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 2019

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Comedy Basque Style: A Recontextualization of Commedia all'Italiana, Zackary Michael Adams, MA, English

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Interfacial Mechanical Behavior Between Nacreous Tablets Under Normal And Shear Stresses, Saleh Jaman Alghamdi, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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A Socio-Ecological Revolution in Monetary Theory: An Argument for, the Development of, and an Application of Ecological Monetary Theory, Joe Allen Ament, PhD, Natural Resources

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Parsing Heterogenity In Non-Episodic, Pediatric Irritability: A Transdiagnostic, Research Domain Criteria Informed Approach, Merelise Rose Ametti, MA, Psychology

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Optimal dispatch of uncertain energy resources, Mahraz Amini, PhD, Electrical Engineering

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Ecology Of Composted Bedded Pack And Its Impact On The Udder Microbiome With An Emphasis On Mastitis Epidemiology, Tucker Andrews, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Voice Matters: Building Resonance In Education Using Stories About Identity And Belonging, Joseph A. Antonioli Jr., MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Identifying College Students’ Course-Taking Patterns In Stem Fields, Fahimeh Bahrami, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Tools for landscape-scale automated acoustic monitoring to characterize wildlife occurrence dynamics, Cathleen Michelle Balantic, PhD, Natural Resources

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Residual Soil Phosphorus in Tropical Oxisols: An Opportunity to Enhance Fertilizer Use Efficiency?, Lauren Bomeisl, MS, Natural Resources

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Distributed Control of Electric Vehicle Charging: Privacy, Performance, and Processing Tradeoffs, Micah Botkin-Levy, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Reliability of Inter- and Intra-Examiner Loading of the Knee Joint During Simulated MRI, Tess Aspen Braddish, MS, Bioengineering

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Clinical Evidence Technologies and Patient Care, Marianne D. Burke, PhD, Clinical and Translational Science

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The Body In Avant Garde Poetry, Matthew Luis Burkett, MA, English

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Increasing Private Contributions To Environmental Goods With Behavioral Insights, Hilary Byerly Flint, PhD, Natural Resources

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Toward Macromolecular Shape And Size Control: Novel Enantioselective Nitrations And Iterative Exponential Growth Methods For Polymer Synthesis, Joseph Patrick Campbell, PhD, Chemistry

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Exploring the Modularity and Structure of Robots Evolved in Multiple Environments, Collin Cappelle, PhD, Computer Science

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Caught In Motion: Structural Studies Of Nucleic Acid Repair Enzymes, Brittany Carroll, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Quantum entanglement of one-dimensional spinless fermions, Emanuel Casiano-Diaz, MS, Physics

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Studies On The Molecular Mechanism Of S-Tide Mediated Activation Of Pkg-Iα, Joseph William Charles, MS, Pharmacology

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Mathematical Analysis of Some Partial Differential Equations with Applications, Kewang Chen, PhD, Mathematical Sciences

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Metal Catalyzed Group 14 And 15 Bond Forming Reactions: Heterodehydrocoupling And Hydrophosphination, Michael Cibuzar, PhD, Chemistry

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Applications In Sentiment Analysis And Machine Learning For Identifying Public Health Variables Across Social Media, Eric Michael Clark, PhD, Complex Systems

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Multiscale Expression Of Apatite Dissolution, Adele Conde, MS, Geology

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Consumer Support For Renewable Energy Systems: A Case Study Of Community Biodigesters In Vermont, Katelynn Maria Conedera, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Examining The Malleability Of Cigarette Product Preference, Danielle Rose Davis, PhD, Psychology

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Online First-Generation Students: A Qualitative Study on Retention, David Michael Dearden, EdD, Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration

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The Upsides & Downsides of College Athletics Within the NCAA: An Analysis of the Rules and a Personal Account of the Power of Resilience, Cassidy Evelyn Derda, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Regulation Of Natural Killer T Cell Subset Development And Function By Slam Family Receptors, Victoria DeVault, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Mitigating Gaseous Nitrogen and Carbon Losses from Northeastern Agricultural Soils via Alternative Soil Management Practices, Kyle Michael Dittmer, MS, Natural Resources

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Association Of Sickle Cell Trait With Exertional Rhabdomyolysis And Atrial Fibrillation., Daniel R. Douce, MS, Clinical and Translational Science

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Comprehensive Farm-to-School: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of the Classroom, Cafeteria, and Community, Suzanna Elkin, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Early Undergraduate Publishing At The University Of Vermont: Literary And Debating Societies & Their Publications, 1803-1865, Alexander Hampton Ellis, MA, History

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Neurodevelopmental Roles of Semaphorin6A/PlexinA2 Signaling in Zebrafish, Sarah Elizabeth Emerson, PhD, Biology

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Network Scientific and Information Theoretic Approaches to Social Media During Extreme Climate Events, Benjamin Freixas Emery, MS, Complex Systems

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Finding Faith in the Academy: Religious Exploration as a High-Impact Practice for Quarterlife Students, Angela Erdmann, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Development And Characterization Of Multi-Crosslinking Injectable Hydrogels For Use In Cell And Drug Delivery, Jennifer Etter, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

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Natural Selection For Disease Resistance In Hybrid Poplars Targets Stomatal Patterning Traits And Regulatory Genes., Karl Christian Fetter, PhD, Plant Biology

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Comparison of Methods for Detection of Listeria on Wooden Shelves used for Cheese Aging: Challenges Associated with Sampling Porous Surfaces, Gina Christine Frontino, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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Characterization Of Epigenetic Plasticity And Chromatin Dynamics In Cancer Cell Models, Diana Lea Gerrard, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Bhutanese Refugee Students: Their Perceptions Of High School And Challenges Of Accessing A Four-Year College Degree In The U.s., Hemant Tamang Ghising, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Validation of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy in Youth, Andrew Douglas Gill, PhD, Psychology

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Examining The Impact Of Undergraduate Study Abroad On Early Career Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Approach, Noah Goldblatt, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Uncovering the Drivers of Non-Native Plant Invasions Using Ecological Data Synthesis, Marina Golivets, PhD, Natural Resources

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Multi-Polarized Channel Characterization, Marcia Golmohamadi, PhD, Electrical Engineering

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Using Word Embeddings to Explore the Language of Depression on Twitter, Sandhya Gopchandani, MS, Computer Science

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Measuring Linguistic and Cultural Evolution Using Books and Tweets, Tyler Gray, PhD, Mathematical Sciences

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From Maintenance To Stewardship: Green Stormwater Infrastructure Capacity In Vermont Towns & Design And Participatory Processes To Provide Cultural Ecosystem Services, Holly Lee Greenleaf, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Impact of a Winter Rye Cover Crop on Edge-of-Field Nutrient Losses and Corn Silage Production, Keegan Griffith, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Effects Of Tumor-Related Factors And Chemotherapy On Skeletal Muscle And The Protective Effects Of Exercise, Blas Anselmo Guigni, PhD, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics