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Theses from 2017
Assessing Career Decision-Making Status: The CASVE Cycle Questionnaire, Brianna J. Werner
The Impact of Fe-Ti Oxide Concentration on the Structural Ridgity of the Lower Oceanic Crust, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge, Daniel Winkler
"There was No Sign of Man in It": Casting Dracula as Posthuman and Valuing the Progressive Vampire, Mary Elizabeth Wolverton
Nick Fury, Will Smith, and Other Black Authority Figures Breaking the Racial Contract in Popular Films of 2000-2015, Solai N. Wyman
The Effect of Boat Type on Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops trucatus) Behavior in the Mississippi Sound, Maria Zapetis
Theses from 2016
Pre- and Post-Partum Whistle Production of a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Mother-Calf Dyad, Audra Elizabeth Ames
Being with Bees: An Anthropological Study on Human-Animal Relations in Southern Beekeeping, Kori Nadine Armstrong
Reconstitution of Munc18-Dependent Mast Cell Degranulation, Matthew Grant Arnold
An Assessment of Number Representation in the Small-Eared Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii), Tiffany Aycia Woodard Baker
The Captivity of Opportunity: The Conversation Surrounding Church-Going Hispanic Immigrants, Nicolet Hopper Bell
Determining the Viability of Recent Storms as Modern Analogues for North-Central Gulf of Mexico Paleotempestology Through Sedimentary Analysis and Storm Surge Reconstruction, Joshua Caleb Bregy
The Invisible People of the Invisible Coast: The Resilience of People Experiencing Homelessness to Disasters on the Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Gulf Coasts, Nicole Elizabeth Callais
Choros N. 10 by Heitor Villa-Lobos: Analyzing the Themes and Compositional Techniques of Brazilian Modernism, Andre Oliveira Campos-Neto
The Effects of Errorless Compliance Training Interventions on Compliance Behavior on Students in the Home and Generalization in the School Setting, Hannah Jeanne Cavell
Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on Leg Blood Flow and Vascular Function After Spinal Cord Injury, Lena Marie Cialdella
Decolonizing the YA North: Environmental Injustice in Sherri L. Smith’s Orleans, Micah-Jade M. Coleman
Growth and Reproduction of Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico, Morgan Marie Corey
Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies, Alcohol Consumption, and Risky Sexual Behavior Among African American College Women, Danielle P. Cottonham
"Too Big to Swallow All at Once": Consumption and Posthuman Healing in Ceremony and House Made of Dawn, Matthew Thomas Craft
Effects of Prebiotics on Gut Bacterial Communities and Healing of Induced Colitis in Mice, Krystyn Elizabeth Davis
Police Education and Training: A Comparative Analysis of Law Enforcement Preparation in the United States and Canada, Citlali Alexandra Déverge
Fishery and Population Dynamics of Mississippi’s Spotted Seatrout, David Arthur Dippold
The Elasmobranch-Microbe Relationship: Trimethylamine n-oxide Synthesis, Urea Hydrolysis, and Microbe-Osmolyte Interactions in the Atlantic Stingray, Dasyatis sabina, Kaitlin Kelly Doucette
Correspondence Between Haptic and Visual Perception of Stand-on-ability: Do Hills Look as Steep as they Feel?, Jonathan Kenealy Doyon
Krylov Subspace Spectral Method with Multigrid for a Time-Dependent, Variable-Coefficient Partial Differential Equation, Haley Renee Dozier
Modern Fair-Weather and Storm Sediment Transport Around Ship Island, Mississippi: Implications for Coastal Habitats and Restoration Efforts, Eve Rettew Eisemann
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms as a Mediator of the Relation Between Social Perception and Social Skills and Adaptability in Preschoolers, Brandi Michelle Ellis
Fecal Bacterial Communities as an Indicator of Trophic Interactions Among Anuran Larvae, Steven Jacob Everman
Crafting Iron and Other Stories, Bryana Michelle Fern
Effects of Fire on Soil CO₂ Efflux in a Mature Longleaf Pine Forest, Knox Lemee Flowers
