Theses from 2008
It's not rocket science: NASA's crisis communication efforts as a public sector organization following the Columbia shuttle disaster, Emily Ann Schult
A matter of questionable death: an analysis of physical child abuse, Carey M. Schwartz
Institutional influences of state legislators' voting behavior, Jessica Jordan Self
Evaluation of sweep efficiency of a mature CO2 flood in Little Creek Field, Mississippi, Didem Senocak
The design and fabrication of pentacene acoustic charge transfer devices, Hua Shao
Pilot-scale Study on Anaerobic Digestion Applied to a Saline Industrial Waste Activated Sludge, Changjiang Shen
The effect of an inshore artificial reef on the community structure and feeding ecology of estuarine fishes in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, Kirsten A. Simonsen
Iron and zinc physiology in sweetpotato, Mary Catherine Singleton
Nature vs. nurture, Renee' Noel Smith
The effects of quercetin on skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis and OXPHOS regulation, Jeff Lee Soileau
Characterization and development of axle load spectra to enhance pavement design and performance on the basis of new mechanistic-empirical design guide in Louisiana, Bharath Kumar Sridhar
Predictors of social support provided to smokers, Diana Williams Stewart
Separate but equal?: the archaeology of an early twentieth-century African American school, Dena Lyn Struchtemeyer
Examination of blueberry anthocyanins in prevention of age-related macular degeneration through retinal pigment epithelial cell culture study, Naomi Marie Sundalius
The influence of calf selenium status on GPx-1 and 3 activity and liver GPx-1 mRNA, Genevieve Elizabeth Tanner
Alcohol use, negative consequences, and readiness to change in mandated and volunteer college student heavy drinkers before and after a brief alcohol intervention, Meredith A. Terlecki
Pacifism and war: what are the ethical and theological limitations on the use of violence?, John Tracy Thames
The Consensual Assessment Technique as a measure of creativity in children's musical compositions motivated by visual and verbal stimuli, Katie Elizabeth Toups
Land Alive!, or metamorphosis in the sportsman's paradise, Adam Tourek
Application of the HYMAN model to evaluate the water and salt budgets in three mangrove sites along Shark River, Everglades, Cheng-Feng Tsai
Wetland mitigation banks and the no-net-loss requirement: an evaluation of the Section 404 permit program in southeast Louisiana, Abbey Anne Tyrna
Function based interventions versus non-function based interventions within a general education setting, Michael J. Vance
Phenotypic characterization of canine cranial cruciate ligament associated synoviocytes, Sunil C. Vasanjee
Analysis of the impact and importance of re-wholesalers in the ornamental market, Marco Absalón Velástegui
Predicting conduct problems in youth: the moderating effects of Hurricane Katrina, Julia F. Vigna
Saint Maló remembered, Erin Elizabeth Voisin
The mathematical in Heidegger and Badiou, Dylan Armstrong Wade
Physical modeling of flow and sediment transport using distorted scale modeling, Ryan L. Waldron
"Shui Diao Ge Tou" from Poems of the Sung Dynasty, Wennan Wang
The relationship between early cumulative caregiver sensitivity and children's later self-perception of cognitive competence and cognitive performance, Jenna Rae Watson
High strain rate characteristics of rubber modified syntactic foams, Paul Wehmer
Computed tomography imaging to quantify iodine distribution in iododeoxyuridine-labeled DNA, Christopher Erik Welch
Listen, sing and learn: the effects of musical activities on phonemic awareness in the foreign language classroom, Kelli White
Hatchability of post-peak egg production broiler breeder eggs as influenced by pre-incubation warming, Cameron Benjamin Wiggins II
Association of breakfast consumption patterns with weight status, nutrient intake, and dietary adequacy in African American children 1-12 years of age and adolescents 13-18 years of age, Brandy Michele Williams
The Case of Human Plurality: Hannah Arendt's Critique of Individualism in Enlightenment and Romantic Thinking, Joshua Luke Yoder
The Impact of Self-Reported Physical Activity Levels on the Prediction of Body Fatness from BMI in White and Black College Students, Michael Zanovec
An investigation of decision-making style of Chinese college student online apparel shoppers, Yao Zeng
Sorption and Desorption Characteristics of Tylosin in Three Louisiana Soils and Clay Minerals, Zehua Zhou
Thinking in/of/with the book: the role of the book as the medium for philosophy in Deleuze, Derrida, and Smith, Scott Ziegler
Theses from 2007
A collaborative high performance and grid computing portal, Prathyusha Akunuri-Venkata
Identificaton of molecular markers associated with resistance to Aspergillus flavus in maize, Sreedhar Alwala
Spatial and temporal variability of tropical storm and hurricane strikes in the Bahamas, and the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Alexa Jo Andrews
Sediment flux and fate in the Mississippi River Diversion at West Bay: observation study, Thomas Mitchell Andrus
Hurricane Andrew and pregnancies in Louisiana, Anzhelika Antipova
Effects of predator activity on the nesting of American Black Ducks and other birds on barrier islands in the mid-Atlantic coast, Brian Joseph Arquilla
