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
Experimental generation and manipulation of quantum squeezed vacuum via polarization self-rotation in Rb vapor Horrom, Travis Scott, 1986-, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Epidemic models on adaptive networks with network structure constraints Tunc, Ilker, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Network traffic aware smartphone energy savings Pyles, Andrew Joseph, Computer Science 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
The schoolteacher and the secretary: the newspapers and community of a revolutionary French-American, 1754-1784 Madison, Katherine S., History 2013 Master of Arts
Here stands a high bred horse: a theory of economics and horse breeding in Colonial Virginia, 1750-1780; a statistical model Kleppertknoop, Lily, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
Narratives of reversion: portrayals of Haiti in the Old South/ Reidy, Skyler Robert, History 2013 Master of Arts
Virginia Indians, NAGPRA, and cultural affiliation: revisiting identities and boundaries in the Chesapeake/ Masur, Laura Elizabeth, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
Cumulative single-cell laser ablation of functionally or genetically defined respiratory neurons interrogates network properties of mammalian breathing-related neural circuits in vitro Wang, Xueying, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Realizing federal policy outcomes of the Post-9/11 GI Bill : veterans' and active duty/reservist perceptions Leporte, Lydia, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Nothing tame about them : dogs and the symbolism of civility in the Jamestown Settlement Rusek, Rebecca Ann, 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
Applications of holographic dualities Albrecht, Dylan Judd, 1984-, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Virtue in corruption: privateers, smugglers, and the shape of empire in the eighteenth-century Caribbean. Schmitt, Casey Sylvia, History 2013 Master of Arts
Social organization analysis of the role of academic advising : a case study at the University of Liberia Williams Sy, Jobila Y., 1983-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Drawn together, drawn apart : Black and white Baptists in Tidewater Virginia, 1800-1875 Hillman, Nancy Alenda, 1980-, History 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
An investigation of relationships among school counselors' ethical professional identity development, moral reasoning, and attitudes toward confidentiality with minors Riechel, Morgan E. Kiper, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Low energy tests of the standard model Rislow, Benjamin Carl, 1986-, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
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
From the middle of nowhere : place-making on my supermodern American road Werner, Maxwell Allen, Anthropology 2013 Master of Arts
Letters to Annie : ordinary women in late nineteenth century Maine Thomas, Rachel Catherine, 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
The revolutionary career of Louis Philippe de Segur : caught between tradition and reform Wallace, Lauren, History 2013 Master of Arts
A critical study of black parents' participation in special education decision-making Freeman-Nichols, Tamara Lynn, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Evaluating the potential for adaptive response to mercury in captive-dosed Zebra finches/ Buck, Kenton August, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Gathering places, cultivating spaces : an archaeology of a Chesapeake neighborhood through enslavement and emancipation 1775-1905 Boroughs, Jon Jason, 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
Friendly fire : Free Quakers, fatherhood and religious identity in the Early Republic Wells, Samuel S., History 2013 Master of Arts
Optical characterization of magnetism in magnetic/nonmagnetic heterostructures Fan, Yichun, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
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
Sublethal effects of methylmercury on flight performance and molt in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) Carlson, Jenna Rae, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Intelligent feature selection techniques for pattern classification of time-domain signals Miller, Corey Alexander, Applied Science 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Co-teaching : perceptions of urban, secondary co-teachers Boyd, Michelle, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Conflict at the college: William and Mary 1750-1776 Williams, Andrea Lynn, 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
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
Dooley's ferry : the archaeology of a civilian community in wartime Drexler, Carl Gilbert, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Married, but at whose house? : Parson Rose and the colonial Virginian wedding Wright, Emily Helen, History 2013 Master of Arts
Methylmercury exposure affects risk-taking behaviors in zebra finches : tradeoffs between eating and being eaten Kobiela, Megan Elizabeth, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Community bulding after emancipation : an anthropological study of Charles' Corner, Virginia, Mahoney, Shannon Sheila, Anthropology 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
The use of history in migrating: cases from the Haitian diaspora Yohn, Elizabeth K., History 2013 Master of Arts
Faculty sense of academic optimism and its relationship to students' achievement in well performing high schools Cromartie, Michael Tyrone, 1974-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Investigation of prophage in clinical isolates of H. pylori Leslie, Kevin Alexander, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Expectancy-value classes as predictors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupational choice : differences related to ability, gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status Andersen, Lori, Education 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Improvements in triploid Crassostrea virginica production : characterizing the diploid parent Callam, Brian R. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Are occupancy models feasible alternatives to collecting breeding data? Niccoli, Morgan D., Biology 2013 Master of Science
The development of ecological functions in created forested wetlands Charles, Sean P. 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