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 2008

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Racism at the Movies: Vietnam War Films, 1968-2002, Sara Pike, MA, History

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Synthesis and Study of Linear and Cyclic Polycyclopentadienones and Polypheylenes, Robert G. Potter, PhD, Chemistry

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Base Excision Repair in Chromatin, Amalthiya Prasad, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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A Land-Use-Based County-Level Carbon Budget for Chittenden County, Vermont, Erin Quigley, MS, Natural Resources

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Biophysical Characterization of the Sequsingle-Stranded DNA-Binding Properties of Mouse Pur : a Repressor of Smooth Muscle -Actin Gene Expression, Jon Ramsey, PhD, Biochemistry

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Chacterization of Paramecium Tetraurelia Ciliary Membrane Plasma Membrane Calcium Pumps and Lipid Rafts, Koela Ray, MS, Biology

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5-Ht1a Antagonism within the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Modulates Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rats, Kimberly Rhodes, MA, Psychology

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A Chorus of Voices: Re-Examining Focus Group Data for Evidence of Personal and Institutional Change, Penelope Rice Nolte, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Exploring the Feasibility of Economic Incentives for Reforestation in the Fond D’Or Watershed, St. Lucia, Amanda Richardson, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics

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Predation Pressure on Emergent Lake Trout Fry in Lake Champlain and Techniques for Assessing Lake Trout Reproduction in Deep-Water Habitats, Jacob W. Riley, MS, Natural Resources

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Does Mindfulness Mediate the Relationship Between Parental Depressionand Negative Parenting Behaviors?, Erin Roland, PhD, Psychology

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On the Influence of Large Scale Forcing and Flow Topology on the Dynamics of Small-Scale Turbulent Transport, Bertrand Rollin, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

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Monkey See, Monkey Do: How Academia Turned Curious George Into a Racial Commentary, Matthew Roper, MA, History

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Approximate Reasoning in Hydrogeological Modeling, James Ross, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Cleavage and Ligation Studies in Hairpin and Hammerhead Ribozymes Using Site Specific Nucleotide Modifications, Snigdha Roy, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Anxiogenic Effects of Auditory Stimuli As Measured with Acoustic Startle, Jasmin Salam, MA, Psychology

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“Mit Haut Und Haar” Sprichwörtliches in Der Lyrik Gisela Steineckerts, Annegret Schmitt-Johnson, MA, German

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The Internet Arcade: Walter Benjamin and the Social Internet, Matthew Shagam, MA, English

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Synthesis and Characterization of New Mesoporous Materials and their Application in Catalysis and Adsorption, Sean Solberg, PhD, Chemistry

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The Role of Fire Disturbance in the Invasion of South Florida, Jens Stevens, MS, Plant Biology

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The Wraparound Puzzle: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Wraparound Fidelity Index, Jesse Suter, PhD, Psychology

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Breastfeeding Experiences of Teenage Mothers in Vermont, Margaret Tarmy, MS, Nursing

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A Case Study of Organizational Change Strategies and Outcomes:, Elizabeth Tolmie, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Exploring Why Students Stay in School: Inuit Perceptions of Modern Guideposts (Nutaaq Inuksuit) That Will Help Students Stay in High School, Karen Tyler, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Clonal Diversity of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Mexicanum: Diversity Over Time and Space, and Effects on the Parasite’s Transmission, Infection Dynamics and Virulence, Anne Vardo-Zalik, PhD, Biology

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Anxiety Sensitivity As Moderator of the Association Between Nicotine withdrawal and Panic-Relevant Responding to a Carbon Dioxide-Enriched Air Laboratory Challenge, Anka Vujanovic, PhD, Psychology

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Commemoration and Curriculum:, Helen Wilbur, MA, History

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Ant Community Assembly in the Siskiyou-Klamath Ecoregion, Sarah Wittman, PhD, Biology

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Photoelectron Resonance Capture Ionization Aerosol Mass Spectrometry of Organic Particulate Matter, James Zahardis, PhD, Chemistry

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Classifying and Analyzing Human-Dominated Ecosystems:, Weiqi Zhou, PhD, Natural Resources

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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A New Look at Dewey’s Cooking Lab: a Pedagogical Model for Interdisciplinary Learning in Contemporary Higher Education, Cynthia Belliveau, MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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The Mechanism of High MR Thioredoxin Reductase Investigated by Semisynthesis and Crystallography, Brian E. Eckenroth, PhD, Biochemistry

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Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation, Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability, and the Effects of Magnesium Sulfate Treatment During Pregnancy and Hypertension, Anna Gerrit Euser, PhD, Neuroscience

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Empathic and Socio-Cognitive Deficits of Adjudicated Adolescents, Laurie Kaufman, PhD, Psychology

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Characterization and Mitigation of Hyper-Rayleigh Fading, Richard Ketcham, MS, Electrical Engineering

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Valuing Ecosystem Services:, Shuang Liu, PhD, Natural Resources

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The Library and its Place in Cultural Memory : Reflections on the Grande Bibliothèque Du Québec and Other Significant Libraries in the Construction of Social and Cultural Identity., Birdie MacLennan, MA, French

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Epizootiology and Phylogenetics of Entomopathogenic Fungi Associated with Fiorinia externa ferris(Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in the Northeastern USA, Jose A. P. Marcelino, PhD, Plant and Soil Science

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Riparian Reforestation and Channel Morphology:, Maeve McBride, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Evaluating the Moderating Role of Anxiety Sensitivity on Smoking in Terms of Panic Psychopathology:, Alison Christine McLeish, PhD, Psychology

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Effects of Hayfield Management on Grassland Songbirds:, Noah G. Perlut, PhD, Natural Resources

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Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle:, Patricia Camela Rose, PhD, Pharmacology

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Perceptions of UVM Extension Children, Youth and Families at Risk Professionals as a Learning Organization, Sarah Ellen Rowe, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Understory Plant Responses to Uneven-Aged Forestry, Kimberly J. Smith, MS, Natural Resources

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Ion Beam Erosion-Induced Self-Organized Nanostructures On Sapphire, Hua Zhou, PhD, Materials Science

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Family Process Influences on the Resilient Responses of Youth, Monika Ingeborg Baege, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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The Invention of the Transistor, Bret E. Crawford, MS, Physics