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
Sex downeast : adultery and fornication in colonial Maine Williams, Joy Weatherly, 1964- History 1995 Master of Arts
A unit of instruction on evolution Williams, Judith Gail. Education 1989 Master of Education
Monograph of the North American freshwater fish leeches (Oligochaeta: Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) and molecular phylogeny of the family Piscicolidae Williams, Julianne I., 1979- Marine Science 2007 Doctor of Philosophy
Faculty and multicultural education : an analysis of the levels of curricular integration within a community college system Williams, Lillian Hoggard, 1948- Education 2000 Doctor of Education
Strategic victimization : news photographs, the Birmingham Children's Crusade, and the revisualization of America Williams, Margaret Keeton. American Studies 2011 Master of Arts
Status differentiation within American slavery Williams, Margaret Pratt, 1945- Sociology 1969 Master of Arts
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
Administrator and teacher perceptions of the qualities of effective teachers Williams, Robert Eugene, 1966- Education 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Uptake kinetics and toxicity of diazinon in the American oyster, Crassostrea, Virginica gmelin Williams, Ruth L., 1951- Marine Science 1989 Doctor of Philosophy
A mathematical model for small tidal streams capable of simulating both short-term and long-term water quality variations Williams, Stephen Anthony, 1952- Marine Science 1983 Master of Arts
Statistically constrained decimation of a turbulence model Williams, Timothy Joe, 1959- Physics 1988 Doctor of Philosophy
Domain-specificity of self-esteem : an evolutionary approach Williams, Tudor E., 1972- Psychology 1999 Master of Arts
Middle school innovation : interpretation and assessment Williams, William Bryant, 1940- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
Dielectric sensor in-situ control of the RTM composite fabrication process Williamson, Alex Stewart, 1966- Chemistry 1990 Master of Arts
Orphic descent in Lord Jim Willie, Sonya, 1971- English 2001 Master of Arts
The master's merry : Slave prosecutions and punishments in York County, Virginia, 1700 to 1780 Willis, Anne Romberg, 1935- American Studies 1995 Master of Arts
Cognitive complexity and etiological conflict areas of paranoid schizophrenics by James Michael Willis. Willis, James Michael, 1943- Psychology 1974 Master of Arts
Neurocognitive mechanisms of social influence on emotion Willroth, Emily Catherine, Psychology 2015 Master of Arts
The effects of pacing and cognitive style upon student achievement and attitude in basic college mathematics Wilson, Barbara Upton, 1939- Education 1981 Doctor of Education
Phylogenetic Implications of Tetrasporangial Ultrastructure in Coralline Red Algae with Reference to Bossiella Orbigniana (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) Wilson, Christina, 1969- Biology 1933 Master of Arts
Self-concept uncertainty and self-esteem liability : vulnerability factors for depression? Wilson, Frances Carol, 1972- Psychology 1997 Master of Arts
Sex roles, ego identity, and intimacy in college women Wilson, Jane G., 1958- Psychology 1982 Master of Arts
Soviet nuclear doctrine : perspectives and purposes Wilson, John David, 1956- Government 1984 Master of Arts
Composite particle reaction theory Wilson, John W. 1940- Physics 1975 Doctor of Philosophy
Risk factors and the well-being of children with incarcerated parents : an examination of moderation and mediation processes Wilson, Laura Catherine, 1984- Psychology 2008 Master of Arts
Mate-guarding in the Australian zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata : for males, protecting paternity is more important than extra-pair copulations Wilson, Leah Catherine, 1984- Biology 2011 Master of Science
Reversal of strong and weak bar press habits under high and low drives Wilson, Maurice Eugene, 1933- Psychology 1961 Master of Arts
Distribution, abundance, and home range of the whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) in a managed forest landscape Wilson, Michael Daniel, 1969- Biology 2003 Master of Arts
Guilt and atonement in Lord Jim and Under western eyes Wilson, Norma Sue Tester, 1938- English 1974 Master of Arts
Some characteristics of enzyme induction in aging cultures of Aspergillus ornatus Wilson, Pamela Hunt, 1953- Biology 1977 Master of Arts
Self-report measures of family hierarchy : construct and predictive validity Wilson, Richard J., 1958- Psychology 1989 Master of Arts
Hemispherical spectral emittance of ablation chars, carbon, and zirconia to 3,700° K Wilson, Robert Gale, 1936- Physics 1964 Master of Arts
Unusual patterns of thought as related to significant past relationships, attachment, and ego defense styles Wilson, Sharon M. Psychology 2001 Master of Arts
Comparing self-perceptions of skills and knowledge among college students : cross-sectional versus panel designs Wilson, Susan E., 1972- Sociology 1995 Master of Arts
The social organization of the hip hop graffiti subculture Wilson, Victoria Arriola, 1967- Sociology 1995 Master of Arts
Improving a method for numerical construction of wave rays Wilson, W. Stanley. Marine Science 1964 Master of Arts
The thirty years between Davis, 1952 and the Casteen proposal 1982 : an examination of the factors that influenced certain elected leaders of Virginia in making their decisions regarding elimination of the dual system of education in Virginia Wilson, Wesley C. Education 1985 Doctor of Philosophy
An investigation into current evangelical college secularization Wilson, William Arthur, 1949- Education 1985 Doctor of Education
Characterization of the physical properties of iron polyimide nanocomposites Wincheski, Russell A. 1967- Physics 1999 Doctor of Philosophy
A study of human development through esthetic experiences Winder, Margaret Fox. Education 1943 Master of Arts
Fatty acids and hydrocarbons in the surface waters of the York River Windsor, John G. 1947- Marine Science 1972 Master of Arts
Isolation and characterization of estuarine and marine sedimentary humic acids Windsor, John G. 1947- Marine Science 1976 Doctor of Philosophy
Effect of various algal diets and larval density in the larviculture of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) Windsor, Nancy T., 1948- Marine Science 1977 Master of Arts
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
Acts not in Hening's statutes, 1702-1732, with a biographical sketch of William Waller Hening Winfree, Waverly Keith. History 1959 Master of Arts
Gamma ray radiation studies of undoped GaAs Winfree, William P. Physics 1978 Doctor of Philosophy
Reversals of fate in the Knight's tale Wing, John. English 1977 Master of Arts
Reduction of 1,2 cyclopentanedione with lithium aluminum hydride Winn, David Curtis, 1954- Chemistry 1978 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
The stereospecific synthesis of tetrahydropyrans and tetrahydrofurans Winstead, Rhonda Carol, 1962- Chemistry 1986 Master of Arts