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 2022
Using SHG Directionality to Characterize Collagen Alteration in Breast Cancer Tumor Microenvironment and Its Prognostic Applications, Betelhem Solomon Abay
Synthesis and Evaluation of Water-Dispersed Aryl-Gold Nanoparticles and Applications in Catalysis, Ahmad AL Ahmad
Sustainable Postharvest Processing and Value-addition of Aquacultured Seaweed, Samuel Akomea-Frempong
Additively Manufactured Polymer and Metal Lattice Structures with Eulerian Path, Adeeb Ibne Alam
Operation and Preliminary Energy Balance of a Portable Kelp Dryer in Maine, Tuqa Al-Asadi
Mitochondria Mediated Outcomes of Developmental Exposure to Low-level Chemical Mixtures in Zebrafish Danio rerio, Remy Babich
On the application of dynamical measures of hydrologic response to prediction and similarity assessment in watersheds, Prashanta Bajracharya
How School Counselors Promote Growth Mindset in Their Practice: Five Views of Agency in the Motivation of Elementary Students, Sheryl G. Baker-Hewey
The Effect of Leadership Change on School Climate, Brian D. Bannen
Quantifying Spatial Heterogeneity of Wild Blueberries and Crop Water Stress Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Technologies, Kallol Barai
Becoming oriented: queering bodies and space in Shirley Jackson's the Haunting of Hill House and Toni Morrison's Beloved and Paradise, Kimberly Bartenfelder
Where Do I Belong in the United States Public School System?, Christiana R. Becker
Yield and Mechanical Properties of Veneer from Maine-Grown Eastern Spruce and Balsam Fir, Marshal Bertrand
Regulation of Line-1 in Developing Oocytes and the Impact on the Ovarian Reserve, Rose Besen-McNally
Thermoplastics 3D Printing Using Fused Deposition Modeling on Fabrics, Maxwell M. Blais
Development and Evaluation of Modeling Approaches for Extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing of Thermoplastics, Christopher C. Bock
The Role of FOXD1 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Kyle H. Bond
Ecological Implications of Intraspecific Behavioral Variation in a Small Mammal Community, Allison Brehm
Educating Dietetics Students about the Nutritional Concerns of Older Adults, Lily Brickman
Youth’s Expressions of Personal Significance in an Informal Learning Setting That Bridged STEM and Experiential Learning, Gabrielle A. Brodek
The Siege of Calais During The Hundred Years War: An English Perspective, 1344-1347, Jordan J. Bruso
Remotely Sensed Assessment of the Preferred Habitat of Alexandrium catenella in the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy, Andre F. Bucci
Self-Regulation, Emotion Regulation, & Social Problem-Solving: Common & Distinct Pathways to Depression, Michelle L. Buffie
Investigating Student Science Identity in a Middle School Social Studies Classroom, Hazel Cashman
The Power of Rejected Things, Adriana Cavalcanti
Who Are You? A Study of Authentic Leadership in Action, Dan Chadbourne
Evaluating Physical and Cultural Methods to Improve Weed Management in Organic Vegetables, Rebecca J. Champagne
Using Soil Testing Data to Examine Organic Carbon Changes During the Past 27 Years in Maine Agricultural Soils, Andrew Chase
The Influence of Processing and Additives on Cellulose Nanofiber Properties for Orthopedic Application, Mitchell P. Chesley
Identity and Language Socialization of Asian Transnational Adolescents across Communities of Practice: A Critical Narrative Study, Ming-Tso Chien
Fighting for Home: Northern New England Women and the Civil War, Savannah A. Clark
Barriers to and Opportunities for Adoption in Maine’s Aquaculture Industry, Caitlin Cleaver
Assessing Past and Present Changes in the Chemical Climate of Three High Mountain Regions: Himalayas, Andes, European Alps, Heather Clifford
Cellulosic Foams for Single Use Devices in Biomedical Applications, Aileen Co
Development of a New Method for Cell Spheroid Formation Through a Hydrogel Dipping Process, Aimee L. Co
Overlapping Scales of Place Based Indigenous Knowledge and Hydroclimate in Australia, Rachel L. Coleman
Prophets of Pong: How Newspapers Covered Video Games Between 1972 to 1976, Joseph Collard
