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
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
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Synergistic adsorption of Pb (II) from aqueous solution using calcined biochar-bentonite clay hybrid, Azeezat Faderera Abdul-raheem
Analysis of glacier changes in the western United State: assessing area, volume, and albedo changes, Bernard Latif Abubakari
Habitat suitability modeling for optimizing stand initiation and restoration efforts of economically and ecologically important hardwoods, Segun Michael Adeyemo
Divergent selection for anthesis of annual ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum), Prakriti Adhikari
Developing non-invasive molecular sampling methods for effective wildlife monitoring, Daniela Adjaye
Physiology and gut microbiome diversity in honey bee colonies along an agricultural intensification gradient, Urita Mma Agana
Investigations of guayule resin as a wood protectant, Queen Aguma
Hydrologic connectivity between oxbow lakes and rivers within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Hafez Ahmad
Processing and characterization of conjugated polymers utilizing electrospinning technique for optoelectronic applications, Humayun Ahmad
Physics-based and data-driven constitutive modeling of unsaturated soils under multi-physics loading conditions, Mohsen Ajdari
Wavelet-enhanced 2D and 3D Lightweight Perception Systems for autonomous driving, Simegnew Yihunie Alaba
Exploring single particles through optical trapping and advanced laser spectroscopy techniques, Haifa Hassan Alali
Deep learning-based radio frequency interference detection and mitigation for microwave radiometers with 2-D spectral features, Ahmed Manavi Alam
The impact of economic and social factors on new venture creation in Saudi Arabia, Nawaf Alharbi
Deep reinforcement learning for advanced wireless networks enabling service and spectrum coexistence, Walaa Alqwider
Analysis of positive solutions for classes of nonlinear boundary value problems, Bandar Alreshidi
Individual differences in attention processes and creative thinking, Berna Altunisik
Academic self-efficacy, achievement motivation, and academic success of international graduate students, Rawan Alzukari
Engineering functionalized nanomaterials for targeting and ablating biofilms on surfaces, Dhanush Lakmal Yapa Amarasekara
Removal of emerging contaminants from water using green adsorbents, Rabia Amen
Common-mode EMI characterization and mitigation in networked power electronics-enabled power systems, Ashik Amin
Distribution and abundance of breeding tidal marsh birds across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Rachel V. Anderson
Physiological roles of selenoprotein H in age-related trace element regulation and selenoprotein expression in mice, Oladayo Emmanuel Apalowo
Survival analysis in the presence of independent or dependent censoring, Sakie Jaladha Arachchige
Solution synthesis of colloidal strontium zirconium sulfide nanomaterials, Naira Arrykova
The effects of work-life balance, teleworking, and DEIA on the U.S. federal employee job satisfaction: Towards developing a contemporary needs theory, Latara Marie Arterberry
Stochastic programming models and algorithms to improve resiliency in a biomass supply chain, Jay Artil
The performance of participation in the Medicare Quality Payment Program, Mary Atkinson-Smith
Polyaniline analogs polymers and nanocomposites coating for corrosion protection applications, Raymond Femi Awoyemi
The role of high-resolution dataset on developing of coastal wind-driven waves model in low energy system, Ramin Baghbani
Manifold design for a high-enthalpy, long-duration high speed wind tunnel, Gradon Parker Bailey
Perceptions of university staff member organizational belonging in higher education: A quantitative analysis, Amanda McKnight Baine
Determining the influence of broadcast visuals and messages on the public’s perceptions and intent to shelter in tornado warnings, Kristina Marie Balentine
Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and cardiovascular health of adults with and without Down syndrome, Brantley Kyle Ballenger
