Theses from 2017
A Comparative Study of the Anglo-British Act of Union (1707) and the British-Irish Act of Union (1801), Hunter A. Colvin, History
Effect of Maple Sugaring on Leaf Litter Decomposition in Vermont Forests, Emma A. Cronin, Biology
Implications of Notch Signaling in Taste Cell Replacement, Nicholas B. D'Alessandro, Biology
A Case Study of Vermont's Health Exchange: Missteps and Progress, Ashlynn R. Doyon, Political Science
Would I Eat This? Negotiating the Boundaries of Risk and Service in the Kitchen, Molly E. Duff, Anthropology
Protein Identification and Analysis of Blood Meal Digestion in Different Chagas Disease Insect Vector Body Parts Over Time, Emily M. Eakin, Biology
The Prodigal Journey in Modern Fiction, Max Eidelman, English
Creating Community: Cultural Experiences of Gay Men in Hartford, Connecticut and Burlington, Vermont from 1969 until 1981, Matthew J. Ganci, History
Interstices of Power: Considerations of women’s health and agency through creative nonfiction, Erica Rose Gilgore, Environmental Studies
The Effects of a Prolonged Administration of Amifostine on the Taste System, Jessica Lee Girardin, Biology
Marcel Proust’s 'Le Temps retrouvé': The Inner Book of Impressions and Metaphor as the Language of Thought, Korinne E. Hensley, Department of Romance Languages and Linguistics
The Burkini Buzz: Exploring French National Identity Discourse Through Social Media, Katherine Anne Hickey, Global and Regional Studies
The Scenic Design of Steven Dietz’s "Dracula" for the Royall Tyler Theatre Stage, Rosalind Cardin Isquith, Theatre
The Impact of Soviet Legacies of Informal Exchange on Corruption in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan, Colin Kamphuis, Political Science
Investigating the Grassroots Activities of Northeastern State Political Parties, Ruby Forelle LaBrusciano-Carris, Political Science
Fictions of Belonging: "New Arrival Literature" and Contemporary Discourse on U.S. Immigration, Olivia M. Langley, English
Neuroimaging of Habit-based vs. Goal-directed behavior in Instrumental Learning, Michael Jacob Lawler, Neuroscience
Engaging with the Spectrum of Normalcy: Creative Narratives to Challenge Preconceptions of Mental Illness, Brenna Alice Lewis-Slammon, English
PACAP-induced ERK phosphorylation in VPAC1 and VPAC2-expressing HEK cells is mediated by receptor endocytosis and PKC signaling, Anne K. Linden, Neuroscience
Alexander II and Gorbachev: The Doomed Reformers of Russia, Kate V. Lipman, History
Genetic Regulation of NKT Cell Function, Murisa Malagic, Biology
The Verbal Characterization and Categorization of the Non-Normatively Masculine Man in Classical Athens, Frances Merrill
Sound and Fury: Creating a Graphic Novel Adaptation of Macbeth, Benjamin R. Merrylees, English
The relations of metabolic syndrome to anxiety and depression symptoms in children and adults, Jennifer R. Michael, University of Vermont College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology & Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry
Cultural Heritage and Rising Seas: Water Management, Governance, and Heritage in Venice and Amsterdam, Katherine D. Mitchell, Environmental Studies
What You Look At, You Make: Menstruation and Fertility in Italian Renaissance Art, Rachael G. Nutt, Art History
Rio Como Vamos: Assessing the Triple Bottom-Line Legacies Being Left by the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games, Zack Pensak, Environmental Department
Examining Children’s Cognitions in Response to Interparental Conflict, Madeline M. Portnoy, Psychological Science
Tai Chi/Qi Gong in Mental Health Treatment and Prevention: A review of Meta-Analytic Evidence and an Analysis of Evidence Congruence with Training Practices, Colin A. Price, Psychological Science
Multi-informant Agreement on Emotional-Behavioral Symptoms in Families with and without Children with Dysregulation, Mickayla E. Royer, Neuroscience
Entertainment Law: Redefining the Role of Transactional Attorneys, Jonathan M. Savicky, The Department of Music and Dance
A Nation in Concert: The Role of the National Song Festivals in the Estonian Independence Movement, 1987-1991, Sophie Loraine Scharlin-Pettee, Political Science
Sleep Quantity and the Perception of Weight-Stigma Threat, Megan E. Speck, Psychological Science
