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 2022
Does anxiety sensitivity mediate age-related differences in anxiety in middle-aged and older adults?, Katherine F. Peterson
Development and characterization of a peanut-shell based activated carbon and the outcomes of a hands-on approach to chemical education, Danielle Pitre
The role of knowledge representations in rule transfer on a novel problem-solving task, Megan J. Raden
Design and synthesis of novel donor-acceptor-donor xanthene-based dyes from heteronuclear ring systems for chemical, electrochemical, and biological sensory materials, Ishanka Nirmani Rajapaksha
Where the animals sleep at night, Meghan Reed
The effects of incorporating 0-500 m SRH into the Violent Tornado Parameter, Jay Palmer Roberts
Whiteness and farming: an ethnography of white farmers’ understandings of inequality, Kelli J. Russell
Examining the malleability and influence of attributions on discipline responses to child misbehavior, Jenna E. Russo
Synthesis and characterization of sustainable and biobased copolymers from lignocellulosic, Guery Saenz
Do opposites attract…or aggravate? The impact of intergenerational solidarity on well-being, Rachel K. Scott
Elevation roughness and tornado frequency in the eastern United States, Jacob Seboly
A modular synthesis of processable and thermally stable semi-fluorinated aryl ether polymers via step-growth polymerization of fluoroalkenes, Ketki Eknath Shelar
Latent profiles of psychopathic traits among emerging adult college students: Functional and dysfunctional psychopathy and related outcomes, Lydia J. Stanhope
Examining the impact of financial stress on affect and eating behaviors, Ellen Hunt Steele
Functionalized biochar electrodes for asymmetric capacitive deionization, Hellen Stephanie
Let’s talk: The dual process model of supportive communication in peers, Erica Marie Szkody
Covariant density functional theory: from basic features to exotic nuclei, Ahmad Taninah
Utilization of a boosted regression tree framework for prediction of dissolved phosphorus concentrations throughout the High Plains aquifer region, Jeffrey M. Temple
A test of the interpersonal theory of suicide in black college students using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, Anisha L. Thomas
Classified: How Inequality Shapes the ‘Need to Know’ Question in Sex Education, Sarah Thornton
Beyond the PTA: mothering work and women's education activism in the deep south, Emily L. Tingle
Identifying pneumococcal proteins that elicit an IgA response, Amber Travis
Identifiable impact: Consequences of identity-based peer aggression in high school, Jessica W. Utley
From the sky to the smartphone: Communicating weather information in a digital age, Cole M. Vaughn
Synthesis of conjugated polymers from xanthene and alkenyl flanked diketopyrrolopyrrole monomers for high-performance electronic applications., Ranganath Wijesinghe Wahalathantrige Don
Determining the effectfs of introducing Pseudomonas putida 3P to Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Gainesville diet, Rebecca Waters
“Infantry would not do:” Appalachia, the environment, and the evolution of mountain warfare during the American Civil War, Lucas Michael Wilder
Synoptic-scale identification and classification of lake-effect snowstorms off the North American Great Lakes, Jacob Wiley
Effects of anthropogenic global change on a grassland prairie community, Carter Wolff
Against the clock: uncovering diurnal time interval decision differences during tornado warnings for Lower Mississippi Valley residents, Stephen Holden Wooten
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Molecular dynamics study of structure-property relations of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), partially unzipped carbon nanotubes (PUCNT), and damage evolution in nanocomposites of SWCNT with polyethylene (SWCNT-PE), Sultana Abdullah Ababtin
A functional analysis of the Glycine max H2A.Z9 gene family in relation to defense to Heterodera glycines parasitism, Sudha Acharya
Initial characterization of PrnA from Burkholderia ambifaria: Developing an NADPH-dependent activity assay for tryptophan halogenation, Mahmuda Akter
The effect of pain tolerance feedback on human aggression, Suzanne C. Amadi
Recognizing algebraically constructed graphs which are wreath products., Rachel V. Barber
Nuclear Transparency from Quasi-elastic $^{12}C(e,e'p)$ scattering reaction up to $Q^2=14.2 ~(GeV/c)^{2}$ in Hall C at Jefferson Lab, Deepak Kumar Bhetuwal
Application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to the expansion of strontium (Sr) analysis options and to used engine oil, Ayed M. Binzowaimil
A zoological spectacular: conservation in an American zoo, Rita Bouwens
A climatology of tornado outbreak environments derived from unsupervised learning methods, Justin Alan Bowles
Taste of Grief & other unconventional love stories, Madison Brown
Thermal degradation kinetics of aromatic ether polymers, Keith O. Cobb Jr.
