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
Parity-violating asymmetry in the nucleon to [Delta] transition : a study of inelastic electron scattering in the G degree experiment Capuano, Carissa Lee. Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Strange fruit : images of African Americans in advertising cards and postcards, 1860-1930 Holder, Meghan Brooke. American Studies 2012 Master of Arts
Attention to and categorization of monoracial and racially ambiguous faces Kittel, Julie Ann. Psychology 2012 Master of Arts
Dark matter in the heavens and at colliders : models and constraints Primulando, Reinard, 1984-, Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Taken to Detroit' : Shawnee resistance and the Ohio Valley captive trade, 1750-1796 Cloninger, Anna Margaret. History 2012 Master of Arts
Emancipated foster youth's transition from care to Virginia community colleges Scott, Shylan E. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
What is best and most typical : nostalgia, transgression, and capitalism at the Virginia State Fair 1946-1976 Stanford-McIntyre, Sarah. American Studies 2012 Master of Arts
Thermochemistry of amino acids and constrained diamines Tullo, Erica Jane. Applied Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Age-related changes in the neural correlates of interval timing Lindbergh, Cutter Augustus. Psychology 2012 Master of Arts
A learning-based approach to exploiting sensing diversity in performance critical sensor networks Keally, Matthew Alexander. Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Black female landowners in Richmond, Virginia 1850-1877 Craddock, Hannah Catherine. History 2012 Master of Arts
Executive search firms' consideration of person-organization fit in college and university presidential searches Turpin, James Christopher, 1965- Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Making, mending, and half-soling : an analysis of three nineteenth century Virginia shoemakers Byrd, Sarah Virginia. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
Factors that contribute to the academic success of African American males : perceptions of African American male high school students Swanson, Alexis C., 1966- Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Conditioned flavor preferences in children Marshall, Victoria Heinrichs. Psychology 2012 Master of Arts
Cash to Corinna : Silas and Corinna Omohundro and the politics of public interracial relationships in antebellum Richmond, Virginia Finley, Alexandra Jolyn. History 2012 Master of Arts
Booze at the brothel : alcohol-related artifacts and their use in performance at the 27/29 Endicott Street brothel Johnson, Amanda B. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
Founding Fathers on screen : the changing relationship between history and film Garrott, Jennifer Lynn. History 2012 Master of Arts
Sexual indiscretions in Virginia's colonial capital Schmidt, Sarah Rebecca. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
Relationships among urban students' identification with school, and students', teachers', and parents' perceptions of academic press and safety, and reading achievement Parson, Kyleah A. Education 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
The ideal marriage : reactions to Marie Stopes' Married love, 1918-1935 Goings, Shannon E. History 2012 Master of Arts
Esse quam videri, perhaps : state policy and institutional factors impacting low-income student enrollment at North Carolina's public and private four-year institutions Holly, Leslie Neal. Education 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Quality practices of alternative education learning environments as represented in Virginia's Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) program Feltman, Doris R., 1956-, Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Excellent clay for pots : an archaeological and microscopic investigation of Barbadian redware during the early colonial era Siedow, Erik Andre. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
Towards confident body sensor networking Ren, Zhen, Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Continuous improvement monitoring : an analysis of state special education compliance procedures Blake, Barbara Richmond. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Understanding and leveraging virtualization technology in commodity computing systems Le, Duy, Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Clockmaking clerics and ropemaking lawyers : mixing occupational roles in early modern Spain Gregory, Aaron Joshua. History 2012 Master of Arts
Jumping off the couch : infusing creativity into counselor education Lawrence, Christopher, Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Rogue fishermen : codfish, Atlantic items, and the Isles of Shoals Victor, Megan. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
The death of John Pierce and the political culture of the early republic Petrafesa, Jennifer Leigh. History 2012 Master of Arts
Maximizing archaeology's relevance to its publics through a pragmatist framework Walter, Kelley Marie. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
Organizational justice perceptions of Virginia high school teachers : relationships to organizational citizenship behavior and student achievement Burns, William R. Travis. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
An evaluation of the implementation fidelity and outcomes of the Olweus bullying prevention program in three elementary schools in Virginia Wood, Barbara F., Education 2012 Doctor of Education
A bold promise : Black Readjusters and the founding of Virginia State University Soares, Leigh Alexandra. History 2012 Master of Arts
I'm really just an American : the archaeological importance of the Black towns in the American West and late-nineteenth century constructions of blackness Winsett, Shea Aisha. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
I will commence with my news : elite youth culture and communities of knowledge in early nineteenth century Williamsburg Stevens, Holly Nicole. History 2012 Master of Arts
To and from places beyond : examining low-fired coarse earthenwares and informal trade networks among enslaved Bermudians in the 18th and 19th centuries Zimmet, Sarah Helen. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
The first direct measurement of the weak charge of the proton Leckey, John Poague. Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Benjamin Smith Barton, MD : the American performance of scientific authority in a trans-Atlantic world Tanner-Read, Ryan Bartholomew. History 2012 Master of Arts
Morphological study of Dbx1+ respiratory rhythm-generating neurons in preBoetzinger complex in neonatal mice Weragalaarachchi, Krishanthi Tharanga Harshani. Applied Science 2012 Master of Science
Race news : how Black reporters and readers shaped the fight for racial justice, 1877-1978 Carroll, Frederick James, 1971- History 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Literacy self-efficacy and achievement of secondary students with disabilities Runnells, Mary Mau. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Structuring reminiscence group interventions for older adults using a framework of mattering to promote wellness Lukow, Herman R., Education 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Down the Great Wagon Road : the ironworking Pennybackers of Shenandoah County, Virginia Thomas, Sarah Elaine. History 2012 Master of Arts
A balancing act : Division III student-athletes time demands and life roles Hoover, Daniel R. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Detecting abnormal behavior in web applications Chu, Zi. Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Teaching slope of a line using the graphing calculator as a tool for discovery learning Nichols, Fiona Costello. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Microburst damage assessment and forest composition reconstruction after Hurricane Isabel in the College Woods, Williamsburg, VA Carlson-Drexler, Kjarstin Alane. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Seed burial in the seagrass Zostera marina : the role of infauna Blackburn, Natalia J., 1987- Marine Science 2012 Master of Science