Theses and Dissertations
This collection assembles the theses and dissertations of Mississippi State University graduate students. The majority of the documents are born digital from 2001 to present; however, there are a few documents that have been digitized with the author's permission and added to the repository.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Beyond English: Auditing and mitigating cross-lingual data contamination in multimodal large language models, Pavan Dharma Adapa
An atmospheric-based evaluation of the sources of variability in surface drag coefficient estimates in Atlantic tropical cyclones, Kayleigh D. Addington
Oxidized lipids are inflammatory danger signals. The hydrolytic enzyme carboxylesterase 1 regulates their metabolic fate, thereby shaping macrophage phenotype., Oluwabori Adekanye
Design and uncertainty methodology in high efficiency filtration media testing, Jeremy Andrei Adriano
Calmodulin integrity and kinase–phosphatase balance in the control of cardiac ryanodine receptor function, Md Nure Alam Afsar
A multimodal biophysical investigation into the pH sensitivity of the voltage-gated cardiac sodium channel IQ motif – calmodulin complex, Taylor Ann Agee
Improving durability and structural integrity of southern pine and sweetgum through fabrication, treatment, and mechanical testing., Ershad Ahmmed
Impacts of structural design on oyster survival and predation in restored oyster reefs, Jaden Akers
Age, growth, and maturity of Blacknose Sharks, Carcharhinus acronotus, in the northern Gulf, Alena Q. Anderson
Enhancing professional development opportunities for Mississippi early childhood education technology students, Sheri H. Anders
Machine learning-based decision support models with applications in postsecondary education, Marco Paolo Anglesio
Effects of wire arc directed energy deposition process parameters on uniaxial tensile behavior of multi-layered ER120S-G steel builds, Bryant Applegarth
Institutional predictors of overall retention and graduation rates for Black male students at public two-year colleges in the Southeastern United States, Jonathan Larry Armstrong
On the bias and variance of the plug-in estimator for generalized Shannon’s entropy, Shirli Salihaj Arndt
Modern sports training strategies in Saudi clubs: Examining implementation and challenges in light of vision 2030, Mutaz Emad Bakri
The South got somethin' to say!: Black Student Affairs Professionals sustaining equity work amid DEI dismantling, Jaborius D. Ball
How did a pandemic impact park usage among the older adult populations in Memphis, TN?, Katherine Barlow
The effect of stem recutting and floral food on vase life of Zinnias elegans, Lauren Elise Baskin
Labeling anomalous network flows for cyber attack detection in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, Joshua Bean
Community development professionals’ perceptions of agritourism in Mississippi, Emma Jane Berry
Cytokinins, gibberellins, and ethylene on plant form and flowering in Streptocarpus, Rachel Bobo
Assessing differences in the frequency and severity of osteoarthritis on the mandibular condyles between males and females at Tell Abraq, Brittany C. Brown
An evaluation of Mississippi’s policy for identifying and exiting Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) schools, Christopher A. Burrow
Characterization of water quality in the Mississippi Sound using in-situ and satellite observations, William Elliott Butler
Determining agricultural literacy proficiency of Extension professionals and primary volunteers in Mississippi, Molly Campbell
The synthesis of bis-azolium salts and their metal complexes of group 10: For applications in catalysis and OLED devices, Alan Christopher Cecil
The impacts of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) on predictive maintenance Tasks, Nicholas Logan Cummins
From Miocene origins to ecological diversification: Unraveling evolutionary dynamics of North American Asters (Symphyotrichum), Sushil Dahal
From barriers to opportunities: Adult learner decision factors and an implementation plan for the awarding of credit for prior learning, Kristi Leigh Dearing
Regional variability in tornado tracks: A GIS-based study of surface roughness and land cover differences between the lower Midwest and southeast United States, Joshua Morgan Dison
Multi-omics analysis of boar seminal plasma with divergent semen quality, Notsile Hleliwe Dlamini
Nutrient uptake patterns of common Mississippi soybean varieties in irrigated and rainfed environments, Jaylea Machele Douglas
British subjects "of ye Jewish Religion": The negotiated identities of the Levy-Franks family, Laura Miriam Drake
Faculty perceptions of transfer students: How characteristics and experiences inform faculty predispositions toward transfer students in senior institutions, Tracey Ann DuBard
From natural language to cryptographic protocol specifications: evaluating LLMs for CPSA generation, Martin Duclos
Evaluating the spray patterns of boomless spray nozzles at increasing application speeds, Thomas Hayden Duncan
Deep learning models for growth ring boundary detection in macroscopic images of North American woods, Alberta Asi Ebeheakey
Learning spatiotemporal dependencies in polysomnography for automated sleep staging, Jolly Ehiabhi
Assessing biotic and abiotic drivers of hybridization and species delimitation in a highly reticulate syngameon, Nicholas John Engle-Wrye
A contribution to the design of a novel tool steel for driver bit modeling and characterization, Wissal Fdili
Rethinking social disorganization in rural America: Persistent poverty, institutional fragility, and crime, Addison Finch
The role of risk and resilience in psychological distress: An application of the minority stress model, Rachel Clair Franklin
Dependency between the 11-year Sunspot Cycle and the El Niño Southern Oscillation on drought prediction accuracy in the Southeastern United States, Hannah Margaret Fridgen
