Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Development of Inexpensive Educational Robotics Tools, Brandon Oubre
The Successional Grid, Erin Percevault
Surviving the Velvet Hammer: Analyzing the Criminalization of Working Class Mothers in a Neoliberal Context, Grace Reinke
Deposition and Characteristics of West Bay Sediment in the Mississippi River Delta, and the Effects of Polymers on Sediment Erodibility, Patrick Robichaux
Characterization of a novel retrotransposon in New World monkeys, Sreeja Sanampudi
Roots, Rock and Public Relations: A Study of the U.S. Government’s Use of Music as a Tactic in Its Cultural Diplomacy Efforts, Katherine Sartain
Rethinking Gender and Image politics on social media in the 2016 Presidential Election: A case study of Hillary Clinton’s and Carly Fiorina’s Twitter Accounts, Kira A. Schuette
Are Social Safety Net Programs Capable of Reducing Material Hardship Among Low-Income Americans?, AshLee M. Smith
His-Tagged and Myc-Tagged βCA Fusion Genes May Aid in the Characterization of the Role of Carbonic Anhydrases in Photosynthesis, Dequantarius Speed
Aggressiveness in Inland and Coastal Colonies of Solenopsis invicta, Desmarie Stewart
Synthesis, functionalization, and characterization of metallic and organic nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Christopher Brian Sylvester
Max Weber’s Politics as a Vocation: Modernity and Its Discontents, Anthony Alonso Tan
Crematogaster pilosa Ants as Bioindicators of Ecosystem Marsh Health, Elliott R. Thompson
Scattering of Motion on a Half-infinite Quantum Graph Tube, Jeremy Tillay
Modeling Deformations of Solids at the Continuum Scale, Paxton Turner
Global Disconnect: Drug Trafficking and the Failure of International Enforcement, Melissa Wheeler
AN ION DETECTOR FOR THE ARRAY FOR NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS AND STRUCTURE WITH EXOTIC NUCLEI (ANASEN), Cedric Williams, K Macon, C M. Deibel, and J C. Blackmon
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Truth and Magic, Kylie Adkins
The Mediating Effects of Child Coping and Social Support on Child Adjustment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, Laren M. Alexander
Exploring the Kothi Retrotransposon Through the Common Marmoset Genome, Erika Arceneaux
Qualified Mortgages: An Attempt at Residential Mortgage Stability, Andre Averill
Islam in France and Germany: A Comparative Study of the Immigrant Religion’s Experience in the State Sphere, Kristen Callais
ADAPTATION OF GAMMA CAMERA SYSTEM FOR SMALL FIELD-OF-VIEW APPLICATIONS, Melanie Carroll
Functional Morphology of the Connective Tissue of the Clavicular System of the Domestic Cat, Felis catus, Amanda N. Cooper
Functional Morphology of the Connective Tissue of the Clavicular System of the Domestic Cat, Felis catus, Amanda N. Cooper
The National Identity of C.S. Lewis, Caleb Rhett Covington
In vivo Evaluation of an Automated Pressure Sore Reducer, Linda J. Cross
Crumbling Pillars of the Developmental State: The Collapse of the Bretton Woods System and its Impact on Political Economy in East Asia, Braden Dauzat
The “Arab Spring” in the Discourse of the Western Media, Logan De La Barre-Hayes
We Were Just Like Them A Collection of Short Fiction, Jacqueline DeRobertis
An Introduction to the Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Wang-Landau Algorithms, Jacob R. Desmond
The Influence of Repeated Denials on Memory for Actions, Rachel Dianiska
Directed evolution of desiccation tolerance in Escherichia coli, Dieu Doan
Iron Redemption: A Biographical Documentary with Ethnographic Elements, Natalie Domingue
Voting in Latin America: Understanding Turnout Decisions, Claire Q. Evans
Rope, Dylan Evers
Reconstructing New World monkey phylogeny: Alu elements in the common marmoset genome, Catherine Fontenot
Design of Low Power Alternative Energy Systems with Applications to Experimental Education, Xingjian ‘Harry’ Gao
Origin, Mark Gibson
The detection of the norovirus in a wastewater treatment plant as a potential source of environmental contamination, Dorothee Goettert
The Immigration Cycle? : A Comparative Analysis of Historical Determinants of State Level Immigration Policy, Rome Gonsoulin
Fixed Platform Crane for Equipment Access, Carlos Gonzalez, Steven Hollander, Yue Zhao, Jared Pellegrin, and Travis Odom
Media Framing of Yusuf Islam’s An Other Cup: Music, Religion, and Narrative Construction, Joshua Hamburg
Sex for Survival: Intimacy in Nazi Concentration Camps and its Post-Liberation Affect on Survivors, Gabrielle Hauth
Identification of Morphemes and the Effect of Memory Load on Second Language Learning, Hannah Hebert
Believe the lie: Source monitoring errors for repeated lies, Laura L. Heisick
Utilizing Instant Communication Technology to Express Gratitude: A Brief Intervention Study, Margaret L. Hindman
Was the First World War a Watershed for Women in British Society? An Analysis of the Status of British Women Before, During, and After the Great War, Kaitlyn Hollowell
A Study of the Twin Problems of Psychological and Practical Compatibilism in the Writings of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Dale Holsteen
Swing State Residency and Young Voter Turnout, Alex Hotard
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Media-Awareness Wellness Program for High School Students, Rachel Firmin Johnson
Social Media and the Church, Danielle Nicolette Kelley
A Genetic Basis for Differential Survival of Escherichia coli in the Environment, Chelsea Kliebert
“Passed from Hand to Hand”: Marian Imagery During Times of Conversion, Lindsey LaFleur
SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF EXTREME EVENTS IN THE LAKE MAUREPAS BASIN, SOUTHERN LOUISIANA, Jonathan Edward Lambert
Methods of stabilizing a key player in the inflammatory response: co-expression of 5-lipoxygenase and coactosin-like protein, Aimee Landry
On the River’s Surface, Ashten Landry
Computational Modeling of Drug Release from Bone Scaffolds, Corey Landry
Synthesis and Functionalization of BODIPY Dyes for Applications in the Detection of Colorectal Cancer, Logan Elise Leblanc
Increased dietary docosahexaenoic acid consumption and its effect on macular pigment optical density: the Eye Health in College-Age Students III pilot study, Markita M. Lewis
Examining Alu Elements in the Squirrel Monkey Genome, Michelle Limbaugh
CHARACTERIZATION OF MC252 SUBTIDAL AND INTERTIDAL OIL MATS ON A COASTAL HEADLAND BEACH, Allyson C. Lutz
Caring is Sharing: Reconciling the Federal Trade Commission’s Online Privacy Suggestions with Young Social Media Users’ Privacy Reality, Katherine Macdonald
Categorical Data Analysis of First-Year Programs and its Effect on Retention of LSU First-Year Students, Morgan Matchett
Introduction of Advanced Math Concepts through a Geometry Project, Emelie Mativi
Controlling competing phases of magnetic intermetallics and bioceramics, Jacob D. McAlpin
Competing Identities in the U.S. South: The role of youth and Southern identities in politics, Olivia McClure
Flaws in the Federal Communications Commission, Sally Kay McPherson
Association of Drd4 gene polymorphisms with range in species of the genus Copsychus, Jocelyn B. Miller
Shifting Stability: Identity in the World of Louise Erdrich, Karah M. Mitchell
Mobile Marksman IV, Nicolas Moreau
I Aim at the Stars (1960): Packaging von Braun’s V-2 Rocket as an American Cold War Triumph, Benjamin James Nipper
Emerging Demographics in the Online Video Entertainment Market., Benjamin Papac
Functional Morphology of the Spiracle and Surrounding Structures of the Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias, Kyle L. Paulk
Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Brominated Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Wendy Pippin
Experimental Investigation of Injectivity in Unconsolidated Formations, Callie Pritchett
Cryoprotectant Loading in a Microchannel, Shelby Pursley
A Comparison on the Effects of Handwriting and Typing on Remembering Copied Texts, Angelo L. Sayo
A Study of Biliverdin, Serum Albumin and Hemoglobin in the Scincid Lizard, Prasinohaema, Oliver Sinquefield
Assessing the Use ofDynamic Video ProfilingScientists in Conveying Astrobiology Concepts, Michelle St. Romain
Conservation and Ecological Implications of the Introgression between Black Bass Subspecies, Rachel Tessier
Implementing Renaissance Literature and Close Reading into Gifted and Talented High School Curriculums, Ashley Thibodeau
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR INCREASING SOCIAL MOBILITY, Kalena Thomhave
Latitudinal Geographical Variation in Sexual Dimorphism in a Tropical Montane Bird (Furnariidae: Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii), Kalli Juel Trahan
“Still Moving”, Jacqueline Harlee Trautman
The Effects of Welfare Sanctions on Infant Mortality in Louisiana Parishes, Jackson Voss
AN EXPLORATION OF CELL CYCLE REGULATION IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA TRICHOMES, Ashley Willis
The Women of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Modern Film Adaptations, Meredith Will
Determining the Best Career Ladder for Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana by Examining Occupational Mobility, Gina K. Wilson
LESSONS FROM 3-D SURFACE SCANNING OF 19TH CENTURY COFFIN PLATES FROM ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN CHURCHYARD, BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, Abigail Woltering
From the Spoils: Revitalizing Abandoned Coal Mines and Their Communities, Jamie Yousten
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Chronic inflammation, vitamin D status and body composition in college-aged individuals, Mollye Baker