Students who fulfill all the requirements of the Honors College, including successfully completing a senior thesis or project, earn the special distinction of graduating as an Honors College Scholar. This distinction is noted on student transcripts and the designation of Honors College Scholar is conferred at UVM's commencement ceremony.
The following is a collection of theses submitted by Honors College Scholars.
Theses from 2025
Ginger in Girolamo Cardano's Contradictiones, Larsen Lalor AAssar, Classics Department
Radars and Ruin: The Environmental Legacy of Cold War Operations in the Canadian Arctic, Zoe Alpert, History
Managing the Commons: How Local Participation in Decision-Making Impacts the Success of Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas, Cassandra Smiles Beeler, Environmental Studies
The Political Factors of Medicaid Disenrollment, Maeve Cronin Begin, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Photocatalytic Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides via a Mesoporous WO3 Catalyst, Nicole L. Belisle, Chemistry
A Different Way to Look at Tang Poetry: Case Study of Japanese and American Anthologies, Arthur James Beliveau, School of World Languages and Cultures
The Ethics of Globalization: An Expansion of World Systems Theory Through a Mixed Methods Study, Carolena Francis Bellini, Political Science
Redox modulation of Piezo1 channels in brain capillary endothelial cells, Henry C. Bijur, Neuroscience, Pharmacology
Infectious Disease Exploration with Operation Outbreak Simulations, Nathan James Blanchard
Characterization of Beech Bark Disease on Camels Hump Mountain, Vermont, John M. Blochberger, Plant Biology
A Temporal Analysis of Humanities Representation in Higher Education Course Catalogs, Ryan Brim, Aviral Chawla, and Juniper Lovato, Computer Science
Genetic Variation in Heat Tolerance within the Drosophila melanogaster Genetics Reference Panel (DGRP), Eliza M. Bufferd, Biology
A System Dynamics Approach to Modeling the Impact of Carbon Intensity and Niche Breadth on Population and Natural Resource Dynamics, Grace K. Burnett, Environmental Sciences
The Dynamic Relationship of Trust between Farmers and Environmental Agencies, Anoushka Carass, Psychological Science
THE IMPACT OF PROBIOTIC YOGURT ON MICROBIOTA DIVERSITY IN OBESITY-PRONE MICE, Gabriella Angelee Cattani, Animal Science
Investigating the Relationship Between Déjà Vu Phenomena and Dimensional Assessments of Psychopathology: Evidence for Differential Associations with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptomatology, Abraham Chait, Psychiatry
A Systematized Review of Factors Impacting Rural Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Recruitment and Retention, Ella Katherine Cichanowski, Patrick Leahy Honors College
Generating Inferences in the Visual Modality Across a Range of Autistic Traits, Olivia Ciocca, Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Power of the Word “Bitch”: A Qualitative Assessment of the Societal Impact of Anti-female Slang through a Gendered Lens in Regard to Social Reclamation, Hannah Cochran, Linguistics
Flames and Roots: Exploring Wildfires and Place Attachment in Trinity County, California, Melia Collard, Environmental Studies
Singing Activity of Humpback Whales (Breeding Stock G) at Two Locations with Varied Boat Activity along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, Ella K. Dearden, Department of Biology
Red Banner and Black Tryzub: The Rise and Fall of the Ukrainian Nationalist Left, David Martin Delaney, History
The role of RUNX1-mediated suppression of breast cancer tumorigenicity, Jackson R. Del Porto, Biochemistry
Transracial Adoptees and Their Romantic Relationships: An Exploration of Identity and Relationship Health in Emerging Adulthood, Jamie Dixon, UVM College of Arts and Sciences
An Evaluation of Health Equality Policies in Vermont, Anya Dougherty, College of Nursing and Health Sciences