Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Arts and Sciences.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
An atmospheric-based evaluation of the sources of variability in surface drag coefficient estimates in Atlantic tropical cyclones, Kayleigh D. Addington
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
On the bias and variance of the plug-in estimator for generalized Shannon’s entropy, Shirli Salihaj Arndt
Assessing differences in the frequency and severity of osteoarthritis on the mandibular condyles between males and females at Tell Abraq, Brittany C. Brown
The synthesis of bis-azolium salts and their metal complexes of group 10: For applications in catalysis and OLED devices, Alan Christopher Cecil
From Miocene origins to ecological diversification: Unraveling evolutionary dynamics of North American Asters (Symphyotrichum), Sushil Dahal
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
British subjects "of ye Jewish Religion": The negotiated identities of the Levy-Franks family, Laura Miriam Drake
Assessing biotic and abiotic drivers of hybridization and species delimitation in a highly reticulate syngameon, Nicholas John Engle-Wrye
Rethinking social disorganization in rural America: Persistent poverty, institutional fragility, and crime, Addison Finch
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
Calcium-calmodulin regulation of sodium channel: structural competition, subtype-specific regulation and kinase-phosphatase modulation, Rita Fosuaa Gyawu
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
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
Reproductive genetics of Caenorhabditis nematodes, Dharani U. Matharage
Our home away from home? A transnational intersectional exploration of colorism and group identity among Black Surinamese Dutch people, Ashley Melcherts
Examining intended behavior and responses of U.S. Spanish speakers to tornado warning and emergency messages, Lei Naidoo
Got MILC? The development of the military locus of control scale, Elizabeth Olson
Assessing public perception and response to tornado emergencies in the southeastern U.S., Kelsey Othling
In the pursuit of beauty: a bureaucratic history of Chicago's parks, 1860-1900, Jackie L. Perkins
Unbounded derivations on algebras associated with monothetic groups: an expository thesis, Britton Phillips
Characterizing the microbial structure and function in black soldier fly digested dairy manure and subsequent larvae, Branden N. Pierce
Attentional prioritization and refreshing as pathways to long-term memory formation, Pouria Rahgosha
The effectiveness of 3D physical and virtual fossil models for student learning and enjoyment in introductory geology laboratories, Abigale Riggs
The binding of color, shape and location during visual encoding, Saeideh Saffar
June lightning prediction in Mississippi using deep learning, Mollee Bridan Starr
Intersection of food insecurity and housing among veterans and disabled adults, Julie Anne Stepp
Evaluating the spatial relationship between geomorphology and subsurface structures on the US Atlantic margin with applications to other terrestrial planets, Andrea Caitlyn Stiles
A feasibility study of early intervention group therapy for hoarding in emerging adults, Jarrod Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Exploring the conceptualization of climate change and gender in NGO intervention: an intersectional analysis of NGO work in rural northern Ghana, Ubaida Abdallah
Global attractivity of positive solutions of higher order nonlinear difference equations and its applications, Abdulaziz Almaslokh
The civilization of slavery vs. that of freedom: The Civil War and Reconstruction as an ideological struggle, Heath M. Anderson
Transcription fidelity in the face of oxidative damage, Eastilan Gyiwah Appiah
Rapid kinetic fluorogenic quantification of malondialdehyde in ground beef, Keshav Raj Bhandari
Building flood resilience in Mississippi: Readiness gaps index and insights from spatial analysis., Udit Bhatta
Enhancing soybean seed protein content via Arabidopsis QQS gene, and commercial soil influence on plant development, Ethan Brister
A tale of four cities: The effect of job specialization on employee turnover within Mississippi’s local police departments, Wesley Bunch
American officer administration development and its effects on conduct, 1900-1970, David R. Burford
Direct taxation, the British economy, and the transformation of the British fiscal state, 1783-1865, John Burrow
Remote sensing of coastal acidification: UAS and satellite-based estimation in the Mississippi Sound and landscape change impact assessment, Mohammed Omar Sahed Chowdhury
Do depressive symptoms moderate the mediating role of executive function between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity symptoms and functional impairment?, Nicole Colón Bosques
Real-time enhanced tornado warning product guidance based on tornado debris signature height and population density, Alexander Cooke
Spectral methods and wavelets in quantitative finance problems, Davood Damircheli
