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 2024
Multiphase Modeling & Locating Oxygen Gas in a High Test Peroxide Satellite Propellant Tank, Elizabeth Gilbert Zheng, Mechanical Engineering
Assessing the Contribution of Liver 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Synthase 2 (HMGCS2) to Dietary Medium-Chain Triglyceride-Induced Ketone Body Production, Kaitlyn A. Zoller, Madeleine M. Mank MPH, V. Amanda Fastiggi BS, and Matthew E. Poynter PhD, Department of Medicine
Theses from 2023
Assessment of Differences in Performance of Two Lake Trout Stocking Strategies in Lake Champlain Using Lipid Analysis, Jack B. Baker, Matthew Futia, and J. Ellen Marsden, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Science Communication and Social Media: Audience Reactions to Mpox on YouTube, Zoë Bui Barton, English
Spatial and Working Memory in Mice post Traumatic Brain Injury, Sarah Baumann, Biology
Why are Young Adults Using E-cigarettes? A Survey of Vermont Undergraduate Students, Max Gunnar Behrens, Psychological Science
The Entanglement Entropy and Quantum Sticking of a Cold Atom, Alice Dennett Blake, Physics
Risk Analysis of Clostridiodides Difficile Infections in a Hospital Setting and the Impact of Prior Choice on Predictive Capability, Trevor D. Blanchard, Statistics
Green Tinted Glasses: Fashion Consumption Practices as Pro-Environmental Behaviors, Sadie Bloch, Community Development and Applied Economics
The Effects of Mutations in a Highly Conserved Site on the Alpha-4 Helix of KIF18A, Olivia Anne Budington, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Jazz as an Imperfect Metaphor for Democracy: The Asian American Woman's Experience, Irene Choi, Music
Effects of In-Stream Process-Based Restoration on the Geomorphology of a New England Headwater Stream, Evan S. Choquette, Environmental Sciences
Paid Parental Leave and Gender-Just Degrowth, Eleanor Churchill, Environmental Studies and Economics
Mechanisms of Vascular Endothelial Cell Plasma Membrane Activation Following Acute Exposure to Trauma Factors, Jade Cleary, Neuroscience
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Vermont Parents, Geneva R. Cote, Biomedical and Health Sciences
Characterization of Lymantria Dispar Dispar Defoliation in Vermont: Comparing Unoccupied Aircraft Systems and Satellite Data, Lauren Cresanti, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
REV1 inhibition elicits differential response to cancer therapy, Andrew J. Crompton and Nimrat Chatterjee Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
An Assessment of Stigma in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Vermont, Charlotte Frances Crum, Mathematics & Statistics
Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics in Restored Wetlands in Vermont and the Implications for Phosphorus Cycling, Tenju S. Cuddihy, Environmental Science
Do Wealth and Market Access Explain Inconsistent Relationships Between Crop Diversity and Dietary Diversity? Evidence from 10 Sub-Saharan African Countries, Isabel J. Curtin, Daniel Tobin, and Travis Reynolds, Community Development Applied Economics
The Effect of EGFR Overexpression on Neural Phenotype in an In-Vivo Model, Emily E. Dean, Neurological Sciences
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