Theses from 2009
Simone Martini's St. Louis of Toulouse and its cultural context, Suzette Denise Scotti
The effect of interactive homework on DIBELS performance, Shelley M. Scott
Characterization and transitions of asphalt cement composite materials, Brent Harper Sellers
These savages are called the Natchez: violence as exchange and expression in Natchez-French relations, Kathrine Seyfried
Phosphorus dynamics in the marshland upwelling system, Dhaval Shirish Shah
Vulgar Remedies, Christopher Randall Shipman
Comparing social skills in children with Autistic disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Mary Elizabeth Shoemaker
Seasonal variability in absorption and fluorescence properties of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in the Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA, Shatrughan Singh
Effect of rotational or continuous stocking method of winter pasture on beef heifer performance, David G. Skeans
Historic sediment accretion rates in a Louisiana coastal marsh and implications for sustainability, Rebekah Perkins Smith
Two-dimensional microscanners with t-shaped hinges and piezoelectric actuators, Wenyu Song
A comparison of foreign news coverage in the mercantile and popular press of the 1830s, Virgil Ian Stanford
Passenger car equivalents of trucks under lane restriction and differential speed limit policies on four lane freeways, John Stanley
Dance dance attribution: exploring the relationship between dance and attractiveness in intial perceptions, Kellie St.Cyr
Recollections of Paradise Lost, Japheth Alan Storlie
The Imp of the Perverse, Jane Beverly Stubbs
Effects of exercising with a weighted vest on the output of lower limb joints in countermovement jumping, Behdad Tahayori
Supporting decision making in a complex world, Jonathan Tall
Regulation of adipose tissue metabolism by NFkB P65 in transgenic mice, Tianyi Tang
Effects of processing parameters on the embrittlement of self reacting friction stir welds, David Eric Taylor
Accumulation, Jennifer Terbieten Mayer
Advanced microwave technology for biodiesel feedstock processing, Beatrice G. Terigar
Population characteristics of a white-tailed deer herd in a bottomland hardwood forest of south-central Louisiana, Justin W. Thayer
Wendell Berry and the politics of homecoming: place, memory and time in Jayber Crow, Drew Kennedy Thompson
Effects of clenbuterol on skeletal and cardiac muscle in horses, Jessica Thompson
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in women after Hurricane Katrina: predictors and symptom endorsement, Julia E. Thompson
A novel synthesis and characterization of fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled poly(styrenesulfonate sodium salt), Xiaowei Tong
Teaching level-1 braille reading skills within a stimulus equivalence paradigm to children with progressive visual impairments, Karen Ann Toussaint
Selling the ghetto: rap music and entrepreneurialism, Stuart Lucas Tully
Distribution and habitat associations of breeding secretive marsh birds in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley of northeast Louisiana, Jonathon Joseph Valente
Determinants of fluid milk quality, Jose Luis Vargas
Dynamics of vortical structures in a low-blowing-ratio pulsed transverse jet, Clementine Vezier
Ratio and proportion: mapping the conceptual field, Christina Vincent
Towards pragmatic competence in communicative teaching: the question of experience vs. instruction in the L2 classroom, Sarah J. Vitale
TNF-alpha inhibition of adiponectin expression by targeting PPAR-gamma and C/EBP in adipocytes, Yanning Wang
M. effects of land use and habitat on stream fish assemblages in tributaries of the lower Bogue Chitto watershed, Washington Parish, Louisiana, Brian Michael Ward
Design, fabrication, and operation of two broadband force balance seismometers, Andrew Weber
Source(s) of salinity in the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Stephanie Erin Welch
Building codes: mapping technology and tradition, James David West
The direction we grow, Reid Willis
Determining gene copy number in transfected caprine fibroblast cells, Jessica A. Wilson
Estimating age at death by examining the crystallite size of hydroxylapatite in human teeth, Teresa Veronica Wilson
The role of Judas Iscariot in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot: a production thesis in acting and the actor director relationship, Scott Matthew Woltz
Toxicological monitoring and protocol development for abandoned pipeline removal in Louisiana, Forest Christopher Wootten
The role of Nina in Diana Son's Satellites: a production thesis in acting, Jessica Wu
Capillary electrophoretic separations of enzyme inhibitors with activity-based detection, Xiaoyan Yan
Framework for operability assessment of production facilities: an application to a primary unit of a crude oil refinery, Sampath Yela
Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) assay as a molecular tool to assess rickettsial replications in tick hosts, Andrea S. Zanetti
The role of glucagon-like peptide-1 on food intake, glucokinase expression and fatty acid metabolism, Hanjie Zhang
