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
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
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