Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Pre-Written Chemistry Lessons As A Tool For Increasing Science Interest In Elementary School, Alexandria Marie Alveshere, PhD, Chemistry
Applications Of Bayesian Hierarchical Detection Models, Emily Beasley, PhD, Biology
Distinguishing Different Types of Childhood Maltreatment on Resting-State Connectivity Networks During Emerging Adulthood, Zoe Morris Feldman Brier, PhD, Psychology
Learning to stop responding: The role of infralimbic cortex in punishment and extinction, Matthew Cyril Broomer, PhD, Psychology
With Every Means At Our Command: Burlington’s Dead In World War I, Michael Carter, MA, History
Prudish Or Promiscuous? How The Nazis Policed Gender And Sex In The Hitler Youth, Elisabeth Champion, MA, History
The Association of Blood Glucose with the Daily Self-Regulation of Everyday Life Stress in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, Laura Bethany Cohen, MA, Psychology
Activity, Mechanism, And Scope Of Copper Photocatalyzed Hydrophosphination, STEVEN GILMAN DANNENBERG, PhD, Chemistry
Patterns Of Substance Use Disorders And Mental Health Symptoms Among Incarcerated People Engaged In A Novel Treatment Program, Ashley E. Dobbins, PhD, Psychology
Justice Involvement, Opioid Use, And Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders: Implications For Transdiagnostic Treatment, Amanda Falcón, PhD, Psychology
Horror and Representation: Violence in the Construction of Postindian Literary Identities, Caleb Hayes, MA, English
Assessing The Drivers Of Legacy Phosphorus Loading And Distribution In Shallow Eutrophic Lake Sediments And The Impacts Of Intervention, Ashton P. Kirol, MS, Geology
Detecting Ranavirus Presence In Vermont Through Avian Species And Edna, Raymond Looney, MS, Biology
Alef Is A Key: Belonging And Resistance In Mena Women’s Fragmentary Narratives, Joy Mazahreh, MA, English
Precision in Macromolecular and Supramolecular Design: Selective Rotaxanes and DNA Nanomaterials, Dillon Reid McCarthy, PhD, Chemistry
From Green Romanticism to Plant Thinking: Environmental Vitality in William Wordsworth and Thomas Hardy's Nature, Eleanor Gwyneth McDowell, MA, English
“they Made Me And Destroyed Me, And, Mr. Zuckerman, They Aren’t Finished With Me Yet”: J.d. Salinger, Philip Roth, And The Subject Of Late Modernism, Devon Nicole Moore, MA, English
The Crypt of Being: On the Gothic Sensibility of Reason, Cade M. Olmstead, MA, English
Race, Fantasy & Enjoyment, Edwin Owusu, MA, English
Declarations of Womanhood: Trans Lives, Livelihoods, and Afterlives of American Women 1890-1954, Juniper Oxford, MA, History
Trickle-Down Poetics in the Paranoid Mode of Liberalism, Miles Parkinson, MA, English
Relationships Between Deformation, Magmatism, And Sedimentary Geology Along The Mongol-Okhotsk Suture Zone: Ulz Gol Region, Mongolia, Jarret William Pidgeon, MS, Geology
Leaping into Darkness: On the Ground with the OSS in Yugoslavia, Caleb M. Reilly, MA, History
The Future of the Air: H. G. Wells and the Aviation of Utopia, Noah Slowik, MA, English
Heels on the Ground: The American Officer's Wife in the Vietnam War Era, Brooke Talbott, MA, History
In-Situ Weathering Of Calcium Bearing Minerals In Forested Ecosystems, Victoria Treto, MS, Geology
The effects of ericoid inoculum source and nutrient addition on growth and reproduction in highbush blueberry, Ilana Williams, MS, Biology
Differences in Attentional Processing of Sexual Stimuli for Men with Varying Degrees of Sexual Arousal Function, Robert Brandon Wyatt, MA, Psychology
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Effect of Amphibian Host Ecology and Evolution on the Pathogen Dynamics of Ranavirus, Lauren V. Ash, PhD, Biology
Copepods As A Model System For Exploring The Impacts Of Climate Change On Marine Ectotherms, Lauren Ashlock, PhD, Biology
'he went out and subdued them': The Significance of the Haitian Revolution in Absalom, Absalom!, Curtis Browne, MA, English
Associations Between Fatigue, Fatigue Catastrophizing, Sleep Behaviors, and Depression Severity in Winter Depression., Julia Anne Camuso, PhD, Psychology
Determining The Effects Of Castration And Estrogen Replacement On Habit Development In Adult Male Long Evans Rats, Francesca Carasi-Schwartz, MS, Biology
Investigating Routes Of Pollinator Exposure To Pesticides, Jessica Cole, MS, Biology
Lingering with Hegel and the Madhyamaka School: Lack in Anna Karenina and Swann's Way, Oliver Bissell Creech, MA, English
Communicating during widespread systematic noise reduction amid Covid-19 lockdowns: A tale of two marine vertebrates in the archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama, Emma Gagne, MS, Biology
The Impact of Prior Exposure to Physics on Students' Transition to Flipped Classrooms with Active Learning, Johnny Gonzalez, MS, Physics
