Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Margaret Atwood’s Divided Self, Kate Moss, MA, English
Being Black:, Learie C. Nurse, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Vermont Incarcerated Womens’ Initiative Drug Education,, Susan Onderwyzer, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
When Animal Housing and Strain Difference Matter: Cellular and Behavioral Studies in Mouse Olfaction, Carol Taylor-Burds, PhD, Biology
“Culturally Homeless”: Queer Parody and Negative Affect as Resistance to Normatives, Phillip Zapkin, MA, English
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Applications of Acoustic Techniques to Targeting Drug Delivery and Dust Removal Relevant to NASA Projects, Di Chen, PhD, Materials Science
Investigation of Contaminant Transport in Tidally-Influenced Aquifers: Experiment and Analysis, Hua Chen, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chemical Composition and Nutrient Profile of the Low Molecular Weight Fraction of Bovine Colostrum, Scott Christiansen, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
A Complex Network Approach to Analyzing the Structure and Dynamics of Power Grids, J. Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, MS, Electrical Engineering
Subcellular Distribution of a Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel: the Effect of Localization on Channel Function, Megan Anne Doczi, PhD, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Peer to Peer Sustainability Outreach Programs: the Interface of Education and Behavior Change, Christina Erickson, PhD, Natural Resources
Biochemical Characterization of DNA Glycosylases from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Yin Guo, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
« Vive Nous! »: Les Fondements Nationalistes de la Guerre des Boutons, Karl E. Haloj II, MA, French
Rural Vermont: the Food Environment and Cooking Practices As An Implication for Health, Shauna Henley, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
The Effect of Class Size on Student Achievement in a Rural State, Michael Kornfeld, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Searching for the Sweet Spot: Managing Information as a Good that Improves with Use, Ida Kubiszewski, PhD, Natural Resources
A Study of the Relationship Between Foundational Per Pupil Investment and Student Outcomes, Michelle Baird Mathias, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Lung Impedance Measurements Using Tracked Breathing, Daphtary Nirav, MS, Biomedical Engineering
Role of Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Induced Constriction of Intracerebral Arterioles, Matthew Nystoriak, PhD, Pharmacology
Modulation of Base Excision Repair by Nucleosomes, Ian Odell, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Estimating the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) for Baltimore, MD, Stephen Posner, MS, Natural Resources
Educating Youth in Foster Care: Educators’ Perspectives, Randall Preston, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Effective Practices for Teaching Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Validation of a Program Assessment Tool, Meagan Roy, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Characterization of Porous Building Materials for Agent Transport Predictions Using Artificial Neural Networks, Cabot Savidge, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
A Multilevel Property Hedonic Approach to Valuing Parks and Open Space, Christopher Treg, PhD, Natural Resources
A Bound Vortex Surface Impingement Method for Adhered Dust Particle Removal, Nicholas Vachon, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Mechanisms of Secondary Extinction, Drina Vurbic, MA, Psychology
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Ecological Economic Applications for Urban and Regional Sustainability, Kenneth Bagstad, PhD, Natural Resources
Exploring Unique Aspects of Apicomplexan Cell Biology Using Molecular Genetic and Small Molecule Approaches, Whittney Dotzler Barkhuff, PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology
Mathematical and Molecular Epidemiology of Subclinical Mastitis Treatment in Lactating Dairy Cows, John Barlow, PhD, Animal, Nutrition and Food Science
Investigations of Electric Arc Furnace Slag Filters: Phosphorus Treatment Performance, Removal Mechanisms and Material Reuse, Simon Bird, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Outside Second-Generation, Inside First-Generation: Shedding Light on a Hidden Population in Higher Education, DeMethra LaSha Bradley, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
“I Feel Like I’m Safe Again:” the Middle School Experiences of Immigrants in a Multilingual/Multicultural Setting, Kathleen Brinegar, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Bogus Butter: An Analysis of the 1886 Congressional Debates on Oleomargarine Legislation, Chris Burns, MA, History
Investigation of the Molecular Basis of Receptor Mediated Iron Release from Transferrin, Shaina Byrne, PhD, Biochemistry
Facilitating Social Emotional Skills in Preschool Children, James Calhoun, PhD, Psychology
The Association of Parental Depressive Symptoms and Child Anxiety Symptoms: the Role of Specific Parenting Behaviors, Christina Colletti, PhD, Psychology
Positive Trafficking Pathways of a Voltage Gated Potassium Channel, Emilee Connors, PhD, Pharmacology
The Investigation of Cleavage Factor IM by Crystallographic and Biochemical Techniques, Molly Coseno, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Evaluation of Alternative Fungicides for Organic Apple Production in Vermont, Morgan Cromwell, MS, Plant and Soil Science
Discovery of a Novel Ring Fragmentation Reaction; Efficient Preparation of Tethered Aldehyde Ynoates and N-Containing Heterocycles;Radical Addition Approach to Asymmetric Amine Synthesis, Cristian Draghici, PhD, Chemistry
Erosion Rates in and Around Shenandoah National Park, VA Determined Using Analysis of Cosmogenic 10Be, Jane Duxbury, MS, Geology
Evaluating the Influences of Soil Calcium and Aluminum Availabilty on Ecosystem Processes in the Northern Hardwood Forest, Homer Elliott, MS, Natural Resources
Eating Out in Modern American Society: Why Do People Make the Choice to Eat Outside the Home?, Anthony Epter, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Promoting Ecoliteracy and Ecosystem Management for Sustainablity Through Ecological Economic Tools, Valerie Esposito, PhD, Natural Resources
The Effects of High Copper Dairy Manure on Manure Storage, Soil, and Plant Growth and Composition, Sally Flis, PhD, Plant and Soil Science
Characterization of Unsaturated Soils Using Acoustic Techniques, Lindsay George, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Changing Land Use, Climate, and Hydrology in the Winooski, William Hackett, MS, Geology
Trace Metals in Peabody Pond and Jordon Pond: a Case Study of New England’s Historic Landscape Change in the Former Mill Ponds of the Scituate Reservoir Watershed, Rhode Island, Emily Harrison, MA, Geography
Ecological and Evolutionary Factors Affecting Population Persistence of a Globally Threatened Wetland Plant, Polemonium Vanbruntiae (Polemoniaceae), Laura Hill Bermingham, PhD, Biology