Theses/Dissertations from 2018
'Crk'-ing the Code: The role of Crk adaptor proteins in zebrafish eye development, Helaina Renee Stergas, MS, Biology
Devonian origin and Cenozoic radiation in the clubmosses (Lycopodiaceae), Weston Testo, PhD, Plant Biology
Ecological Stormwater Management: Analysis of design components to improve understanding and performance of stormwater retention ponds, Rebecca Tharp, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Distribution, Dna Barcoding And Phylogenetics Of Caribbean Calliphoridae Flies: Tools For Forensic Studies, Sohath Zamira Yusseff, PhD, Biology
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Evaluating Alternative Technologies And Monitoring Methods For Water Quality In A Field Setting; Research On Effects On Phosphorous And Solids Removal From Cheese Factory Wash Water And Stormwater Runoff Treatment, Dana J. Allen, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Enhancing The Content Of Bioactive Fatty Acids In Bovine Milk For Human Health Promotion And Disease Prevention, Melissa Lee Bainbridge, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Interaction Of Stocking Density And The Feeding Environment In Lactating Holstein Dairy Cows, Mackenzie Andrew Campbell, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Rumen Microbial Ecology And Rumen-Derived Fatty Acids: Determinants Of And Relationship To Dairy Cow Production Performance, Laura Marie Cersosimo, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Role Of Community Social Capital For Acute Food Security Following An Extreme Weather Event, Alana N. Chriest, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
The Use Of Bokashi As A Soil Fertility Amendment In Organic Spinach Cultivation, Dana Mae Christel, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes in Vermont: Media Framing and Public Perception, Benjamin Lloyd Crosby, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Poutine, Mezcal And Hard Cider: The Making Of Culinary Identities In North America, Nicolas Fabien-Ouellet, MS, Food Systems
Target Identification Strategies for MMV Malaria Box Inhibitors of Toxoplasma gondii Growth, Jenna Elizabeth Foderaro, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
"Don't Tell Them I Eat Weeds," A Study Of Gatherers Of Wild Edibles In Vermont Through Intersectional Identities, Elissa J. Johnson, MS, Food Systems
Co-Localization of Basal and Proliferative Cells in the Murine Main Olfactory Epithelium and Vomeronasal Organ after Injury with Cyclophosphamide, Kyle Barnes Joseph, MS, Biology
Bioretention in a Mixed-Use Agricultural Landscape: Lessons Learned from the Application of Low-Phosphorus Compost and Panicum virgatum, Jason M. Kokkinos, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Technical Assistance and Farming at the Rural-Urban Interface: A Study of Farmer Utilization and Related Attitudes, Elijah Massey, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Choices and Preferences of Vermont Master Gardeners - Do Socio-Demographics Matter?, Grace Matiru, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Evolutionary Innovations In Ants To Thermally Stressful Environments, Andrew D. Nguyen, PhD, Biology
Fibrolytic Enzymes And Silage Inoculants To Improve The Nutritive Value Of Silage, Salvador Ordaz, MS, Animal Science
Effects Of Plasticity And Hybridization On Life History Traits In Arabidopsis Thaliana Ecotypes, Kattia Paola Palacio Lopez, PhD, Plant Biology
Evolution Of Duplicated Han-Like Genes In Petunia X Hybrida., Beck Powers, MS, Plant Biology
Conceptualizing and Measuring Food Security Among Resettled Refugees Living in the United States, Hannah Stokes, MS, Food Systems
Development and Implementation of Methods to Study Crystallization in Cheese, Gil Fils Tansman, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Examining Disparities in Long-Distance Travel Access, Hannah Catherine Ullman, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Characterization of inter-animal variation in the innate immune response of the bovine and its relation to S. aureus mastitis., Aimee Benjamin, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
An Analysis Of Agricultural Decision-Making For Phosphorus Runoff Reduction In The State Of Vermont, Bethany Brown, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Mechanisms and Dynamics of Oxidative DNA Damage Repair in Nucleosomes, Wendy J. Cannan, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Evaluating Stormwater Pollutant Removal Mechanisms by Bioretention in the Context of Climate Change, Amanda Cording, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Parent Preferences for Baby Formula in China and Potential Implications for U.S. Dairy Product Exports, Hao Cui, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Ecological Dynamics in Compost-Amended Soils and the Resulting Effects on Escherichia coli Survival, Anya Cutler, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Impacts Of Forest Disturbance On Small Mammal Distribution, Allyson Lenora Degrassi, PhD, Biology
Civic Engagement and Peace Corps Recruitment Efforts in the State of Vermont, Kelly Dolan, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
