This collection is comprised of theses and dissertations completed at the University of New Orleans from 2002 to the present.
Some documents from this time period that have not been digitized as well as older dissertations and theses can be located in the UNO Library online catalog: http://library.uno.edu/
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Central Bank Uncertainty, Investor Sentiment, and Crash Risk in Digital Assets, Marwan Alahmadi
Return Spillovers and Market Integration in Islamic Finance: Empirical Evidence from Sukuk and Sectoral Indices, Sultan Mohammed Alangari
Financial Integration, ESG, and Credit Risk in Islamic and Conventional Systems: Evidence from Global Markets and MENA Banking, Hanadi Albogami
Financial Flexibility and Leverage Cycles: How Agile Firms Adjust Capital Structure and Reallocate Strategic Resources, Abdulaziz Almethen
Sentiment Shocks, Ambiguity, and Informed Trading: Informational and Behavioral Drivers of Idiosyncratic Volatility and Future Crash Risk, Abdulelah A. Almuqrin
Balance Sheet Risk and Downside Sensitivity: How Financial Leverage and Corporate Liquidity Jointly Shape Stock Returns Across Market Downturns and Crises, Abdulrahman Alrowaished
Dig, Gus Berg
Cleisthenes, Carly M. Briand
Optimization-Based Power Management for Hybrid Towing Vessels: A Comparative Framework Toward Mission-Aware Control, Rachel K. Burchill
Persistence in the Pressure Cooker: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of Teacher Working Conditions in High Turnover School Districts, John E. Byrnes
Seeds of Access, Roots of Identity: Expanding Indigenous Access to the Arts in Colombia, Through Community-Based Art Education, Marisol Calambas-Soscue
When Diversity Hurts: The Impact of Perceived Diversity and Interpersonal Stress in the Hotel Industry, Shawnquel Cooper
Exploring the Impact of University-Recognized Spaces on Racial Battle Fatigue among Black Faculty & Staff at Historically White Institutions, Tiffany M. Courseault
Laurel Canyon, 1979, Grace C. Curley
The Spatial Politics of American Education: Charter Schools, Segregation, and the Geography of Opportunity, Alfred B. Davis
Insimul: A Hybrid AI System for Social Immersion, Daniel DeKerlegand
i am my own city eating myself whole, Ben Fluet
Dinah Whipple: The Black Community’s Fight for Access to Fair and Equal Education, Isabelle C. Fortier
The Effects of Noise Trading in Common Stocks and Exchange-Traded Funds, Benjamin Fudali
A Comparative Analysis of Macro-Scale and Micro-Scale PCSWMM Models for Urban Flood Simulation in the Ormond Drainage System, Binit Gautam
Balancing Cost Control and Innovation: Evidence from the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry, Ayoub Ghalim
Right by You, Megan Graber
The Other Side of the Tracks, Tarius Montayj Jones
Munah, Joshua Joseph
Prediction of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Their Dynamic Conformations, Md Wasi Ul Kabir
Fanatic's Prayer, Julie Elise Landry
The “House with the Hearts”: The Faerie Playhouse, a Space of Community, Activism, and Memory, Shelby K. Lanoux
What We Want the Decision Makers to Know About First-Generation College Student Success: Insights from Students’ Perspectives, Monique N. Legendre
Life History Traits of Federally Threatened Gopher Tortoises at the Western Edge of Their Range: Insights from Camera Traps and AI, Emily R. Mailhos
Power System Small-Signal Stability Migration and Metric Trends in a Test System with Increasing IBR Penetration, Brandon Marshall
HYPOXIA, Margaret E. McCowan
Faithful Foundations: Understanding the Influence of Religion on Commitment in Black Couples, Kelli A. McFarland
Feed the Flame: Tradition and Change in the Jambalaya Capital of the World! (1967 - 2025), Isabel V. Naquin
Essays on Financing Under Fragility: Corporate Financial Strategies and Access to Capital in Infrastructure-Constrained Economies, Eurielle Niamke
Database State Reconstruction and Audit Log Reconciliation for Data Systems Security, Mahfuzul I. Nissan
Disclosure Pressure, Innovation Direction, and Competitive Reallocation: Evidence from ESG Climate Disclosure, Mridu Pradhan
From Innovation to Interaction: Processes Shaping Animal Assisted Therapy Implementation in Outpatient Settings in the United States0009-0005-4496-8181, Rachel Rachlinski
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Title IX Coordinators at Higher Education Institutions in Louisiana, Amanda Robbins
Accessible Theatre in the Face of Transition: A Collaborator's Journey through Sarah Ruhl's Orlando, Ty R. Robbins
Night Atlas, Stefene S. Russell
Escaping Trial: The Justice That Never Came at My Lai: The My Lai Massacre and Lack of Accountability: 1968-1974, Hannah Stratton
