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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Collective Identity among Vermont Migrant Workers and Self-advocacy for Basic Human Rights in the Dairy Industry, Alexa Leah Adjudanpor, Sociology

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Science Communication and Social Media: Audience Reactions to Mpox on YouTube, Zoë Bui Barton, English

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Spatial and Working Memory in Mice post Traumatic Brain Injury, Sarah Baumann, Biology

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Why are Young Adults Using E-cigarettes? A Survey of Vermont Undergraduate Students, Max Gunnar Behrens, Psychological Science

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The Effects of Mutations in a Highly Conserved Site on the Alpha-4 Helix of KIF18A, Olivia Anne Budington, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

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Effects of In-Stream Process-Based Restoration on the Geomorphology of a New England Headwater Stream, Evan S. Choquette, Environmental Sciences

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Paid Parental Leave and Gender-Just Degrowth, Eleanor Churchill, Environmental Studies and Economics

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The Effect of EGFR Overexpression on Neural Phenotype in an In-Vivo Model, Emily E. Dean, Neurological Sciences

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Acute Stress before Instrumental Conditioning Promotes Habit Expression in Female Rats, Russell J. Dougherty, Department of Psychological Science

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Molecular Mechanisms of Microtubule-Based Transport in a Genetic Model System, Bellana Driscoll, Biochemistry

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The Importance of Outcrossing of Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Blueray and Bluecrop, Mariel Rae Dunn, Biology

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Exploring Human Safe Compounds for Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tom Jetton, Larner College of Medicine

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Unraveling Drivers of Streamflow Drought in the Western U.S. using Time Series Clustering, Noah Robert Fritzhand, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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Changes in AUTS2 Expression and Histone Dopaminylation Levels in High Ethanol Consumption Models, Elise Furr, Psychological Science

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The Psychophysical Response to Music in Canines, Maxwell J. Gailey, Music

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Assessing the Community Partnerships Present at The University of Vermont’s Horticulture Research and Education Center, Claire A. Golder, Environmental Studies

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Understanding the Drivers of Urban Heat; Case Study in Burlington, Vermont, Alexandra E. Greer, Environmental Engineering

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Ergothioneine in an Enzyme: Using Protein Engineering to Create Unique Antioxidant Enzymes Containing 2-thiohistidine, Elyse C. Hassett, Biochemistry

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Modeling Ceramic Transport with GIS in East-central Arizona, Fiona Haverland, Anthropology

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Unique Lactobacillus Produced Metabolites Modulate T-Cell Response through the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: Implications for CNS Autoimmunity, Eamonn Ray Heney, Biology, Biomedical and Health Sciences

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Investigation Into The Scope Of The Allyl Cyanamide 1,3 Diaza-Claisen Rearrangement, Seamus Higgins, Chemistry

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The (In)Equity of Revitalization: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Green Gentrification in Rust Belt Cities, Kieran R. Hogan, Environmental Studies

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The Ancient and Modern Prometheus: A Re-evaluation of the Promethean Figure in Mary W. Shelley’s Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, Annaliese E. Holden, Classics

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Playwright or Wrong: Gender, Body, Beauty, and Type in Three Plays by Women, Claire Robb Johnston, Theatre

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The Role of Daily Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms in Food Acquisition and Management among Rural, Low-Income Caregivers, Izabella Jones, Psychological Sciences

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The Relationship between Pet Attachment and Stress in College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Naomi Y. Kopser, Department of Psychological Science

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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL STUDIES INTO THE ATPASE AAA+ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2, Isabelle A. Kressy, Department of Pharmacology

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Effects of predictability on visual and linguistic narrative comprehension in autistic and non-autistic adults, Sarah Kubinski, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

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Identification and Spectroscopic Characterization of the Active Sites of Two Class II Chelatases, Megan E. Lavigne, Chemistry

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The Impact of Child Gender on Parent Coping Suggestions and Suggestion Outcomes, Lyndsey Rachel Lawrence, Psychological Sciences

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Optimization and Catalysis of the Allyl-Cyanamide 1,3-Diaza Claisen Rearrangement, Wen P. Le, Chemistry

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Machine learning for species classification of the invasive Centaurea jacea hybrid complex, Sophie Linde, Plant Biology

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Protein Purification and Analysis of a Human DNA Polymerase Theta Helicase Mutant and Trypanosome Orthologue, Kenneth Mackenzie V, Biochemistry

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Optimization of Photonic Crystal OLEDs via Electron Transport Layer Doping, Sean Magnifico, Physics

