Theses from 2018
A Validation Study of BlueView™ Gunpowder Particle Testing Kit, Hanna Lester
An Exploration of Pyrrole Groups On the Enantioselectivity of Pig Liver Esterase, Brian Long
An Empirical Study On the Recovery Speed of USB Flash Drives Utilizing Raid-5 Compared to HDDs and SSDs, Joshua Manuel Martins
Thiol–Ene Photopolymerization: A Simple Route to Pro-Antimicrobial Networks via Degradable Acetals (PANDAs), William Martin
Lead, Copper, and Iron in University Tap Water, Alison McLendon
The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction, Cross-cultural Adjustment, and the Adjustment of the Trailing Spouse on Female Expatriate Success: A Preliminary Review and Survey Proposal, Leanna Joyce Morrow
Becoming Evil: The Shaping of a Nazi Female Consciousness from Weimar through the Third Reich, Maria T. Murphy
Genetic Estimates of the Number of Breeding Adults in Alligator Gar From the Choke Canyon Reservoir, Texas, E. Blayne Newsome
Corner Sealants for Tactical Shelters, Janine Carlita Nowak
Naturalism and the New Woman: Fated Motherhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth, Lindsay J. Patorno
Experimentally Investigating Water Aerosol Formation Via Alpha Radiation in a Humid Nitrogen Atmosphere, Megan Payne
Characterization and Selection of Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene Polymers for High-Strain Applications, Nathaniel Prine
Gendered Speaking Patterns in Supreme Court Oral Arguments from 1981-2016, Gillain Purser
Racial Bias in Elementary School Children: Effects of Skin Tone and Facial Features, Maya Alyse Rex
A Logistic Regression Analysis of First-Time College Students’ Completion Rates at The University of Southern Mississippi, Jesse Homer Robinson
Effects of Acorns on Populations of Aedes Mosquitoes, Rachel Rogers
Structural Synthesis and Spatial Distribution of a 335 Ma Igneous Suite From the Eastern Blue Ridge, Alabama Appalachians, Avery Rosenbalm
The Impact of the 120/150-hour Rule on Candidates to Sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam: A Study on Women, Aubrey Sanders
Autonomous Collision Avoidance in Small Scale Vehicles, Justin T. Sharpe
Do Perceptions of Businesses Differ Between Higher and Lower Counts of Social Media Post Engagements?, Tally Shaw
Addiction Treatment Outcomes and Religiosity: What is the Relationship?, Sidney Harrington Smith III
Exploring the Relationship Between Personality Characteristics and Eyewitness Memory: A Test of the Weapons-Focused Effect, Emily Jean Stahly
The Effects of Skin Tone on the Perception of Discrimination in Young African American Women, Danielle T. Stamps
Effect of Reinforcement Selection on Mate Selection Rates of Gambusia affinis and Gambusia holbrooki, Molly Stephens
Pro-antimicrobial Networks Prepared via Degradable Thiol-ene Acetal Photopolymerization, Sarah Swilley
Sibship Reconstruction for Inferring the Number of Breeders of Gulf Sturgeon in the Apalachicola River, Robbilyn Verges
Benefits of Veterans’ Oral History on Gifted Students, Katelyn Watkins
Exploring Issues of Diversity Experiences in Student Organizations Sponsored by the University of Southern Mississippi, Cornelia Welch-Dick
The Gold Metalist: An Examination of French Horn Mouthpieces Used by College Horn Players, Brittany Ann White
Japan, Panama, and the United States: The Influence of Cultural Values and Personal Ethics on Fraud Prevention Awareness, Rachel Elizabeth Williamson
Theses from 2017
Metagames: Postmodern Narrative and Agency in the Video Games of Davey Wreden, Richard J. Andrews
The Effects of Including Physical Activity in Classrooms with Children with Language Disorders, Shelby E. Auer
The Relationship Between Parental Leave Policies and Infant Mortality: Global Policies, Local Practices, Jennifer Balcazar
Elucidating the Interplay between Sodium Selenite on the Tick Amblyomma maculatum Selenoprotein Gene Expression, Afnan M. Beauti
Recombinant Expression and Purification of Amyloid-β in E. coli, Wisam M. Beauti
“Patriotism Is Not Enough”: Edith Cavell’s Life and Death in Anglo-American Context, Erin B. Blackledge
Effect of Physical Activity on Quality of Life for College Students: A Comparative Gender Study, Sarah J. Boozer
How Parenting Style Relates to Adolescent Substance Abuse in an At-Risk Male Population, Bailee R. Brewer
Jealousy and Romantic Relational Aggression Among Dating College Students, Ashlee A. Bryant
Influence of Compression Socks on Unilateral Balance in Females, Alex E. Carlson
Identifying Behavioral Response Trends Following Aggression in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Breanna M. Cheri
Autobiography and Authenticity: Writing Are You Sure?: Experiences of a Gay Foster Youth, Zachary A. Clein
Understanding the English Bible: A Comparative Analysis of Four Bible Versions, Michael R. Coats
The msaABCR Operon Mutant Staphylococcus aureus is Deficient in Persister Cells, Aaliyah D. Cole
Professional Nursing Values: Accounts of the Witnessed, Ashley N. Costello
Understanding Stigma in Pre-Nursing College Students, Claire E. Coxwell
Dichotomy: A Creative Exercise in Theming Artistic and Emotional Dance Around Scientific Fitness Principles, John P. Davenport
Phylogenetic Relationships of Salicaceae Based on Analyses of Nuclear DNA Data, John Marshall Diffey
Altering the Structure of Carboxysomal Carbonic Anhydrase CsoSCA to Determine the Necessity of the N-terminal Domain in CsoSCA Function, Dana L. Dillistone
A Survey of Lake Thoreau’s Benthic Invertebrate Community, Elizabeth A. Dobronski
Religious Commitment, Job Satisfaction, and Social Acceptability Among Religious Groups, Kathryn E. Dozier
Efficient Denoising and Sharpening of Color Images through Numerical Solution of Nonlinear Diffusion Equations, Linh T. Duong
Young People’s Perceptions of Nature and Interactions with National Parks, Addy Falgoust
Spectral Analysis and Comparison of Analog and Digital Recordings, Hannah N. Frosch
Exploring the Moderating Effects of Drinking Context on the Relationship between Harmful Drinking and Risky Sexual Behaviors among College Females, Lauren A. Gardner
Books and Bodies: A Collaborative Process between Dance and Literature, Sarah Dexter Givens
Opportunity Recognition: A Comparative Analysis of Nascent Student Entrepreneurs and Non-Nascent Students, Daniel C. Glover
The Preparation of Synthetic MyoD mRNA for Cellular Differentiation and Innate Immune Response Downstream Application, James D. Grenn
African-American Perceptions of Community-Oriented Policing Programs, Adrian L. Griggs
Hattiesburg’s Unforeseen Legacies: Industrial Remnants and Their Influence on Historic Districts, Courtney E. Grinnell
Paleoecological Analysis of the Clayton Formation (Paleocene) near Malvern, Arkansas, Brenna J. Hart
Characterization of P43LGRN-3, Kelly G. Hill
Sustainability of Direct Sellers in Marketing, Ashten N. Holloway
An Examination of the Influence of Social Physique Anxiety on Effort and Exercise Participation in College Students, Trellony M. Irwin
Laterality Preferences Completing a Tool-Use Task in Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus), Stephanie E. James
Solving the Yang-Baxter Matrix Equation, Mallory O. Jennings
A Study of Object Play in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Victoria L. Johnson
Understanding Narcissistic Personality Traits and Aggression: The Roles of Self-Esteem and Gender, Regis S. Junearick
IFRS in Higher Education: An Exploratory Study, Joshua A. Kalifeh
The Implications of Rising Turnover and Voluntary Turnover within the Federal Government, Laura E. Kirkman
How to Effectively Improve Nurse-Physician Communication, Savannah R. Lacoste
Effects of Marsh Fragmentation and Patch Area On Fish and Nekton Assemblages in Mississippi, Jennifer R. Main
An Analysis of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6, II, Using Neo-Riemannian Transformation Techniques, Mary Hannah Mallett
A Retro Development in Education: Evaluating the Feasibility of Integrating Place-Based Education into Mississippi Curriculum Standards, Colby K. McClain
An Analysis of Visitor Safety in the Natchez Trace Parkway, Devin S. McGee
Language Attitudes and the Learning Environment: The Effects of Regional Dialect on Perceptions of Teacher Credibility, Marissa C. McGillis
The Effect of Normal Helmet Degradation In Division I Football Players Over the Period of One Half of a Competitive Season, Matthew McMullan
Barfield, Kazik, Nazaykinskaya, and Beyond: A Discussion of the Commission Process Regarding Trombone Literature, S. Kyle Moore
I Love My Team! Factors Leading to Relationship Formation with a Sports Team, Carly L. Odom
Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genera of Achariaceae Based on Analyses of Morphological and DNA Data, Corey L. Pagart
Comparison of Suicidality Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Individuals, Ashley R. Pate
Incivility: The Lived Experiences of Nursing Students, Stephanie M. Pecua
The Perceptions and Attitudes of Hispanics toward Law Enforcement Officers, Brittany N. Pugh
The World’s Greatest Detectives: Analyzing the Relationship and Cultural Meaning of Sherlock Holmes and Batman, Emma F. Reeves
An Exploration of the Effects of Pronoun Usage in Questionnaires on the Measurement of Anxiety Sensitivity, Destiny B. Reynolds
Perceptions of Iontophoresis amongst Mississippi Athletic Trainers, Jessica E. Ringo
Salinity Tolerance of Gambusia affinis, Sarah Rubelowsky
Predatory Nature and Food Preferences Among Captive Otolemur garnettii, Morgan N. Ruby
Personality Traits as Predictors of Pair-housing Compatibility in Garnett's Greater Bushbabies (Otolemur garnettii), Karen A. Schaffer
Physiological Effects of a Novel FES Cycling Protocol on a 34-Year-Old Individual with Chronic Paraplegia, Kay Ann Simmons
Characterization of Epoxy/Amine Networks with Glycidal Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Surface Modified Silica Nanoparticles, Reese K. Sloan
Public Opinion of Violence in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region, Michael R. Smith
Dreadful Reality: Fear and Madness in the Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft, Phillip J. Snyder
Synthesis of a Thermally Reversible Cross-Linked System Using Electrophilic Cleavage/Functionalization of Poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene), Savannah H. Steadman
Nurse Knowledge, Attitude, and Compliance Related to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Ellen A. Suss
Somos España: Building a New Spanish Identity, Lakelyn Taylor
Production of Antibodies for Specific Detection of Dengue Virus-2 By Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, E. Ashley Thompson