The University of Maine Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) project is a joint effort of Fogler Library and the Graduate School. Our goals are "to improve graduate education, increase sharing of knowledge, help universities build their information infrastructure, and extend the value of digital libraries," in keeping with those of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, a national initiative of which the University of Maine is a member.

This online collection features the final theses and dissertations approved by the Graduate School of the University of Maine.

For more information about finding additional theses and dissertations or obtaining copies of those not available electronically, see Fogler Library's Subject Guide on Theses & Dissertations.

Questions can also be directed to Fogler Library's Special Collections Department by phone at (207) 581-1686 or email at um.library.spc@maine.edu.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Development of Kefir Products Using Aronia or Elderberries and the Impacts of Fermentation on the Health-promoting Characteristics of Aronia Polyphenols, Xue Du

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Wildlife Use of Vernal Pools in an Urbanizing Landscape with a Focus on Population Vitality of Vernal Pool-breeding Amphibians, Carly Eakin

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Wildlife Use of Vernal Pools in an Urbanizing Landscape with a Focus on Population Vitality of Vernal Pool-Breeding Amphibians, Carly Jasmine Eakin PhD

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Consumer Acceptance and Phytonutrient Assessment of Cold Hardy, Locally Grown Plums, Amber L. Elwell

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Examining the Relationship Between the Use of Simulation in Nursing Education andSafety with Medication Adminstration in the Clinical Setting, Deborah A. Eremita

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Periodic Evaluation of Northeastern Spruce and Balsam Fir Lumber Properties, Ben L. Farber

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Drivers of Tree Growth and Mortality in an Uneven-Aged, Mixed-Species Conifer Forest of Northeastern United States, Erin Fien

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Behavior, Knowledge and Attitude Changes in Youth Participating in the 4th H for Health Challenge Curriculum, Brianna N. Fortin

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Polyp to Population: A Tale of Two Corals, Christopher T. Fountain

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The Infection Dynamics of Sea Lice on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) in Cobscook Bay, Maine, USA, Catherine Anne Frederick

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A Multiple Case Study of Secondary School Teachers' Understanding of Learning Relationships in Virtual Schools: Implications for Teacher Identity, Linda M. Fuller

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Physical and Chemical Response of Small, North Temperate Lakes to Recovery From Acidification and Climate Change, Amanda Gavin

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Assessing Student Understanding of Reasoning using Argument-based Contrast Matrices, Ethan Geheb

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Stream Dynamics in the Headwaters of Post-Glacial Watershed Systems, Brett Gerard

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The Swallow Dance, Kristyn M. Gerow

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The Role of Perceived Control and Cardiac Function among Individuals with Binge Eating Symptomatology, Rachel E. Goetze

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Melting Hardened Desires: Confronting the Far Right by Cultivating Reflective Taste, Adam J. Goldsmith

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A Granular Account of Student's Understanding Reasoning within an Everyday and Scientific Contexts, Grace M. Gonnella

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Modern and Paleoecological Perspectives on a Terrestrial-Marine Linkage in the Falkland Islands, Dulcinea V. Groff

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Investigations into the Advancement of Cryptotephra Geochemical Fingerprinting, Laura Hartman

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Choking Hazards, Tessa Hathaway

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Improving Techniques to Study Equine Cervical Mucociliary Clearance, Melissa A. Hawkes

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Propagation of the Native North American Shrub Lonicera Villosa and Trait Comparisons with Nonnative Congeneric Taxa, Darren J. Hayes

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How GPU Rendering Affects Image Processing and Scientific Calculation Speed, Power and Energy on a Raspberry Pi, Qihao He

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The Efficacy of Equine Assisted Therapy in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Amy Hofmann

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Eco-Evolutionary Implications of Environmental Change Across Heterogeneous Landscapes, Jared J. Homola

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Echoes of the Past: The Effect of Background Experience on Far Transfer, Graham H. Hummel-Hall

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The Pathophysiological Role of Lyst Dysfunction in Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Xiaojie Ji

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The Effects of Seasonal Variations In Chemistry and Hydrology on the Microbial Community and Its Sulfide Oxidation Potential In a Naturally Acidic Maine Stream, Raymond C. Kahler III

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Forest Disturbance Detection and Aboveground Biomass Modeling Using Moderate-Resolution, Time-Series Satellite Imagery, John B. Kilbride

