Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Forest Resources.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Private landowner behavior and preference regarding managing chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Mississippi and Tennessee, United States, Sushma Bhattarai
Developing an optimized site selection model for Eastern Cottonwood in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Quentin Boccaleri
Comprehensive study on bonding performance, durability, and protective measures of cross-laminated timber, Bradia Thelina Henfield
Research advancement of guayule resin as a natural wood preservative, Abigael Nasimiyu Laisa
Design and evaluation of hollow cross-laminated timber with corrugated cores: a structural perspective, Suman Pradhan
Movement, microhabitat, and metapopulations: Improving our understanding of Gopher Frog (Rana [Lithobates] capito) ecology in Alabama, Krista Michelle Ruppert
Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of drones for monitoring animals, Emma Ann Schultz
Costs and challenges in the Mississippi log trucking industry, James Tucker Shannon
Projected future reservoir impairment in the conterminous United States following three climate change scenarios, Darren James Shoemaker
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Habitat suitability modeling for optimizing stand initiation and restoration efforts of economically and ecologically important hardwoods, Segun Michael Adeyemo
Developing non-invasive molecular sampling methods for effective wildlife monitoring, Daniela Adjaye
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
Removal of emerging contaminants from water using green adsorbents, Rabia Amen
Distribution and abundance of breeding tidal marsh birds across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Rachel V. Anderson
Motivations for habitat management of private lands in the southeastern United States: Implications for at-risk species, Caleb Michael Blake
Tree recruitment dynamics in an urban forested natural area, Lee Eric Bridges
Economics and risk of catfish production strategies, Morgan Christine Cheatham
Source contributions to nekton diet in an oligohaline ecosystem, Keith Antoine Chenier
Biomass conversion models for selected pines in the southern United States, Chris Driskill
Durability of 34-year-old preservative treated test structures in Mississippi, Brianna A. Duquette
Identifying fecal contamination sources in the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Amanda M. Free
Fisheries management in Mississippi state-operated fishing lakes: A review and look to the future, Hayden Gregory Funk
Hardwood seedling establishment and survival for restoring and enriching bottomland hardwoods in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Timothy Jaycob Gatlin
Mass timber utilization in architecture: Carbon sequestration, building materials and construction practices, Jacob Alan Gines
Assessing northern bobwhite habitat use and short-term response to prescribed fire in an intensively managed longleaf pine ecosystem, Jeffrey Martin Grayum
Assessment of the results decay has on the perpendicular grain properties of wood, Joseph Landon Greene
Catalytic upgrading of rice straw bio-oil with alcohols using different bimetallic magnetic nano-catalysts, Alhassan Ibrahim
Evaluating the use of soil amendments for shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) restoration on post-mined landscapes, Casey Iwamoto
Factors influencing quality of citizen science-collected litter data and the retention of recruited citizen scientists, Jessi Alexandria James-Barry
Efficacy of recycled glass cullet as a soil substrate for U.S. Gulf Coast salt marsh restoration, Ansley Levine
Understanding stream litter loading through watershed characteristics, Elinor Reed Mallon
An evaluation of avian use of marsh terraces in Gulf Coastal wetlands of Louisiana, Madelyn Belle McFarland
Reproductive ecology and latitudinal variation of three cavity nesting duck species in Eastern United States, Hunter Elijah Mentges
Design and fabrication of cellulose nanofibril (CNF) based microcapsules and their applications, Shuaib Ahmed Mubarak
The legal environment associated with disputes from conservation easements on private property in the United States of America, Thera J. Mullen
Silvicultural strategies for converting longleaf pine plantations to multi-aged stands with groundcover species restoration in Georgia, USA, Gabriel F. Nyen
Essential oil-based natural preservative for wood composite manufacturing, Hamed Olafiku Olayiwola
Evaluation of the physical and mechanical properties of hardwoods and softwood Cross laminated timber, Richard Olakunle Omotayo
Invasive bigheaded carp distribution patterns in oxbow lakes of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Michaela Ann Palmieri
Dynamic evolution patterns of legislative efforts on forestry-prescribed fires, Welgamage Kalani Gayathri Perera
Nest box use by Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) in the Chena River System, Interior Alaska, Riley D. Porter
The conservation genetics of Elassoma alabamae and phylogeography of Elassoma evergladei, David Lee Pounders
Forest management in changing landscapes: Evaluating hurricane damage and salvage market dynamics, Ian Pereira Sartorio
Spatiotemporal dynamics of North American breeding bird populations, Wentao Song
Evaluating efficacy of modified barrier operations to limit Silver Carp movements in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Joshua Stafford
Forest structure and edge effects on bee functional diversity in private, working pine forests, Madalyn Stoecker
Photocatalytic disinfection of microbes in water by using titanium dioxide (TiO2) – decorated biochar, Aleria Story
