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 2018
Modeling and Mapping Coyote (Canis latrans) Abundance in Northwestern Vermont, Lucas Karl Beck, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Critical Films on Graphene Substrates, Renee Beneeski, Adrian Del Maestro, Juan Vanegas, and Valeri Kotov, Physics
Spectacular Tropes: Representations of the Roman Arena, Tiger Maurice Britt, Classics
Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whale Song in Pacific Central America, Emma P. Chereskin, Department of Biology
The Effect of a Trehalose Diet on Cold Tolerance in Aphaenogaster Picea, Julia Clare Cline, Biology
Worker Retention, Response Quality, and Diversity in Microtask Crowdsourcing: An Experimental Investigation of the Potential for Priming Effects to Promote Project Goals, Brian J. Colombini, Computer Science
Determining the function of the NPF1B and NPF1C genes in root and nodule symbiosis in Lotus japonicus, Samantha Connolly, Plant Biology
The Influence of Pain on the Development of PTSD Across the Acute Post Trauma Period, Julie P. Connor, Psychological Science
Success of Food Assistance Programs: Metrics to Evaluate Provision of Healthy Food Products Across Burlington, Vermont., Meghan Conway, Environmental Studies
Beyond Motor Function: The Role of the Cerebellum in Rodent Cognitive Flexibility, Jennifer M. Davidson, Neuroscience
To what extent do psychological distance and knowledge mediate the impact of algae blooms on cultural ecosystem services in the Lake Champlain Basin?, Gemma L. Del Rossi, The Environmental Program
Facilitated Self-Assembly of Hydrazone-based Molecular Cages and their Binding Properties, Natavan Dudkina, Chemistry
Charging down the Road: A Historical Analysis of the American Auto Industry and Tesla Inc., Bryce Dzialo
Reactionary Postmodernism? Neoliberalism, Multiculturalism, the Internet, and the Ideology of the New Far Right in Germany, William Peter Fitz, European Studies
Slant, Mattie Friberg, Film and Television Studies
Early Phonological Systematization in Children with Williams Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study, Claudia G. Garber, Linguistics
The Role of Sex Hormones in Inducing Maternal Uterine Remodeling and Vasodilation During Pregnancy, Annie D. Glessner-Fischer, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Art as Power: Francis I's Incorporation of the Italian at Château de Fontainebleau, Alaina Irene Hendrickson, Art History, French
At Sea, Joshua D. Holz, Film and Television Studies
Welcome Here: Defining History Through Playwriting, Stephen D. Indrisano, Theater
The Differential Effect of Cyclophosphamide Treatment on Salt Taste, Benjamin Carter Jewkes, Neuroscience
Investigating a Catalytic Approach for the Polymerization Reaction of Dichlorophosphinylphosphorimidic Trichloride, Aimee Johnston, Chemistry
De Jure School Segregation as the Result of Racist Housing Policies, Devin C. Kane, Economics
Keeping Up with the Psychoanalysts: Applying Lacanian and Feminist Theory to Reality Television, Catherine E. Leary, Film and Television Studies
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE STRUCTURE OF THE PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT AND ISOKINETIC FLEXION/EXTENSION STRENGTH FOUR YEARS POST ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY AND RECONSTRUCTION WITH A BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE AUTOGRAFT, Kendra Lennon, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation