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 2015
Entropy of Internal Rotations, Chinthaka Nadun Ratnaweera
Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of -NHC Group 9 Metal Pincer Complexes, Sean William Reilly
Impact of Environmental and Cellular Factors on the Bioactivity of a Novel Antifungal, Occidiofungin, Chase Alexander Robinson
Sexual Assault Among College Students: An Examination of Demographic, Contextual, and Behavioral Factors, Sarah A. Rogers
Selection Dynamics in Heliconius Hybrid Zones and the Origin of Adaptive Variation, Steven Grant Shaak
Isolation in the South: Poverty and Transportation Infrastructure in the Black Belt, Derrick Ryan Shapley
A Functional Genomics Analysis of Glycine Max Vesicle Membrane Fusion Genes in Relation to Infection by Heterodera Glycine, Keshav Sharma
Super Violence: Violence, Victimization, and "Doing Gender" in Superhero Comic Books, Anna Elizabeth Smith
An Exploration of Hepatitis Polices and Prevalence in Prison: An Ecological Approach, Kristen Lynn Stives
Investigation of Sense of Place Effects in an Online Learning Environment, Jeanne Lambert Sumrall
Multivariate Analysis of Fungal Volatile Metabolites for Aflatoxigenic Fungi Detection, Dongdi Sun
Action Control, Motivation for Reward, and Deficits in Anticipatory Pleasure, Jessica Christine Swinea
Exploration of the Relationship Between Microbial Dendritic Shrub Structures and Formation of Aragonitic Botryoidal Cement, Maurice Philip Testa
Analysis of Northern California's Potential Geotourist Sites for Effective Informal Geoscience Education that Address the Earth Science Literacy Initiative's Big Ideas, Kimberlie Robin Theis
Stratigraphy, Environments of Deposition, and Mineralogical Characterization of Heavy Minerals from Selected Cretaceous Formations of the Eastern Mississippi Embayment, David Luke Thompson
I Mean to Signify, Jermaine Thompson
Bond Patterns in the Ground States of Quasi-One Dimensional 1/4-Filled Organic Superconductors, Andrew Bryan Ward
Human Carbonic Anhydrase Ii; Preparation, Metal-Substitution, Activity, and Inhibition, David L. Wilson
Is Protein Adsorption Influenced by Gold Nanoparticle Size?, Karen Elizabeth Woods
The Effect of Oxygen on Bile Resistance in Listeria Monocytogenes, Morgan Layne Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Fiber Loop Ringdown Gas Flow and Humidity Sensors, Haifa Hassan Alali
Episodically Defined Categories in the Organization of Visual Memory, Karla B. Antonelli
Spectral Properties of a Class of Integral Operators on Spaces of Analytic Functions, Snehalatha Ballamoole
Water Supply Potential of the Wilcox Aquifers in Lafayette County, Mississippi, John Vernon Banks
Goodbye Town, Kathryn Barber
A Synthetic Approach to the Biflavonoids Chamaejasmine and Isochamaejasmine, Verna B. Baron
Contrasting Environments Associated with Storm Prediction Center Tornado Outbreak Forecasts using Synoptic-Scale Composite Analysis, Alyssa Victoria Bates
Characterization of Sediment Microbial Communities and Analysis of Biogeochemical Responses to Eutrophication in Southeastern Estuaries, Gary Alon Blakeney
A Longitudinal Analysis of Body Mass and Morbidity: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study, Jamie Boydstun
Characterization of Borrelia Turicatae Transmission and Dissemination from the Arthropod Vector, William K. Boyle
Examining the intra-organizational differences among municipal employees: an empirical investigation of public safety workers in the municipal workforce, Joseph J. Breen
The Updip Limit of the Smackover Formation in Clarke County, Mississippi, Benjamin Breland
Geologic Analysis of the Upper Jurassic Cotton Valley Formation in Jefferson County, Mississippi, James Michael Brooke
Parenting in Same-Sex Parent-Child Dyads: Effects on Emerging Adults in a Southern Sample, Kimberly R. Brown
Analysis of Classes of Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems on Exterior Domains, Dagny Grillis Butler
The Tolerant Social Norm Effect: are Norms of Tolerance More Powerful than Prejudicial Norms?, Rachael E. Carroll
Experimental Assessment of Butomus Umbellatus L. Growth and Expansion Using a Mesocosm Approach, Christian Carter
Synthesis and Characterization of Pani-Coated Vgcnfs and Evaluation of its Use for Corrosion Inhibition, Maria Concepcion Cebada-Ricalde
Analyzing Predictors of Bullying Victimization at School, Hatice Cecen Celik
Microtubule Dynamics, Kinetochore Number, and Kinetochore Distribution in Cells Undergoing Mitosis with Unreplicated Genomes, Manuella Rossette Clark-Cotton
Invested or Invasive?: Applying the Investment Model to Understanding Obsessive Relational Intrusion, Katherine E. Collier
Verification of Post-glacial Speleogenesis and the Origins of Epigene Maze Caves in New York, Max P. Cooper
Risk Perceptions of Hurricane Track Forecasts, Idamis Del Valle-Martínez
Understanding Racial Differences in College Student Departure, Reid Garber Dickerson
Identification Methods and Chemometric Analysis of Mammalian Volatile Biomarkers, Shamitha Asoka Dissanayake
Woodrow Wilson's Lasting Impact on the Development of Federal Budget Practice and Theory, Tyson Michael Elbert
Factors Affecting Identity Development and Organizational Involvement among Multiracial College Students, Sheena Kaori Gardner
