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Honors Theses from 2023

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Incel Bonding: Masculinity and Storytelling in Online Misogynist Spaces, Gunnar Eastman

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Maine Monsters: How Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People Perceive Environmental Monstrosity, Cheyenne Hebert

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Home in the Dawnland: Sense of Place and Eco-Cultural Relations in the Penobscot River Valley, Kate Kemper

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The Impacts of COVID-19 on Friendship Reciprocity in Adolescents, Tori Lucia

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Gathering Understories: Issues of Access in the Allegheny Highlands, Dominic Piacentini

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A Social and Ecological Approach to Mosquito Species Distribution Across Land Use in Bangor, Maine, Megan L. Schierer

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Evidence-based Family Strengthening Training in Maine: A Resource Assessment and Proposal to Reduce Barriers and Increase Facilitators, Elaine Thomas

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Educating Dietetics Students about the Nutritional Concerns of Older Adults, Lily Brickman

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Assessment of Historical Climate Variability in Maine with Implications for Future Agricultural Productivity and Adaptation, Carly Frank

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Outdoor Pursuits and Outdoor Learning at Rural Maine Schools: A Positive Outlier Approach, Lauren E. Jacobs

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Socio-Economic Resilience of Natural Resource Dependent Communities, Gabrielle Sherman

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Miss USA Meets Feminism: A Qualitative Study Exploring Contestants' Thoughts on Feminism, Julia Van Steenberghe

Honors Theses from 2021

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An Analysis of Citizenship Education in Maine Middle Schools, Tom Adams

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Marine Aquaculture in Maine: Understanding Diverse Perspectives and Interactions at Multiple Scales, Melissa L. Britsch

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Identifying the Advocate in Me: An Undergraduate Autoethnography Exploring the Personal Identity of Activist Versus Advocate, Aiden Ciaffaglione

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Using Photovoice to Navigate Social-ecological Change in Coastal Maine: a Case Study on Visibility, Visuality, and Visual Literacy, Kevin P. Duffy

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The Effect of the September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks on Policing in Maine: The Officers Point of View, Andrew King

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Already Too Late, Abigail Logan

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Climate Care: Pathways for Coastal Community Resilience, Jessica Reilly-Moman

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The Effect of Waste and Waste Management on the University of Maine and Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alexis Welch

Honors Theses from 2020

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Terms of Erasure: The Jewish Experience in a Rural New England Town, Jessica Sweeney

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Assessing Lipid Content in Migrating Alewife, Anthony Zenga

Honors Theses from 2019

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Terrorism in Context: The Stories We Tell Ourselves, James Brown V

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Juggling Multiple Roles: An Examination of Role Conflict and Its Relationship to Older Adult Volunteer Satisfaction and Retention, Jennifer Crittenden

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Battle Over Black Bears: Investigating Perceptions of the Black Bear Hunting Referendums in Maine, Francesca A. Gundrum

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Social-ecological Heterogeneity Shapes Resilience of Small-scale Fisheries: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Mexican Chocolate Clam Fishery in Loreto, Mexico, Kara E. Pellowe

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Challenges to Economic Resiliency and Performance: Measuring the Regional Impacts of Rurality and Space, Elena S. Smith

Honors Theses from 2018

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Trauma and Attachment in Sierra Leone, Alli DellaMattera

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The Relationship Between Juvenile Alcohol Abuse, Depression, and Violence, Julianna Ferguson

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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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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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The Hyde Amendment: An Obstacle to Seeking Abortion Care in Maine?, Olivia Pennington

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Behind Closed Doors: Unpacking College Students’ Complex Relationships With Pornography Consumption, Samantha K. Saucier

Honors Theses from 2017

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The Effects of Video Games and Religious Reminders on Prosociality, Heather K. Cross

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Cultural Appropriation in Contemporary Neopaganism and Witchcraft, Kathryn Gottlieb

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Window Inserts and the People Adopting Them: Building Sustainable Communities in Maine, Daniel Sean Mistro

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Obesity and Depression: Examining an adult age subset in the United States, Haleigh Moran

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Rural Women’s Perception of Environmental Degradation: A Case Study of Amhara, Ethiopia., Tizezew Shimekach Sisay

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Grassroots Diplomacy and Vernacular Law: The Discourse of Food Sovereignty in Maine, John Welton

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Redefining Transitional Justice in the North American Context? The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Evan P. Centala

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Engaging through Valuation: Investigating Citizen Attitudes Impacting Program Support and Exploring Ecosystem Service Values in Stakeholder Engagement, Emma L. Fox

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Social Ecological Food Systems: Sustainability Lessons From Maine Dairy Networks, Julia B. McGuire

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Alleviating Social Isolation and Food Insecurity Through Community Gardening: How the Orono Community Garden Impacts Seniors, Sarah Mullis

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Tourism in Maine: Visitation and Economic Impacts of Weather, Emily J. Wilkins

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Visitor-Use Management in Protected Areas: Understanding Expert Perceptions of the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Applying the Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP) Framework for Recreation Planning, Jessica P. Fefer

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Effect of 9/11 on a Borderlands Community: Fort Kent, Maine, and Clair, New Brunswick, Lisa M. Lavoie

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Integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Forest Based Drop-In Biofuel, Binod Neupane

Honors Theses from 2014

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Bridging Gaps and Building Solidarity, Shannon Brenner

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White Students' Understanding of Race: An Exploration of How White University Students, Raised in a Predominately White State, Experience Whiteness, Barbara A. Smith

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Diminishment: A Critique of the American Corrections System Through Use of Rapid Prototyping Processes, Sean Taylor

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Perceptions of Fathers' Involvement in their Daughters' Sports: The Relationship to Self-Esteem and Fear of Failure in Specialized AAU Basketball Players, Jan E. Veinot

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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An examination of hockey: identity, gender construction, hegemonic masculinity, women's hockey, and Turkey, Tyler Bilton

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Maine crab: a study of the fishery with an emphasis on crab picking, Blossom Dunham Kravitz

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Assessing Social Resilience of Maine Fishing Communities and Developing a Longline Groundfish Survey, Anna M. Henry

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Slavery, rhetoric, and race: a British Atlantic perspective on the meaning of slavery and race in Nova Scotia, 1791-1833, Gabriel Louis Levesque

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Building the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction, Meagan M. McCready

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Building Bridges for Women Through Service-Learning: Bringing Students and Communities Together To Combat Domestic Violence in Honduras, Darlene Metcalf-Bergeron

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Contributing Factors To Perfection Hysteria on the Bride's Experience in Contemporary American Wedding Culture, Amy Olivia Pierce

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Domestic Transracial Adoption: In the Words of African American Adoptees, Ellen M. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Feminism on the Final Frontier: Perceptions of Gender Performativity in Joss Whedon's Firefly, Mandi Favreau

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Cops, Cameras and Accountability: User-Generated Online Video and Public Space Police-Civilian Interactions, Douglas Alan Kelly

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Between “Student” and “Athlete”: The Academic Institution’s Role in the Self Identification of Division I Student-Athletes, Helaina Sacco

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The Framing of Animal Cruelty by Animal Advocacy Organizations, Cary Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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A Family Matter: The Use of Agent-Based Modeling and Social Learning to Promote Sustainable Family Forest Solutions, Erika L. Gorczyca

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Behavior, Environment, and Changeability Survey: Preliminary Work, Angel Nicole Hebert

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Marijuanatopia?—Placing Pot Media in the U.S. Social Imaginary: Surveillance, Consumption & Pleasure, Dusty Lavoie

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At Home in Maine: A Documentary Film Series and Web Resource about Maine's Homebirth and Midwifery Community, Nicolle Littrell

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The Human Equation in Forest Resources: Incorporating Social Science Methodologies to Study Forest Landowners and Researchers, Patrick William Lyons