The Feasibility And Validity Of Novel Dietary Assessment Methods In A Pre-School Setting, Harley Eriksen, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Identification Of Regulatory Factors That Control Clostridium Difficile Sporulation and Germination, Kelly Ann Fimlaid, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Diversification Strategies and Contributions of Coffee Income to Poverty Alleviation Among Smallholders in Northern Huehuetenango and Quiche Departments, Guatemala, Andrew Gerlicz, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
A Pilot Study Of The Effectiveness And Usability Of The Myenergybalance Iphone App And Website, Joanna Graff, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Sexual Conflict and Chemical Communication in Hybridizing Harvester Ants, Michael Philip Herrmann, PhD, Biology
Application of the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model in the evaluation of a community-based youth fitness and nutrition summer camp program, Olivia Johnson, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Dcbld2/esdn Is Essential For Proper Optic Tract Formation And Retinal Lamination, Ryan Mears Joy, MS, Biology
Edge-Of-Field Water And Phosphorus Losses In Surface And Subsurface Agricultural Runoff, Laura B. Klaiber, MS, Plant and Soil Science
FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF AMA1-RON2 INTERACTION DURING HOST CELL INVASION BY TOXOPLASMA., Shruthi Krishnamurthy, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
The Microbial Ecology Of Listeria Monocytogenes As Impacted By Three Environments: A Cheese Microbial Community; A Farm Environment; And A Soil Microbial Community, Panagiotis Lekkas, PhD, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Phylogenetics And Molecular Evolution Of Highly Eusocial Wasps, Federico Lopez-Osorio, PhD, Biology
Resistance and Resilience: Latinx Migrant Farmworkers in the Northern Borderlands, Jessie Mazar, MS, Food Systems
Evolution of Vernalization and Photoperiod-Regulated Genetic Networks in the Grass Subfamily Pooideae, Meghan McKeown, PhD, Plant Biology
Earthworms In Vermont Forest Soils: A Study Of Nutrient, Carbon, Nitrogen And Native Plant Responses, Ryan Melnichuk, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Expanding Food Agency: Exploring the Theory and Its Scale in Philadelphia, PA, Caitlin Bradley Morgan, MS, Food Systems
Receptors for the detection of L-amino acids and IMP by mouse taste sensory cells, Shreoshi Pal Choudhuri, PhD, Biology
Definition of Bovine Leukocyte Antigen Diversity and Peptide Binding Profiles for Epitope Discovery, Mital Pandya, PhD, Animal Science
Making The Healthy Choice: Exploring Health Communication In The Food System, Emily Portman, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Vermont Agricultural Resilience in a Changing Climate: an Investigation of Farmer Perceptions of Climate Change, Risk, and Adaptation, Rachel E. Schattman, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Examination Of The Effects Breed And Nutrition Have On The Milk Protein Profile Produced By Lactating Dairy Cattle, Rinske Tacoma, MS, Animal Science
Novel Mechanisms Governing Autoregulation of the Src Family Kinase Fyn and its Crosstalk with Protein Kinase A, Marion Weir, PhD, Biology
From Nursery to Nature: Evaluating Native Herbaceous Flowering Plants Versus Native Cultivars for Pollinator Habitat Restoration, Annie White, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Management Practices and Communication Strategies to Improve Milk Fat and Protein Content on Dairy Farms, Melissa Elizabeth Woolpert, MS, Food Systems
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Using The Community Readiness Model As A Framework To Understand A Community's Preparedness To Increase Food Access, Kristyn Dumont Achilich, MS, Food Systems
The Application Of Valid And Feasible Dietary Assessment Methods To Evaluate The Impact Of Policy And Behavioral Interventions On Children's Fruit And Vegetable Consumption, Sarah Anne Amin, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
An Evaluation Of Vermicompost As A Fast-Acting Nitrogen Amendment To Mitigate Nitrogen Deficiencies In Organic Vegetable Production, Peter Dalton Austin, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Measuring the Impacts of a School Garden-Based Nutrition Intervention, Jenna Banning, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
The Molecular Evolution of Non-Coding DNA and Population Ecology of the Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) in Lake Champlain, Lucas Edward Bernacki, PhD, Biology
Comprehensive Assessment of Organic Apple Production in Vermont: Experience from Two Orchard Systems, 2006-2013, Terence L. Bradshaw, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Swede Midge, Contarinia Nasturtii (diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Response To Brassica Oleracea In Simulated Intercropping Systems, Gemelle Laureen Brion, MS, Food Systems
Top-down and bottom-up tools for integrated pest management in Northeastern hop production, Lily Calderwood, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Defining Food Agency: An Ethnographic Exploration of Home and Student Cooks in the Northeast, Maria Carabello, MS, Food Systems
Determinants of Termite Species Taxonomic, Phylogenetic, and Functional Diversity in the Amazonian Forest, Cristian de Sales Dambros, PhD, Biology
Biological Indicators Of Compost-Mediated Disease Suppression Against The Soilborne Plant Pathogen Rhizoctonia Solani, Lynn Fang, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Subsistence Under The Canopy: Agroecology, Livelihoods And Food Sovereignty Among Coffee Communities In Chiapas, Mexico, Margarita Fernandez, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
