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 2023
The cost of voting categorized: A comprehensive review, Landon Brady
Relationships between heat alerts, extreme heat days, and heat related mortality within the contiguous United States over the last decade, Maggye Jo Brand
The influence of overwatering, underwatering, and waterlogging on the growth of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala), Skyler R. Brazel
Impacts of cover crop, soil steaming, and plastic mulch on field-grown tomato production and virus-induced gene silencing in Antirrhinum, Penstemon, Petunia, Rosa, and Rudbeckia, Brenton Andrew Earl Breland
Changes in paleobiodiversity across the K-Pg boundary in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, Joshua Broussard
Regional economic impacts of Enterococcus-related beach closures in Mississippi, Jessica Lynn Browne
Determining student attentiveness by use of heart rate measurement using a wearable device, Erik Rhodes Brown
Examining the impact that a modified school calendar had on teacher attendance in a rural Mississippi school district, James W. Carlisle Jr.
Experiences of school administrators and teachers: Challenges and promising practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, Helen Teresa Hyde Carter
Stream water quality under baseflow conditions in a livestock production area, Maryi Lorena Chavarro Chaux
Advancing salamander conservation efforts in zoos and aquaria through assisted reproductive technologies (ART), Devin Marie Chen
Tuning the metal/acid functionalities in HZSM-5 for efficient dehydroaromatization, Genwei Chen
Assessing the effectiveness of agricultural extension advice on household food consumption and food security outcomes in Malawi, Mphatso Chinsinga
Vertical federated learning using autoencoders with applications in electrocardiograms, Wesley William Chorney
Host-acquired virus genes support an ancient antiviral role of the piRNA pathway in dipterans, Rebecca Christian
A step toward understanding software development in the public sector: a study of a Department of Defense research and development organization, Joshua Q. Church
Teachers’ perceptions of teacher incentives on district attendance incentive programs and their impact on improving overall teacher attendance, Ginger Hearon Cockrell
Self-referential processing and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Amanda Collins
Evaluation of cultivar susceptibility and in-furrow fungicide efficacy for management of southern blight of soybean, Adam Joseph Connor
Macroecological patterns of frugivorous fishes’ diversity (Serrasalmidae) in the Amazon drainage basin, Karold Vivianna Coronado Franco
We built this country for free – using a phenomenological approach for (re) imagining Mississippi Black small-scale farmers, Destiny Denise Crockett
Protecting the vulnerable: Tornado sheltering and communication of public shelters with a case study from the COVID-19 pandemic, Craig Douglas Croskery
What makes firms survive longer? A survival analysis using hazard function for Mississippi establishments, Sabin Dawadi
Determining the best indicators for targeted selective treatment development against gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goats in Mississippi, Lindsey N. Dearborn
Loaded Lipid Emulsified Volatile Anesthetics in Canine Primary Hepatocytes, Patricia de Carvalho Ibrahim Obeid
Faculty experiences facilitating study abroad, Francis Edmond Dechert
“I tell it like it is, then how it could be”: Public discourse and public administration in popular American music since the 1990s, Kristen Dechert
Improved herbicide selectivity in tomato by safening action of benoxacor, 2,4,6-T, melatonin, and fenclorim, Tabata Raissa de Oliveira
Improved methodology for conducted EMI assessment of power electronics and line impedance measurement, Mark Anthony Didat
An investigation into transcription fidelity and its effects on C. elegans and S. cerevisiae health and longevity, Olivia S. Dinep-Schneider
Molecular characterization of seminal plasma from boars with divergent sperm quality, Notsile Hleliwe Dlamini
The effects of mechanical strain on vascular calcification and the canonical Wnt pathway, Hannah E. Douglas
A conceptual decentralized identity solution for state government, Martin Duclos
A silvicultural approach to increase drought resistance and resilience in longleaf pine, Kyle R. Dues
Eddy current defect response analysis using sum of Gaussian methods, James William Earnest
Developing systems engineering and machine learning frameworks for the improvement of aviation maintenance, Fatine Elakramine
Factors in depopulation trends among young adults in rural areas in Mississippi, Katherine H. Ellard
Race, gender, and inheritance: The experience of Black farmers in Mississippi, Gbenga Idowu Elufisan
Mortality, survivorship, and institutionalization: demographic analysis of the Mississippi State Asylum in context, Taylor A. Emery
Monolithic multiphysics simulation of hypersonic aerothermoelasticity using a hybridized discontinuous Galerkin method, William Paul England
Valuation of oyster reef restoration along the Gulf Coast, Freedom Enyetornye
Investigation and control of Görtler vortices in high-speed flows, Omar Es-Sahli
A four-pronged approach to addressing a wild pig invasion in a bottomland and upland forested landscape, Tyler Scott Evans
Evaluating the immunogenicity of colonization proteins of S. pneumoniae for identification of vaccine candidates, Isidora Fereday
Anomaly detection in SCADA systems using machine learning, Eric Kudjoe Fiah
Employee job satisfaction of public sector professionals: The roles of public safety work and public service motivation, Victor Flomo
