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 2016
Dectin-1 Mediated Regulation of Dendritic Cell Metabolism, Alexandra Ojemann, Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences
Spatial cognition during the active avoidance task: The role of the prefrontal cortex and preempting impairment following febrile status epilepticus, Matias V. Page, Neurological Sciences
Photocatalytic degradation of an organophosphorus compound by porous Au- and WO3- modified TiO2, David M. Parker, Chemistry
Brazilian Perspectives on the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, Kishan Patel, Anthropology
Hard Work, Cows and Community: Why young people in Bethel, Vermont are choosing to stay on dairy farms, Mikayla Sandra Peront, Environmental Studies
Modeling Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) occupancy in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia, Emily C. Peterson, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Optimization of a Diagnostic Platform for Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) Measurement in Human Plasma and Exploration of ORP after Trauma, David A. Polson, Biology
Use of a Chemical Chaperone to Attenuate Allergic Airway Inflammation, Gurkiranjit Kaur Rattu, Department of Biology; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Effects of Insulin on Brain Functioning in Postmenopausal Women, Sienna Marie Searles, Department of Psychiatry
The Effect of Chronic Stress on Generalization of Conditioned Fear, Amanda J. Senatore, Psychological Science
Queering Time and Space: Mediated Desire in The Golden Bowl and Mrs. Dalloway, Alana J. Smith, English
Effect of variation in ocean temperature on nest attentiveness of a rare seabird, the Kittlitz’s Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris), Katelyn Anne Stoner, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Exploring The Neural Correlates of Reading Comprehension and Social Cognition Deficits in College Students with ADHD, Irene J. Sue, Ellen Wixted, Sarahjane L. Dubie, and Alexandra S. Potter, Neuroscience
Professionalism of Performing Musicians in Burlington, Vermont, Adam Sullivan, Anthropology
Feminized Asians and Masculinized Blacks: The Construction of Gendered Races in the United States, Emy P. Takinami, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Testing Potential Fish Fraud in Community-Supported Fisheries, Ryan J. Tartre, Biology
Establishing an Ovarian Cancer cell culture model system in order to study the molecular interaction between Src Family Kinases and Protein Kinase A, Jenna E. Todero, Biology
Renewal of an Extinguished Behavior in the Context of a Preceding Response, Jeremy M. Trott, Psychological Sciences
The North-South Divide: Regional Economic Inequality in Contemporary Italy, Ashley N. Usseglio, Sociology
Cortisol as a Moderator of Acute Distress in Predicting PTSD, Hannah L. Ward, Psychological Science
The United Tasks of Healing and Witnessing: The practice of combined ethics within Médecins Sans Frontières, Emma Clare Waters, Romance Languages
Phosphorus uptake in emergent macrophytes: An evaluation of Vermont-native wetland plant suitability for floating treatment wetland applications in urban stormwater settings, Kelly Westhelle, Environmental Sciences
Cognitive Flexibility and Academic Performance in College Students with ADHD: An fMRI Study, Ellen K. Wixted, Irene J. Sue, Sarahjane L. Dube M.S., and Alexandra S. Potter Ph.D., Psychiatry
The role of the low affinity cyclic nucleotide-binding site B in the activation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase Iα, Jessica Wohlfahrt, Biochemistry
Theses from 2015
DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF STRETCHABLE THERMOELECTRIC NANOWIRE COMPOSITES, Cory M. Arcovitch, Mechanical Engineering