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Completed MS Theses

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As of 2023, completed MS Project Presentations (in lieu of a thesis) were added. These titles are indicated with [MS Project Presentation].

Year	Candidate Name, Thesis Title
2024	Ryan McIntyre. Phenology of Two-Horned Water Chestnut Following Three Management Strategies: Herbicides, Harvesting, and Water Level Drawdown.
2024	Anna McLernon. The Influence of Political Action Committee Contributions and Public Demand on U.S. Congressional Roll-Call Votes for a Pro-Environmental Policy.
2024	Megan Horning. Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Seasonal Change in Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) Living in a North American Zoo. [MS Project Presentation]
2024	Jane Braswell. An integrative approach to evaluate metabolic activity in maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus).
2024	Natalia Arcos Cano. Community Perspectives on the Function and Management of the Maijuna-Kichwa Regional Conservation Area.
2024	Kimberly Todd. Translocating swift foxes (Vulpes velox): Insights on personality, stress, and success.
2024	Katherine Saylor. “It Comes Down To Communication”: Science Communication Skills are Key for Scientists Supporting Evidence-Based Policymaking Through the COVES Fellowship.
2024	Samantha Cook. The Role of Symbiodiniaceae in Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Morbidity and Mortality.
2024	Eric Mazur. Molecular Analysis of Disease-Causing Microorganisms From Corals Using Laser Capture Microdissection. [MS Project Presentation]
2024	Luke Cannon. Assessing the Relationship Between Vacant Housing and Lead Soil Contamination in Baltimore, Maryland. [MS Project Presentation]
2024	Charlotte Dobry. Examining the Emergence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances as a Federal Policy Topic.
2024	Richard Brown. Temporal trends in lionfish catch per unit effort (CPUE) transition from stable to increasing following reduced removals in 2020. [MS Project Presentation]
2024	Meaghan K. Caruso. A comparative review of lithium-ion battery cathode materials: Environmental impacts of mining critical minerals and potential solutions. [MS Project Presentation]
2024	Sarah Roth. The Foragers’ Forest: Establishing a Native Food Forest on Mason Campus. [MS Project Presentation]
2024	Olga N. Cheltsova. Water Resource Management Policy in Guatemala’s Rural Indigenous Context. [MS Project Presentation]
2024	Sandra R. Seipel. Drivers of geophagy of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) at Amazonian interior forest mineral licks.
2024	Alexia Yau. Habitat use and conservation of two species of conservation concern in Washington, D.C. – the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) and woodchuck (Marmota monax).
2024	Allie Case. Profiling the hidden whales of the Smithsonian: Longitudinal hormone analyses of Antarctic blue whales and fin whales from the World War II era.
2023	Ashley McKenna Robertson. Spotlight on Stakeholders: Influence and Power Dynamics in South Korean Solar Energy Policy (2017 – 2022). [MS Project Presentation]
2023	Breanna Hart. Manuscript on the Treatment of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease on Reefs of Roatán, Honduras. [MS Project Presentation]
2023	Cheyenne Hawkins. Risk-based prioritization of organic chemicals within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
2023	Seanessy Lyons. Optimizing threatened wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) environmental DNA surveillance with experimental control standardization.
2023	George Hansbrough. Drivers of geophagy of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) at Amazonian interior forest mineral licks.
2023	Jillian Jorgenson. Assessment of Wild Versus Ex Situ Managed Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) Serum Metabolome and Implications for Conservation and Husbandry Actions.
2023	Sarah R. Greenberg. Does salinity influence the spatiotemporal distribution of two castrating parasites of an estuarine mud crab host?
2023	Hannah Wood. Mammal reactions to novel objects in their environment.
2023	Karl Froscheiser. The Potential for Seaweed Farming to Remove Carbon Dioxide: A Meta-analysis on Life Cycle Assessments.
2022	Katrina Napora. Urban stream-floodplains increase soil carbon and nutrient retention along a chronosequence of restored streams in Fairfax County, VA, USA.
2022	Matthew Sheik. A Floristic Checklist of Shenandoah River State Park (SHSP), Warren County, Virginia.
2022	Ben Stablow. Spatial Distributions of Cold-water Coral Mound Associates with Respect to Biotope Boundaries.
2022	Eleanor King. Global Reforestation Assessment: A Case Study of Reforestation and Species Survival in a Southeastern Madagascar Community.
