Theses from 2024
NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR FLOOD RISK MITIGATION: MAPPING AND HYDROLOGICAL MODELING IN AN UNDER-RESOURCED URBAN AREA ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST, Jennifer Makenzie Holifield
Development of a Flow Cytometry Method for the Identification and Enumeration of Enterococcus faecalis, Riza Magbitang
Investigating the Response of the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) to Low Dissolved Oxygen Conditions, Abiola Obafemi
Biometric Assessment of Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) from Recreational and Commercial Fisheries in Mississippi, USA, Nimah Folake Osho-Abdulgafar
Understanding The Variability Of Circulation And Water Quality At Experimental Oyster Leases In The Mississippi Sound Using A High-Resolution Nested Modeling Approach, Shihab Hossain Saran
Juvenile and subadult Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser desotoi) use of the Pascagoula River estuary, Sarah Stovall
Investigation of the Microbiome of a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) for Crassostrea virginica Larvae, Isabelle Townsend
Modeling Hourly Storm Surges using Deep Learning Techniques, Md Abu Zafor
Theses from 2023
MULTISPECIES USE OF VARIOUS HABITATS IN THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FUTURE OYSTER REEF CONSTRUCTION, Austin Draper
Habitat use of Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in Pascagoula River holding areas and in estuarine and marine environments including Ship Island, Mississippi and Mobile Bay, Alabama, Elizabeth M. Greenheck
Estimation of Angular Response Curves Using a Phase Differencing Bathymetric Sonar, Kandice Gunning
Determining the Refractive Index of Phytoplankton via Direct Measurement of Cellular Structures, Michael Kamowski
ESTIMATION OF QUANTITATIVE GENETIC PARAMETERS OF THE EASTERN OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, Heather King
GENETIC PARAMETERS FOR HEAT AND SALINITY STRESS TOLERANCE IN NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO EASTERN OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA, Paul McDonald
ASSESSING DYNAMICS AND TRENDS OF CO2 FLUX ON THE LOUISIANA SHELF, Claire McGuire
BENTHIC HABITAT MAPPING OF MOUNTAIN TOP BANK WITHIN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH INTEGRATED GEOPHYSICAL AND VISUAL DATA ANALYSIS, Bethany Pertain
UNDERSTANDING THE FLOW DYNAMICS OF THE PEARL RIVER, MS, THROUGH HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING, Nahruma Mehzabeen Pieu
THE IMPACT OF SEA-LEVEL RISE ON COASTAL WETLANDS USING IN-SITU MESOCOSM EXPERIMENTS, LANDSCAPE MODELING, AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE MAPPING, Kelly San Antonio
ESTIMATION OF MORTALITY RATES FOR THE GULF MENHADEN STOCK AND REFERENCE POINT IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE FISHERY, Catherine Wilhelm
Theses from 2022
INDUCED SPAWNING OF CAPTIVE TRIPLETAIL LOBOTES SURINAMENSIS, Nicholas Adams
Plant productivity and diversity in coastal wetlands in Mississippi – impact of hydrological extremes, Kodi Feldpausch
Sensitivity of a LAMP Assay for Detection of the Dinoflagellate Amyloodinium ocellatum in Simulated Field Conditions and Freeze Tolerance of the Parasite, Robert Gonzales
INVESTIGATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF MARINE VIRUSES TO OPTICAL BACKSCATTER IN THE <0.2 µM FRACTION OF SEAWATER, Kacey Mae Lange
INVESTIGATION OF DEAD OCEAN QUAHOGS (ARCTICA ISLANDICA) SHELLS ON THE MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT CONTINENTAL SHELF, Alyssa LeClaire
Understanding Biogeochemical and Physical Controls on Methane Air-Sea Exchange Fluxes in the Pacific Ocean, Sarah Raney
Effects of shoreline development and freshwater discharge on nekton assemblage and trophic structure in a northern Gulf of Mexico estuary, Glenn Schumacher
THE INFLUENCE OF SPATIALHETEROGENEITY ON OCEAN QUAHOG (ARCTICA ISLANDICA) POPULATION DYNAMICS ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT, Jillian Sower
A Comparison of Natural, Living, and Hardened Shorelines Ability to Prevent Coastal Erosion and Maintain a Healthy Ecosystem, Gabrielle Spellmann
Effects of Pier Shading on Salt Marsh Plants in Mississippi, Daniel Taylor
Recovery from Minor Tropical Cyclones: the Response of Faith-based Organizations and Government Agencies to Minor Tropical Cyclones in Biloxi, Mississippi, Camilla Witherspoon
Theses from 2021
Exploring the Influence of Diurnal Forcing on Tidal Inlet Exchange and the Impact on the movement of Oxygen Depleted Waters in the Mississippi Sound and Bight Region, Courtney Bouchard
Population Parameter Estimation and Stable Isotope Analysis of Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in the Pascagoula River, Alfonso Cohuo
The Effects of Vertical Diel Thermocline Movement on the Settling of Marine Snow in a River Influenced Marine Environment, Nadine Doiron
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and the Microbiomes of Two Benthic Species, Samantha Ells
Trophic Ecology of Mesopelagic Fish Larvae and Juveniles in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Emily Gipson
Small-Scale Resuspension and Redistribution of Surface Sediments in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico, Austin Harris
Evaluating Marsh Restoration Success Using Structural and Trophic Metrics on Deer Island, MS, Emelia Marshall
How Historic Shipwrecks Influence Dispersal of Deep-Sea Microbiomes, Rachel Moseley
Assessing the Rates of Post-Depositional Change Within 2004 Indian Ocean Sediments: Implications for Long-Term Records of Paleotsunamis, Lillian Pearson
Theses from 2020
Maturation Spawning and Larviculture of Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) at Low Salinity, Edithrose Fairweather
The Effect of Constant Relative Growth Rate Versus Constant Specific Growth Rate on Oocystis SP, Rachel Kriner
Microplastic Abundance, Distribution and Impacts on Sargassum-Associated Juvenile Fishes in the Gulf of Mexico, Olivia Lestrade
Assessing the Recalibration Interval for Nearshore Sediment Assemblages after Hurricane Irma: implications for Developing Long-term Records of Overwash Deposits, Stephen Mitchell
Vegetative Community and Health Assessment of a Constructed Juncus-Dominated Salt Marsh in The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Nickolas R. Murphy
Interrelationships Among Monorchiid Trematodes with Special Emphasis on Some Northwestern Atlantic Genera, Apryle Panyi
An Analysis of Dredge Efficiency for Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Commercial Dredges, Leanne Poussard
Freshwater Endmembers Impacting Carbonate Chemistry in the Mississippi Sound, Allison Savoie
Effects of Infection of the Protist Parasite, Dermomycoides sp., in Dusky Gopher Frog Tadpoles, Jaime Smith
Contribution of Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Select Biogeochemical Fluxes in St. Louis Bay, Mississippi, Haley Spaid
Assessing the Nursery-Role Function of Pelagic Sargassum for Juvenile Fishes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Courtney Stachowiak
Theses from 2019
Investigating Diel Periodicity in Export Flux in the Gulf of Mexico Using a Particulate Imaging System, Justin Edward Blancher
The Effect of Historic Shipwrecks on Sediment Microbiomes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Melissa Brock
Distribution, Abundance, and Trophic Ecology of Anguilliform Leptocephali in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Lillian Collins
The Variability of High-Frequency Motions and Their Interactions with the Mesoscale on the Mississippi Shelf, Jordan Earls
Changes in Antarctic Bottom Water Formation During Interglacial Periods, Samuel Glasscock
Response and Recovery of Horn and Petit Bois Islands, Mississippi, USA to Tropical Cyclone Impacts: 2004 – 2016, Shara Gremillion
Evaluating Alternate Management Strategies for Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico, Nathaniel Wallace Jermain
The Effects of Aqueous Atorvastatin on Steroidogenesis of Xenopus laevis at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations, Jeremy Johnson
Theses from 2018
Life-History Characteristics and Fishery Dynamics of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico, Corbin Bennetts
Spatial Variation in Basal Resources and Trophic Position of Selected Fishes of the North-Central Gulf of Mexico, Christopher Fleming
Holocene Formation and Evolution of Horn Island, Mississippi, USA, Nina Gal
Late Quaternary Evolution and Stratigraphic Framework Influence on Coastal Systems along the North-Central Gulf of Mexico, USA, Robert Hollis
The Effect of Spill Contaminants on Marine Biofilms and Microbially-Induced Corrosion of Carbon Steel, Rachel Mugge
Linkages between Marsh Fragmentation, Prey Availability, and Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Abundance and Mortality, Lennah Shakeri
Theses from 2017
Effects of Temperature on Growth and Molting in Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus) and Lesser Blue Crabs (Callinectes similis), Abigail Ann Kuhn
Theses from 2016
Growth and Reproduction of Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico, Morgan Marie Corey
Fishery and Population Dynamics of Mississippi’s Spotted Seatrout, David Arthur Dippold
Community Structure and Production of the Macrobenthos on Four Artificial Reefs in the Mississippi Sound in Relation to Substrate and Profile Type, Patrick Daniel Gillam
Age, Growth, Reproduction, and Diet of the Finetooth Shark, Carcharhinus isodon, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Jeremy Michael Higgs
Development of Genomic Resources for the Evaluation of Red Snapper, an Emerging Species Candidate for Marine Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement, Adrienne Elise Norrell
Theses from 2015
Observations on the Life History of the Bayou Killifish, Fundulus pulvereus (Everman 1899) in Mississippi Tidal Marshes, Leah Corrine Gaines
Habitat Selection of Gulf-Strain Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis: Relationships to Dynamic Abiotic Environmental Characteristics Within the Biloxi River, Mississippi, Jennifer Lynne Green
Effects of Pre-Release Physical Stressors on Post-Release Success of Hatchery-Reared Spotted Seatrout, Taylor Westbrook Guest
Management Strategy Evaluation for the Atlantic Surfclam, Spisula solidissima, Using a Fisheries Economics Model, Kelsey M. Kuykendall
Deepwater Horizon Impacts on the Diet, Growth, and Condition of Larval Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomerus maculatus), John Timothy Ransom
Ichthyoplankton Composition in the Loop Current and Sargassum Habitats in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Stephanie Morgan Taylor
Theses from 2014
Characterization of Rain and Stormwater Nitrogen Inputs to the Mississippi Sound: A Landscape Approach, Joshua Michael Allen
Seasonal Differences in Diet of Two Predatory Fishes in Relation to Reef Type in the Inshore Northern Gulf of Mexico, Brinton Thomas Barnes
Taxonomy, Diversity, and Distribution Patterns of Portunid Crab Megalopae in the Northern Gulf of Mexico During Fall of 2003, Carley Rain Knight
Exploring the Glucocorticoid Actions of 1α-Hydroxycorticosterone (1α-OH-B) in the Elasmobranch Fishes, Faith Nichole Lambert
The Effects of Stocking Density and Feeding Frequency on Aggressive and Cannibalistic Behaviors in Larval Hatchery-Reared Spotted Seatrout, Cynosion nebulosus, Christopher Burton Manley
Resident Benthic Fishes of Artificial Reefs in the Mississippi Sound: Effects of Habitat Relief and Subregion, Claire Louise Matten