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
Enhancing web browsing security Yue, Chuan. Computer Science 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
Heavy metal archaeology : an examination of lead's significance for the interpretation of archaeological bone Regan, Peter Andrew. Anthropology 2010 Master of Arts
Administrator and teacher perceptions of the qualities of effective teachers Williams, Robert Eugene, 1966- Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Advanced learner perceptions of psychological well-being and school satisfaction in two educational settings Robertson, Janice C. Education 2010 Doctor of Education
Estimating detection probabilities in beach seine surveys for estuarine fishes Williams, Branson D., 1984- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
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
Accounting for undesirable outputs in productivity measurements : application to the California-Oregon drift gillnet fishery Scott, Tara L., 1980- Marine Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
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 effect of an African-American Rites of Passage prevention program on adolescent ethnic identity, drug attitudes, behavior in the classroom and academic performance Rodriguez, Jamie B. Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Effective teaching practices and teacher efficacy beliefs of International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme teachers Hutchings, Gregory C., 1977- Education 2010 Doctor of Education
The effects of cumulative risk experience and violence exposure on children's prosocial behaviors Aaron, Lauren. Psychology 2010 Master of Arts
Between fact and fiction : writing by American women in a transnational context Marcus, Hilary Jennifer, 1980- American Studies 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Against the odds : academic resilience among high-ability African American adolescents living in rural poverty Ellis, Wendy Taylor, 1957- 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
Acoustics of anthropogenic habitats : the impact of noise pollution on eastern bluebirds Kight, Caitlin Rebecca, 1981- Applied Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
University leadership in energy and environmental design : how postsecondary institutions use the LEED® green building rating system Chance, Shannon Massie, 1970- Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Survey of physical activity in elementary school classrooms in the state of Virginia Elmakis, Gail Smith. Education 2010 Doctor of Education
Aging and cognitive control : discriminating stimulus from response deficits of attention Holt, Kathryn A. Psychology 2010 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
Hadron structure from holographic QCD Abidin, Zainul, 1981- Physics 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
The 2008 election : prior belief strength, cognitive dissonance, and voter reactions Lair, Elicia Chelsey. Psychology 2010 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
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
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
An interoperable and secure architecture for internet-scale decentralized personal communications Bryan, David Alan. Computer Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Perceptions of administrators, special education teachers, and general education teachers concerning the diploma decision-making process for students with disabilities Hybl, Kathleen, 1965- Education 2010 Doctor of Education
Environmental hypocrisy-- or environmental quota? Sadza, Peter Bernard. 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
Silver-polyimide nanocomposite films : single-stage synthesis and analysis of metalized partially-fluorinated polyimide BTDA/4-BDAF prepared from silver(I) complexes Abelard, Joshua Erold Robert. Chemistry 2010 Master of Science
Beyond words : nonverbal communication, performance, and acculturation in the early French-Indian Atlantic (1500-1700) Carayon, Celine, 1980- History 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Serving students from a distance : a content analysis of persistent characteristics in distance learners Sorensen, Ann L., 1959- Education 2010 Doctor of Education
Multifunctional polymer synthesis and incorporation of gadolinium compounds and modified tungsten nanoparticles for improvement of radiation shielding for use in outer space Harbert, Emily Grace. Chemistry 2010 Master of Science
Computational and experimental investigations of gas-phase thermodynamics of non-protein amino acids Janiga, Ashley R. Chemistry 2010 Master of Science
Supporting feature-level software maintenance Revelle, Meghan Kathleen, 1981- Computer Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Processing and conversion of algae to bioethanol Kampfe, Sara Katherine. Chemistry 2010 Master of Science
Multimodal non-rigid registration for image-guided head and neck surgery Weissberger, Michael Lawrence. Computer Science 2010 Master of Science
Heresy and simony : John Wyclif and Jan Hus compared Brinker, April Marie. History 2010 Master of Arts
Flying under the radar with the Royal Chicano Air Force : the ongoing politics of space and ethnic identity Diaz, Ella Maria, 1977- American Studies 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Building efficient wireless infrastructures for pervasive computing environments Sheng, Bo. Computer Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Neither United States citizens nor British nationalists : a postwar loyalist trade diaspora Clement, Justin. History 2010 Master of Arts
Art, mystery, and occupation : building culture in eighteenth-century Williamsburg, Virginia Cook, Elizabeth. History 2010 Master of Arts
Just where do you think you're going? : maternalism and social work of the Travelers' Aid Society of Virginia Hill, Kathryn Louise. History 2010 Master of Arts
Honor, gender and the law : defense strategies during the Spanish Inquisition, 1526-1532 Iverson, Katy. History 2010 Master of Arts