Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Collective Identity among Vermont Migrant Workers and Self-advocacy for Basic Human Rights in the Dairy Industry, Alexa Leah Adjudanpor, Sociology
Science Communication and Social Media: Audience Reactions to Mpox on YouTube, Zoë Bui Barton, English
Spatial and Working Memory in Mice post Traumatic Brain Injury, Sarah Baumann, Biology
Why are Young Adults Using E-cigarettes? A Survey of Vermont Undergraduate Students, Max Gunnar Behrens, Psychological Science
The Effects of Mutations in a Highly Conserved Site on the Alpha-4 Helix of KIF18A, Olivia Anne Budington, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Effects of In-Stream Process-Based Restoration on the Geomorphology of a New England Headwater Stream, Evan S. Choquette, Environmental Sciences
Paid Parental Leave and Gender-Just Degrowth, Eleanor Churchill, Environmental Studies and Economics
The Effect of EGFR Overexpression on Neural Phenotype in an In-Vivo Model, Emily E. Dean, Neurological Sciences
Acute Stress before Instrumental Conditioning Promotes Habit Expression in Female Rats, Russell J. Dougherty, Department of Psychological Science
Molecular Mechanisms of Microtubule-Based Transport in a Genetic Model System, Bellana Driscoll, Biochemistry
The Importance of Outcrossing of Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Blueray and Bluecrop, Mariel Rae Dunn, Biology
Exploring Human Safe Compounds for Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tom Jetton, Larner College of Medicine
Unraveling Drivers of Streamflow Drought in the Western U.S. using Time Series Clustering, Noah Robert Fritzhand, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Changes in AUTS2 Expression and Histone Dopaminylation Levels in High Ethanol Consumption Models, Elise Furr, Psychological Science
The Psychophysical Response to Music in Canines, Maxwell J. Gailey, Music
Assessing the Community Partnerships Present at The University of Vermont’s Horticulture Research and Education Center, Claire A. Golder, Environmental Studies
Understanding the Drivers of Urban Heat; Case Study in Burlington, Vermont, Alexandra E. Greer, Environmental Engineering
Ergothioneine in an Enzyme: Using Protein Engineering to Create Unique Antioxidant Enzymes Containing 2-thiohistidine, Elyse C. Hassett, Biochemistry
Modeling Ceramic Transport with GIS in East-central Arizona, Fiona Haverland, Anthropology
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
Investigation Into The Scope Of The Allyl Cyanamide 1,3 Diaza-Claisen Rearrangement, Seamus Higgins, Chemistry
The (In)Equity of Revitalization: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Green Gentrification in Rust Belt Cities, Kieran R. Hogan, Environmental Studies
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
Playwright or Wrong: Gender, Body, Beauty, and Type in Three Plays by Women, Claire Robb Johnston, Theatre
The Role of Daily Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms in Food Acquisition and Management among Rural, Low-Income Caregivers, Izabella Jones, Psychological Sciences
The Relationship between Pet Attachment and Stress in College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Naomi Y. Kopser, Department of Psychological Science
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL STUDIES INTO THE ATPASE AAA+ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2, Isabelle A. Kressy, Department of Pharmacology
Effects of predictability on visual and linguistic narrative comprehension in autistic and non-autistic adults, Sarah Kubinski, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders
The Impact of Child Gender on Parent Coping Suggestions and Suggestion Outcomes, Lyndsey Rachel Lawrence, Psychological Sciences
Optimization and Catalysis of the Allyl-Cyanamide 1,3-Diaza Claisen Rearrangement, Wen P. Le, Chemistry
Machine learning for species classification of the invasive Centaurea jacea hybrid complex, Sophie Linde, Plant Biology
Protein Purification and Analysis of a Human DNA Polymerase Theta Helicase Mutant and Trypanosome Orthologue, Kenneth Mackenzie V, Biochemistry
Optimization of Photonic Crystal OLEDs via Electron Transport Layer Doping, Sean Magnifico, Physics
