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 2020

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Parenting Style and Relational Aggression: The Moderating Role of Physiological Reactivity, Maria Lent, MA, Psychology

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Bed Nucleus Of The Stria Terminalis Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Peptide Projections To The Central Nervous System Regions, Lauren Lepeak, MS, Pharmacology

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Novel Pausing Behavior Of The Kinesin-3 Family Member KIF1A Is Regulated By Tau, Dominique V. Lessard, PhD, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

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Recalibrating Our Moral Compass: How America's Narrowing Value System is Erasing LGBTQ+ People in Schools, Andrew LeValley, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Measuring The Implementation Fidelty Of Usa Hockey’s American Development Model, Leon Lifschutz, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Optimization of Mixing Efficiency in Low Reynolds Unlike Doublet Injectors by Incorporating Swirl, Samuel Braggins Ligon, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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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

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Enhancement of Charge Transfer in Thermally-expanded and Strain-stabilized TIPS-pentacene Thin Films, Yang Li, PhD, Materials Science

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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

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Chemical Properties And Probiotics Survivability Of Symbiotic Coconut Yogurt Using Polymerized Whey Protein As A Gelation Agent, Jinglin Lu, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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Examining Place Meanings in the Social Media of the U.S. National Park Service, Camille Marcotte, MS, Natural Resources

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Increasing The Agronomic And Economic Value Of Chickpea And Pea, Edward Marques, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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Extremal/Saturation Numbers for Guessing Numbers of Undirected Graphs, Jo Ryder Martin, MS, Mathematics

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Altered Fast Synaptic Transmission in an in vitro Mouse Model of Epileptic Encephalopathy, Matthew McCabe, PhD, Neuroscience

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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

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Regulation Of Neuroinflammation After Ischemic Stroke By Astroglial Endothelin Receptor Type-B Signaling, John McInnis, PhD, Neuroscience

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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

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From Molecules to Whole Organisms: Insect Responses to Climate Change, Emily Elizabeth Mikucki, PhD, Biology

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Effects Of Forage Quality And Management Decisions On Feed Intake Of Lactating Dairy Cows, Michael Miller, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science

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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

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Investigating The Runx1-Cbfβ Transcription Factor Complex As A Mitotic Gene Bookmark To Maintain The Normal Mammary Epithelial Phenotype, Eliana Moskovitz, MS, Pharmacology

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The circuit and cocircuit lattices of a regular matroid, Patrick Mullins, MS, Mathematical Sciences

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Chirality-Assisted Synthesis of Single-Handed Freeform Helical Ladder Polymers, Kyle Everett Murphy, PhD, Chemistry

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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

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Pacific Northwest To New England: Exploring The Intersections Of Invasive Ecology, Forest Management, And Alternative Energy, Alexandra N. Neidermeier, MS, Natural Resources

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A Qualitative Study Of School Transiency Among Students With Disabilities, Laura R. Nugent, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Examining sucrose subjective response among individuals with opioid use disorder, Taylor Anne Ochalek, PhD, Psychology

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The Intersection of Motherhood and Manipulation: How Slavery Informs The Maternal Identity, Meghan O'Day, MA, English

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The Role of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Reactivity on the Association between Childhood Adversity, Symptoms of Psychopathology, and Metabolic Health, Kerry O'Loughlin, PhD, Psychology

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Guide to Urban Gardening in Winooski Valley, Vermont, Grace Claire O'Neil, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Effects of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi on reproductive traits in Vaccinium corymbosum, Erin O'Neill, MS, Biology

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Reference Governors: From Theory to Practice, Joycer Osorio, PhD, Electrical Engineering

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Being Myselves to Belonging Together, Jill Kristen Pardini, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Becoming Giants Themselves: Advocating for Greater Inclusion of Students' Scholarly Ideas and Experiences in Academia, Richard Parlato, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Predicting Wildlife Distributions And Resilience Under Alternative Futures, Schuyler Pearman-Gillman, PhD, Natural Resources

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Towards a Developmental Theory of Coping: The Structure and Function of Coping in Emerging Adults, Virginia Diane Peisch, PhD, Psychology

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Experimental And Computational Studies Of Heat Transfer In Flexible Two-Dimensional Woven Fiber Ceramic Materials, Rodrigo Penide Fernandez, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

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Cognitive Predictors of Depressive Symptoms: Cognitive Reactivity, Mood Reactivity, and Dysfunctional Attitudes, Jessica Perez, MA, Psychology

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"Do You Want To Live?": Law, Freedom, and Psychosis in the Modernist Novel, Edward Pomykaj, MA, English

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Measuring and Modeling Information Flow on Social Networks, Tyson Charles Pond, MS, Mathematics

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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

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Enabling Innovation In The Energy System Transition, Bonnie Wylie Pratt, PhD, Natural Resources

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College Coaches’ Experiences, Knowledge and Attitudes to Support Student-Athlete Mental Health, Cathy Rahill, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Genetic And Functional Approaches To Understanding Autoimmune And Inflammatory Pathologies, Abbas Raza, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Long-Term Dynamics And Silviculture Of Northern Hardwood Forests In The Northeast United States, Nicole Rogers, PhD, Natural Resources

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The Axes of Fantasy: A Lacanian Exploration of Time and Space, Amelia Royce, MA, English

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Pharmacological Inhibition Of Hif-1 Alpha And Its Effects On Dendritic Cell Metabolic Reprogramming, Warrick Sahene, MS, Pharmacology

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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

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Tsrna Involvement In Promoting Breast Cancer Phenotypes, Stephanie Scalia, MS, Pharmacology

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The Negative Consequences Of Positive Stereotypes: Positive Gender Stereotypes Elicit Negative Stereotype Beliefs But Not Stereotype Threat For Women In Stem., Elizabeth Scharnetzki, PhD, Psychology