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
A systematic/structural examination of factors that facilitate and inhibit natural recovery from alcohol abuse in college students Keel, David S., Education 2013 Doctor of Education
The use of history in migrating: cases from the Haitian diaspora Yohn, Elizabeth K., History 2013 Master of Arts
Improving energy efficiency and security for pervasive computing systems Xu, Fengyuan, Computer Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Low energy tests of the standard model Rislow, Benjamin Carl, 1986-, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation of prophage in clinical isolates of H. pylori Leslie, Kevin Alexander, Biology 2013 Master of Science
An allegory for life : an 18th century African-influenced cemetery landscape, Nassau, Bahamas Turner, Grace S. R., Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Improvements in triploid Crassostrea virginica production : characterizing the diploid parent Callam, Brian R. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
History written with lightning : religion, white supremacy, and the rise and fall of Thomas Dixon, Jr. Kidd, David Michael, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Are occupancy models feasible alternatives to collecting breeding data? Niccoli, Morgan D., Biology 2013 Master of Science
Teacher perspectives of the use of student performance data in teacher evaluations Hopkins, Paul Thomas, 1973-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
The Nottoway of Virginia : a study of peoplehood and political economy, c. 1775-1875 Woodard, Buck W., Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
The development of ecological functions in created forested wetlands Charles, Sean P. Marine Science 2013 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
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
Distribution and impacts of invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea in tidal freshwater York River tributaries Freedman, Matthew Ryan. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
High-performance nanocomposites designed for radiation shielding in space and an application of GIS for analyzing nanopowder dispersion in polymer matrixes Auslander, Joseph Simcha, Chemistry 2013 Master of Arts
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
Electroless gold deposition with self-assembled monolayers for gas chromatography stationary phases Belton, Jessica Lynn, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Submarine groundwater discharge to the York River Estuary : quantifying groundwater flux and potential for biogeochemical cycling Luek, Jenna Lynn. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Synthesis and fluorescence studies of pH-responsive Rhodamine B derivatives Czaplyski, William Lawrence, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Post-release mortality of school-size Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the U.S. recreational troll fishery Marcek, Benjamin Jon. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
From the unpolished to the refined : the evolution of the furniture trades at Hampton Institute, 1868-1960s Thaxton-Ward, Vanessa Darlene, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Women in engineering : the impact of the college internship on persistence into an engineering field Brush, Kimberly M., Education 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Surface modifications for gas chromatography micro columns Hirtenstein, Daniel Andre, 1982-, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Development of the Chae Optimal Supervision Environment Test Chae, Ki Byung, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Composition, sources, and age of dissolved and particulate organic matter in the Delaware River and Estuary McIntosh, Hadley Allaben. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Total synthesis of (+)-malbrancheamide B utilizing a stereoselective domino reaction sequence to establish the bicyclo[2.2.]diazaoctane core Stephen William Laws. Laws, Stephen William, Chemistry 2013 Master of Arts
Realizing federal policy outcomes of the Post-9/11 GI Bill : veterans' and active duty/reservist perceptions Leporte, Lydia, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Phytoplankton growth rates in the Ross Sea, Antarctica Mosby, Anna Ford. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
The synthesis of 2-pyridones and louisianin B Margrey, Kaila Ashley, Chemistry 2013 Master of Arts
Nanoscale mechanical characterization of graphene/polymer nanocomposites using atomic force microscopy Cai, Minzhen, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Investigations of the life cycle of the peritrich ciliate Zoothamnium intermedium in Chesapeake Bay Peng, Sikai. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
An investigation of relationships among school counselors' ethical professional identity development, moral reasoning, and attitudes toward confidentiality with minors Riechel, Morgan E. Kiper, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Polymeric radiation shielding for applications in space : polyimide synthesis and modeling of multi-layered polymeric shields Schiavone, Clinton Cleveland, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Food availability and utilization for cultured hard clams Secrist, Richard Garrik, 1987- Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Epidemic models on adaptive networks with network structure constraints Tunc, Ilker, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Network traffic aware smartphone energy savings Pyles, Andrew Joseph, Computer Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation of microwave technologies for biochemical applications Tripp, Valerie Terynn, Chemistry 2013 Master of Arts
Southern orientation : reimagining Asian American identity and place in the global south Cha, Frank Sung, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Analysis of extreme water levels in the lower Chesapeake Bay Wilkerson, Carissa N. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Outlaw reproduction : childbearing and the making of colonial Virginia, 1634-1785 Westcot, Andrea Kathleen, 1976-, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
TraceLab : reproducing empirical software engineering research Moritz, Evan Alexander, Computer Science 2013 Master of Science
Holocene sedimentation on the Lanyang Plain and adjacent continental shelf, northwestern Taiwan Wu, Chia-Yu. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Impact of the Bologna process and German higher education reforms on professorial work and role definition at the University of Potsdam : a case study Hairston, Christen Cullum, 1979-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Cumulative single-cell laser ablation of functionally or genetically defined respiratory neurons interrogates network properties of mammalian breathing-related neural circuits in vitro Wang, Xueying, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Handing down remarkable and interesting circumstances : Elizabeth Carrington and female intellectual inheritance in the early American republic Bailey, Hannah Emily, History 2013 Master of Arts
Social organization analysis of the role of academic advising : a case study at the University of Liberia Williams Sy, Jobila Y., 1983-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Every American should stand here once : Jamestown's 400th anniversary commemoration and the creation of an American origin narrative Howard, Elizabeth, American Studies 2013 Master of Arts
Drawn together, drawn apart : Black and white Baptists in Tidewater Virginia, 1800-1875 Hillman, Nancy Alenda, 1980-, History 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
The effect of brand and caloric information on flavor perception and food consumption in restrained and unrestrained eaters Cavanagh, Kevin Vincent, Psychology 2013 Master of Arts