Theses & Dissertations Digitization Project

William & Mary Libraries worked for two years on a project to digitize and catalog W&M dissertations and theses going back to 1920 and up until 2015.  The project helps to accomplish many goals:

  • share the developments and research conducted here with scholars around the world
  • preserve the scholarly record
  • increase the impact of theses and dissertations
  • raise the profile of graduate students
  • grow the reputation of William & Mary
  • demonstrate the institution’s impact on local and global communities

As of October 22, 2018, you are now able to view the dissertations and theses included in this retrospective project as well as those which have been submitted electronically since 2016 in W&M ScholarWorks, the university's open access institutional repository.

Below, please find a list of W&M theses and dissertations which have been digitized as part of this retrospective conversion project . The information includes the authors associated with the project, along with their degree-granting department and year of completion. If you wrote a thesis and/or dissertation between 1920 and 2015 would like to opt-out of the project by restricting access to your work to on-campus access only, then you will need to contact scholarworks@wm.edu with your name, date of graduation and thesis or dissertation title. Theses and dissertations will continue to be made available through interlibrary loan (ILL) to other libraries, as they were when they were available in print. If you are a copyright holder for one of these works, and would like to provide additional information about a work, or discuss rights and access to the work, please contact us at scholarworks@wm.edu.

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Title Author Department Year Degree
The Beasley wharf complex : a study of frontier interaction in the lower Great Lakes in the late 18th century Carter, Trevor Ryan, 1973- Anthropology 1999 Master of Arts
The emotional consequences of exposure to sexual orientation inappropriate humor on television comedies Caruthers, Allison S., 1975- Psychology 1999 Master of Arts
A study of core special education competencies needed for public school building administrators Carver, JoAnne Yarbrough, 1949- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
Representing culture and class : an exploration of narrative containment strategies in Henry Mayhew and George Gissing Carwile, Lona Catherine, 1970- English 2000 Master of Arts
Principals as managers and leaders : a qualitative study of the perspectives of selected elementary school principals Cascadden, Dean S. T. Education 1996 Doctor of Education
A study in the development of cooperative living in an elementary school Case, Virginia Richardson. Education 1943 Master of Arts
From story to statistics : a systematic structure for documenting international relations events Casey, David A., 1961- Government 1998 Master of Arts
Adults making meaning at Colonial Williamsburg : a descriptive study of planners' intentions and audience members' constructions of the 1996 history forum Casey, Joan Ellen. Education 1997 Doctor of Education
The effects of reference groups on human lactation duration Cashman-Janowski, Regina, 1953- Sociology 1981 Master of Arts
Henry St. George Tucker, legal educator Cassady, Alta Elizabeth, 1952- History 1978 Master of Arts
Inspiration as motivation for creative performance Cassidy, Scott Edward, 1976- Psychology 2006 Master of Arts
Male moral irresponsibility in Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy Castle, Dana B., 1944- English 1994 Master of Arts
A new media game : challenging the minimalist consensus Castleberry, Carolyn. Government 1994 Master of Arts
Effects of selected nitrogen-containing aromatic compounds (NCACs) on physiological properties in Escherichia coli Catallo, W. James 1959- Marine Science 1989 Doctor of Philosophy
Content analysis of principal job descriptions and principal evaluation instruments of K-12 public education in Virginia Catano, Nancy Irene Glick. Education 2002 Doctor of Education
A preliminary study of the effect or impairment of the vomeronasal organ on the recovery from reproductive inhibition in prairie deermice from laboratory populations Cathers, Tama Elaine, 1965- Biology 1991 Master of Arts
Hassles, major life events, humor, and coping as predictors of mood disturbance, depression and somatization Catz, Sheryl L., 1967- Psychology 1991 Master of Arts
Mischiefs so close to each other : external relations of the Ohio Valley Shawnees, 1730-1775 Caudill, Courtney B., 1968- History 1992 Master of Arts
