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
Sexual indiscretions in Virginia's colonial capital Schmidt, Sarah Rebecca. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
The ideal marriage : reactions to Marie Stopes' Married love, 1918-1935 Goings, Shannon E. History 2012 Master of Arts
Excellent clay for pots : an archaeological and microscopic investigation of Barbadian redware during the early colonial era Siedow, Erik Andre. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
Thermochemistry of amino acids and constrained diamines Tullo, Erica Jane. Applied Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Clockmaking clerics and ropemaking lawyers : mixing occupational roles in early modern Spain Gregory, Aaron Joshua. History 2012 Master of Arts
A learning-based approach to exploiting sensing diversity in performance critical sensor networks Keally, Matthew Alexander. Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Rogue fishermen : codfish, Atlantic items, and the Isles of Shoals Victor, Megan. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
The death of John Pierce and the political culture of the early republic Petrafesa, Jennifer Leigh. History 2012 Master of Arts
Maximizing archaeology's relevance to its publics through a pragmatist framework Walter, Kelley Marie. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
Dispositions and practices that promote teacher-student relationships with African-American male elementary students Yeldell, Karyn Mitchell, 1973-, Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Tuition discounting through unfunded institutional aid at private baccalaureate colleges Martin, Jeremy Paul. Education 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
A bold promise : Black Readjusters and the founding of Virginia State University Soares, Leigh Alexandra. History 2012 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
Children serve too : an investigation of the impacts of military family life on adult relationships Heyward, Karena. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
I will commence with my news : elite youth culture and communities of knowledge in early nineteenth century Williamsburg Stevens, Holly Nicole. History 2012 Master of Arts
To and from places beyond : examining low-fired coarse earthenwares and informal trade networks among enslaved Bermudians in the 18th and 19th centuries Zimmet, Sarah Helen. Anthropology 2012 Master of Arts
Ironclad revolution : the history, discover and recovery of the USS Monitor Holloway, Anna Gibson, 1963- History 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Towards confident body sensor networking Ren, Zhen, Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Continuous improvement monitoring : an analysis of state special education compliance procedures Blake, Barbara Richmond. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Benjamin Smith Barton, MD : the American performance of scientific authority in a trans-Atlantic world Tanner-Read, Ryan Bartholomew. History 2012 Master of Arts
Understanding and leveraging virtualization technology in commodity computing systems Le, Duy, Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Morphological study of Dbx1+ respiratory rhythm-generating neurons in preBoetzinger complex in neonatal mice Weragalaarachchi, Krishanthi Tharanga Harshani. Applied Science 2012 Master of Science
Dimensions of principal support behaviors and their relationship to organizational citizenship behaviors and student achievement in high schools Tindle, Jennifer A. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Down the Great Wagon Road : the ironworking Pennybackers of Shenandoah County, Virginia Thomas, Sarah Elaine. History 2012 Master of Arts
The voice of Virginia : WRVA and conversations of a modern South Morris, Caroline Chandler, 1980- History 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Microburst damage assessment and forest composition reconstruction after Hurricane Isabel in the College Woods, Williamsburg, VA Carlson-Drexler, Kjarstin Alane. Biology 2012 Master of Science
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
Seed burial in the seagrass Zostera marina : the role of infauna Blackburn, Natalia J., 1987- Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
The malleability of spatial ability under treatment of a FIRST LEGO League-based robotics unit Coxon, Steven Vincent. Education 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Sublethal effects of methylmercury on the songbird immune response : an experimental study Lewis, Catherine Ann. Biology 2012 Master of Science
NMR study of paramagnetic nano-checkerboard superlattices Maher, Christopher Andrew. Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury in the west Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) food web, with a focus on Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) Brault, Emily K. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
The consequences of shoreline development for near-shore communities in Chesapeake Bay, USA : a before-after control-impact study Davenport, Theresa M. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Studies of polarized and unpolarized helium -3 in the presence of alkali vapor Kluttz, Kelly Anita, 1976-, Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Relationships among fine sediment settling and suspension, bed erodibility, and particle type in the York River Estuary, Virginia Fall, Kelsey A. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Detecting abnormal behavior in web applications Chu, Zi. Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Supersymmetric leptophilic models of electroweak symmetry breaking Marshall, Gardner Rush. Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Myctophid feeding ecology and carbon transport along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Hudson, Jeanna M. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Habitat utilization and trophic interactions by fauna in a shallow estuary : comparisons between clam aquaculture and natural sites Kling, Lara Gates, 1987- Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Gone to the dogs : inter-species bonds and the building of bio-cultural capital in America, 1835-present Anglin, Merit Elfi, American Studies 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Parity-violating asymmetry in the nucleon to [Delta] transition : a study of inelastic electron scattering in the G degree experiment Capuano, Carissa Lee. Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Quantifying watershed loads to a low relief, coastal plain estuary, the New River Estuary, N.C. Koroknay, Brittani J. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
The peculiar institution : gender, race and religion in the making of modern psychiatry, 1842-1932 Gonaver, Wendy, 1969- American Studies 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
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
An input centric paradigm for program dynamic optimizations and lifetime evolvement Tian, Kai. Computer Science 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Shedding light on the estuarine coastal filter : the relative importance of benthic macroalgae in shallow photic systems Maxey, Johnathan Daniel. Marine Science 2012 Master of Science
Dark matter in the heavens and at colliders : models and constraints Primulando, Reinard, 1984-, Physics 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Sexual dimorphism, diet, and body condition of Rusty Blackbirds wintering in Virginia McGann, Andrew John. Biology 2012 Master of Science
Esse quam videri, perhaps : state policy and institutional factors impacting low-income student enrollment at North Carolina's public and private four-year institutions Holly, Leslie Neal. Education 2012 Doctor of Philosophy
Quality practices of alternative education learning environments as represented in Virginia's Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) program Feltman, Doris R., 1956-, Education 2012 Doctor of Education