Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Social Responsibility and Succession Planning: A Qualitative Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior Among Small Businesses in Vermont, Alana Marie Izzo, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Transforming Organic Waste Into A Marketable Product: A Conjoint Analysis Of Bulk Compost Preferences And Strategies For Expanding The Compost Market In Vermont, Daniel Colin Keeney, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Diversification Activities Of Vermont Dairy Farmers: A Study Of Raw Milk And Local Beef Processing In The State., Ryan Leamy, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Farmer Adoption of Best Management Practices Using Incentivized Conservation Programs, Jennifer Christine Miller, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Local mate competition and the sex ratios of malaria parasites, with a focus on Plasmodium mexicanum, Allison T. Neal, PhD, Biology
Improved Recovery And Rapid Identification Of Strains, Mixed Strains, Mixed Species, And Various Physiological States Of Foodborne Pathogens Using Infrared Spectroscopy, Esmond Boafo Nyarko, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
The Impacts of Multiple Anthropogenic Disturbances on the Montane Forests of the Green Mountains, Vermont, USA, Carolyn Ann Pucko, PhD, Plant Biology
Regulation of β-Casein Gene Expression by Octamer Transcription Factors and Utilization of β-Casein Gene Promoter to Produce Recombinant Human Proinsulin in the Transgenic Milk, Xi Qian, PhD, Animal Science
Expanding Citizenship: Workplace Democracy and Citizen Engagement in Food Cooperatives, Cecile Reuge, MS, Food Systems
Turf wars and corporate sponsorship: Challenges in the food system and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Kristin K. Smith, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Estrogen Receptor Beta Is A Negative Regulator Of Mammary Cell Proliferation, Xiaozheng Song, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Exploring the nature of crystals in cheese through X-ray diffraction, Gil Fils Tansman, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
The Contribution of Purinergic P2X and P2Y Receptors to the Excitability of Mouse Vomeronasal Sensory Neurons, Jonathan Vick, PhD, Biology
Functional properties of whey protein and its application in nanocomposite materials and functional foods, Helen Walsh, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Role of the Drosophila Melanogaster Indirect Flight Muscles in Flight and Male Courtship Song: Studies on Flightin and Mydson Light Chain - 2, Samya Chakravorty, PhD, Biology
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
A Plant-Mediated IPM System for Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius in Poinsettias, Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch, Cheryl Eileen Frank, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Evaluating Methane Emissions from Dairy Treatment Materials in a Cold Climate, Eamon Twohig, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Spatial Effects of Road Use Intensity on Forest Plant Communities and Soil Chemistry, David Asmussen, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Increasing Physical Activity of Preschool Students, Margaret Dunn-Carver, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Influence of Plant Age, Soil Moisture, and Temperature Cylcing Date on Containter-Grown Herbaceous Perennials, Sarah Kingsley-Richards, MS, Plant and Soil Science
When Animal Housing and Strain Difference Matter: Cellular and Behavioral Studies in Mouse Olfaction, Carol Taylor-Burds, PhD, Biology
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Chemical Composition and Nutrient Profile of the Low Molecular Weight Fraction of Bovine Colostrum, Scott Christiansen, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Biochemical Characterization of DNA Glycosylases from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Yin Guo, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Rural Vermont: the Food Environment and Cooking Practices As An Implication for Health, Shauna Henley, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Modulation of Base Excision Repair by Nucleosomes, Ian Odell, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Investigations of Electric Arc Furnace Slag Filters: Phosphorus Treatment Performance, Removal Mechanisms and Material Reuse, Simon Bird, MS, Plant and Soil Science
The Investigation of Cleavage Factor IM by Crystallographic and Biochemical Techniques, Molly Coseno, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Evaluation of Alternative Fungicides for Organic Apple Production in Vermont, Morgan Cromwell, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Eating Out in Modern American Society: Why Do People Make the Choice to Eat Outside the Home?, Anthony Epter, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
The Effects of High Copper Dairy Manure on Manure Storage, Soil, and Plant Growth and Composition, Sally Flis, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Ecological and Evolutionary Factors Affecting Population Persistence of a Globally Threatened Wetland Plant, Polemonium Vanbruntiae (Polemoniaceae), Laura Hill Bermingham, PhD, Biology
Developmental Regulation and Function of AMPA Receptor Subunits in Chicken Lumbar Motoneurons, Xianglian Ni, PhD, Biology
Phylogenetic Relationships and Divergence Times in Rodents Based on Both Genes and Fossils, Ryan Norris, PhD, Biology
Effects of Insulin and 2,4-Thiazolidinedione on Bovine Neutrophil Function In Vitro, Xavier Revelo, MS, Animal Science
Technical and Economic Feasibility of Biodiesel Production in Vermont: Evidence from a Farm-Scale Study and a Commercial-Scale Simulation Analysis, Emily Stebbins, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
The Absorption and Utilization of Direct, Diffuse and Low Angle Light by Plant Leaves, Craig Brodersen, PhD, Plant Biology
The S. Cerevisiae Rho GTPase Cdc42p Is Spatially Regulated by Complex Formation with its GDI Rdi1p and Localization of its GEF Cdc24p, karen Cole, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Influence of Altered Temperature and Precipitation on Desert Microfauna and Their Role in Mediating Soil Nutrient Availability, Brian Darby, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Use of Small Molecules to Study Invasion and Egress in Toxoplasma gondii., Jayanthi Garudathri, MS, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Dynamic Modeling to Inform Environmental Management: Applications in Energy Resources and Ecosystem Services, Mark Gately, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Whey-Based Fungal Microfactories for In Situ Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi, Stacie Grassano, MS, Plant and Soil Science
A Phylogenetic Analysis of North American Lasius Ants Based on Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA, Trevor Manendo, MS, Biology
The Distribution of Local Food Through Consumer Cooperatives in the Northeast, Marina Michahelles, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
The Role of Plasma Membrane Calcium Atpase and its Association with Lipid Rafts in Chemoattraction in Paramecium, Yunfeng Pan, MS, Biology
Base Excision Repair in Chromatin, Amalthiya Prasad, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Chacterization of Paramecium Tetraurelia Ciliary Membrane Plasma Membrane Calcium Pumps and Lipid Rafts, Koela Ray, MS, Biology
Exploring the Feasibility of Economic Incentives for Reforestation in the Fond D’Or Watershed, St. Lucia, Amanda Richardson, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Cleavage and Ligation Studies in Hairpin and Hammerhead Ribozymes Using Site Specific Nucleotide Modifications, Snigdha Roy, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
The Role of Fire Disturbance in the Invasion of South Florida, Jens Stevens, MS, Plant Biology
Clonal Diversity of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Mexicanum: Diversity Over Time and Space, and Effects on the Parasite’s Transmission, Infection Dynamics and Virulence, Anne Vardo-Zalik, PhD, Biology
Ant Community Assembly in the Siskiyou-Klamath Ecoregion, Sarah Wittman, PhD, Biology
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Epizootiology and Phylogenetics of Entomopathogenic Fungi Associated with Fiorinia externa ferris(Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in the Northeastern USA, Jose A. P. Marcelino, PhD, Plant and Soil Science