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
Enteric bacteria in aquatic turtles Gapp, David Alger, 1945- Biology 1970 Master of Arts
Particle retention in suspension-feeding fish : kinematics, oral flow speed, and particle retention during tilapia suspension feeding with gill rakers intact vs. removed Smith, Jennifer Claire, 1980- Biology 2006 Master of Science
Environmental effects and enzyme changes in embryogenesis of Daucus carota cultured in vitro Eckhouse, Janet C., 1946- Biology 1972 Master of Arts
Chitinoclastic bacteria from the mid-Atlantic shelf : distribution, taxonomy, and effect of oil on growth and chitin degradation Lister, Darbie Anne, 1953- Biology 1979 Master of Arts
The response of freely growing laboratory populations of prairie deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) to the administration of synthetic FSH/LH-RH Beier, John Martin, 1949- Biology 1974 Master of Arts
The peregrine falcon in Virginia : survey of historic eyries and reintroduction effort Gabler, Johannes Kurt, 1957- Biology 1983 Master of Arts
Temperature, photoperiod, and life history traits in Drosophila subobscura MacLean, Heidi Joan, 1982- Biology 2015 Master of Science
Vascular flora of eastern Middlesex County, Virginia North, Gretchen Barrow, 1951- Biology 1983 Master of Arts
Effect of noise on the social structure of European Starlings Swan, Autumn, Biology 2015 Master of Science
An investigation of the polymorphic arsS gene of Helicobacter pylori Hallinger, Daniel Ross. Biology 2011 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
Correlations between serum corticosterone level and reproductive fitness in laboratory populations of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus LeucopusNoveboracensis) Ransone, Sterling Neblett, 1964- Biology 1988 Master of Arts
The behavior of the horned passalus beetle, Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger) Gotch, Wendy Ellen, 1973- Biology 1997 Master of Arts
The development of behavior in nestling ospreys Roberts, Kevin Scott, 1956- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
Identifying SUMO protease targets and investigating E3 ligase interactions/ Guillotte, Mark, Biology 2014 Master of Science
The vascular plants of New Kent County Gillespie, Mary Sabra, 1945- Biology 1970 Master of Arts
Variation in egg size and number in Drosophila subobscura Yi, Minyoung Janet, 1981- Biology 2006 Master of Science
Allozymic variation in Drosophila melanogaster from Virginia Hollis, Richard Jule, 1948- Biology 1972 Master of Arts
Notes on the comparative ecology of Cottus bairdi and Cottus girardi in Naked Creek, Virginia Matheson, Richard Edmond, 1952- Biology 1979 Master of Arts
Vegetation and succession on Piedmont granitic outcrops of Virginia Berg, James D. Biology 1974 Master of Arts
The existence and nature of hypothyroidism in reproductively inhibited prairie deermice (peromyscus maniculatus bairdi) from laboratory populations Pitman, John Mathews, 1957- Biology 1983 Master of Arts
Mercury reduces avian reproductive success through direct embryotoxicity rather than altered parental behavior Yen Chin, Stephanie, Biology 2015 Master of Arts
Behavioral and mechanical particle selectivity in a suspension-feeding detritivorous fish Heidman, Matthew Kyle. Biology 2011 Master of Science
Taxonomic implications of sporanglial ultrastructure within the subfamily Melobesioideae Corallinales, Rhodophyta) Griffin, Bethany Ann, 1973- Biology 1997 Master of Arts
An activity budget analysis and habitat partitioning in the eastern fence lizard, sceloporus undulatus Ross, Mary Angela, 1958- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
Anthropogenic modifications of connectivity at the aquatic-terrestrial ecotone in the Chesapeake Bay Isdell, Robert Earl Biology 2014 Master of Science
Responses to ion oxygen in two species of the mud snail Nassarius Kushins, Leonard Jay, 1946- Biology 1970 Master of Arts
The in vitro secretion of growth regulators by isolated callus tissues Lin, Alan Lung-Ming, 1945- Biology 1972 Master of Arts
A comparison of the herpetofauna of four different-aged wooded stands Rosa, George Joseph, 1955- Biology 1979 Master of Arts
Ultrastructure of mitosis and gametogenesis in Cladophora flexuosa (Dillwyn) Harvey Bullock, Kenneth Wilson, 1950- Biology 1974 Master of Arts
An ecological and biometric investigation of the nesting of the four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum (Schlegel) in Virginia Wood, John Thornton. Biology 1951 Master of Arts
Vascular flora of the College Woods, the College of William and Mary, James City County, Virginia Barans, Allene Claire Phillips, 1945- Biology 1969 Master of Arts
In vitro steroid biosynthesis by the adrenal tissue of prairie deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus Bairdi) from laboratory populations Tucci, Richard Paul, 1957- Biology 1983 Master of Arts
The effects of methylmercury on corticosterone and thyroid hormones in a breeding songbird model organism Lemelin, Sarah Ross. Biology 2011 Master of Science
Vascular flora of the Jones and Mill Creek watershed, Powhatan County, Virginia Corcoran, Celeste Maureen, 1954- Biology 1977 Master of Arts
Distribution of freshwater amphipoda in the Lake Matoaka/College Woods area, Williamsburg, Virginia Mahon, Susan Alexandra, 1970- Biology 1997 Master of Arts
Reproductive success of the common tern (Sterna hirundo) and black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in different habitats in Virginia Smith, Daniel Carey, 1955- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
Using a sonic net to deter pest bird species : excluding European starlings from food sources by disrupting their acoustic environment Mahjoub, Ghazi, Biology 2014 Master of Science
The vascular flora of Jamestown Island, James City County, Virginia Loetterle, Lynn Ellen, 1946- Biology 1970 Master of Arts
A systematic survey of the tribe cichorieae in Virginia Nessler, Craig Lee, 1950- Biology 1972 Master of Arts
Cell phases during endoreduplication induced by Colcemid or radiation in cultured human lymphocytes Weber, Kenneth Eugene, 1943- Biology 1979 Master of Arts
The quantitative role of hemoglobin in oxygen uptake and oxygen storage in the ponderosa ark clam, Noetia Ponderosa Deaton, Lewis Edward, 1949- Biology 1974 Master of Arts
Effect of parietalectomy on oxygen consumption, heart rate and ventilatory in Sceloporus occidentalis Francis, Cleveland, 1944- Biology 1969 Master of Arts
Cytotaxonomic notes on chimaphila (L.) Pursh Miracle, James Victor. Biology 1947 Master of Arts
The influence of golf course landscapes on the occupancy and reproductive success of eastern bluebirds Pitts, Marie Louise, 1984- Biology 2011 Master of Science
Tidepool value as foraging patches for breeding and migrating birds in tidal salt marshes in the lower Chesapeake Bay Allen, Amanda Susan, 1970- Biology 1995 Master of Arts
The effects of environmental variables on the heart rate of invertebrates DeFur, Peter L., 1950- Biology 1977 Master of Arts
Ultrastructural features of tetrasporgenesis within the corallinoideae and taxonomic implications for coralline red algae (corallinales, rhodophyta) Mays, Kristin Leigh, 1971- Biology 1997 Master of Arts
A description and analysis of male-male interaction behavior in the lizard, Anolis lividus Stevenson, Philip H., 1958- Biology 1982 Master of Arts
Using human footprint models and land-cover variability to predict ecological processes Pouder, Jessica Anne, Biology 2014 Master of Science