Measuring skeletal kinematics with accelerometers on the skin surface, Kevin Curtis Ayer
The ecology of blacktail redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum in West Fork Thompson Creek, Louisiana, Jesse Adam Bahm
Grade retention in high stakes and low stakes testing years, Anna Elizabeth Ball
Intracellular lipids in Bos indicus and Box taurus oocytes, Casey Bryant Ballard
An economic evaluation of sugarcane combine harvester costs and optimal harvest schedules for Louisiana, Francis Gil Barker
Evaluation of anuran richness in restored wetlands of central Louisiana, Sarah Jane Barlow
La "guerra sucia" Argentina: nombrar lo innombrable y hablar del horror para no olvidar ni repetir, John Edmund Baron
Protocol development for pro-active emergency responses by veterinary clinics and hospitals, Laura Marie Basirico
Nature, nurture, mythology: a cultural history of Dutch Orangism during the first stadholderless era, 1650-1672, Greg Alan Beaman
Evaluation of MVCT images with skin collimation for electron treatment planning, Allen Beardmore
Fluid flow in the central North Slope foreland basin, Alaska, Anna Marie Bélanger
The uses of enchantment, Anna Belenki
Laboratory evaluation of Dunaliella tertiolecta as a candidate algal species for tertiary wastewater treatment of nitrogen and phosphorus-laden effluents impacting marine environments, Ashley Juanika Belle
Sediment transport on a river-dominated shallow water shelf: Atchafalaya Bay region, Louisiana, Renee T. Bellotte
The first movement of Bartók's Second String Quartet: sonata form and pitch organization, James N. Bennett
Nueva Orleans: Hispanics in New Orleans, the Catholic Church, and imagining the new Hispanic community, Katie Judith Berchak
Georges de La Tour's Flea-Catcher and the iconography of the flea-hunt in seventeenth-century Baroque art, Crissy Bergeron
Clear and present danger: Brandenburg test after September 11, 2001, James Connor Best
Using Hurricane Ivan as a modern analog in paleotempestology: lake sediment studies and environmental analysis in Gulf Shores, Alabama, Thomas Bianchette
Reevaluating age in subadult remains in response to secular changes in skeletal growth, Katherine Ann Blackwelder
(Mis)translation in the work of Omer Fast, Kelli Bodle
Effects of the menstrual cycle on the vibratory characteristics of the vocal folds, Aimee Michelle Bonnette
A geographical investigation of Chagas' disease risk in the community of La Brea, Guatemala, Gerardo J. Boquin
Mitigating disaster: mapping cognitive processes in applying technology to crises, John Clinton Borne
The land - a new topographic study of home, Jacob Croft Botter
Strange yarns, Matthew Thomas Bourgeois
A Minor Miracle, Craig Brandhorst
Carprofen compromises the integrity and barrier function of the colonic mucosa of the dog, Catherine Alix Briere
Occupied Territory, Amanda Briggs
Source memory and the picture superiority effect, Noelle L. Brown
Linking public opinion to state legislative behavior: the partial birth abortion issue, Michael Bruce, Jr.
From Rwanda to the stage: a production thesis in acting, Kesha S. Bullard
Marketing quality to consumers - does it work for hospital marketers?, Rebecca Acosta Burdette
French influence overseas: the rise and fall of colonial Indochina, Julia Alayne Grenier Burlette
New Orleans: about face, Kari Rose Cesta
Environmental factors influencing the siting of temporary housing in Orleans Parish, Philip J. Chandler
In vivo facial tissue depth study of Chinese-Americans in New York City, Wing Nam Joyce Chan
The portrayal of science in children's television, Tristi Bercegeay Charpentier
Modeling the EU-US cereal trade - the post 'Agenda 2000' analysis, Sachin Chintawar
Differential space time modulation and demodulation for time varying multiple input multiple output channels, Chetan Neginhal Chitnis
Expectation in Auditory Processing of Environmental Sounds in People with Fluent Aphasia, Meghan Evelyn Collins
I want to know you I want to understand you, Jeane dos Santos Alves Cooper
Influence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and minocycline on microglia and macrophage activation during polytropic retrovirus infection, Meryll E. Corbin
Direct White Sugar Production: optimization and chemical regeneration of fixed-bed activated carbon adsorbers, Raul Alejandro Cortes
Genotypic variability and inheritance of iron and zinc in sweetpotato, Michael William Courtney
Rate change effects on acoustic duration measures on an adolescent who stutters, Valerie Jean Courville
Use of an Agricultural Non-Point Source pollution model to assess impacts of development and management practicies [sic] in an urban watershed, John Admiral Cross
In search of the optimal cueing schedule in self-monitoring of attention with typically developing children, Amanda M. Dahir
School readiness and preschoolers' attachment representations: possible connections, Katherine A. Darbonne
Simulation study evaluating alternative initial responses to formation fluid influx during managed pressure drilling, Asis Kumar Das
Characterization of polyethylene glycol hydrogels for biomedical applications, Anushree Datta
Habitat use, movements, and survival of radio-marked female mallards in the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Bruce Edward Davis