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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Lake Trout Spawning Site Use In Lake Champlain & The Development Of The Binomial Rolling Residence Test, Victoria M. Pinheiro, MS, Natural Resources

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Toward an Understanding of the Breakdown of Heat Transfer Modeling in Reciprocating Flows, Ian Pond, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Get Real: An Examination of the Real Food Challenge at the University of Vermont, Jennifer Porter, MS, Food Systems

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The impact of ecosystem services knowledge on decisions, Stephen Mark Posner, PhD, Natural Resources

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The Status Of Stonecats (Noturus Flavus) In The Laplatte And Missisquoi Rivers, Vermont, Elizabeth Puchala, MS, Natural Resources

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From Dar Es Salaam To Dartmouth: A Case Study Of The Experiences Of Fogarty Aids International Training And Research Program Fellows At Dartmouth College, Lisa Anne Purvis, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Intuitions or Informational Assumptions? An Investigation of the Psychological Factors Behind Moral Judgments, Nolan Rampy, PhD, Psychology

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Exchange Mechanisms in Macroscopic Ordered Organic Magnetic Semiconductors, Naveen Rawat, PhD, Materials Science

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Teenagers' Mode Choice To And From School And Technology Use For Transportation: Analysis Of Students From Five High Schools In Vermont And California, Paola Rekalde Aizpuru, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Bioinspired Study On The Mechanical Performance Of Helicoidal Fiber Structures, Brian Ribbans, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Helping Students Find Meaning While Finding My Own: A Scholarly Personal Narrative Navigating Single-Motherhood and a Career in Admissions, Amber Rich, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Short Food Supply Chains: Expectations and Reality, Richard Roberto Richards, MS, Food Systems

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Analytical And Decision Tools For Wildlife Population And Habitat Management, Kurt Rinehart, PhD, Natural Resources

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Micro-Topological Effects on Redox-Sensitive Nutrient Availability of Manganese, Iron, Sulfur, and Phosphorus, Lindsey C. Ruhl, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Studies Toward The Total Synthesis Of Subincanadine E, Corinne Marie Sadlowski, PhD, Chemistry

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Tejanos in College: How Texas Born Mexican-American Students Navigate Ethnoracial Identity, Tomás Sanchez, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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A Prelimary Study of Differences Between Voluntary and Involuntary Retirement from Driving: Quality of Life and Depression in a Rural Population, Elizabeth Ann Pruitt Saxton, MS, Nursing

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The Lived Experience of Transgender College-Aged Students Receiving Healthcare, Lisa Schaffer, MS, Nursing

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Discrepant Attentional Biases Toward Sexual Stimuli, Martin Seehuus, PhD, Psychology

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A conserved Inner Membrane Protein of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is integral for membrane function, Kenneth Smith, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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RuO2 Nanorods as an Electrocatalyst for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis, Richard Smith, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Supporting A Growing Agricultural Economy By Understanding Child Care In Farm Families, Emily Stengel, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Wanting It Told: Narrative Desire in Cather and Faulkner, Monroe Street, MA, English

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Pasteurization and its discontents: Raw milk, risk, and the reshaping of the dairy industry, Andrea M. Suozzo, MS, Food Systems

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Exploring Catholic Education In The Twenty-First Century: Teaching Practices, Technology Integration, And Educational Goals, Meredith Swallow, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Becoming Transdisciplinary: Exploring Process in a Research Initiative on Climate Change, Emil Tsao, MS, Natural Resources

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Polycystin-2 (PKD2), Eccentric (XNTA), and Meckelin (MKS3) in the Ciliated Model Organism Paramecium tetraurelia, Megan Smith Valentine, PhD, Biology

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The Self-Perceived Impact Of An International Immersion Experience On The Cultural Competency And Professional Practice Of Recently Graduated Registered Nurses, Christopher Vaughn, MS, Nursing

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Geomechanical Characterization of Marcellus Shale, Rafael Villamor Lora, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Helping Quarterlife Students Make Sense of Anguish: A Personal Examination of How Traumatic Life Events Lead to Growth and Meaning Making, William B. Vitagliano, MEd, Educational Studies

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The Common Cause of All Advanced and Progressive Mankind: Proletarian Internationalism, Spain, and the American Communist Press, 1936 - 1937, G. Scott Waterman, MA, History

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Lexical mechanics: Partitions, mixtures, and context, Jake Ryland Williams, PhD, Mathematical Sciences

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Grass-Based Dairy in Vermont: Benefits, Barriers, and Effective Public Policies, Serge William Wiltshire, MS, Food Systems

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One Parent's Journey to Discovering Her Self in a Blended Family: Implications for Parents, Educators and Advocates, Bethany Marie Wolfe, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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FGF8a is Required for Proper Vascularization of the Zebrafish Retina, Erin Wysolmerski, MS, Biology

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The Role of a Surface Glycoprotein in the Interaction of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans with Dendritic Cells, Yan Xing, MS, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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Abscisic Acid And Nitrate Transporter Mtlatd/nip Signaling In Root And Nodule Development In Medicago Truncatula, Chang Zhang, PhD, Plant Biology

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Chemical Composition, Probiotic Survivability and Shelf Life Studies of Symbiotic Buttermilk, Dong Zhang, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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Dna Glycosylases Remove Oxidized Base Damages From G-Quadruplex Dna Structures, Jia Zhou, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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An embodied approach to evolving robust visual classifiers, Karol Zieba, MS, Computer Science

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Analysis Of Function Of The Son1-Interacting Protein, Lnk2 In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Prince Kudjoe Zogli, PhD, Plant Biology

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Causal modeling and prediction over event streams, Saurav Acharya, PhD, Computer Science

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Design And Optimization Of Uwb Antenna For Air Coupled Gpr Applications, Amr Ahmed, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Faculty Perceptions as a Foundation for Evaluating Use of Student Evaluations of Teaching, Scott Hamilton Baker, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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An Analysis of the Effect of ß-Hydroxy-ß-Methylbutyrate on the Flight Ability and Lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster, Alexandra Elizabeth Beattie, MS, Biology

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Perceptions of the Impact of High School Advisory on Academic Success, Connectdness and Personalization of Education, Beth S. Brodie, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Decision Support for Natural Resource Management, Jonathan Cummings, PhD, Natural Resources

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Mitochondrial structure and function as a therapeutic target in malignant mesothelioma, Brian Cunniff, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

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The Victorian Governess as Spectacle of Pain: A Cultural History of the British Governess as Withered Invalid, Bloody Victim and Sadistic Birching Madam, From 1840 to 1920, Ruby Ray Daily, MA, History

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Meta-Analysis Of Studies Investigation Of The Effect Of Smoking Cessation On Impatience, Miriam Claire Dash, MS, Biostatistics