Honors Theses
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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Effect of Polyamines on i-Motif Thermal Stablity, Shelby Claire Liddell
No Such Thing As Happiness, Megan Lindsay
The Fortunate Ones: Stories, Mary Marge Locker
Strategic Planning in Real Estate Investment Trust, Xinyi Long
The Comedy of Frenchness: Exploring Social Issues in Mainstream French Cinema, Samantha Lund
Design and Synthesis of Sigma-1 Probe for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging, May Ly
An Examination of the Effects of Psychological Stress and Anxiety on Physical Activity and Physical Fitness, Lydia Makepeace
Fueling the Dragon's Fire: China's Coal Policy, Taylor Malcolm
Chemical Process Optimization for Dummies, Troy Mannino
Optimization: A Perspective on Improving an Ethylbenzene Production Design, Derrick C. Marchant
Differences in Bacterial Communities on Decaying Leaf Litter of Different Tress in Response to Burning as a Forest Restoration Technique, Allison Marcum
The Prescribed Advantage: An Examination and Ethical Discussion of the Growing Prescription Stimulant Culture, Joseph L. Maxwell
Investigating the effects of alternative footwear on balance, David S. May
An examination of crisis communications at major Mississippi universities, Virginia W. Mayo
The Dimerization Kinetics of NCAD12 with a Mutated Cis-X-Pro Bond, Victoria McClearn
Red, Blue, and Green: Determining Environmental Orientation on the University of Mississippi Campus, Kendall Lane McDonald
Vivre en Travaillant: Exploring the Economic and Social Effects of the 35-Hour Workweek in France, Mellie McGehee
Revisiting The Ghosts of Vatican II: Gender in Catholic Horror Cinema of the American 60s and 70s, Currie D. McKinley
In Vino Veritas: A Comparison of Organic Winemaking and Attitudes Towards Organic Wine in Four Global Regions, Mary Sloan Merkel
China's 'Leftover' Women Phenomenon: Media Portrayal and 'Leftover' Voices, Mazie Merriman
A Global Perspective on Ethical Consumerism: A Study of Advertisements from Social Enterprises to Identify the Ethical Consumer, Murray Miller
An Assessment of the Angular Spectrum Method for the Propagation of Ultrasound, Taylor Miller
Optimization of an Ethylbenzene Process, Garrison Padgett Morgan
Italians in the Delta: The Evolution of an Unusual Immigration, Camille Elise Mullins
Insights for Marketers: College Student Consumer Trends, Jana Elisabeth Newcomer
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Legislative Action and the Future of Transatlantic Trade, Zachery Newton
Corporate Social Responsibility: Do Companies Have Consciences?, Rachel Victoria Nieters
An Investigation of Protein-DNA Binding Characteristics by Fluorescence Anisotropy, Danna Nobile
“Architects of Their Own Solutions:” A Comparative Study of Gender in Environmental Justice Work, Ellen Olack
Exploring Discipline Policy Problems in Mississippi Pre-K, Briana A. O'Neil
Standardized Articulation Test Performance of African American Preschoolers in Mississippi, Emily Ortega
Viral Marketing in the Nonprofit Sector: Crafting Messages that Create Awareness and Call an Audience to Action, Hannah Parker
The Effects of Political Culture on the Administrative Functions of The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, Catherine A. Pena
Soul Food: An Interpretation of the History, Significance and Southern Roots of the American Cuisine, Sarah Bracy Penn
Oxygen Saturation During a Simulation Dive Response: Development of an Experimental Protocol for an Undergraduate Physiology Laboratory, Michael S. Pergola
A Broken System? Prescription Drug Use and Abuse in Fraternity and Sorority Members., Morgan Pollard
Electron Cloud Studies with Transverse Beam Islands, Neetish Pradhan
Non-Covalent Ineteractions of Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) and Urea in Water, John Prather
Pro-Aromatic Dye Components for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Thienothiophene and Indolizine, George A. Puneky
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