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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
Investigation of the life history of the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill 1815) Grusha, Donna S., 1957- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
An examination of potential conflict between SAV and hard clam aquaculture in the lower Chesapeake Bay Woods, Helen. Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
The SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase subunit Slx5 functional interacts with the SUMO E3 ligase Siz1 Westerbeck, Jason William. Biology 2011 Master of Science
The role of bacteria-particle interactions in marine snow dynamics Yam, Emily M., 1979- Marine Science 2007 Master of Science
The development of the CALIPSO lidar simulator Powell, Kathleen A., 1954- Applied Science 2005 Master of Science
The roles of the pituitary-adrenal axis in the reproductive physiology of male prairie deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdi) Coppes, John Charles, 1955- Biology 1980 Master of Science
Spatial and temporal patterns in erosional and depositional processes : physical and biological controls in the York River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Rodrʹiguez-Calderʹon, Cielomar, 1983- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
Use of remote sensing to identify essential habitat for Aeschynomene virginica (L.) BSP, a threatened tidal freshwater wetland plant Mountz, Elizabeth M., 1974- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Idiopathic lesions and visual deficits in the American lobster (Homarus americanus) from Longs Island Sound, NY Magel, Christopher Robert, 1981- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Morphological study of Dbx1+ respiratory rhythm-generating neurons in preBoetzinger complex in neonatal mice Weragalaarachchi, Krishanthi Tharanga Harshani. Applied Science 2012 Master of Science
Targeting wetland preservation areas for compensatory mitigation utilizing a GIS protocol Dancy, Lynn M., 1970- Marine Science 1997 Master of Science
Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of the thyroid hormone receptor Roggero, Vincent R. Biology 2008 Master of Science
Abiotic release of low molecular weight nitrogen from effluent organic nitrogen Funkey, Carolina P., 1985- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
Tidal wetland contributions to fecal coliform loads in shellfish growing waters by analysis of model prediction discrepancy Huang, Jie. Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
Assessment of development impacts on coastal zone : integrated approach, Northampton County, Eastern Shore, Virginia Zableckis, Sarunas, 1977- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Mate-guarding in the Australian zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata : for males, protecting paternity is more important than extra-pair copulations Wilson, Leah Catherine, 1984- Biology 2011 Master of Science
The effects of calcitonin gene-related peptide on the neurons of the preoptic anterior hypothalamus : a mechanism of a hot flash Braasch, Daniel Cameron, 1981- Biology 2005 Master of Science
Calculation of equilibrants for semipositive matrices Tong, Zheng. Applied Science 2009 Master of Science
Partial year tagging models : accounting for changing tag visibility and delayed mixing Waterhouse, Lynn, 1985- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
Distribution, fluxes, and bacterial utilization of different molecular weight fractions of dissolved organic matter in the York River Estuary Pollard, Carol J., 1960- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Limitation of bacterial growth by dissolved organic matter and iron in the Southern Ocean Church, Matthew J., 19970- Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
A modern sediment budget for the continental shelf off the Waipaoa River, New Zealand Miller, Andrea J. Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Microburst damage assessment and forest composition reconstruction after Hurricane Isabel in the College Woods, Williamsburg, VA Carlson-Drexler, Kjarstin Alane. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Status, distribution and reproductive rates of American oystercatchers in Virginia Wilke, Alexandra Lee. Biology 2008 Master of Science
A numerical modeling study of storm surge and inundation in the Chesapeake Bay during the November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter Gao, Jie, 1987- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
Diet of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Chesapeake Bay and adjacent waters Ellis, Julia K., 1974- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
A framework for construction and analysis of juvenile abundance indices for American shad (Alosa sapidissima) in the York River, Virginia Aiken, Mary Lynn, 1975- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Estimation of annual and semi-annual survival of adult female blue crabs and assessment of the effectiveness of the Virginia blue crab sanctuary using tag-return methodology Lambert, Debra M., 1975- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
Production of cyclohexylene-containing diamines in pursuit of novel radiation shielding materials Bate, Norah G. Chemistry 2011 Master of Science
Kinematics and fluid dynamics of the ventilatory cycle in carp (Cyprinus carpio) Callan, William Todd. Biology 2005 Master of Science
Seed burial in the seagrass Zostera marina : the role of infauna Blackburn, Natalia J., 1987- Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Targeting the sodium iodide symporter for in vivo detection and characterization of mammary tumors in the murine model using a novel gamma camera Blue, Randall Eric, 1982- Biology 2009 Master of Science
Patterns of abundance and community dynamics in Atlantic Coastal sharks Peterson, Cassidy, 1991- Marine Science 2016 Master of Science
Estimating detection probabilities in beach seine surveys for estuarine fishes Williams, Branson D., 1984- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
Ordering events in a distributed system : a performance evalution Payne, Jeffrey E., 1963- Computer Science 1989 Master of Science
Oyster reef restoration in Virginia : broodstock addition & nutrient exchanges Sorabella, Laurie Ann, 1972- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Carbon production and growth physiology of heterotrophic bacteria in a subtropical coral reef ecosystem Countway, Peter Dylan, 1968- Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
Twine-top modifications of sea-scallop dredges : reducing yellowtail-flounder bycatch Milleville, Kelli A. Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Sublethal effects of methylmercury on the songbird immune response : an experimental study Lewis, Catherine Ann. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Age and growth of Spanish mackeral, Scomberomorus maculatus, in the Chesapeake Bay region Gaichas, Sarah K. 1968- Marine Science 1997 Master of Science
Novel approaches to the fabrication of highly conductive silver surfaces well adhered to polyimide substrates Davis, Luke Michael. Chemistry 2008 Master of Science
Net microbial activity, vegetation dynamics, and ecosystem function in created and natural palustrine forested wetlands in southeastern Virginia, USA Hauser, Christian A., 1985- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
Biology of mated triploid Crassostrea ariakensis in multiple environments : gametogenesis, sex ratio, disease prevalence, and reversion Erskine, Alan J., 1971- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
Bioremediation of tributyltin contaminated sediment using Spartina alterniflora in a created tidal wetland Anderson, Britt-Anne, 1974- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Reactive sulfur : redox reactions of cysteines and methionines in the cytoskeletal protein tubulin Hagedorn, Tara Dawn. Chemistry 2011 Master of Science
Characteristics of vesicomyid clams and their environment at the Blake Ridge cold seep Heyl, Taylor Perrine, 1979- Biology 2005 Master of Science
Evaluating persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury in the west Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) food web, with a focus on Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) Brault, Emily K. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Evolutionary analysis of the glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 immediate upstream region in African clawed frogs Boyd, Jonathan Lomax. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Chesapeake Coastal Community Flood Vulnerability - Prediction and Verification Renaud, Alexander D., 1987- Marine Science 2016 Master of Science
Vegetation dynamics of a tidal freshwater marsh : long-term and inter-annual variability and their relationship to salinity Davies, Sarah B., 1976- Marine Science 2004 Master of Science

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