Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Putting Aesthetics in its Place in the Vermont Wind Power Debate, Brian Miles, MS, Natural Resources
Student Mobility in Vermont Schools:, Annabelle Morgan, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Novel Insights into PKG Activation and cGMP Signaling in Response to Nitric Oxide and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, Lydia Nausch, PhD, Pharmacology
Associations Between Intelligence Test Scores and Test Session Behavior in Children with ADHD, LD, and EBD, Stephanie Anne Nelson, PhD, Psychology
In Vivo Genotoxicity and Selection Associated with Thiopurine Treatment in Subjects with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Truc Nguyen, PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology
An Examination of the New England Holocaust Memorial, Christine Nold, MA, History
Histamine Receptor H1 Signaling in Central Nervous System Autoimmmune Disease and Immune Deviation, Rajaumas Noubade, PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology
Perception of Rural Caregiving, Megan O'Brien, MS, Nursing
The Role of Plasma Membrane Calcium Atpase and its Association with Lipid Rafts in Chemoattraction in Paramecium, Yunfeng Pan, MS, Biology
The Role of High School Rank in College Admissions:, J. Morgan Phillips, MEd, Interdisciplinary
Racism at the Movies: Vietnam War Films, 1968-2002, Sara Pike, MA, History
Synthesis and Study of Linear and Cyclic Polycyclopentadienones and Polypheylenes, Robert G. Potter, PhD, Chemistry
Base Excision Repair in Chromatin, Amalthiya Prasad, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
A Land-Use-Based County-Level Carbon Budget for Chittenden County, Vermont, Erin Quigley, MS, Natural Resources
Biophysical Characterization of the Sequsingle-Stranded DNA-Binding Properties of Mouse Pur : a Repressor of Smooth Muscle -Actin Gene Expression, Jon Ramsey, PhD, Biochemistry
Chacterization of Paramecium Tetraurelia Ciliary Membrane Plasma Membrane Calcium Pumps and Lipid Rafts, Koela Ray, MS, Biology
5-Ht1a Antagonism within the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Modulates Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rats, Kimberly Rhodes, MA, Psychology
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
Exploring the Feasibility of Economic Incentives for Reforestation in the Fond D’Or Watershed, St. Lucia, Amanda Richardson, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
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
Does Mindfulness Mediate the Relationship Between Parental Depressionand Negative Parenting Behaviors?, Erin Roland, PhD, Psychology
On the Influence of Large Scale Forcing and Flow Topology on the Dynamics of Small-Scale Turbulent Transport, Bertrand Rollin, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Monkey See, Monkey Do: How Academia Turned Curious George Into a Racial Commentary, Matthew Roper, MA, History
Approximate Reasoning in Hydrogeological Modeling, James Ross, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cleavage and Ligation Studies in Hairpin and Hammerhead Ribozymes Using Site Specific Nucleotide Modifications, Snigdha Roy, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Anxiogenic Effects of Auditory Stimuli As Measured with Acoustic Startle, Jasmin Salam, MA, Psychology
“Mit Haut Und Haar” Sprichwörtliches in Der Lyrik Gisela Steineckerts, Annegret Schmitt-Johnson, MA, German
The Internet Arcade: Walter Benjamin and the Social Internet, Matthew Shagam, MA, English
Synthesis and Characterization of New Mesoporous Materials and their Application in Catalysis and Adsorption, Sean Solberg, PhD, Chemistry
The Role of Fire Disturbance in the Invasion of South Florida, Jens Stevens, MS, Plant Biology
The Wraparound Puzzle: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Wraparound Fidelity Index, Jesse Suter, PhD, Psychology
Breastfeeding Experiences of Teenage Mothers in Vermont, Margaret Tarmy, MS, Nursing
A Case Study of Organizational Change Strategies and Outcomes:, Elizabeth Tolmie, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
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
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
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
Commemoration and Curriculum:, Helen Wilbur, MA, History
Ant Community Assembly in the Siskiyou-Klamath Ecoregion, Sarah Wittman, PhD, Biology
Photoelectron Resonance Capture Ionization Aerosol Mass Spectrometry of Organic Particulate Matter, James Zahardis, PhD, Chemistry
Classifying and Analyzing Human-Dominated Ecosystems:, Weiqi Zhou, PhD, Natural Resources
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
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
The Mechanism of High MR Thioredoxin Reductase Investigated by Semisynthesis and Crystallography, Brian E. Eckenroth, PhD, Biochemistry
Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation, Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability, and the Effects of Magnesium Sulfate Treatment During Pregnancy and Hypertension, Anna Gerrit Euser, PhD, Neuroscience
Empathic and Socio-Cognitive Deficits of Adjudicated Adolescents, Laurie Kaufman, PhD, Psychology
Characterization and Mitigation of Hyper-Rayleigh Fading, Richard Ketcham, MS, Electrical Engineering
Valuing Ecosystem Services:, Shuang Liu, PhD, Natural Resources
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
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
Riparian Reforestation and Channel Morphology:, Maeve McBride, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Evaluating the Moderating Role of Anxiety Sensitivity on Smoking in Terms of Panic Psychopathology:, Alison Christine McLeish, PhD, Psychology