Honors Theses
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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Gender Performance, Trauma, and Orality in Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus, Lauren Elizabeth Rackley
Ramped Soapbox, Alyssa Marie Radtke
Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother?: Mothers and Witches in Harry Potter, Mary-Eileen Rankin Rankin
An Economic and Technological Analysis of 3D Printing in the Automotive, Aerospace, and Medical Industries, J. Alexander Ray
Potential Social Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development in the UK, Kelsey Reckart
The Lasting Effects of History on African American Attitudes and Beliefs towards the American Healthcare System, Kendra Redding
Chemical Process Analysis and Modeling Case Studies: Liquid Diffusion and Thermodynamic Considerations, Connor Redwine
A Raman Spectroscopic and Computational Study of the Effects of Halogen Bonding on Pyrimidine Containing Systems, Peyton Lindsey Reves
Economic vs. Ideological Interests: Examining Chinese Arms Exports and Aid, James Delton Rhodes
Muscle Fatigue Resistance via Energy Drink Consumption — Assessment of Pre- and Post- Experiment Participant Feedback, Mary Kathleen Robbins
Modelling Global Climate Variables with Cellular Automata Networks, David Robinson
Comparison of the Spatial Distributions of Cavitation Damage with the Measured Diffraction Patterns for a High-Power Ultrasonic Transducer, Davis Lane Rogers
Fraud and its Relation to the Hospitality Industry, Nicole Ross
We All Go Home! The Evolution of Firefighter Accountability Systems, Jeremy Roy
That Awkward Moment When...: An Explanation of How Britain Made the Modern Arab World Homophobic, Sequareah Sayles
A Strategic and IT Analysis of Quirky and an Examination of Business and Accounting Case Studies, Lisa-Marie Schalk
Crime and Security in Brazil: Brazil's Pacification Efforts in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Susan C. Shea
Family Vault: How to Protect and Organize Your Personal Information for Your Family, Mary Daniel Simpson
A Tapestry of War: Three Veterans' Stories, Clancy Lane Smith
Initial Breakdown Pulses in Lightning Flashes, Emily Morgan Smith
Drink, Drank, Drunk: an Analysis of Three Possible Solutions to Urban Residential Potable Water Shortages in China, Holly C. Smith
Effects of Soil Environment on Abundance, Diversity and Community Structure of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in Pinus Radiata, Sarah C. Steele
Using Technology to Engage Students in the STEM Field, April Elizabeth Steen
Not Got Milk? The Effect on the Gut Microbiome of Removing Dairy from the Diet, Patrick Tyler Stovall
A Computational Comparison of the Hydrophobic Pocket of Neural and Epithelial Cadherins for the Purpose of Identifying a Selective Inhibitor, Ross E. Straughan
Jesus Broke Down the Wall: A Study on the Potential Impact of Student Religious Organizations on Racial Reconciliation Efforts at the University of Mississippi, Emilie J. Street
A War on Women? The Malleus Maleficarum and the Witch-Hunts in Early Modern Europe, Morgan L. Stringer
I don't need to read, I'm gonna play football: Male Collegiate Athletes' Perception of Reading, Anna Kathryn Suggs
Evaluation of Dual-Activity Opioid-NPFF Ligands for Antinociception, Jason N. Teng
Visualization Techniques of Shear Wave Propagation in Wormlike Micellar Fluid, Connor M. Tierney
Effects of Synthetic Blood Plasma on Calcium Dependent Dimerization of NCAD12, Brent Treadway
Spatial Variation of Bacterial Communities on the Leaves of Southern Magnolia Trees, Heather L. Valdin
A Look at the Luxury Retail Industry: Financial Analysis and Advisory Recommendations for Tiffany and Company, Ellen Valle
Pervious vs. Impervious Pavement: An Engineering Approach to Cost Efficiency, William VanLandeghem
The Ethicality and Financial Impact of Paying Collegiate Athletes, Keaton J. Vann
A Woman's Right: Promoting the Pursuit of Gender Equality in the Workplace, Lauren Elizabeth Walker
County Chairs Speak Out: How Mississippi's County Party Organizations Connect with Voters, Phillip C. Waller
An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Anna Claire Wammack
Discovery of Resistance-Reversing Agents in Antibiotic Resistant Strains of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Natural Product Libraries, Andrew B. Watkins
Psychiatric Symptomatology in Migraine Sufferers and the Relationship with Headache-Related Self-Efficacy, Lindsay W. Wencel
Towards the Synthesis of a Swallowtailed Perylene Monoimide, Wyatt S. Whicker
Defining the Revolution: A Study of Contemporary China's Sexual Transformation, Zackary L. Whitehead
Windows Into Changing Worldviews: A Critical Cartographic Analysis of Four Influential World Maps from the 13th to the 21st Century, Elizabeth E. Wicks
Phylogeography of the Australian Common Froglet, Crinia Signifera, Rosetta C. Williams
Properties of a Fluorescent Deoxycytidine Analog in i-Motif Dna, Sara E. Wingate
Boss Lady: How Female Chinese Managers Succeed in China's Guanxi System, Charles Palmer Withers
