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 2022
THE EFFECTS OF THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY ON ANT AND LAND SLUG POPULATIONS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, Jacob A. Sorrentino, Natural Resources
Effects of Forest Patch Size and Shape on Breeding Bird Species Richness, Jordan Matthew Spindel, Environmental Sciences
Cross-Country Differences in Marginal Product of Capital and the Efficient Allocation of the World’s Capital Stock, Oliver George Tidswell, Business
The Impact of Perinatal Maternal Social Support on Infant Temperament During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Genevieve T. Wakeman, Neuroscience
Settler, Ancestor, Eastern White Pine: Living Histories in Northern "New England", Emily J. Wanzer, Geography
Understanding long-term environmental change in Lake Carmi, VT, using the paleo-diatom record, Sarah R. Wasserman
Extinction of Contextual Fear Memories in Female Rats in the Presence of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide (PACAP), Carly E. Webb, Psychological Science
The Role of the Infralimbic Cortex in Context-Dependent Instrumental Responding, Mia Lauren Whittaker, Psychological Science
The Generational Stratification of Ecological Anxiety, Jack Henry Wilde, Environmental Studies Program
Exploring the Differential Impacts on Student Equity Following Rapid & Disruptive Changes in Classroom Modality for Higher Education, Luke J. Willcox, GSB
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Body Weight in the U.S.A., Lindsay Williams, Economics
Enhancing Intent Analysis with Context, Joseph M. Wills, Computer Science
The emotional arcs of horror: a distant reading of Stephen King’s novels, Delaney Woods, Mathematics
Theses from 2021
Plasmaspheric dynamics studied using a three-dimensional machine learning-based plasma density model in the inner magnetosphere and the ionosphere, Hannah Ace, Physics
Hydrologic Modeling of a Small Wetland Complex to Inform Estimates of Phosphorus Retention, Isabelle C. Augustin, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cyanobacteria Phage S-RSM4 Optimization of Pentose Phosphate Pathway via Glucose 6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Homologous to Synechococcus Host, Zachary J. Babbitz, Biochemistry
Inferring the demographic history of red spruce (Picea rubens) from chloroplast genome sequences, Katherine Anne Bardsley, Plant Biology
Sexual Orientation, Gender, & Self-Styling: An Exploration of Visual Identity-Signaling, Julian Ash Barritt, Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies
Cooking Interventions and Perceived Stress Levels Among College Students, Nicole Marie Bellhorn, Health Sciences
La Balena: A Weird Fiction Representation of Women’s Asylums and Emigration in Fascist Italy, Aiden McGwire Blasi, English
The Relationship of Fatigue and Parental Disability in Mothers with Inflammatory Arthritic Conditions in Comparison to Mothers Without Chronic Diagnoses., Chrystina Maria Bonelli, Victoria Priganc, Susan Kasser, and Kris Winston, Health Sciences
Estrogen replacement in ovariectomized rats during acquisition delays the habit formation consistently observed in intact female rats with the same level of instrumental training, Gillian P. Bremer, Neuroscience
The Parental Experience of Having a Child Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Paige M. Brower, Professional Nursing
China's Soft Power in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative: Three Case Studies, John W. Bush, Political Science