Representations of Self and City in Botticelli's Illustrations of Dante's Commedia, Julia C. Spelman, Art History
Parent-Child Closeness and Coping Outcomes in Emerging Adulthood, Rebecca Lee Stormberg, Psychological Science
Predicting Vulnerability to Math Stereotype Threat, Jane K. Strudwick, Psychological Science
Making Gamer Worlds in Mass Appeal Futuristic Online Games, Emma R. Tait, Geography
Demographic and Emotional-Behavioral Predictors of Emotion Identification Accuracy and Eye Movement in Children, Michelle A. Thompson, Psychological Science
'Let Us Record the Atoms As They Fall Upon the Mind': Virginia Woolf Wrestles With James Joyce's Ulysses, Sophie Ryan Thorup, English
Grave Matters: Understanding Life and Death in a Rural Nineteenth Century Vermont Community by Studying a Family Interred at a Country Cemetery, Sophia E. White, History
Autumn Storms Trigger Enhanced Export of Iron, Phosphorus, and Carbon from a Forested Vermont Catchment, Austin E. Wilkes, Geology
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Performance and Limitation in Direct Cinema, Zackary Michael Adams, Film and Television Studies
Lower-Socioeconomic Status Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Clinical Characteristics, Attendance, and Implications for Future Practice, Hannah Lauren Apfelbaum, Psychological Science
Bernini’s Four Rivers Fountain: A Monument to Global Catholic Conversion, Kirsten S. Beard, Art & Art History
Investigating the Relationship Between Diet and PTSD Symptoms, Anna C. Bellard, Psychological Science
Differing Prefrontal Cortical Activation Across Multiple Forms of Discourse Production, Max Walter Breidenstein Mr., Neuroscience
Responding to the Darwinian Dilemma: Navigating the Lure of Universal Normativity and the Threat of Evaluative Skepticism, Jonathan P. Cares, Philosophy
Writing Fantasy, Ethan H. Childs, English
Women Writers in the Medieval Church: Context, Hierarchy, and Reception, Erin Clauss, History
The Gurlitt Trove: Its Past, Present and Future, Jacob R. Collins, Art & Art History
The Rising Cost of Tuition at Four Year Public Universities: A Comparison of the Explanations Offered by the Academic Literature and University Decision Makers, Katherine Ann Cudé, Economics
Blowing My Lines, Aidan Charles Dolbashian, English
The Abolitionist Archetype: Andrew Delbanco and the Ethics of Political Protest, Ariel F. Eaton, Political Science
Making Something From Nothing: Exploring Food, Transition, and Globalization in Post-Socialist Poland, Julianna F. Fedrizzi, Global & Regional Studies
Farmer Resiliency in a Changing Climate: A Comparative Study of Massachusetts and Vermont Farmers, Ann G. Fitzgerald, Environmental Program
Parental Tobacco Use: Impact on Child Emotion Identification Ability, Allison R. Giroux, Neuroscience
The effect of cyclophosphamide on salt taste in mice, Michael Gomella, Biology
Rumination, Negative Life Events, and Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of College Students, Molly B. Gormley, Psychological Science
Coping Strategies in Middle Childhood: The Role of Parental Modeling, Jamie A. Herold, Psychological Sciences
A Peculiar Approach to Death: The Work of Edward Gorey, Lydia Horne, Art History
Repackaging Grand Narrative: From Narrative to Database in the Remakes of Space Battleship Yamato and Mobile Suit Gundam, Aaron J. Kane, Department of Asian Languages and Literatures
Effects of a Secretin Receptor Antagonist on Cerebellar Learning, Josefina M. Kather, Psychological Science
Life history of Monocystis parasites and genetic diversity of their hosts, the invasive Amynthas earthworms, Erin L. Keller, Biology
NEW DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO IDENTIFYING CLIMATE DRIVERS IN NORTHERN CONIFERS, John Burns Kilbride, Geography
Fear Conditioning and Extinction: Examining the Role of GSK3β ser 389, Benjamin Liebman, Psychology
Impacts of chronic stress on urinary bladder function & recovery through modification of PACAP signaling, Morgan E. Mathews, Neurological Sciences
Multiple Queens versus Multiple Mates: A Test of the Polygyny/Polyandry Tradeoff Hypothesis in the Ant Veromessor pergandei, Rachel Mellen, Biology
A Market for Water Transfers in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the Role of Transaction Costs, Genevieve Meller, Economics
