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 2025
Investigations into fluorescence of fluorene dimers: linker impacts and tuning potential through substituent addition, Abigail R. Ressler
The relationship between internal coherence and student learning in high achieving middle schools: A Mississippi study, Christina Coleman Reynolds
Elemental incorporation by calcite growing on the substrate in modified seawater solution, Mustafa Rezaei
Evaluation of soil steaming, cover crops, and allelopathy: An integrated and sustainable weed management strategy in sweetpotatoes, Alaina Marie Richardson
Feed-based strategies to improve poultry production efficiency, Anna Kathryn Riggs
Exploring user acceptance of virtual reality head mounted displays, Christina Honea Rinaudo
Digital twin technology for mobile robot navigation using Proximal Policy Optimization-enhanced RRT*-Smart algorithm, Elijah James Riser
Genetic reconstruction and diversity analysis in the USDA Forest Service Populus deltoides breeding collection, Carlos Armando Rivera Moreno
Incorporating in-situ wave energy data into a shoreline management model for Biloxi Back Bay, MS, Ashleigh D. Robbins
How the Advisor-Advisee Relationship Contributes to Black Student Success at PWIs, Renata Denise Roberts
Space utilization optimization, Troy D. Rockwood
Movement, microhabitat, and metapopulations: Improving our understanding of Gopher Frog (Rana [Lithobates] capito) ecology in Alabama, Krista Michelle Ruppert
The effectiveness of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) in title I secondary schools, Robyn Rush-Grace
RAAD-LLM: adaptive anomaly detection using LLMs and RAG integration, Alicia Russell-Gilbert
From Handle With Care to broader school-community partnerships that promote trauma knowledge, safety, and children’s resilience, Jenna E. Russo
Cotton development, yield, and boll distribution response to row pattern and plant density, William Joseph Rutland
Study of insect frass-associated microbiome on plant growth and their potential use as biofertilizer, Jasmine Sahota
Integrating case studies with meteorologists’ insight: Assessing meteorologists’ perception and utilization of composite indices, Brianna Marie Salazar
Electronic structure and reactivity of pyrazine(diimine) complexes with first-row transition metals: insights into proton reduction and a comparative study with pyridine(diimine) complexes, Daniela Sanchez Arana
Synthesis and reactivity of heterobimetallic ruthenium and rhodium complexes incorporating aromatic N-heterocycles and group 13 metals, Gabriela Sanchez Lecuona
Structural determinants of global sustainability outcomes: A multinational, multidisciplinary analysis, Camica N. Sanderson
Raspberry cultivar evaluation trial in Mississippi, Apphia Santy
Application of PU learning in detection of DDoS attacks, Gagana Sathya Narayana Prasad
Ecology and management of alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) and an associated thrips biological control agent (Amynothrips andersoni), Samuel Alec Schmid
Anxiety, stress, and depression as a predictor of established vaping among high school students, Autumn Schneider
Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of drones for monitoring animals, Emma Ann Schultz
Microbiomics of Amazonian fishes and associations with human pathogens (Mycobacterium ulcerans), Matthew Edwin Scott
Assessing the kinematics and kinetics about the knee with an isokinetic dynamometer and force plates during field-based and lab-based trials., Samantha Ann Searles
An insight into graph-based optimization approach to robot navigation and mapping with Human Autonomy Teaming-based strategy, Timothy Sellers
Measuring what matters: A policy analysis of statewide accountability systems through the lens of college and career readiness, Steven DeAndre Shadwick
Design and evaluation of a 5G testbed: Analyzing security solutions, IQ sample management, and performance visualization, Mohammed Saleh Shaik
Quantifying benefits of biochar with variable absorption capacity as a partial cement replacement in concrete, Benjamin Shannon
Costs and challenges in the Mississippi log trucking industry, James Tucker Shannon
Impact of fertilizer timing and cover crop establishment methods on bedded soybean cropping systems in Mississippi, Grant Madison Shavers
Projected future reservoir impairment in the conterminous United States following three climate change scenarios, Darren James Shoemaker
Site formation processes and lithic analysis of the Swag site (38AL137), John Nathan Shores
A case study on redesigning classroom activities and assessments for Generation Z students, Sushma Shrinivasan
Profitability of no-till and cover cropping for a corn-soybean rotation in the Mississippi Delta Region, William Arthur Sims
Corn production and mycotoxin mitigation: selecting the right hybrid, planting density, and nitrogen rate., Namita Sinha
Thermo-mechanical advancements for very high strength and ultra high performance concretes, Lana Grayson Brown Sisung
Plant, pollinator, and bird communities in working landscapes across the southeastern United States., Craig Andrew Sklarczyk
Detection, occupancy, and abundance of vultures in Mississippi, Jonathan Smith
Evaluation of irrigation frequencies and nitrogen treatments on furrow irrigated rice, Anna Coker Smyly
