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
Hypoxia in shallow coastal waters : a case study in Onancock Creek, Virginia Wang, Taiping, 1978- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
Studies of molecular dynamics of Fmoc-Alanine-d3 through solid state deuteron nuclear magnetic resonance Sun, Jianhua, 1986-, Applied Science 2013 Master of Science
Silica supported copper complexes and their biomimetic activities Wang, Jun, 1979- Chemistry 2003 Master of Science
Treatment of synchronizations in compiling fine-grained SPMD-threaded programs for CPU Guo, Ziyu. Computer Science 2011 Master of Science
Habitat fragmentation in transplanted eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds : effects on decapods and fish Lombana, Alfonso Vollmer, 1974- Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
A new approach to the synthesis of PVC graft copolymers Chen, Guangde, 1981- Chemistry 2005 Master of Science
Reproductive biology of American shad, Alosa sapidissima, in the Mattaponi River Hyle, Aaron Reid, 1978- Marine Science 2004 Master of Science
The potential for transmission of Perkinsus marinus by fecal matter from the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica Scanlon, Christine H., 1973- Marine Science 1997 Master of Science
Quantifying watershed loads to a low relief, coastal plain estuary, the New River Estuary, N.C. Koroknay, Brittani J. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Mud and mucus : feeding selectivity in a suspension-feeding detritivorous fish Lammons, Marie Louise, 1985- Biology 2009 Master of Science
The effects of mercury on the nesting success and return rate of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) Brasso, Rebecka L., 1982- Biology 2007 Master of Science
Characterizing the degradation of nylon-11 and PVDF in a flexible oil pipe and cure monitoring of chemflake vinylester Yang, John Chen, 1973- Chemistry 1996 Master of Science
Pax5 signatures : the identification of Pax5 isoforms in developing and activated B cell populations of rainbow trout MacMurray, Elizabeth Anne. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Novel use of a natural isotope signature to track recruitment and evaluate age determination methods for the 2002 year class of American shad in the York River Upton, Sally A., 1982- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
The Pax-5 gene is alternatively spliced in trout B cells Talauliker, Raaj Mahendra. Biology 2010 Master of Science
Investigations into the etiology of ulcerative lesions in Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus Johnson, RaeMarie Ann, 1978- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
Field measurement of mixed grain size suspension in the nearshore under waves Battisto, Grace M. Marine Science 2000 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
Environmental analysis of selected estrogens and androgens : applying ultra-performance liquid chromatography and combating matrix interference Rice, Stacie L. Marine Science 2009 Master of Science
Sources of sedimentary organic matter in the Mississippi River and adjacent Gulf of Mexico Waterson, Elizabeth J., 1977- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
Evaluating the potential for adaptive response to mercury in captive-dosed Zebra finches/ Buck, Kenton August, Biology 2013 Master of Science
HILDA : the flexible design and implementation of a database machine executive Fishwick, Paul Anthony, 1955- Mathematics and Computer Science 1983 Master of Science
Molecular phylogeny of Lake Baikal amphipods Macdonald, Kenneth S. 1971- Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
Heavy metal complexes of mixed S,N donor ligands : x-ray crystallography and solution-state 1H NMR Lai, Wei, 1976- Chemistry 2005 Master of Science
Assessing anthropogenic and natural impacts on ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata) populations at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina Landry, Cynthia B., 1979- Marine Science 2004 Master of Science
New data on ichthyoplankton of the south western Pacific Suntsov, Andrei V. Marine Science 1997 Master of Science
Shedding light on the estuarine coastal filter : the relative importance of benthic macroalgae in shallow photic systems Maxey, Johnathan Daniel. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Prey utilization and energy demand of a breeding peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) population Long, Elizabeth Claire. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Inactive sulfide mounds of the Manus Basin : invertebrate composition and potential for a chemoautotrophic food web Erickson, Kristin Lynn, 1973- Biology 2007 Master of Science
Sexual dimorphism, diet, and body condition of Rusty Blackbirds wintering in Virginia McGann, Andrew John. Biology 2012 Master of Science
A molecular phylogeny of the genus Bonamia based on sequence data of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene complex White, Delonna M., 1982- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Processes affecting macroalgal-seagrass dynamics in the York River, Virginia Bailey, Eva Machelor, 1973- Marine Science 1998 Master of Science
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
Bacterial properties and dissolved organic matter distributions in the Black Sea Morgan, Jessica A., 1976- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
An investigation of hybridization between two serranid fishes, the coney (Cephalopholis fulva) and the creole fish (Paranthias furcifer) Bostrom, Meredith A., 1974- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Population dynamics of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, in the northwest Atlantic Conrath, Christina L., 1973- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Mercury exposure assessment of South River floodplain birds Wang, Jincheng, 1986- Marine Science 2011 Master of Science
Development of a storm surge model using a high-resolution unstructured grid over a large domain Shen, Tao, 1983- Marine Science 2009 Master of Science
Sublethal effects of methylmercury on flight performance and molt in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) Carlson, Jenna Rae, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Mechanistic studies on chlorinated polymeric systems Zhang, Jing, 1977- Chemistry 2003 Master of Science
Protease inhibitors of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, and their relationship to the protozoan pathogen, Perkinsus marinus Oliver, Jacques L., 1972- Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
BI(III) initiated cyclization reactions and iodonium fragmentation kinetics Lian, Yajing, 1981- Chemistry 2005 Master of Science
Investigation of relationships between short-term photosynthetic performance and long-term growth of Zostera marina Lewis, Elizabeth Amy, 1974- Marine Science 2004 Master of Science
Correspondence between environmental gradients and the assemblage structure of littoral fishes in the tidal portion of three Virginia coastal plain rivers Wagner, C. Michael (Clifford Michael), 1967- Marine Science 1997 Master of Science
Transport and fate of sediment on the Waipaoa River continental shelf : implications for the formation and reworking of flood deposits Moriarty, Julia M. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Previous experience shapes mate preferences of female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) Minton, Kelly Caroline. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Mercury exposure in terrestrial insectivorous birds Friedman, Scott Lawrence. Biology 2007 Master of Science
SPE-7, a novel regulator of MSP assembly in C. elegans spermatocytes Messina, Kari Lynn. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Variability in geologic framework and shoreline change : Assateague and Wallops Islands, Eastern Shore of Virginia Wikel, Geoffrey L., 1976- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
The effect of Phragmites australis invasion on community processes in a tidal freshwater marsh Campana, Michael Leadbeater, 1972- Marine Science 1998 Master of Science