Diffusive Gradients in Thin Film (DGT): a Proposed Method to Find Geochemical Predictors of Sediment Oxygen Demand, Jonathon Michael Geroux
Intensification as a Survival Strategy for Early Settlers on the Tombigbee National Forest, Jessica L. Gisler
Representing Puertorriquenidad: Puerto Ricans in the New York Times, 1948-1958, Bianca Paola Gonzalez
The Importance of Synoptic-Scale Processes in Diagnosing Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification in the Atlantic Basin, Alexandria Danielle Grimes
Improved Methods for the Analysis of Estrogen Residues in Environmental Aqueous Matrices, Sameera Ranmal Gunatilake
"Shadow Of My Mind": Women and Nationalism in James Joyce's Fiction, Carolyn Ellen Hogan
Some Chance to Distinguish Ourselves: Junior Officers and the Mexican War, Brady Lamar Holley
The Development of Next Generation Architectures for -N-Heterocyclic Carbene Pincer Ligands, Tyler Owen Howell
Trauma as Evangelical Anti-Abortion Strategy: A Qualitative Study of Post Abortion Groups and the Personhood Amendment in Mississippi, Jonelle Henry Husain
Guardians of Historical Knowledge: Textbook Politics, Conservative Activism, and School Reform in Mississippi, 1928-1982, Kevin Boland Johnson
An Investigation of Geochemical Evidence for Three Paleo-Environments, John Paul Jones
Influence of Coastal Processes on Speleogenesis and Landforms in the Caribbean Region, Patricia Kambesis
Picture Superiority Effect and its Detrimental Effect in Memory Updating with Road Signs, Eumji Kang
Biomass to Biofuel: Catalysis, Monitoring, and Utilization of Biochar, Bidhya Kunwar
Bahamian Quaternary Geology and the Global Carbon Budget, Erik Bond Larson
Predicting Flank Margin Cave Collapse in the Bahamas, Orry Patrick Lawrence
Petroleum Releases from Underground Storage Tanks in Northwest Indiana: Successful Remediation Techniques and Implications of Cost Effectiveness, Richard Jason Lenz
The Renaissance of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Vu Hoang Le
Thermodynamic Characterization of Linker Histone Binding Interactions with ds-DNA, Venkata Ramana Machha
Defining Environmental Characteristics of Sea Breezes along the U.S. Gulf Coast, Janice Maldonado Jaime
Geologic Controls of Sand Boil Formation at Buck Chute, Mississippi, Seth M. Martin
Got Shame?, Scott Alden Mathers
Meaning of Justice for Mississippians with Regard to Health Care Pricing, Di Miao
Interactions of Organothiols with Gold Nanoparticles in Water, Mohamed Siyam Mohamed Ansar
Safe Spaces, Rachel Brianne Mordecki
Assemblage, Jessica S. Moseley
Investigations of Macro and Micro Scale Void Spaces: Preservation, Modeling and Biofilm Interactions, Athena Marie Owen Nagel
An Investigation into the Impacts of Land-Use/Land-Cover on Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Activity, Nathan Oneal Owen
Corporal Punishment: Associations with Alcohol Use and Abuse in Emerging Adults, Mary Ward Pollard
Proton-Proton Scattering in Lattice Effective Field Theory, Pranaam Ravi
Insights on Protein Structure and Dynamics from Temperature-Dependent Molecular Dynamics and Normal Mode Analysis, Habib Ur Rehman
Studies in Acceptor-Acceptor-Donor Cyclopropanes, Yahaira De Bary Reyes
Speleothem Strontium Concentrations in Eogenetic Carbonates, Nicole Marie Ridlen
Action Control and the Relationship between Anhedonia, Anxiety, and Unconscious Inhibition of Positive Information, Taban Salem
Parental and Offspring Psychopathology: Can Parents with Problems be Effective?, Courtney P. Sparks
Using Teleconnection Indices to Predict Tornado Outbreak Frequency in the Us, Kent Harris Sparrow
Quantification and Analysis of Mortuary Practices at Morton Shell Mound (16IB3), Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Jessica Caroline Stanton
The Crucifixion of Marriage Equality: Analyses of Protestant Christian Subcultures, Ethan C. Stokes
The Influences of Geologic Depositional Environments on Sand Boil Development, Tara Wildlife Lodge Area in Mississippi, Ryan Charles Strange
An Examination of the Predictors of General Recidivism, Violent Recidivism, and Property Recidivism among Juvenile Offenders, Megan Suzanne Stubbs-Richardson
A Climatology of Prescribed Burn Day Criteria for the Southeastern US, Brandon Harold Sylvester
A Multi-Decadal Remote Sensing Study on Glacial Change in the North Patagonia Ice Field Chile, Lucy Korlekwor Tetteh
The Social and Political Resiliency of Communities and Implications for Disaster Policy: A Case Study of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Tonya Thornton-Neaves
Evaluation and Quantification of Modern Karst Features as Proxies for Paleokarst Reservoirs, Ryan Travis
Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Properties of Scs Bis(N-Heterocyclic Thione) (Nht) Pd and Pt Complexes, Virginia E. Tyson
Detecting Heat Waves: Comparison of Various Heat Wave Definitions with Excess Mortality, Lance Elliott Watkins
An Assessment of Weather-Related Risk Associated with Early Corn Planting in Mississippi, Teri Lynnette Watkins
Associative Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and their Potential to Support the Growth of Bioenergy Grasses on Marginal Lands, Jayani Jeewanthi Wewalwela
Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Bio-Fuels, Hevagamage Rangana Thilan Wijayapala