2022	Karsyn Kendrick. The Abandoned Mine Land Program: Examining Public Participation in Decision-Making.
2021	Samantha Mohney. Benthic cyanobacteria abundance and production in the Tidal Potomac River.
2021	Farnoush H. Aloucheh. The Impact of Sanctions on Environmental Governance in Iran.
2021	Jacqueline Davis. Water quality in a suburban stormwater pond: a continuous monitoring study.
2021	Kate Ritzel. Urban mammal behavior adaptation.
2021	Valerie T. Nguyen. Measuring the Effect of Marine Protected Areas on Coral Disease Prevalence using a Meta-analysis Approach.
2021	Nicole Beetle. Mapping evidence of fishery improvements to study intervention effectiveness.
2021	Lara Kazo. Avian Responses to Difference Anthropogenic Disturbances and Habitats.
2020	Samantha B. Alexander. Assessment of Fish Passage Use and Success In Facilitating The Movement of Anadromous Fish Species In Potomac River Tributaries.
2020	Jessica Collins. Impacts of Sediment Exposure During Routine Handling on Nursery-Raised Acropora Cervicornis.
2020	Monika Conrad. Influence of Environmental Factors on Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) Welfare.
2020	Church Humphreys. Inhibition of Equine Sperm Motility using Sodium Tetraphenyl Borate and Reactivation with Caffeine - Potential to Improve Post-thaw Recovery.
2020	Keanah Turner. Analysis of Problems Affecting the Management of Municipal Recycling Programs in the United States.
2020	Brittany Grouge. Investigation of Microbiota Associated with Rapid Tissue Loss In Captive Indo-Pacific Corals .
2020	Casey Pehrson. Trophic changes in a freshwater tidal food web after water quality improvements and invasive species (Ictalurus furcatus) introduction .
2019	Nicole Bayne. Coral Reef Crisis Framing: An Analysis of Coral Reef Print Media News Coverage in Florida and Hawaii (1997-2019).
2019	Kelsey Smith. A Study In A Minimally Destructive Method of Ancient DNA Extraction in Narwhal (Monodon Monoceros) Tusk Material.
2019	Morgan Bragg. Identifying the Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Captive Red Wolf.
2019	Jessie Melton. An Evaluation of Non-Invasive Sampling Methods in Determining River Herring Abundance.
2019	Matthew Krcmarik. Effects Abnormal Prolactin Secretion Has on Metabolic Health of Acyclic Female African elephants (Loxodonta africana).
2019	Jonathan Clark. Characterizing the Genomic Signatures of Early-stage Parapatric Ecological Speciation in the Atlantic Song Sparrow.
2019	Andrew Sachs. Assessing the Thermal Performance of Green Roofs and the Influence of Solar Panels.
2019	Chelsea Gray. Support for Basking Shark Tourism in Donegal, Ireland.
2019	Elizabeth Ashby. Zoonotic Disease Exposure Risk in a Human-Wildlife-Livestock Interface: A Study of Laikipia County, Kenya.
2019	Stephanie Gordon. Population Dynamics and Pharmaceutical Contamination in Streams and Rivers Across the United States.
2019	Juthapathra Dechanupong. Maternal Behavior and Time Allocation of Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) in Captivity.
2018	Merna Saad. Comparative Study of Tourism Development in Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to Access its Impact on Coral Reefs.
2018	W. Justin Cooper. The Relative Influences of Local Habitat Heterogeneity and Productivity on Species Richness.
2018	Meadhbh Molloy. The Influence of Retinoic Acid on Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in Lamb Testis Tissue.
2018	Olivia Taylor. The Competitive Relationship of the Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Tuber Melanosporum with Common Native Mid-Atlantic Ectomycorrhizal Fungi.
2018	Danielle Brown. An analysis of opportunistic data to investigate humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sighting patterns and vessel risk in the northwestern New York Bight.
2017	Elizabeth T. Wood. Holocene Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblages of Tidal-Inlet Deposits Along Cedar Island, VA, USA: Insights Into Storm Impacts, Breach Dynamics, And Inlet Evolution.
