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
Persistent organic pollutants at the base of the Antarctic marine food web Chiuchiolo, Amy Lee, 1975- Marine Science 2003 Master of Science
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) aquaculture : captive growth rates and product qualilty evaluation Kilduff, David Patrick, 1976- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Searching for the seed plant ethylene pathway in a basal plant lineage : a genomic approach DeCarme, Ashley R. Biology 2011 Master of Science
Functional and molecular analysis of antibody affinity maturation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Zhang, Haili Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
Human induced cyclical erosion due to altered sediment bypassing mechanisms of a barrier island and the resultant impact on the housing market Fallon, Andy (Andrew R.), Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
Meta-analysis and modeling of benthic oxygen and nutrient fluxes Christensen, Tyler. Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
BI(III) initiated cyclization reactions and iodonium fragmentation kinetics Lian, Yajing, 1981- Chemistry 2005 Master of Science
Maturation and repeat spawning by American shad in the York River, Virginia Maki, Kristin L. 1974- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Previous experience shapes mate preferences of female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) Minton, Kelly Caroline. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Natural variation in the vertical distribution of macrobenthic invertebrates within sandy-mud habitats Maxemchuk-Daly, Amanda, 1969- Marine Science 1998 Master of Science
Mercury exposure in terrestrial insectivorous birds Friedman, Scott Lawrence. Biology 2007 Master of Science
Long-term change in copepod community structure in the western Antarctic Peninsula : linkage to climate and implications for carbon cycling Gleiber, Miram Rayzel, Marine Science 2014 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
Bioavailability of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDES) in biosolids and spiked sediment to the aquatic worm Lumbriculus variegatus Ciparis, Serena, 1977- Marine Science 2003 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
Spatial and temporal variability of physical and biological mixing in the York River Subestuary Kniskern, Tara A. Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
SUMO-dependent substrate targeting of the SUMO protease Ulp1 Elmore, Zachary Cole. Biology 2011 Master of Science
The influence of Zostera marina and Ruppia maritima on habitat structure and function in a changing environment in the Chesapeake Bay French, Emily D., Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
Net surface flux budget over tropical oceans estimated from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Fan, Tai-Fang Applied Science 2003 Master of Science
Diet composition of young-of-the-year bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, in the lower Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's coastal ocean Gartland, James, 1977- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Synthesis and characterization of hydrogen-rich polyimide materials for radiation shielding Yang, Sha, 1980- Chemistry 2005 Master of Science
Migration dynamics, within-estuary behaviors and cardiorespiratory responses of summer flounder to selected estuarine conditions Capossela, Karen M., 1981- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
Use of a digital multispectral video system and spectroradiometer for bottomland hardwood forest remote sensing : a jurisdictional boundary accuracy assessment and radiance examination Meyer, Jill E., 1971- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Mortality of diamondback terrapins in blue crab traps : population changes and conservation in southeastern Virginia Rook, Megan Ann. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Does plant diversity control animal diversity? : an experimental approach Parker, John Daniel, 1971- Marine Science 1998 Master of Science
Repeatability of mate preferences and mate-choice copying in female zebra finches Houck, Amanda Karen, 1983- Biology 2007 Master of Science
Seasonal movements, habitat utilization, and comparative scale morphology of white marlin (Kajikia albida) and roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii) Loose, Emily L., 1976-, Marine Science 2014 Master of Science
The roles of the pituitary-adrenal axis in the reproductive physiology of male prairie deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdi) Coppes, John Charles, 1955- Biology 1980 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
An investigation of the polymorphic arsS gene of Helicobacter pylori Hallinger, Daniel Ross. Biology 2011 Master of Science
The reproductive biology of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in Chesapeake Bay Gervasi, Carissa L., 1989- Marine Science 2015 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
Markov chain modeling for multi-server clusters Hua, Zhili. Computer Science 2005 Master of Science
The effect of salinity on experimental Hematodinium sp. infections in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Coffey, Anna Huntley, 1985- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
The habitat utilization of juvenile hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Buck Island Reef National Monument St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Pemberton, Roy A. Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Identification and quantification of polycyclic musks and methyl-triclosan in unknown freshwater fish tissue samples Jacobs, Elizabeth Mara. Chemistry 2009 Master of Science
Development and analysis of a nutrient trading program for the James River Watershed Reid, Jennifer M., 1972- Marine Science 1998 Master of Science
Effects of mercury on condition and coloration of belted kingfishers White, Ariel Elizabeth, 1982- Biology 2007 Master of Science
The roles of dispersal and predation in determining the seedling recruitment patterns of a Zostera marina system Manley, Stephen R., 1988-, Marine Science 2014 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
Behavioral and mechanical particle selectivity in a suspension-feeding detritivorous fish Heidman, Matthew Kyle. Biology 2011 Master of Science
Diel, seasonal, and interannual patterns in mesozooplankton abundance in the Sargasso Sea Ivory, Jami Alora, 1990- Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
Task-oriented display design : concept and example Abbott, Terence S. Computer Science 1989 Master of Science
Ring diameter and closed area scallop fisheries Goff, Kevin D., 1964- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
An investigation of programmer-identified concerns Revelle, Meghan Kathleen, 1981- Computer Science 2005 Master of Science
Habitat utilization and dive characterization of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and white marlin (Kajikia albida) in the Western Atlantic Ocean Dutton, Daniel J., 1983- Marine Science 2010 Master of Science
Characterization of iron-bearing solids used by naturally-occurring microbes in the anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons Powell, David C. Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
New developments in xanthate ester chemistry and the potential for protecting group applications Jones, Matthew Hobson Chemistry 2009 Master of Science