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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Unmasking a Medieval Pseudo-Saint: The Peculiar Story of Sibylla of Marsal in Richer's Gesta Senoniensis Ecclesiae, Courtney Anne Smith, MA, History

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Relationships Between Undigested And Physically Effective Fiber In Lactating Dairy Cow Diets, Wyatt Alexander Smith, MS, Animal Science

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An Educator's Journey Of Finding Post-Traumatic Growth After Intimate Partner Violence Through Scholarly Personal Narrative Writing: Implications For Survivors, Advocates, And Educators, Alexandra T. Spannaus, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Characterizing The Management Practices And Decision-Making Processes Of Winter Maintenance Companies In The Lake Champlain Basin, Holden Smith Sparacino, MS, Natural Resources

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Biobehavioral Predictors Of Cannabis Use In Adolescence, Philip Aaron Spechler, PhD, Psychology

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Endotoxin Increases Oxidative Stress And Oxygen Tension While Reducing Milk Protein Gene Expression In The Mammary Gland, Alexander Jonathan Spitzer, MS, Animal Science

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The Structure of Parent-Child Coping Interactions as a Predictor of Adjustment in Middle Childhood: A Dynamic Systems Perspective, Sarah Budney Stanger, PhD, Psychology

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Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Semaphorin6A-PlexinA Signaling in Zebrafish Eye Development, Riley St. Clair, PhD, Neuroscience

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Contextual Control Of Instrumental Actions And Habits Following Retroactive Interference, Michael Steinfeld, MA, Psychology

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Evaluating Climate And Environmental Drivers Of Tree Species’ Growth Within The Northern Forest, Rebecca Stern, PhD, Natural Resources

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Rehab Tracker: Framework for Monitoring and Enhancing NMES Patient Compliance, Timothy Stevens, MS, Computer Science

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Repelling Contarinia Nasturtii (diptera: Cecidomyiidae), A Brassica Specialist, Using Non-Host Essential Oils, Chase Stratton, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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VO(dtpa) Complexes Immobilized on Mesoporous Silica: Structural Characterization and Mechanistic Investigation of Sulfide and Alkene Oxidation Reactions, Jenna R. Taft, PhD, Chemistry

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Characterizing and Quantifying Vaccine Discourse Patterns on Social Media Amidst Global Pandemics, Amelia Tarren, MS, Mathematical Sciences

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Simulating hydraulic interdependence between bridges along a river corridor under transient flood conditions, Matthew Everett Trueheart, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Edge-of-Field Hydrology and Nutrient Fluxes within Northeastern Agroecosystems: Evaluation of Alternative Management Practices and Water Quality Models, Cameron Robert Twombly, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Shining light on the storm: Using high-frequency optical water quality sensors to characterize and interpret storm nutrient and carbon dynamics among contrasting land uses, Matthew CH Vaughan, PhD, Natural Resources

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Latino College Student Athletes As Nepantleras: Fostering Academic Success And Athletic Identity At Two Ncaa Division Ii Institutions, Carlos Enrique Vega, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Understanding the Role of Androgen Receptor Signaling in Modulating p38-alpha Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Grace Kathryn Voorhees, MS, Pharmacology

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Investigating The Role Of Histidyl-Trna Synthetase In Zebrafish Nervous System Development, Ashley Waldron, PhD, Biology

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Organic Dairy Profitability in Vermont: Measuring the Impacts of Management and Market Forces on Farm Financial Performance, Jonathan Patrick Walsh, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Predicting College Outcomes: A Tool for Assessing Non-Cognitive Traits in Admissions Essays, Caroline Alexandra Weaver, MEd, Educational Leadership

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Local farmer knowledge of adaptive management on diversified vegetable and berry farms in the northeastern US, Alissa White, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Phosphorus Mobility and Speciation Under Dynamic Redox Conditions in Shallow Eutrophic Freshwater Systems, Austin Wilkes, MS, Geology

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Man's Best Friend: Using Dogs In Middle-Level Education To Improve Self-Efficacy For Students And Teachers, Emily A. Wills, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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On The Application Of Computational Modeling To Complex Food Systems Issues, Serge William Wiltshire, PhD, Food Systems

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The Incorruptible Integrator: A Streamlined Approach to IMC-PID Controller Tuning, Sam Wisotzki, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Happily Arguing: The Role of Parental Positive Emotions During Interparental Conflict on Child Functioning, Hannah Childs Woolfolk, PhD, Psychology

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Acoustic Emission Sensing for Crack Monitoring in Prefabricated and Prestressed Reinforced Concrete Bridge Girders, Robert Lee Worley II, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Geochronologic Constraints On The Timing Of Metamorphism And Exhumation Of The Tillotson Peak Complex In Northern Vermont, Cheyne Aiken, MS, Geology

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Rna Virus Ecology In Bumble Bees (bombus Spp.) And Evidence For Disease Spillover, Samantha Ann Alger, PhD, Biology

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An Automated Analysis Of Single Particle Tracking Data For Proteins That Exhibit Multi Component Motion., Rehan Ali, MS, Neuroscience

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Improving Detection And Prediction Of Bridge Scour Damage And Vulnerability Under Extreme Flood Events Using Geomorphic And Watershed Data, Ian Anderson, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Novelty Detection Of Machinery Using A Non-Parametric Machine Learning Approach, Enrique Angola, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Combining Observations Of Soils And Streams To Investigate Trends Caused By Reduced Acid Depositon In The Sleepers River Watershed, Jesse Armfield, MS, Geology

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Exploration Of Zirconium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydrophosphination With Primary Phosphines: Photocatalytic Single And Double Hydrophosphination, Christine Anne Bange, PhD, Chemistry

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Selenium In Thioredoxin Reductase: Resistance To Oxidative Inactivation, Oxidation States, And Reversibility Of Chemical Reactions, Drew Barber, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Developing Toward Generality: Combating Catastrophic Forgetting with Developmental Compression, Shawn L. Beaulieu, MS, Complex Systems

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Evaluating The Utility Of The Modified Cigarette Evaluation Questionnaire And The Cigarette Purchase Task For Predicting Acute Relative Reinforcing Efficacy In Cigarettes Which Vary In Nicotine Content, Cecilia L. Bergeria, PhD, Psychology

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Optimization of Turbulent Prandtl Number in Turbulent, Wall Bounded Flows, Donald Edward Bernard, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Improving Scalability of Evolutionary Robotics with Reformulation, Anton Bernatskiy, PhD, Computer Science

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War in the nursery: The impact of transgenerational trauma on refugee infant development, Anne Brassell, PhD, Psychology

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Insights From Narrative Reflections Of First Year Medical Students On Their Professional Formation, Laurey Burris, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Examining School Building-Level Implementation of an MTSS Problem-Solving Team, Nicole Carter, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Intersection Of Salt Signaling With Nodule Initiation And Maturation During Medicago Truncatula-Sinorhizobium Meliloti Symbiosis., Sanhita Chakraborty, PhD, Plant Biology

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Methylation Controlled J Protein Is A Master Regulator Of Mitochondrial Metabolism, Devin Pierre Champagne, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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The SH2 Domain-Containing Adaptor Protein SHD Reversibly Binds the CRKL-SH2 Domain and Knockdown of shdb Impairs Zebrafish Eye Development, Brendan Chandler, MS, Biology

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Chronic Kidney Disease and the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Katharine Lana Cheung, PhD, Clinical and Translational Science

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La Jaula De Oro Y Dreamers: Wellness Of Latinx Undocumented College Students In A Divisive Political Climate And #45 Era Presidency, Sarah Maria Childs, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Soil Aggregates: The mechanistic link to increased dissolved organic carbon in surface waters?, Malayika Cincotta, MS, Geology