2017	Cynthia Adams. Phylogeographic Genetic Diversity in the White Sucker Hepatitis B Virus.
2017	Erin Dale. An Examination of the Application of Expert Elicitation and Value Tree Analysis as a Novel Decision Support Approach on an Earth Observing Enterprise.
2017	Katherine Malpeli. A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Human-Black Bear Conflict in Virginia.
2017	Brendan McAndrew. Sustainable stormwater management using a floating treatment wetland—a system approach.
2016	Patricia Greenberg. Urban Forest Implementation Plans as a Means of Achieving Urban Tree Canopy Goals: Case Studies from the Virginia Region of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
2016	Loren Petruny. Biostratigraphic and Stable Isotopic Study of Selected Foraminifera from the Tanzanian Lindi Formation, Southeastern Tanzania (Tanzania Drilling Project Site 34 Drill Core).
2016	Carla Mere. Comparing Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Scientific Census Data on Primate Populations in the Sucusari Community, Peruvian Amazon.
2016	Tyler Fabian. The Effects of Habitat Fragmentation and Habitat Management in the Piedmont, Northern Virginia.
2016	Myra Butt. An Additionality Approach to Global Blue Carbon Conservation.
2016	Dana McCoskey. Investigating Trophic Linkages For A Neotropical Migratory Bird: Molecular Identification Of Food Items And Validation Of A Protocol For Molecular Studies Of Avian Diets.
2015	Kristen Donahue. Public Perception of Cetacean Conservation in the DC Metropolitan Area.
2015	Mary Means. Recovery Of Structure And Function Of The Vegetation Community After A Disturbance As Affected By Initial Planting Richness In Created Wetlands.
2015	William Norfolk. Histological Analysis of Threespot Damselfish (Stegastes Planifrons) Gastrointestinal Tract and Implications for Staghorn Coral (Acropora Cervicornis) Health.
2015	Amanda Sills. Long-Term Trends and Identification of Ichthyoplankton Assemblage Structures in a Recovering Tidal Freshwater Embayment.
2015	Whitney Denham. Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Towards Dolphins and Dolphin Conservation.
2015	Caitlyn Scott. Otter Social Science Research: An Evaluation of the General Public’s Knowledge of Otter Species.
2015	Sarah Putman. Gonadal and Adrenal Hormone Patterns in African Lions (Panthera leo) of Diverse Age and Reproductive Success.
2015	Julie Sepanik. https://science.gmu.edu/media/jsepanikpdfSalt-Marsh Change in a Barrier-Island System: Parramore and Cedar Island, VA, from 1957 to 2012.
2015	Peter Jacobs. Evaluating Effects Of Climate Change On Nekton Distribution In The North Atlantic Using Ecosystem Models: Climate Model- And Paleoclimate-Derived Temperature Simulations Compared.
2015	Kara Jones. Microhabitat Selection In The Eastern Worm Snake (Carphophis Amoenus) And A Survey Of The Amphibians And Reptiles Of Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia.
2015	Brandy Holstein. Analyzing Photovoltaic Potential Using A Geographic Information System: A Case Study Of Prince William County Public Schools.
2015	Sudha Balajapalli. The Impact of the Global Tiger Recovery Program on Wildlife Crime.
2015	Carlos Peredo. A Statistical Analysis Of Marine Mammal Dispersal Routes Across Major Ocean Regions Using Beta Diversity At The Generic Level.
2014	Brandon Hack. Effects Of Regime Shift On Phytoplankton Community Composition In Gunston Cove Of The Tidal Potomac River.
2014	Sarah Josway. Genetic Diversity Of Two Subpopulations Of Black Rhinoceros, Diceros Bicornis Bicornis, At Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.
2014	Emma Boyer. A Behavioral Investigation Of The Thermal Solar Niche.
2014	Katherine Gentry. An Investigation Of How Vehicular Noise Mitigation Affects Acoustic Communication In Avifauna.
2014	Heather Abrahams. Mitochondrial Control Region Diversity And Phylogeographic Patters Of The Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Acutus) Along The East Coast Of The United States.
2014	Jeffrey Dragon. Habitat Selection, Movement, And Survival Of Hatchling Wood Turtles (Glyptemys Insculpta) In An Atypical Habitat.
