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Theses from 2023
UNDERSTANDING THE FLOW DYNAMICS OF THE PEARL RIVER, MS, THROUGH HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING, Nahruma Mehzabeen Pieu
COMPARING EFFECTS OF PRAISE RATES ON CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, Brittany Pigg
A Minor Place: A Short Story Collection, Nathaniel Pyle
ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROXIMITY TO EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION DELIVERY, Kenneth Ross
THE IMPACT OF SEA-LEVEL RISE ON COASTAL WETLANDS USING IN-SITU MESOCOSM EXPERIMENTS, LANDSCAPE MODELING, AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE MAPPING, Kelly San Antonio
ASSESSING STEREOTYPE CONTENT AND ACCURACY OF THE POOR: INTERPERSONAL WARMTH AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE DIMENSIONS, Shiza Shahid
Introspective accuracy for social cognition across the psychosis spectrum: Influence of sleep disturbance, Cassi Springfield
Driving Demands of a Successful Protest: A Comparative Analysis of Drivers That Leads To a Successful Outcome of Protest, Prince Tetteh
Brazilian Camming: The Monetization of Intimacy in Online Sex Work, Fernanda Veiverberg
“THIS UNHALLOWED SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT” ; CARNIVAL INFECTION IN THE MOUNTEBANK’S CHILDREN AND “THE NEW MOTHER”, VeAndre Watkins
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
Influence of Altitude and Scan Angle on UAS-LiDAR Ground Height Measurement Accuracy in Juncus roemerianus Scheele (Black Needle Rush)-dominated Marshes, Michael Amelunke
the hungarian word for owl, Anna Bagoly
The Impact of Environmental Variability on Perceptions of Parental Ability From Bodily Cues, Kaitlyn Boykin
The Rhetoric of Blame: A Rhetorical Framing Analysis of Othering and Blame in Historical Health Crises, Colin G. Cameron
MILITANT MAIDS: DOMESTIC WORKERS’ PARTICIPATION IN BUS BOYCOTTS, VOTER REGISTRATION, AND HEAD START PROGRAMS IN THE DEEP SOUTH, Brittany Ann Carey
TEACHING OLD CALIPERS NEW TRICKS: USING CRANIOMETRICS FOR ANCESTRY ADMIXTURE ESTIMATION VIA FUZZY MATH, Kristi Carnahan
THE KNIVES I USED, KateLin Carsrud
DISABILITY, GENDER, AND SOCIO-RELIGIOUS STIGMA IN THE BOOK OF MARGERY KEMPE, Abby Cawley
BON APPЀTIT: FAUNAL SUBSISTENCE AT FORT TOMBECBE (1SU7), Sarah Coffey
Yonder, Aaron Cohen
Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Detection in Slash Pine Radial Growth along the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastline, Alyssa C. Crowell
Henry Knox: The American Frontier as a Foreign Policy Arena, 1785-1794, John DeLee
Examining Parenting Practices and Routines as Possible Mediators of Parenting Inflexibility and Child Behaviors, Lauren S. Erp
CDC’S COVID-19 VACCINATION MESSAGES AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: A STUDY ON FACEBOOK POSTS, Hasan Mahmud Faisal
Plant productivity and diversity in coastal wetlands in Mississippi – impact of hydrological extremes, Kodi Feldpausch
Drinking Motives as Mediators for the Relationships between Overparenting and Alcohol Outcomes, Tatum Freeman
Analysis of Fossil Pollen from a Pleistocene Cypress Forest Preserved on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf, Kathryn Joyce Garretson
Relationship Among Department Satisfaction, Training, and Police Behavior, Matthew Garvin
DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY OF THE SONADORA RIVER ROCK POOL INSECT ASSEMBLAGE AT LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST, PUERTO RICO, Patrick Gilkey
Sensitivity of a LAMP Assay for Detection of the Dinoflagellate Amyloodinium ocellatum in Simulated Field Conditions and Freeze Tolerance of the Parasite, Robert Gonzales
An Annotated Bibliography of String Method Books and Theory Books for Pre-College String Students, with a Focus on Music Theory Concepts and Sequence Analysis, Rebecca Zou Hale
Mindset matters: The relations between growth mindset and academic and career variables among first-generation college students, Dillon Harper
PREDICTORS OF INTENSIVE SUPERVISION PLACEMENT AMONG COMMITTED YOUTHS WITHIN A MAXIMUM-SECURITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, Tiffany Harris
Knowledge and Perceptions of SLP Graduate Students Regarding Multiculturalism, Evy Jewell Hayes
The Validity of The VmaxPro during Countermovement Jump and Back Squat Performance, Hunter Haynes
ALT-RIGHT OF THE_DONALD AND AUTHORITARIAN COMMUNISTS ON REDDIT: INTERNET MEMES TO BUILD COMMUNITY, Joshua Hendricks
NCAA DI Assistant Coaches' Understanding of Mental Performance and Mental Health Services, Heather Hill
“Life Out of Death": Poisons, Antidotes, and the Medical Marketplace in Christina Rossetti's “Goblin Market", Ashley Hobson
'AS VIVID AS BLOOD IN A SINK': (RE)READING QUEERNESS AND REPRESSION IN TEJU COLE'S OPEN CITY, Jack Hoda
Digital Pastoral, Rebecca Holifield
Psychosocial Maturity and Alcohol Outcomes: The Mediating role of Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies, Skyler Hoover
Finding Balance: A Content Analysis of how Newspaper Authors Framed Simone Biles Before, During, and After the 2020 Olympic Games, Hadley Howell