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The Hetero Home: The Scenic Design of "Straight White Men" For the Royall Tyler Theatre, Isabel M. Martine, Theatre

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Investigating the Role of Valyl-tRNA Synthetase in Zebrafish Visual System Development, Jordan Laurel McGuire, Biology

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Classics and White Supremacy: How Percy Jackson Supports Narratives of Western Civilization, American Exceptionalism, and White Supremacy, Peyton McNulty, Classics

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Coming of Age in Covid-19: An Ethnographic Study on the University of Vermont Community, Miranda Whitley Miller, Anthropology

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Gene-specific and Cell-specific Expression Patterns of Butyrophilins in Mice with Lung Adenocarcinoma, Cameron A. Moquin, Biology

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RUNX1 Mediated Epigenetic Control of Tumor Suppression, Justin C. Moyer, Biochemistry

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Social Relations, Second Homes, and the Space Between "Insider" and "Outsider" in a Rural, Amenity Rich Community, Molly M. Myers, Geography and Geosciences

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Effect of Chronic Stress in Female PAC1 Mice, Lillian P. Myrick, Psychological Science

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Surveys, Syllabi and Faculty Interviews: Assessing the Impact of Sustainability Courses at the University of Vermont, Lydia G. O'Connor, Environmental Studies

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Discovery of a Novel Long Non-Coding RNA that Regulates Bone Formation, Michelle Pawlowski, Biochemistry

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Making Race, Making Place: Racialization of Space and People in San Francisco’s Chinatown, 1860-1906, Jake Pehle, Geography and Geosciences

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Achieving Stereoselective Control Over the Conjugate Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles to Vinyl Diazoniums, Isabelle E. Petrucci, Chemistry

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Spatial Accuracy in Pten/Raptor Double Knockout Mice: Implications for the Underlying Cause and Treatment of Cognitive Impairments in an Animal Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Rachel D. Pressman, Neuroscience

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Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth?: A Study in the Values of Visitors, Horses, and Ecological Management on Assateague Island, Nora K. Ripley-Grant, Environmental Studies

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FABRICATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF CARBON FIBER MICROELECTRODES FOR IN VIVO DETECTION OF ACETYLCHOLINE IN RAT HIPPOCAMPI, Anna M. Sellon, Chemistry

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The Role of LSD1 and TRβ in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Noah M. Smith, Pharmacology

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Hiring Discrimination against Transgender Individuals in the US Labor Market, Ivy Stanton, Economics

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Connecting to Disconnect: Generational Difference in the Social Media Behavior of White Women, Annelise Stibora, Sociology

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An Analysis of the Influence of Social Factors on State Level Covid-19 Outcomes in 2020, Olivia Teng, Health and Society

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The roles of Grb2 adaptor proteins in zebrafish development, Nicole Ann Tessier, Biology

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ANALYSES OF THE EFFECTS OF DISRUPTING TALIN-PROTEIN KINASE A INTERACTION ON FOCAL ADHESION MORPHOLOGY AND DYNAMICS, CHEUK YI GEORGIA TSE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

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The Effects of News Framing on Hope and Optimism for the Future, Mia Umali, Psychological Science

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Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation as Moderators in the Relationship Between Sexual Shame and Attitudes Toward Casual Sexual Behavior, Rebecca Vanden Bergh, Psychological Sciences

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Structural and Functional Analysis of Plasmodium flaciparum Bromodomain Protein 1, Mirabella Vulikh, Biochemistry

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An Illustrated Great War, Nicholas H. Wendell, History

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The Value of Metas in Social Deduction Games, Julia Williamson, Philosophy

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Influence of Maternal Inflammation on Fetal Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cell Development, Marlana B. Winschel and Jonathan E. Boyson, Biology

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Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta Differentially Regulates Glycogen Metabolic Signaling Pathways To Combat Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cell Activity, Justin Michael Zielinski, Biochemistry

Theses from 2022

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An Investigation of College Students' Attitudes Towards Immigration to the United States, Holly C. Abrams, Sociology

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The Effect of Pepsin Digestion on Protein Composition in Decellularized Lung Alveolar Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels, Chloe A. Becker, Biochemistry

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Investigations into Phosphinidene Transfer Mediated by Main Group and Transition Metal Compounds, Evan A. Beretta, Chemistry

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Understanding Risk in a Pandemic: A Qualitative Examination of Risk Perception and Communication During COVID-19, Sara Bostock, Sociology

