Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Rhoptry-Associated Perforation Of The Host Cell Plasma Membrane During Toxoplasma Gondii Invasion, Frances K. Male, PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Understanding How Families With Refugee Backgrounds Promote Their Community Cultural Wealth In The Transition To A U.s. College Education: Case Study Of A Congolese Family, ABIJAH L. MANGA, PhD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Effects of Crystallization on Micromechanical Behavior of Polyethylene Nanocomposites, Mason Cole Martell, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Drug Target Identification Methods For Cryptosporidium, Ethan Benjamin Mattice, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
The influence of the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway and O-GlcNAcylation on glucose metabolism in ovarian antral follicles, Abigail M. Maucieri, PhD, Animal Nutrition and Food Science
Enhancing grid reliability with coordination and control of distributed energy resources, Hani Mavalizadeh, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Agency and Justice in the Smart Home: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Analyzing Automated Energy Systems, Claire McIlvennie, PhD, Natural Resources
Anxiety And Kinesiophobia In Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Characterization Of The Population And Symptom Trajectories, William A. Middleton, PhD, Psychology
Development Of A Toolbox For The Study Of Cryptosporidium Sexual Reproduction, Bethany R. Mihavics, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Spectroscopic Investigation into the Metal Binding Function and Affinity of the Ancestral Class II Chelatases CfbA and CbiXS, Jacob Alden Morris, PhD, Chemistry
Community Science And Coyote Stories: Capturing And Communicating Nature's Non-Material Values For Use In Decision-Making, Joshua Wright Morse, PhD, Natural Resources
Effects of Neurological and Morphological Diversity on Robot Swarm Robustness, Kevin Motia, MS, Complex Systems and Data Science
Continuity And Change For U.s. Women Workers: The Preservation Of Gender Roles In World War Ii U.s. Economic Transitions, Wade Mullin, MA, History
Unraveling Public Evacuation Likelihood: Structural Equation Models and the Extended Parallel Process Model in Focus, Molly Margaret Myers, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Characterizing Geomorphological Change Utilizing Remote Sensing And Field-Based Methods At The Cotton Brook Landslide, Waterbury, Vt, Emma Poole Myrick, MS, Geology
Fast-scan Cyclic Voltammetry as a Method for the Detection and Quantification of Gut Metabolites, Terdha Narla, MS, Pharmacology
Avoiding Revenue Collapse: The Need for Immediate and Equitable Transportation Funding Reform in the United States, Clare Alice Nelson, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fine-grained Permeable Surfaces Mapping through Parallel U-Net, Nathaniel Ogilvie, MS, Computer Science
Analysis Of Environmentally Acquired Toxoplasma Gondii With Samples Collected From The Low-Income Community Of Pau Da Lima, Brazil, Meghan J. Owens, MS, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
The Disproportionate Affects European Standards of Beauty Have on Black Women, Marina Palladinetti, MA, English
Harmonizing Matter and Function: Automatic Design and Analysis of Computational Granular Crystals, Atoosa Parsa, PhD, Computer Science
Characterizing Prevalence, Genomics, and Risk Factors of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella enterica Isolated Among Backyard Poultry in Vermont, Chelsey Patch, MS, Animal Biosciences
Loss Of Non-Coding Rna, Snord116, Attenuates Chronic Pathological Cardiac Remodeling And Protects Cardiomyocyte Contraction And Relaxation Kinetics During Ischemia., Lucy Pilcher, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Entrepreneurial Behavior, Technology Adoption, And Climate Change Resilience: Evidence From Small And Medium-Scale Livestock And Maple Producers In Vermont, Dimagi Pitawala, MS, Community Development and Applied Economics
Environmental Benefits And Burdens In Circular Economy Applications, Katherine Keith Porterfield, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
The “grammar Of Schooling” Is Changing!?!: Ecological Transition And Teacher Development In The Implementation Of Personal Learning Plans, Flexible Pathways, And Proficiency-Based Learning In Vermont, Stephanie Ratmeyer, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Capacitive Voltage Converter Method For The Search Of Water Ice On Celestial Bodies, Nathan Raymond, MS, Electrical Engineering
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Ikaros Mediated Tumor Suppression in B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Alyssa Richman, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Ikaros Mediated Tumor Suppression in B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Alyssa Richman, PhD, Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
The Anti-Censorship Censor: John Trevelyan And Permissive Society, 1958-1971, Jocelyn Rockhold, MA, History
Pragmatic interventions against epidemics on networks, Samuel Frederick Rosenblatt, PhD, Computer Science
Beyond Nutrition Panels: A Mixed Methods Analysis Of The Healthfulness Perceptions Of Natural And Ultra-Processed Foods, Nick Rose, PhD, Food Systems
"A Narrative is a Living Body”: Trans-relations in Contemporary Transmasculine Fiction, Madison Rougier, MA, English
Stormwater Sand Filters Enhanced with Drinking Water Treatment Residuals: Field Performance and Life Cycle Phosphorus Footprint, Micayla Nicole Schambura, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rethinking rural: How simplification clouds our understanding of rural travel behavior, Harrison Schukei, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Quantitative MRI Measures of Tibiofemoral Articular Cartilage Mechanics and Composition to Inform Joint Degeneration Countermeasures in Microgravity, Marit Erika Scott, MS, Biomedical Engineering
Probing The Photochemistry Of Group Iv Phosphidos Towards Efficient Hydrophosphination, Dennis Michael Seth, PhD, Chemistry
The role of the transient receptor potential ion channel TRPV1 in repeated variate stress-induced micturition reflex dysfunction in adult female mice, Amanda Sidwell, PhD, Neuroscience
Role of Relative Humidity in New Particle Formation from Ozonlysis of Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compounds, Christopher Snyder, PhD, Chemistry
The Population Genetics Of Four Ant Species In A Fragmented Urban Environment, Jacob Anthony Sorrentino, MS, Biology
Microevolutionary dynamics of ecological niche shift in the Adiantum pedatum complex, Morgan W. Southgate, PhD, Plant Biology
Left- vs Right-Sided Headache in Migraine, Adam Sprouse Blum, PhD, Clinical and Translational Science
Sugars To Medium Chain Carboxylic Acids: Shedding Light On The Microbial Black Box Of Chain Elongation, Panagiota Stamatopoulou, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Compensatory Mechanisms in Eye Development: Critical overlapping roles of Crk and Nck adaptor proteins in the zebrafish retina, Helaina Renee Stergas, PhD, Biology
Leader Resilience And Leadership Styles Of Director-Level Leaders Of Sponsored Program Offices: A Mixed Methods Study, Sonya Stern, EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Elevated Plasma Aldosterone Decreases Inward Rectifying K+ (Kir2.1) Channel Currents in Capillary Endothelial Cells of the Brain via Mineralocorticoid Receptors, Nathan Cooper Stine, MS, Pharmacology
Promethean Romanticism: A Study of the Shelleys' Prometheus Figures, Madison Storm, MA, English
Tree regeneration dynamics and understory plant community response in northeast pitch pine barrens under a range of restoration scenarios, Kathleen Anna Stutzman, MS, Natural Resources
Utilization Of Processed Glass Aggregate As A Replacement Of Sand Borrow In Earthwork Construction: Geotechnical, Environmental And Economic Assessment With A Focus On Deleterious Materials, Neha Subedi, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advancing Equitable Approaches to Climate Adaptation for Forest Stewardship: Exploring Barriers, Opportunities and Cross-Cultural Collaborations across Tribal Nations and State Agencies in Maine, USA, Rachel Swanwick, MS, Natural Resources