Examining Tax Planning, Tax Shelters, Antitrust laws and the History of Mergers and Acquisitions, Austin Grant Yarber
Kore: A Natural Paint Pigment Company, Allison Young
The Black Death and Its Impact on the Church and Popular Religion, McLaurine H. Zentner
To be, or not to be-Statehood is the Question: Analyzing the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, Leigh Anne Zook
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Liberté, Égalité, Laïcité?: Defining French National Identity, Elizabeth Adair Abbot
Big T-shirts and Running Shorts: A Female Uniform and Southern Womanhood on the Ole Miss Campus, Abigail Abide
Simulated Diabetes Testing Experiment Using Artificially Manipulated Livestock Blood, Hollie E. Ables
An Examination of the K-12 Black-White Achievement Gap in Mississippi, Timothy O. Abram II
The Success of an Ethnic Political Party: A Case Study of Arab Political Parties in Israel, Samira Abunemeh
Mississippi Pharmacists' Knowledge and Attitudes about Pharmacy Compounding Safety and Regulation, Kimberly Allen
Unsettle Me, Lanie King Anderson
Attaching Meaning to Sex: Attachment Styles and Possible Mediators of Safe Sex Behavior, Dominic Antonacci
Defining College Experiences and Changing Drinking Trends Over the Course of One Freshman Semester, Cipriano Louis Apicelli
Microcosm: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Lauren Banquer
Beyond Pederasty: Finding Models for Adult Male Homosexuality in Classical Athens, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Barnes
Collaborations of Hope: Network Theory and the Assessment of Anti-Human Trafficking Nonprofits' Relationships, Gabrielle Barrientos
Attempts to Determine the Community Structure of Archaea in Major Tributaries of the Mississippi River, Thomas Douglas Bateman
The Role of the United States Navy in Sustaining and Protecting the Global Economy, Richard U. Beneke
Cognitive Poetics and Italian Literary Criticism, John Biffle
Exploring the Potential Effects of Election Day Voter Registration in Mississippi, Adam M. Blackwell
Croatia in the European Union: A Study on Foreign Direct Investment, Unemployment, and Infrastructure, Mary Grace Boland
The Acute Influence of Occupational Footwear on Balance, Caroline Borland
Cardiovascular Protective Agents and their Biochemical Role in Endothelial Cell Senescence, Nicholas Boullard
The Evolution of a Social Movement: A Study of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, Grace Anne Boyd
NCAA at the Crossroads: How O'Bannon v. NCAA Could Change College Sports, Evan Brewster
An Examination of the Stockholder Response to Corporate Religiosity and Religiosity's Effects on Operational and Financial Reporting Quality, Katrina Marie Briscoe
Identification of a Phytotoxic Fungus and an Investigation into the Isolation of its Phytotoxic Constituents, William E. Briscoe
Independence Polynomials and Extended Vertex Reduction, Jonathan Broom
The Potential Success of the F.D.A.'S New Paradigm Based on Community Pharmacists' Opinons, Anna Blair Brown
Uncontrolled Enrollment Expansion: Fragmented Authoritarianism in Chinese Higher Education, William Bumpas
The Effects of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Aerobic Capacity Tested Through Repeated VO2max Tests, Luke Burnett
The Evangelical Church and Creation Care, J. B. Burt
The Effects of Prenatal Education and Hospital Intervention on Breastfeeding Initiation, Lauren Camp
Investment in the Developing World: Democracy and/or Transparency, John Carter
Parent Satisfaction with Diabetes Technology in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Laura Brooke Carter
Online Sales Tax Policy: A Study of New York and Georgia State Laws and the Federal Marketplace Fairness Act, Madison Elizabeth Coburn
DNA-based Species Identification and Population Genetics of the Eastern Subterranean Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Benjamin Collins
The Matrix Method of Linear Dichroism, Kenna Collums
Shear Waves in Highly Concentrated Viscoelastic Wormlike Micellar Fluid, Rachel B. Crim
A Study of the Life and Legacy of Son House on the Identity and Character of Blues Culture, Kyle Crockett
Harnessing the Power of Social Media: How Four Fortune 500 Companies Utilize Social Media, Mary Elizabeth Cronk
How to Win Elections and Influence Parties: Party and Electoral System Development and Manipulation in the Republic of China, James B. Cutchin
Dieting for Diabetes: A Mobile 'App'roach, Alaina Brooks Darby
The Effect of Sumatriptan on Clinically Relevant Behavioral Endpoints in a Recurrent Nitroglycerin Migraine Model in Rats, Morgan Elizabeth Davis
Influence of Whole-Body Vibration on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, Cecilia Drennen
Detector Characterization Analysis of the Initial Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Daniel Duddleston
Non-Covalent Interactions, Dative Bonding, and Electron Affinities: A Multi-Method Computational Study of Boron Tetrahalides, Lance R. Ezell
Making Healthy Food Choices: Factors Affecting Healthy Eating in the Context of The Nashville Mobile Market., Laura Walton Fenelon
Plátano Power: Understanding the Rise of Dominicans in Major League Baseball, Patrick Fields