Theses from 2020
On the Faculty of Intuition, Oliver P. Waite, Philosophy
The Guinea Pig Club: Social Support and Developments in Medical Practice, Camille J. Walton, History
Using X-ray diffraction of stream sediment to better understand the geology and weathering environment of central Cuba, Landon Williamson, Geology
Methamphetamine Exposure Delays Formation of Habitual Behavior in Female Rats, Abigail B. Wootton, Department of Psychological Science
Is Your Child Even Listening to You?: Relationship between Socialization of Coping and Coping Behavior, Moderated by Physiological Stress Reactivity, Emily E. Young, Psychological Sciences
Speech perception and involuntary orientation to speech stimuli in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Reana Leah Young-Morrison, Neuroscience
Assessing Trends in Future Precipitation Extremes in the Northeastern United States using the Method of Block Maxima, Connor Peter Zwonik, Mathematics and Statistics
Theses from 2019
Interaction of Age and Cancer Treatment on Brain Function and Structure in Breast Cancer Survivors, Yara Alshaabi, Psychiatry
Daughters of Ares: Iconography of the Amazons, Peyton K. Ashley, Classics Department
Understanding Public Perceptions of Immigrant Criminality, Hayley S. Barriere, Global Studies
"It's So Bomb": Exploring Corpus-Based Threat Detection on Twitter with Discourse Analysis, Addie Beach, Department of Romance Languages & Linguistics
El papel de mujeres españolas en la conquista y colonización de las Américas: las mujeres más importantes en el Pacífico sudamericano durante el siglo XVI, Lucille J. Bisselle, Department of Romance Languages and Linguistics
An Evolution of Jane and Lizzie: Adaptation Studies Need to Accommodate for the Rise of Internet-Based Media, Katherine Anne Bryce, English
Targeting the Roots of Disaster: Community Work Dismantling Vulnerability in Mariana, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, Rachael E. A. Carrell, Geography
Measurement of Changes in Heme Ruffling Caused by the Staphylococcus aureus Heme-Degrading Enzyme, IsdG, Amanda Rose Cornetta, Chemistry
Evolution of sociality in Anelosimus Spiders, Adelaide Speedie Cotter, Biology
Alexandria, Virginia: Climate and Health Assessment, Oona Mae Davies, Environmental Science
A Wilderness Techscape: Land-Use Conflict, Work, and Recreation on the Central Klamath River, Claire E. Dumont, Geography
UAV-Based Photogrammetric Profiling of Lessor's Quarry in South Hero, Vermont, Erin Lee Dundas, Geology
Second Language Acquisition and Memory Training Transfer: Could working memory training facilitate the learning of a second language?, Jessica Godes, Romance Languages and Linguistics
The Role of Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase in Regulating Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer, Keira L. Goodell, Department of Biology
The Not-So Frozen Conflict: Russia’s Ambitions in the Arctic and their Implications for NATO in the Far North, Anya Gorodentsev, German and Russian Department
“The Wickedest Man on Earth”: US Press Narratives of Austria-Hungary and the Shaping of American National Identity in 1898, Evan Haley, History
An Exploration of Demographic Risk as a Barrier to Engagement in Perinatal Wellness, XiXi Halvorson-Phelan, Neuroscience
Analysis of PARylation and PTEN Mutation Effects on PARP and PARG Inhibition Treatment in Primary Brain Tumors, Henre Michael Hermanowski, Biochemistry
Evaluation of Mucosal 5-HT Signaling and Potential Sex Differences in Motor Activity in the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis, Emily Anne Holt, Neurological Sciences
Control of Organic LED Emission Through Optically-Resonant Microcavity Confinement, Benjamin Isenhart, Physics
In vitro methods of antimicrobial susceptibility produce different estimates of cinnamon bark oil minimum inhibitory concentration for Staphylococcus aureus isolates from organic dairy farms, Samantha Keum, Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Non-Profits as Creators of Public Policy in Public-Private Partnerships, Emily Victoria Klofft, Political Science
Ecocritical Poster Art: Subverting Problematic Symbolic Tropes in Contemporary Environmentalism, Clarissa Mae Libertelli, Environmental Studies
Restlessness and Domesticity: Reading Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier, Margaret Ann Mahoney, History
Experimental Archaeology and Formation Processes: New Experiments with Spatial Modeling, Hayley Malloy, Anthropology