Examining The Effect Of Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes On Weight Among Smokers With Psychiatric Conditions Or Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Roxanne Harfmann, MA, Psychology
“Glory to the Heroes!” The Commemoration of the OUN and UPA in the Ukrainian Diaspora, Liam John Hilferty, MA, History
Reactions of Vinyl Diazonium Salts Derived from β-hydroxy-α-diazocarbonyls: Metal-Free C-H Insertion and Conjugate Addition, Evan Michael Howard, PhD, Chemistry
A paleolimnological analysis of lake sediments in northern and central Vermont, Kaleb Jones, MS, Geology
The Reformist Exemplum Of The Monastic Bishop In Bede's Ecclesiastical History Of The English People, Christopher Kelm, MA, English
The Sublime Object of Digitality: Psychoanalysis and Cyberspace, Grady Kennison, MA, English
Network Analysis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Shame, and Guilt in those with a Sexual Assault History, Alison C. Legrand, PhD, Psychology
Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Internal and External Resilience, Sydney Ann Leichliter, MA, Psychology
“The Side of Those Not Fighting for The Children”: Reproductive Futurism and The Female Sinthomosexual., Reid A. Lemker, MA, English
Monitoring Of Suspended Sediment Mineralogy In Tropical Rivers: Effects Of Flowrate, Time, And Lithology, Trevor Joseph Mackowiak, MS, Geology
Computer Aided Design: Targeting the PAC1R for Novel Therapeutics and Investigating Biologically Relevant Materials, Kyle Thomas McKay, PhD, Chemistry
Association Of Anxiety And Executive Function With Attendance And Fitness Improvement In Cardiac Rehabilitation, William A. Middleton, MA, Psychology
Diversity and distribution of the malaria parasites (genus Plasmodium) of the Common Loon (Gavia immer) and of Vermont mosquitoes, Alyssa Neuhaus, MS, Biology
A network intervention analysis: Exploring patterns of symptom change over winter depression treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. light therapy, Richard J. Norton, MA, Psychology
Exploration of Light-Driven, Zirconium Catalyzed Hydrophosphination and Progress Towards Asymmetric Hydrophosphination, Bryan Teixeira Novas, PhD, Chemistry
The Voice of a Generation: Musical Persona and the Role of Myth in the Collective Memory of Bob Dylan's 1965 Newport Performance, Alexandra M. Perlow, MA, English
Providing New Insights On Sarracenia Purpurea’s Stoichiometry, Morphology, Obligate Invertebrates, And Plankton Communities In Response To N And P Deposition., Lindsey Ann Pett, PhD, Biology
Examining the Relationship Between the Ereendavaa Metamorphic Core Complex and Duch Gol Basin in Northeast Mongolia in the Context of the Mongol-Okhotsk Suture, Gavin Pirrie, MS, Geology
Development of [3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangements of zwitterionic and cationic intermediates formed by intramolecular cyclization of tertiary allylic amines tethered to heterocumulenes, Joseph Pisano, PhD, Chemistry
Whistle Repertoire And Structure Reflect Ecotype Distinction Of Pantropical Spotted Dolphins In The Eastern Tropical Pacific, Manali Rege-Colt, MS, Biology
Disentangling The Separate And Intersecting Pathways Of Carbon And Nitrogen Response To Overlapping Drivers, Manya Ruckhaus, MS, Geology
Spiny spiders and spiny trees: Molecular phylogenetics and biogeographic reconstruction reveal history of recurrent overwater dispersal events, single-island endemics, and new species of Caribbean Micrathena (Araneae: Araneidae), Lily Kay Shapiro, MS, Biology
An Examination Of Response Inhibition In Operant Conditioning, Michael Steinfeld, PhD, Psychology
Changing environmental conditions and the response and potential adaptability of freshwater whitefishes, Taylor R. Stewart, PhD, Biology
The Impact Of Parent Training On Epigenetic Age Acceleration In Disadvantaged Children, Alexandra Sullivan, PhD, Psychology
The impact of opioid agonist treatment on nicotine metabolism, Rhiannon Chou Wiley, MA, Psychology
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Familiar Forms, Unfamiliar Containers: A Formal Examination of The Body, Mind, and Community in Black Women’s Science Fiction and Fantasy, Cameron Clark Bauserman, MA, English
Small-scale Roll Coating as a Transitional Stage in the Scaling of Organic Electronic Device Fabrication Techniques, Jared Benson, MS, Physics
“Can You Tell When There Is A Good Fire?”: Haunting And Ecogothic Violence In Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, And The Moonstone, Mckenzie Bergan, MA, English
Assessing The Impact Of Changes In Acid Deposition On Dissolved Organic Carbon Mobilization From Two Forested Headwater Catchments: A Combined Lab And Field Study, Caitlin Bristol, MS, Geology
