Current dissertations and theses from UVM graduate programs are submitted electronically and will be available in this collection approximately twelve weeks after the final submission by the candidate. Print and electronic dissertations and theses are browseable and searchable at UVM Theses & Dissertations.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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A Deed Without A Name: Magical Social Reproduction In Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, And The Tempest, Emily Thibodeau, MA, English

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The Role Of Bdnf-Mediated Neuroplasticity In Cardiovascular Regulation Within The Hypothalamus And Brainstem, Daniella Johanna Thorsdottir, PhD, Pharmacology

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Vermont Special Educators’ Perceptions On The Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In Universal Positive Behavioral Interventions And Supports (pbis), Cassandra L. Townshend, EdD, Educational Leadership

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Determinants Of Antibody Immunity In Flavivirus Infections And Immunization, Huy Tu, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Sit-Stand Performance With Wearables: An Indicator Of Impairment And Fall Risk In Multiple Sclerosis, Lindsey Tulipani, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

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Using Institutional Ethnography To Illuminate the Contested Space of Grading, Sharon Ultsch, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Effect of long-term dietary fat quality on metabolic health with a special focus on dairy fat, Allison L. Unger, PhD, Animal Science

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Leveraging Domain Knowledge in Deep Learning Systems, Colin Van Oort, PhD, Complex Systems and Data Science

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The Development and Validation of the Supportive Other Experiences Questionnaire: Integrating the Perspectives of the Social Support Provider After Traumatic Injury, Katherine Ann van Stolk-Cooke, PhD, Psychology

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Climate Responses Of Red Spruce (picea Rubens Sarg.) And Its Associated Forest Community Along Elevational Gradients In The Northeastern United States., Brittany Verrico, PhD, Plant Biology

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Carbon Monoxide Measurements in a CO2 Plasma Using Two-Photon Laser Induced Fluorescence, Brandon Voll, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Trace Metal Contamination In Urban Soils: A Field To Laboratory Methodological Framework For Characterization And Education, Sandra LeighAnne Walser, MS, Geology

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Transient effects in solution-processed organic thin films, Jing Wan, PhD, Physics

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The Feasibility of Over-Summer Snow Storage at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury VT, Hannah Sarah Weiss, MS, Natural Resources

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Parent Status and Post-Traumatic Stress Severity Experienced by Refugees, Holly Taylor Weldon, PhD, Psychology

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Perceived Addictiveness of Marijuana, Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Vermont Youth and Young Adults: Associations Between Addiction Perceptions, Sociodemographics, and Substance Use, Julia C. West, MA, Psychology

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Analysis Of Host Factors Involved In Regulating Hiv-1-Induced Syncytium Formation, Emily Elizabeth Whitaker, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Enhancing Ecosystem Services And Climate Resilience In Agriculture: A Transdisciplinary Approach, Alissa White, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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A Peridynamic Simulation Of Repeated Projectile Impacts On A Steel Plate, Jacob Williams, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Exploring Barriers And A Potential Solution For Physical Therapists Prescribing Physical Activity To Patients 50 Years And Older, Mariana Wingood, PhD, Interprofessional Health Sciences

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Two-Dimensional Bose–Hubbard Model for Helium on Graphene, Jiangyong Yu, MS, Physics

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Multiscale Modeling Of Biological Complexes: Strategy And Application, Xiaochuan Zhao, PhD, Chemistry

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Investigations Of Pnictogen And Boron-Group Compounds Towards The Synthesis Of Group Iii/v Pre-Ceramic Molecules, Brandon James Ackley, PhD, Chemistry

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Exploring tsRNA Function in Aggressive Breast Cancer Cell Models, Caroline Adams, MS, Pharmacology

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Apocalypse Out of Time: William Apess's Political Theology, Jeffrey Garfield Adams, MA, English

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The Vicissitudes Of Lack: Situating Asexuality Within Psychoanalysis, Nicholas Adler, MA, English

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Assessing the Biogeochemical Drivers of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in Forested Headwater Catchments: A Multi-Scaled Approach, Thomas Adler, MS, Geology

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Effects Of Chronic Stress On The Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide (pacap) In The Bed Nucleus Of The Stria Terminalis (bnst), Mahafuza Aktar, MS, Neuroscience

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Feeding Strategies For Grazing Organic Dairy Cows And The Impact On Milk Production., Ariel Ayers, MS, Animal Science

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The Energetic Consequences Of Winter Foraging For Northern Temperate Fish Species, Benjamin David Block, MS, Biology

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Using Chirality-Assisted Synthesis To Construct Light-Responsive, Freeform Helical Foldamers And Shape-Defined Polymers, Jessica Leigh Bocanegra, PhD, Chemistry

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Anti-Tumor Signaling Of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta In Breast And Thyroid Cancer Cells, Eric Bolf, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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More Than A Scholarship: College And Career Outcomes Of Mitchell Institute Promise Scholars, Loren Bowley Dow, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Rapid evolution in agroecosystems: transposable elements and epigenetics in the colorado potato beetle, Kristian Brevik, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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Determining the Different Trajectories of PTSD Symptoms During the Acute Post-Trauma Period, Zoe Brier, MA, Psychology

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Exciton Coherence in 1D Phthalocyanine Based Organic Crystalline Thin Films, KimNgan Burrill, PhD, Materials Science

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Subsurface Sensing with Shakers and Inspection Vehicles, Jonathan Robert Burton, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Shame, Pride, and Disclosure: Exploring Paths to Distress in Individuals with Paraphilic Fantasies, Wilson Alexander Captein, MA, Psychology

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Pathological Consequences Of Pdi Oxidoreductase Activity On Viral Protein Maturation, Nicolas Chamberlain, PhD, Pathology

Pathological Consequences Of Pdi Oxidoreductase Activity On Viral Protein Maturation, Nicolas Chamberlain, PhD, Pathology

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From Gondwana to GAARlandia: Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of spiders, Lisa Chamberland, PhD, Biology

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As the world interns: The impact of identity and social, economic, and cultural capital on college student internship engagement, Amanda Chase, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Glutathionylation/glutaredoxin Axis And The Regulation Of Epithelial Cell Plasticity And Fibroblast Activation In Airway Fibrosis, Shi Biao Chia, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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William S. Culbertson and The Search for The Geopolitical Imperium, Gerard Colby, MA, History

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What Is Wardian?: Formulating Jesmyn Ward’s Literary Style And Technique Through Textual Analysis, Comparison, And Differentiation, Ryan Anthony James Conroy, MA, English

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Social Networking and Social Media as Resilience Strategies Among US Women Farmers, Kerry Daigle, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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“a Mighty Woman With A Torch”: Dorothy Thompson’s Call For American Action Against Nazism And Jewish Persecution, 1931-1945, Kiara Brynne Day, MA, History

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Effects Of Winter Ticks And Internal Parasites On Moose Survival And Fecundity In Vermont, Usa, Jacob Richard DeBow, MS, Natural Resources

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Implications of the CALM-AF10 oncogenic fusion protein on Wnt signaling in leukemia, Jamie Lucille Deutsch, MS, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Essays on modeling and analysis of dynamic sociotechnical systems, David Rushing Dewhurst, PhD, Complex Systems