2014	Charles Milling. Sense Of Place: Its History, Evolution, And Present Application.
2014	Chelia Char. How Does An Environmental Educator Address Student Engagement In A Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)?.
2014	Advait Jukar. Associations Between the Diversity and Density of Herbivorous Functional Groups and Ecosystem Functioning in the Caribbean.
2013	Meredith Penthorn. The Effects of Fragmentation on Habitat Usage in Native Small Mammals.
2013	Lauren Walsh Kinne. Implementation Of Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences (Mwee’s) By Middle School Life Science Teachers.
2013	Anne Hansen. Early Life History, Habitat Use, and Microsatellite Allele Frequency of Two Common Reef Fishes (Stegastes partitus and Thalassoma bifasciatum) in Marine Protected Areas of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
2013	Adele Roland. Population Size And Viability Of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) Off The Coast Of The Parque Nacional De Este, Dominican Republic.
2013	Ross Bair. Assessment of the Relationship Between Standards of Learning Biology and Earth Science Courses and Environmental Literacy Among High School Students Near Haymarket, Virginia, USA.
2013	Lillian Parker. Using Mitochondrial DNA to Identify Primate Capture Hotspots of the Illegal Pet Trade in Belize.
2013	Lauren Wilson. Genetic distinction of the tundra (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) and trumpeter (Cygnus buccinator) swans by multi-locus microsatellite regions.
2013	Brittany North. The response of mycorrhizal fungi to competition among Microstegium vimineum, Amphicarpa bracteata, and Onoclea sensibilis in Northern Virginia.
2013	Serda Ozbenian. Survey of Attitudes Toward, Conflicts With, and Management Of Wolves and Bears in Rural Villages in Armenia.
2013	Steven Hilburger. Spring Migration Phenology of Four North American Insectivorous Bird Species in Relation to Climatic Variables.
2013	Katherine Busch. An Investigation into the Impact of the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat Program on Mammalian Species Richness in Urbanized Residential Properties.
2013	Margaret A. Redman. Keeping Green Schoolyards Green: A Study Of Challenges And Success Strategies For The Long-Term Sustainability Of Schoolyard Habitats.
2012	Sean R. Tracy. Understanding Conservation: A Study Of Student Attitudes And Understanding Of The Effects Of Human Activities On Global Ecosystems.
2012	Mark A. Thomas. The Causes and Consequences of Habitat Occupancy During the Non-breeding Season for Black and White Warblers in Jamaica.
2012	Eileen C. Flynn. Individual-Based Model (Ibm) Predicting Impacts Of Climate Change On Diversity In A Representative Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) Community Of The Chesapeake Bay.
2011	Robert A. Johnson. An evaluation of a 6th grade environmental education experience across all schools in Prince William County, Virginia.
2011	Craig Beatty. Assessing the conservation status of the Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus), in Northern Virginia forests.
2011	Rita Peralta. Bacterial community composition and diversity, and physicochemical properties of soils in mitigation wetlands created in the Virginia piedmont.
2011	Robert Andrews. Invasive Chinese Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata [Dum.-Cours.] G. Don] Alters the Root and Rhizosphere Fungal Communities of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in Northern Virginia.
2010	Jonathan W. Witt. Interactions between habitat complexity and temporal variability in predator distributions, size structure, and prey availability: implications for coexistence in intraguild predation system.
2010	Sara N. Alexander. A subspecific revision of North American saltmarsh mallow, Kosteletzkya pentacarpos (L.) Ledebour.
2010	Katheryn Patterson. Conservation, Captivity, and Whaling: A Survey of Belize Whale-Watching Tourist Attitudes to Cetacean Conservation Issues.
2010	Kylie E. Zirbel. Navy sonar, cetaceans and the Supreme Court: Fairfax county public attitudes and potential ramifications.
2010	Dana Griffith. Waste Reduction As A Method to Meet Conservation Goals; A Comparative Analysis of Plastic Waste Management.
2009	Karen Akerlof. Models: The Missing Piece in Climate Change Coverage.
2009	Ryan Peters. Avian tick burdens across an urban to forest land-use gradient.
2009	Staci A. Lewis. The use of histology, molecular techniques, and ex situ feed experiments to investigate the feeding behavior of the coral reef predator hermodice carunculata, the bearded fireworm.
