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 2013

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Identification of the Regions in Factor V Mediating its Edocytosis by Megakaryocytes to Form the Unique Platelet-Derived Cofactor Molecule, Sarah Abdalla, MS, Biochemistry

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Behavioral Ecology and Genetics of Potential Natural Enemies of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Arielle Arsenault, MS, Natural Resources

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Development and Characterization of Microfabricated Device for Real-Time Measurement of the Size and Number of Airborne Ultrafine Particles, Terence Barrett, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Learning Starts with Design: Higher Education Faculty Explore the use of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to Address the Needs of all Students, Holly Buckland Parker, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Role of the Drosophila Melanogaster Indirect Flight Muscles in Flight and Male Courtship Song: Studies on Flightin and Mydson Light Chain - 2, Samya Chakravorty, PhD, Biology

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Multiobjective Design and Innovization of Robust Stormwater Management Plans, Karim Chichakly, PhD, Computer Science

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The Role of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor and TRKB Signaling in Neuroblastoma, John DeWitt, PhD, Neuroscience

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Effects of Methylmercury on Notch Targets and Motor Nerve Development in Drosophila, Gregory Engel, PhD, Neuroscience

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Naughty in the Aughties, 21st Century British Adolescent Culture and Alienation in Skins Seasons 1-2, Megan Griffith, MA, English

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Synthetic Feedback Loop for Increasing Microbial Biofuel Production Using a Biosensor, Mary Harrison, MS, Biomedical Engineering

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Campus Climate Perceptions of Queer College Students of Color: Disidentifying the Rainbow, Khristian Kemp-DeLisser La'Mount Kemp-DeLisser, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Developing a Cohesive Urban Agriculture Policy for Burlington, VT, Alison Nihart, MS, Natural Resources

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Analysis of Stochastic Methods for Predicting Particle Dispersion in Turbulent Flows, Kyle Sala, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Growing up with Vertigo: British Writers, DC, and the Maturation of American Comic Books, Derek Salisbury, MA, History

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Investigation of Subsonic and Supersonic Flow Characteristics of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility, Silas Smith, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Evaluation of National Park Service 21st Century Relevancy Initiatives: Case Studies Addressing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the National Park Service, Rebecca Stanfield McCown, PhD, Natural Resources

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The Spirituality of Conciousness: From Mindfulness to Faith to the Awakening of Self, Monique Swaby, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Secretin-Modulated Potassium Channel Trafficking as a Novel Mechanism for Regulating Cerebellar Synapses , Michael Williams, PhD, Neuroscience

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Rejection Sensitivity as Mediator Between Stigma and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction, Jennifer Zangl, MA, Psychology

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled in Chittenden County Via Modifications to the Built Environment, Dale Azaria, MS, Natural Resources

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From the Golden Gate to the Green Mountains: A Hapa Educational Autobiography and Meta-Critical Reflection, Noelle Brassey, MA, English

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Statistical Analysis of Wind Data and Modeling Regulating Reserves, William Buchanan, MS, Electrical Engineering

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The Carver Canard: Textual Restoration as Authorial Effacer, John Flanagan, MA, English

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"Organized Crime Against Civilization": The Congressional Investigation of Liberated Concentration Camps in 1945, Benjamin A. Lindsey, MA, History

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Numerical Study of Disperse Monopropellant Microslug Formation at a Cross Junction, Ryan McDevit, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Remote Sensing of Forest Health Trends in the Northern Green Mountains of Vermont, Michael G. Olson, MS, Natural Resources

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Deconvolving Maps of Intra-Cardiac Elecrical Potential, Keryn Palmer, MS, Biomedical Engineering

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Electromagnetic Precursors in Complex Layered Media, Christopher Palombini, PhD, Electrical Engineering

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Evaluating Methane Emissions from Dairy Treatment Materials in a Cold Climate, Eamon Twohig, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Advances in Rock Fabric Quantification and the Reconstruction of Progressive Dike Replacement in the Coastal Batholith of Central Chile, Jeffrey R. Webber, MS, Geology

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Computational and Experimental Studies of Catalytic Decomposition of H2O2 Monopropellant in MEMS-based Micropropulsion Systems, Stephen Widdis, MS, Mechanical Engineering

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Assessment for Learning:, Marion Anastasia, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Inflammation-Induced Plasticity of Micturition Reflex Pathways, Lauren Arms, PhD, Neuroscience

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Titaniq Thermobarometry of Fabric Development in the Strafford Dome, Vermont: Linking Microstructures to Orogenic Processes, Kyle T. Ashley, MS, Geology

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The Spatial Effects of Road Use Intensity on Forest Plant Communities and Soil Chemistry, David Asmussen, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Soully Responsible: a Single Mother’s Spiritual Journey, Tamar Bouchard, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Education Through Meaning-Making: An Artist’s Journey from Quarterlifer to Educator, Tamara D. Brown, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Exploring the Perception of Self-Efficacy Among Teachers and Principals in Meeting, Brian F. Carroll, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Investigating the Timing of Deglaciation and the Efficiency of Subglacial Erosion in Central-Western Greenland with Cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al, Lee B. Corbett, MS, Geology

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Increasing Physical Activity of Preschool Students, Margaret Dunn-Carver, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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Unlearning Racism:, Edorah Frazer, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Status of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus Clupeaformis) in Lake Champlain, 2006-2010, Seth Herbst, MS, Natural Resources

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In the "Eye of the Beholder": Prejudice, the In-Group Over-Exclusion Effect, and the Fat Threshold, Leslie C Johnson, PhD, Psychology

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Influence of Plant Age, Soil Moisture, and Temperature Cylcing Date on Containter-Grown Herbaceous Perennials, Sarah Kingsley-Richards, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Roles of Fas in Neural Progenitor Cell Differentiation, Survival, and Immune-Cell Interactions, Julia Knight, PhD, Neuroscience

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Welcoming the Stranger to the Land of Cancer:, Theresa Lever, MEd, Interdisciplinary

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Engaging and Disengaging: a Qualitative Study of Middle School Girls and Mathematics, Anita M Long, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Mechanical Behavior of Atomically Thin Graphene Sheets Using Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoindentation, Evan Malina, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Improved Methods for Cluster Identification and Visualization, Narine Manukyan, MS, Computer Science

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Assessing Uncertainty Associated with Groundwater and Watershed Problems Using Fuzzy Mathematics and Generalized Regression Neural Networks, Bree R. Mathon, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering