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 2015

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Multi-Sensory Stimulation Environments For Use With Dementia Patients: Staff Perspectives On Reduction Of Agitation And Negative Behaviors, Megan Houston, MS, Nursing

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Transient Ischemic Attack (tia) Guideline Knowledge And Perceived Barriers To Implementation Amongst Emergency Department Health Care Providers In A Rural State, Christopher T. Ingvoldstad, MS, Nursing

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Mechanisms of Seizure during Pregnancy and Preeclampsia, Abbie Chapman Johnson, PhD, Neuroscience

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Out of the Closet and Into the Woods; Nature as a Model for Resilience During Gay Identity Development., Lance Johnson, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Organic Chemical Characterization Of Primary And Secondary Biodiesel Exhaust Particulate Matter, John Kasumba, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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monitoR: Automation Tools For Landscape-scale Acoustic Monitoring, Jonathan Edward Katz, PhD, Natural Resources

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FNIRS Measures of Prefrontal Cortex Lateralization During Stuttered and Fluency-Enhanced Speech in Adults Who Stutter, Danra M. Kazenski, PhD, Psychology

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Quantification of the Impact of Intermittent Renewable Penetration Levels on Power Grid Frequency Performance Using Dynamic Modeling, Elizabeth Ann Kirby, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Facilitative Glucose Transporter And Its Regulation By Insulin/igf-Like Signaling In Caenorhabditis Elegans, Shun Kitaoka, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science

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Health Care Provision to Transgender Individuals; Understanding Clinician Attitudes and Knowledge Acquisition, Leo Isaac Kline, MS, Nursing

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Factors in the Regulation of Cycles of Binge Eating Behavior, Andrew Knapp, PhD, Psychology

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Earthworm Presence in Northern Forests: Impact on Distribution of Soil Carbon within Aggregate Fractions, Meghan Elizabeth Knowles, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Examining Two Green Payment Options To Support Dairy Farm Viability In Northern New England: Anaerobic Digestion And Organic Production, Deborah Ann Krug, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Susceptibility to Peer Influence for Engagement in Relational Aggression and Prosocial Behavior: The Roles of Popular Peers, Stress Physiology, and Gender, Nicole Lin Lafko, MA, Psychology

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Thermokarst And Wildfire: Effects Of Disturbances Related To Climate Change On The Ecological Characteristics And Functions Of Arctic Headwater Streams, Julia Rose Larouche, PhD, Natural Resources

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Modifiable Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Disease As Perceived By Women In Kenya, Catherine Wanjiru Lawrence, MS, Nursing

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A Sustainability Themed K-5 Magnet School: An In-Depth Case Study And Evaluation, Aleidria R. Lichau, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Management By Crisis: Land Trust Conservation Engagement And Methods In Vermont, Louise Sopher Lintilhac, MS, Natural Resources

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Effect of radiation on polymerization, microstructure, and microbiological properties of whey protein in model system and whey protein based tissue adhesive development, Ning Liu, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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Effects of landscape change on corsac foxes in Mongolia, Myagmarjav Lkhagvasuren, MS, Natural Resources

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The Supply Chain Of Fair Trade Coffee: Challenges, Opportunities & The Future Inside A Troubled Industry, Katharine D. Lukas, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Experimental Investigation And Analysis Of High-Enthalpy Nitrogen Flow Over Graphite, Andrew Lutz, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

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I. A New Route To Azomethine Ylides: Shifting The Reliance On Amino Ester Precursors II. Applications In Total Synthesis, Natalie Kay Machamer, PhD, Chemistry

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Ordering and Reordering: Using Heffter Arrays to Biembed Complete Graphs, Amelia Mattern, MS, Mathematics