2009	Jason R. O’Bryhim. Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior towards Sharks and Shark Conservation.
2009	Dorothy “Li” Wong. Public Perception of Mammals and Mammal Conservation in Fairfax County.
2009	Cheryl Leonard. Above- and below-ground vegetative response to prescribed fire rotations in a tidal brackish marsh.
2009	Wilma Aleman-Gonzales. Coniacian – Santonian sequence stratigraphy of the Kure Beach core, southeastern North Carolina coastal plain, USA.
2008	Jeremy Alcorn. U.S. Environmental Security: Understanding And Enabling it To Matter.
2007	Sara Clark. Characterization Of Water Quality In The Tidal Occoquan River Using Continuous Monitoring.
2007	Todd McConchie. A comparison of equipment and methodologies for the analysis of individual bottlenose dolphin fins.
2007	Megan Draheim. Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Coyote? A Survey of Messaging and Existing Attitudes in the National Capital Region.
2007	Michael Jarcho. Use of a bi-parentally inherited marker to investigate population structure of Rattus rattus in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
2007	Melissa Anne Merrill Floyd. Investigation of Natural Populations of Circumneutral, Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria.
2007	Kurt Mozer. Characterization of microtopography and its influence on vegetation patterns and soil nutrients in created wetlands.
2006	Heikel Kenneded. Dynamic links between socio-economic and institutional factors on forest cover changes across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
2006	Steven Paull. Basal area increment and gap dynamics following severe Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) defoliation on Mason Neck, Virginia.
2006	Ana R. Greene. Behavioral dominance relationships of American Black Ducks (Anas rubripes) and Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) wintering on the Virginia Piedmont.
2006	Christopher Stone. Geology of a Bayhead Delta within a Potomac River Tidal-Freshwater Estuary: Pohick Bay, Virginia.
2005	Amy C. Kover. Toxic Release Inventory Data on the Internet: An Evaluation of Level of Pollution, Source Credibility, and Self-reporting of Pro-environmental Attitudes.
2005	Allison Pipan. Identifying non-point pollution sources within an agricultural watershed using the Agricultural Non-Point Source Model.
2005	Daniel Kelly. Habitat selection and seasonal movements of Asian elephants in Myanmar (Burma).
2005	Jennifer Cordrey. A Stressor Identification to aid in the completion of a Total Maximum Daily Load of the impaired mileage of Smith Creek in Shenandoah and Rockingham Counties, Virginia.
2005	Kristi J.K. Robinson. Scat identification and dietary trends of coyote (Canis latrans), grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in a mid-Atlantic ecosystem.
2004	Carolyn Langdon. Managing Akebia Quinata: An Assessment of Control Methods.
2004	Helene Jorgensen. The Economics of Wolf Management: The Fortymile Wolf Control Program, Alaska, 1997-2001.
2004	J. Paige Rothenberger. A comparison of bacterial communities associated with white plague-infected Montastraea annularis corals at Sprat Hole, St. Croix, USVI.
2004	Jeanet Ewing. A Quantitative Study of Phytoplankton in the Tidal Freshwater Potomac River Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography.
2004	Jeanne Claussen. Temporal and spatial variations in bacterial community composition in the mesohaline Potomac River.
2004	Laura McGee. Effects of land use patterns upon benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, MD, USA.
2004	Lisa Williams A floristic survey of the eastern Goose Creek watershed, Loudoun County, Virginia.
2004	Shannan Wheat. Seasonal Patterns, Nutrient Concentrations, and Chlorophyll in a Shallow Mid-Atlantic Pond.
2003	Kristy Garnet. A comparison of methane emission among four aquatic macrophytes: fluxes and physiological control.
2003	Ryan Hansen. Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Two Agriculturally Impacted Streams in Northern Virginia and an Evaluation of Fencing as a Best Management Practice.
2003	Tanya Amrhein. The communication of sexual identity in the two-note wail call in common loons (Gavia immer) and its possible use as a management tool.
2002	Kevin M. Koy. Remote sensing analysis of Myanmar’s dry dipterocarp forests.
2002	Steve Fairchild. Social Structural Factors Influencing CITES (The Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species) Ratification.
