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 2014
Genetic Study of Recent Samples of American Marten (Martes americana) from Vermont, Katherine A. O'Shea, Biology
Gender and Vision Through the Lens of Cindy Sherman and the Pictures Generation, Samantha Rosemary Owen, Art and Art History
Elastic Behavior of Oligolamellar Structures, Scott G. Patterson, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Factors Affecting Bobolink Home Range Size in Vermont's Champlain Valley, Gina Ann Payeur, Animal Science Department
Intervention or Inaction: Bridging the gap between realism and constructivism by examining American decision-making in humanitarian crises, Tyler D. Purinton Mr, Political Science
Molecular Identification and Immunolocalization of Purinergic Signaling Receptors in the Mammalian Vomeronasal Organ, Hannah Rickner, Biology
The History of the Ethnographic Collections at the Fleming Museum, Corrie Roe, Anthropology
Exploring Complex Disease Gene Relationships Using Simultaneous Analysis, Joseph D. Romano, William G. Tharp, and Indra Neil Sarkar, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Subsidized School Meal Programs: Examining Access, Nutritional Quality, and Improvement Initiatives in Vermont Schools, Kathryn M. Seelen, Leadership and Developmental Sciences
Ekphrasis in the Modernist Aesthetic: Virginia Woolf's Use of Painting in "To The Lighthouse" and its Effect on Linguistic Expression, Jessica M. Slayton, English
Incongruity Theory and the Explanatory Limits of Reason, Ian Jaeger Straus, Philosophy
Modeling of Common Terns, Sterna hirundo, on Lake Champlain and Predictions for the Future, Rochelle A. Streker, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Department, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
The Portrayal of Suicide in Postmodern Japanese Literature and Popular Culture Media, Pedro M. Teixeira, Japanese
The Wonderful (Natural) World of Disney: Dilemmas of Authenticity in Visual Culture About Nature, Erin M. White, Anthropology
The Impact of European Football Player Transfers on Share Price, Kevin Whitehead, School of Business Administration
Political Alienation in American Society, Michael J. Wood, Sociology
Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) for Volume Estimation, Adam Zylka, Civil and Environmental Engineering