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
The Meme as Post-Political Communication Form: A Semiotic Analysis, Jacob A. Yopak
Theses from 2017
The Battle For Cape Wind: An Analysis of Massachusetts Newspapers and Their Framing of Offshore Wind Energy, John Alessi, Political Science
Optical and Electronic Investigation of Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Semiconductor Quinacridone, Michael V. Arnold, Physics
Understanding the Study Abroad Experience for International Students from China at the University of Vermont, Cecilia A. Baker, Grossman School of Business
Fyn-Mediated Regulation of Protein Kinase A, Sam Barritt, Biology
Co-occurrence of /t/ Variants in Young Vermont Speakers, Sarah Bellavance, Romance Languages and Linguistics
Concepts of Moral Geography in Dante Alighieri and James Joyce, Alexander P. Benoit, English
Interactions between BNST PACAP stress system and Estrous Cycling in Non-overiectomized Female Rats, Beniah Brumbaugh, Psychological Science
Characterization of the Subcellular Localization of DCBLD2 and its Regulation by Tyrosine Phosphorylation, Sarah A. Bullock, Biology
A Means to an End, A Means to an End, A Means to an End: Repetition through two filmmakers and four films, Alec O. Buzzell, Film and Television Studies
The Impact of Act 148 on Food-Insecure Populations in Chittenden and Essex Counties of Vermont, Gina E. Cassara, Environmental Studies
Phase I Development of a Patient Perspective Measurement of Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care: The Patient-Centered Integration Profile, Brennen Clayton Caveney, Psychology
Computational Fluid Dynamic Modelling of a Small-Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, Ashley Victoria Chase, Mechanical Engineering
Female Auteurs and Their Perceptions of Gender, Sexuality, and National Identity., Elizabeth J. Chesley, Film and Television Studies
Historical Patterns of Arboviral Seroprevalence across Africa and Asia, George C. Chrisafis, Biology
Heart for Hire: Stories from Vermont, Alexander B. Collingsworth, English
A Comparative Study of the Anglo-British Act of Union (1707) and the British-Irish Act of Union (1801), Hunter A. Colvin, History
Effect of Maple Sugaring on Leaf Litter Decomposition in Vermont Forests, Emma A. Cronin, Biology
Integrity of Phosphorus Adsorption in Forested Buffer Strips and Hardwood Forests After Earthworm Invasion, Naomi Mae Cunningham, Plant and Soil Science
Implications of Notch Signaling in Taste Cell Replacement, Nicholas B. D'Alessandro, Biology
Impact of Sexuality on the Ultimatum Game, Nicholas J. DeMassi, Economics
A Case Study of Vermont's Health Exchange: Missteps and Progress, Ashlynn R. Doyon, Political Science
Effects of Roads on Black Bear Distribution in Southern Vermont, Caitlin E. Drasher, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Would I Eat This? Negotiating the Boundaries of Risk and Service in the Kitchen, Molly E. Duff, Anthropology
Pharmaceuticals entering Lake Champlain and their combination effects on developing Zebrafish Embryos, Ariana R. Ferraro, Animal Science