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
Task-oriented display design : concept and example Abbott, Terence S. Computer Science 1989 Master of Science
Directional wave spectra using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Stockhausen, William T., 1960- Marine Science 1994 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
The influence of short-term events on the hydrographic and biological structure of the southwestern Ross Sea Jones, Randolph M. 1984- Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
Unprecedented restoration of a native oyster metapopulation Schulte, David M. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
The synthesis and spectroscopic study of a spirooxazine-functionalized poly(phenylenevinylene) Walk, Jordan Thomas. Chemistry 2009 Master of Science
Forward secure fuzzy extractors Goldenberg, David, 1983- Computer Science 2007 Master of Science
Inverse model analysis of plankton food webs in the North Atlantic and Western Antarctic Peninsula Daniels, Robert M., 1969- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
Taxonomic composition and growth rates of phytoplankton assemblages at the Subtropical Convergence east of New Zealand Delizo, Liza M., 1968- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
Spatial and temporal variation in plant communities of three tidal salt marshes along the York River, Virginia Laird, Rosemary E., 1951- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Effects of nucleophile strength on selectivity in BiBr3 catalyzed cyclic ether construction Rahman, Ajara A. Chemistry 2012 Master of Science
Physiological stress and post-release mortality of white marlin (Kajikia albida) caught in the U.S. recreational fishery Schlenker, Lela Sylvia, 1986-, Marine Science 2014 Master of Science
Physical processes behind delta propagation and flood layer dynamics, Po River, Italy Bever, Aaron J. Marine Science 2006 Master of Science
Estimating commercial scallop dredge efficiency through vessel tracking, catch data, and depletion models Gedamke, Todd, 1967- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Interactive simulations for knowledge acquisition Bosan, Sorel. Computer Science 1989 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 model of carrying capacity and ecosystem impacts in a large-scale, bivalve-dominated agro-ecosystem : hard clam aquaculture in Cherrystone Inlet, VA Kuschner, Michael A., 1987- Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
Improvements in triploid Crassostrea virginica production : characterizing the diploid parent Callam, Brian R. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Mobile animals as a potential dispersal mechanism in Zostera marina (eelgrass) Sumoski, Sarah E., 1987- Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
A new packet filter : fast packet filtering by exploiting CISC and SIMD ISA Wu, Zhenyu, 1982- Computer Science 2007 Master of Science
Automated fish species classification using artificial neural networks and autonomous underwater vehicles Doolittle, Daniel Foster, 1972- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
Vitellogenin - a biomarker of exposure to environmental estrogens for mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) from a creosote-contaminated site? Mirabilio, Sara, 1976- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Fluorescence quenching of PPV-SO and bodipy-naphthalene systems Saar, Brooklynd Dawn. Chemistry 2012 Master of Science
Population genetic structure of escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) and a molecular phylogeny of the Trichiuroidea Brendtro, Kirsten, 1982- Marine Science 2006 Master of Science
Ring diameter and closed area scallop fisheries Goff, Kevin D., 1964- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Signature of recent sediment accumulating in Prince William Sound, Alaska : a record of storms, earthquakes, and seasonal inputs Marshall, Nicole R., 1990- Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
The development of ecological functions in created forested wetlands Charles, Sean P. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Distribution and feeding ecology of Bathylagus euryops (Teleostei: Microstomatidae) along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge from Iceland to the Azores Sweetman, Christopher J. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Temperature, photoperiod, and life history traits in Drosophila subobscura MacLean, Heidi Joan, 1982- Biology 2015 Master of Science
Metabolic rates and bioenergetics of juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) Dowd, W. Wesley, 1978- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
Modeling of critically-stratified gravity flows : application to the Eel River continental shelf, northern California Scully, Malcolm E., 1971- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Luminescent nitrogen and sulfure adducts of CuI disubstituted piperazine complexes Safko, Jason P. Chemistry 2012 Master of Science
Role of Apolipoprotein A-1 in defense against bacteria by striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Johnston, L. Danielle, 1979- Marine Science 2006 Master of Science
Identifying SUMO protease targets and investigating E3 ligase interactions/ Guillotte, Mark, Biology 2014 Master of Science
An evaluation of closed area boundaries of the sea scallop stock in the Middle Atlantic Bight Lange, John David, 1971- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Electroless gold deposition with self-assembled monolayers for gas chromatography stationary phases Belton, Jessica Lynn, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Developing methodologies for studying elasmobranchs and other data-poor species Omori, Kristen L., 1987- Marine Science 2015 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
The role of benthic nitrogen fixation as a source of new nitrogen to the New River Estuary, NC Whitehead, Meaghan L. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Effect of noise on the social structure of European Starlings Swan, Autumn, Biology 2015 Master of Science
Evaluation of opercular bones for aging eight species of Chesapeake Bay fishes Sipe, Ann M., 1973- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Diel and site-specific feeding of young striped bass in a heterogeneous nursery habitat Muffelman, Sarah C., 1988- Marine Science 2006 Master of Science
Anthropogenic modifications of connectivity at the aquatic-terrestrial ecotone in the Chesapeake Bay Isdell, Robert Earl Biology 2014 Master of Science
The development of a water quality model in Baltimore Harbor, Back River, and the adjacent upper Chesapeake Bay Liu, Hui, 1972- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Synthesis and fluorescence studies of pH-responsive Rhodamine B derivatives Czaplyski, William Lawrence, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, restoration in the Virginia coastal bays : the role of predation on spring vs. fall cohort survival Schmitt, Erika L., 1990- Marine Science 2015 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
Evaluating the impact of stock structure uncertainty in stock assessments of sailfish in the Atlantic Ocean Wor Lima, Catarina. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Reproductive biology of Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in the Chesapeake Bay Watkins, Elizabeth Shaw, 1974- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Habitat utilization and salinity tolerance of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Virginia Pace, Leonard, 1981- Marine Science 2006 Master of Science