2001	Amy Irby. Microbial Diversity in Solar Salterns. Characterizations of Whole Halophilic Communities by Their Carbon Utilization Patterns and Examination of Halophilic Bacteria that Grow on Elevated Magnesium Concentrations.
2001	Catherine M. Prichett. The Influence of Environmental Knowledge and Experiences on Environmental Values and Behaviors of High School Students.
2001	Claudia Locklin. Diagnosis of the Impacts of Three Human Settlements on the Buffer Zone of the Madidi National Park in Bolivia.
2001	Gary R. Long. Determination of environmental stressors influencing benthic invertebrate community structure: A multivariate statistical approach.
2001	George C. Getsinger. Comparative Analysis of Vibrio spp. Found in Association with Black Band Disease.
2001	Jeffrey A. Cornell. Carbon Cycle Succession in Created Salt Marshes.
2001	Jennifer Morse. Sediment Accumulation and Nutrient Availability in Two Tidal Freshwater Marshes Along the Mattaponi River, Virginia.
2001	Meredith Bondurant. The USDA Forest Service and the Northwest Forest Plan: The Beginning of a New Paradigm or the Continuation of an Old One?
2000	Allison Moss. Noninvasive fecal and urinary Steroid Hormone Monitoring in the Slender-Tailed Meerkat (Suricata suricatta).
2000	Ann Brazinski. A Measurement of Fish Recovery in a Reach of Quantico Creek that Runs Through a Recently Reclaimed Abandoned Pyrite Mine Site in Prince William Forest Park (Triangle, Virginia).
2000	Charles E. Chrosniak III. Effects of geologic structures on a large subsurface hydrocarbon release in Northern Virginia.
2000	Cheryl Vann. The Response of Woody Plant-Soil Systems to Elevated CO2 and Flooding: Carbon Allocation to Production and Methanogenesis.
2000	Cheryl Vann. Effects of Elevated CO2 and Flooding on Wetland Net Primary Production and CH4 Emissions.
2000	Craig Metrick. Toward an Implementation Framework for Regional SD and Conservation Strategies: The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.
2000	Dianna Hogan. A Comparison of Phosphorus Retention and Transformation in Constructed and Natural Freshwater Wetlands.
2000	George Getsinger. Comparative Analysis of Vibrios Associated with Black-Band Disease.
2000	John E. Dodge. A Floristic Survey of the Potomac River Watershed in Westmoreland County, Virginia, from Bridges Creek to Currioman Bay.
2000	Keith R. Peterson, Jr.. Computer Model for the Standardization of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process.
2000	LeAnne Astin. Bioassesment of BMP Effectiveness in an Agriculturally Impacted Watershed in Clarke Co., VA.
2000	Leila Hamdan. Dissolved Labile Organic Carbon and Bacterial Abundance in the Potomac River.
2000	Sandy Spencer. Population Abundance and Habitat Requirements of the Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: An Urban Conservation Challenge.
2000	Shan Sun. Radiation Hybrid Mapping of Domestic Cat Microsatellites and Comparison to the Feline Linkage Map.
2000	Yug, Ping. A Cost-Effective Analysis of China’s Environmental Policies in Industrial Wastewater Control.
1999	Cheryl L Hochman. Collaboration for Conservation: Characteristics of Effective Non-Governmental Organizations and Alliances.
1999	Craig Metrick. Towards An Implementation Framework for Regional Sustainable Development and Conservation Strategies: The Mesoamerica Biological Corridor (MBC).
1999	Joanna Arcisewski. Biological Assessment of Bull Run and its Tributaries.
1999	Keith R. Peterson, Jr.. Computer Model for the Standardization of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process.
1999	Leila J. Hamdan. Dissolved Labile Organic Matter, and Bacterial Abundance in the Potomac River.
1999	Mary Rita Prah. Effects of Two Models of Instruction of the Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes & Behaviors of Fifth-Grade Students.
1999	Sandy C. Spencer. Population Abundance and Habitat Requirements of the Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) At Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Virginia.
1999	Stuart A. Wells. Monitoring Captive Cheetah Behavior to Determine Changes Associated with Estrus.
1998	Amy Maher. The Effect of Land Use on Stream Quality in Prince William County, Virginia.
1998	Archer T. Gilliam. Compliance with International Environmental Agreements: The Unframework Convention on Climate Change.
