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
Growth rate and nesting aspects for the glossy ibis in Virginia, 1972 Williams, John William, 1947- Biology 1973 Master of Arts
Elevated temperatures perturb lipopolysaccharide leading to increased serum complement sensitivity in most gram-negative bacteria Dudgeon. Lori Snyder, 1972- Biology 1995 Master of Arts
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
Natural neuronal variation in a complex neuroendocrine pathway : effect of selection for photoperiod responsiveness on the density and location of mature GnRH-releasing neurons in inhibitory and excitatory photoperiods Avigdor, Mauricio, 1977- Biology 2004 Master of Arts
The inhibitory effects of prolactin and progesterone upon gonadotrophin-stimulated ovarian growth in the female iguanid lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis Zeigler, Harvey Harmon. Biology 1971 Master of Arts
The development of behavior in nestling ospreys Roberts, Kevin Scott, 1956- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
Differential migration, molt and departure date in white-throated sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis Jenkins, Kendell, 1975- Biology 2001 Master of Arts
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
The existence and nature of hypothyroidism in reproductively inhibited prairie deermice (peromyscus maniculatus bairdi) from laboratory populations Pitman, John Mathews, 1957- Biology 1983 Master of Arts
Phylogenetic implications of sporogenesis ultrastructure in the genus Bossiella (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) Karnas, Kimberly Joy, 1972- Biology 1995 Master of Arts
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
Box turtles, Terrapene carolina, as potential seed dispersers : effects of passage through digestive tracts on seed germination Braun, Joanne, 1960- Biology 1985 Master of Arts
Effects of overexpressing alternative isoform Pax-5E in vivo Cole, Suzanne Elizabeth, 1980- Biology 2004 Master of Arts
The least tern in Virginia : breeding biology and population distribution Akers, John William, 1949- Biology 1975 Master of Arts
An activity budget analysis and habitat partitioning in the eastern fence lizard, sceloporus undulatus Ross, Mary Angela, 1958- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
Adrenal expression of cyp17 and hsd3b1 mRNA in Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii Lovitt, Brian Thomas, 1976- Biology 2001 Master of Arts
The metabolism of Krebs cycle intermediates and malonate by eggs and early embryonic stages of Arbacia punctulata Addison, Russell Chancellor, 1942- Biology 1966 Master of Arts
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
In vitro steroid biosynthesis by the adrenal tissue of prairie deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus Bairdi) from laboratory populations Tucci, Richard Paul, 1957- Biology 1983 Master of Arts
Pax5 signatures : the identification of Pax5 isoforms in developing and activated B cell populations of rainbow trout MacMurray, Elizabeth Anne. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Serum corticosterone concentrations related to seasonal variation in reproductive development in natural populations of Peromyscus Leucopus Noveboracensis Khosla, Serena, 1969- Biology 1995 Master of Arts
The Pax-5 gene is alternatively spliced in trout B cells Talauliker, Raaj Mahendra. Biology 2010 Master of Science
The effect of kinship on reproductive success of male Nasonia vitripennis (Hymenoptera: pteromalidae) Bryant, Douglas Stuart, 1950- Biology 1985 Master of Arts
Energetically costly mate sampling and female zebra finch choice Crabtree, Timothy Ryan, 1980- Biology 2004 Master of Arts
The influence of displacement distance and vision on the homing behavior of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus noveboracensis) Cooke, Judith Ann, 1947- Biology 1975 Master of Arts
Reproductive success of the common tern (Sterna hirundo) and black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in different habitats in Virginia Smith, Daniel Carey, 1955- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
A description and analysis of male-male interaction behavior in the lizard, Anolis lividus Stevenson, Philip H., 1958- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
Evaluating the potential for adaptive response to mercury in captive-dosed Zebra finches/ Buck, Kenton August, Biology 2013 Master of Science
TR phosphorylation & nuclear import Nicoll, James B., 1975- Biology 2001 Master of Arts
Study, partial description and age determination of two human embryos Bernabe-Prida, Belen Maria, 1917- Biology 1941 Master of Arts
Influence of environmental factors on color change in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis Emerson, June Elizabeth, 1942- Biology 1966 Master of Arts
Prey utilization and energy demand of a breeding peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) population Long, Elizabeth Claire. Biology 2009 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
Secretory vesicle formation and dictyosome morphology in tetrasporangia of the marine red alga Polysiphonia denudata (Dillwyn) Kutzing Alley, Charles Dickson, 1949- Biology 1972 Master of Arts
Sexual dimorphism, diet, and body condition of Rusty Blackbirds wintering in Virginia McGann, Andrew John. Biology 2012 Master of Science
An ultra structural study of sporogenesis, vegatative morphology, and host-parasite interactions in Choreonema thuretii (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) LaPointe, Elizabeth Anne, 1969- Biology 1995 Master of Science
Lac operon expression in steady state cells of Escherichia coli Cho, SungAe, 1959- Biology 1985 Master of Arts
Stability at hydrothermal-vent mussel beds : dynamics at hydrothermal vents : evidence for stable macrofaunal communities in mussel beds on the northern East Pacific Rise Dreyer, Jennifer Carolyn, 1976- Biology 2004 Master of Arts
Serum concentrations of follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone in laboratory populations of the prairie deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) Hirsh, Larry Stephen, 1949- Biology 1975 Master of Arts
The migration of embryonic chick heart fibroblasts and myocytes through solid tissue masses Tucci, Mary Anne, 1957- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
Characterization of the xGAT-1 gene in Xenopus laevis August, Lisa Layne. Biology 2003 Master of Arts
Sublethal effects of methylmercury on flight performance and molt in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) Carlson, Jenna Rae, Biology 2013 Master of Science
The energetics of seasonal reproductive inhibition in white-footed mice Rightler, Michelle E., 1972- Biology 2001 Master of Arts
Mitosis in leaves Speese, Bernice Marguerite. Biology 1941 Master of Arts
Previous experience shapes mate preferences of female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) Minton, Kelly Caroline. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Mercury exposure in terrestrial insectivorous birds Friedman, Scott Lawrence. Biology 2007 Master of Science
The ultrastructure of Cothurnia simplex Kahl, with special reference to the stalk, myonemes, and basal bodies Banes, Robert Thomas, 1949- Biology 1972 Master of Arts
SPE-7, a novel regulator of MSP assembly in C. elegans spermatocytes Messina, Kari Lynn. Biology 2012 Master of Science