Establishing a Link Between Personality and Social Rank in a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Erin Elizabeth Frick
Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy in Nitrogen/Oxygen Mixtures in the Presence of Alpha Radiation, Sidney John Gautrau
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
Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Development of Upper Arm Musculoskeletal Stress Markers in Late Adolescents and Young Adults of Archaic and Mississippian Populations of Tennessee, Heather Marie Guzik
Crops or Crafts? Changes in Land Use in the Imbabura Valley of Ecuador, Christopher Richard Hair
Social Interactions Among Two Males in a Captive Group of Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanesis), Pepper Reid Hanna
"I Can Haz Applicants": An Analysis of Police Recruitment and Marketing Through Social Media, Kelly Lee Helldorfer
Structure-Property Relationships of Polyisobutylene-Block-Polyamide Thermoplastic Elastomers, Morgan Dunn Heskett
Age, Growth, Reproduction, and Diet of the Finetooth Shark, Carcharhinus isodon, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Jeremy Michael Higgs
Are Countries in Environmental Cooperation Concerned About Relative Gains?, Vivian Chinua Olivia Ike
The Poet's Corpus: Memory and Monumentality in Wilfred Owen's "The Show", Charles Hunter Joplin
The Dark Triad and HEXACO Model of Personality in Relational Aggression, Niki M. Knight
Anger and Sadness Rumination and Their Impact on Momentary Changes in Impulsivity and Pain Tolerance: Implications for the Development of Suicide Risk, Keyne Catherine Law
Correlation of Polymer Performance and Hansen Solubility Parameters, Daniel Jobse Mania
Mr. Jefferson's Army in Mr. Madison's War: Atrophy, Policy, and Legacy in the War of 1812, David Alan Martin
Congruence with College Major in Light of Cognitive Influence and Work Roles, Erica L. Mathis
Mississippi College Towns: Assessing the Geography of Collegiate Culture, Jordan Glynn Moore
"Black and White Together, We Shall Win": Southern White Activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, Olivia Bethany Moore
Shaken, Not Stirred: Espionage, Fantasy, and British Masculinity During the Cold War, Anna Rikki Nelson
Development of Genomic Resources for the Evaluation of Red Snapper, an Emerging Species Candidate for Marine Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement, Adrienne Elise Norrell
Evaluating the Independent Group Contingency: “Mystery Student” on Improving Behaviors in Head Start Classrooms, Jamie Pasqua
The Scripture of Helices, Jessica M. Ramer
Student Perceptions of Mentally Ill Offenders, Kimberly Nicole Rayborn
"Your Reclamation”: The Gothic Child and Moral Restoration in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, Ashten Roberts
Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Induction on Death-Related Anxiety, David Matthew Schultz
Effect of Fragmentation and Habitat Type on Coastal Nekton in Mississippi, Thomas Bennett Sevick
Alluvial Sedimentation Associated with Logging in Low Gradient Watersheds in DeSoto National Forest, Mississippi, Andrew W. Simmons
Predicting DNA Methylation State of CpG Dinucleotide Using Genome Topological Features and Deep Networks, Yiheng Wang
Using Digital Performance Feedback to Increase Teacher Treatment Integrity, Heather Marie Whipple
Generalization of Teachers' Use of Effective Instruction Delivery Following In Situ Training, Joy Kathleen Wimberly
Parenting Practices and Young Adults’ Emotional Distress: The Moderating Roles of Family Structure and Race, Nathan Alexander Winner
The Organization of Technology in the Pine Hills of Mississippi, Ronald W. Wise Jr.
The Effects of Tootling Combined with Public Posting in High School Classrooms, Sarah Joan Wright
Fire and Fuels: Vegetation Change Over Time in the Zuni Mountains, New Mexico, Luke Wylie
Theses from 2015
Unsortable Wares: A Petrographic Analysis of Addis Temper from the Fatherland Site (22AD501), Adams County, Mississippi, David Benjamin Abbott Jr.