Bilateral filter in image processing, Ming Zhang
Effect of group aphasia treatment on word retrieval skills, Claire Renee Zimmerman
Theses from 2008
Modeling the relationship among occupational stress, psychological/physical symptoms and injuries in the construction industry, Omosefe Osarieme Abbe
Freezing processes in cell suspensions evaluated using cryomicroscopy, Tathagata Acharya
Getting warm(er) an investigation into linguistic relativity and its significance in the translation of the English lexical term "warm" into French, Elizabeth Neuerburg Addison
Physical layer secrecy channel coding, Bandali K. Akkawi
Quantification of tars and particulates from a pilot scale, downdraft biomass gasifier, Christopher Osita Akudo
Dress in the United States of America as depicted in postmortem photographs, 1840-1900, Ryan Jerel Aldridge
Evaluating the economic and environmental impacts of water subsidies in Kuwait, Mohammad Alshawaf
Early cumulative caregiver sensitivity and its relationship with children's later perceptions of peer and maternal acceptance, Loredana Apavaloaie
Creatures del Monte, Alejandro Arauz
Dynamic workflow management for large scale scientific applications, Emir Mahmut Bahsi
The effects of food deprivation on caffeine and food reinforcement in females, Lauren Baillie
Failure-awareness and dynamic adaptation in data scheduling, Mehmet Balman
Antidumping investigation in agriculture: issues of trade diversion-named vs non-named countries, Nandini Bandyopadhyay
Dead Letters, Andrew Hutton Banecker
Environmental influences on adherence to self-management behaviors and glycemic control in African American patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Brooke L. Barbera
Enhancing security in quantum cryptography, Partha Basuchowdhuri
The effects of community violence exposure on children affected by Hurricane Katrina, Audrey Baumeister
Evidence of pulmonary disease in the Poole-Rose Ossuary population: an analysis of the ribs, Lisa Elaine Baumer
Influence of row spacing and debris distribution on vegetation and small mammals in Louisiana pine plantations, Anne M. Bechard
Characterizing the epidemiology of bluetongue virus serotype one in south Louisiana, Michael Edward Becker
Foreign news and public opinion: attribute agenda-setting theory revisited, Asya A. Besova
Model-driven search-based loop fusion optimization for handwritten code, Pamela Bhattacharya
Parametric study of a pulsed vertical jet in cross-flow, Guillaume Francois Bidan
An analysis of marine protected areas legislation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles, Barry James Bleichner
Deciphering controls on polyphase intraplate deformation in the Ertomiao region, Lang Shan, north-central China, Michael Blevins
Titian, the Pesaro, and the Frari: different strokes for different folks, Carl Edward Blyskal
Experimental study of a foam flow in horizontal pipes: two flow regimes and its implications, Miodrag Bogdanovic
Comorbid psychological disorder in individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders, Jessica Ann Boisjoli
Durable and reusable antimicrobial textiles, Leila Elizabeth Bonin
Walden Pond and the performative touristic gaze, Daniel Christopher Bono
A comparison of morphophonic faces and the picture exchange communication system on the production of verbal communication in preschoolers with autism, Ashley Nicole Bourque
Spatial economics of the Louisiana wetland mitigation banking industry, Ryan Joseph Bourriaque
The integration of mosquito avian host preference with West Nile virus activity in wild bird and mosquito populations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jessica Erin Brauch
A determination of the physical, chemical, and biological features of suspended dark flecks in hot sauce, Andre Brock
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Stream Water Chemistry in a Headwater Catchment of Central Louisiana, April BryantMason
Experimental Investigation of Unsaturated Soil Stiffness, Ananth Bukkapatnam Tirumala
To kill whites: the 1811 Louisiana slave insurrection, Nathan A. Buman
Can we estimate stature from the scapula? A test considering sex and ancestry, Rachel Marie Burke
Examining the effects of non-intensive therapy on word retrieval, apraxic errors and quality of life following intensive therapy, Erin Lofton Cain
The Madden-Julian Oscillation and tropical cyclone frequency variability, Stephen Caparotta
Postcolonial writing in Louisiana: surpassing the role of French traditionalism in Alfred Mercier's L'habitation Saint-Ybars, Mary Florence Cashell
An Easy Place/To Die, Vincent Anthony Cellucci
Quasi-Static and Impact Characterization of Sandwich Structures with an Iso-Grid Stiffened Syntactic Foam Core, Venkata Sandeep Chakka
Data exploration by using the monotonicity property, Hongyi Chen
Factors affecting young driver safety in the state of Louisiana, Cherian Cherian-Korah
An exploratory study of social work supervisors' supervisory styles, motivations, and evaluative processes, Michelle Elise Chevallier