An exploratory mixed-methods investigation of previous sexual health communication between lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer young adults and their parents, Haley Elizabeth Solace
Analysis of trends from mass concrete case studies, Bradford Songer
The WhatWood? apps: Using smartphone functionality to overcome ergonomic challenges, broaden availability, and improve accessibility for two wood identification field manuals, Kyatt Gage Spessert
Confirmatory factor analysis of the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised: Short Form in college-attending emerging adults, Lydia Stanhope
Does an adapted swimming program improve self-efficacy in individuals with intellectual disability?, Georgia Grace Starr
The application of hormone analysis to optimize assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in anurans, Namia Kay Stevenson
Zeroizing trust in a naïve federated Zero Trust environment, Keith E. Strandell
The smooth Toeplitz algebra, Jonas Morris Stuart
From collapse to recovery: A graph-theoretic and econometric study of United States air transportation network in the COVID-19 era, Lamiae Taoudi
Assessing species status and genetic diversity in the Tombigbee Darter (Etheostoma lachneri), Caroline Nicole Teal
Improvement of spot spraying treatments using precision application technologies, Steffen Telgmann
Synthetic data augmentation for retinoblastoma using diffusion, Andrew Thompson
Mastering skills together: effects of video modeling on parent-implemented academic intervention, Chelsea S. Thorpe
Recolonizing black bears (Ursus americanus) in Mississippi: Gene flow, isotopic niche, and habitat use, Lacy Ann Dolan Todt
Estimating reliability of electric vehicle charging ecosystem using principle of maximum entropy, Himanshu Tripathi
The role of K-12 educators in shaping STEM pathways: Examining social capital and self-efficacy in STEM education, Holly Trisch
Optimizing OSB quality: assessing the influence of beta-cyclodextrin with essential oil treatments, Ethan Garrett Turo
Non-thermal DBD plasma-induced CO₂ capture and conversion to value added chemicals, Chinwendu Theresa Umeojiakor
The need for policy pathways to phone-free schools: A desk-based analysis for a rural K-12 district, Kelsey Upton
Estimation of soybean root traits using computer vision and deep learning, Muhammad Usman
“It just builds character”: Building the Bullying Myths Scale, Jessica Weiss Utley
Boosting knowledge transferability through differentiable architecture search for skin lesion diagnosis, Anh Quoc Vo
Academics vs athletics: Prioritizing the students in student-athletes and the importance of their return to the classroom, Stephen Walker
Examining elementary teachers’ perceptions of differentiated mathematics instruction: A diffusion of innovation perspective, Joseph James Walsh
Shifting Sands: Moving from Reality to Unreality, Aaron Waterson
Design and validation of an aerothermodynamic digital twin framework for hypersonic glide vehicles, Alexander Spiller Way
Barriers to higher education in Mississippi prisons: A systematic literature review and policy analysis, Ashley Elizabeth Weathers
An examination of potential occupational horizons and site integrity through site formation processes at Aklis, St. Croix, Jesse Weaver
The evaluation of tetflupyrolimet in rice (Oryza sativa), Dalton Ryan Whitt
A mixed-method study of African American parents’ involvement in their children’s Individualized Education Program process, Dischedia Tamarisi Williams
The Bioarchaeology of Care in an asylum population: studying health-related caretaking in the Mississippi State Asylum, Hannah D. Willis
Combined effect of chitosan and lemon essential oil-infused slush ice on the shelf life of channel catfish, Dianna Wilson
Reactive molecular dynamics and method development for applications in renewable energy and sorption equilibria, Woodrow Wilson
What makes a good leader? MS LiLI: Mississippi Library Leadership Institute, Anita L. Winger
Work-life balance and the impact of COVID-19 on faculty at Historically Black Community Colleges (HBCCs), Taneshia Turner Winston
Assessing water quality and algae in Wetland Reserve Easements in the alluvial valleys of Mississippi and Louisiana, Avery June Wissmueller
Myxozoan diversity and life cycles in catfish production ponds in Mississippi, USA, Ethan Woodyard
An investigation into the inclusivity, methodology, and education of severe weather in K-12 schools, Stephen Holden Wooten
Microvertebrate fossils of the Middle Mississippian Ste. Genevieve Formation, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA, Alyssa Wurtz
Investigation of water-based ink printing on exterior surfaces of flexible packaging articles, Ashley Cornell Wynne
Bridging physics and machine learning: physics-informed neural networks (PINN) for wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) thermal prediction, Haiye (Justin) Xie
Evaluating rainfall sensitivity over land to tropical cyclone parameters using idealized WRF, Madison C. Yawn
Antimicrobial efficacy of potassium ferrate against Listeria monocytogenes survival in water and on two food-contact surfaces, Ajay Kumar Yenduri
Novel experimental techniques for pressure transients, Luliang Zhang
Toward a unified network flow framework: from conservation principles to fluid dynamics models, Zonghan Zhang
Modifiers as floating information: A case against seamless modifier integration, Jaden Zinn
