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 2023
Farmer adoption of water practices across four counties in California, Hannah Dekker and Meredith Niles, Nutrition and Food Sciences
Acute Stress before Instrumental Conditioning Promotes Habit Expression in Female Rats, Russell J. Dougherty, Department of Psychological Science
Molecular Mechanisms of Microtubule-Based Transport in a Genetic Model System, Bellana Driscoll, Biochemistry
The Importance of Outcrossing of Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Blueray and Bluecrop, Mariel Rae Dunn, Biology
Exploring Human Safe Compounds for Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tom Jetton, Larner College of Medicine
Unraveling Drivers of Streamflow Drought in the Western U.S. using Time Series Clustering, Noah Robert Fritzhand, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Changes in AUTS2 Expression and Histone Dopaminylation Levels in High Ethanol Consumption Models, Elise Furr, Psychological Science
Localization of the Receptors that Mediate the Prokinetic Effects of 5-HT4 Agonists on Propulsive Motility, Jessica E. Gagne, Department of Neurological Sciences
The Psychophysical Response to Music in Canines, Maxwell J. Gailey, Music
Assessing the Community Partnerships Present at The University of Vermont’s Horticulture Research and Education Center, Claire A. Golder, Environmental Studies
Understanding the Drivers of Urban Heat; Case Study in Burlington, Vermont, Alexandra E. Greer, Environmental Engineering
Assessing Impacts of Biochar on Microbial Community Structure, Fermentation Intermediates, and Nutrient Degradation in Manure Lagoons, Courteney Hales, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ergothioneine in an Enzyme: Using Protein Engineering to Create Unique Antioxidant Enzymes Containing 2-thiohistidine, Elyse C. Hassett, Biochemistry
Unique Lactobacillus Produced Metabolites Modulate T-Cell Response through the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: Implications for CNS Autoimmunity, Eamonn Ray Heney, Biology, Biomedical and Health Sciences
The (In)Equity of Revitalization: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Green Gentrification in Rust Belt Cities, Kieran R. Hogan, Environmental Studies
Playwright or Wrong: Gender, Body, Beauty, and Type in Three Plays by Women, Claire Robb Johnston, Theatre
The Role of Daily Food Insecurity and Depressive Symptoms in Food Acquisition and Management among Rural, Low-Income Caregivers, Izabella Jones, Psychological Sciences
Investigation of Particle Velocity in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility, Parminder Kaur, Mechanical Engineering
Analysis of the Public Perception of Bats in Chittenden County, VT Following the Outbreak of COVID-19, Hannah Morgan Kilmetis, Animal and Veterinary Sciences
The Relationship between Pet Attachment and Stress in College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Naomi Y. Kopser, Department of Psychological Science
More Than Just Medicine: Evaluation of the Addison County Farmacy Program, Lilah V. Krugman, Food Systems
Effects of predictability on visual and linguistic narrative comprehension in autistic and non-autistic adults, Sarah Kubinski, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Identification and Spectroscopic Characterization of the Active Sites of Two Class II Chelatases, Megan E. Lavigne, Chemistry
The Impact of Child Gender on Parent Coping Suggestions and Suggestion Outcomes, Lyndsey Rachel Lawrence, Psychological Sciences
Optimization and Catalysis of the Allyl-Cyanamide 1,3-Diaza Claisen Rearrangement, Wen P. Le, Chemistry