1998	Cheryl Vann. Potential Oxygen Limitation of Wetland Plant Responses to Elevated CO2.
1998	John E. Dodge. A Floristic Survey of the Potomac Watershed in Westmoreland County, Virginia from Popes Creek to Currioman Bay.
1998	Sandra J. Page. Seasonal and Geographic Variations in Fish Populations of the Anacostia River.
1998	Sheila Ann Young. Sustainable Development Activities of USAID/Indonesia: Measuring Change in the Energy Sector.
1997	Alex W. Karlsen. Trends in Benthic Faunal Response to Environmental Change in the Lower Portions of the Patuxent and Potomac Rivers.
1997	Banu Setlur. Effectiveness of the World Wide Web (WWW) for Dissemination of Environmental Knowledge.
1997	Kristin Fitzgerald. Microbial Community Dynamics During the Bench-Scale Bioremediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil.
1997	Lisa M. Weimer. South Florida Ecosystems: A Vegetational History.
1997	Mark Stephen Kelly. Colors of Perception: The Socialization of Children into Natural Environments and Children’s Perceptions.
1997	Marzena Galdzicka. Identification of Pseudomonad spp.
1997	Paul DiBenedetto. Movement of Subsurface Hydrocarbon Vapors at the Margin of a Mixed Fuel Contamination Plume .
1997	Robert W. Reitsma. The Importance of Cacao Plantations in Maintaining Avian Diversity in Southeastern Costa Rica.
1996	Laura Rhame Tranquill. Cytokine Levels in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Correlation with Disease Activity as Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
1996	Suzanne Marie Ambs. Determining Paternities in Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) Using Molecular Genetic Techniques.
1995	Andrea Robin Winnert. Quantification of Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants in the Food and Drinking Water of the Average Pregnant Woman and the Concentration of These Chemicals That May Reach the Developing Embryo/Fetus.
1995	Gregory R. Sykes. A Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Chaboissaea.
1995	Jiangfeng Chen. Dynamics of Phytoplankton In Tidal Freshwater Potomac River Based On HPLC-aided Quantitative Analysis of Algal Pigments.
1995	Karen Ann Bauer. An Experimental Study of Cognitive and Affective Changes in School Children Who Participated in Environmental Field Studies: An Evaluation of the PARTNERS Project.
1995	Michael David Southall. Analysis of Age Related Changes in Serotonergic and Dopaminergic Systems in Aplysia californica.
1995	Pamela M. Cole. Research and Analysis of Potential in Situ Algae Control Tecniques for Application in Lake Brarcroft, Virginia.
1995	Paul Balserak. Analysis of the Efficiency of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Land Disposal Restrictions Program.
1995	Randall P. Moore. Stopover Ecology of Neotropical Migrant Songbirds on Parramore Island, Virginia.
1994	Chun Hong. Changes in Serotonin and Dopamine Across the Life Span of Aplysia California.
1994	Deborah Lain Loffler. An Evolutionary Study of the Orbital Tissues of Horned Lizards and Their Nearest Iguanid Relatives (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae)
1994	Jan B. Reitman. An Evaluation of Public Policy Issues Associated with the Establishment of a Defense Reserve of Ozone Depleting Substances.
1994	Joan Mary Zimmerman. Specific and Nonspecific DNA-binding Proteins Extracted from Etiolated and Green Maise Tissue.
1994	Joseph Michael Pendleton. Factors Controlling Local Temperature Variation in an Urban Heat Island.
1994	Laura Lynn Pyle. Effects of Disturbance on Herbaceous Exotic Plant Species in the Floodplain of the Potomac River, USA.
1994	Lisa Julie Counts. A Study of the Rut in Captivity: Harem Turnover, Subordinate Matings and Time Budgets of Male Pare David’s Deer (Elaphurus Dividianus).
1994	Paula A. Zabkar. Vegetative Trends, Landscape Quality and Educational Value of a small, Created Suburban Wetland Used for Stormwater Management.
1994	Thomas E. Kaufman. HIV Proviral DNA Titer in Infacts and Young Children: Quantitative Determination by PCR and Relation to Disease Progression.