A study of defensive football formations Caughron, Harry William, 1922- Physical Education 1950 Master of Arts
The effects of PSAs on trust in romantic relationships Causey, Charles Lawson, 1978- Psychology 2006 Master of Arts
The effect of beaver (Castor canadensis) dams on the vegetation of tidal marshes Causey, Mary Hedrick. Marine Science 1984 Master of Arts
Osteology, phylogeny, and biogeography of the marine fish family Ephippidae (Perciformes, Acanthuroidei), with comments on sister group relationships Cavalluzzi, Martin Ray, 1960- Marine Science 2000 Doctor of Philosophy
Taxonomy of larval Blennioidei of Belize, Central America Cavalluzzi, Martin Ray, 1960- Marine Science 1992 Master of Arts
The effect of brand and caloric information on flavor perception and food consumption in restrained and unrestrained eaters Cavanagh, Kevin Vincent, Psychology 2013 Master of Arts
Stability and spectra of the bumpy theta pinch Cayton, Thomas E. Physics 1976 Doctor of Philosophy
Hardwood forest in the coastal plain of Virginia east of the Suffolk Scarp Cazier, Penelope Williams, 1948- Biology 1992 Master of Arts
Religious change and Plateau Indians, 1500-1850 Cebula, Larry, 1961- History 1999 Doctor of Philosophy
Rituals of the re-founded Bolivian state Cerball, Raquel Elizabeth Nava. Anthropology 2010 Master of Arts
Two-dimensional, intratidal model study of salinity intrusion structure and motion in partially-mixed estuaries Cerco, C. F. Marine Science 1982 Doctor of Philosophy
Southern orientation : reimagining Asian American identity and place in the global south Cha, Frank Sung, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Day and night differences in water regulation of Peromyscus leucopus Chae, Haejin Erin, 1972- Biology 1997 Master of Arts
Development of the Chae Optimal Supervision Environment Test Chae, Ki Byung, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
The poet, the poem, and the people : Etheridge Knight's American counterpoetics Chaltain, Sam. American Studies 1999 Master of Arts
The transformation of the Heads of Grievances into the Declaration of Rights 22 January-12 February 1689 Chamberlin, Catherine Rand, 1956- History 1980 Master of Arts
Afro-Barbadian Foodways : analysis of the use of ceramics by freed Afro-Barbadian estate workers Chambers, Camille Lois, Anthropology 2015 Master of Arts
A comparison of the effects of the Couple Communication II Program and a Family of Origin Workshop on marital satisfaction and individual autonomy Chambers, Floyd Allen, 1928- Education 1986 Doctor of Education
Methods of distinguishing larval alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) from larval blueback herring (A. aestivalis) Chambers, James Ross, 1943- Marine Science 1969 Master of Arts
Beyond ability : effects of caffeine and impulsivity on academic and creative performance Chambers, Sara E., 1966- Psychology 2001 Master of Arts
A good mind, well stored : medicine, society, literature, and sensibility in the journal of Abigial May, 1800 Chambers, Thomas A. History 1994 Master of Arts
A study of physical education for girls in Virginia secondary schools for the period 1939-1943 Chamings, Dorothy Thurza Louise, -1958. Physical Education 1944 Master of Arts
The foreign-trade zone and Hampton Roads : its commercial, industrial, and military possibilities Champion, George Peter. Economics 1954 Master of Arts
University leadership in energy and environmental design : how postsecondary institutions use the LEED® green building rating system Chance, Shannon Massie, 1970- Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
A molecular study of the mitochondrial genome and invasions of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa Chandler, Emily A., 1978- Marine Science 2007 Master of Science
A national study of curriculum policies and practices in gifted education Chandler, Kimberley Lynn. Education 2004 Doctor of Philosophy
Theory of amorphous CuNi alloys Chang, Kun-San. Physics 1977 Doctor of Philosophy
Aids for identification of bivalve larvae of Virginia Chanley, Paul, 1930- Marine Science 1967 Master of Arts
A comparative study of the NCATE standards and the Virginia licensure regulations for school personnel with the perceptions of elementary principals and teachers Chantry, Stephen J. Education 2002 Doctor of Education
Aspects of systematics, morphology, life history and feeding of western Atlantic sciaenidae (Pisces :Perciformes) Chao, Labbish Ning. Marine Science 1976 Doctor of Philosophy
The sources and distributions of the state literary fund Chaplain, Oscar S., 1889- Education 1936 Master of Arts
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell : a biography Chapman, Anne W. History 1984 Doctor of Philosophy