Evaluation and mitigation of bias and toxicity in open-source large language models using CrowS-Pairs and BOLD, Sai Harika Gade
A woman’s wilderness: Fostering mental well-being through sensory stimulation in the outdoors, Anah Gaynes
Understanding technology acceptance behavior of manufacturing workers, Andrew Robert Gratton
Patterns of molecular evolution driving reproductive and genomic processes in sauropsids, Taylor Green
Children’s emotional experiences and development in dyadic and family leisure experiences, Minel Guler
Calcium-calmodulin regulation of sodium channel: structural competition, subtype-specific regulation and kinase-phosphatase modulation, Rita Fosuaa Gyawu
Assessment of energy and hydration demands of farm workers in Mississippi, McKenzie Lynne Hargrove
Investigating teacher cognition of teaching spatial thinking among middle and high school STEM teachers: A knowledge, belief, and attitude perspective, Jonathan Grant Harris
Adaptive channel switching for contention resolution, Shafqat Hasan
Root-cause-analysis of crane system variable frequency drive failures through testing and power quality analysis, Elizabeth Hayes
A Research-Informed Wellness Guide for Creating a Culture of Educator Wellness and Retention in Schools, Anthony L. Herbert
Addressing data scarcity for land cover mapping at very high spatial resolution using deep learning, Dakota Hester
Genomic insights into arthropod physiology, disease dynamics, and evolution, Joseph A. Hinton
Developing and evaluating U.S. Army bridging for ship simulation, Jacob C. Hodges
An exploration of the experiences influencing the trajectory of Black women mid-level managers into senior-level administration at predominantly white institutions, Christine Hampton Jackson
The secondary messenger cGAMP activates 26S proteasome, Maryam Javanpour
Making machine learning and remote sensing accessible with flask, Katelyn Jett
Exploring the influence of perceived leadership styles on employee engagement: A mediation analysis of organizational culture in the U.S. Federal Workforce, Ogorchukwu J. Johnson
Accelerating defensive cyber operations via unsupervised log clustering and automated regex template synthesis, Charles Matthew Jones
Exclusionary disciplinary composition outcomes: Schools with high African American enrollments and schools with low African American enrollments, Darrell A. Jones
Mapping and measuring sidewalk network connectivity in Starkville, Mississippi: The role of policy-required development, public investment, and destination access, Isabella R. Jones
Development and application of an eDNA protocol for the detection of Gulf Coast Walleye (Sander vitreus) in Mississippi, Kevin W. Jones
Why become a teacher? Perspectives from undergraduate students majoring in secondary mathematics education, Benjamin E. Jordan
Investigating if cancer cells adapt transcriptionally to the loss of DDI2 function, Daniel Joyce
Design, development, and control of a multi-functional end-effector integrated with a linear positioning system for delicate fruit harvesting, Ashan Madumal Kariyapperuma Athukoralalage Don
Evaluation of critical nitrogen requirements for commercial tomato production in Mississippi, Prakash Khanal
A pedagogically effective conceptual framework for the resilience of unit test suites to refactoring, Daniel Paul Knight
Is it time to reconsider plant populations of top Mississippi corn hybrids?, Jason Kober
Electrical-load–induced frequency shift in a vortex-excited cylinder with Skew-symmetric electromechanical coupling, Amit Kulkarni
Low-dimensional metal halides for light-emitting diodes (LEDs): Photophysical aspects and device engineering, Udara Madushanka Kuruppu Kuruppu Achchige Don
Measuring bivariate argument asymmetry and testing bivariate argument symmetry, James Kwetey
parHSOM: A novel parallel Hierarchical Self-Organizing Map implementation, Rebekah E. Lane
Improved management of iron deficiency chlorosis in soybeans: From plots to production fields, John Cooper Little
Assessment of local ecological knowledge, oyster predation, and habitat function to improve management of nearshore habitats, Cynthia Evelyn Marie Lupton
Conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) in medium voltage (MV) power electronics systems: measurement, mitigation and aging effects, Tahmid Ibne Mannan
Reproductive genetics of Caenorhabditis nematodes, Dharani U. Matharage
Harmonic response analysis of asymmetric double-wishbone suspension systems for amphibious vehicle stability, Harper K. McCraw
Our home away from home? A transnational intersectional exploration of colorism and group identity among Black Surinamese Dutch people, Ashley Melcherts
A dual approach to Alzheimer’s disease using mathematical modeling of oxidative stress and machine learning–based cognitive assessment, Lucien Gnegne Meteumba
Creative media production curriculum design, development, and implementation for undergraduate programs, Christopher P. Misun
Incipient fault sensing and condition monitoring for underground power cable networks, Zaki Moutassem
Investigating semantic categorization using fast periodic visual stimulation, Zack Murphy
Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of environmental contaminants in Mississippi Sound bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Ryanne Murray
Examining intended behavior and responses of U.S. Spanish speakers to tornado warning and emergency messages, Lei Naidoo
Intelligent consumer-centric demand response for resilient distribution systems, Komal Naz
Wearable and implantable antenna designs for biomedical applications, Michael Phi Nguyen
Comparison of degree attainment between traditional and nontraditional community college transfer students from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, Diann Mills Nichols
