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
Evaluating the use of flow-through larval culture for the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica Reiner, Stephanie L., 1985- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
Synthesis and fluorescence studies of spirooxazine-functionalized poly(phenylene vinylene) prepared via Gilch polymerization and click chemistry Peth, Kathryn Anne. Chemistry 2011 Master of Science
Dynamics and Composition of the Extracellular Polymeric Substances Produced by Benthic Microalgae: An in situ 13C and 15N Approach Salisbury, Stephanie Kara, 1985- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
Treatment of synchronizations in compiling fine-grained SPMD-threaded programs for CPU Guo, Ziyu. Computer Science 2011 Master of Science
Molecular marker development for the discrimination of Atlantic and Pacific blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) Sorenson, Laurie, 1981- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
The extraordinary case of James Allen : a study of gender and sexuality in early nineteenth-century Britain Booth, Maria Dale. History 2011 Master of Arts
Mercury exposure assessment of South River floodplain birds Wang, Jincheng, 1986- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
The colonial history of Wye Plantation, the Lloyd family, and their slaves on Maryland's Eastern Shore : family, property, and power Speckart, Amy, 1971- American Studies 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
C.C. Spaulding & R.R. Wright--companions on the road less traveled? : a reconsideration of African American international relations in the early twentieth century Byrd, Brandon R. History 2011 Master of Arts
Search for effects beyond the Born approximation in polarization transfer observables in [right arrow] ep elastic scattering Meziane, Mehdi. Physics 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Basal food web dynamics in a natural eelgrass (Zostera marina) community : cage-free field experimentation Whalen, Matthew A., 1984- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
Educational efficiency in Virginia public school divisions Calzini, Clinton Robert. Education 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Transpacific internments : constructing Little America and dismantling Little Tokyo Cohen, Jack Edward. History 2011 Master of Arts
Spontaneous categorization : assessment of implicit stereotype content awareness Gyurovski, Ivo Ivanov. Psychology 2011 Master of Arts
Art/self : Martha Ann Honeywell and the politics of display in the early republic Daen, Laurel Richardson. History 2011 Master of Arts
Visual attention and distraction : contribution of orexins Hirsh, Adam Harrison. Psychology 2011 Master of Arts
Storyville : discourses in southern musicians' autobiographies Sutton, Matthew Daniel, 1972- American Studies 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Determining reliability in Indian captivity narratives DiAngelis, Heather Nicole. History 2011 Master of Arts
Heavy metal archaeology : an examination of lead's significance for the interpretation of archaeological bone Regan, Peter Andrew. Anthropology 2010 Master of Arts
Enhancing web browsing security Yue, Chuan. Computer Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
The elephant in the room : deconstructing the place of conservatives in the student affairs profession Fisler, Jodi. Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Partial year tagging models : accounting for changing tag visibility and delayed mixing Waterhouse, Lynn, 1985- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
The preservation and deconstruction of Hawaiʻi plantation style architecture : Aiea, Waipahu, and Ewa Way, Jessica Margaret. Anthropology 2010 Master of Arts
Estimating detection probabilities in beach seine surveys for estuarine fishes Williams, Branson D., 1984- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
Between fact and fiction : writing by American women in a transnational context Marcus, Hilary Jennifer, 1980- American Studies 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Choosing to succeed : an exploration of the relationship between college choice and freshman retention Walke, James Tomlin, 1971- Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
From sight to site to website : travel-writing, tourism and the American experience in Haiti, 1900-2008 Yarrington, Landon Cole. Anthropology 2010 Master of Arts
Quantifying the ecosystem role of a suspension and a facultative deposit feeding bivalve in the New River Estuary, NC : with responses to changes in nutrient and sediment inputs Wiseman, Heather Marie, 1984- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
Flow cytometric analyses on the activation, proliferation, and differentiation state of B cells in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Barr, Maggie Jeanne. Biology 2010 Master of Science
The effects of cumulative risk experience and violence exposure on children's prosocial behaviors Aaron, Lauren. Psychology 2010 Master of Arts
The lateral extent and spatial variation of mercury exposure in birds and their prey near a polluted river Howie, Mikaela Gioia Selene. Biology 2010 Master of Science
An interoperable and secure architecture for internet-scale decentralized personal communications Bryan, David Alan. Computer Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Administrator and teacher perceptions of the qualities of effective teachers Williams, Robert Eugene, 1966- Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Possible regulatory effects of coalition computations on the mu rhythm Gagnon, Kyle Timothy. Psychology 2010 Master of Arts
Survival in an urbanized landscape : radio-tracking fledgling eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) on golf courses Jackson, Allyson Kathleen. Biology 2010 Master of Science
Spatial and temporal analysis of fecal coliform distribution in Virginia coastal waters Huang, Jie, 1972- Marine Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Aging and cognitive control : discriminating stimulus from response deficits of attention Holt, Kathryn A. Psychology 2010 Master of Arts
Extra dimensions and electroweak symmetry breaking Tan, Jong Anly. Physics 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Observations of storm morphodynamics using Coastal Lidar and Radar Imaging System (CLARIS) : importance of wave refraction and dissipation over complex surf-zone morphology at a shoreline erosional hotspot Brodie, Katherine L., 1984- Marine Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
The 2008 election : prior belief strength, cognitive dissonance, and voter reactions Lair, Elicia Chelsey. Psychology 2010 Master of Arts
Buck-horned snakes and possum women : non-White folklore, antebellum Southern literature, and interracial cultural exchange Miller, John Douglas. American Studies 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as tracers of environmental change and Antarctic seabird ecology Geisz, Heidi N. C., 1974- Marine Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Against the odds : academic resilience among high-ability African American adolescents living in rural poverty Ellis, Wendy Taylor, 1957- Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
The chills as a psychological response : affective composition, trait antecedents, and factor structure Maruskin, Laura Anne. Psychology 2010 Master of Arts
The Pax-5 gene is alternatively spliced in trout B cells Talauliker, Raaj Mahendra. Biology 2010 Master of Science
Student trust in teachers and its relationship to student identification with school, student perceptions of academic press, and achievement Bankole, Regina A., 1966- Education 2010 Doctor of Education
Survey of physical activity in elementary school classrooms in the state of Virginia Elmakis, Gail Smith. Education 2010 Doctor of Education