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
Virginia Indians, NAGPRA, and cultural affiliation: revisiting identities and boundaries in the Chesapeake/ Masur, Laura Elizabeth, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
Her correspondence is dangerous : women in the fashion trades negotiating the opportunities and challenges of doing business in the Chesapeake, 1766-75 Stevenson, Kaylan Michelle, History 2013 Master of Arts
Derogatory to the rights of free-born subjects: racialization and the identity of the Williamsburg area's free black population from 1723-1830/ Schumann, Rebecca Anne, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
Letters to Annie : ordinary women in late nineteenth century Maine Thomas, Rachel Catherine, History 2013 Master of Arts
Plough deep while sluggards sleep; and you shall have corn to sell and to keep : an analysis of plow ownership in eighteenth century York county Virginia Waske, Zachary John, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
A medley of contradictions : the Jewish diaspora in St. Eustatius and Barbados Miller, Derek Robert, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Deviants of great potential : images of the Leopold-Loeb case Fiorini, John Carl, History 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
The revolutionary career of Louis Philippe de Segur : caught between tradition and reform Wallace, Lauren, History 2013 Master of Arts
Improving security and privacy in online social networks Wei, Wei, Computer Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
From the middle of nowhere : place-making on my supermodern American road Werner, Maxwell Allen, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
From Kaolin to Claymount : landscapes of the 19th-century James River stoneware industry Mueller-Heubach, Oliver Maximilian, 1981-, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Advanced topographic characterization of variously prepared niobium surfaces and linkage to RF losses Xu, Chen, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Friendly fire : Free Quakers, fatherhood and religious identity in the Early Republic Wells, Samuel S., History 2013 Master of Arts
Studies of molecular dynamics of Fmoc-Alanine-d3 through solid state deuteron nuclear magnetic resonance Sun, Jianhua, 1986-, Applied Science 2013 Master of Science
Setting the best table in the country : food and labor at the Coloma gold mining town Ogborne, Jennifer Honora, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Conflict at the college: William and Mary 1750-1776 Williams, Andrea Lynn, History 2013 Master of Arts
You can't say 'no' to a soldier : sexual violence in the United States during World War II Smith, Michaele Katherine, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating the potential for adaptive response to mercury in captive-dosed Zebra finches/ Buck, Kenton August, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Married, but at whose house? : Parson Rose and the colonial Virginian wedding Wright, Emily Helen, History 2013 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
Multi-meson systems from lattice quantum chromodynamics Shi, Zhifeng, 1986-, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Peripheral vision : mimesis and materiality along the James River, Virginia, 1619-1660 Sikes, Kathryn Lee McClure, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
The use of history in migrating: cases from the Haitian diaspora Yohn, Elizabeth K., History 2013 Master of Arts
A systematic/structural examination of factors that facilitate and inhibit natural recovery from alcohol abuse in college students Keel, David S., Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Improving energy efficiency and security for pervasive computing systems Xu, Fengyuan, Computer Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Developmental plasticity in response to familiar and unfamiliar predators in the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta Hoolihan, Kelly Strickland, Biology 2013 Master of Science
An allegory for life : an 18th century African-influenced cemetery landscape, Nassau, Bahamas Turner, Grace S. R., Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Magnetic order and dimensional crossover in optical lattices with repulsive interaction Xu, Jie, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Improvements in triploid Crassostrea virginica production : characterizing the diploid parent Callam, Brian R. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
History written with lightning : religion, white supremacy, and the rise and fall of Thomas Dixon, Jr. Kidd, David Michael, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Methylmercury exposure affects risk-taking behaviors in zebra finches : tradeoffs between eating and being eaten Kobiela, Megan Elizabeth, Biology 2013 Master of Science
The Nottoway of Virginia : a study of peoplehood and political economy, c. 1775-1875 Woodard, Buck W., Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
The development of ecological functions in created forested wetlands Charles, Sean P. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Investigation of prophage in clinical isolates of H. pylori Leslie, Kevin Alexander, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Distribution and impacts of invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea in tidal freshwater York River tributaries Freedman, Matthew Ryan. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Are occupancy models feasible alternatives to collecting breeding data? Niccoli, Morgan D., Biology 2013 Master of Science
Effects of episodic turbulence on diatoms : with comments on the use of Evans Blue stain for live-dead determinations Garrison, Haley S. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Using a multi-scale life-history approach to explore occupancy patterns of pond-breeding anurans in eastern Virginia Ramos, Daniel Stewart, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Submarine groundwater discharge to the York River Estuary : quantifying groundwater flux and potential for biogeochemical cycling Luek, Jenna Lynn. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Investigating heat shock protein 70 as a binding partner of MK-STYX, and the role of MK-STYX in neuronal differentiation Rusnak, Lauren Elizabeth, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Teacher perspectives of the use of student performance data in teacher evaluations Hopkins, Paul Thomas, 1973-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Post-release mortality of school-size Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the U.S. recreational troll fishery Marcek, Benjamin Jon. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
From the unpolished to the refined : the evolution of the furniture trades at Hampton Institute, 1868-1960s Thaxton-Ward, Vanessa Darlene, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Women in engineering : the impact of the college internship on persistence into an engineering field Brush, Kimberly M., Education 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
High-performance nanocomposites designed for radiation shielding in space and an application of GIS for analyzing nanopowder dispersion in polymer matrixes Auslander, Joseph Simcha, Chemistry 2013 Master of Arts
Development of the Chae Optimal Supervision Environment Test Chae, Ki Byung, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Composition, sources, and age of dissolved and particulate organic matter in the Delaware River and Estuary McIntosh, Hadley Allaben. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Electroless gold deposition with self-assembled monolayers for gas chromatography stationary phases Belton, Jessica Lynn, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Realizing federal policy outcomes of the Post-9/11 GI Bill : veterans' and active duty/reservist perceptions Leporte, Lydia, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Phytoplankton growth rates in the Ross Sea, Antarctica Mosby, Anna Ford. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science