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
St. George Tucker and the complexities of antislavery advocacy in Jeffersonian Virginia Bryman, Donna Stillman, 1947- History 1972 Master of Arts
5th grade student performance on Virginia Standards of Learning computer/technology assessment : an analysis of variables Buchanan, Nancy Mann. Education 2003 Doctor of Philosophy
Stable isotope dynamics in summer flounder tissues, with application to dietary assessments in Chesapeake Bay Buchheister, Andre, 1980- Marine Science 2008 Master of Science
A study of the effectiveness of public and university support service programs for students with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia : do they offer what they purport to offer? Buck, Betty Jo. Education 1990 Doctor of Education
Evaluating the potential for adaptive response to mercury in captive-dosed Zebra finches/ Buck, Kenton August, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Calculation of deuteron wave functions with relativistic interactions Buck, Warren Wesley. Physics 1976 Doctor of Philosophy
Thro' sleep as thro' a veil : Losing the self to find the self in the poetry of Christina Rossetti Buckalew, Faye Roberta, 1969- English 1993 Master of Arts
Situational ethics in Wilkie Collins' Woman in White and Moonstone Buckalew, Flora Christina, 1964- English 1990 Master of Arts
Negative muon depolarization in liquid helium and several hydrocarbons Buckle, David C. Physics 1974 Doctor of Philosophy
Relative risk assessment for Cape Hatteras National Seashore Buie, John Cary, 1966- Marine Science 1996 Master of Arts
A study of women in Virginia politics Bullock, Elizabeth Williams, 1949- Government 1975 Master of Arts
The effects of objective self awareness and anxiety upon cartoon humor appreciation Bullock, Kathleen Marshall, 1955- Psychology 1983 Master of Arts
Ultrastructure of mitosis and gametogenesis in Cladophora flexuosa (Dillwyn) Harvey Bullock, Kenneth Wilson, 1950- Biology 1974 Master of Arts
The feasibility of developing forecast systems to predict changes in beach sand volume on ocean beaches during storms Bullock, Paul Allen, 1947- Marine Science 1971 Master of Arts
Predicting college success Bullock, William J. Education 1927 Master of Arts
Against bullshit : Christopher Hitchens and the public intellectual Bumb, M. J. 1980- American Studies 2005 Master of Arts
Students and sociology : life histories and evaluations of the undergraduate experience Bunster, Mark, 1967- Sociology 1990 Master of Arts
The use and effect of puppetry and bibliotherapy in group counseling with children of divorced parents Bunting, Kenneth Paul, 1947- Education 1984 Doctor of Education
Comparative evolution of molecular markers: An analysis of genetic variation within the blue marlin (Makaira nigricans). Buonaccorsi, Vincent Patrick Marine Science 1998 Doctor of Philosophy
Uniformity of theme in Eugene O'Neill : nature, a sentient factor in man's destiny Burbank, Annye Brittingham. English 1932 Master of Arts
The relationship of early parental loss and later stressful life events to the onset of depression Burch, Mary. Psychology 1981 Master of Arts
Democratic political development : a methodological inquiry focusing on Southern states Burden, Sandra Kaye, 1945- Government 1970 Master of Arts
Songbirds, pesticides, and golf courses : exposure and effects Burdge, Ryan Brennan. Biology 2009 Master of Science
A mycobacterium-inducible Nramp in striped bass Morone saxatalis Burge, Erin Jeffrey, 1974- Marine Science 2003 Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of psychodrama treatment on levels of assertiveness and locus of control in women who have experienced battering Burger, Jeanne Ball, 1945- Education 1994 Doctor of Education
Hypoxic water transport by sub-tidal circulation from Chesapeake Bay to the lower Rappahannock estuary Burger, Ned, 1955- Marine Science 1989 Master of Arts
Alumni as givers : an analysis of donor nondonor behavior at a Comprehensive I institution Burgess-Getts, Linda, 1946- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
Faculty instructional development and oral communication in freshman seminars at the College of William and Mary Burk, Tamara L. Education 1997 Doctor of Philosophy
Time and place in Spenser's The faery queen Burke, Alice Rebecca, 1921- English 1931 Master of Arts
Historical comparison of Irish and Finnish Neutrality Burke, Christopher M., 1963- Government 1988 Master of Arts
A study of the differential effects of three career counseling techniques on career-related activities and attitudes of black college freshmen Burke, Judith Glenn, 1939- Education 1978 Doctor of Education
In the crucible of the frontier : the emergence and decline of a trading site in early colonial Virginia Burke, Patrick Brendan, 1981- Anthropology 2006 Master of Arts
Cheater detection and the fundamental attribution error : a test of social exchange theory Burkett, Brandy N., 1978- Psychology 2002 Master of Arts
An analysis of the most influential factors in the development of interscholastic basketball in the Cumberland Valley Conference Burkhart, Ralph Clayton. Physical Education 1950 Master of Arts
The hidden logic and simplicity of the federal income tax laws Burlage, L. Charles, 1923- Law 1950 Master of Arts
Interorganizational town-gown relationships and property taxes : a case study Burns, Cynthia Felix. Education 2002 Doctor of Education
Organizational justice perceptions of Virginia high school teachers : relationships to organizational citizenship behavior and student achievement Burns, William R. Travis. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Beneath the umbrellas of benevolent men : validation of the middle-class woman in Little Women and Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Burr, Sandra. English 1991 Master of Arts
Science and imagination in Anglo-American children's books, 1760-1855 Burr, Sandra. American Studies 2005 Doctor of Philosophy
Distribution and abundance of calanoid copepods in the York River estuary Virginia, 1968 and 1969 Burrell, Victor G. Marine Science 1972 Doctor of Philosophy
The ecological significance of a ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Aggasiz), in a fish nursery ground Burrell, Victor G. Marine Science 1968 Master of Arts
Thermodynamics and kinetics of aqueous solution of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures Burris, David Robert. Marine Science 1985 Doctor of Philosophy
A construct validity study and comparison of four measures of Eriksonian ego identity development Burt, Charles E., 1951- Psychology 1982 Master of Arts
Aggressive oversight : the subcommittee of oversight and investigations of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Burton, Diane D. Government 1992 Master of Arts
End-to-end analysis of hexagonal vs. rectangular sampling in digital imaging sytem Burton, John Clifton, 1956- Computer Science 1993 Doctor of Philosophy
Puritan town and gown : Harvard College and Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1636-1800 Burton, John D., 1959- History 1996 Doctor of Philosophy
Crimson missionaries : Harvard College and the Robert Boyle Trust Burton, John D., 1959- History 1989 Master of Arts
Beyond telling the news : the mission of public journalism, 1996 Burton, Pamela Sue, 1965- American Studies 1996 Master of Arts
Comparative ecology of two sympatric species of atherinids, Menidia menidia and Membras martinica Burton, William Howard, 1951- Marine Science 1982 Master of Arts
Radical environmentalism and religion Bush, Evelyn Louise, 1967- Sociology 1996 Master of Arts