Divine Fire: Apollo the quest for the moon, Toby M. Theriot
Experimental Data-Driven System Identification of Scale-Model Airboat Dynamics for Control and Autonomy Applications, Miguel A. Trejos
Dynamic Modeling and Control of a Parallel Hybrid Marine Propulsion System, Kelvin C. Ukoha and Kelvin C. Ukoha
Cuajinicuilapa: Breaking the Margins of the Mexican Revolution and Mestizaje, Cuauhtli A. Valdez
An Alternative to Armageddon: O.P. Weyland and the Development of Tactical Air Power, Paul Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Can Board Refreshment Mitigate Managerial Power: New Evidence from the MENA Region, May Abdallah Hammad
Dynamic Response Control and Vibration Mitigation of Two-Degree-of-Freedom Structures Using Combined Variable Inertia Rotational Mechanism and Tuned Mass Damper System, Marah Abedel Majid
The Power of Diversity: Board Diversity as a Driver of Enhanced ESG Performance, Alaa Abu Mallouh
Descent into the Wild: Nature, Nudity, and the Night, Mary E. Adams
Essays on Mission Driven Minority Depository Institutions, Alternative Financial Services and Household Finance., Doreen P. Adu
Go to Hell, Tobi Akinde
Global Financial Crises, Economic and Financial Systems, and Sustainable Development Goals, Hiba A. Aldosari
Financial Performance, Islamic Banking, and Gender Diversity, Abdulaziz Alhaddab
Firm Performance, Sustainability, and Reputation, Mohammed Alharbi
Capital Structure, ETF Flows, and Performance, Nayef Alkabbaa
Weather, Sustainability and Islamic Finance, Nouf Al Katheery
Adapting Coastal Modeling Techniques for Data-Scarce Settings, Sunni Siqueira Allen
Improving Coastal Hydrodynamic Model Performance through Parameter Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization, Sunni Siqueira Allen
Islamic Finance, Dividend Policy, and Performance of Insurance Firms, Yazeed Almoaheem
AI-Powered Inspection: A Computer Vision System for Efficient Defects Detection in Underground Infrastructures, Rasha Alshawi
Sustainability Reporting, Global Uncertainty, Cost of Capital and Firm Performance: The Case of Global Energy Industry, Abdullah Alshehri
Fintech, ESG Debate, Tax Ethics, Islamic vs Conventional Finance, Hamed Alshinkity
The Influence of Climate Concerns, Fintech, and Policy Uncertainty on Green and Carbon-Based Investments in Islamic and Conventional Finance, Hissah Altamimi
Emergency Management Workforce Diversity: Its Impact on Community Resilience and Disaster Outcomes, MICHAEL M. ANTOINE
Realm Bound, Kailee D. Bal
From Perception to Policy: Defining Willful Disobedience through the Experience of Classroom Teachers in Louisiana, Maniko Barthelemy
PAS DE DEUX, Emmalea Bellemare
Liquidity Creation, Bank Funding, and Risk-Taking: The Role of ESG, Sattam Ibrahim R Bin Kowibeen
Blood and Manganese: The German Occupation of Georgia in 1918, Harrison Bonaventure
Double, Double, Toils and Troubles: Analyzing the “Magical” Relationships between University Leaders’ Personality Traits and their Self-Efficacy in Leadership Situations, Fay Ludvine Boudreaux
Foodways as Agentive Response to Disaster in Colonial New Orleans: The French Quarter Fires of 1788 and 1794, Helen V. Bouzon
A Genetic and Spatial Analysis of the Last Megafaunal Species (Tapirus terrestris) in the Paraguayan Dry Chaco Forest, Emily Bowers
Kaintock, Stacey L. Bridewell
A Tale of Two Women, Cassady Brown
The Impact of the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child on Environmental Justice: A Comparative Policy Analysis, Destiny A. Brown
Avenging Chief Sam: A Missed Opportunity in Galveston’s Commemorative Landscape, Eddie L. Brown Jr.
Green energy and sacrifice zones: A new kind of sacrifice zone?, Lynn S.N. Cai
Water in Water, Karen Sherk Chio
The impact of technology on Citizen Participation among vulnerable populations in New Orleans, Nicole J. Coleman
El Rancho Gonzales, Melinda N. Compton
Monsters in Plain Sight, Samuel Cooley
Evaluating Immersion and Agency in AI-Assisted Live Murder Mystery Games, Seraphina C. Courtney
Divine Ecstasy and Erotic Submission: Pauline Réage’s Story of O and the Medieval Mysticism of Mechthild of Magdeburg and Margery Kempe, Lauren A. Crawford
Merloy: Stories, Austin Cross
Plants, Sediment, & Water: How Seasonal Changes Affect Deltaic Land-building, Donald Davidson
Gaming Fascism: The Fallout Video Game Franchise and Historical Conciousness, Kade Davis
If Found, Please Return, Olivia R. Demac
What We Want is Hard to Find, Derek D. Dirckx
Examining the Relationship between Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) and Student Achievement in K-12 High Poverty Schools, Trayvonia S. Duhe