Theses/Dissertations from 2017
On the People and the "Pretended" State: The Concept of Sovereignty in Vermont, 1750-1791, Christopher DeMairo, MA, History
Detecting Landscape Response to Perturbations by Climate and Base Level in Central Pennsylvania Using In-Situ 10Be and 26Al, Alison R. Denn, MS, Geology
New Approaches To Heterocycle Synthesis: A Greener Route To Structurally Complex Protonated Azomethine Imines, And Their Use In 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions, Ram Chandra Dhakal, PhD, Chemistry
The Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genome-Wide Associations of Biomarkers of Innate and Adaptive Immunity: sCD163 and sIL2RA, Jon Peter Durda, PhD, Clinical and Translational Sciences
Poutine, Mezcal And Hard Cider: The Making Of Culinary Identities In North America, Nicolas Fabien-Ouellet, MS, Food Systems
Seaweed to Sealant : Multifunctional Polysaccharides for Regenerative Medicine and Drug Delivery Applications, Spencer Lincoln Fenn, PhD, Bioengineering
Imperial Influence On The Postcolonial Indian Army, 1945-1973, Robin James Fitch-McCullough, MA, History
Target Identification Strategies for MMV Malaria Box Inhibitors of Toxoplasma gondii Growth, Jenna Elizabeth Foderaro, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Designing for Economic Success: A 50-State Analysis of the Genuine Progress Indicator, Mairi-Jane Venesky Fox, PhD, Natural Resources
Uncovering The Lived Experience Of Community-Dwelling Jewish Women Over 80 Who Self-Identify As Aging Successfully: A Phenomenological Study, Rebecca Fredman, MS, Nursing
Temporal Feature Selection with Symbolic Regression, Christopher Winter Fusting, MS, Mathematics
Disentangling Discourse: Networks, Entropy, and Social Movements, Ryan Gallagher, MS, Mathematics
Natural selection and genetic variation in a promising Chagas disease drug target: Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase, Joseph P. Gallant, MS, Pharmacology
Hilbert Class Fields of Imaginary Quadratic Fields and Reflex Fields of Certain Sextic CM Fields, Garvin Gaston, MS, Mathematics
Examining The Socialization Of Physical Education Teachers: A Case Study, Thomas Matthew Geisler, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Crustal Deformation During Arc-Flare Up Magmatism: Field And Microstructural Analysis Of A Mid-Crustal, Melt Enhanced Shear Zone, John Bennett Gilbert, MS, Geology
Regeneration responses to management for old-growth characteristics in northern hardwood-conifer forests, Aviva Joy Gottesman, MS, Natural Resources
Provider Attitudes and Practice Patterns of Obesity Management with Pharmacotherapy, Brittany Granara, MS, Nursing
Microwave Bessel-Beam Propagation through Spatially Inhomogeneous Media, Ryan Francis Grecco, MS, Electrical Engineering
Changes In Threonyl-Trna Synthetase Expression And Secretion In Response To Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress By Monensin In Ovarian Cancer Cells, Jared Louis Hammer, MS, Biochemistry
A New Evolutionary Algorithm For Mining Noisy, Epistatic, Geospatial Survey Data Associated With Chagas Disease, John P. Hanley, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Everyone is Anxious: A Narrative for Admissions Professionals, Students, and Parents, on College Admissions and Anxiety, Sarah Hecklau, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Accelerating Quantum Monte Carlo via Graphics Processing Units, Benjamin Evert Himberg, MS, Physics
The impact of depression on treatment adherence and cardiorespiratory fitness in cardiac rehabilitation, Sheau-Yan Ho, PhD, Psychology
An Examination Of College Persistence Factors For Students From Different Rural Communities: A Multilevel Analysis, Andrew Hudacs, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Making I-Contact: Fostering Shared, In-the-moment Subjective Experiences, Mark Huneke, PhD, Psychology
4d Strain Path Recorded In The Lower Crust During The Transition From Convergence To Continental Rifting, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand, Michael Ingram, MS, Geology
"Don't Tell Them I Eat Weeds," A Study Of Gatherers Of Wild Edibles In Vermont Through Intersectional Identities, Elissa J. Johnson, MS, Food Systems
Co-Localization of Basal and Proliferative Cells in the Murine Main Olfactory Epithelium and Vomeronasal Organ after Injury with Cyclophosphamide, Kyle Barnes Joseph, MS, Biology
Manufacturing Microfluidic Flow Focusing Devices For Stimuli Responsive Alginate Microsphere Generation And Cell Encapsulation, Michael A. Karasinski, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Exploration Of New Methods In Long Distance Transportation Data Collection And Tourism Travel In Vermont, Benjamin Kaufman, MS, Natural Resources
One Educator's Personal Mission to Create a Balanced Teaching Philosophy and a Fulfilling Career: Implications for Professionals and Students K-12, Brianne Keefe, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Bioretention in a Mixed-Use Agricultural Landscape: Lessons Learned from the Application of Low-Phosphorus Compost and Panicum virgatum, Jason M. Kokkinos, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Quantifying tree response to alterations in pollution deposition and climate change in the northeastern US, Alexandra M. Kosiba, PhD, Natural Resources
Early Feeding In Lake Trout Fry (salvelinus Namaycush) As A Mechanism For Ameliorating Thiamine Deficiency Complex, Carrie L. Kozel, MS, Natural Resources
Functional and Mechanistic Consequences of Dual Oxidase 1 Suppression in Lung Cancer, Andrew Charles Little, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
The Effect Of Student Learning Objectives On Teachers And Teaching As Part Of The Teacher Evaluation Process: A Grounded Theory Study, Juliette Cavanaugh Longchamp, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Praxis Through Participatory action Research: Exploring Inclusive Practices With A Neighborhood School Community, Winnie Looby, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Exploring The Reciprocal Relationship Between A Comprehensive Living-Learning Program And Institutional Culture: A Narrative Inquiry Case Study, Christopher Paul Marquart, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Vermont's Sacred Cow: A Case Study of Local Control of Schools, Michael Steven Martin, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Steady State Simulation of Pyrolysis Gases in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility, Nicholas C. Martin, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Technical Assistance and Farming at the Rural-Urban Interface: A Study of Farmer Utilization and Related Attitudes, Elijah Massey, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Choices and Preferences of Vermont Master Gardeners - Do Socio-Demographics Matter?, Grace Matiru, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Weighted Networks: Applications from Power grid construction to crowd control, Thomas Charles McAndrew, PhD, Mathematical Sciences
Emission Permits as a Monetary Policy Tool: Is it Feasible? Is it Ethical?, Tracey McCowen, PhD, Natural Resources
A Seat At The Table: The Unspoken Values And Benefits Of Student And Academic Affairs Collaboration And Partnerships In Higher Education, Tynesha McCullers, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Hedonic Mechanisms of Weight Changes in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction, Elizabeth McDonald, MS, Nursing
Navigational Complexity Within Building Codes, James Stephen McLean, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
What’s In Your Body Of Water? Reducing The Psychological Distance Of Pharmaceutical Pollution Through Metaphor In Risk Communication, Alexandra Z. Millarhouse, MS, Natural Resources
Tetrabenzo[8]circulene: Synthesis and Structural Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Negative Curvature, Robert William Miller, PhD, Chemistry