The Hetero Home: The Scenic Design of "Straight White Men" For the Royall Tyler Theatre, Isabel M. Martine, Theatre
Investigating the Role of Valyl-tRNA Synthetase in Zebrafish Visual System Development, Jordan Laurel McGuire, Biology
Classics and White Supremacy: How Percy Jackson Supports Narratives of Western Civilization, American Exceptionalism, and White Supremacy, Peyton McNulty, Classics
Coming of Age in Covid-19: An Ethnographic Study on the University of Vermont Community, Miranda Whitley Miller, Anthropology
Gene-specific and Cell-specific Expression Patterns of Butyrophilins in Mice with Lung Adenocarcinoma, Cameron A. Moquin, Biology
RUNX1 Mediated Epigenetic Control of Tumor Suppression, Justin C. Moyer, Biochemistry
Social Relations, Second Homes, and the Space Between "Insider" and "Outsider" in a Rural, Amenity Rich Community, Molly M. Myers, Geography and Geosciences
Effect of Chronic Stress in Female PAC1 Mice, Lillian P. Myrick, Psychological Science
Surveys, Syllabi and Faculty Interviews: Assessing the Impact of Sustainability Courses at the University of Vermont, Lydia G. O'Connor, Environmental Studies
Discovery of a Novel Long Non-Coding RNA that Regulates Bone Formation, Michelle Pawlowski, Biochemistry
Making Race, Making Place: Racialization of Space and People in San Francisco’s Chinatown, 1860-1906, Jake Pehle, Geography and Geosciences
Achieving Stereoselective Control Over the Conjugate Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles to Vinyl Diazoniums, Isabelle E. Petrucci, Chemistry
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
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
FABRICATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF CARBON FIBER MICROELECTRODES FOR IN VIVO DETECTION OF ACETYLCHOLINE IN RAT HIPPOCAMPI, Anna M. Sellon, Chemistry
The Role of LSD1 and TRβ in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Noah M. Smith, Pharmacology
Hiring Discrimination against Transgender Individuals in the US Labor Market, Ivy Stanton, Economics
Connecting to Disconnect: Generational Difference in the Social Media Behavior of White Women, Annelise Stibora, Sociology
An Analysis of the Influence of Social Factors on State Level Covid-19 Outcomes in 2020, Olivia Teng, Health and Society
The roles of Grb2 adaptor proteins in zebrafish development, Nicole Ann Tessier, Biology
ANALYSES OF THE EFFECTS OF DISRUPTING TALIN-PROTEIN KINASE A INTERACTION ON FOCAL ADHESION MORPHOLOGY AND DYNAMICS, CHEUK YI GEORGIA TSE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
The Effects of News Framing on Hope and Optimism for the Future, Mia Umali, Psychological Science
Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation as Moderators in the Relationship Between Sexual Shame and Attitudes Toward Casual Sexual Behavior, Rebecca Vanden Bergh, Psychological Sciences
Structural and Functional Analysis of Plasmodium flaciparum Bromodomain Protein 1, Mirabella Vulikh, Biochemistry
An Illustrated Great War, Nicholas H. Wendell, History
The Value of Metas in Social Deduction Games, Julia Williamson, Philosophy
Influence of Maternal Inflammation on Fetal Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cell Development, Marlana B. Winschel and Jonathan E. Boyson, Biology
Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta Differentially Regulates Glycogen Metabolic Signaling Pathways To Combat Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cell Activity, Justin Michael Zielinski, Biochemistry
Theses from 2022
An Investigation of College Students' Attitudes Towards Immigration to the United States, Holly C. Abrams, Sociology
The Effect of Pepsin Digestion on Protein Composition in Decellularized Lung Alveolar Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels, Chloe A. Becker, Biochemistry
Investigations into Phosphinidene Transfer Mediated by Main Group and Transition Metal Compounds, Evan A. Beretta, Chemistry
Understanding Risk in a Pandemic: A Qualitative Examination of Risk Perception and Communication During COVID-19, Sara Bostock, Sociology
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
