Theses from 2025
Ginger in Girolamo Cardano's Contradictiones, Larsen Lalor AAssar, Classics Department
Radars and Ruin: The Environmental Legacy of Cold War Operations in the Canadian Arctic, Zoe Alpert, History
Managing the Commons: How Local Participation in Decision-Making Impacts the Success of Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas, Cassandra Smiles Beeler, Environmental Studies
Photocatalytic Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides via a Mesoporous WO3 Catalyst, Nicole L. Belisle, Chemistry
A Different Way to Look at Tang Poetry: Case Study of Japanese and American Anthologies, Arthur James Beliveau, School of World Languages and Cultures
The Ethics of Globalization: An Expansion of World Systems Theory Through a Mixed Methods Study, Carolena Francis Bellini, Political Science
Redox modulation of Piezo1 channels in brain capillary endothelial cells, Henry C. Bijur, Neuroscience, Pharmacology
Investigating the Existence and Implications of a PACAP-mediated Circuit from the Medial Habenula (MHb) to the Interpeduncular Nucleus (IPN), William Alexander Black, Psychological Science
Characterization of Beech Bark Disease on Camels Hump Mountain, Vermont, John M. Blochberger, Plant Biology
A System Dynamics Approach to Modeling the Impact of Carbon Intensity and Niche Breadth on Population and Natural Resource Dynamics, Grace K. Burnett, Environmental Sciences
The Dynamic Relationship of Trust between Farmers and Environmental Agencies, Anoushka Carass, Psychological Science
Investigating the Relationship Between Déjà Vu Phenomena and Dimensional Assessments of Psychopathology: Evidence for Differential Associations with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptomatology, Abraham Chait, Psychiatry
Generating Inferences in the Visual Modality Across a Range of Autistic Traits, Olivia Ciocca, Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Power of the Word “Bitch”: A Qualitative Assessment of the Societal Impact of Anti-female Slang through a Gendered Lens in Regard to Social Reclamation, Hannah Cochran, Linguistics
Flames and Roots: Exploring Wildfires and Place Attachment in Trinity County, California, Melia Collard, Environmental Studies
Singing Activity of Humpback Whales (Breeding Stock G) at Two Locations with Varied Boat Activity along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, Ella K. Dearden, Department of Biology
Red Banner and Black Tryzub: The Rise and Fall of the Ukrainian Nationalist Left, David Martin Delaney, History
The role of RUNX1-mediated suppression of breast cancer tumorigenicity, Jackson R. Del Porto, Biochemistry
Transracial Adoptees and Their Romantic Relationships: An Exploration of Identity and Relationship Health in Emerging Adulthood, Jamie Dixon, UVM College of Arts and Sciences
PAC1 Expressing Neurons in the Retrosplenial Cortex, Keely Rose Ehnstrom, Psychological Sciences
“The Germans succeeded in making murderers of even us”: Female Jewish Prisoner Physicians and Medicine in Auschwitz-Birkenau, Grace Clara Elston, History
Levonorgestrel Androgenic Effects and the Delay of Habit Development in Female Rats, Grace C. Firehock, Neuroscience
Identification of Abl-Induced Phosphorylation Sites on WBP2 and Abl- Dependent WBP2 Binding Partners, Meg Boyer Girardet, Biology
Strategic Cross-Sector Conservation Approaches for Managing Emerald Ash Borer (Agilus planipennis) Invasions in Vermont, Emma D. Graham, College of Arts and Sciences
“…all the Marks of Royalty about them…”: Malagasy Connections and Statecraft “On Their Own Terms” in the Long 18th Century, William Todd Gregory, History
Hippocampal Structure and Function in Healthy Postmenopausal Women, Adeline L. Haacker, Biology
The Role of Cerebral Adenosine Sensing Across the Artery-Capillary Continuum, Lillian Sarah Hand, Neuroscience
Effects of a Probiotic- Enriched Yogurt on Adiponectin Concentrations in an Obese Mouse Model, Mirabelle Suri Harris, Jana Kraft, Tom Jetton, and Hallie Shi, College of Arts and Science
DIVINITY: an Original Project with Viridescent, Working Within the Sonic Scope of Modern Competitive Collegiate A Cappella Music, Joe Hazell, Music
Older Adults’ Access to Mobility in Urban Spaces in Winter Conditions: A Case Study of Burlington, Vermont to Identify Barriers and Strategies for Advancing Mobility Equity for Older Adults, Sian Hernit, Geography and Geosciences
Promoting belonging, empowerment, and community care for BIPOC students in the interdisciplinary environmental sciences at UVM, Anabelle L. Keimach, Geography
