Theses from 2022
The Underrepresentation of Women in Filmmaking, Paola Sandoval
Evaluating the Effects of Initial Testing on Misinformation Suggestibility for Eyewitnessed Videos, Wryleigh Shearin-Anderson
Self-Efficacy Development in Elementary-aged Learners through Dance as an Algorithmic Thinking Tool, Niva Shrestha
Analysis of COVID-19 and Vaccine Administration in Mississippi, Megan Sickinger
The Effect of Trauma on the Mental Health of Forensic Scientists, Carley Sistrunk
Constructing the “Obesity Epidemic:” A Chronology of the Pathologizing and Enfreakment of Fatness, Brooklynn Smith
Lost Memories, Lost Colonies, Emma C. Smith
Stigma and Rurality: How Community Type Influences Stigmatizing Views Toward Mental Illness, Kirsten P. Speights
A Comparative Analysis of Statutory Remedies for Wrongful Convictions in the Fifty States, Abigail St. John
Creation, Craft, and COVID-19: A Documentary, Joshua Stockstill
Fine-Tuning a 𝑘-Nearest Neighbors Machine Learning Model for the Detection of Insurance Fraud, Alliyah Stout
Andy Stewart, Andy M. Stewart, and Exonostalgia: The Draw of Tartanry and Kailyard School, Sarah Tackitt
Movement as a Way of Knowing Earth: An Ecosomatic Approach to Developing Movement Choices, Brittany Tolbert
A Faunal Composition of the Late Cretaceous Blue Springs Site in Northeastern Mississippi and Evidence for Potential Paleoenvironmental Differences Between Beds, Ginger Trochesset
The Implications of Colorism on Black Women From the Early 20th Century to the Present, Allaija Briann Williams
Habitat preference of F. notatus and F. olivaceus from a reversed hybrid zone, Elizabeth Hart Williams
Media Framing and Respectability Narratives in #BlackLivesMatter: A Twitter Analysis, Sherrice Wright
Theses from 2021
Phosphodiesterase D is Involved in Bile Resistance in Listeria monocytogenes, Sophia A. Ali
Mitochondrial Replacement and Mitonuclear Interactions in the Broadstripe Topminnow (Fundulus euryzonus), Auburn Ansley
An Investigation on the Relationship Between Religious Coping Styles and Death Anxiety, Hailey Bates
Molecular Characterization of Galectin from Amblyomma americanum in Context of α-Gal Syndrome, Sumar Beauti
Investigation of N-sulfonyliminium Ion Triggered Cyclizations for the Synthesis of Piperidine Scaffolds, Kaitlyn Birkhoff
Perceived Support and Connectedness in Greek-letter Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Julia Bishop
To Suppress Riots and Insurrections: Development and Transformation in Mississippi’s State Militia, 1865-1890, Alec J. Blaylock
Utilizing the oxygen-barrier properties of poly(isobutylene) to enhance photon upconversion in thermoplastic elastomers, Haley Carroll
What Have Mississippi Band Directors found Successful When Teaching the Horn?: A Qualitative Survey, Madeleine Case
Item-Specific and Relational Encoding, but not Warnings, are Effective at Reducing the Illusion of Competence, Emily Cates
Investigating subcellular localization of somatic PIWI proteins in the annelid Capitella teleta, Tierra D. Cooper
Interregulation between msaABCR operon and ccpE to determine Staphylococcal metabolism and virulence, Erin R. Cox
The Effects of Canine-Assisted Therapy in Speech Therapy, Malak Dawoud
Effects of Static Mixer Geometry on Polyurethane Properties, Christian R. Dixon
“An Oak in a Flower-Pot”: The Brontë Sisters’ Depictions of Female Agency During the Victorian Era, Jessica Dunn
Synesthesia: Does It Have an Effect on Memory?, Elizabeth Evans
Comparative Genome Analysis of Fungal Antagonists Marinomonas ostreistagni 398 and M. spartinae 468., Jessie L. Fields
The exacerbation of gender inequality: The effects of overwork on work outcomes, Loribeth Fitzgerald
Engaged Pedagogy and Teacher Discourse: A Critical Examination of Public Education in Mississippi, Kelsi Ford
Unraveling the Mummy: The Effects of Natural Mummification on the Recovery and Degradation of DNA, Marissa Gandolfo-Muller
Bears Ears National Monument: An Integration of Social and Environmental Justice, Helen Greene
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on the Perinatal Experience in Mississippi, Baylee Grimsley
Season Pass: Southern Miss Sports Report, Mackenzie Hamilton
Techniques for the Enantioselective Asymmetric Synthesis of Benzyl Substituted Malonic Acid Esters, Madison Hansen
Exploring How Popular Media Affects the Motivations and Hesitations of Women Who Go Through Sorority Recruitment at the University of Southern Mississippi, Whitley W. Howell
Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveys for the Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, Emma M. Humphreys
Framing Race: An Analysis of Media Coverage of the Racially Motivated Murders of Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin, Chloe Jackson
How Participation in Team v. Individual Sports Affects the Physical Activity Levels of College Students, Kellie Jackson
Differences in Erosion Rates and Elevation Among Natural, Living and Hardened Shorelines in Mississippi, and Alabama, Brittany Juneau
