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.
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
"The Birth" and Other Flights of Fancy, Abigail Adent
Global Performance Testing, Simulation, and Optimization of a 6-MW Annular Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Hull, Hannah L. Allen
Investigating the Time-dependent and the Mechanical Behavior of Wood Plastic Composite Lumber Made from Thermally Modified Wood in the Use of Marine Aquacultural Structures, Murtada A. Alrubaie
Intravital Imaging in a Zebrafish Model Elucidates Interactions Between Mucosal Immunity and Pathogenic Fungi, Linda S. Archambault
Development of Bismuth Oxyhalide Photocatalysts for Environmental and Industrial Applications, Robert Arthur
Past, Present, and Future Arctic Climate and National/Community Risk Assessment, Jeff Auger
The Development of Regional Forest Inventories Through Novel Means, Elias Ayrey
Neuromuscular Development and Phenotypic Variation in Zebrafish Models of Dystroglycanopathy, Erin Bailey
Citizen Preferences for Marine Environmental Policy, Amy Bainbridge
Luminescence Antenna Behavior in Lanthanide Complexes and Luminescence Sensing in Group 11 Iodides, Francis Barnes
Social Identity Theory and the #Vanlife Movement, Jessica Bergstrom
Land Tenure in Acadian Agricultural Settlements, 1604-1755: Cultural Retention and the Emergence of Custom, Carol A. Blasi
The Importance of Brain-Adipose Communication for Metabolic Homeostasis, Magdalena Blaszkiewicz
Cognitive, Mood, and Cardiovascular Reactivity and Recovery in Response to Sadness in Remitted Major Depressive Disorder, Olivia Bogucki
Examining Citizens' Preferences for Aquaculture using Discrete Choice Experiments, Olga Bredikhina
Design, Construction and Application of a Home-Built, Two-Photon Microscope, William P. Breeding
"The Dream is in the Process:" Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice in Boston, 1900 to 2000, Michael J. Brennan
Performance of the Intrac Wireless Activity Tracking System for the Afari Assistive Device, Drew Browning
Improving Conservation of Declining Young Forest Birds Through Adaptive Management, Anna Buckardt Thomas
Efficacy of Alternative Sanitization Methods on Wild Blueberries and Fresh Cut Cantaloupe, Selena Callahan
Feeding the Empire: Grain, Warfare, and the Persistence of the British Atlantic Economy, 1765-1815, Patrick Callaway
An Economic Analysis of Student Loan Default, Arianna Castonguay
Tidal and Subtidal Processes at the Mouth of a Macrotidal Estuary, Rachel Chambers
Chemical Tools for the Synthesis and Analysis of Glycans, Thamrongsak Cheewawisuttichai
Spruce Budworm Defoliation Dynamics and its Influence on the Acadian Forest, Cen Chen
Characterization of Nano-Cellulose Based Composites For Biomedical Applications, Mitchell P. Chesley
Understanding the Dynamics of Unclaimed Terrorism Events in Pakistan: A Machine Learning Approach, Evan Christie
Investigation of Student Understanding of Implicit Differentiation, Connor Chu
A 2000 Year Saharan Dust Event Record From a European Alps Ice Core, Heather Clifford
Muscle degeneration in a zebrafish model of lysosomal related myopathy, Elizabeth Coffey
Grower Risk and Community Perception: Impediments to Growing Maine's Aquaculture Industry, Avery W. Cole
Niche Evolution Along a Gradient of Ecological Specialization, Meaghan Conway
Assessment of Helical Anchors Bearing Capacity for Offshore Aquaculture Applications, Leon D. Cortes Garcia
Juggling Multiple Roles: An Examination of Role Conflict and Its Relationship to Older Adult Volunteer Satisfaction and Retention, Jennifer Crittenden
Identification of High-Risk Food Coping Strategies of Maine Food Pantry Clients, Kathryn Cutting
Safety Assessment of Hydroponic Closed System, Adwoa S. Dankwa
Investigating connections between Iceberg Melt Rates and Glacier Dynamics on the Antarctic Peninsula, Mariama C. Dryak
Landscape Pattern and Wild Bee Communities in Maine, Brianne Du Clos
Age-related Smell Changes and Their Effects on the Health Status of Older Americans, Emily Duran Frontera
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of MAPK Signaling During JC Polyomavirus Infection, Jeanne DuShane
In Hot Water: A Multi-Level Analysis of Structure, Agency, and Adaptive Governance in Chile's Lake Region, Sarah Ebel
Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) Distribution in Maine, USA, as Related to Climate Change, White-tailed Deer, and the Landscape, Susan P. Elias
A Socio-Ecological Approach to Wildlife Disease Risk, James A. Elliott
The Writing of Exile, Rahma Elmi
Gender Stereotyping of the Managerial Roles of NCAA Athletic Directors, Richard A. Fabri
An Epidemiological Model with Simultaneous Recoveries, Ariel B. Farber
450degree C Aln Thin Film Growth on Nitrided C-Plane Sapphire Substrates, Roger Eastman Feeley
Leadership and Management, Michael Flanagan
An Exploration of Technology Leadership in Three Maine Public School Districts, David L. Fournier
Assessing the Mechanisms and Implications of Altered Carbon Cycling in Arctic and Boreal Lakes, Rachel Fowler
