Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Performing Arts: An Equalizer In Education For All Students, A Teaching Artist’s Perspective, Annalisa Ledson, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Seasonal Water Column Dynamics Exert Strong Control On The Chemical Partitioning Of Benthic Phosphorus Pools Of Shallow Eutrophic Freshwater Systems, Meagan Leduc, MS, Geology
Parenting Style and Relational Aggression: The Moderating Role of Physiological Reactivity, Maria Lent, MA, Psychology
Bed Nucleus Of The Stria Terminalis Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Peptide Projections To The Central Nervous System Regions, Lauren Lepeak, MS, Pharmacology
Novel Pausing Behavior Of The Kinesin-3 Family Member KIF1A Is Regulated By Tau, Dominique V. Lessard, PhD, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Recalibrating Our Moral Compass: How America's Narrowing Value System is Erasing LGBTQ+ People in Schools, Andrew LeValley, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Measuring The Implementation Fidelty Of Usa Hockey’s American Development Model, Leon Lifschutz, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Optimization of Mixing Efficiency in Low Reynolds Unlike Doublet Injectors by Incorporating Swirl, Samuel Braggins Ligon, MS, Mechanical Engineering
The architecture of a lower-crustal shear zone and evidence for along-strike variations in strain localization and partitioning, Fiordland, New Zealand, Peter Carl Lindquist, MS, Geology
Enhancement of Charge Transfer in Thermally-expanded and Strain-stabilized TIPS-pentacene Thin Films, Yang Li, PhD, Materials Science
The Intersection Of Organizational Form And Employee Relationships: A Social Network Analysis Of Rural School Educators, Randi Beth Lowe, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Chemical Properties And Probiotics Survivability Of Symbiotic Coconut Yogurt Using Polymerized Whey Protein As A Gelation Agent, Jinglin Lu, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Examining Place Meanings in the Social Media of the U.S. National Park Service, Camille Marcotte, MS, Natural Resources
Increasing The Agronomic And Economic Value Of Chickpea And Pea, Edward Marques, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Extremal/Saturation Numbers for Guessing Numbers of Undirected Graphs, Jo Ryder Martin, MS, Mathematics
Altered Fast Synaptic Transmission in an in vitro Mouse Model of Epileptic Encephalopathy, Matthew McCabe, PhD, Neuroscience
From Tap to Table: Consumer Values, Producer Attitudes, and Vermont Maple Syrup in a Dynamic Landscape, Aidan Conor McCracken, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Regulation Of Neuroinflammation After Ischemic Stroke By Astroglial Endothelin Receptor Type-B Signaling, John McInnis, PhD, Neuroscience
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Two Contraceptive Services Interventions For Women Receiving Medication For Opioid Use Disorder And At Risk Of Unintended Pregnancy, Heidi S. Melbostad, PhD, Psychology
From Molecules to Whole Organisms: Insect Responses to Climate Change, Emily Elizabeth Mikucki, PhD, Biology
Effects Of Forage Quality And Management Decisions On Feed Intake Of Lactating Dairy Cows, Michael Miller, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Who Performs Pro-Environmental Behaviors (PEBs) and Why? Examining the Impacts of Motivation, Environmental Attitudes, Identity, and Climate Change Concerns on Intended and Actual PEBs, Roberta Sofia Molokandov, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Investigating The Runx1-Cbfβ Transcription Factor Complex As A Mitotic Gene Bookmark To Maintain The Normal Mammary Epithelial Phenotype, Eliana Moskovitz, MS, Pharmacology
The circuit and cocircuit lattices of a regular matroid, Patrick Mullins, MS, Mathematical Sciences
Chirality-Assisted Synthesis of Single-Handed Freeform Helical Ladder Polymers, Kyle Everett Murphy, PhD, Chemistry
Assessing growth and methods of decontamination of Listeria monocytogenes in brushes and brines used for production of washed-rind cheese, Rosalind Grace Neale, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Pacific Northwest To New England: Exploring The Intersections Of Invasive Ecology, Forest Management, And Alternative Energy, Alexandra N. Neidermeier, MS, Natural Resources
A Qualitative Study Of School Transiency Among Students With Disabilities, Laura R. Nugent, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Examining sucrose subjective response among individuals with opioid use disorder, Taylor Anne Ochalek, PhD, Psychology
The Intersection of Motherhood and Manipulation: How Slavery Informs The Maternal Identity, Meghan O'Day, MA, English
The Role of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Reactivity on the Association between Childhood Adversity, Symptoms of Psychopathology, and Metabolic Health, Kerry O'Loughlin, PhD, Psychology
Guide to Urban Gardening in Winooski Valley, Vermont, Grace Claire O'Neil, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Effects of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi on reproductive traits in Vaccinium corymbosum, Erin O'Neill, MS, Biology
Reference Governors: From Theory to Practice, Joycer Osorio, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Being Myselves to Belonging Together, Jill Kristen Pardini, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Becoming Giants Themselves: Advocating for Greater Inclusion of Students' Scholarly Ideas and Experiences in Academia, Richard Parlato, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Predicting Wildlife Distributions And Resilience Under Alternative Futures, Schuyler Pearman-Gillman, PhD, Natural Resources
Towards a Developmental Theory of Coping: The Structure and Function of Coping in Emerging Adults, Virginia Diane Peisch, PhD, Psychology
Experimental And Computational Studies Of Heat Transfer In Flexible Two-Dimensional Woven Fiber Ceramic Materials, Rodrigo Penide Fernandez, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Cognitive Predictors of Depressive Symptoms: Cognitive Reactivity, Mood Reactivity, and Dysfunctional Attitudes, Jessica Perez, MA, Psychology
"Do You Want To Live?": Law, Freedom, and Psychosis in the Modernist Novel, Edward Pomykaj, MA, English
Measuring and Modeling Information Flow on Social Networks, Tyson Charles Pond, MS, Mathematics
The Incidence of Inverter Incidents: Understanding and Quantifying Contributions to Risk in Systems with Large Amounts of Inverter-Based Resources, Caroline Rose Popiel, MS, Electrical Engineering
Enabling Innovation In The Energy System Transition, Bonnie Wylie Pratt, PhD, Natural Resources
College Coaches’ Experiences, Knowledge and Attitudes to Support Student-Athlete Mental Health, Cathy Rahill, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Genetic And Functional Approaches To Understanding Autoimmune And Inflammatory Pathologies, Abbas Raza, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Long-Term Dynamics And Silviculture Of Northern Hardwood Forests In The Northeast United States, Nicole Rogers, PhD, Natural Resources
The Axes of Fantasy: A Lacanian Exploration of Time and Space, Amelia Royce, MA, English
Pharmacological Inhibition Of Hif-1 Alpha And Its Effects On Dendritic Cell Metabolic Reprogramming, Warrick Sahene, MS, Pharmacology
Evaluation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal in Alternative Management Practices for Dairy Farm Production Area Runoff: Bioretention Cells and a Woodchip Bioreactor Treatment System, Jillian Sarazen, MS, Plant and Soil Science