1993	Byron P. Yarrington. Identification and Biogeography of the Subspecies of the Tessellated Darter (Eastern Johnny Darter) Etheostoma Olmstedi In Northern Virginia Streams.
1993	Kathryn Marie Preston. Plant Community Mapping of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge.
1993	Michael Nickelsburg. The Effect of the Wetlands at Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Water Quality of Dogue Creek.
1993	Tara D. Fuad. Phosphorous Retention on th Landscape: the role of temporarily and seasonally flooded wetland soils.
1993	Therese M. O’Rourke. A Socio-Economic and Environmental Analysis of Non-Timber Forest Products in Southwestern Virginia.
1993	Theresea Elizabeth Connor. Field and Laboratory Studies of the Population Dynamics, Survival and Reproduction by Bosmina Longirostris.
1992	Angela Gay Thorp. The Role of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Structuring Macroinvertebrate Communities.
1992	Charles Chrosniak. Geologic and Hydrologic Control on the Migration of a Large Subsurface Hydrocarbon Spill in Northern Virginia.
1992	Donna Marie Fox. Deletion Analysis of a Maize Polyubiquitin Gene (UBI-1) Promoter by Electroporation.
1992	Ingeborg Jansen Thompson. Investigation of Alternative DNA Structures.
1992	Jessica Michelle Kidwell. A Regional Assessment of Environmental Contamination: An Analysis of the National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program Data.
1992	Jillian D. Keihn. Analysis of Capillary Fringe Dynamics in Sandy, Nonswelling Wetland Soils.
1992	Suzanne Paige Lohr. Seasonal Effects on the Diet of Different Age Classes of the Brown Bullhead, Ictalurus nebulosus, in Gunston Cove, Virginia.
1991	Ruth Amneris Siaca-Colon. Growth Patterns of Giant Tortoises on Pinzon and Espanola Islands.
1991	Thomas H. Hollowell. Site Profile Development in the Freshwater Tidal Portion of the Potomac River for Inclusion in the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve System in Virginia.
1990	Arndt Friedrich Laemmerzahl. Variation in the Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata.
1990	Carol Lynn Kelloff. A Systematic Study of the Eastern North American Lady Fern, Athyrium felix-femina (L.) Roth.
1990	Clinton Scott McLendon. Growth Dynamics and Mineral Accumulation in Seedlings of Peltandra Virginica (L.) Kunth in a Constructed and a Natural Tidal Freshwater Marsh.
1990	Colleen Welsh Charles. Productivity and Vegetarian Dynamics of a Small Urban Created Wetland
1990	John David Kinsman. Lichens as Biomonitors of Sulphur, Nitrogen, and Metals as Whitetop Mountain in Southwest Virginia.
1990	William Oehrlein. Sediment Phosphorus Available to Phytoplankton as a Function of pH in Pohick Bay, Virginia.
1989	Joan Heath Estes. A Comparison of Shell Lengths, Colors, and Patterns Over time in Two Virginia Populations of the Conquina Clam, Donax Variabilis.
1989	Kathy S. Monk. The Influence of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation on Zooplankton Abundance and Diversity in the Tidal Freshwater Potomac River.
1988	Anita Louise Pease. Ventilatory, Cardiovascular and Acid-based Adjustments of the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, to Chronic Hypoxia.
1988	Kim D.B. Largen. The Role of Alkaloids in Plant Defense Against Herbivores: An Investigation of Lymantria Dispar-Host Tree Interactions.
1988	William J. Karppi, Jr.. The Identification of Thymosin Alpha-One Receptors on MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells.
1987	Allan Hide. In Situ Enclosure Study of the Impact of Zooplankton Grazing on Phytoplankton Biomass and Species Composition in a Hyper-Euthophic Cove and River Environment.
1987	Severin Thomas Golojuch. Lichen Chemical Ecology: An Analysis of Two Alpine Populations of Centraria Lichens.
1985	Dianne N. Janczewski. Evaluation of the Genetic Distance of Orang utans (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus and P. p. abelii) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes and P. paniscus) and its Implication on Conservation of the Orang utan.
1985	Thomas A. Davis. Perturbations in the Chemotactic, Phagocytic, and Microbicidal Activities of Polymorphonuclear Cells Following Radiation, Pseudonas Aeruginosa Infection, and Combined Injury.