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
Surface impedance of superconducting radio frequence (SRF) materials Xiao, Binping, Applied Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
The role of small carboxylic acids during poly(amide) 11 hydrolysis Hocker, John-Andrew Samuel. Chemistry 2012 Master of Science
Searching, selecting, and synthesizing source code components McMillan, Collin, Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Mobile animals as a potential dispersal mechanism in Zostera marina (eelgrass) Sumoski, Sarah E., 1987- Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Effects of nucleophile strength on selectivity in BiBr3 catalyzed cyclic ether construction Rahman, Ajara A. Chemistry 2012 Master of Science
Discovering new vulnerabilities in computer systems Wu, Zhenyu, 1982- Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Structuring reminiscence group interventions for older adults using a framework of mattering to promote wellness Lukow, Herman R., Education 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Distribution and feeding ecology of Bathylagus euryops (Teleostei: Microstomatidae) along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge from Iceland to the Azores Sweetman, Christopher J. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Dark matter in the heavens and at colliders : models and constraints Primulando, Reinard, 1984-, Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Fluorescence quenching of PPV-SO and bodipy-naphthalene systems Saar, Brooklynd Dawn. Chemistry 2012 Master of Science
Teaching slope of a line using the graphing calculator as a tool for discovery learning Nichols, Fiona Costello. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
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
Microscopic dynamics and transport of hydrogen in proton conducting oxides Spahr, Erik J., 1981- Physics 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Comparing terrors : state terrorism in revolutionary France and Russia Forsythe, Anne Cabrié. History 2011 Master of Arts
What's a nice Mormon girl like you doing writing about vampires? : Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Smyth, Karen Elizabeth. American Studies 2011 Master of Arts
For their maintenance and education : an analysis of children entering Christ's Hospital, London, 1763-1803 Gardy, Kaitlyn Elizabeth. History 2011 Master of Arts
Strategic victimization : news photographs, the Birmingham Children's Crusade, and the revisualization of America Williams, Margaret Keeton. American Studies 2011 Master of Arts
The wondrous chain of providence : Thomas Prince, the Puritan past, and New England's future, 1660-1736 Gillan, Thomas Joseph. History 2011 Master of Arts
Dietary bioarchaeology : late Woodland subsistence within the coastal plain of Virginia Dore, Berek J. Anthropology 2011 Master of Arts
The colonial history of Wye Plantation, the Lloyd family, and their slaves on Maryland's Eastern Shore : family, property, and power Speckart, Amy, 1971- American Studies 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Growing up with violence : examining the role of moral development in mediating the effects of community violence exposure Dewell, John A. Education 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Bondage on the border : slaves and slaveholders in Tazewell County, Virginia Kerr, Laura Lee. History 2011 Master of Arts
Ghosts on the coast of paradise : identifying and interpreting the ephemeral remains of Bermuda's 18th century shipyards Dworsky, Joel Garrett. Anthropology 2011 Master of Arts
Eavesdropping on history : Olmstead v. U.S. and the emergence of privacy jurisprudence during Prohibition Krouse, Anna Leslie. History 2011 Master of Arts
Shellfishing, ceramics, and gender : shell midden ceramics from the Kiskiak Site Herlich, Jessica Marie. Anthropology 2011 Master of Arts
Ghent gayland : a case study of the gay and lesbian community and media of Norfolk, Virginia Lusby, Michael Anthony. History 2011 Master of Arts
Fine art and clandestine identity : American Indian artists in the contemporary art market Kuizon, Jaclyn. Anthropology 2011 Master of Arts
Search for effects beyond the Born approximation in polarization transfer observables in [right arrow] ep elastic scattering Meziane, Mehdi. Physics 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Storyville : discourses in southern musicians' autobiographies Sutton, Matthew Daniel, 1972- American Studies 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Steadfast in their ways : New England colonists, Indian wars, and the persistence of culture, 1675-1715 Corlett, David Michael, 1972- History 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
National remedies for national evils : the problem of universal reform and race in the American Moral Reform Society, 1835-1841 Poznan, Kristina Elizabeth. History 2011 Master of Arts
Effects of dietary mercury exposure on spatial memory of zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata Bessler, Amanda Mae Biology 2011 Master of Science
From Astoria to annexation : the Hawaiian diaspora and the struggle for race and nation in the American empire Savage, Amanda Lee Heikialoha. History 2011 Master of Arts
Enhanced field emission from vertically oriented graphene by thin solid film coatings Bagge-Hansen, Michael, 1984- Applied Science 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic diversity of the pathogen Streptococcus parauberis isolated from bovine and piscine hosts Cole, Stephen Douglas. Biology 2011 Master of Science
A measurement of neutrino oscillations with muon neutrinos in the Minos experiment Coleman, Stephen James. Physics 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Big-fish-little-pond effect : the impact on academic self-concept Kwiterovich, Peter O., 1969- Education 2011 Doctor of Education
A cross-cultural comparative study of teacher effectiveness : analyses of award-winning teachers in the United States and China Xu, Xianxuan. Education 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Mobutu and Nyerere, 1960-1979 : trajectories and creativity in re-imagining the nation Shaw, Jonathan Edwards. History 2011 Master of Arts
Analysis and approximation of optimal co-scheduling on CMP Jiang, Yunlian. Computer Science 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Searching for the seed plant ethylene pathway in a basal plant lineage : a genomic approach DeCarme, Ashley R. Biology 2011 Master of Science
The political imaginings of slave conspirators : Atlantic contexts of the 1710 slave conspiracy in Martinque Thomas, Jeffrey Scott. History 2011 Master of Arts
Black masculinities as marronage : Claude McKay's representations of Black male subjectivities in metropolitan spaces Brown, Jarrett Hugh. American Studies 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
SUMO-dependent substrate targeting of the SUMO protease Ulp1 Elmore, Zachary Cole. Biology 2011 Master of Science
Pacific trade winds : towards a global history of the Manila Galleon Thomas, Matthew F. History 2011 Master of Arts
The development and application of an antibody-based biosensor for the detection of petroleum-derived compounds Spier, Candace Rae. Marine Science 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
An investigation of the polymorphic arsS gene of Helicobacter pylori Hallinger, Daniel Ross. Biology 2011 Master of Science
Authority and consent : politics, power, and plunder in Charleston, South Carolina, 1700-1745 Woytonik, Kristen Ann. History 2011 Master of Arts
Behavioral and mechanical particle selectivity in a suspension-feeding detritivorous fish Heidman, Matthew Kyle. Biology 2011 Master of Science