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 2019
Adaptation, accessibility, and creative autonomy in Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones series, Karleigh Elizabeth Welch Kimbrell
Effect of occidiofungin on morphogenic transformation of Candida albicans, Rabina Kumpakha
An analysis of the effects of climatic oscillations and hurricane intensification on the destructiveness of Gulf Coast hurricane landfalls, Michelle Lewis
Geospatial analyses of groundwater depletion and contamination: Multiscale - global, regional and local analyses, Aynaz Lotfata
Characterization of dissolved organic matter and determination of its biogeochemical significance in coastal and inland water bodies, Sankar Manalilkada Sasidharan
Service and empathy: a comparison study of intercultural experiences among students at Mississippi College, Victoria Rose Marshall
On gamma kernel function in recursive density estimation, Xiaoxiao Ma
The impact of custodial grandparenting on levels of cognition in a longitudinal sample of grandparents raising grandchildren, Ian Timothy McKay
Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Genetics of the Sister Islands Rock Iguana, Jeanette Blair Moss
Racial and Gender Differences in Perceptions of Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants, Kara Lynn Nayfa
A functional analysis of the defense response of Glycine max as it relates to parasitism by the plant parasitic nematode Heterodera glycines, Prakash Mani Niraula
An Evaluation of Self-Perceived & Assessed Weather Knowledge, and Weather Consumption of 18-24 Year Olds, Christopher L. Nunley
Intersecting identities and social support impacting suicidal ideation and attempts among gender minority adults, Ashley R. Pate
Supporting student success in chemistry using peer mentoring, laboratory experiments, and eye-tracking analysis, Viveka Lakruwani Perera
Fertilizing Faith Religion and Rural Reform in the Deep South, 1908-1945, Larsen Baxter Plyler
Estimating Near-surface Vertical Heat Fluxes over Agricultural Areas using a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (sUAV), Derek Rosseau
The developers and the independents: white Mississippi cattle producers’ perspectives on government farm programs and success, Kelli J. Russell
Purification and preliminary characterization of Zinc(II) dependent transcription factor AdcR, ASM Saem
The impact of utilizing peer mentoring interactions, new laboratory experiments, and writing-to-learn practices in undergraduate chemistry education, Dulani Samarasekara
Improved land use and land cover classification and determination of the influence of land use and land cover on the water quality in an agriculture dominated watershed, Scott Landon Sanders
The morphology, pigmentation, and development of structural coloration in Vanessa cardui (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Emily A. Shelby
Sourcing bifaces from the Alexander Collection at Poverty Point (16WC5) using VNIR (Visible/Near-infrared Reflectance) and FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Reflectance) spectroscopy, Simon P. Sherman III
Examining the efficacy of digital treatments for nightmares, Katrina Joy Speed
A geoarchaeological analysis of the 2017 excavations at the Hester site (22MO569), James Lewis Strawn
An examination of impaired driving: The integral role of cognitive and behavioral predictors, Andrew Tatch
Problem solving and suicide: A first look, Caitlin E. Titus
“Manager of Progress and Process”: The Life and Times of H. R. Haldeman, Niklas Trzaskowski
Effect of frontal passage on 24-hour thermal variability of urban heat islands, Mary-Stewart Wachter
Displaced consciousness and historical imprisonment in Pirandello’s Enrico IV and Unamuno’s El hermano Juan o el mundo es teatro, Francesca Magario Wadlington
Thermodynamic Studies of the Binding of RPC2, ([Ru(Ph₂phen)₃]²⁺), to Purified Tubulin and Microtubules, Savannah J. West
Whitewashing our children's education: Examining segregationist school choice in the rural South, Courtney Heath Windhorn
(Meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin)manganese(III) iodide: A water stable catalyst for the aziridination of olefins, Daniel Karl Wolgemuth
Don't fear the nobodies: A critical youth study of the Columbiner Instagram Community, Brianna L. Wright
Ruthenium(II) arene complexes for asymmetric catalysis, Zhenyu Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
In Vivo Study of the Effect of Different Levels of Chemical Fertilizers on the Indigotin Dye in the Indigofera Tinctoria Plant Using Raman Spectroscopy, Fatemah Alharthi
Alcohol and Deliberate Self-Harm: A Moderated Mediation Model including Pain Tolerance and Borderline Personality Features, Suzanne C. Amadi
The Functional, Adaptive Role of Transcribed Microsatellites in Common Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.), Chathurani Anushala Ranathunge Arachchige
Environmental Effects and Public Opinion Issues Associated with Incorporating Recycled Glass Cullet into Beach Ecosystems through Nourishment Projects, Claire Elizabeth Babineaux
Adaptive molecular evolution and biodiversity in malaria parasites, Haley Nicole Bodden
Investigating the Role of Zinc in the Physiology and Virulence of Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Lindsey Renae Brown-Burcham
Investigating Individual Differences Associated with Preference for Depression Treatment, Jessica S. Bryant
Investigating the Postmortem Microbial Community Structure, Function, and Transmigration as It Pertains to Forensic Science and Public Health, Zachary Melburn Burcham
Characterization of an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Using Optical Emission and Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy, Shane Moore Clark
