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
Restlessness and Domesticity: Reading Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier, Margaret Ann Mahoney, History
Embryonic Heat Shock and its Effect on Larval and Adult Performance in Drosophila melanogaster, Ana Marie Manuelian, Biology
Investigating Kinesin Kif18A as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Aggressive Cancers, Carolyn Anne Marquis, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Investigation of Directed ortho-Metalation Strategies in the Synthesis of Fusarochromanone, an Anti-Cancer Mycotoxin, Nicholas J. Minadeo, Chemistry
Chimera States and Seizures in a Mouse Neuronal Model, Henry M. Mitchell, Mathematics
THE EFFECTS OF A MODIFIED FIFA 11+ WARM-UP PROTOCOL ON FITNESS VARIABLES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, McKenna S. Neeb, Rehabilitation and Movement Science
Environmental Values and Clothing Consumption: Do Clothing Purchases Reflect Environmental Values?, Jessica A. NeJame
What do vulnerable populations of children, specifically those who are infected/affected by HIV/AIDS, need in order to have a meaningful experience at summer camp? A comparison of literature versus counselor perspectives, Hailey Nelson, Environmental Studies
The Changing Values of American Evangelicals in Politics, Megan T. Nelson, Sociology
The Roles of Semantic Relatedness and Narrative Structure in Narrative Comprehension in ASD, Elizabeth Grace O'Donnell, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Effects of Voluntary Exercise on Prefrontal-Dependent Set-Shifting in Adolescent Rats, Izabella Ostrowski, Psychological Science
Evaluation of colostrum on an immunological and microbiological level and its relation to calf health: a case study of calves at UVM Miller Research Center, Brooke Ann Pietrafesa, Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Nitrous oxide release from agricultural soils under different management practices during freeze-thaw cycles, Julia M. Pupko, Environmental Sciences
A Survey of RNA Methylation Within Exon 7 of the Bovine PRKAB1 gene and its Potential Role in Residual Feed Intake Within Livestock Species, Sean T. Quigley, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Assessing Hurricane Maria’s Effect on Landscape Erosion Using In Stream Sediment From the Caribbean Island of Dominica, Melinda Quock, Geology
Psychogenic stress-induced expression, function and regulation of VEGF receptor signaling pathways in the neural pathways to the urinary bladder, Harpreet Rattu, Neurological Sciences
Impact of the Patient-Clinician Relationship on Medical and Psychological Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Joyce Ren-Sun, Psychological Sciences
Exploration of Story Arcs in Palliative Care Conversations Using Natural Language Processing, Lindsay May Ross, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Spatio-temporal variation in total lipid content of stocked and wild juvenile lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Champlain, Madelyn Gene Sorrentino, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Impact of Language and History on Identity in Mauritius and La Réunion Through the Lens of Torabully and Marimoutou, Brooklyn Isabel Sophie Stam, Global Studies
Implementing Chronic Exercise After the Completion of Extinction Training in Mice Shows Promise in Reducing the Return of Fear in the Long Term, Mallory S. Stultz, Neuroscience
Personalities and Perceptions: Churchill, De Gaulle, and British-Free French Relations 1940-1941, Samantha Sullivan, History
International Monetary Fund Structural Adjustment Policy and Loan Conditionality in Ghana: Economic, Cultural, and Political Impacts, Samantha Terry, Global and Regional Studies
Theses from 2018
Positive allosteric modulators of VPAC1 receptor-mediated ERK activation, Justin Abbott, Neurological Sciences
Reviving Ophidia: Godly Serpents in Ancient Egyptian Magic and Mythology, Ariadne Argyros, Classics