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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Ecosystem Function Along an Elevational Gradient in Vermont, Emily Page Piche, MS, Natural Resources

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Predictors of Psychotherapy Attrition among Refugees, Emily Robin Pichler, PhD, Psychology

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On the Subject of Autism: Lacan, First-Person Writing, and Research, Adam Neil Poulin, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Design, Prototyping And Fabrication Of Powder Spray Device For Dehydrated Biological Particulates, James Reilly, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Digital Affect and the Rhetorical Situation After the Las Vegas Shooting, Andrew Ridgeway, MA, English

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Transformative Preparation: Measuring The Intercultural Competence Development Of Higher Education And Student Affairs (hesa) Students And Exploring The Intercultural Learning Experience Across Assistantship Sites, Rafael A. Rodriguez, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Performance-Based Seismic Monitoring of Instrumented Buildings, Milad Roohi, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Maintenance Of Mammary Epithelial Phenotype By Transcription Factor Runx1 Through Mitotic Gene Bookmarking, Joshua Rose, MS, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Male Weight Control: Crowdsourcing and an Intervention to Discover More, Tiffany Rounds, PhD, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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Designing A Survey Instrument To Operationalize Faculty Perceptions Of Military-Connected Student-Faculty Interaction At Civilian Colleges And Universities, Jennifer J. Rousseau, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Inflammation Of The Taste Sensory System: Cyclophosphamide And Amifostine, Anish Ali Sarkar, MS, Biology

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Evolutionary History Of The Angiosperm Npf1 Gene Subfamily: Duplications, Retention And Functional Implications For Root Symbioses And Development, Giovanna Sassi, PhD, Plant Biology

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Spectroscopic Study of the Formation and Degradation of Metalated Tetrapyrroles by the Enzymes CfbA, IsdG, and MhuD, Ariel E. Schuelke-Sanchez, PhD, Chemistry

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The Contribution Of Metabolism To The Regulation Of Caspase Activity And Cell Death In T Lymphocytes, Michael Anthony Secinaro, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Climate Change And Land Use/cover Change Impacts On Watershed Hydrology, Nutrient Dynamics – A Case Study In Missisquoi River Watershed, Linyuan Shang, PhD, Natural Resources

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A Midlife Educator’s Story Of Change: How Learning To Live For Compassion, Meaning And Leadership Transformed Me, Alan Shashok, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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The Benefits Of Family And Consumer Science Education: One Educators Quest To Find Meaning Through Self Discovery And Holistic Teaching, Julie Shaw, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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The Role Of The Prelimbic, Infralimbic, And Cerebellar Cortices In Operant Behavior, Megan Laura Shipman, PhD, Neuroscience

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Sparsity Constrained Inverse Problems - Application to Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring, Chandler B. Smith, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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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