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
Luminescent nitrogen and sulfure adducts of CuI disubstituted piperazine complexes Safko, Jason P. Chemistry 2012 Master of Science
Comparison of the fate of dissolved organic matter in two coastal systems : Hog Island Bay, VA (USA) and Plum Island Sound, MA (USA) Lunsford, Tami L., 1976- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Physiological stress and post-release mortality of white marlin (Kajikia albida) caught in the U.S. recreational fishery Schlenker, Lela Sylvia, 1986-, Marine Science 2014 Master of Science
Effects of human disturbance on the breeding success of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) Kight, Caitlin Rebecca, 1981- Biology 2005 Master of Science
Songbirds, pesticides, and golf courses : exposure and effects Burdge, Ryan Brennan. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Carbon production and growth physiology of heterotrophic bacteria in a subtropical coral reef ecosystem Countway, Peter Dylan, 1968- Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
Recent sedimentation patterns and facies distribution on the Waipaoa River Shelf, N.Z. Rose, Lila Eve, 1981- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Age and growth of Spanish mackeral, Scomberomorus maculatus, in the Chesapeake Bay region Gaichas, Sarah K. 1968- Marine Science 1997 Master of Science
A model of carrying capacity and ecosystem impacts in a large-scale, bivalve-dominated agro-ecosystem : hard clam aquaculture in Cherrystone Inlet, VA Kuschner, Michael A., 1987- Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
Electroless gold deposition with self-assembled monolayers for gas chromatography stationary phases Belton, Jessica Lynn, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
Improvements in triploid Crassostrea virginica production : characterizing the diploid parent Callam, Brian R. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Reproductive biology of Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in the Chesapeake Bay Watkins, Elizabeth Shaw, 1974- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Effects of metal-based montmorillonite clay and zeolite additives on the fire retardance and smoke suppression of poly(vinyl chloride) Zestos, Alexander George. Chemistry 2008 Master of Science
Automatically generating random test data for relevant and implicitly defined subdomains Murphy, John Alexander, 1984- Computer Science 2008 Master of Science
Temperature, photoperiod, and life history traits in Drosophila subobscura MacLean, Heidi Joan, 1982- Biology 2015 Master of Science
Evaluating the impact of stock structure uncertainty in stock assessments of sailfish in the Atlantic Ocean Wor Lima, Catarina. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Bioremediation of tributyltin contaminated sediment using Spartina alterniflora in a created tidal wetland Anderson, Britt-Anne, 1974- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Meiofauna abundance and distribution in Chesapeake Bay : relationships with environmental stressors, sediment toxicity and macrofauna Metcalfe, William J., 1977- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
Effects of habitat fragmentation on the utilization of eelgrass (Zostera marina) by mobile epifauna and macrofauna Marion, Scott R., 1976- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Effects of salinity and nitrogen on the distribution and growth of Phragmites australis along the Rappahannock River Packett, Carmen Rebekah, 1981- Biology 2005 Master of Science
Using an occupancy modeling framework to test the effects of habitat variables on pond occupancy of Mabee's salamander (A. mabeei) and marbled salamander (A. opacum) Fairman, Christy Michelle. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Spatial and temporal distributions of organic matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface waters of the York River, VA estuary Countway, Rebecca E. Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
Influences of habitat conditions on submerged aquatic vegetation development in the Chickahominy River and other Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay Shields, Erin C., 1981- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Signature of recent sediment accumulating in Prince William Sound, Alaska : a record of storms, earthquakes, and seasonal inputs Marshall, Nicole R., 1990- Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
Synthesis and fluorescence studies of pH-responsive Rhodamine B derivatives Czaplyski, William Lawrence, Chemistry 2013 Master of Science
The development of ecological functions in created forested wetlands Charles, Sean P. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
A descriptive study of the reproductive biology of the veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) in the Chesapeake Bay Westcott, Erica S., 1977- Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Parallel unstructured grid generation for complex real-world aerodynamic simulations Zagaris, George, 1982- Computer Science 2008 Master of Science
Effect of noise on the social structure of European Starlings Swan, Autumn, Biology 2015 Master of Science
The effects of salinity pulses of varying duration and intensity on three freshwater submerged aquatic vegetation species Wright, Rebecca. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Seasonal residence, movement, and activity patterns of adult tautog, Tautoga onitis, in lower Chesapeake Bay Arendt, Michael D., 1974- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Shore-oblique bars, nearshore gravel outcrops, and their correlation to shoreline change Schupp, Courtney A., 1978- Marine Science 2005 Master of Science
Use of remote sensing to identify essential habitat for Aeschynomene virginica (L.) BSP, a threatened tidal freshwater wetland plant Mountz, Elizabeth M., 1974- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Cellulose and its derivatives Murray, Otis Willard, 1914- Chemistry 1937 Master of Science
Response to selection of Peromyscus leucopus : response of spermatogenesis and reproductive behavior to selection on gonadal development in an outbred population of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) Sharp, Kathleen Rathbun, 1979- Biology 2005 Master of Science
Water quality in headwater streams : a test of best management practices Holley, Jonathan Worth. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Magneto-optical imaging of superconducting MgB2 thin films Hummert, Stephanie Maria. Applied Science 2007 Master of Science
Identifying SUMO protease targets and investigating E3 ligase interactions/ Guillotte, Mark, Biology 2014 Master of Science
Indo-Pacific population structure of the black marlin, Makaira indica, inferred from molecular markers Falterman, Brett, 1974- Marine Science 1999 Master of Science
Effects of adaptive foragers on the diversity and functioning of assembled model communities Tarantino, William J., 1983- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
Small mammal habitat uses of two natural and created wetlands in southeastern Virginia Mueller, Amanda McKenney, 1972- Marine Science 1997 Master of Science
Developing methodologies for studying elasmobranchs and other data-poor species Omori, Kristen L., 1987- Marine Science 2015 Master of Science
Surface modifications for gas chromatography micro columns Hirtenstein, Daniel Andre, 1982-, Chemistry 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
An examination of potential conflict between SAV and hard clam aquaculture in the lower Chesapeake Bay Woods, Helen. Marine Science 2001 Master of Science
Microgeographic population genetic structure of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus L.) inhabiting an industrialized waterway Arzayus, Luis Felipe, 1964- Marine Science 2000 Master of Science
Transfer of essential fatty acids by marine plankton Veloza, Adriana J., 1980- Marine Science 2005 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
Distribution, fluxes, and bacterial utilization of different molecular weight fractions of dissolved organic matter in the York River Estuary Pollard, Carol J., 1960- Marine Science 2002 Master of Science
Reproductive attributes of polynoid polychaetes from hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise Wallace, Jessica Lynn, 1981- Biology 2005 Master of Science