Ambient Micro-Climate and Thermal Comfort Assessment of Davis Wade Stadium during the 2016 Football Season, Andrew Collins
For civilization and citizenship: emancipation, empire, and the creation of the black citizen-soldier tradition, Henry Ian Davis
Characterization of Small Molecules and Ions by Atmospheric Pressure Ionization-Mass Spectrometry, Maleesha De Silva
What makes a hurricane fall apart? A multi-platform assessment of tropical cyclone weakening By, Sofia M. de Solo
Can emerging adults' dating psychological aggression be explained by family-of-origin psychological aggression, emotion dysregulation, and drinking?, Deepali M. Dhruve
Relationships between daily teleconnection indices and Oklahoma tornado activity, Sean Gabriel Douglas
Modeling recombination rate as a quantitative trait reveals new insight into selection in humans, Austin L. Drury
Rebel groups privatizing security? Explaining why rebel groups hire private military actors, Margaret Mparebea Eduonoo
Odor in the global environmental context: The effect of odor context reinstatement on memory, Dustin D. Finch
The second half, Lindsey Bronwyn Fisher
Facilitating Multiple Cue Use Eliminates Age Differences in Episodic Metamemory for Emotional Words, Ethan Flurry
Disease biomarker discovery and fungal metabolites extraction protocol optimization using GCMS based metabolomics, Chathuri Udeshika Gamlath Mohottige
Discrete processing in visual perception, Marshall L. Green
Relaxations of the weakly chordal condition in graphs, Benjamin Lee Hathcock
Modified biochar adsorbents for aqueous contaminant remediation, Herath Mudiyanselage Nimeshika Amali Herath
1,2-Diazetidine as a new amidomethylative reagent to control the selectivity for the synthesis of N-heterocycles and Ru(II)-catalyzed enantioselective hydroarylation to form chromane derivatives, Chaminda Lakmal Hetti Handi
National Register of Historic Places evaluations of sites WO2 and WO5 on the Tusquitee Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest, Cherokee County, North Carolina, James Caleb Hutson
A class of immersed finite element methods for Stokes interface problems, Derrick T. Jones
"No pain, just tricky to manipulate": Sylvia Plath across genres, Juliana Jones
Bridging the divide: Revisiting the conceptualization of impulsivity and its relation to alcohol use and alcohol problems., Karen Kelley
PUMA and the innate immune response during pneumococcal infection in the lung, Daniel Edward Kennedy II
Symbiosis components function to inhibit endoparasitic nematode infection, Rishi Khatri
Evaluating the influence of ecosystem characteristics and species traits on exotic species distributions, Adrián Lázaro-Lobo
A machine learning approach to predicting seafloor properties and their application in estimating a global methane hydrate inventory, Taylor Runyan Lee
Synoptic-scale differences in the characterization of high-shear low-CAPE tornado outbreaks in the United States, Maximilian Magness
Identifying biogeochemical factors responsible for the cyclical precipitation of sphalerite and galena in low temperature Mississippi Valley Type ore deposits, Daniel John Makowsky
Examining negative thinking styles and thought control strategies within Borderline Personality Disorder, Courtney K. Mason
Interactions between Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) and Mycobacterium ulcerans, Jillian Masters
Identity formation of Black Surinamese Dutch women, Ashley Melcherts
Frequency of illicit use of prescription stimulants is associated with perceived ADHD symptoms, Justin Mendonca
Commercial Douglas fir biochar based multifunctional exotic adsorbents for water remediation, Chanaka Navarathna
Perceived close friend and parent disapproval/approval of illicit use of prescription stimulants, Kara L. Nayfa
From origin to application: A study of plant orphan genes, Seth Jordan O'Conner
Analysis of fill time for proposed reservoir in George County, Mississippi, Lauren Parker
Response effort attenuates provoked aggression in men and women, Michaela Patoilo
Kinetic spectroscopic quantification of biomarkers in practical samples, Weiyu Peng
The application of photogrammetry for the recording and analysis of antemortem cranial depression fractures, Keri Porter
Evaluating the impact on underrepresented populations of a 5-day university-based STEM academic leadership summer camp for high school JROTC students., Mark John Powers
Distribution and direct impacts of marine debris on the Mississippi commercial shrimping, Alyssa Rodolfich
Understanding family dynamics in a cross-cultural sample, Mary Moussa Rogers
Superconductivity in two-dimensions from the Hubbard model to the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, Dipayan Roy
Low-cost adsorbents for water purification, Hasara Dilum Samaraweera
A remote sensing driven geospatial approach to regional crop growth and yield modeling, Sadia Alam Shammi
Mississippi teachers' perceptions of environmental education and outdoor instruction during a COVID-19 pandemic, Kelisha Stamps
Chess with Pigeons, Katie Starliper
Pain tolerance feedback and deliberate self-harm in men and women, Matthew A. Timmins
The role of microbes and organic matter in the genesis of complex carbonate facies and lithologies referred to as leopard rock, Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, Keith Louris Tischler
Exploring suicide acceptability in a Veteran and non-Veteran sample, Caitlin E. Titus
An analysis of the Glycine max Sec61 during its defense response to Heterodera glycines, Hallie Alyssa Troell
Urban-rural differences in lifespan variation in the United States, Benjamin H. Walker
