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
Political factors affecting the establishment and growth of Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary in Virginia 1958-1972 McNeer, James B. Education 1981 Doctor of Education
Academic freedom and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary experience 1979-1989 Johnson, James Benson, 1956- Education 1993 Doctor of Education
A comparison of ratings of the clinical competency of recent graduates of associate and baccalaureate degree programs in nursing Stanton, Carol Joan Magby, 1937- Education 1982 Doctor of Education
Dimensions of principal support behaviors and their relationship to organizational citizenship behaviors and student achievement in high schools Tindle, Jennifer A. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Section 504(E) and higher education : an historical case study of federal policy development Howman, Robert J. Education 1994 Doctor of Education
An extension of dyadic counseling to multi-family group training with application for Head Start families Zanetti, Janet J. Education 1996 Doctor of Education
A study of sexual attitudes, sexual behaviors, and religiosity of community college students Abdo, Robert John, 1950- Education 1985 Doctor of Education
A descriptive investigation utilizing a family systems perspective to study elementary school children who frequently become seekers of nurse support (S.O.N.S.) and their families Fletcher, David Bruce. Education 1986 Doctor of Education
The stated goals and purposes of Christian schools and the reasons parents give for choosing them Short, Cecelia R., 1950- Education 2001 Doctor of Education
Survey of physical activity in elementary school classrooms in the state of Virginia Elmakis, Gail Smith. Education 2010 Doctor of Education
Toward the global public good : accountability for higher education in the twenty-first century Letizia, Angelo J., 1981-, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
A study of the effectiveness of public and university support service programs for students with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia : do they offer what they purport to offer? Buck, Betty Jo. Education 1990 Doctor of Education
A study of reading achievement gains in classes of special education teachers using the beginning teacher assistance program indicators of competence Henshaw, Cynthia E. Education 1989 Doctor of Education
Strategies and leadership options for internationalizing the comprehensive community college : a case study of Tidewater Community College Nichols, Harriet Hanna. Education 1995 Doctor of Education
Variables influencing recent high school graduates' choice of postsecondary proprietary schools or community colleges De Weese, Bill Carl, 1944- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
An analysis of the role of principals supervising programs for students with disabilities in effective schools as defined by Virginia's outcome accountability project Williams, Helen C., 1947- Education 1993 Doctor of Education
Women's perceptions of high risk drinking : understanding binge drinking in a gender biased setting Russett, Jill Lynne. Education 2008 Doctor of Education
Perceptual-expectancy style (PES) and pretreatment adjustment : a study of subtypes among male alcohol abusers Berns, Jonathan H., 1948- Education 1982 Doctor of Education
The founding of the permanent denominational colleges in Virginia, 1776-1861 Medlin, Stuart Bowe, 1942- Education 1975 Doctor of Education
Measuring certain cognitive traits in depressed mothers and their children : a controlled study Correll, James Allen, 1945- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
Adult children of alcoholics : measuring the personality characteristics of autonomy, inferiority and intimacy Walker, Cynthia Ann, 1955- Education 1994 Doctor of Education
A study of the effects of life career development counseling on the self-concept and career maturity of community college students Johnson, Michael Joseph, 1944- Education 1976 Doctor of Education
The relationship between moral and ego development and treatment foster parent effectiveness and attitudes Richardson, Brent Gentry. Education 1996 Doctor of Education
Nursing in the university : an historical analysis of nursing education at the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing Bampton, Betsy A. 1937- Education 1987 Doctor of Education
An analysis of Virginia public school principals' perceptions of their roles Gillette, Howard T., 1945- Education 1990 Doctor of Education
The impact of a health promotion program on student health concerns Stay, Grace Elizabeth, 1959- Education 1999 Doctor of Education
School improvement through site-based management practices Todd, Annie Lunette, 1948- Education 2003 Doctor of Education
Females and STEM : determining the K-12 experiences that influenced women to pursue STEM fields Petersen, Anne Marie, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
A study of the special education administrator's role related to secondary transition : leadership and management dimensions Hudson, Karen Richards, 1956- Education 1998 Doctor of Education
Effects on social skills training program designed to improve the social status of isolated and rejected children Zapatero, Mariella Giuffra, 1958- Education 1995 Doctor of Education
The use of active memory encoding strategies by thought disordered and non-thought disordered schizophrenics Abramczyk, Lois, 1942- Education 1977 Doctor of Education
A study of subjective symptoms associated with seizure disorders in adolescents Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine. Education 1993 Doctor of Education
A history of the relationships between the state of Virginia and its public normal schools, 1869-1930 Emerson, Bruce, 1921- Education 1973 Doctor of Education
An analysis of the influences affecting the standards for certifying public school teachers in Virginia Lett, Wayne Dixon, 1947- Education 1984 Doctor of Education
The use and effect of puppetry and bibliotherapy in group counseling with children of divorced parents Bunting, Kenneth Paul, 1947- Education 1984 Doctor of Education
The long-term effectiveness of the reading recovery program Rozzelle, Mary Jan {Nikas, Jan Rozzelle] Education 1996 Doctor of Education
An investigation of various group perceptions on task performance of curriculum specialists DeLoatch, Vasti, 1932- Education 1981 Doctor of Education
Faculty and multicultural education : an analysis of the levels of curricular integration within a community college system Williams, Lillian Hoggard, 1948- Education 2000 Doctor of Education
The relationship of interpersonal problem-solving skills to adjustment Russo, James Alan, 1957- Education 1990 Doctor of Education
Intrapsychic and interpersonal personality and temperament changes in marital dyads resulting from a marriage enrichment program based on rational-emotive therapy Bigney, Russell Everett, 1933- Education 1978 Doctor of Education
The personal need systems of college students : an analysis of the poorly adjusted freshman Saad, Kenneth Michael, 1953- Education 1990 Doctor of Education
Analysis of role perceptions of trustees, administrators, faculty, and students of four-year public institutions of higher education in Virginia Bird, Betty, 1942- Education 1978 Doctor of Education
Incentives for faculty participation in professional service at selected public urban universities in Virginia Wallace, Barbara King, 1950- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
Development of the National War College and peer institutions : a comparative study of the growth and interrelationship of US military senior service colleges Johnson, Vernon Eugene, 1930- Education 1982 Doctor of Education
Student trust in teachers and its relationship to student identification with school, student perceptions of academic press, and achievement Bankole, Regina A., 1966- Education 2010 Doctor of Education
A comparative study of brief and time-unlimited marital therapists Gilley, Sharon Kay, 1958- Education 1994 Doctor of Education
An analysis of state and local alignment of teacher evaluations in Maryland Peterson, Serene N., 1981-, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
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
Comprehension of Miranda rights by 14-18 year old African-American and Caucasian males with and without learning disabilities Zaremba, Barbara Anne. Education 1992 Doctor of Education
Institutional image : a case study of George Mason University Acosta-Lewis, Elizabeth Anne, 1958- Education 1989 Doctor of Education