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Physicochemical Properties, Microstructure and Probiotic Survivability of Non-Fat Goat's Milk Yogurt Using Heat Treated Whey Protein Concentrate as a Fat Replacer, James Thomas McCarthy, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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Longitudinal extension of primary afferents is regulated by spingosine 1-phosphate receptors and tyrosine kinase receptor B in the embryonic spinal cord via a brain derived neurotrophic factor related mechanism, Michelle McNamara, PhD, Neuroscience

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Effects of PCB Contamination on the Environment and the Cultural Integrity of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in the Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne, Kim Ellen McRae, PhD, Natural Resources

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Carnitine and O-acylcarnitines in Pseudomonas aerguinosa: metabolism, transport, and regulation, Jamie Meadows, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Characterization Of A Non-Canonical Function For Threonyl-Trna Synthetase In Angiogenesis, Adam Christopher Mirando, PhD, Biochemistry

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Amygdala PACAP as a mediator of the emotional components of pain, Galen Missig, PhD, Neuroscience

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Catalytic Main Group Element Bond Formation Reactions Toward the Preparation of Conjugated Materials, Neil Mucha, PhD, Chemistry

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Spatiotemporally Periodic Driven System with Long-Range Interactions, Owen Dale Myers, PhD, Materials Science

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Early Adoption Dynamics Of Private Sustainability Governance Initiatives: A Case Study Of The Marine Cultured-Pearl Industry, Julie Nash, PhD, Natural Resources

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Redox Control Of Allergic Airway Disease: Impact Of Glutaredoxin-1 On Epithelial Driven Inflammation And Allergen-Induced Airway Remodeling, James D. Nolin, PhD, Pathology

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Pedagogical Praxis Models in Sustainability Education: A Focus on Food Systems and Environment, Karen Lynn Nordstrom, PhD, Natural Resources

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Traumatic Brain Injury Causes Endothelial Dysfunction In Mesenteric Arteries 24 Hrs After Injury, Ivette Ariela Nunez, MS, Pathology

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Nicotinic Signaling: Alpha3 Beta4 Heteromers, Alpha5 Subunits, And The Prototoxin Lypd6b, Vanessa Ochoa, PhD, Neuroscience

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Collaboration And Conflict In The Adirondack Park: An Analysis Of Conservation Discourses Over Time, Jeffrey Michael O'Donnell, MS, Natural Resources

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Inhibitory Control Efficiency In Successful Weight Loss Participants, Kathryn Curran Olds, MS, Neuroscience

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Aero-Thermal Characterization Of Silicon Carbide Flexible Tps Using A 30kw Icp Torch, Walten Owens, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

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Students' Understanding Of Quadratic Functions: Learning From Students' Voices, Jennifer Suzanne Stokes Parent, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Moderating Effects of Coping on Associations Between Stress Reactivity and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems, Amy Aliza Paysnick, PhD, Psychology

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Damned If You Do--Damned If You Don't: A Queer Woman of Color's Journey of Trauma, Agency, and Leadership, Windy Paz-Amor, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Exploring the Google Books Corpus: An Information-Theoretic Approach to Linguistic Evolution, Eitan Pechenick, PhD, Mathematical Sciences

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A Comparative Analysis Of The Moose Rumen Microbiota And The Pursuit Of Improving Fibrolytic Systems., Suzanne Ishaq Pellegrini, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science

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Using Mutli Criteria Decision Analysis To Develop Sustainability Assessment Tools: Biomass Supply Chains, Deandra Marie Perruccio, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Habitat Use By Early Successional Bird Species Along Powerline Rights Of Way: Making Connections Across Private Lands, Christine Rose Peterson, MS, Natural Resources

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Using Empirical Mode Decomposition to Study Periodicity and Trends in Extreme Precipitation, Noah Pfister, MS, Mathematics

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Meckelin Functions in the Guided Movement and Orientation of Basal Bodies Prior to Duplication in Paramecium tetraurelia, Tyler August Picariello, PhD, Biology

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Managing the Wilderness Experience at Olympic National Park: A Study of Day and Overnight Visitors, Warren Vinson Pierce, III., MS, Natural Resources