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Postpartum Depression: Screening Practices in Rural Maine, Melissa Goodwin

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Neurodevelopmental Vulnerability for Pedophilia: A Taxometric Investigation of Its Latent Structure, Matthew W. King

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The Palliative Role of Meritocracy in Women's Reaction to Impending Discrimination, Ellen E. Newell

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An Environmental Audit of the University of Maine Campus to Identify Supports for Healthful Lifestyles, Leslie Anne Ouellette

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You Know Me Al(ger): The Evolution of American Culture through Baseball Fiction and Journalism, Scott D. Peterson

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Five Modules on Immigration for Third-Year College Level and AP Spanish Classes: A Model for Other Languages and Multiculturalism, Maria D. Sandweiss

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Cripping the Workspace: Performing Physically Disabled Professional Identity in Personal Narrative, Julie-Ann Scott

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Assessment of Factors Affecting Healthful Food Access for Low-Income Populations in Maine, Emily M. Stiles

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"Absolute Equality for Women in Law and Custom"; Gail Laughlin's Fight for Gender Equality in the Maine Legislature, Phyllis Herrick vonHerrlich

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Gender Norms Influence in Sexual Discrimination: Differential Response to Sexual Minority Victims, Joseph D. Wellman

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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A Cumulative Risk Model of Non-suicidal Self-Injury: Contributions of Emotion Regulation and Contextual Invalidation, Molly Adrian

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Physical Activity Opportunity in U.S. Public Elementary Schools, Lisa Beaulieu

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The Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors of College-Aged Males: A Comparative Study of the Last 20 Years, Patrick P. Cheek

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Living the Ethic of Care: Spirituality, Theology and Service, Dawn Coffin

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Parent Perceptions on Kindergarten Entry, Kevin L. Duplissie

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Mat Game: The Rise of American Wrestling, Lori Madeline Hildebrandt

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The Relationship between Flexibility and Activities of Daily Living in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 65 and Older, Wendy Rancourt

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The Effect of Anxiety Sensitivity and Menstrual Cycle Phase on Psychological and Psychophysiological Reactivity to a Carbon Dioxide Challenge Task, Janell G. Schartel

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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A Break from the Norm: Parental Emotion Regulation, Expectancy Violations, and Gender in the Parental Socialization of Sadness Regulation in Childhood, Michael Cassano

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Exploring Factors which Lead to Successful Outcomes in Domestic Violence Cases: Interviews with Case Workers, Mary Ann Cole

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Understanding Reactions to Inequality: Examining the Palliative Function of Meritocracy and Group Discrepancies for Wellbeing, Brandon Joseph Cosley

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The Communication Experience of Relationship Dissolution: A Grounded Theory Approach, Sandra M. Fetterman

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Extending the Stigma Acknowledgment Hypothesis: A Consideration of Visibility, Concealability, and Timing of Disclosure, Jeffrey A. Goodman

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Forming Family: Lesbian Mothers in Rural Communities, Sharon L. Labrie

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A Content Analysis of Disney Animated Films: Identifying Teachable Moments for Parents, Elizabeth Marie Lavoie

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Gay and Lesbian Human Rights: An Exploration of Attitudes on a Northeastern University Campus, Sarah B. Paterson

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Following the Evangeline Trail: Acadian Identity Performance Across Borders, Adrienne Marie Pidacks

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Discourse on Race and Racism: A Phenomenological Analysis of Responses to Black.White., Kristen M. Riley

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Intervening to Promote Social Skill Usage in Head Start Preschoolers: A Single-Group Design Evaluation of Effectiveness, Elizabeth J. Sheperd

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Valuation of Avoiding Arsenic in Drinking Water in Rural Bangladesh: An Averting Behavior Analysis, Sonia N. Aziz

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Emerging Adolescent Sexuality: A Comparison of American and Dutch Women's Experiences, Maria Johanna Elisabeth Brugman

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Storytelling Home: A Zimbabwean Women's Performance, Jlynn J. Frazier