Activity level of Helicoverpa armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) and feeding habits of Helicoverpa zea larvae after ingestion of HearNPV in Mississippi soybean, Judge Tyler Fortenberry
Opportunities for mental health interventions in rural Mississippi communities during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quantitative analysis, Brice Fortinberry
The effectiveness of PBIS for students who have Behavior Interventions Plans, Valeria Shaunta Fortune-Wilson
Automated mapping of oblique imagery collected with unmanned vehicles in coastal and marine environments, Jacob B. Freeman
Development and evaluation of an automated tactical tillage tool to control weeds in row-crop production systems, Grace McCormick Friday
Physiology of human-equine interaction during substance withdrawal, Molly Marie Friend
Radiative alpha capture on carbon-12, Ling Gan
Unmanned aerial system integration safety and security technology ontology, Rebecca A. Garcia
Lateral swelling pressure in variably saturated expansive clay, Steven Ray Garrett
Visual and spatial audio mismatching in virtual environments, Zachary Lawrence Garris
Upland cotton and nematodes: An analysis of historical resistance, upcoming threats, and co-inoculation effects, Amanda Gaudin
Inline real time moisture sensing for gin cotton, Lucas Gay
Robotic cotton harvesting with a multi-finger end-effector: Research, design, development, testing, and evaluation, Hussein Gharakhani
The influence of marsh edge and seagrass habitat on summer fish and macroinvertebrate recruitment to a northern Gulf of Mexico coastal system, Rebecca Lea Gilpin
Vaccination and immune response of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) against virulent Aeromonas hydrophila, Basant Mahmoud Ali Gomaa
Effect of environmental and geometrical factors on microstructure, desiccation cracking, and carbon dioxide flux in clays, Charles Clayton Goodman
Gene expression effects on productivity and stress tolerance in polyclonal plantings of Populus deltoides, Macy Gosselaar
Design, development, and validation of a perfusion-compression bioreactor to study osteogenesis in bone explants, Alexis Victoria Graham
An investigation into perceptions, expectations, and development of professional skills in engineering students, Morgan Kathryn Green
Isolation and culture of Epichloё for reinfection of endophyte-free southeastern wildrye (Elymus glabriflorus), Bryna Joann Haile
Object itineraries of metal artifacts from the Stark Farm Site Complex (22OK778), Madeleine Marie Hale
Conventional and strip-tillage systems with fertilizer placement in irrigated and dryland corn and soybean in the Mississippi Delta, James Chad Hankins
Shepherding the flock: How identification with a brand community leads to brand religiosity within community, Haley Elizabeth Hardman
Effects of alternative jet fuels on aerospace-grade composites: experimental and modeling studies, Naoufal Harich
Predicting how science self-efficacy and identity contributes to postsecondary STEM degree selection, Bo Jason Hayes
Of changing climate and habitat: range-wide individual growth and local patterns of phenology and landscape use in a threatened pit-viper, James Helferich
Effects of adding graphene-based nano materials on cure time and bond strength of adhesives, Bradia T. Henfield
Evaluating the relationship between methane seeps and seafloor geomorphology on the northern US Atlantic margin, Gabriel Hernandez
A generalizable method and case application for development and use of the Aviation Systems – Trust Survey (AS-TS)., Jamison Hicks
Adaptive traction, Power and Torque Control strategies and optimization in an all-electric powertrain, Aymane Hidara
The impact of environmental education delivery methods and outreach messaging on attitudes, interests, and intended-behavior changes toward nature, Vanessa Elizabeth Hoffman
Dune to shore: The relationship between vegetative dune systems and shoreline stability in barrier islands, Walter Hastings Hogue
Assessment of leguminous cover crops for use in Saccharum, Dylan Mathis Hollowell
Evaluation of Italian ryegrass and Palmer amaranth control in Mississippi, Johnson Harris Hughes
Design of high-power ultra-high-speed permanent magnet machine, Md Khurshedul Islam
Geospatial integrated urban flood mapping and vulnerability assessment, MD Tazmul Islam and
Mitigating adverse impacts of increased electric vehicle charging on distribution transformers, Akansha Jain
Biochar and gypsum effects on soil properties and water quality in cotton and soybean production systems in the Mississippi Delta, Amrinder Jakhar
Effects of supplementing sources of zinc on digestibility parameters of beef steers, Arminda Spikes James
The neuroprotective role of vitamin D in humans with a traumatic brain injury: a systematic review, Hailey Jarr
Increased coding potential of Bovine Herpesvirus 1, Victoria Jefferson
Condition assessment of the northern climatic research house at the USDA forest service forest products laboratory, Tanaya Johnson
Passive vs. active wearable technology monitoring trunk flexion in elementary teachers, Bailey Jose
Identifying barriers to data use on U.S. beef cow-calf operations and developing solutions to improve cow-calf record-keeping, William Isaac Jumper
Synthesis of biomass-based graphene nanomaterials for aqueous heavy metal removal and cement-based composite property enhancement, Tharindu N. Karunaratne
Effects of sampling methodologies on Mycoplasma gallisepticum tissue populations in commercial layer pullets, Sethulakshmi Kattupparayil Sasidharan
Physiological and proteomic analysis of soybean in response to drought and heat stress, Amandeep Kaur