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
Obscured conflations, (un)bending frames : considering the concept of truth in the politics and rhetoric of the religious right Rosenkranz, Anna Catharine, American Studies 2014 Master of Arts
Temptress of the stage : whither the widow-woman? Snyder, Kathryn Elizabeth, History 2014 Master of Arts
Successful pedagogical practices of elementary teachers of homeless students : a case study Pickles, Kimberly Owen, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
The scar must remain' : memory and the first world war in the Ruth Fielding and Beverly Gray series Thompson, Anna Murell, American Studies 2014 Master of Arts
Beyond academic preparation : anticipatory socialization, values, and the experiences of undergraduate male African American engineering students Joseph, Jacob David, Education 2014 Doctor of Philosophy
Use of pattern classification algorithms to interpret passive and active data streams from a walking-speed robotic sensor platform Dieckman, Eric Allen, 1986-, Applied Science 2014 Doctor of Philosophy
Teacher self-efficacy, content and pedagogical knowledge, and their relationship to student achievement in algebra I Fox, Antonia M., Education 2014 Doctor of Education
Thus did God break the head of that Leviathan : performative violence and judicial beheadings of Native Americans in seventeenth-century New England Tonat, Ian Edward, History 2014 Master of Arts
The Dalai Lama in American documentaries : symbol, politics and American mirroring Zeng, Shuting, American Studies 2014 Master of Arts
Sediment deposition and reworking : a modeling study using isotopically tagged sediment classes Birchler, Justin J., 1988- Marine Science 2014 Master of Science
Tavern' by the saltpan : New England seafarers and the politics of punch on La Tortuga Island, Venezuela, 1682-1782 Antczak, Konrad A., Anthropology 2014 Master of Arts
An exploration of compliance predictors of the institutional effectiveness requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on colleges' baccalaureate institutions between 2008 and 2012 Djeukeng, Benjamin Ninjo, 1971-, Education 2014 Doctor of Philosophy
Ruins reframed : the commodification of American urban disaster, 1861-1906 Hilpert, Zachary M., American Studies 2014 Doctor of Philosophy
Long-term change in copepod community structure in the western Antarctic Peninsula : linkage to climate and implications for carbon cycling Gleiber, Miram Rayzel, Marine Science 2014 Master of Science
Strength for the journey : feminist theology and Baptist women pastors Bailey, Judith Bledsoe, American Studies 2014 Doctor of Philosophy
The Pamunkey Indian Museum : collaboration, display, and the creation of a tribal museum Bowen, Rachel Elaine, Anthropology 2014 Master of Arts
Seasonal movements, habitat utilization, and comparative scale morphology of white marlin (Kajikia albida) and roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii) Loose, Emily L., 1976-, Marine Science 2014 Master of Science
Examining the development of self-authorship among student veterans Stone, Sharon L. M., Education 2014 Doctor of Education
Dealing in metaphors : exploring the materiality of trade on Virginia's seventeenth century eastern Siouan frontier Gunter, Madeleine Ailsworth, Anthropology 2014 Master of Arts
A program evaluation of a leadership academy for school principals Wagner, Kristi E., Education 2014 Doctor of Education
Teachers' perceived influences on technology integration decisions : a grounded theory on instruction decisions after professional development Greenhaus, Karen Larsen, 1964-, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
The roles of dispersal and predation in determining the seedling recruitment patterns of a Zostera marina system Manley, Stephen R., 1988-, Marine Science 2014 Master of Science
High-resolution sediment records of seismicity and seasonal sedimentation from Prince William Sound, Alaska, using XRF core scanning Miller, Eric J., Marine Science 2014 Master of Science
Teachers' perspectives of effective lesson planning : a comparative analysis Straessle, Jessica Miller Wunderle, 1979-, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
Behind the scenes at William and Mary : front stage history and backstage archaeology Little, Tiffany Olivia, Anthropology 2014 Master of Arts
Married, but at whose house? : Parson Rose and the colonial Virginian wedding Wright, Emily Helen, History 2013 Master of Arts
Methylmercury exposure affects risk-taking behaviors in zebra finches : tradeoffs between eating and being eaten Kobiela, Megan Elizabeth, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Co-teaching : perceptions of urban, secondary co-teachers Boyd, Michelle, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
The use of history in migrating: cases from the Haitian diaspora Yohn, Elizabeth K., History 2013 Master of Arts
Faculty sense of academic optimism and its relationship to students' achievement in well performing high schools Cromartie, Michael Tyrone, 1974-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Investigation of prophage in clinical isolates of H. pylori Leslie, Kevin Alexander, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Expectancy-value classes as predictors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupational choice : differences related to ability, gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status Andersen, Lori, Education 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
How direct descendants of a school lockout achieved academic success : resilience in the educational attainments of Prince Edward County's children Williams, Randolph, 1974-, Education 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
Are occupancy models feasible alternatives to collecting breeding data? Niccoli, Morgan D., Biology 2013 Master of Science
The development of ecological functions in created forested wetlands Charles, Sean P. 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
Distribution and impacts of invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea in tidal freshwater York River tributaries Freedman, Matthew Ryan. 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
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
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
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
Electroless gold deposition with self-assembled monolayers for gas chromatography stationary phases Belton, Jessica Lynn, Chemistry 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
A medley of contradictions : the Jewish diaspora in St. Eustatius and Barbados Miller, Derek Robert, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
From Kaolin to Claymount : landscapes of the 19th-century James River stoneware industry Mueller-Heubach, Oliver Maximilian, 1981-, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Synthesis and fluorescence studies of pH-responsive Rhodamine B derivatives Czaplyski, William Lawrence, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Improving security and privacy in online social networks Wei, Wei, Computer Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
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