The Effect of Estrogen in the Dorsolateral Striatum on Extinction in Male and Female Rats, Auny J. Kussad, Department of Psychology and Department of Neuroscience
The Role of Coregulators in Thyroid Hormone Receptor β (TRβ)-Mediated Tumor Suppression in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Sadie G. LaMothe, Biochemistry
US Government Planning and US Soldiers’ Opinions at the End of the Second World War: Different Visions for a Post-War Order?, Nikolaos Brian Lekkas, History
Specificity of GSK2606414 on PKR Function During Influenza Induced ER Stress, Zachary C. Liebesman, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
The phenotypic presentation of DCBLD1 in retinal development in zebrafish, Amina Malagic, Biology
Culture of Vermont White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Nasal Swabs Reveals Limited Strain Diversity and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus., Caitlin E. Maloney, Willow Devoe-Talluto, Elisabeth Roadcap, Anna Riordan, Felipe Machado de Sant'Anna, Hannah W. Despres, Brittany A. Mosher, Emily A. Bruce, and John W. Barlow, Biology
Postcolonial Voices—Art, Identity, and Resistance in the Ryukyu Islands: The Cultural Implications of Geopolitics in the East China Sea, Lucas Frédéric Martineau, Art History
Conscious Suffering, Henry L. Miller V, Film & Television Studies
Spatiotemporal Distribution of LOXL1-4 in the Endometrium During Embryo Implantation, Thomas Sparhawk Mulder, Larner College of Medicine, OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences
Stumped: An Examination of Cahokia's Wood-Overexploitation Hypothesis, S.T. Hal Nalamliang, Anthropology
Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence factor, PlcH, by Host-derived Lipids, Laura C. O'Brien, Biology
Tribal Sovereignty through Criminal Jurisdiction, Olivia Owen, History
An Investigative and Comparative State Analysis of Environmental Justice Policy Recommendations for Vermont Migrant Farmworkers, Alexandra (Ali) Palmer, Political Science Department
Fellow Creatures, Clemma Prince, Film and Television Studies
Characterizing the effect of genetic diversity on temperature-dependent behaviors in Drosophila melanogaster, Luke Andrew Proud, Molly Stanley, and Joaquin CB Nunez, Biology
Abortion on the Ballot: Examining the Intersection of Abortion and Direct Democracy in the Post-Roe Period, Shelby Raymond, Political Science
Shadowing: Perception, Aestheticization, and Bodies, Epiphania Theodora Sakellaropoulos, English, Studio Art
UVM Field Hockey Force Plate Jump Analysis, Katherine Stockwell, Mathematics and Statistics
Two Recursive Frisch-Waugh-Lovell Algorithms and Applications in Representing Bias with Multiple Omitted Variables, Rae Tiffen, Economics
The Role of the Mediodorsal Nucleus of the Thalamus in Context-dependent Learning, Abby E.V. Tubridy, Psychological Science
Benchmarking Transparency: A Comparative Case Study of State Judicial Financial Disclosure Protocols, Aubrey Weaver, Political Science
A Better, Safer World: Agency, Masculinity, and The Implications of Social Media for ‘Digital Natives’, Bee Wilson, Anthropology
The Epistemic and Moral Harms of Hermeneutical Marginalization, Hayley Wrede, Philosophy
Assessing Cycles of Harm: A Comparative Analysis of Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies Across Time, Zane Zupan, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The Role of the Nicotinic Cholinergic System in Visual Attention in the Aging Brain, J. Katerina Allanson, Department of Psychiatry
Accessibility to Women’s Healthcare Services in Rural Vermont and the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Leola F. Amblo, Anthropology
Molecular Mechanisms of Early Eyefield Cohesion in the Developing Zebrafish, Taylor E. Bean, Biology
Human behavior in ecological systems: Understanding how network connectivity can affect human decisions in implementing biosecurity in pork farms, Maegan Beckage, Computer Science
The Effect of Fungicide Exposure on Histone Modifications in the Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Sam Bjorklun, Plant and Soil Science
Using soil cores to assess the role of ion exchange in soils impacted by acid deposition: a case study from Sleepers River Research Watershed, Danville Vermont, Elliott Jaye Bloom, Geography and Geosciences
‘The REAL You is Sexy!’: A discursive analysis of body positive performance by aerie on Instagram, Kelsey Brown, Linguistics
Investigations into Accessible and Efficient Precatalysts for Silicon-Nitrogen Heterodehydrocoupling, Claire E. Bushey, Chemistry
Feminine Tragedy and the Ethics of Abjection, Melissa Faye Chadwick, Film and Television Studies
The Role of Tryptophan-synthesizing Bacteria in Modulating Expression of Serotonin-related Proteins in the Gut, Brendan F. Cox, Neuroscience
THE ROLE OF CANONICAL AND NOVEL TASTE NEURONS IN AMINO ACID FEEDING IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, Grace O. Davis, Jacqueline A. Guillemin, and Molly Stanley, Biology
Investigating the Impact of Speed on Salary in Baseball, Eamon T. Deffner, Mathematics
Contributions of Racial Diversity and Income Disparity to White Children’s Engagement in Conversations about Race, Kathleen Delaney, Psychological Science
Stem Cells for Cystic Fibrosis Development of a Culture System for Tracheal Explants to Examine Shrink-Wrapped Cell Engraftment, Zaley DeLeonardis-Page, Biology
The Classical and Quantum Lamb Model, Nam H. Dinh, Physics
Effect of Selective TRβ Agonist (GC-1) on ER+ and Tamoxifen Resistant Breast Cancer Cells, Marcelline Dockham, Biochemistry
Reversing Cognitive Deficits in the PTEN KO Model of ASD: From Behavior to In-Vivo Electrophysiological Recording, Noah H. Elste, Neurological Sciences
The Influence of Educational and Mental Health Vulnerabilities on Risk Perceptions of Reduced Nicotine Cigarettes, Seraphina Fecher, Psychological Science
Gemeinsam mit den Bürger*innen: Community Connections at Berlin's Tempelhof Field, Clara Brahm Feldman, Global and Regional Studies
Examining Variability in Streambank Erosion Rates in the Lake Champlain Basin, Vermont, Zoe C. Flanzer, Geography and Geosciences
« Quelle structure grammaticale est la plus difficile ? » : Foreign Language Aptitude & Working Memory in Second Language Acquisition of French, Julia E. Gamache, Linguistics
Art of the Soil: Reflections of Nuclear Disaster in Post-Fukushima Japanese Art, Max C. Gerlach, History
Our Relationships to Nature and Loss Through Art, Justine R. Goldblatt, Art and Art History
Survey of Medical Office Experiences By Biological Sex, Morgan R. Gregory, Biology
In a Land Where Kingdoms Lay: Gender and Sexuality in European Fairy Tales through Analysis and Poetry, Olivia Hagios, English
Becoming Burlington: An Analysis of Citizen Engagement in Waterfront Revitalization, Johanna L D Hartman, Geography
The Lives They Chose: Margaret Anderson and Her Family of Artists, CJ Healy, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Character Building: Coming of Age in Life and On The Screen, Maria Paloma Herrera, Film and Television
White Victims, White Villains: True Crime Podcasts, the 'Ideal Victim,' and the Demarcation of a 'White Criminal' Stereotype, Meghan Hessler, Sociology
The Influence of Menopause on Actigraphy-Based Sleep Assessments, Sabrina Ann Joseph, Neuroscience
The Effect of Estrogen in the Dorsolateral Striatum on Fear Extinction, Adina R. Kraus, Psychological Science
Historical Racism and Professional Football, Evan Leaf, Sociology
Effect of PACAP Novel Small Molecule Antagonist on Depressive-Like Behavior in a Rat Model of Depression, Aimee Mahler, Psychological Sciences
Characterization of the effects of gamma delta T cell depletion on Kras driven lung adenocarcinoma, Erin Mathieu, Biological Sciences
Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta Competes with Estrogen Receptor Alpha to Regulate the Transcriptome in ER+ Breast Cancer Cells, Sydney A. McFarland, Biochemistry
Designing an Alginate Hydrogel Wound Dressing for Biofilm Infection Management, Margaret (Maisie) Moses, Biomedical Engineering
A Description of the Song Unit Repertoire and Rate of Change of Southeastern Pacific Humpback Whales at Their Breeding Area in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama, Franny Oppenheimer, Biology
Student Perspectives of Safety at the University of Vermont: An Analysis of Fear in Burlington, VT, Cameron Provorny, Geography & Geosciences
The Torrijos-Carter Treaties: Panamanian Sovereignty and United States Neocolonialism in Cold War Panama, Emma C. Regan, History Department
Investigating Tumor Suppressor and Oncogenic Properties of STK11 in Cancer, Logan E. Sands, Biology
Exploring US National and Vermont Emergency Medical Services: Slower and Lower Rural Care, Brandon S. Schoenfeld, Department of Geography and Geosciences
The Effect of the 2008 Financial Crisis on Bosnian Households, Tin Skoric, Economics
Small but Mighty: Utilization of Macroinvertebrates as Indicator Species of Stream Health Across Different Land Use Areas in Vermont, Maya Thomson, Biology
The Curation of Knowledge: How the Mission of the Library of Congress Changed in the Nineteenth Century, Timothy S. Turvey, History
CO2 and Economic Development: The Role of Regulations, Trade, Institutions, and Innovation, Melisa Uyar, Economics