The diversity and evolution of phenazine biosynthesis pathways in Enterobacterales, Christian Leise
The Impact of Graduate School Ranking on an Economics Professor’s Annual Earnings, Shailee Manandhar
Vertebrates at the University of Southern Mississippi: A Wildlife Survey of the Bear Point Bayou and Surrounding Gulf Park Campus, Hannah McDuffie
Echoes of the Past: A New Play, Cayson Miles
Study of the Role of the msaABCR operon in Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Activity and persister cell formation in Staphylococcus aureus, Karsen Motter
Testing for Character Displacement between Two Abundant Stream Fishes, Amber Nations
World War I and its Lasting Political, Emotional, and Educational Effects on Women, Maggie Neupert
How to Defend Those Who Defend: An Examination of the Underfunding of the Public Defender System, Selma M. Newbill
2-adic Valuations of Square Spiral Sequences, Minh Nguyen
The Relationship Between Status Motives and Social Activism, Olajuwon Olagbegi
A Systematic Review of Factors that Impact College Student Stress, Cailyn Papp
Effects of Prescribed Fire on Soil Respiration in a Longleaf Pine Forest., Caroline E. Paxton
The Role of Parenting Practices in Adolescent Aggression and Impulsivity, Elizabeth G. Payne
Effects of Patient’s Race on Pain Perception and Treatment in Nursing Students, Christian J. Phillips
Assessing the Occurrence of Trichechus manatus latirostris in Mobile Bay, Alabama Using eDNA, Elora Pierce
College Students’ Use of Social Media and its Effects on Well-being During COVID-19, Virginia Pressly
Beyond the Lineup: An Exploration of Consumer Loyalty at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Anna Richardson
Communication Resources for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children in Mississippi: Parents’ Perspectives, Julia Rossano
Rationalizing Academic Dishonesty and Its Effect on Nursing, Leah Salisbury
Qualified Immunity: How Mississippi’s District Courts Have Shown Why The Doctrine Should Be Done Away With, Hannah E. Sawyer
Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Knowledge of Endometriosis: A Pilot Study, Stephanie Schlorke
Investigating piRNA expression and function in regenerating tissue of segmented annelid Capitella teleta, Beatriz Schueng Zancanela
Emotional Intelligence as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Psychopathic Personality Traits and Relational Aggression, Aria T. Smith
Energy Therapies in Nursing Practice: Effects, Barriers, and Limitations, Sydney J. Stone
How Workplace Attire Affects Employee Perceptions and Organizational Culture, Ethan Surrett
Biochemical and Computational Characterization of Small Regulatory RNAs in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, Isabelle Townsend
Presence and Characteristics of Axial Skeleton Fractures Experienced by Cheerleaders and Gymnasts from 2010-2019, Jordan Trimm
The Role of Gac/Rsm Signal Transduction Pathway in the Biology of Antagonistic Marine Bacterium Gynuella sunshinyii 449, Anhthu Truong
When I Grow Up: Intimacy Work and Collegiate Theatre, Anna-Carson Tyner
The Impact of Oxygen Availability and Oxidative Stress on Regulation of Cyclic-dimeric-GMP in Listeria monocytogenes strain F2365, Anna G. Welch
Phenotypic Characterizations of msaABCR operon deletion in Staphylococcus Epidermidis RP62A, Raelyn Williams
Theses from 2020
Whole Word vs Phoneme Error Scoring for Audiological Word Recognition Testing, Jennifer C. Arnoult
Generating Zika Vaccine Candidates Using Nhumirim Virus as a Backbone, Mariam A. Atobiloye
Examining School Safety and Security: A Situational Crime Perspective, Jessica A. Barnett
‘I want it, I got it’: Cultural appropriation, white privilege, and power in Ariana Grande’s “7, Alyssa T. Bass
Assessing the Effect of Bile and Oxygen Availability on the Redox Status of Listeria monocytogenes Strain F2365, Sukriti Bhattarai
Characterization of an Inner Filter Effect-based Sensor for Detection of Azo Dyes, Rimsha Bhatta
Perturbation of Lagrange Points in Effective Potential Simulations, Swapnil Bhatta
Twisted Central Configurations of the Eight-Body problem, Gokul Bhusal
Molecular Characterization of Wolbachia and its Impact on the Microbiome of Exotic and United States Ticks, Cailyn G. Bobo
The Pain in Beauty, Kededra C. Brown
Suspicious Minds: A Study of the Attitudes that African Americans held regarding the Japanese During World War II, Timothy E. Buchanan
Anxiety Moderates the Relationship Between Peer Exclusivity and Peer Relational Aggression Among College Students, Hailee Buras
The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in Louisiana, Eleanor A. Casey
Impact of SALT Deduction Cap on Individual Tax Liability, Mahum Chaudhry
College Students’ Perceptions of Instructors Whose Primary Language Is not English, Takiyah A. Clay
The effect of truncated complement constructs on biofilm formation, protease production, and pigmentation, Cara L. Cothern
Discriminating Azo Dyes: Conjugated Polymers, the Inner Filter Effect, and Array Sensors, Erin Crater