The Role Of Infralimbic Cortex In Switching Between An Instrumental Behavior’s Status As A Goal-Directed Action Or Habit, Matthew Broomer, MA, Psychology
Spillover, dilution, and coinfection: Understanding the spread of disease within managed and native bee communities., Phillip A. Burnham, PhD, Biology
Developing Identity: Exploring The History Of Indonesian Nationalism, Thomas Joseph Butcher, MA, History
Characterizing Mass Loss in Central Cuba Using Long-Term Sediment Generation Rates and Rock Dissolution Rates, Mae Kate Campbell, MS, Geology
Adele of Champagne: Politics, Government, and Patronage in Capetian France, 1180-1206, Maria L. Carriere, MA, History
Autonomic Reactivity In Emerging Adulthood : Relationships Between Cyberbullying , The Autonomic Nervous System, And Clinical Outcomes., Aya Cheaito, MA, Psychology
Bound to Slavery: Economic and Biographical Connections to Atlantic Slavery between the Maritimes and West Indies after 1783, Sarah Elizabeth Chute, MA, History
The Relationship Between Dominant And Submissive Sexual Fantasies And Behaviors And Sexual Satisfaction, Lilian Rae Dalton, MA, Psychology
Language Problems And Adhd Behaviors: Associations With School Readiness In An At-Risk Preschool Sample, Marissa Dennis, MA, Psychology
Synthesis and Characterization of Highly Contorted Aromatics and Semiconducting Thioacenes, Adam M. Dyer, PhD, Chemistry
A Case of Sexual Misconduct: Gender Dynamics, Cultural Hegemony, and the United States Military in the Pacific 1945 - Present, Liam Thomas Edwards, MA, History
Examining Antepartum Quit Attempts Using A Latent Factor Model Of A Hypothetical Cigarette Purchase Task, Carolyn Grace Evemy, MA, Psychology
Investigating the Phase of Green Leaf Volatile Derived Secondary Organic Aerosol Using an Electrical Low Pressure Impactor, Kevin Fischer, PhD, Chemistry
Unique Genomic And Phenotypic Responses To Extreme And Variable Ph Conditions In Purple Urchin Larvae, Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus, April Dawn Garrett, MS, Biology
Predictors of Suicidal Ideation Among Formerly Incarcerated People During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Rachel Matthes Gehman, MA, Psychology
Development And Validation Of The Smoker Self-Stigma Questionnaire (sssq), Thomas Geist, MA, Psychology
The Origins of Manufactured Dissent and the Efficacy of Climate Change Narratives, Emma Elisabeth Giering, MA, English
Lcms-Based Analysis Explains The Basis Of Oxidative Resistance In Selenium-Containing Thioredoxin Reductase, Daniel Haupt, MS, Chemistry
Vinyl Cations As Cyclopentenone Precursors Via C‒h Insertion Or Alkene Addition Reactions, Magenta Hensinger, PhD, Chemistry
Effects of changing winter severity on plankton ecology in temperate lakes, Allison Rose Hrycik, PhD, Biology
Healthcare Provider Communication in Teens with Type 1 Diabetes: Parental Overprotection and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills, Tori Humiston, MA, Psychology
Body Mass Index and Atypical Balance Score as Predictors of Treatment Outcomes for Seasonal Affective Disorder, Praise Iyiewuare, MA, Psychology
Testing Resilience as a Moderator of the Torture-Mental Health Relationship in Refugee Survivors of Torture, Phyu Pannu Khin, MA, Psychology
Adhd Behaviors And Social Functioning In Preschool Children: The Moderating Roles Of Inhibitory Control And Emotion Recognition, Allison Krasner, MA, Psychology
Much needed studies of the three players of Chagas disease in Central America: vertebrate blood meal sources and EcoHealth, a new vector species description, and key phylogenetic analysis of the trypanosome parasite., RAQUEL ASUNCION LIMA CORDON, PhD, Biology
Distinguishing different styles of transpressional deformation at an obliquely convergent plate margin, Fiordland, New Zealand, Emily Sarah Lincoln, MS, Geology
Capturing The Experiences Of Gender Non-Conforming Children Through The Minority Stress Model, Hannah Loso, MA, Psychology
The Developmental Course of ADHD in the Preschool Classroom: Toward a Prevention Treatment Framework, Caroline Martin, PhD, Psychology
Structural Characterization Of The Novel Flightin Domain Wyr And Its Defining Role In The Thick Filament Structure And Mechanics, Lynda Menard, PhD, Biology
Associative Structures Underlying Discriminated Three-Response Behavior Chains, Noelle Loren Michaud, MA, Psychology
Children's Conflict Appraisals, Temperamental Negative Affectivity, Affect and Arousal in the Context of Interparental Conflict., Phuong Nguyen, MA, Psychology
Quantum Simulations Of Low Dimensional Systems And Analytic Continuation Of Imaginary Time Correlation Functions, Nathan Scott Nichols, PhD, Physics
Sarracenia purpurea as a model system for aquatic ecosystem state changes and their impact on bacterial communities, Amanda Claire Northrop, PhD, Biology