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 role of bacteria-particle interactions in marine snow dynamics Yam, Emily M., 1979- Marine Science 2007 Master of Science
Japanese business in the United States : unintentional definition of the other Yaguchi, Yujin, 1966- American Studies 1991 Master of Arts
The Ainu in U.S.-Japan relations Yaguchi, Yujin, 1966- American Studies 1999 Doctor of Philosophy
A cross-cultural comparative study of teacher effectiveness : analyses of award-winning teachers in the United States and China Xu, Xianxuan. Education 2011 Doctor of Philosophy
Linking land to ocean : flux and fate of water and sediment from the Yangtze River to the East China Sea Xu, Kehui, 1977- Marine Science 2006 Doctor of Philosophy
Suspended sediment concentration profiles in the bottom boundary layer Xu, Jingping, 1963- Marine Science 1993 Doctor of Philosophy
Magnetic order and dimensional crossover in optical lattices with repulsive interaction Xu, Jie, Physics 2013 Doctor of Philosophy
Improving energy efficiency and security for pervasive computing systems Xu, Fengyuan, Computer Science 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
Towards secure message systems Xie, Mengjun. Computer Science 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Comparison of full-wave and ray-tracing analysis of mode conversion in plasmas Xiao, Yanli, 1982- Physics 2010 Doctor of Philosophy
Adaptive and secured resource management in distributed and internet systems Xiao, Li. Computer Science 2002 Doctor of Philosophy
Assessing genetic variation within and among native populations and hatchery stocks of Crassostrea ariakensis using microsatellite markers Xiao, Jie, 1976- Marine Science 2009 Doctor of Philosophy
Surface impedance of superconducting radio frequence (SRF) materials Xiao, Binping, Applied Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Social implications in Negro poetry : a study in Negro poetic expression Wynne, Robert Baker, 1906- Sociology 1933 Master of Arts
Regional variations in third world development Wynn, Robert Dempsey, 1970- Sociology 1996 Master of Arts
Institutional origin : labor market signaling in higher education Wyer, Jean Conover, 1950- Education 1980 Doctor of Education
Direct vs. indirect aggression tactics as a function of domin-specific self-esteem Wyckoff, Joy Plumeri Psychology 2014 Master of Arts
The mandate for social justice advocacy in counselor education : using service learning to train masters' students as social justice advocates Wyatt, Kristi-Anne Lee, 1979- Education 2009 Doctor of Philosophy
Patterns of habitat utilization in 0-age summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) Wyanski, David M., 1957- Marine Science 1990 Master of Arts
Taxonomy and distribution of western Atlantic Bittium (Gastropoda: Mesogastropoda) Wulff, Ella May Thomson, 1944- Marine Science 1970 Master of Arts
Intertidal zonation of marine algae at Gloucester Point, Virginia Wulff, Barry Lee, 1940- Marine Science 1967 Master of Arts
First principles calculations of piezoelectricity and polarization rotation in Pb(Zr[subscript 0.5]Ti[subscript 0.5])O3 Wu, Zhigang, 1973- Physics 2002 Doctor of Philosophy
Discovering new vulnerabilities in computer systems Wu, Zhenyu, 1982- Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
A new packet filter : fast packet filtering by exploiting CISC and SIMD ISA Wu, Zhenyu, 1982- Computer Science 2007 Master of Science
Chinese immigrants to America : thematic dimensions Wu, Sui, 1960- American Studies 1990 Master of Arts
Nonlinearity parameters of polymers Wu, Meng-Chou, 1951- Physics 1989 Doctor of Philosophy
Surface processing by RFI PECVD and RFI PSII Wu, Lingling, 1970- Applied Science 2000 Doctor of Philosophy
Holocene sedimentation on the Lanyang Plain and adjacent continental shelf, northwestern Taiwan Wu, Chia-Yu. Marine Science 2013 Master of Science
Edith Wharton's travel writing : the making of a connoisseur Wright, Sarah Bird. American Studies 1995 Doctor of Philosophy
Too little, too late : the campaign of 1777 in the Hudson highlands Wright, Robert K., 1946- History 1971 Master of Arts
Organization and doctrine in the Continental Army, 1774 to 1784 Wright, Robert K., 1946- History 1980 Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of salinity pulses of varying duration and intensity on three freshwater submerged aquatic vegetation species Wright, Rebecca. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
A synthesis of general principles in the field of human development Wright, Nelle Blanche. Psychology 1947 Master of Arts
The use of counselor selection instruments and measures of creativity in the construction of prediction equations for counselor trainee selection Wright, Lenard Joseph, 1947- Education 1976 Doctor of Philosophy
Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of a radiation-induced defect cener in anthracene crystals Wright, Emmitt O., 1932- Physics 1967 Master of Arts
Married, but at whose house? : Parson Rose and the colonial Virginian wedding Wright, Emily Helen, History 2013 Master of Arts
Predictors of social support and well-being for low income women Wright, Debra Lee, 1967- Psychology 1992 Master of Arts
Anatomy of a law practice : John Marshall at the bar, the early years, 1780-1788 Wren, John Thomas, 1950- History 1985 Master of Arts
Republican jurisprudence : Virginia law and the new order, 1776-1830 Wren, John Thomas, 1950- History 1988 Doctor of Philosophy
Authority and consent : politics, power, and plunder in Charleston, South Carolina, 1700-1745 Woytonik, Kristen Ann. History 2011 Master of Arts
(Un)conventional coupling : interracial sex and intimacy in contemporary neo-slave narratives Worrell, Colleen Doyle, 1966- American Studies 2005 Doctor of Philosophy
`Post-humously hot' : Bill Traylor's life and art Worrell, Colleen Doyle, 1966- American Studies 1994 Master of Arts
An investigation of Virginia school leaders' knowledge and perceptions regarding the impact of the discipline provisions of the Individuals with disabilities education act on school safety and professional development Worley, Charlotte Hardison. Education 2006 Doctor of Education
Talent development in the performing arts : teacher characteristics, behaviors, and classroom practices Worley, Bess. Education 2006 Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating the impact of stock structure uncertainty in stock assessments of sailfish in the Atlantic Ocean Wor Lima, Catarina. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
The effects of word processing on the writing of selected fifth- grade students Woolley, Walter C. Education 1985 Doctor of Education
Postnatal ethanol exposure and attention : implications for sustained attention performance and cholinergic system integrity in adult rats Woolfrey, Kevin M., 1979- Psychology 2004 Master of Arts
Thermoelastic and photoelastic full-field stress measurement Woolard, Deonna Faye. Physics 1999 Doctor of Philosophy
Investigating the relationships between recruitment indices and estimates of adult abundance for striped bass, weakfish, and Atlantic croaker Woodward, Justine R., 1981- Marine Science 2009 Master of Science