The effects of thermal acclimation on feeding rates and thermal tolerance in the invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Lake Champlain, VT, USA, Marissa Ng, Biology
Photocatalytic degradation of an organophosphorus compound by porous Au- and WO3- modified TiO2, David M. Parker, Chemistry
Brazilian Perspectives on the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, Kishan Patel, Anthropology
Hard Work, Cows and Community: Why young people in Bethel, Vermont are choosing to stay on dairy farms, Mikayla Sandra Peront, Environmental Studies
Optimization of a Diagnostic Platform for Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) Measurement in Human Plasma and Exploration of ORP after Trauma, David A. Polson, Biology
Pubertal Timing and Youth Internalizing Psychopathology: The Role of Relational Aggression, Hayley E. Pomerantz, Psychological Science
Use of a Chemical Chaperone to Attenuate Allergic Airway Inflammation, Gurkiranjit Kaur Rattu, Department of Biology; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Dissolution, Cleo Rohn, English
Can a T-Shirt Create Long-Term Change? Cause-Related Marketing in Preemptive Disaster Response and Mitigation Efforts, Alexander J. Rosenberg, Geography
Effects of Insulin on Brain Functioning in Postmenopausal Women, Sienna Marie Searles, Department of Psychiatry
The Effect of Chronic Stress on Generalization of Conditioned Fear, Amanda J. Senatore, Psychological Science
The Emerging “Immigrant-Friendly” City: How and why cities frame themselves as welcoming places to immigrants, Erika A. Shepard, Geography
Queering Time and Space: Mediated Desire in The Golden Bowl and Mrs. Dalloway, Alana J. Smith, English
Professionalism of Performing Musicians in Burlington, Vermont, Adam Sullivan, Anthropology
Feminized Asians and Masculinized Blacks: The Construction of Gendered Races in the United States, Emy P. Takinami, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Testing Potential Fish Fraud in Community-Supported Fisheries, Ryan J. Tartre, Biology
Establishing an Ovarian Cancer cell culture model system in order to study the molecular interaction between Src Family Kinases and Protein Kinase A, Jenna E. Todero, Biology
Renewal of an Extinguished Behavior in the Context of a Preceding Response, Jeremy M. Trott, Psychological Sciences
From The Ground Up: Cultural and Musical Implications of Live-Instrumental Hip-Hop, Jonah Ullman, Music
The North-South Divide: Regional Economic Inequality in Contemporary Italy, Ashley N. Usseglio, Sociology
Cortisol as a Moderator of Acute Distress in Predicting PTSD, Hannah L. Ward, Psychological Science
The United Tasks of Healing and Witnessing: The practice of combined ethics within Médecins Sans Frontières, Emma Clare Waters, Romance Languages
Effects of dietary restriction and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate supplementation on spontaneous locomotor activity in Drosophila melanogaster, Elizabeth Sarah White, Biology
Cognitive Flexibility and Academic Performance in College Students with ADHD: An fMRI Study, Ellen K. Wixted, Irene J. Sue, Sarahjane L. Dube M.S., and Alexandra S. Potter Ph.D., Psychiatry
The role of the low affinity cyclic nucleotide-binding site B in the activation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase Iα, Jessica Wohlfahrt, Biochemistry
Eye-gaze behavior and emotional accuracy: a categorical and dimensional analysis of youth with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, Hannah M. Woodruff, Neuroscience
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Female Agency in the Age of Chivalry: Charting a Tradition of Mutual Chivalry in Chrétien de Troyes, Brendan Wyman Anderson, English
Functional Characterization of a Drosophila Transgenic Line Expressing a Chimeric Flightin: Implications on Flight Muscle Structure and Mating Behavior, Harshal Athalye, Biology
Potassium Channel Allele Modulates Chronic Pain Experience, Summer Atkinson, Neuroscience
Wine-Dark Sheep: Ancient Color in a Modern Greek Odyssey, Alana R. Benson, Classics
Hard Incompatibilism and Criminal Law, Samantha M. Berthelette, Philosophy
The Social Realm of 18th Century British Ambassadors to France, Andrew M. Bowen, History