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
The evolutionary and ecolgical significance of the clutch size of the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Stinson, Christopher Hall, 1952- Biology 1976 Master of Arts
Systematic and population genetic analyses of northern vs. southern yellow lady's slippers (Cypripedium parviflorum vars. parviflorum, pubescens, and makasin) : inference from isozyme and morphological data Wallace, Lisa Ellen, 1972- Biology 1997 Master of Arts
Enteric bacteria in aquatic turtles Gapp, David Alger, 1945- Biology 1970 Master of Arts
The response of freely growing laboratory populations of prairie deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) to the administration of synthetic FSH/LH-RH Beier, John Martin, 1949- Biology 1974 Master of Arts
Female plumage coloration in eastern bluebirds, Sialia sialis : is it a sexually selected trait? Hubbard, Joanna Kay. Biology 2009 Master of Science
Characteristics of vesicomyid clams and their environment at the Blake Ridge cold seep Heyl, Taylor Perrine, 1979- Biology 2005 Master of Science
Influence of environmental factors on color change in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis Emerson, June Elizabeth, 1942- Biology 1966 Master of Arts
Pax5 signatures : the identification of Pax5 isoforms in developing and activated B cell populations of rainbow trout MacMurray, Elizabeth Anne. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Elevated temperatures perturb lipopolysaccharide leading to increased serum complement sensitivity in most gram-negative bacteria Dudgeon. Lori Snyder, 1972- Biology 1995 Master of Arts
The Pax-5 gene is alternatively spliced in trout B cells Talauliker, Raaj Mahendra. Biology 2010 Master of Science
Serum corticosterone concentrations in reproductively mature and inhibited deermice (Peromyscus Maniculatus bairdii) from experimental laboratory populations Sung, Kuo-Li Paul, 1943- Biology 1976 Master of Arts
The vascular plants of New Kent County Gillespie, Mary Sabra, 1945- Biology 1970 Master of Arts
Vegetation and succession on Piedmont granitic outcrops of Virginia Berg, James D. Biology 1974 Master of Arts
Aspects of the breeding and foraging biology of American oystercatchers at fisherman island national wildlife refuge, Virginia Anderson, Robert L., 1946- Biology 1988 Master of Arts
The vascular flora of western Isle of Wight County, Virginia Plunkett, Gregory Michael, 1965- Biology 1990 Master of Arts
Mud and mucus : feeding selectivity in a suspension-feeding detritivorous fish Lammons, Marie Louise, 1985- Biology 2009 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
A preliminary study of the effect or impairment of the vomeronasal organ on the recovery from reproductive inhibition in prairie deermice from laboratory populations Cathers, Tama Elaine, 1965- Biology 1991 Master of Arts
Sexual dimorphism, diet, and body condition of Rusty Blackbirds wintering in Virginia McGann, Andrew John. Biology 2012 Master of Science
An ecological and biometric investigation of the nesting of the four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum (Schlegel) in Virginia Wood, John Thornton. Biology 1951 Master of Arts
Phylogenetic implications of sporogenesis ultrastructure in the genus Bossiella (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) Karnas, Kimberly Joy, 1972- Biology 1995 Master of Arts
The influence of environmental salinity on hemocyanin function in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Weiland, Alan Lawson, 1950- Biology 1976 Master of Arts
Responses to ion oxygen in two species of the mud snail Nassarius Kushins, Leonard Jay, 1946- Biology 1970 Master of Arts
Evaluating the potential for adaptive response to mercury in captive-dosed Zebra finches/ Buck, Kenton August, Biology 2013 Master of Science
Ultrastructure of mitosis and gametogenesis in Cladophora flexuosa (Dillwyn) Harvey Bullock, Kenneth Wilson, 1950- Biology 1974 Master of Arts
The effect of calcium and magnesium levels on the in vitro growth of sterile potato cuttings Chapman, John Edward, 1963- Biology 1988 Master of Arts
Prey utilization and energy demand of a breeding peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) population Long, Elizabeth Claire. Biology 2009 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
Immunological identification of a centrin homologue in the red alga Gracilaria tikvahiae Dassler, Christopher Lee, 1966- Biology 1991 Master of Arts
SPE-7, a novel regulator of MSP assembly in C. elegans spermatocytes Messina, Kari Lynn. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Serum corticosterone concentrations related to seasonal variation in reproductive development in natural populations of Peromyscus Leucopus Noveboracensis Khosla, Serena, 1969- Biology 1995 Master of Arts
Airborne cues as a factor in frequency-dependent mate selection in Mormoniella vitripennis White, Harry Coleman, 1953- Biology 1976 Master of Arts
The distribution of hydrolytic enzymes and ribonucleic acid in subcellular fractions from eggs and adult tissue of Arbacia punctulata Jackson, Charlotte, 1941- Biology 1965 Master of Arts
The effects of overwash on the vegetation of a Virginia barrier island Baumann, Christine, 1950- Biology 1978 Master of Arts
Natural neuronal variation in a complex neuroendocrine pathway : effect of selection for photoperiod responsiveness on the density and location of mature GnRH-releasing neurons in inhibitory and excitatory photoperiods Avigdor, Mauricio, 1977- Biology 2004 Master of Arts
The vascular flora of Jamestown Island, James City County, Virginia Loetterle, Lynn Ellen, 1946- Biology 1970 Master of Arts
Sublethal effects of methylmercury on flight performance and molt in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) Carlson, Jenna Rae, Biology 2013 Master of Science
The quantitative role of hemoglobin in oxygen uptake and oxygen storage in the ponderosa ark clam, Noetia Ponderosa Deaton, Lewis Edward, 1949- Biology 1974 Master of Arts
Availability of lead, zinc, copper, and cadmium to the peregrine falcon (Falco Peregrinus) from waterfowl of the Craney Island disposal area Davis, Douglas Stephen, 1950- Biology 1988 Master of Arts
Vascular flora of the College Woods, the College of William and Mary, James City County, Virginia Barans, Allene Claire Phillips, 1945- Biology 1969 Master of Arts
Previous experience shapes mate preferences of female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) Minton, Kelly Caroline. Biology 2009 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
Ultrastructure and development of the female reproductive branches of Polysiphonia harveyi Broadwater, Sharon Thompson, 1984- Biology 1981 Master of Arts
Life history and ecology of the freshwater amphipods Gammarus pseudolimnaeus and Gammarus fasciatus in southeastern Virginia Postaski, Lindsey L. Biology 2012 Master of Science
An ultra structural study of sporogenesis, vegatative morphology, and host-parasite interactions in Choreonema thuretii (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) LaPointe, Elizabeth Anne, 1969- Biology 1995 Master of Science
The ultrastructure of cell division in male reproductive branches of Polysiphonia denudata Bosco, Cynthia Louise, 1953- Biology 1978 Master of Arts
Effects of overexpressing alternative isoform Pax-5E in vivo Cole, Suzanne Elizabeth, 1980- Biology 2004 Master of Arts
The influence of hypothalamic steroid implants on ovulation and ovarian growth and function in the iguanid lizard, Sceleporus cyanogenys McConnell, William F. Biology 1970 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
The function of the cellular hemoglobin in the arcid clam Noetia ponderosa (Say) Freadman, Marvin Alan, 1949- Biology 1974 Master of Arts