The efficacy and non-target impacts of an organic disease management system containing biostimulants compared with two sulfur-based systems on four apple cultivars in Vermont, Ann L. Hazelrigg, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Sustainable Agriculture in Vermont: Economics of Climate Change Best Management Practices and the Complexity of Consumer Perceptions of Raw Milk, Alexander Paul Helling, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Effects of hybridization and life history tradeoffs on pathogen resistance in the Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex), Yainna M. Hernaiz-Hernandez, MS, Biology
Facilitative Glucose Transporter And Its Regulation By Insulin/igf-Like Signaling In Caenorhabditis Elegans, Shun Kitaoka, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Earthworm Presence in Northern Forests: Impact on Distribution of Soil Carbon within Aggregate Fractions, Meghan Elizabeth Knowles, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Examining Two Green Payment Options To Support Dairy Farm Viability In Northern New England: Anaerobic Digestion And Organic Production, Deborah Ann Krug, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
A Sustainability Themed K-5 Magnet School: An In-Depth Case Study And Evaluation, Aleidria R. Lichau, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Effect of radiation on polymerization, microstructure, and microbiological properties of whey protein in model system and whey protein based tissue adhesive development, Ning Liu, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
The Supply Chain Of Fair Trade Coffee: Challenges, Opportunities & The Future Inside A Troubled Industry, Katharine D. Lukas, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Physicochemical Properties, Microstructure and Probiotic Survivability of Non-Fat Goat's Milk Yogurt Using Heat Treated Whey Protein Concentrate as a Fat Replacer, James Thomas McCarthy, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Carnitine and O-acylcarnitines in Pseudomonas aerguinosa: metabolism, transport, and regulation, Jamie Meadows, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
A Comparative Analysis Of The Moose Rumen Microbiota And The Pursuit Of Improving Fibrolytic Systems., Suzanne Ishaq Pellegrini, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Using Mutli Criteria Decision Analysis To Develop Sustainability Assessment Tools: Biomass Supply Chains, Deandra Marie Perruccio, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Meckelin Functions in the Guided Movement and Orientation of Basal Bodies Prior to Duplication in Paramecium tetraurelia, Tyler August Picariello, PhD, Biology
Get Real: An Examination of the Real Food Challenge at the University of Vermont, Jennifer Porter, MS, Food Systems
Short Food Supply Chains: Expectations and Reality, Richard Roberto Richards, MS, Food Systems
Micro-Topological Effects on Redox-Sensitive Nutrient Availability of Manganese, Iron, Sulfur, and Phosphorus, Lindsey C. Ruhl, MS, Plant and Soil Science
A conserved Inner Membrane Protein of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is integral for membrane function, Kenneth Smith, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Supporting A Growing Agricultural Economy By Understanding Child Care In Farm Families, Emily Stengel, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Pasteurization and its discontents: Raw milk, risk, and the reshaping of the dairy industry, Andrea M. Suozzo, MS, Food Systems
Polycystin-2 (PKD2), Eccentric (XNTA), and Meckelin (MKS3) in the Ciliated Model Organism Paramecium tetraurelia, Megan Smith Valentine, PhD, Biology
Grass-Based Dairy in Vermont: Benefits, Barriers, and Effective Public Policies, Serge William Wiltshire, MS, Food Systems
FGF8a is Required for Proper Vascularization of the Zebrafish Retina, Erin Wysolmerski, MS, Biology
Abscisic Acid And Nitrate Transporter Mtlatd/nip Signaling In Root And Nodule Development In Medicago Truncatula, Chang Zhang, PhD, Plant Biology
Chemical Composition, Probiotic Survivability and Shelf Life Studies of Symbiotic Buttermilk, Dong Zhang, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Dna Glycosylases Remove Oxidized Base Damages From G-Quadruplex Dna Structures, Jia Zhou, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Analysis Of Function Of The Son1-Interacting Protein, Lnk2 In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Prince Kudjoe Zogli, PhD, Plant Biology
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
An Analysis of the Effect of ß-Hydroxy-ß-Methylbutyrate on the Flight Ability and Lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster, Alexandra Elizabeth Beattie, MS, Biology
Makers and mongers: Exploring social networks of Vermont artisan cheese, Rachel Anne DiStefano, MS, Food Systems
The Effectiveness Of An Online, Interactive, College Course In Energy Balance, Designed From A Framework Of Behavioral Theories, Simonne Marie Eisenhardt, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Investigations into host-specific interactions and local adaptation in the mycorrhizal symbiosis, Jonathan Gonzalez, MS, Biology
An Investigation of Epigenetic Contributions to Inter-animal and Age Dependent Variation in the Bovine Innate Immune Response., Benjamin Green, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science