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 2019
Beyond the High Water Mark: Access and the Enaction of Blue Space Benefits on Hawaiʻi Island Shorelines, Jill F. Brooks, Geography
An Evolution of Jane and Lizzie: Adaptation Studies Need to Accommodate for the Rise of Internet-Based Media, Katherine Anne Bryce, English
A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDY OF THE implimentation of the VERMONT NEWBORN PLAN OF SAFE CARE AMONG NURSING STAFF AT VERMONT HOSPITALS, Annik Buley, Nursing
Targeting the Roots of Disaster: Community Work Dismantling Vulnerability in Mariana, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, Rachael E. A. Carrell, Geography
Dark Night of the Soul: Catholic Articulations of Atomic Trauma in Seirai Yuichi's "Ground Zero, Nagasaki", Stratton Elizabeth Coleman, Asian Languages and Literatures
Measurement of Changes in Heme Ruffling Caused by the Staphylococcus aureus Heme-Degrading Enzyme, IsdG, Amanda Rose Cornetta, Chemistry
Evolution of sociality in Anelosimus Spiders, Adelaide Speedie Cotter, Biology
Refining a Phase Vocoder for Vocal Modulation, Benjamin E. Crystal, Electrical Engineering
Strain Effects on Coherent Excitons in Organic Crystalline Thin Films, Katrina E. Czar, Physics
Alexandria, Virginia: Climate and Health Assessment, Oona Mae Davies, Environmental Science
Validity of Heart Rate Measurements in a Fitbit Charge 2 and Apple iWatch in a Free-Living Setting, Dakota R. Dione, Rehabilitation and Movement Science
Second Language Acquisition and Memory Training Transfer: Could working memory training facilitate the learning of a second language?, Jessica Godes, Romance Languages and Linguistics
The Role of Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase in Regulating Autophagy in Ovarian Cancer, Keira L. Goodell, Department of Biology
The Not-So Frozen Conflict: Russia’s Ambitions in the Arctic and their Implications for NATO in the Far North, Anya Gorodentsev, German and Russian Department
Exercise Does Not Effect Context-dependent Episodic Memory, Michael D. Greenberg, Neuroscience
A HEDONIC PRICE APPROACH TO FLOOD RISK AND PROPERTY VALUE IN THE GREATER MIAMI AREA, Straubing Rebecca G, Economics
An Exploration of Demographic Risk as a Barrier to Engagement in Perinatal Wellness, XiXi Halvorson-Phelan, Neuroscience
Analysis of PARylation and PTEN Mutation Effects on PARP and PARG Inhibition Treatment in Primary Brain Tumors, Henre Michael Hermanowski, Biochemistry
Analyzing overlapping communities in networks using link communities, Olivia Hurd, Mathematics
Control of Organic LED Emission Through Optically-Resonant Microcavity Confinement, Benjamin Isenhart, Physics
Comparison of Low-Cost CO2 Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) Sensors for Ambient Greenhouse Gas Monitoring, Annaliese Keimel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
In vitro methods of antimicrobial susceptibility produce different estimates of cinnamon bark oil minimum inhibitory concentration for Staphylococcus aureus isolates from organic dairy farms, Samantha Keum, Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Non-Profits as Creators of Public Policy in Public-Private Partnerships, Emily Victoria Klofft, Political Science
Ecocritical Poster Art: Subverting Problematic Symbolic Tropes in Contemporary Environmentalism, Clarissa Mae Libertelli, Environmental Studies
Disordered eating prevalence and nutritional knowledge assessment in undergraduate club sport athletes, Sarah M. Lubic, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences