Completed Sociology Theses
Year
Author
Title
Advisor
2019
Stitt, Amanda
Alabama & Georgia Media Sources and Their Claims About Alternative Food Networks
Worosz, M.R.
2019
Shelley, Mary
Food Safety Scandals and Scares: Media Presentation of Local Beef
Worosz, M.R.
2019
Majokweni, Pilela
Gender and Rural Vitality: Empowerment through Women’s Community Groups
Molnar, J.
2019
Canfield, John
The Corporation and the DNA of Farmland Financialization
Ashwood, L.
2018
Olive, Lindy
Better than Blue Apron: Creating a Community-Based Meal Kit Program
Worosz, M.R.
2018
Galloway, Karl
Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire: Market and State Pressures on the Immigrant Population of Collinsville, Alabama
Ashwood, L.
2018
Patterson, James
Heir Property in the South: A Case Study of a Resettlement Community
Bailey, C.
2018
Richardson, Dalton
“God Bless the Farmer”: Community Perceptions of Legal Challenges to Hog Farming in North Carolina
Ashwood, L.
2017
Gopaul, Abhimanyu
The Socio-Economic Impact of Concentration of Timberland Ownership in Alabama
Bailey, C.
2017
Walker, Fiona
Right to Farm Laws: A Thematic Analysis
Ashwood, L.
2013
Ameyaw, Lord
Investigating the Objectives of the New Owners of Alabama’s Timberlands
Bailey, C.
2013
Adu-Gyamfi, Akua
The Role of Women in Post-Harvest Handling of Peanuts: The Case of Reducing Aflatoxin along the Supply Chain in Ghana
Worosz, M.R.
2013
Christensen, Stefanie
Worosz, M.R.
2012
Denny, Riva
Between the Farm and the Farmer’s Market: Slaughterhouses, Regulations, and Alternative Food Networks
Worosz, M.R.
2011
Majumdar, Mahua
Relationship Between Absentee Landownership and Quality of Life in Alabama
Bailey, C.
2010
Jones, Emily Stutzman
Understanding the Role of Fish Producer Organizations as Intermediaries for Aquacultural Development in Uganda
Molnar, J.
2010
Singh, Brajesh
Coal and Renewable Energy: History, Impacts, and Future in Alabama
Bailey, C.
2010
Sydnor, Emily Taliaferro
Using and Improving Irrigation: Producer Perceptions and Possibilities
Molnar, J.
2009
Paula, Ana Luisa
The Willingness of Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners to Supply Wood Biomass for a Prospective Wood-Based Bioenergy Industry: A Case Study from Lee County, Alabama
Bailey, C.
2008
Bai, Dan
Irrigation in the Southeast U.S.
Molnar, J.
2008
Cui, Lina
Organic Vegetable Production in Alabama
Molnar, J.
2007
Blejwas, Emily
Bailey, C.
2007
Dyer, Janice
Heir Property: Legal and Cultural Dimensions of Collective Landownership in Alabama’s Black Belt
Bailey, C.
2007
Rigdon, Leah
Linking Rural Vendors with Urban Public Markets: Institutional Constraints and Possibilities in the Evolution of Urban Food Systems
Molnar, J.
2007
Vitale, Michele
Evaluating Access Barriers to Primary Health Care Services for Hispanic Residents in Toombs County, Georgia
Bailey, C.
2007
Washington, Shakeesha
A Comparative Case Study of Regional Councils of Government in Central and East Alabama
Bailey, C.
2006
Tallant, Meredith
Internet Access, Practice Adoption, and Conservation Program Participation in Three Alabama Watersheds
Molnar, J.
2005
Adams, Joshua
Social Capital, School Desegregation and Education in West Alabama’s Black Blet
Bailey, C.
2005
Baide, Joysee Rodriguez
Barriers to the Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Molnar, J.
2005
Carter-North, Patrick
Growth Machine Meets Conservation: A Stakeholder Analysis of the Black Warrior and Cahaba River Watersheds
Bailey, C.
2005
Kennealy, Patrick
Community Capacity and Rural Housing in the Black Belt
Bailey, C.
2005
Meyer, Suyapa Triminio
Tilapia Fingerling Production in Honduras
Molnar, J.
2004
Holeski, Carrie
The Relationship between Landowners Perceptions of the Southern Pine Beetle Problem and Actual Outbreaks
Molnar, J.
2003
Casanova, Vanessa
Hispanic Tree Planters in Alabama: Labor and Identity Among Migrant Workers
Bailey, C.
2003
Kagawa, Masahiro
Trade Linkages in Shrimp Exports: Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand
Bailey, C.
2003
Lupo, Crystal
Labor Market Change and Occupational Community Among Blue Collar Mill Workers in Alabama’s Pulp and Paper Industry
Bailey, C.
2003
Pilkington, J. Scott
Using Community Surveys to Prioritize Landmine Clearing Operation: Case Studies of Process and Outcome
Molnar, J.
2003
Trejos-Castillo, Elizabeth
Income, Food Security, and Poverty Reduction: Case Studies in Small-Scale Aquaculture Producers in Santa Barbara, Honduras
Molnar, J.
2002
Alison, Gogue
Coping with Food Insecurity: An Assessment of Food Bank and Food Stamp Utilization in East Alabama
Molnar, J.
2001
Bitto, Annette
Determinants of Well-Being Among Minority Farm Operators in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia
Molnar, J.
2000
Claxton, Latoya
Factors Shaping Food Bank Utilization in East Central Alabama
Molnar, J.
1999
Lockhart, Malkia
Farmer Perceptions of Constraints on Aquacultural Development in Central Kenya: Market, Household, and Resource Considerations
Molnar, J.
1998
Dawson, William
Timber Dependency and Persistent Poverty: Examination from the Theoretical Perspectives of Human Capital and Community Power
Howze, G.
1998
Hutchins, Melissa
Women, Forest Dependency and Community in Rural Alabama: A Case Study
Bailey, C.
1997
Hutchins, James
Planning a Communal Extractive Forest Concession: Property Rights and Natural Resource Management in La Carmelita, Petén, Guatemala
Bailey, C.
1995
Traxler, Maria J.
Public Perceptions of Risk: Gender, Belief in Science, and Trust in Institutions as Determinants of Pesticide Safety Concern
Molnar, J.
1991
Mullen, James E.
Inequality and Service Employment in Nonmetropolitan Labor Markets
Molnar, J.
1990
Berry, Susan
Impacts of an Environmental Education Program in the Flint Creek Watershed
Molnar, J.
1983
Aadland, Karla
A Comparative Study of Women in Male-Dominated and Female-Dominated, Nonprofessional Occupations
Dunkelberger, J.
1981
Haynes, Steven
Measuring Self Esteem: An Empirical Assessment of Reliability and Validity in a Longitudinal Context
Dunkelberger, J.
1981
Ewing, Leisle A.
Environmental Concerns of Rural Women: Health and Safety Issues in the Siting of Industrial Facilities
Molnar, J.
1979
Haynes, Jerri
Family-Employment Gender Role Orientations and Status Attainment Among Young Rural-Reader Women
Dunkelberger, J.
1979
Smith, Virginia S.
Determinants of Life Satisfaction Among the Elderly: Rural-Urban Differences
Molnar, J.
1978
Gilbert, Elmira
Modernization and Changing Sex Role Orientations: The Case of Puerto Rico
Dunkelberger, J.
1978
Payne, Carol
Social Structure, Socialization and Educational and Occupational Choices of Agriculture Students
Dunkelberger, J.