Meeting in the Middle: The Impact of Single-Party Dominance on Partisan Politics, William Samuel Adcock
Defining Success: The Perspective of Emerging Adults with Foster Care Experience, Brianna Lynne Anderson
A Comparison of Habitat and Geomorphic Changes on East Ship Versus Sand Islands Mississippi, 2007-2014, Carlton Peter Anderson
Examining the Association Between Psychotropic Medication and Suicidal Desire and Risk, Brittney L. Assavedo
Staging Sex or Fighting Foreignness? Marlowe's Edward II as Xenophobic Drama, James D. Baker
Child Routines and Self-Regulation as Mediators of Parenting Practices and Externalizing Problems in Preschoolers, Lovina R. Bater
Same-Sex Socio-Sexual Interactions Among a Group of Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Natalia Botero Acosta
Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Microbial-Mediated Cellulose Decomposition in Mississippi Gulf Coast Salt Marshes, Jerrid Shawn Boyette
College Students’ Alcohol Use and Related Problems: What Makes Religiousness a Protective Factor?, Corey Todd Brawner
Are Large Dogs Smarter Than Small Dogs? Investigating Within Species Differences in Large and Small Dogs: Spatial Memory, Megan S. Broadway
The Masculine Mystique, Michael W. Chancellor Jr.
Are People Reading Local News? A Content Analysis of Popular News Stories on Nine Newspaper Websites, Peter Shiang Chen
Zebrafish and Conditioned Place Preference: A Translational Model of Drug Reward, Adam Douglas Collier
Paleopathology at the Shady Grove Site (22QU525): A Study of Health in the Upper Yazoo Basin During the Middle Mississippian Period, Christopher Brady Davis
Personality and Relational Aggression in College Students: The Role of Social Anxiety and Rejection Sensitivity, Daniel Locke Deason
Marine Snow Settling Velocities at an Oil Spill Site and a Control Site in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Clayton Hugh Dike
Lack of Forgiveness of Parents and Intimate Partner Violence, Hannah Doucette
Seasonal Variation in Corticosterone, Stress Responses, and Physiology in the Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis, Benjamin Matthew Duckworth
A Cultural Consideration: Eliminating the Barriers in Order to Effectively Communicate Crises, Morgan H. Dunaway
Recreation Ecology of Colorado Fourteeners: An Assessment of Trail Usage and Impacts, James C. Ewing
Age and IQ as Potential Moderators in the Relation Among Endopheonotypes and Expressed Behaviors in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Elizabeth Clara Fair
Humor Types: Replication Using Latent Profile Analysis and Associations with Maladaptive Personality Traits, Joseph Robert Finn
Examining the Nature of Socratic Citizenship: An Inquiry Into the Voegelinian Conception of Consciousness, Emma Christine Fontenot
Reducing Disruptive Behavior in High School: The Good Behavior Game, William Blake Ford
Fixing the Failed: An Investigation of Terrorist Organizations and State Building Capabilities, Joshua Adam Freeman
Observations on the Life History of the Bayou Killifish, Fundulus pulvereus (Everman 1899) in Mississippi Tidal Marshes, Leah Corrine Gaines
Territorial Defense Strategies in the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis): Who is the Bigger Threat?, Kaylee M. Gentry
Bioarchaeological Analysis of Oak View Landing (40Dr1): An Archaic Population in the Kentucky Lake Reservior, Katy D. Grant-McLemore
Habitat Selection of Gulf-Strain Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis: Relationships to Dynamic Abiotic Environmental Characteristics Within the Biloxi River, Mississippi, Jennifer Lynne Green
Morphology-Property Relationship for Binary Organic Thin Films, Alyssa Lynn Griffin
The Distribution of Dissolved Barium Along the U.S. Geotraces North Atlantic Transect: Impact of Biogeochemical Processes, Circulation and Phase Association, Karen Renee Grissom
Effects of Pre-Release Physical Stressors on Post-Release Success of Hatchery-Reared Spotted Seatrout, Taylor Westbrook Guest
Development and Validation of a Survey of Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Laura Katherine Hansen