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 2016

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Impact of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on Astrocyte Calcium Signaling: Implications for Impaired Neurovascular Coupling, Anthony Christ Pappas, PhD, Neuroscience

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Two-Dimensional Numerical Study of Micronozzle Geometry, Jason M. Pearl, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Making The Healthy Choice: Exploring Health Communication In The Food System, Emily Portman, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Modeling The Spatiotemporal Dynamics Of Cells In The Lung, Joshua Jeremy Pothen, PhD, Bioengineering

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The role of Uncertainty in Categorical Perception Utilizing Statistical Learning in Robots, Nathaniel V. Powell, MS, Statistics

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The Long Red Scare: Anarchism, Antiradicalism, and Ideological Exclusion in the Progressive Era, Adam Quinn, MA, History

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Epicardial Cell Engraftment And Signaling Promote Cardiac Repair After Myocardial Infarction, Krithika Rao, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Cascading Failure Risk Estimation and Mitigation in Power Systems, Pooya Rezaei, PhD, Electrical Engineering

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High flow events as hot moments of reactive Fe and P export: impacts of land cover and seasonality, Braden Rosenberg, MS, Geology

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An integrative chronobiological-cognitive approach to seasonal affective disorder, Jennifer Nicole Rough, PhD, Psychology

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Psychotherapists Becoming Leadership Consultants: The Making of an Institutional Entrepreneur, Mercy Burton Russell, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Vermont Agricultural Resilience in a Changing Climate: an Investigation of Farmer Perceptions of Climate Change, Risk, and Adaptation, Rachel E. Schattman, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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Challenges To Building An Open Learning Organization In Higher Education: A Scholarly Personal Narrative, Robert Austin Skiff, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Isolation Of Epicardial Cells From The Cover Of The Heart For Assessment Of Running Exercise-Induced Gene Expression, Laura Solomon, MS, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Minimizing Antibiotic Exposure In Infants At Risk For Early Onset Sepsis., Rachel Sooter, MS, Nursing

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Erosion rates in subtropical, rapidly developing countries: an isotopic approach to measuring background rates of erosion in Brazil and China, Veronica Sosa-Gonzalez, PhD, Natural Resources

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Protective Actions of 5-HT4 Receptors in the Colonic Epithelium, Stephanie Nicole Spohn, PhD, Neuroscience

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Homology Modeling and Molecular Docking of Antagonists to Class B G-Protein Coupled Receptor Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Type 1 (PAC1R), Suzanne Louise Stanton, MS, Chemistry

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Education in the Age of Complexity: Building Systems Literacy, Caitlin S. Steele, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Importance Of Agricultural Systems As Multifunctional Landscapes, Flavio Sutti, PhD, Natural Resources

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Regulation Of Middle Meningeal Artery Diameter by Pacap and ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels, Arsalan Urrab Syed, PhD, Pharmacology

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HIV-1-Induced Cell-Cell Fusion: Host Regulation And Consequences For Viral Spread, Menelaos Symeonides, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Examination Of The Effects Breed And Nutrition Have On The Milk Protein Profile Produced By Lactating Dairy Cattle, Rinske Tacoma, MS, Animal Science

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Missing The Curfew: A Cultural History Case For Re-Reading Thomas Gray's Most Famous Line, Michael Joseph Thomas, MA, English

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Long-term forest carbon storage and structural development as influenced by land-use history and reforestation approach, Andrea Rose Urbano, MS, Natural Resources

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Open Adoption From A Birth Mother's Perspective: A Story To Help Educators At All Levels Understand And Help Others Heal, Sara Elizabeth Villeneuve, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Autonomic Reactivity and Adjustment in Middle Childhood, Caitlin Reilly Wagner, PhD, Psychology

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Enabling Machine Science through Distributed Human Computing, Mark David Wagy, PhD, Computer Science

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The Story Of A Foster Youths Journey Through The Maze Of Higher Education; Implications For Faculty And Staff Throughout The Campus, Lynn Wales, MEd, Educational Studies

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Writing About Writing: One Student's Challenges Producing A Scholarly Personal Narrative Thesis And Applying The Outcomes As A Student Affairs Professional, Hilary Watson, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Novel Mechanisms Governing Autoregulation of the Src Family Kinase Fyn and its Crosstalk with Protein Kinase A, Marion Weir, PhD, Biology

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From Nursery to Nature: Evaluating Native Herbaceous Flowering Plants Versus Native Cultivars for Pollinator Habitat Restoration, Annie White, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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Childhood Vaccine Perceptions and Practices Among Naturopathic Physicians, Katherine Bloom Whitman, MS, Nursing

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Powerful Peers: Resident Advisors' Experience With Restorative Practices In College Residence Hall Settings, Patience Whitworth, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Polarization Charge Density in Strained Graphene, Noah Wilson, MS, Physics

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Quantifying Cultural Changes Through A Half-Century Of Song Lyrics And Books, Robert Bruce Woodward III, MS, Mathematics

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Associations Between Children's Perceptions Of Interparental Conflict And Neuropsychological Correlates Of Interpersonal Emotion Stimuli, Hannah C. Woolfolk, MA, Psychology

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Management Practices and Communication Strategies to Improve Milk Fat and Protein Content on Dairy Farms, Melissa Elizabeth Woolpert, MS, Food Systems

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Oxygen-Sensitive Luminophores: A Survey of the Literature and Efforts toward a Novel Porphyrin-Pillared Zirconium Phosphonate, Joseph Wright, MS, Chemistry

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The Role of Transportation in Expanding the Democratic Ideal of National Parks, Xiao Xiao, PhD, Natural Resources

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Role Of Interleukin-6 In Cd4 And Cd8 T Cell Effector Functions, Rui Yang, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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A Genetic Programming Approach to Cost-Sensitive Control in Wireless Sensor Networks, Afsoon Yousefi Zowj, MS, Computer Science

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Influence of Mission, Audience, and Policy Context on Issue Framing: A Case Study of Mobilization Against Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale, Rezwana Zafar, MS, Natural Resources

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The Effects of Self-Threats and Affirmations on Romantic Relationship Functioning: The Moderating Roles of Self-Esteem and Relationship-Contingent Self-Esteem, Jennifer Lynn Zangl, PhD, Psychology

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A Drift Eliminated Attitude & Position Estimation Algorithm In 3D, Ruoyu Zhi, MS, Electrical Engineering

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Using The Community Readiness Model As A Framework To Understand A Community's Preparedness To Increase Food Access, Kristyn Dumont Achilich, MS, Food Systems

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Towards a Structural Understanding of Spore Germination in Clostridium Difficile, Chloe M. Adams, MS, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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The Role Of Estrogen In Emotional And Cognitive Processes Integral To Major Depressive Disorder, Kimberly Albert, PhD, Neuroscience

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Nazi Collaborators, American Intelligence, and the Cold War: The Case of the Byelorussian Central Council, Mark Alexander, MA, History

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Reverse Engineering the Human Brain: An Evolutionary Computation Approach to the Analysis of fMRI, Nicholas Allgaier, PhD, Mathematical Sciences