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Multispectral Classification of Gulf of Maine Surface Waters: Seasonal and Interannual Variability, Brianna M. King

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Strange Fruit: Black Female Body Politics in Contemporary American Culture, Eleanor Kipping

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Deciphering Climate-Driven Changes in Planktonic Diatom Communities in Lake Superior, Amy Kireta

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Deciphering Climate-Driven Changes in Planktonic Diatom Communities in Lake Superior, Amy Kireta

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Genetic Modification of Inherited Retinopathy in Mice, Yang Kong

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Gain vs. Loss and Near vs. Far Spatial Distance Message Framing and Support for Aquaculture Among U.S. Seafood Consumers, Sandaruwan P. Kumara

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Field Implementation of Tire Derived Aggregate as Lightweight Backfill for Retaining Walls, Jeremy Labbe

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Flower Visitation in Relation to Pollen and Nectar Nutrition: Implications for Pollinator Habitat and Conservation, Megan E. Leach

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Analysis of the Impacts of South Korea's Political Relations on its Bilateral Trade: Focus on South Korea's Political and Trade Relations with China, Japan, Russia, and North Korea, Mingu Lee

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New Approaches to Mapping Forest Conditions and Landscape Change from Moderate Resolution Remote Sensing Data across the Species-Rich and Structurally Diverse Atlantic Northern Forest of Northeastern North America, Kasey R. Legaard

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Modeling and Simulation of American Lobster in the Gulf of Maine: Spatial Distribution, Monitoring, and Conservation, Bai Li

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Timber Harvest and Recreation in Maine's North Woods: Attitudes, Impacts, and Strategies for Coexistence, Chelsea Liddell

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Past, Present and Future of Maine's Pulp and Paper Industry, Ariel Listo

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End of the Beginning, Peter Lowe

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Lead Poisoning in Maine's Common Loons: Examining Biological and Social Dimensions, Brooke S. MacDonald

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A "Real Social & Political Revolution": Nativism, Class Conflict, and Urban Reform in Portland, Maine (1840-1923), Thomas R. MacMillan

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Mechanistic Studies of Reducible Metal Oxides as Hydrodeoxygenation Catalysts, Akbar Mahdavi Shakib

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Modeling Human Cancer Therapy Response in Patient Derived Xenografts, Joan Malcolm

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Detailed Power Measurement with Arm Embedded Boards, Yanxiang Mao

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Thermochemical Conversion of Guaiacol Over Unsupported Tungsten Oxide and Nickel Supported Catalysts, Pamela Ruiz Martinez

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Microwave Acoustic SAW Resonators for Stable High-temperature Harsh-Environment Static and Dynamic Strain Sensing Applications, Anin K. Maskay

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Band-Sowing with Hoeing for Weed Management in Organic Grains, Margaret R. McCollough

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Controls on Phosphorus Export from an Agricultural Watershed: Amsden Brook, Fort Fairfield, Maine USA., Gregory J. McDonald

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Teachers' Professional Knowledge and Formative Assessment Practices: An Empirical Study from Middle School Earth Science Instruction in the Context of an Education Improvement Community, Laura Millay

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Utilizing Ground-Penetrating Radar in the Delineation and Cultural Resource Management of Eroding Maine Coastal Shell Middens, Jacquelynn F. Miller

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Big Data for Small Parks: Examining Regional Vegetation Patterns to Assess the Current Condition and Vulnerability of Eastern National Parks to Climate Change, Kathryn M. Miller

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Developing a Risk Assessment Protocol to Quantify Distribution and Uptake of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Glacial Outflows, Kimberley Rain Miner

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Precision Gene Therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: From Identifying Genetic Modifiers to Developing Allele-Specific Therapies, Kathryn H. Morelli Ph.D.

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Students' Perception of Their Stress Level, Body Size, and Health Environment During their First Year of College, Amber D. Murray

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Assessment of South Korea's Role as a "Middle Power Country": Case Studies of South Korean Diplomacy in Central Asia, Jiwon Nam

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Assessing the Upper Critical Limit of the Thermoneutral Zone in Laboratory Mice, Teumbo Ngunte

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Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Defining "Success" for Conservation and Management, Emily Suzanne Nocito

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Immersed in Fire: The Use of Virtual Reality as an Attitude Assessor and Boundary Object in Wildland Fire Management, Casey Olechnowicz

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Principles and Guidelines for Advancement of Touchscreen-Based Non-visual Access to 2D Spatial Information, Hari Prasath Palani

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Health and Healthcare in Nepal: An Analysis of the Private And Public Sector, Sujita Pandey

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The Effect of Wild Blueberry Anthocyanins and Phenolic Acids on Innate Immunity: The Compliment System, Vasiliki Papakotsi

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Nitrogen Cycling During a Period of Environmental Change, Kaizad Patel

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Formate Assisted Pyrolysis of Lignin, Mayank S. Patel

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Retreat of the Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Southern Ross Embayment from Records at Amundsen and Liv Glaciers, Southern Transantarctic Mountains, Jillian Pelto

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Understanding Student Development Of Science Literacy Skills in an Undergraduate Environmental Science Course, Molly Picillo

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Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologists: A Systematic Review, Margaret M. Pierce

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Extraction and Purification of (E)-Resveratrol from the Bark of Maine's Native Spruces, Panduka S. Piyaratne

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Determining Season of Occupation at Tranquility Farm, Maine Using Oxygen Isotopes from Mya arenaria, Kate Pontbriand

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TARBP2 -Mediated Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression During Murine Embryonic Development and Spermatogenesis, Sri Ramulu N. Pullagura

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Coating Component Migration In Paper Coatings, Emilia Purington

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Thermal and Microbial Effects on Brown Macroalgae: Heat Acclimation and the Biodiversity of the Microbiome, Charlotte TC Quigley

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Development of a Bacteriophage-based Portable Biosensor for the Detection of Shiga-toxin Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Strains in Food and Environmental Matrices, Irwin A. Quintela

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Glacial History of the Tsagaan Gol- Potanin Glacier Valley, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Mariah J. Radue

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Surface Reaction and Diffusion Kinetics in Semiconducting Metal Oxide Film Gas Sensors, Aravind Reghu

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Developing Animal Feed Preservatives From Paper Mill Byproducts, Diana Carolina Reyes Gomez

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Three-Dimensional Bedrock Channel Evolution with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Nick Richmond

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Associations Between Avian Spruce-fir Species, Harvest Treatments, Vegetation, and Edges, Brian W. Rolek

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The Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Gametogenesis of the Red Tree Coral, Primnoa pacifica, Ashley Rossin

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Optimizing Fertilizer and Compost Rates in Organic Reduced Till Agriculture, Nicholas W. Rowley

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Toward a Theory of Boundariness: The Co-Construction of Agency in the First-Year Writing Classroom, Nicholas Sanders

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Characterization and Functional Rescue of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy with Megaconial Myopathy in a Mouse Model of the Disease, Ambreen A. Sayed

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Remote Sensing of Icebergs in Greenland's Fjords and Coastal Waters, Jessica Scheick

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Host Mediated Mechanisms of Fungal Cell Spread in a Transparent Zebrafish Infection Model, Allison Scherer

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Investigating Student Understanding of Vector Calculus in Upper-Division Electricity and Magnetism: Construction and Determination of Differential Element in Non-Cartesian Coordinate Systems, Benjamin Schermerhorn

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Feasibility of Hybrid Thermoplastic Composite-Concrete Load Bearing System, Camerin M. Seigars

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Climatic Range Filling of North American Trees, Benjamin Seliger

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Characterizing the Role of Fungal Shape in a Zebrafish Model of Invasive Candidiasis, Brittany Seman

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Muslim International Student and Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Students' Experiences Against a Backdrop of Islamophobia, Donna M. Seppy

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Effects of Increasing Temperature and Acidification on the Growth and Competitive Success of Alexandrium Catenella from the Gulf of Maine, Drajad Seto

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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Toxicant Effects on Mast Cell Signaling and Mitochondria, Juyoung Katherine Shim

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Application of Silicon Nanohair Textured p-n Junctions in a Photovoltaic Device, Michael Small

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Dr. Khalil Totah: Arab-American Quaker Educator and Palestinian Nationalist Crusader, 1914-1948, Amy Smith

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Development of Thermoplastic Composite Reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete Panels for Impact Resistance, Reagan M. Smith Gillis

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The Necessity of Agency:Social Practice in Late Capitalist Modes of Cultural Production, Susan L. Smith

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Fault-Adjacent Damage at the Base of the Seismogenic Zone and Seismic Anisotropy of Fold Structures, Won Joon Song