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 2010

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Biochemical Characterization of DNA Glycosylases from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Yin Guo, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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« Vive Nous! »: Les Fondements Nationalistes de la Guerre des Boutons, Karl E. Haloj II, MA, French

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Rural Vermont: the Food Environment and Cooking Practices As An Implication for Health, Shauna Henley, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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The Effect of Class Size on Student Achievement in a Rural State, Michael Kornfeld, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Searching for the Sweet Spot: Managing Information as a Good that Improves with Use, Ida Kubiszewski, PhD, Natural Resources

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A Study of the Relationship Between Foundational Per Pupil Investment and Student Outcomes, Michelle Baird Mathias, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Lung Impedance Measurements Using Tracked Breathing, Daphtary Nirav, MS, Biomedical Engineering

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Role of Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Induced Constriction of Intracerebral Arterioles, Matthew Nystoriak, PhD, Pharmacology

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Modulation of Base Excision Repair by Nucleosomes, Ian Odell, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Estimating the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) for Baltimore, MD, Stephen Posner, MS, Natural Resources

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Educating Youth in Foster Care: Educators’ Perspectives, Randall Preston, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Effective Practices for Teaching Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Validation of a Program Assessment Tool, Meagan Roy, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Characterization of Porous Building Materials for Agent Transport Predictions Using Artificial Neural Networks, Cabot Savidge, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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A Multilevel Property Hedonic Approach to Valuing Parks and Open Space, Christopher Treg, PhD, Natural Resources

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A Bound Vortex Surface Impingement Method for Adhered Dust Particle Removal, Nicholas Vachon, MS, Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanisms of Secondary Extinction, Drina Vurbic, MA, Psychology

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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Ecological Economic Applications for Urban and Regional Sustainability, Kenneth Bagstad, PhD, Natural Resources

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Exploring Unique Aspects of Apicomplexan Cell Biology Using Molecular Genetic and Small Molecule Approaches, Whittney Dotzler Barkhuff, PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology

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Mathematical and Molecular Epidemiology of Subclinical Mastitis Treatment in Lactating Dairy Cows, John Barlow, PhD, Animal, Nutrition and Food Science

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Investigations of Electric Arc Furnace Slag Filters: Phosphorus Treatment Performance, Removal Mechanisms and Material Reuse, Simon Bird, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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Outside Second-Generation, Inside First-Generation: Shedding Light on a Hidden Population in Higher Education, DeMethra LaSha Bradley, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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“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

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Bogus Butter: An Analysis of the 1886 Congressional Debates on Oleomargarine Legislation, Chris Burns, MA, History

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Investigation of the Molecular Basis of Receptor Mediated Iron Release from Transferrin, Shaina Byrne, PhD, Biochemistry

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Facilitating Social Emotional Skills in Preschool Children, James Calhoun, PhD, Psychology

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The Association of Parental Depressive Symptoms and Child Anxiety Symptoms: the Role of Specific Parenting Behaviors, Christina Colletti, PhD, Psychology

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Positive Trafficking Pathways of a Voltage Gated Potassium Channel, Emilee Connors, PhD, Pharmacology

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The Investigation of Cleavage Factor IM by Crystallographic and Biochemical Techniques, Molly Coseno, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Evaluation of Alternative Fungicides for Organic Apple Production in Vermont, Morgan Cromwell, MS, Plant and Soil Science

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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

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Erosion Rates in and Around Shenandoah National Park, VA Determined Using Analysis of Cosmogenic 10Be, Jane Duxbury, MS, Geology

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Evaluating the Influences of Soil Calcium and Aluminum Availabilty on Ecosystem Processes in the Northern Hardwood Forest, Homer Elliott, MS, Natural Resources

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Eating Out in Modern American Society: Why Do People Make the Choice to Eat Outside the Home?, Anthony Epter, MS, Nutrition and Food Sciences

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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

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Characterization of Unsaturated Soils Using Acoustic Techniques, Lindsay George, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Changing Land Use, Climate, and Hydrology in the Winooski, William Hackett, MS, Geology

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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

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Ecological and Evolutionary Factors Affecting Population Persistence of a Globally Threatened Wetland Plant, Polemonium Vanbruntiae (Polemoniaceae), Laura Hill Bermingham, PhD, Biology

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To Love and Hate Every Moment of the First Year of Teaching: a Case Study of Beginning Teachers in Three Schools, Laurie Hodgdon, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Womanism and the Fiction of Jhumpa Lahiri, Genna Welsh Kasun, MA, English

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A Case Study: Assessing the Validity and Reliability of the Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientation Scale Among College Athletes, Geraldine Knortz, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Phenylene Ethynylene and Phenylene Imine Macrocycles As Precursors for Organic Nanotubes, Andrew Korich, PhD, Chemistry

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Environmental Influences on the Genetic Diversity of Bacterial Communities in Arctic Streams, Julia Larouche, MS, Natural Resources

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Pilot-Scale Constructed Wetlands Combined with Phosphorus Removing Slag Filters for Treating Dairy Wastewater, Martin Lee, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Developmental Regulation and Function of AMPA Receptor Subunits in Chicken Lumbar Motoneurons, Xianglian Ni, PhD, Biology

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Phylogenetic Relationships and Divergence Times in Rodents Based on Both Genes and Fossils, Ryan Norris, PhD, Biology

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Forest Carbon Storage in the Northeastern United States: Effects of Harvesting Frequency and Intensity Including Wood Products, Jared Nunery, MS, Natural Resources

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Educational Experiences of High Performing Adolescents: in Their Own Words, Jean Olson, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Interaction Topologies and Information Flow, Joshua Payne, PhD, Computer Science