Maine's Forestry and Logging Industry: Building a Model for Forecasting, Jonathan Gendron
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) for textile applications: production of neat CNF filaments and reinforcement of natural fiber yarns, Shokoofeh Ghasemi
Improved Estimates of Tributary Nitrogen Load to Casco Bay, Maine, Whitley J. Gray
Battle Over Black Bears: Investigating Perceptions of the Black Bear Hunting Referendums in Maine, Francesca A. Gundrum
Modeling Thermoregulation in Peromyscus, Jake Gutkes
Shear Connectors For Hybrid Composite FRP-Concrete Bridge Girders, Dante Guzzi
Physiological Effects of Climate Change on the American Lobster, Homarus americanus, Amalia M. Harrington
Shocks to the System: The Micropolitics of Communities in Economic Shock When Determining the Outcome of Local Education, Kathy Jeanne Harris-Smedberg
Deep Benthic Coral Habitats of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Elise C. Hartill
Characterization of ethanol-related phenotypic differences between C57BL/6J and C57BL/6NJ substrains: Role of Cyfip2?, Matthew C. Hartmann
Influence of Mechanical Properties of Paper Coating on the Crack at the Fold Problem, Seyyed Mohammad Hashemi Najafi
Understanding Substance Use and Recovery in Maine: A Culture-Centered Approach, Carter Hathaway
Exploring Different Peripheral Nociceptive Input Underlying Ongoing and Movement Evoked Cancer-Induced Bone Pain, Joshua Havelin
Using Question Variations to Access Alternate Student Thinking About the Same Physical Situations, Jeffrey Mathis Hawkins
"There Isn't Anything that Guy Can't Teach About Cars": How Nontraditional Female Career and Technical Education Students Perceive Instructor Effectiveness, Christopher J. Healy
Living on the edge: thermophysiology of the southern flying squirrel at its northern range margin, Vanessa R. Hensley
Determining the Influence of Lateral Margin Mechanical Properties on Glacial Flow, Kate Hruby
Mechanisms of Humility's Influence on Prosociality, Matthew A. Humphreys
Comparing Independent Approaches to Estimate Age at Size of the Jonah Crab (Cancer borealis): Corroborating Gastric Mill Band Counts as a Direct Aging Method, Carlton Huntsberger
Local Food Policy & Consumer Food Cooperatives: Evolutionary Case Studies, Afton Hupper
Conversion of Pretreated Hardwood to Medium-Chain Fatty Acids for Production of Biolubricants, Koorosh Kashkooli
Assessing Quantitative Reasoning in a Ninth Grade Science Class Using Interdisciplinary Data Story Assignments, Bryn W. Keenhold
Sound Commodity: Contemporary Public Radio and Podcasting, Casey R. Kelly
Effects of Salt Concentration on the Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Safety of Spontaneously Fermented Cabbage, Surbhi Khanna
Why Do Glaciers Surge? Understanding the Last Eight Surges of Donjek Glacier, Yukon, Canada, William Kochtitzky
A 2000 Year Detailed Climate Reconstruction Using a South Pole Ice Core, Elena Korotkikh
Root Biomass and Other Soil Properties Affecting the CO2 Flush from Laboratory Dried and Rewetted Soils, Audrey E. Laffely
Transdisciplinary Creative Ecologies in Contemporary Art within Emergent Processes, Siglinde Langholz Villarreal
Perspectives on Water Resources Risk, Policy, and Stewardship, Anne Marie Lausier
Development of an Electrical Interface for A Lateral Field Excited Sensor System, Thomas J. Leighton
Valuing the Economic Benefits of Conservation Lands in Downeast Maine, Lesley Lichko
Understory Response to Gap-based, Multi-aged Silviculture, Maggie R. Mansfield
3D Printed Bioinspired Vascularized Polymers, Kayla Marquis
Assessing Migrations and Habitat Connectivity for two Anadromous Species Following a Major Restoration Effort in the Penobscot River, Maine, George A. Maynard
Mechanisms of Ice Core Stable Isotope Variability in the Upper Kaskawulsh-Donjek Region, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada, Erin A. McConnell
Multi-level Governance of Climate Change Adaptation: United Nations Negotiations and Adaptation Project Implementation in Nicaragua and Samoa, Anna E. McGinn
A Tale of Two Bays: the Development and Applications of the Saco and Casco Modeling Project, Stephen M. Moore
Synthesis and Characterization of Heteronuclear Inorganic Complexes for the Photodegradation of Persistant Organic Pollutants, Matthew A. Moyet
The dispersal pattern of Thekopsora minima in wild blueberry determined by a molecular detection method, Nghi Nguyen
Optical Memory Behavior, Metallophilic Luminescence, and Chemical Sensing Ability of Inorganic and Organometallic Complexes: Development of Optoelectronic Materials, Aaron D. Nicholas
Response of Early Life Stage Homarus americanus to Ocean Warming and Acidification: an Interpopulation Comparison, Maura K. Niemisto
From Harmony to the Field, Steven E. Norton
Innovative Resources in Small Ruminant Health, Sarah Paluso
Process Optimization of Levulinic Acid Production From Seaweeds and Its Upgrading to TDO Oil, Maurvin Patel
Projecting the Mind: Surrealist Ideas with Contemporary Tools, Adam C. Paul