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
NEW DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO IDENTIFYING CLIMATE DRIVERS IN NORTHERN CONIFERS, John Burns Kilbride, Geography
The Relationship Between Child Adversity, Anxiety Symptoms and White Matter Integrity, Naomi Koliba, Department of Neuroscience
An Improved Model of House Dust Mite Allergic Sensitization, Susan F. Kostin, Biology
Fear Conditioning and Extinction: Examining the Role of GSK3β ser 389, Benjamin Liebman, Psychology
Wingstrokes: Linking migration citizen science data for Blue-headed & Red-eyed Vireos to spring climate in Vermont as depicted visually in art, Jessica Mailhot, Environmental Sciences
Impacts of chronic stress on urinary bladder function & recovery through modification of PACAP signaling, Morgan E. Mathews, Neurological Sciences
Multiple Queens versus Multiple Mates: A Test of the Polygyny/Polyandry Tradeoff Hypothesis in the Ant Veromessor pergandei, Rachel Mellen, Biology
A Market for Water Transfers in the Upper Colorado River Basin and the Role of Transaction Costs, Genevieve Meller, Economics
(Hetero)sexual Grooming: A content analysis of female sexualization in American pre- and young-teen television, Anne Moyerbrailean, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
The effects of thermal acclimation on feeding rates and thermal tolerance in the invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Lake Champlain, VT, USA, Marissa Ng, Biology
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