ANALYSIS OF THE PROTEOMIC PROFILE AND COMPOSITION IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS, Elora G. Buscher, Department of Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Analysis Characterize the Structures of Supramolecular Nanomaterials, Finley Thomas Clark, Chemistry
The Contributions of Parent Attachment and Coping to Parent Coping Suggestions, Leah Cohen, Psychological Science
Mental Health in America: The Case of UVM and Collegiate Mental Health Services, Elias Anders Colberg, Sociology
Rethinking Burlington Area Food Programming for New Americans, Anitra Conover, Global Studies
Park Personality: A Discourse of National Parks Through Social Media Images, Emily H. Cummings, Environmental Studies and Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
The Role of the Infralimbic Cortex in Adult Male Rats in a Set-Shifting Task, Megan E. Devir, Psychology
Characterizing the Effects of Vaccine Adjuvants on Skeletal Muscle Myotubes and Macrophages, Aliceson L. Drollette, Joseph J. Bivona, and Matthew E. Poynter, Biology
“No fences in beekeeping”: Social and Spatial Relationships in Beekeeping in Vermont, Annalisa C. Fiore Ms., Geography
Charles I – Dead is Better, Joe Gallo, History
Stacked Organic LED Microcavities with Blue Emitting Layer, Katherine G. Henry, Physics
Parent Psychological Control as a Mediator Between Parental Stress and Children’s Rejection Sensitivity, Katherine E. Hewlett, Psychological Sciences
Subtle Worlds: Exploring Relational Ecology with Clay, Emerson Odom Jeffery, Environmental Studies
The Activism, Trials, and Politics of Ahmed Kathrada, McCauley Joshua, History
Creating the Medieval Christian Woman: Conduct Literature and Religious Identity, Hannah Elise P. Kiely, Religion
Differences in the Protective Relation Between Social Support, Gratitude, and PTSD Across Sexual and Non-Sexual Trauma, Julia N. Kim, Psychology
How Bong Joon-ho uses Genre: Subverting Expectations in Memories of Murder, The Host, and Parasite, Liam Kinney, Film and Television Studies
Language Preferences Surrounding the Diagnostic Labels for Anxiety and Depression, Quinn Kirby, Department of Psychological Science
Stigma and Discrimination Based on Mental Health Status: The Impact of Familiarity, Attitudes, and Social Norms/Influence, Stephanie René Kramer, Psychological Science
Racial Equity and Ultimate: A Case Study in Sports Geography, Helen C. Laseter, Geography
Colonialism to Cup: Consumer Connection and Industry Action within Coffee Commodity Chains, Jonathan Lem, Anthropology
Fighting Metaphors in Palliative Care Conversations: Exploring Frequency and Meanings, Aidan McCauley May, Anthropology
A wonderful, natural way to build a family: Examining Transnational Adoption and its Effect on Identity and Sense of Belonging, Eva Mazura, Anthropology
The Activism, Trials, and Politics of Ahmed Kathrada, Joshua McCauley, History
The Effects of Weather and Photoperiod on Mood in Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment with Light Therapy or CBT, Beth M. McCormick, Psychological Science
Associations between impulsivity behaviors and difficulty extinguishing conditioned fear in adults with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Erin M. O'Donnell, Psychological Science
Addressing the DNA Damage Response to Irradiation and PARP1/PARG Inhibitors in Glioblastoma, Riona Kathleen O'Donnell
I-Sharing in Group Therapy: An Approach to Improve Client Outcomes for Depression, Axel D. Olsson, Psychological Sciences
Semantic and Structural Processing of Visual Narratives in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Julia Pellegrino-Wood, Neuroscience
Seasonal Variability of the Elemental Stoichiometry of Phytoplankton in Two Eutrophic Bays of Lake Champlain, Megan Petrine, Environmental Sciences
Analyzing Interannual Cyanobacteria Bloom Variability in Lake Champlain using Satellite Imagery, Mia Pienkowski, Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematics and Statistics
SOCIAL IDENTITIES, RISKY BEHAVIORS, AND THE RURAL YOUTH EXPERIENCE, Sarah B. Plaut, Geography
Effect of Estrogen Treatment on the Performance of Habitual Behavior in Intact Female Rats, Daisy E. Powers, Psychological Sciences
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on Sex, Dating, and Self-Concepts Among American College Students, Levi Reyes, Psychological Science