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
Assessing the functional status of created wetlands in eastern Virginia via a soil and vegetative developmental trajectory Kreisel, Sara Elizabeth, 1985- Biology 2010 Master of Science
Development of boron-containing polyimide materials and poly(arylene ether)s for radiation shielding Collins, Brittani May, Chemistry 2015 Master of Science
Parallel unstructured grid generation for complex real-world aerodynamic simulations Zagaris, George, 1982- Computer Science 2008 Master of Science
Hydrography and phytoplankton distribution in the Amundsen and Ross Seas Fragoso, Glaucia M., 1984- Marine Science 2009 Master of Science
Surface modifications for gas chromatography micro columns Hirtenstein, Daniel Andre, 1982-, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Shore-oblique bars, nearshore gravel outcrops, and their correlation to shoreline change Schupp, Courtney A., 1978- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
Reproductive attributes of polynoid polychaetes from hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise Wallace, Jessica Lynn, 1981- Biology 2005 Master of Science
Female plumage coloration in eastern bluebirds, Sialia sialis : is it a sexually selected trait? Hubbard, Joanna Kay. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Magnetization dynamics and anisotropy in ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic Ni/NiO bilayers Petersen, Andreas. Applied Science 2007 Master of Science
Growth patterns of three species of catfish (Ictaluridae) from three Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay Connelly, William J. Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Modeling mercury biomagnification in the South River Tom, Kyle R., 1984- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Phytoplankton growth rates in the Ross Sea, Antarctica Mosby, Anna Ford. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
In vitro application of gold nanoprobes in live neurons for phenotypical classification, connectivity assessment, and electrophysiological recording Mendoza, Karl C. Biology 2010 Master of Science
Suface-enhanced raman and single-molecule spectroscopy studies of fugitive artists' pigements Frano, Kristen A. Chemistry 2015 Master of Science
Egg capsule hatching success in Rapana venosa and Urosalpinx cinerea in relation to temperature and salinity Gera, Stephanie M., 1984- Marine Science 2009 Master of Science
Transfer of essential fatty acids by marine plankton Veloza, Adriana J., 1980- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
A new approach to the synthesis of PVC graft copolymers Chen, Guangde, 1981- Chemistry 2005 Master of Science
Mud and mucus : feeding selectivity in a suspension-feeding detritivorous fish Lammons, Marie Louise, 1985- Biology 2009 Master of Science
The effects of mercury on the nesting success and return rate of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) Brasso, Rebecka L., 1982- Biology 2007 Master of Science
Age, growth, and mortality of Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in the Chesapeake Bay region Foster, John R., 1975- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Novel use of a natural isotope signature to track recruitment and evaluate age determination methods for the 2002 year class of American shad in the York River Upton, Sally A., 1982- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Investigations of the life cycle of the peritrich ciliate Zoothamnium intermedium in Chesapeake Bay Peng, Sikai. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
The Pax-5 gene is alternatively spliced in trout B cells Talauliker, Raaj Mahendra. Biology 2010 Master of Science
Development of a solid-supported Glaser-Hay reaction and utilization in conjunction with unnatural amino acids Lampkowski, Jessica S. Chemistry 2015 Master of Science
Nutrient loading and system response in the coastal lagoons of the Delmarva Giordano, Juliette Christina Poleto, 1983- Marine Science 2009 Master of Science
Hypoxia in shallow coastal waters : a case study in Onancock Creek, Virginia Wang, Taiping, 1978- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
Heavy metal complexes of mixed S,N donor ligands : x-ray crystallography and solution-state 1H NMR Lai, Wei, 1976- Chemistry 2005 Master of Science
Prey utilization and energy demand of a breeding peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) population Long, Elizabeth Claire. Biology 2009 Master of Science
New insights into fibrous body protein complexes involved in C. elegans spermatogenesis Uyehara, Christopher M., Biology 2014 Master of Science
Inactive sulfide mounds of the Manus Basin : invertebrate composition and potential for a chemoautotrophic food web Erickson, Kristin Lynn, 1973- Biology 2007 Master of Science
Effects of light and salinity stress on Vallisneria americana (wild celery) French, Gail T., 1974- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
A molecular phylogeny of the genus Bonamia based on sequence data of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene complex White, Delonna M., 1982- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Food availability and utilization for cultured hard clams Secrist, Richard Garrik, 1987- Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Silver-polyimide nanocomposite films : single-stage synthesis and analysis of metalized partially-fluorinated polyimide BTDA/4-BDAF prepared from silver(I) complexes Abelard, Joshua Erold Robert. Chemistry 2010 Master of Science
Development of a three step cascade synthesis of 2,4-dihydro-1H-benzo[f]isochromenes Lewis, Shane E., Chemistry 2015 Master of Science
Environmental analysis of selected estrogens and androgens : applying ultra-performance liquid chromatography and combating matrix interference Rice, Stacie L. Marine Science 2009 Master of Science
Task-oriented display design : concept and example Abbott, Terence S. Computer Science 1989 Master of Science
Polymeric radiation shielding for applications in space : polyimide synthesis and modeling of multi-layered polymeric shields Schiavone, Clinton Cleveland, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Sources of sedimentary organic matter in the Mississippi River and adjacent Gulf of Mexico Waterson, Elizabeth J., 1977- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
BI(III) initiated cyclization reactions and iodonium fragmentation kinetics Lian, Yajing, 1981- Chemistry 2005 Master of Science
Previous experience shapes mate preferences of female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) Minton, Kelly Caroline. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Effects of dietary mercury exposure on spatial memory of zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata Bessler, Amanda Mae Biology 2011 Master of Science
Mercury exposure in terrestrial insectivorous birds Friedman, Scott Lawrence. Biology 2007 Master of Science
Genetic investigation of interspecific and intraspecific relationships within the genus Rapana Gensler, Arminda L., 1976- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Variability in geologic framework and shoreline change : Assateague and Wallops Islands, Eastern Shore of Virginia Wikel, Geoffrey L., 1976- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Analysis of extreme water levels in the lower Chesapeake Bay Wilkerson, Carissa N. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Multifunctional polymer synthesis and incorporation of gadolinium compounds and modified tungsten nanoparticles for improvement of radiation shielding for use in outer space Harbert, Emily Grace. Chemistry 2010 Master of Science
Noble metal free catalysts for hydrogen genereation from aqueous solutions Liu, Dan Chemistry 2015 Master of Science
Cellulose and its derivatives Murray, Otis Willard, 1914- Chemistry 1937 Master of Science
Development of a storm surge model using a high-resolution unstructured grid over a large domain Shen, Tao, 1983- Marine Science 2009 Master of Science