A META-ANALYSIS OF ANTECEDENT EXERCISE ON CHILDREN’S CLASSROOM BEHAVIORS, Chelsea Johnson
Assessing the effect of negative mood states on valence-dependent belief updating, Aleksandr Karnick
The Politicization of School Reopenings: Media Coverage of Teachers Unions, Sarah King
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
Message Convergence in Information Seeking and Decision Making among Adult Children Regarding their Parent's Diagnosis, Collyn Leggett
Reinforcement Actor-Critic Learning As A Rehearsal In MicroRTS, Shiron Manandhar
Large Scale Disease Modeling, Walker Mattox
"Yours For Freedom": The Life and Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Victoria Gray Adams, Meridian McDaniel
Evaluating the Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Attentional Control and Episodic Memory, Jacob M. M. Namias
THE PLAGUE AND THE PARTHENON: CRUSADE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISEASE IN THE EARLY MODERN MEDITERRANEAN, John Mark Nicovich
THERE’S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL (UNTIL CORONAVIRUS COMES AROUND), Jessica Payne
Celestial Bodies and Other Stories, Emily Prehn
Understanding Biogeochemical and Physical Controls on Methane Air-Sea Exchange Fluxes in the Pacific Ocean, Sarah Raney
Success Factors of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Post Early Intervention, Kate Roberts
Effects of shoreline development and freshwater discharge on nekton assemblage and trophic structure in a northern Gulf of Mexico estuary, Glenn Schumacher
A BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COURTNEY-ANDERSON CEMETERY, Lauren Scott
The Thin Ideal and Body Positivity: How Do Influencers Affect Female Instagram Users?, Jeralynn Servos
"Conserving" The Middle Ground: Tennessee's Unionist Press in the Secession Crisis, 1860-1861, Michael Singleton
A LOOK AT MORALITY IN CONNECTION TO MARGINALIZATION AND DISABILITY IN JANE AUSTEN’S MANSFIELD PARK, Sara Snyder
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
INFLUENCES OF YOUTUBE ADVERTISING ON YOUNG ADULTS: A SOCIAL IDENTITY PERSPECTIVE, Nathakorn Srithong
The impact of formal education, specialized training, and offense type on perceptions of employability: Can bias toward hiring a person with a criminal history be mitigated?, Rheanna Standridge
Effects of Pier Shading on Salt Marsh Plants in Mississippi, Daniel Taylor
Investigation of DNA Variability and Phylogenetic Relationships of Perlesta (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in Mississippi, James C. Valentine and Mac H. Alford
Stability of Universal Screening Over Time: An Examination of the Student Risk Screening Scale, Rebecca Wagner Lovelace
Validation in Vietnam: Motivations and Experiences of Vietnam Veterans who Returned to Vietnam as Tourists, Brian Washam II
Examining the Association Between Fictive Kin Care, Parental Attachment and Emotional Distress in College Students, Roxanne Watts
Impacts of the Poultry Industry In Mississippi, Sara Watts
POPULATION GENETICS OF COWNOSE RAYS, RHINOPTERA SPP. IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC, Helen Weber
Structure-Property Evaluation of the Dielectric Properties of Radar Absorbing Materials in Free Space, Dane Wedgeworth
EXAMINING THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF ADULT SOCIAL SUPPORT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADVERSE EXPERIENCES AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, Zachary Wilde
Reassessment of Species Boundaries and Phylogenetic Relationships in the Desmodium ciliare complex (Fabaceae) Using Morphological and DNA Data, Joshua Wilkinson
Like My Voice, Now Yours, Megan Wilkinson
INFIDELITY AND THE BIOECOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR MENTAL HEALTH: A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION, Lindy Williams
Recovery from Minor Tropical Cyclones: the Response of Faith-based Organizations and Government Agencies to Minor Tropical Cyclones in Biloxi, Mississippi, Camilla Witherspoon
Intermittent Standing and Prior Exercise as Strategies to Prevent Arterial Stiffening That Can Arise From Prolonged Sitting, Alexander Wright
USING DEEP LEARNING AND UAV IMAGERY TO DETECT ELKHORN CORAL IN ST. CROIX’S EAST END MARINE PARK, Samuel Wyatt
CRISIS COMMUNICATION IN THE UKRAINE-RUSSIA CONFLICT: USE OF FACEBOOK BY UN HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS, Rubaiya Zannat
Theses from 2021
Higher Command: An Examination of African American Leadership in the Vietnam Era, Amanda Abulawi
Matching Equation: Teacher Rates of Praise and Reprimands, Meleah Ackley
A Deep Learning-Based Automatic Object Detection Method for Autonomous Driving Ships, Ojonoka Erika Atawodi
A Modified Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Method for Approximating the Scattering Amplitude, Samson Ayo
The Effects of Using Behavioral Skills Training in Teaching Non-ABA Professionals to Implement Discrete Trial Training: A Meta-Analysis, Lindsey Bernard
Racial Bias in Pain Perception and Treatment Among Healthcare Pre-Professionals, Raegan Bishop