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 2018

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Comparing website presentations of "nature" across Vermont ski areas and adjacent rural communities, Margaux Anna-Elizabeth Reckard, MS, Natural Resources

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Microscale controls on lead speciation in soils: a framework for sustainable remediation, Grant Reeder, MS, Geology

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An Examination of the College Decision-Making Process of High School Students in Rural Vermont: A Cross-Case Analysis, Jon Reidel, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Applying Bayesian Belief Network To Understand Public Perception On Green Stormwater Infrastructures In Vermont, Qing REN, MS, Natural Resources

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Crystallization Study Of Polymers Under High Pressure Gas / Supercritical Fluid, Sandra Romero, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Promoting Competence in College Students: The Role of Psychological Flexibility, Elyse Rubin Rosenberg, PhD, Psychology

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Who Really Controls Haiti's Destiny? An examination of Haiti's Historical Underdevelopment, Endless Poverty, and the Role played by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Patrick Scheld, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Examining the Roles of Sex, Methamphetamine, and Degree of Training in Habit Formation in Rats, Hannah Schoenberg, MA, Psychology

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The Effects of Diet on the Bovine Milk Proteome, Richard Anthony Scuderi, MS, Animal Science

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Immaculate Deception: One Educator's Exploration Into the Systemic Shaming of Women in Ireland, Alanna Diane Scully, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Quantum Many - Body Interaction Effects In Two - Dimensional Materials, Sanghita Sengupta, PhD, Materials Science

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The A-Site In The Pkg Iα Regulatory Domain Controls Both Cgmp- And Oxidative-Dependent Activation, Jessica Lynne Sheehe, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Water Quality Performance And Greenhouse Gas Flux Dynamics From Compost-Amended Bioretention Systems & Potential Trade-Offs Between Phytoremediation And Water Quality Stemming From Compost Amendments, Paliza Shrestha, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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Design and Evaluation of a Tactile Texture Production System, Samuel Benjamin Fertel Shuster, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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A Par/ergon For Poe: Arthur Rackham And The Fin De Siècle Illustrators, Jessica M. Slayton, MA, English

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Cutting the Gordian Knot: Race, Gender and Sexuality in Moby-Dick and Absalom, Absalom!, Alana Smith, MA, English

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Altered Gastrointestinal Motility in Multiple Sclerosis, Estelle Trego Spear, PhD, Neuroscience

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Unprecedented Reactivity And Applications Of 1-Aza-2-Azoniaallene Salts, Ramya Srinivasan, PhD, Chemistry

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'Crk'-ing the Code: The role of Crk adaptor proteins in zebrafish eye development, Helaina Renee Stergas, MS, Biology

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Single Molecule Imaging Reveals Tau Structure And Function On The Microtubule Surface, Jamie Stern, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Geochronological Constraints On The Timing Of Deformation: An Examination Of The Prospect Rock Fault Footwall In North-Central Vermont, Evan Tam, MS, Geology

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Devonian origin and Cenozoic radiation in the clubmosses (Lycopodiaceae), Weston Testo, PhD, Plant Biology

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Ecological Stormwater Management: Analysis of design components to improve understanding and performance of stormwater retention ponds, Rebecca Tharp, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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Characterizing The Role And Regulation Of Glycogen Metabolism In Dendritic Cell Immune Responses, Phyu Myat Thwe, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Land Use, Power, and Knowledge at the Northern Resource Frontier: Mining, Public Engagement, and Contentious Land Imaginaries in Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Jonathan Tollefson, MS, Natural Resources

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Smart Classifiers and Bayesian Inference for Evaluating River Sensitivity to Natural and Human Disturbances: A Data Science Approach, Kristen Underwood, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Market Efficiency in U.S. Stock Markets: A Study of the Dow 30 and the S&P 30, Colin Michael Van Oort, MS, Mathematics

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Conservation of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in Vermont, USA, Keri B. Watson, PhD, Natural Resources

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From There, To Here, Now Where? My Journey Of Vulnerability Toward Interdisciplinary Teaching, Jennifer Lyn Way, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Secondary Functions And Novel Inhibitors Of Aminoacyl-Trna Synthetases, Patrick Wiencek, MS, Biochemistry

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Detection Of The Lung Environment By Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens, Graham Geier Willsey, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Governing Environmental and Economic Flows in Regional Food Systems, Michael Bishop Wironen, PhD, Natural Resources

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Social Isolation Predicting Problematic Alcohol Use in Emerging Adults: Examining the Unique Role of Existential Isolation, Geneva Carolyn Yawger, MA, Psychology

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Distribution, Dna Barcoding And Phylogenetics Of Caribbean Calliphoridae Flies: Tools For Forensic Studies, Sohath Zamira Yusseff, PhD, Biology

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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The Biochemical Characterization of Human Histidyl-tRNA Synthetase and Disease Associated Variants, Jamie Alyson Abbott, PhD, Biochemistry

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Magnetic Graphene Memory Circuit Characterization And Verilog-A Modeling, Greg Abrami, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Fingerprinting Wolframite: An Atomic/crystallographic, Chemical And Spectroscopic Study Along The Solid Solution Series, Gina Marie Accorsi, MS, Geology

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Evaluating Alternative Technologies And Monitoring Methods For Water Quality In A Field Setting; Research On Effects On Phosphorous And Solids Removal From Cheese Factory Wash Water And Stormwater Runoff Treatment, Dana J. Allen, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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An Examination Of Correlation Between Preadmission Indicators Of College Readiness And Clinical Performance Of Nursing Students, Kenneth Allen, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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A Formal Approach to Combining Prospective and Retrospective Security, Sepehr Amir-Mohammadian, PhD, Computer Science

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Fabrication And Thermoelectric Characterization Of Stretchable Conductive Latex-Based Composites, Cory Michael Arcovitch, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Using Multiple Methodologies to Understand within Species Variability of Adelges and Pineus (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), Tav Aronowitz, MS, Natural Resources

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Estimating Landscape Quality And Genetic Structure Of Recovering American Marten Populations In The Northeastern United States, Cody Michael Aylward, MS, Natural Resources

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Enhancing The Content Of Bioactive Fatty Acids In Bovine Milk For Human Health Promotion And Disease Prevention, Melissa Lee Bainbridge, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science

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The Impact of Stigma on the Mental Health of Resettled African and Asian Refugees, Victoria M. Baptiste, PhD, Psychology

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Dutch-Indian Land Transactions, 1630-1664: A Legal Middle Ground of Land Tenures, Daniella Franccesca Bassi, MA, History

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Comparing the Smoking Topography of Usual Brand Cigarettes in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Smokers, Cecilia Louise Bergeria, MA, Psychology

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Imaging Pain And Brain Plasticity: A Longitudinal Structural Imaging Study, James Hart Bishop, PhD, Neuroscience

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Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Tools in Primary Care, Lee John Bizon Jr, MS, Nursing

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Status Monitoring Of Inflatables By Accurate Shape Sensing, Justin Matthew Bond, MS, Mechanical Engineering