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Examining the in-vitro effect of UNC6934 & BI-9321 alone and in combination with ONC201 on Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) cells, Ross Buchman, Biochemistry

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ANALYSIS OF THE PROTEOMIC PROFILE AND COMPOSITION IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS, Elora G. Buscher, Department of Chemistry

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Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Analysis Characterize the Structures of Supramolecular Nanomaterials, Finley Thomas Clark, Chemistry

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The Contributions of Parent Attachment and Coping to Parent Coping Suggestions, Leah Cohen, Psychological Science

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Mental Health in America: The Case of UVM and Collegiate Mental Health Services, Elias Anders Colberg, Sociology

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Rethinking Burlington Area Food Programming for New Americans, Anitra Conover, Global Studies

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Park Personality: A Discourse of National Parks Through Social Media Images, Emily H. Cummings, Environmental Studies and Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

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The Role of the Infralimbic Cortex in Adult Male Rats in a Set-Shifting Task, Megan E. Devir, Psychology

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Characterizing the Effects of Vaccine Adjuvants on Skeletal Muscle Myotubes and Macrophages, Aliceson L. Drollette, Joseph J. Bivona, and Matthew E. Poynter, Biology

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“No fences in beekeeping”: Social and Spatial Relationships in Beekeeping in Vermont, Annalisa C. Fiore Ms., Geography

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Charles I – Dead is Better, Joe Gallo, History

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Stacked Organic LED Microcavities with Blue Emitting Layer, Katherine G. Henry, Physics

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Parent Psychological Control as a Mediator Between Parental Stress and Children’s Rejection Sensitivity, Katherine E. Hewlett, Psychological Sciences

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Subtle Worlds: Exploring Relational Ecology with Clay, Emerson Odom Jeffery, Environmental Studies

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The Activism, Trials, and Politics of Ahmed Kathrada, McCauley Joshua, History

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Creating the Medieval Christian Woman: Conduct Literature and Religious Identity, Hannah Elise P. Kiely, Religion

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Differences in the Protective Relation Between Social Support, Gratitude, and PTSD Across Sexual and Non-Sexual Trauma, Julia N. Kim, Psychology

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How Bong Joon-ho uses Genre: Subverting Expectations in Memories of Murder, The Host, and Parasite, Liam Kinney, Film and Television Studies

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Language Preferences Surrounding the Diagnostic Labels for Anxiety and Depression, Quinn Kirby, Department of Psychological Science

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Stigma and Discrimination Based on Mental Health Status: The Impact of Familiarity, Attitudes, and Social Norms/Influence, Stephanie René Kramer, Psychological Science

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Racial Equity and Ultimate: A Case Study in Sports Geography, Helen C. Laseter, Geography

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Colonialism to Cup: Consumer Connection and Industry Action within Coffee Commodity Chains, Jonathan Lem, Anthropology

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Fighting Metaphors in Palliative Care Conversations: Exploring Frequency and Meanings, Aidan McCauley May, Anthropology

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A wonderful, natural way to build a family: Examining Transnational Adoption and its Effect on Identity and Sense of Belonging, Eva Mazura, Anthropology

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The Activism, Trials, and Politics of Ahmed Kathrada, Joshua McCauley, History

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The Effects of Weather and Photoperiod on Mood in Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment with Light Therapy or CBT, Beth M. McCormick, Psychological Science

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Associations between impulsivity behaviors and difficulty extinguishing conditioned fear in adults with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Erin M. O'Donnell, Psychological Science

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Addressing the DNA Damage Response to Irradiation and PARP1/PARG Inhibitors in Glioblastoma, Riona Kathleen O'Donnell

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I-Sharing in Group Therapy: An Approach to Improve Client Outcomes for Depression, Axel D. Olsson, Psychological Sciences

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Semantic and Structural Processing of Visual Narratives in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Julia Pellegrino-Wood, Neuroscience

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Seasonal Variability of the Elemental Stoichiometry of Phytoplankton in Two Eutrophic Bays of Lake Champlain, Megan Petrine, Environmental Sciences

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Analyzing Interannual Cyanobacteria Bloom Variability in Lake Champlain using Satellite Imagery, Mia Pienkowski, Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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SOCIAL IDENTITIES, RISKY BEHAVIORS, AND THE RURAL YOUTH EXPERIENCE, Sarah B. Plaut, Geography

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Effect of Estrogen Treatment on the Performance of Habitual Behavior in Intact Female Rats, Daisy E. Powers, Psychological Sciences