drive with position control, Peter James Ford
Vitamin D status, adiposity, and athletic performance measures in college-aged students, Laura Forney
Comparative genomics, transcriptome analysis and characterization of selected regulatory genes of Burkholderia glumae, Felix Francis
Seeing the divine: the origin, iconography, and content of Santa Pudenziana's apse mosaic, Rebecca Franzella