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
Development of Bismuth Oxyhalide Photocatalysts for Environmental and Industrial Applications, Robert Arthur
Citizen Preferences for Marine Environmental Policy, Amy Bainbridge
Luminescence Antenna Behavior in Lanthanide Complexes and Luminescence Sensing in Group 11 Iodides, Francis Barnes
Improving Conservation of Declining Young Forest Birds Through Adaptive Management, Anna Buckardt Thomas
An Economic Analysis of Student Loan Default, Arianna Castonguay
Muscle degeneration in a zebrafish model of lysosomal related myopathy, Elizabeth Coffey
Juggling Multiple Roles: An Examination of Role Conflict and Its Relationship to Older Adult Volunteer Satisfaction and Retention, Jennifer Crittenden
Safety Assessment of Hydroponic Closed System, Adwoa S. Dankwa
Landscape Pattern and Wild Bee Communities in Maine, Brianne Du Clos
Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) Distribution in Maine, USA, as Related to Climate Change, White-tailed Deer, and the Landscape, Susan P. Elias
Gender Stereotyping of the Managerial Roles of NCAA Athletic Directors, Richard A. Fabri
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
Physiological Effects of Climate Change on the American Lobster, Homarus americanus, Amalia M. Harrington
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
"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
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 Physciochemical Properties and Microbial Safety of Spontaneously Fermented Cabbage, Surbhi Khanna
Root Biomass and Other Soil Properties Affecting the CO2 Flush from Laboratory Dried and Rewetted Soils, Audrey E. Laffely
Development of an Electrical Interface for A Lateral Field Excited Sensor System, Thomas J. Leighton
Optical Memory Behavior, Metallophilic Luminescence, and Chemical Sensing Ability of Inorganic and Organometallic Complexes: Development of Optoelectronic Materials, Aaron D. Nicholas
Innovative Resources in Small Ruminant Health, Sarah Paluso
Process Optimization of Levulinic Acid Production From Seaweeds and Its Upgrading to TDO Oil, Maurvin Patel
Optimizing Legume-Based Nitrogen Fertility For Organic Small Grain Systems, Margaret A. Pickoff
Silver, Blood and Singing, Zachary J. Posey
Parameters that Influence the Performance of Dispersion Barrier Coatings, Randy Raditya
Potential Value-added Utilization of Wood Ash in Construction Materials, Naveen Saladi
Submist as an Effective Method for the Rooting of Herbaceous and Woody Ornamental Plants by Stem Cuttings, Olivia Sanchez
Learning Science: Physical and Life Sciences in Curricula Across U.S. Schools of Nursing, Valerie C. Sauda
Challenges to Economic Resiliency and Performance: Measuring the Regional Impacts of Rurality and Space, Elena S. Smith
Productivity, Costs, and Best Management Practices for Major Timber Harvesting Frameworks in Maine, Harikrishnan Soman
Navigating Wilderness and Borderland: Environment and Culture in the Northeastern Americas during the American Revolution, Daniel S. Soucier
Tide and Storm Surge Dynamics in Estuaries of Variable Morphology, Preston Spicer
Girl Thing, Morghen Tidd
Using Low Frequency Audio Content in Order to Use a Given Space as an Instrument, Berkay Tok
Black Robes at the Edge of Empire: Jesuits, Natives, and Colonial Crisis in Early Detroit, 1728-1781, Eric J. Toups
Prediction of Paper Coating Mechanical Behavior Based on Particle-scale Models, Daniel H. Varney
Ecological and Economic Implications of Increased Storm Frequency and Severity for Boreal Lakes, Kathryn Warner
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Detrital Protein Contributes to Oyster Nutrition and Growth in the Damariscotta Estuary, Maine, USA, Cheyenne M. Adams
Characterization of Phosphorylated G Protein Function and Membrane Culstering by Super Resolution Imaging, Sarah A. Alamer
Evaluation of Non-Composite Steel Girder Bridges Using Field Load Testing and a Calibrated Finite-Element Model, Mahmood J. Albraheemi
Behaviors and Perceptions of Environmental Decision Making: the Role of Information Dissemination Through Public Disclosures and Labels, Jordan R. Anthony
An Analysis Of International Agreements Over Cybersecurity, Lucas Ashbaugh
Effect of Arsenic Exposure on Early Eye Development in Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Remy S. Babich
