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 2022
Addressing the DNA Damage Response to Irradiation and PARP1/PARG Inhibitors in Glioblastoma, Riona Kathleen O'Donnell
I-Sharing in Group Therapy: An Approach to Improve Client Outcomes for Depression, Axel D. Olsson, Psychological Sciences
Vermont Wildlife Landscape Connectivity: A Case Study Connecting Habitats in the Green Mountains, Spanning Interstate 89, Cyrus Grey Oswald, Environmental Studies
SCREEN TIME, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND ANXIETY IN HONOR’S COLLEGE STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Jack Parker; Karen Westervelt PT, ATC, NBC-HWC, Ph.D.; Jeremy Sibold Ed.D., ATC; and Susan Kasser Ph.D., COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
PERCEPTIONS OF PREPAREDNESS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT’S BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM, Taylor M. Perez, Nursing
Seasonal Variability of the Elemental Stoichiometry of Phytoplankton in Two Eutrophic Bays of Lake Champlain, Megan Petrine, Environmental Sciences
Analyzing Interannual Cyanobacteria Bloom Variability in Lake Champlain using Satellite Imagery, Mia Pienkowski, Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematics and Statistics
SOCIAL IDENTITIES, RISKY BEHAVIORS, AND THE RURAL YOUTH EXPERIENCE, Sarah B. Plaut, Geography
From Root to Wing: The Music of Vermont's Ecological Soundscapes, Madeline S. Reilly, Environmental Studies
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on Sex, Dating, and Self-Concepts Among American College Students, Levi Reyes, Psychological Science
"There's three stores in the whole picture": On the use of the English existential 'there' construction in task-based interactions., Paige Morgan Roussell, Romance Languages and Linguistics
Low Prevalence of Penicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus chromogenes on Vermont Organic Dairy Farms, Samantha Scheel, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Shadows of Hiroshima: The Evolution of Atomic Bomb Memories Explored Through Japanese Manga, Aidan W. Seipke, Japanese (Asian Languages)
THE EFFECTS OF THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY ON ANT AND LAND SLUG POPULATIONS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, Jacob A. Sorrentino, Natural Resources
Effects of Forest Patch Size and Shape on Breeding Bird Species Richness, Jordan Matthew Spindel, Environmental Sciences
Cross-Country Differences in Marginal Product of Capital and the Efficient Allocation of the World’s Capital Stock, Oliver George Tidswell, Business
The Impact of Perinatal Maternal Social Support on Infant Temperament During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Genevieve T. Wakeman, Neuroscience
Settler, Ancestor, Eastern White Pine: Living Histories in Northern "New England", Emily J. Wanzer, Geography
Understanding long-term environmental change in Lake Carmi, VT, using the paleo-diatom record, Sarah R. Wasserman
Extinction of Contextual Fear Memories in Female Rats in the Presence of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide (PACAP), Carly E. Webb, Psychological Science
The Role of the Infralimbic Cortex in Context-Dependent Instrumental Responding, Mia Lauren Whittaker, Psychological Science
The Generational Stratification of Ecological Anxiety, Jack Henry Wilde, Environmental Studies Program
Exploring the Differential Impacts on Student Equity Following Rapid & Disruptive Changes in Classroom Modality for Higher Education, Luke J. Willcox, GSB
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Body Weight in the U.S.A., Lindsay Williams, Economics
Enhancing Intent Analysis with Context, Joseph M. Wills, Computer Science