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
Drawn together, drawn apart : Black and white Baptists in Tidewater Virginia, 1800-1875 Hillman, Nancy Alenda, 1980-, History 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Narratives of reversion: portrayals of Haiti in the Old South/ Reidy, Skyler Robert, History 2013 Master of Arts
Derogatory to the rights of free-born subjects: racialization and the identity of the Williamsburg area's free black population from 1723-1830/ Schumann, Rebecca Anne, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
Nothing tame about them : dogs and the symbolism of civility in the Jamestown Settlement Rusek, Rebecca Ann, History 2013 Master of Arts
Infusing the school counseling internship with a global perspective to promote ego development, moral reasoning, and ethnocultural empathy : a deliberate psychological education Robertson, Derek Lane, 1969-, Education 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Multi-meson systems from lattice quantum chromodynamics Shi, Zhifeng, 1986-, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Plough deep while sluggards sleep; and you shall have corn to sell and to keep : an analysis of plow ownership in eighteenth century York county Virginia Waske, Zachary John, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
Virtue in corruption: privateers, smugglers, and the shape of empire in the eighteenth-century Caribbean. Schmitt, Casey Sylvia, History 2013 Master of Arts
No longer lost at sea : Black community building in the Virginia tidewater, 1865 to the post-1954 era Pruitt, Hollis E., American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
From the middle of nowhere : place-making on my supermodern American road Werner, Maxwell Allen, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
Her correspondence is dangerous : women in the fashion trades negotiating the opportunities and challenges of doing business in the Chesapeake, 1766-75 Stevenson, Kaylan Michelle, History 2013 Master of Arts
Studies of molecular dynamics of Fmoc-Alanine-d3 through solid state deuteron nuclear magnetic resonance Sun, Jianhua, 1986-, Applied Science 2013 Master of Science
How direct descendants of a school lockout achieved academic success : resilience in the educational attainments of Prince Edward County's children Williams, Randolph, 1974-, Education 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Magnetic order and dimensional crossover in optical lattices with repulsive interaction Xu, Jie, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
A medley of contradictions : the Jewish diaspora in St. Eustatius and Barbados Miller, Derek Robert, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Letters to Annie : ordinary women in late nineteenth century Maine Thomas, Rachel Catherine, History 2013 Master of Arts
Evaluating the potential for adaptive response to mercury in captive-dosed Zebra finches/ Buck, Kenton August, Biology 2013 Master of Science
From Kaolin to Claymount : landscapes of the 19th-century James River stoneware industry Mueller-Heubach, Oliver Maximilian, 1981-, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
The revolutionary career of Louis Philippe de Segur : caught between tradition and reform Wallace, Lauren, History 2013 Master of Arts
Improving security and privacy in online social networks Wei, Wei, Computer Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Sublethal effects of methylmercury on flight performance and molt in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) Carlson, Jenna Rae, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Setting the best table in the country : food and labor at the Coloma gold mining town Ogborne, Jennifer Honora, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Advanced topographic characterization of variously prepared niobium surfaces and linkage to RF losses Xu, Chen, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Friendly fire : Free Quakers, fatherhood and religious identity in the Early Republic Wells, Samuel S., History 2013 Master of Arts
Developmental plasticity in response to familiar and unfamiliar predators in the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta Hoolihan, Kelly Strickland, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Conflict at the college: William and Mary 1750-1776 Williams, Andrea Lynn, History 2013 Master of Arts
You can't say 'no' to a soldier : sexual violence in the United States during World War II Smith, Michaele Katherine, American Studies 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Methylmercury exposure affects risk-taking behaviors in zebra finches : tradeoffs between eating and being eaten Kobiela, Megan Elizabeth, Biology 2013 Master of Science
A union of church and state : the Freedmen's Bureau and the education of African Americans in Virginia from 1865-1871 Butler, Aaron Jason, 1978- Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Married, but at whose house? : Parson Rose and the colonial Virginian wedding Wright, Emily Helen, History 2013 Master of Arts
Investigation of prophage in clinical isolates of H. pylori Leslie, Kevin Alexander, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Peripheral vision : mimesis and materiality along the James River, Virginia, 1619-1660 Sikes, Kathryn Lee McClure, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Investigating the relationships among primary teachers' math profile, math teaching efficacy, and math content pedagogical knowledge Roettinger, Theresa Marie, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
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
High stakes testing policy issues in education : an analysis of litigation involving high stakes testing and the denial of diplomas Winfield, Lisa M., 1964-, Education 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
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
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
A critical study of black parents' participation in special education decision-making Freeman-Nichols, Tamara Lynn, 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 self on the page : using student teachers' written stories as a reflective tool during the student teaching internship Farina, Deborah O., Education 2013 Doctor of Education
The development of ecological functions in created forested wetlands Charles, Sean P. Marine Science 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
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
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
Co-teaching : perceptions of urban, secondary co-teachers Boyd, Michelle, Education 2013 Doctor of Education