A Glacial History of Roberts Massif, Central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica, Using Cosmogenic 3He, 10Be, and 21Ne Surface Exposure Ages, Alexandra M. Balter
Marine-Derived Nutrient Cycling in the St. Croix River, Maine, Betsy Barber
Modeling and Simulation of the Thermoforming Process in Thermoplastic-Matrix Composite Materials, Philip M. Bean
The Dynamics of Mixing and Subtidal Flow in a Maine Estuary, Kristopher Bears
Multi-Tactic Ecological Weed Management in a Changing Climate, Sonja K. Birthisel
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Atlantic Cod Bycatch in the Maine Lobster Fishery and Its Impacts on Stock Assessment, Robert E. Boenish
Broth: Enhancing Market Opportunities and Improving Sustainability of Maine Farmed Seaweed, Zachary M. Bonelli
Investigating Present-day Health Issues of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus), Deborah A. Bouchard
Ecological Consequences of Personality in a Guild of Terrestrial Small Mammals: From Trappability to Seed Dispersal, Allison M. Brehm
Development and Shelf Life Evaluation of a Novel Fermented Seaweed Sauerkraut Utilizing Commercially Important Maine Seaweeds, Sarah M. Brochu
Examining Links between Social Anxiety and Relational Aggression in Adolescence: The Influence of Rumination and Anger, Shannon L. Brothers
The Hilbert-Huang Transform: A Theoretical Framework and Applications to Leak Identification in Pressurized Space Modules, Kenneth R. Bundy
Dionysus, Cody Bursch
Rediscovering The Interpersonal: Models Of Networked Communication In New Media Performance, Alicia Champlin
The Backs of Leaves, Shelby L. Colburn
Looking at Innovation Dialogically: Teaching Communication and (Social) Change in the Innovation Engineering Program at the University of Maine, Mark J. Congdon Jr.
Circulation, Cross-Shelf Exchange, and Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) Population Connectivity in a Complex, Tidally Driven System, LeAnn M. Conlon
From Vitruvian Man to the Avatar: The Second Life of Humanity, Amy E. Cross
Providing Experimental Evidence for Mouse Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase as a Novel and Unique Adult Neural Stem Cell Marker, Caroline Dean Curtis
Chemically Cross-Linked Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogels via Thiol-Norbornene Reaction as Sustainable Biomaterials, Nayereh Dadoo
Assessing Economic Performance of Maine's Lobster Fleet Under Changing Ecosystem Conditions in the Gulf of Maine, Alexa Dayton
Discourses on Fantasy: A Narrative Allegory, Reuben Dendinger
Teacher Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth in the Era of "Educator Effectiveness" in Maine, Jonathan E. Doty
Wildlife Use of Vernal Pools in an Urbanizing Landscape with a Focus on Population Vitality of Vernal Pool-Breeding Amphibians, Carly Jasmine Eakin PhD
Consumer Acceptance and Phytonutrient Assessment of Cold Hardy, Locally Grown Plums, Amber L. Elwell
Examining the Relationship Between the Use of Simulation in Nursing Education andSafety with Medication Adminstration in the Clinical Setting, Deborah A. Eremita
Periodic Evaluation of Northeastern Spruce and Balsam Fir Lumber Properties, Ben L. Farber
Polyp to Population: A Tale of Two Corals, Christopher T. Fountain
The Infection Dynamics of Sea Lice on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) in Cobscook Bay, Maine, USA, Catherine Anne Frederick
A Multiple Case Study of Secondary School Teachers' Understanding of Learning Relationships in Virtual Schools: Implications for Teacher Identity, Linda M. Fuller
Physical and Chemical Response of Small, North Temperate Lakes to Recovery From Acidification and Climate Change, Amanda Gavin
Assessing Student Understanding of Reasoning using Argument-based Contrast Matrices, Ethan Geheb
Stream Dynamics in the Headwaters of Post-Glacial Watershed Systems, Brett Gerard
Melting Hardened Desires: Confronting the Far Right by Cultivating Reflective Taste, Adam J. Goldsmith
A Granular Account of Student's Understanding Reasoning within an Everyday and Scientific Contexts, Grace M. Gonnella
Modern and Paleoecological Perspectives on a Terrestrial-Marine Linkage in the Falkland Islands, Dulcinea V. Groff
Investigations into the Advancement of Cryptotephra Geochemical Fingerprinting, Laura Hartman
Choking Hazards, Tessa Hathaway
Improving Techniques to Study Equine Cervical Mucociliary Clearance, Melissa A. Hawkes