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 2017

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Predictive Modeling of Adolescent Cannabis Use From Multimodal Data, Philip Spechler, MA, Psychology

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Shaping Policy in the Anthropocene: Gender Justice as a Social, Economic and Ecological Challenge, Phoebe Spencer, PhD, Natural Resources

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High School Principal Leadership For The Implementation Of A Personalized Proficiency Education Paradigm In The State Of Vermont, Jennifer Stainton, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Conceptualizing and Measuring Food Security Among Resettled Refugees Living in the United States, Hannah Stokes, MS, Food Systems

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Sediment Mobilization from Streambank Failures: Model Development and Climate Impact Studies, Jody Juniper Stryker, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Integrating Human Population Genetics And Genomics To Elucidate The Etiology Of Brain Disorders, Arvis Sulovari, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Tridecacyclene: Synthesis and Structural Properties of Non-Planar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Studies Towards a Fragment of the Fullerene C240, Daniel Sumy, PhD, Chemistry

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Thyroid Hormone Receptor SS (trß) Regulation Of Runt-Related Transcription Factor 2 (runx2) In Thyroid Tumorigenesis: Determination Of The Trß Nuclear Protein Complexes That Associate With The Runx2 Gene., Thomas Howland Taber, MS, Pharmacology

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Development and Implementation of Methods to Study Crystallization in Cheese, Gil Fils Tansman, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science

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Adaptive High Voltage Pulse Signal Generator Circuit Design, Lixi Tao, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Magnesium Intake and Depression in U.S. Adults, Emily Tarleton, PhD, Clinical and Translational Science

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The Role of Inflammasomes in Asbestos-Induced Mesothelial to Fibroblastic Transition, Joyce K. Thompson, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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One Size Does Not Fit All: A Case For A More Diversified Approach To Identifying And Supporting First-Generation College Students, Alexander J. Thorngren, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Investigation of Pyrolysis Gas Chemistry in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility, Corey Tillson, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Implementing Proficiency-Based Learning: Perspectives Of Three Vermont High School Social Studies Teachers, Catherine K. Toland, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Bioprospecting For Genes That Confer Biofuel Tolerance To Escherichia Coli Using A Genomic Library Approach, Timothy Tomko, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

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Cues Associated with Alternative Reinforcement can Attenuate Resurgence of an Extinguished Instrumental Response, Sydney Trask, PhD, Psychology

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Examining Disparities in Long-Distance Travel Access, Hannah Catherine Ullman, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Exploring the Effects of Concussion on College Students Returning to Academic Demands, Kathryn Vreeland, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Silica Nanoparticles for the Delivery of DNA and RNAi in Cancer Treatment, Michael Aaron Vrolijk, MS, Chemistry

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The Distinctive Mission of Catholic Colleges & Universities and Faculty Reward Policies for Community Engagement: Aspirational or Operational?, Joan Wagner, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Generation Of Electron Deficient Carbodiimides And Their Application In The Guanidine Forming, Zwitterionic 1,3-Diaza-Claisen Rearrangement, Joel Walker, PhD, Chemistry

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Hike Your Own Hike: Cosmopolitanism and Applied Behavior Analysis Explored Through SPN, Caitlin Brianna Walsh, MEd, Educational Studies

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Interdisciplinary Research Experiences For Undergraduates: Two Mixed-Methods Studies, Beth White, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Transdermal Testosterone For Menopause-Related Hyposexual Desire Disorder: Current Guidelines And Provider Perceptions, Knowledge, And Practice, Kelly Christine White, MS, Nursing

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Wronskian and Gram Solutions to Integrable Equations using Bilinear Methods, Benjamin Wiggins, MS, Mathematics

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The Role Of Vulnerability In Athletics: Applications For Future Female Leaders In Combating Feelings Of Shame And Weakness, Melyssa Woods, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Gravitational Potential Modeling of Near-Earth Contact Binaries, Stephanie Wood, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Assessment Of A Function For Threonyl-Trna Synthetase In Angiogenesis In A Mouse Ovarian Cancer Model, Peibin Wo, MS, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Investigating Key Techniques to Leverage the Functionality of Ground/Wall Penetrating Radar, Yu Zhang, PhD, Electrical Engineering

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Activation Of Trpv1 Channel Contributes To Serotonin-Induced Constriction Of Mouse Facial Artery, Bolu Zhou, MS, Pharmacology

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Key Virus-Host Interactions Required For Arenavirus Particle Assembly And Release, Christopher Michael Ziegler, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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My Ántonia and Willa Cather's Reciprocal Regionalism and W.T. Benda's Illustrations, Sean Michael Abrams, MA, English

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Methods for the spatial modeling of forest carbon in the Northern Forest, Alison Adams, MS, Natural Resources

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Reviewing Power Outage Trends, Electric Reliability Indices and Smart Grid Funding, Shawn Adderly, MS, Statistics

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Unprecedented Ractivity Of 1-Aza-2-Azoniaallene Salts: New Methodologies And Mechanistic Studies For The Formation Of Diazenium Salts And Tetrahydropyridazines, Nezar Al-Bataineh, PhD, Chemistry

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A Preliminary Study On The Interfacial Strength Of Red Abalone, Saleh Jaman Alghamdi, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Assessment Of Surface-CatalyzedReaction Products From HighTemperature Materials In Plasmas, Luke Daniel Allen, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Defining Platelet-Derived Components Regulating The Prothrombinase Enzyme Complex, Francis Ayombil, PhD, Biochemistry

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Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure on Stormwater and Surface Waters in Chittenden County, Vermont, USA, Joseph Hollis Bartlett, MS, Natural Resources

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Passion In A Non-Traditional Student Through Higher Education: The Guiding Points That Made Her...her., Leahn Rachael Bass, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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The Role of Src Kinase Activation in Lung Epithelial Alterations in Response to the a,b-Unsaturated Aldehyde Acrolein, Robert Bauer, MS, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Taming The Elephant: An Examination Of The Identity, Coping Strategies, And Educational Aspirations Of Two Adolescent African American Males Who Live And Attend School In A Predominantly White Community, Jeremy LyDell Beauregard, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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The Nile Project: Creating Harmony Through Music In The Nile Basin Region, Kelly Mancini Becker, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Characterization of inter-animal variation in the innate immune response of the bovine and its relation to S. aureus mastitis., Aimee Benjamin, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science

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Mapping the Substrate of Atrial Fibrillation: Tools and Techniques, Bryce Eric Benson, PhD, Bioengineering

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The Structural Evolution Of A Portion Of The Median Batholith And Its Host Rock In Central Fiordland, New Zealand: Examples Of Partitioned Transpression And Structural Reactivation, Hannah Jane Blatchford, MS, Geology

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An Alternative Sensor Fusion Method For Object Orientation Using Low-Cost Mems Inertial Sensors, Joshua Lee Bouffard, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Use Of Sacrificial Embankments To Minimize Bridge Damage From Scour During Extreme Flow Events, Matthew Willi Brand, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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An Analysis Of Agricultural Decision-Making For Phosphorus Runoff Reduction In The State Of Vermont, Bethany Brown, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics