Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Essays on modeling and analysis of dynamic sociotechnical systems, David Rushing Dewhurst, PhD, Complex Systems
Queer Anxieties in Washington State History, Michael Diambri, MA, History
Redox Regulation Of Src Kinase: Implications For Innate Il-33 Signaling In Allergen Responses, Christopher Michael Dustin, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Factors Affecting The Adoption Of Automated Wood Pellet Heating Systems In The Northeastern US And Implications For The Transition To Renewable Energy, Laura Edling, PhD, Natural Resources
The Fear Of Failure As An Athlete And An International Student: The Search For Meaning Making Outside My Comfort Zone, Loftur Páll Eiriksson, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Utilizing Machine Learning For Respiratory Rate Detection Via Radar Sensor, Anwar Elhadad, MS, Electrical Engineering
Validation Of Two Gluten Elisa Assays Utilizing A Novel Polyclonal Antibody System, Lukas Emerson-Mason, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Active Magnetic Sensing for Urban Target Discrimination, Wilson Ezequelle, MS, Mechanical Engineering
An Investigation Of The Relationships Between Callous-Unemotional Traits, Emotion Regulation, Antisocial Behavior, And Gender, Amanda Falcon, MA, Psychology
An Exploration Of Β -Hydroxy- Α -Diazo Carbonyls In Synthesis: Fragmentation, Vinyl Cation Formation And Conjugate Addition Reactions, Jian Fang, PhD, Chemistry
Understanding Grain Boundary And Stress Concentration Effects On Strengthening Mechanisms In Nanotwinned Metals, Qiongjiali Fang, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
A Generic Classification Of The Thelypteridaceae, Susan E. Fawcett, PhD, Plant Biology
Co-optimization of a Robot's Body and Brain via Evolution and Reinforcement Learning, Jack Felag, MS, Complex Systems
The Utilization of Software Defined Radios for Adaptive, Phased Array Antenna Systems, Evan Fennelly, MS, Electrical Engineering
Software Defined Radio Based Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Ground Penetrating Radar, Patrick Fiske, MS, Electrical Engineering
Reference Governors for Time-varying Systems and Constraints, Collin Freiheit, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Aridity in the Literature of the American West: Water in Stegner's Angle of Repose and Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang, Annie Frodeman, MA, English
Measuring Comprehensive Wellbeing In Vermont: An Applied Economics Perspective, Katherine Gallagher, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
"Saved? What is saved?": The Potentiality of Bakhtinian Ecology in DeLillo's White Noise, Kelly Gray, MA, English
Farm Fresh Food Boxes, Lauren Greco, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Some results on a set of data driven stochastic wildfire models, Maxfield E. Green, MS, Complex Systems
Seed Systems Of Bhutanese-Nepali Refugee Gardeners: Making Place In Chittenden County, Vermont, June Guo, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
A Chemical Genetics Approach To Understand The Regulation Of Cryptosporidium Sexual Differentiation, Md Mahmudul Hasan, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Microwave Assisted Heating of a Ferromagnetically-Doped Propellant for Small Satellites: An Efficacy Study, Thomas Joseph Heffernan, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Microwave Assisted Heating of a Ferromagnetically-Doped Propellant for Small Satellites: An Efficacy Study, Thomas Joseph Heffernan, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Resilience Amidst Adversity: The Sine Qua Non Principle for Meaningful and Effective Leadership in Education, Jennifer Jang Helgesen, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Open Source Quantitative Stress Prediction Leveraging Wearable Sensing and Machine Learning Methods, Blake Hewgill, MS, Electrical Engineering
The Utilization of Host-Derived Compounds by Gram-Negative Bacteria, Lauren Alexandra Hinkel, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Formulation And Functional Properties Of Whey Protein Based Tissue Adhesive Using Totarol As An Antimicrobial Agent, Yifan Hou, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Restorative Supervision: Experiences of Mid and Senior-Level Professionals in Using Restorative Practices as Supervisors in Residential Life, Brandin Howard, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Exploring Intersectional Typologies of (Dis)advantage in United States Medical School Applicants, Alison Howe, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Finding Brain Predictors Of Psychostimulant Medication Use In Adhd Using Machine Learning, Zoe Irene Hulce, MS, Pharmacology
Assessing The Effectiveness Of A Luminally Restricted 5-Ht4 Agonist For The Treatment Of Colitis And Constipation, Molly C. Hurd, MS, Pharmacology
Economic Efficiency and Carbon Emissions in MES with Flexible Buildings, Zach Lawrence Hurwitz, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Characterization of the University of Vermont Plasma Torch and Simulation of Pyrolysis Gas and Plasma Interactions, Precious Jagun, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Planning For People In Communities And Outdoor Recreation Places: Fostering Community Cohesion, Shaping Place Meanings, And Exploring Imaginaries, Yumiko Jakobcic, PhD, Natural Resources
Three-Phase Hybrid Model Of Bacterial Biofilm Growth, Xing Jin, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
The Environmental Microbiome In A Changing World: Microbial Processes And Biogeochemistry, Stephanie Juice, PhD, Natural Resources
Energy Justice, Just Transitions, And Renewable Energy Policies: Examining Energy Transitions In The State Of Vermont, Walter Keady, MS, Natural Resources
Autobiography She Wrote: Agatha Christie and the Problem of Female Authorship, Jesse Marie Keel, MA, English
Examining Vermont Agricultural Producers’ Willingness To Pay For Extension One-On-One Business Planning Services And Future Programming Considerations, Anthony Kitsos, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
The Challenges Of Inclusive Education Policy Implementation In Ghana: Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Sefakor Grateful-Miranda Ama Komabu-Pomeyie, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Shape Detection Of Concealed Conductive Objects Using Microwave Ultra-Wideband Spectra, Kyle Kowalczyk, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Design for an Increasingly Protean Machine, Sam Kriegman, PhD, Computer Science
The Potential of Refugee Seed Systems to Promote Contemporary Adaptation in Traditional Crops: A Case Study of African Maize in New England, Andi Kur, MS, Plant and Soil Science
The Iteration Domain Reference Governor, a Constraint Management Scheme for Batch Processes, Aidan Ridner Laracy, MS, Mechanical Engineering
A Software Defined Radio Interrogator for Passive Harmonic Transponders, Timothy Fennell Laracy, MS, Electrical Engineering
A State Estimation Framework for Fatigue Monitoring and Prognosis of Minimally Instrumented Structural and Biomechanical Systems, Benjamin LeBlanc, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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