Embryonic Heat Shock and its Effect on Larval and Adult Performance in Drosophila melanogaster, Ana Marie Manuelian, Biology
Investigating Kinesin Kif18A as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Aggressive Cancers, Carolyn Anne Marquis, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
From Consumer to User: Illicit Drugs and Pharmaceuticals in Postmodern Art, Alice Matthews, Art and Art History
Chimera States and Seizures in a Mouse Neuronal Model, Henry M. Mitchell, Mathematics
Effects of Voluntary Exercise on Prefrontal-Dependent Set-Shifting in Adolescent Rats, Izabella Ostrowski, Psychological Science
Wild Emptiness: A Zen Approach to Environmental Ethics, Arden D. Porter, Philosophy
Reclaiming Cities and Spatial Citizenship: Contemporary Street Art as a Form of Political Aggravation and Protest, Morgan K. Quigg, Art History
Assessing Hurricane Maria’s Effect on Landscape Erosion Using In Stream Sediment From the Caribbean Island of Dominica, Melinda Quock, Geology
Psychogenic stress-induced expression, function and regulation of VEGF receptor signaling pathways in the neural pathways to the urinary bladder, Harpreet Rattu, Neurological Sciences
Riding the City: Renegade Spaces of Street BMX, Connor Smith, Geography
Impact of Language and History on Identity in Mauritius and La Réunion Through the Lens of Torabully and Marimoutou, Brooklyn Isabel Sophie Stam, Global Studies
Implementing Chronic Exercise After the Completion of Extinction Training in Mice Shows Promise in Reducing the Return of Fear in the Long Term, Mallory S. Stultz, Neuroscience
Personalities and Perceptions: Churchill, De Gaulle, and British-Free French Relations 1940-1941, Samantha Sullivan, History
International Monetary Fund Structural Adjustment Policy and Loan Conditionality in Ghana: Economic, Cultural, and Political Impacts, Samantha Terry, Global and Regional Studies
Theses from 2018
Positive allosteric modulators of VPAC1 receptor-mediated ERK activation, Justin Abbott, Neurological Sciences
Reviving Ophidia: Godly Serpents in Ancient Egyptian Magic and Mythology, Ariadne Argyros, Classics
Seeking Asylum Across the International Boundary: Legal Terms and Geopolitical Conditions of Irregular Border Crossing and Asylum Seeking Between the United States and Canada, 2016 - 2018, Sarah E. Barrett, Global and Regional Studies
Critical Films on Graphene Substrates, Renee Beneeski, Adrian Del Maestro, Juan Vanegas, and Valeri Kotov, Physics
Spectacular Tropes: Representations of the Roman Arena, Tiger Maurice Britt, Classics
Optical Properties of Mesoporous Tungsten(VI) Oxide Functionalized with ��-Conjugated Organic Molecules for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis, Jack Henry Burke, Chemistry
88.9: A Documentary Poem Examining Whiteness at the University of Vermont, Addison Campbell, English
Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whale Song in Pacific Central America, Emma P. Chereskin, Department of Biology
The Influence of Pain on the Development of PTSD Across the Acute Post Trauma Period, Julie P. Connor, Psychological Science
Success of Food Assistance Programs: Metrics to Evaluate Provision of Healthy Food Products Across Burlington, Vermont., Meghan Conway, Environmental Studies
Beyond Motor Function: The Role of the Cerebellum in Rodent Cognitive Flexibility, Jennifer M. Davidson, Neuroscience
Facilitated Self-Assembly of Hydrazone-based Molecular Cages and their Binding Properties, Natavan Dudkina, Chemistry
Reactionary Postmodernism? Neoliberalism, Multiculturalism, the Internet, and the Ideology of the New Far Right in Germany, William Peter Fitz, European Studies
Slant, Mattie Friberg, Film and Television Studies
Early Phonological Systematization in Children with Williams Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study, Claudia G. Garber, Linguistics
The Role of Sex Hormones in Inducing Maternal Uterine Remodeling and Vasodilation During Pregnancy, Annie D. Glessner-Fischer, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Art as Power: Francis I's Incorporation of the Italian at Château de Fontainebleau, Alaina Irene Hendrickson, Art History, French
Welcome Here: Defining History Through Playwriting, Stephen D. Indrisano, Theater
Iterative Exponential Growth through Manipulation of Sulfide Oxidation States, Tyler Jacob Jaynes, Chemistry
