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 2017
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
Unequal Implementation: The Impact of Government Anti-Plague Policies on the London Poor in 1665, Colby J. Fischer, History
Creating Community: Cultural Experiences of Gay Men in Hartford, Connecticut and Burlington, Vermont from 1969 until 1981, Matthew J. Ganci, History
Interstices of Power: Considerations of women’s health and agency through creative nonfiction, Erica Rose Gilgore, Environmental Studies
The Effects of a Prolonged Administration of Amifostine on the Taste System, Jessica Lee Girardin, Biology
The Expression and Regulation of Chemokines (CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11) in Urinary Bladder Inflammation of the Mouse, Michael Guo, Neurological Sciences
Assessing Renewable Energy Policy Effectiveness: Price & Quality Instruments, Madison C. Haas, Economics