Theses from 2022
“Though She Be But Little She is Fierce”: Playing Hermia on the Virtual Stage, Taylor Alleman
Retrospective Reports of Parental Feeding Practices and Current Emotional Eating Behaviors among College Students, Mercedes Babin
Oligomerization of amyloid-β peptide in the presence of gangliosides–Implications for Alzheimer disease, Sydney Boyd
The Effects of “No Pro Homo” Policies on LGBTQ+ Perceptions in the American South, Isabella L. Brocato
Impact of Social Distancing on Physical Activity in College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Carrington E. Brown
"To Control a Human Destiny:" Sound Design for Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Allison Bucher
Invasion Properties of Listeria monocytogenes in Aged Cells, Mina Lane Chasteen Burton
Opening the Vault: An Osteobiography of Three Individuals from a New Orleans Cemetery, Jordan Butler
A Cold War on the Dark Knight: Batman and American Culture 1939-1975, Angelica Cantrell
Expression and purification of the bacterial protein Curli CsgA and its cross-interactions with amyloid-B, Leah Grace Cantrell
Low Academic Outcomes: A Result of Food Insecurity and Student Mental Health During COVID19, Kristen Riley Cole
What Happened to Rosie the Riveter?: Media Portrayals of Women in the Workforce, 1942-1946, Vivienne Cookmeyer
Reproductive Timing in Percina aurora and other Percina species in the Pascagoula River Watershed, Malia Davidson
Future Parents: Associations between social media use, parenting styles, and parenthood desires, Kennedy Evins
Mississippi Crime and Corrections: The Effects of House Bill 585 on Crime and Incarceration Rates, Madisyn Flammia
Faunal Comparison and Analysis of the Blufftown Formation-Cusseta Sand Contact at Hannahatchee Creek, Georgia, Seth Fradella
Fluid pathways in magmatic fluid-dominated hydrothermal system: Upper resurgent cone, Brothers volcano, New Zealand, Esther G. Goita
Once in a Lifetime: Designing Hair and Makeup for the Era of Sound, Olga Goupalova
Transgender and Nonbinary Attitudes Toward the Choral Music Education Major Experience, Bailee Green
Privacy-Preserving Blockchain-Based Registration Scheme for AV Parking System, Alexander Haastrup
Effect of Coastal Environments on the Post Mortem Interval of a Pig Carrion: Implications for Human Decomposition, Morgan Hough
Linguistic Imperialism: A Critical Analysis of English Hegemony and Its Effect on English Language Learners, Linley King
Problematic Advocacy and Victorian Public Health in Gatherings From Graveyards by Dr. George A. Walker, Olivia Ladner
Generation of BAIAP3 Expression Construct for Subcellular Localization and Phenotypic Rescue, Ireland Ann Little
Left Out and Left Behind: Exploring the Well-Being Costs of Leftist Ideology, Liam Luckett
Analysis of Ecological Tradeoffs Between Congeneric Shrimp in Coastal Mississippi Waters, Baylor K. Lynch
Medical Laboratory Science Students at the University of Southern Mississippi Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kaitlyn McGinnis
Song Lyrics in The Hobbit: What They Tell Us, Thalia McInnis-Trussell
Development of Upconverting Films Containing Singlet Sink, Blake McKay
Nursing Students Attitudes Towards Patients' with Disabilities, Sonny Miles
No One Leaves the Stage: An Analysis of How Queer Dance Strengthens Individual Identities and Communal Bonds, Katie Milligan
Distinctive Sans Forgetica Font Does Not Benefit Memory Accuracy in the DRM Paradigm, Anie Mitchell
Layered Epoxide-Amine/Boron Nitride/Graphene Nanocomposites for Enhanced Multifunctional Shielding, Alyssa J. Necaise
Impacts of Methods and Pose on Performance of Two Modern American Football Helmets, Ta’Quoris Newsome
CSI Effect: Exploring Impact Among Mississippi Lawyers, Jennie Odom
Destroying the Myth of the Monolith: A Historical Observation of the Black Conservative from Then to Now, Jessica Reese
The Effect of 100 Percent Population Testing on the Perception of CPA Firms with Limited Liability Exposure, Brock Revels
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
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