Predator-prey dynamics among large carnivores and their ungulate prey: from the Great Lakes to the Last Frontier, Nathan James Svoboda
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Leaf area index and aboveground biomass estimation of Populus and its hybrids using terrestrial LiDAR, Surya Adhikari
Small area estimation of county-level forest attributes using forest inventory data and remotely sensed auxiliary information, Okikiola Michael Alegbeleye
The effects of a moderate severity hurricane on landscape-scale heterogeneity in a longleaf pine woodland, Andrew D. Arko
Modeling yield and aboveground live tree carbon dynamics in oak-gum-cypress bottomland hardwood forests, Suchana Aryal
Identifying the shortest log trucking routes and optimizing those constrained by low-weight bridges in Mississippi, Swagat Attreya
Development of preservative-treated cross-laminated timber and lignin-reinforced polyurethane-adhesive for glued laminated timber, Samuel Oluwafemi Ayanleye
Patterns of distribution and dispersion of Silver Carp in an oxbow lake, Jordan Besson
The response of an avian community to intercropping and forest management practices in a private working pine forest, Rebecca Doyne Bracken
Advancing salamander conservation efforts in zoos and aquaria through assisted reproductive technologies (ART), Devin Marie Chen
Macroecological patterns of frugivorous fishes’ diversity (Serrasalmidae) in the Amazon drainage basin, Karold Vivianna Coronado Franco
A silvicultural approach to increase drought resistance and resilience in longleaf pine, Kyle R. Dues
A four-pronged approach to addressing a wild pig invasion in a bottomland and upland forested landscape, Tyler Scott Evans
Gene expression effects on productivity and stress tolerance in polyclonal plantings of Populus deltoides, Macy Gosselaar
Of changing climate and habitat: range-wide individual growth and local patterns of phenology and landscape use in a threatened pit-viper, James Helferich
Effects of adding graphene-based nano materials on cure time and bond strength of adhesives, Bradia T. Henfield
The impact of environmental education delivery methods and outreach messaging on attitudes, interests, and intended-behavior changes toward nature, Vanessa Elizabeth Hoffman
Condition assessment of the northern climatic research house at the USDA forest service forest products laboratory, Tanaya Johnson
Synthesis of biomass-based graphene nanomaterials for aqueous heavy metal removal and cement-based composite property enhancement, Tharindu N. Karunaratne
Insights into the challenges posed by climate change and land competition to Brazil’s Midwest pulpwood market, Roberto Hajime Sant Anna Kimura
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) breeding season calling behavior and roost site selection in a working agricultural landscape in Clay County, Mississippi, Olivia A. Lappin
Understanding dietary and thermal influences on invasive cichlids in Puerto Rico reservoir systems, Jacob A. Moreland
Towards understanding the interactions between Ospreys and human-made structures in the Tennessee River Valley, Natasha Karina Murphy
Modeling the effect of neighborhood competition on tree diameter growth in the Pacific Northwest Coast Range, Htet Lin Naing
The migration ecology of North American turkey vultures wintering in the Neotropics: spatial and population dynamics, Adrián José Naveda-Rodríguez
The Mississippi timber severance tax: Its economic impacts to forestry and the state economy, Sakar Nepal
Green wood composites with natural preservatives, Thomas Frank Norman
Evaluating selected properties of underutilized hardwood species for fabrication of cross-laminated timber industrial mats, Mercy Itunu Ogunruku
Expanding the market of biomaterials, Franklin Quin Jr.
Development of hydrophobic paper and wood products via metal ion modification, Oshani Nayanathara Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
Timing is everything: impacts of firing technique and season on plant communities in the southeastern United States, Luke Michael Resop
The response of bats and their insect prey to different coastal upland habitat management techniques, Amanda Nicole Sartain
Maximum size-density relationships in mixed-species and monospecific stands of the southeastern United States, Maxwell Robert Schrimpf
Surface modification of wood using nano-sized titania particles coated by liquid-precursor flame spray pyrolysis, Ganesh Sedhain
Developing a precision agriculture framework to assess financial viability of decisions in farming and conservation, Jennifer Sublett
Spatial conservation planning in the southeastern United States: alignments and opportunities, Bradly Stewart Thornton
Heirs' property disputes on forestlands, partition actions, and the determinants of court verdicts, Mahesh Prasad Tiwari
Marginal agricultural land identification in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Prakash Tiwari
Effects of fire seasonality on Bachman’s Sparrows in the longleaf pine forests of Southern Mississippi, Michael D. Warren
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Towards structured planning and learning at the state fisheries agency scale, Caleb A. Aldridge
The effects of short-term sea level rise on vegetation communities in coastal Mississippi, Brianna Michelle Andrews
Diversity-productivity relationships in forests of the southeastern United States: Leveraging national inventory data and tree functional traits, Elizabeth Baach
Photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants by titania particles produced by flame spray pyrolysis, Noah Babik
Nondestructive assessment of flexural and tensile properties for southern pine structural lumber, Marly Gabriela Carmona Uzcategui
Effects of post-fire disturbance responses of Microstegium vimineum on native hardwood seedling growth and survival, Zachary A. Chandler
