Theses from 2008
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
Unwelcome neighbors? industrial growth and water pollution in Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1940-1960, Jonathan Zachary DeLaune
Depletion of 32-kbp circular plasmids from Borrelia burgdorferi, Amanda Paige DeRouen Polito
The Black Death and its effect on fourteenth- and fifteenth-century art, Anna Louise DesOrmeaux
Sturctural studies of lipoxygenases: cloning, expression and purification of lipoxygenases from Anabaena and Fusarium, Pratik Dhar
Film cooling from a row of holes supplemented with anti vortex holes, Alok Dhungel
Biogeomorphic evaluation of Caminada-Moreau maritime beach ridges with respect to future restoration initiatives, Hannon Didier
Hydrodynamic modeling of a hypothetical river diversion near Empire, Louisiana, Nathan Lamont Dill
The Secret of Everything, Caroline Claire Dixon
Evaluation of compliance with the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Racquel Rena Douglas
Can I play too? A look at minor party entrance and success in U.S. gubernatorial elections, Jay Douglas Ducote
Reinventing the sword: a cultural comparison of the development of the sword in response to the advent of firearms in Spain and Japan, Charles Edward Ethridge
The electrodeposition of cerium/copper PROX catalysts on metal foam, James Matthew Faubion
Photo-Control of Antisense Activity in Cell Culture Using Caged Oligodeoxynucleotides, Mindi Huguet Faubion
Logging-on to Sai Baba: the poetics of sacred globalization, Meredith Morgan Feike
Assessment of the phosphorus index for Louisiana, William Lucas Felicien
Pile capacity utilization for bridge bents designed using simplified procedures, Md Rubiat Ferdous
Revelations from "Cheesecake Manor": Agatha Christie, detective fiction, and interwar England, Carron Stewart Fillingim
Evaluating seashore Paspalum seed germination and enhancement, erosion abatement and potential use as a vegetative landfarm cap, Dexter Paul Fontenot
Determinants of the onset of disability in old age, Kayla Fontenot
Urban stream stabilization using regional hydraulic geometry curves for bankfull floodplain design, Jonathan Edward Fourrier
The voices of Katrina, David Allen Gallop
Chemical analysis of extracts from Port-Orford cedar wood and bark, Heng Gao
Reclaiming martyrdom: Augustine's reconstruction of martyrdom in late antique North Africa, Collin S. Garbarino
Prospects for democratization in the oil monarchies of the Persian Gulf, Julie Gauthier
Acoustic tagging of black drum on Louisiana oyster reefs: movements, site fidelity, and habitat use, Gerald James George
Computer-aided weld inspection by fuzzy modeling with selected features, Sean Najm Ghazavi
What remains, Cynthia A. Giacheti
In vitro development of bovine embryos cultured in a frozen-thawed commercial culture medium, Jeanne Lee Glaser
Criticism lighting his fire: perspectives on Jim Morrison from the Los Angeles Free Press, Down Beat, and the Miami Herald, Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith
Comparative study on Double-Rotor PM brushless motors with cylindrical and disc type slot-less stator, Pavani Gottipati
Deficits in social skills and feeding behaviors associated with adults diagnosed with autistic disorder living in an institutionalized setting, Cindy Terlonge Graham
Hallowed halls: abandoned schools of Louisiana, Lauren Q. Greathouse