Assessment Of Emotion Regulation: Strategy Use, Flexibility, And Emotionality, Ashley Coleman
Who does it best? Towards understanding virtual accountability practices in public, nonprofit and private organizations, Asya Besova Cooley
Individual Differences in Creative Cognition, Sarah K. Craig
A Daily Vulnerability in America: Tornadoes on our Highways with a Focus on Controlled Access Highways, Craig Douglas Croskery
Interaction Energies and Electronic Spectra of Fluorene-Receptors Molecules for Carbon Dioxide Detection, Mawuli Deegbey
An Improved Algorithm for Estimating Total Alkalinity in the Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Madhur Devkota
Organic and inorganic contaminants removal from water with engineered biochar, Narada Bombuwala Dewage
Mapping with Modern Prosumer Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Addressing the Geospatial Accuracy Debate, Madison Palacios Dixon
Impairment, executive function, and symptoms: Understanding ADHD in emerging adulthood, Morgan M. Dorr
Regional Stratigraphy and Lithologic Characterization of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in Southwest Mississippi, Kalli Alyse Dubois
A Network-Based Method for the Analysis of Use and Function in Stone Tool Kits: Implications for Late Prehistoric Settlement Patterning in Northeast Mississippi, Jason Nathaniel Ervin
Petrographic and Chemical Analysis of Grinding Stones Collected by the Shkodra Archaeological Project, Zhaneta Gjyshja
The Role of Early Visual Cortex in Global Motion Processing, Marshall L. Green
Hyperheavy Nuclei in Axial Relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov Calculations, Abhinaya Gyawali
Developing a Short-Form Measure to Predict Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants, Joanna C. Hachtel
A Study Of The Performance Of D-Wave Quantum Computers Using Spanning Trees, John Spencer Hall
Microbial Succession from a Controlled Death Event following Simulated Mass Mortality, Lindsay K. Harrison
The Cut and The Color Line: An Environmental History of Jim Crow in the Deep South's Forests, Owen James Hyman
Understanding how Pin1-substrate interactions modulate affinity and inter-domain dynamics, Hewa Pathiranalage Dinusha Sanjeewani Jinasena
Modeling and Experimental Calibration of the Corrosion of Rha Steel in Immersion and Salt-Fog Environments, Lydia Anna Jordan
Healthcare Experiences of Transgender Mississippians: A Qualitative Study, Micah D. King
Using the Health Belief Model to Identify Factors that Prevent Non-Prescription Stimulant Use, Brittany A. Kinman
The effect of bacterial supplementation on black soldier fly larval growth and development, Emilia Marjatta Kooienga
Substrate Availability in the Upper Cretaceous Oyster Exogyra Costata, Marvin Kunath
Parent and Child Perceived Coping Socialization during Peer Conflict: A Qualitative Study, Janet W. Kwan
Sequence Stratigraphy of Cretaceous Cycles in the Southern Margin of a Paleozoic Foreland Basin, Black Warrior Basin, Mississippi: a Potential Reservoir for Geologic Carbon Sequestration, Christopher R. Kyler
Computational Studies of Catalysis Bioinorganic, Inorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry, Guangchao Liang
Subsurface Framework and Fault Timing in the Missourian Granite Wash Interval, Stiles Ranch and Mills Ranch Fields, Wheeler County, Texas, Brendan Michael Lomago
Media Portrayals of Police-Involved Deaths in U.S. Newspapers, 2013-2016, Jeannice LaToya Louine
"For I No Liberty Expect To See": Astronomical Imagery and The Definition of the Self in Hester Pulter'S Elegiac Poetry, Tamara Mahadin
Beta Diversity Provides Evidence of Niche Based Assembly in Temperate Forest Understory Assemblages of Mississippi, David Steven Mason
A Comparative Political Biography of Governors Zell Miller and James B. Hunt, Bryan Joseph Mathison
Using Geospatial Techniques to Assess Responses of Black Bear Populations to Anthropogenically Modified Landscapes: Conflict & Recolonization, Jamie Elizabeth McFadden
A New Perspective on Giving-Up Density Experiments and the Landscape of Fear, Jordan D. McMahon
Inhospitable in the Hospitality State: The Mississippi State Hospital in the Jim Crow South, 1865-1966, Michael Thomas Murphy
Evaluation of the Effects of Hurricane Sandy on the Concrete Armor Units on the Cleveland Harbor East Breakwater, Glenn B. Myrick
Investigation of Reactions between Glauconite and Carbon Dioxide, with Implications for Carbon Sequestration, Van Anh Nguyen
Structures and Optical Properties UV-Vis, Fluorescence, and Polarized Resonance Synchronous Spectroscopy Study of Porphyrin Assembly and Disassembly, Buddhini C. Nugaduwa Vithanage
Her Milkshake Brings Out The Girls In Amman: Examining Questions about Sexual Desire and Societal Influences Among Same-Sex Desiring Women in Jordan, Caitlin Marlena Ostrowski
Deep-Basinal Lithium-Rich Brines, Timothy Palmer
Social Inequality in the Early Bronze Age at Bab Edh-Dhra, Jordan, Natalie Patience
False memories in recognition memory: Recollection or familiarity?, Alexis E. Payne
An Assessment of the American Civil War (1861-1865) Period Archaeological Deposits at the Buchanan House Site in Bells Bend, Nashville, Tennessee, Kathryn F. Phillips
An Application of Ridge Regression and LASSO Methods for Model Selection, Katie Lynn Phillips
Prodigal, Shunecy Mantel Pounds
Identifying Patterns of Warm-Season Convective Initiation over Northwest Mississippi, Amanda Marie Raborn
In Situ Induction Heating of Electrodes and Applications, Mohammad Azizur Rahman
A Feel for the Whole: Considering State-Specific Quality Measures for Medicare's Value-based Programs in the Context of Social Risk Factors and Population Health, Kimberly K. Roberts
To Enforce, or Not To Enforce: A Study of Drug Use Vs Drug Dealing in Socially Disorganized Communities, Preston Cody Roberts
