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
Examining Children’s Cognitions in Response to Interparental Conflict, Madeline M. Portnoy, Psychological Science
Tai Chi/Qi Gong in Mental Health Treatment and Prevention: A review of Meta-Analytic Evidence and an Analysis of Evidence Congruence with Training Practices, Colin A. Price, Psychological Science
Conserving Vermont's Endangered Species through Designation of Critical Habitat, Amanda M. Ramsing-Lund, Environmental Studies
Determining the habitat use of Varecia variegata in Maromizaha Protected Area, Madagascar, Rebecca E. Roman, Environmental Sciences
Entertainment Law: Redefining the Role of Transactional Attorneys, Jonathan M. Savicky, The Department of Music and Dance
A Nation in Concert: The Role of the National Song Festivals in the Estonian Independence Movement, 1987-1991, Sophie Loraine Scharlin-Pettee, Political Science
Parent-Child Closeness and Coping Outcomes in Emerging Adulthood, Rebecca Lee Stormberg, Psychological Science
Predicting Vulnerability to Math Stereotype Threat, Jane K. Strudwick, Psychological Science
Demographic and Emotional-Behavioral Predictors of Emotion Identification Accuracy and Eye Movement in Children, Michelle A. Thompson, Psychological Science
'Let Us Record the Atoms As They Fall Upon the Mind': Virginia Woolf Wrestles With James Joyce's Ulysses, Sophie Ryan Thorup, English
A Route to Surface-bound Metalloporphyrins as Models for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts, Stephen J. Van Wyck, Chemistry
How to Live a Fulfilling Life in a Time of Technology, Hope E.B. Ward, Philosophy
Autumn Storms Trigger Enhanced Export of Iron, Phosphorus, and Carbon from a Forested Vermont Catchment, Austin E. Wilkes, Geology
Theses from 2016
Lower-Socioeconomic Status Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Clinical Characteristics, Attendance, and Implications for Future Practice, Hannah Lauren Apfelbaum, Psychological Science
Necroptosis of Glycolytic Dendritic Cells Enhances Activation of Gamma Delta T Cells, Kathleen R. Bashant, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Differing Prefrontal Cortical Activation Across Multiple Forms of Discourse Production, Max Walter Breidenstein Mr., Neuroscience
Writing Fantasy, Ethan H. Childs, English
The Effectiveness of the Implementation of Drug Courts on the Opioid Epidemic in the State of Vermont, Jacqueline A. Collins, Community Development and Applied Economics
Blowing My Lines, Aidan Charles Dolbashian, English
The Abolitionist Archetype: Andrew Delbanco and the Ethics of Political Protest, Ariel F. Eaton, Political Science
The Impact of Full Practice Authority of Nurse Practitioners and Resulting Patient Satisfaction, Kayleigh Ehler-Vock, Nursing
Making Something From Nothing: Exploring Food, Transition, and Globalization in Post-Socialist Poland, Julianna F. Fedrizzi, Global & Regional Studies
Discourse Communication in Individuals with and without Traumatic Brain Injury, Emma L. Feldmann and Michael S. Cannizzaro, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Farmer Resiliency in a Changing Climate: A Comparative Study of Massachusetts and Vermont Farmers, Ann G. Fitzgerald, Environmental Program
Parental Tobacco Use: Impact on Child Emotion Identification Ability, Allison R. Giroux, Neuroscience