Investigating a Catalytic Approach for the Polymerization Reaction of Dichlorophosphinylphosphorimidic Trichloride, Aimee Johnston, Chemistry
De Jure School Segregation as the Result of Racist Housing Policies, Devin C. Kane, Economics
Keeping Up with the Psychoanalysts: Applying Lacanian and Feminist Theory to Reality Television, Catherine E. Leary, Film and Television Studies
Lagrangian Coherent Structures: A Climatological Look, Andrew Sven McCall Jr., Mathematics and Geography
The Intervening Role of Urgency on the Association Between Childhood Maltreatment, PTSD, and Substance-Related Problems, Rebecca Darya Mirhashem, Psychological Sciences
Microbiome composition of Pisaster ochraceous sea stars affected by sea star wasting disease, Becky Nesnevich, Biology
Nonsense Mutation in AIMP2 Reduces Protein Expression and Causes a Severe Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Pryce Patterson, Biochemistry
Understanding and Mitigating the Effects of the Childcare Cliff: A Case Study of Vermont, Lauren Alexandra Rayson, Economics
“The Greely Sensation”: Arctic Exploration and the Press, Stephen Noah Reck, History
Grounded: Stories of Refugee Resettlement in Vermont, Tilden M. Remerleitch, Geography
Wildlife Values of Conservation Professionals: A Case Study of Bear Researchers and Managers, Lucy E. Rogers, Geography
Quantifying stream phosphorus dynamics and total suspended sediment export in forested watersheds in Vermont, Sophia C. Ryan, Beverley Wemple, and Donald Ross, Geography
Plant essential oils do not alter antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus after exposure to sub-lethal concentrations, Heather S. Schuettner, Zoology
PACAP Expression in an Auditory Neurocircuit Relay Center, Matthew N. Segil, Neuroscience
Lifetime Estrogen Exposure, Cumulative Lifetime Stress, and Cognition in Later Life, Anna Erika Senft Miller, Psychological Science
In vivo characterization of hippocampal electrophysiological processes in the heterozygous Pten knockout model of autism, Anthony J. Spinella, Matthew Weston, and Jeremy Barry, Neuroscience
Enumerating Curves of Genus 2 Over Finite Fields, Rose K. Steinberg, Mathematics and Statistics
Investigating the Tumor Suppressor Role of RUNX1 in Human Breast Cancer, Adam S. Weinheimer, Biochemistry
5-HT6R Viral Vector-Mediated Indirect Pathway Activation in the Dorsolateral Striatum: A Discussion on Basal Ganglia Habitual and Goal-Directed Circuits, Caleb S. Winn, Neuroscience
EXPLORING THE DECLINE IN THE MALE SHARE OF COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT MASCULINITY, Julia Wood, Economics
Disability and Mere-Difference: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Disability and Well-Being, Kel M. Wright, Philosophy
The Meme as Post-Political Communication Form: A Semiotic Analysis, Jacob A. Yopak
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Effects of Confomational Change on the Angiogenic Activty of Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase, Khadar H. Abdi, Biochemistry
The Battle For Cape Wind: An Analysis of Massachusetts Newspapers and Their Framing of Offshore Wind Energy, John Alessi, Political Science
Optical and Electronic Investigation of Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Semiconductor Quinacridone, Michael V. Arnold, Physics
FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES and KEN OKIISHI: The Evolution and Representation of Experience, Ashlin Artemesia Ballif, Art History
Fyn-Mediated Regulation of Protein Kinase A, Sam Barritt, Biology
Co-occurrence of /t/ Variants in Young Vermont Speakers, Sarah Bellavance, Romance Languages and Linguistics
Polarization and Pulsars, Casey Lynn Brinkman, Physics
A Means to an End, A Means to an End, A Means to an End: Repetition through two filmmakers and four films, Alec O. Buzzell, Film and Television Studies
Pathways of p38, GSK3b, and Their Extensions to Mental Health, Amanda Carr, Neuroscience
The Impact of Act 148 on Food-Insecure Populations in Chittenden and Essex Counties of Vermont, Gina E. Cassara, Environmental Studies
Phase I Development of a Patient Perspective Measurement of Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care: The Patient-Centered Integration Profile, Brennen Clayton Caveney, Psychology
Computational Fluid Dynamic Modelling of a Small-Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, Ashley Victoria Chase, Mechanical Engineering
Historical Patterns of Arboviral Seroprevalence across Africa and Asia, George C. Chrisafis, Biology