Governance of online civil society organizations: A perspective from public administration by conducting a case study of the Villoux Server System, Tyler B. Daniel
Negative emotion and extreme speech in Russian-language social media posts during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Matthew Curtis Dean
Computational modeling of environment-driven molecular interactions in biological systems, Senal Delwakkada Liyanage
Nuclear transparency of photoproduced Rho-0 Mesons., Bhesha Raj Devkota
Spatiotemporal ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans and mycolactone functions in French Guiana and Southeastern United States aquatic environments, Magdalene Dogbe
Predicting mesoscale rapid-onset drying patterns in Michigan, Rebecca P. Economides
Assessment of water quality and remediation of heavy metals in a coastal system, Christiana Fumnanya Eziashi
Missing data in agriculture and survival studies, Zhou Fang
Quantifying sea surface temperature patterns in the eastern tropical Pacific and downstream impacts on precipitation and tornado outbreaks in the United States, Jason Paul Finley
Synthesis of morphology and molecular data to describe and reassess species relationships in Amoebozoan amoebae, Nicholas W. Fry
Measuring emotional biases in attention and memory in individuals who fear happiness, Michael R. Gallagher
Unraveling exoplanetary signatures from stellar activity: A journey beyond the known in RV mass measurements of K dwarf planets, Claire Susanne Geneser
Structure-property relationships of phenothiazine-based polyaniline derivatives, Hari Giri
Influence of horizontal grid spacing on numerical weather prediction simulations of clear air turbulence, Kailah Rose Gordon
The Lucky Ones, Lily Grado
Toward social equity in Black maternal health in Mississippi, Brittany L. Gray
The influence of incorrectly labelled AI-generated images on subjective feelings of truth and memory, Tanner McKenzie Grubbs
Atmospheric turbulence education effects on flight anxiety, Megan A. Hanna
Understanding how NWS meteorologists tailor hazardous weather messaging to core partners and identify local vulnerabilities, Allison Camille Harvey
Learning race in the faith: An ethnographic study of a white Southern Baptist youth group, Courtney Heath
A cloud of witnesses: Captivity among the Society People of colonial Pennsylvania, Jenifer L. Ishee
Multi-scale assessment of Chlorophyll-a and Net Primary Productivity in coastal waters: Integrating advanced in situ observations, remote sensing imagery, and data driven GeoAI techniques, Mohammad Shakiul Islam
The social in the spiritual: Non-theistic spirituality in 12-step addiction recovery, Steph Jacobs
Russia in the MENA Region: Why do states draft defense cooperation agreements with non-contiguous states?, Laurel Jayes
‘Cog in the machine’ or social being? How digital communications affect social capital development in higher education institution workplaces., Daphne Abigail Knox
Women’s empowerment and health outcomes: A multi-country test of validity and influence on maternal and child well-being, Robert Bugri Kolbila
Apatite entrapment of iodine for nuclear waste disposal applications, William E. Laird
Just do something: Framing a movement to fight fascism, Heather-Ann Layth
Mississippi River Pre-loess Terrace Deposits: Distribution of aggregate resources, Jonathan Leard
Older adult men’s well-being: The impact of masculinity and negative perceptions of aging, Darby D. Mackenstadt
Exploring the use of a Random Forest in correcting GFS Tropical Cyclone landfall errors, Victoria Grace Maxwell
From tree rings to streamflow: reconstructing the hydroclimatic history of the Mississippi River Basin over the past millennia, Brandon McDaniel
Netflix and Kill: the role of true crime consumption in the development of acquired capability for suicide, Chandler Jayne McDaniel
Family matters: how caregiver influence and internal locus of control relate to academics, Maia McLin
Gatekeeper training and knowledge acquisition: Comparison of three measures, Jose Israel Menjivar Jr
Inductively heated platinum electrodes, Jayamini madumali Mudugamuwa hewage
Spatial variability of Heat Mortality Rate relationships in Arizona at Primary Care Area level, Ria Mukherjee
The role of ENSO diversity in modulating tornadic activity in the United States, Davis Boyd Newton
Irrelevant information in geometry questions: Figuring it out with figures, Phuc Xuan Nhi Nguyen
Toward organizational resilience in the US federal bureaucracy, Michael Akomeah Ofori Ntow
Advanced monitoring of turbidity in the Mississippi Sound: A machine learning-based approach integrating unmanned aircraft systems, satellite observations, and land use analysis, Abduselam Mohammed Nur
Markov Chain Monte Carlo techniques– innovations in lifetime data analysis and missing value imputations, Tobias Omondi Oketch
In good times & bad: measuring ambivalence in custodial grandparents, Marin Gail Olson
Earth analogue analysis of volcanic/tectonic interactions with applications to venusian stresses, Michael Ortigoza
