Theses from 2023
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
"There's three stores in the whole picture": On the use of the English existential 'there' construction in task-based interactions., Paige Morgan Roussell, Romance Languages and Linguistics
Subclinical Metabolic and Cardiovascular Factors and Brain White Matter Microstructural Integrity in Young Women, Zane M. Russom, Neuroscience
Shadows of Hiroshima: The Evolution of Atomic Bomb Memories Explored Through Japanese Manga, Aidan W. Seipke, Japanese (Asian Languages)
The Role of Crk and Crkl adaptor proteins in the hair cells of Danio rerio inner ear and lateral line, Abigail Mae Siniscalco, Biology
The Impact of Perinatal Maternal Social Support on Infant Temperament During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Genevieve T. Wakeman, Neuroscience
Settler, Ancestor, Eastern White Pine: Living Histories in Northern "New England", Emily J. Wanzer, Geography
Extinction of Contextual Fear Memories in Female Rats in the Presence of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide (PACAP), Carly E. Webb, Psychological Science
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Body Weight in the U.S.A., Lindsay Williams, Economics
Enhancing Intent Analysis with Context, Joseph M. Wills, Computer Science
Theses from 2021
Plasmaspheric dynamics studied using a three-dimensional machine learning-based plasma density model in the inner magnetosphere and the ionosphere, Hannah Ace, Physics
La Balena: A Weird Fiction Representation of Women’s Asylums and Emigration in Fascist Italy, Aiden McGwire Blasi, English
Estrogen replacement in ovariectomized rats during acquisition delays the habit formation consistently observed in intact female rats with the same level of instrumental training, Gillian P. Bremer, Neuroscience
Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Aging as a Risk Factor for Cognitive Dysfunction, Maja Burch, Neuroscience
Impacts of Estrogen and Progesterone Replacement During Acquisition on Habit Formation in Ovariectomized Female Rats, Francesca Carasi-Schwartz, Psychological Sciences
Eco-Anxiety in “the Climate Generation”: Is Action an Antidote?, Isabel Grace Coppola, Environmental Studies
France’s Asylum Seeker and Refugee Populations in the Age of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Alexandra Crosby, Global & Regional Studies Department
Immune Cell Composition in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumors, Delores R. Cupak, Medicine (Immunobiology)
Prison, Punishment, and Premature Death: Group-differentiated Health Impacts of Incarceration during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Valentina Czochanski, Global Studies
Modeling pulmonary fibrosis: Impacts of glutaredoxin on differentiation in tracheosphere development, Alexander Robillard D'Amico, Larner College of Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Toward a More Efficient and Effective Method for Tracking 3D Bone Position and Orientation in Fluoroscopic Images, Harrison M. Davis, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Anxiety Responses Across the Estrous Cycle in Relation to BNST-PACAP Interactions, Claire Deckers, Psychological Sciences
The Influence of Vegetation and Green Spaces on Air Quality and Outdoor Air Temperature Mitigation on Multiple Scales, McKinley Deery, Environmental Studies
Rural Access to Credit in Vermont: An Examination of Rural Vermont’s Access to Credit and Regulated Lenders in the Wake of a Consolidated Banking Industry and the Subprime Crisis, Samuel Disman-Eager, Economics
Functional Characterization of Somatic STK11 Variants of Unknown Significance Identified in Lung Adenocarcinoma, Jenna G. Eaton, Biomedical and Health Sciences
COVID-19: How a Pandemic Exposed the Vulnerability of International Students in the U.S., Darcy Eliot, Global Studies
Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among Staphylococcus aureus strains in Animals: a systematic review, Seth W.M. Epling and John Barlow, Department of Biology
Understanding K-Pop Twitter as a site of Transnational Social Media Activism, Sorrel M. Galantowicz, Global Studies
Female Productivity and Calf Survivorship of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Bocas del Toro, Panama, Kahlia P. Gonzales, Biology
“Have Wigs- Will Travel”: An Exploration into the Culture and Evolution of Drag, Trans Identities, and Gender Nonconformity in the United States, 1952-2009, Carmen Annie Harris, History
Constructing a Rainbow OLED Using Fabry-Pérot Microcavities, Alex Howe, Physics
Social Capital and Disasters: A Study of Post-Hurricane Behavior & Attitudes in the United States, Lee D. Hughes, Political Science
Understanding the Normalization of Violence: Gender-Based Violence in Contemporary El Salvador, Sasha H. Hull, Latin American & Caribbean Studies
The Racial State and Race Formation: A Comparative Case Study of the Use of Racial Narratives and Government Coercion for Racial Nation-State Building in Chile, China, and Myanmar, McKenzie Imhoff, Sociology
Test of the Cognitive Vulnerability-Stress Model in Predicting Hypomanic Symptoms in College Students, Helena Meeri Juntunen, Psychological Science
Factors that Influence Whether Choices are Consistent with Loss Aversion, Julian Kafka, Psychological Science
The Effects of Body Mass Index on Hippocampal Volume in Women with Down Syndrome, Theresa M. Kirsimagi
"One Country Alone Cannot Solve These Problems": German Leadership's Role in Europe's Decade of Crisis, Sophia Knappertz, Global Studies
Legal Positivism, Natural Law, and Normativity, Jack P. Ligon, Philosophy
Exploring the Social, Emotional, and Educational Foundations and Merits of Elementary Afterschool Programs in Burlington Vermont, Charlotte F. McCarthy, Social Work
Neurophysiological and Behavioral Correlates of Post-Concussion Syndrome: A scoping review and validation of methods, Ashley Marie Mekkelsen, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science
Associations Between Internalizing Symptoms and Social Media Use in Young Adults with Chronic Pain, Jacqueline Mitzner, Psychological Sciences
The Direction of Justification Problem: Understanding the Strengths and Shortcomings of Philosophies of Economics, Liam O'Brien, Philosophy
Identifying the Impact of Glial Engulfment and Aβ42-induced Nervous System Dysfunction, Zoë A. Paige, Department of Biology
Investigation of Thermal Acclimation on Mitochondrial Membrane Fluidity in Tropical and Temperate Populations of Drosophila melanogaster, Neel Patel, Biology
The Effects of Maternal Antidepressant Usage on a Child’s Psychological Health, Skyler O. Pearse, Neuroscience
Modeling of Photophysical Phenomena: Anomalies to Kasha’s Rule and Conventional Stokes Shifts, Adam N. Petrucci, Chemistry
A computational and experimental analysis of the temperature stability of the enzyme Drosophila Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Ali Razavi, Ali (Shervin) Razavi, and Shervin (Ali) Razavi, Biology Department, Physics Department
Molecular Mechanisms of Cortex Glial Morphology in Drosophila, Grace Ross, Biology
Linking mycorrhizal colonization to pollinator behavior and reproductive success in highbush blueberry, Joanna Santoro, Biology
Movement-Improvisation Across the Lifecycle, Chloe Annabella Schafer, Anthropology & Dance
An Analysis of Potential Parallel Evolution between Two Spatial Scales of Balsam Poplar, Populus balsamifera, William E. Seligmann, Plant Biology
Misunderstood: Phenomenologically Informed Research of Illness Experiences of Individuals with "Pure O" OCD, Winter Skye Seyfer, Anthropology
Forging a New Freedom Trail: The Path to Black-White Wealth Equity in Boston, Emma J. Staff, Department of Education