Contact Dewatering of Cellulose Nanofibers for Biopolymer Composite Applications, Alexander Collins
Role of Microplastics on the Release and Adsorption of Organic Compounds in Natural Waters, Ashton Collins
Nutrient Removal from Recirculating Aquaculture System Water, Eliza M. Costigan
Adaptive Leadership Practices: High School Leadership in Maine During the COVID-19 Crisis, Ryan B. Crane
Integrated Optimization of Microbial and Chemical Compositon of Non-dairy Low Alchol Fermenteted Beverages (NDLAFB): Kombucha and Water Kefir, Adwoa S. Dankwa
Not All Trails Are Straight: The Effects of Attachment on Rural Youth Residential Aspirations, Zach T. Davis
Measurement of Airborne Radionuclides and Their Relation to Weather Patterns at Orono, ME, James W. Deaton
Enhanced Condition Assessment for Maine Lakes, Jeremy Deeds
Social Capital, Indigenous Storytelling, and Fish Diversity: Learning Together Through Community-university Partnerships in Downeast Maine, Michelle de Leon
Uncertainty Monitoring in Category Learning and Transfer, Rose Deng
Examining Factors Predictive of On-Campus Mental Health Services Utilization Among Collegiate Athletes, Margo Diamond
Continuous, Non-Destructive Detection of Surface Bacterial Growth with Bioinspired Vascularized Polymers, Brandon Dixon
Rusty Blackbird Use of Commercial Spruce-fir Forests of Northern New England, Luke M. Douglas
Functionalized 𝜹-hexalactones (FDHLs): Bio-derivable Monomers to Synthesize Renewable Polyester Thermoplastics, Atik Faysal
Trip the Light Fantastic, Connor Ferguson
Anthropogenic Effects on Tidal Distortion in a Tidal River, Matthew D. Fischer
Primary Cilia of the Cardiac Neural Crest & Hedgehog-Mediated Mechanisms of Congenital Heart Disease, Lindsey A. Fitzsimons
Building Monitoring and Response Capacity for Ocean and Coastal Acidification in the Northeast United States, Parker Gassett
Numerical Modeling of Localized Heating in Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Laminates, James T. Gayton
School Principals and Instructional Coaches: an Examination of Their Working Relationships in Maine Schools, Theresa J. Gillis
Bound by Print: The Baptist Borderlands of Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, 1770-1840, Brittany P. Goetting
Plasma-Assisted Growth and Characterization of Piezoelectric AlN and Sc(x)Al(1-x)N Films for Microwave Acoustic Sensor Applications, Morton Greenslit
“Reading Is Everywhere:” A Case Study Situating Children's Book Distribution Within the Literacy Practices of Somali New Mainers, Rachel C H Groenhout
The Effects of Rising Ambient Temperatures on Thermoregulation and Range Shifts of Northern Flying Squirrels, Elise K. Gudde
To the First White Woman Here: Performance Intervention in Settler Colonial Narrative & Speculative Modes of Repair, Jennie Hahn
Genetic Determinants of Primary Nociceptor Sensitivity in Drosophila melanogaster, Christine Hale
Multiscale Anisotropy Analysis of Second-Harmonic Generation Imaging of Pancreatic Cancer, Joshua D. Hamilton
Immiscible Liquid-infused Filters for Water and Aerosol Filtration, Justin Hardcastle
First-row Transition Element Distribution Across the Blueschist-Eclogite Transition: a Case Study From New Caledonia, Natalie M. Harmon
Non-destructive Evaluation of Concrete using Electrical Resistivity and Ultrasonic Wave Propagation, Justin Harris
Strategic Management of Human Capital as Rural Praxis, Scott Harrison
Biobased Packaging Materials from Cellulose Nanofibrils Produced from Virgin Wood Pulp or Recycled Cardboard Pulp, Md Ikramul Hasan
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Embodied Carbon and Operational Energy of Different Building Systems, Marilia Hellmeister
Investigation of Cryptotephra in Polar Ice Cores, Meredith Helmick
Examining Women's Psychophysiological Responses Under Increasingly Obvious Sexism, Shelby Helwig
The Role of Confrontation Effectiveness for Women's Psychological Wellbeing After a Sexist Event, Shelby Helwig
Sustainability as Justice Engaging With North American Alternative Seafood Networks Through Participatory Action Research, Paloma Henriques
Testing and Analysis of Paired, Inflated HIAD Tori, Irja Hepler
Genetic Sources of Resistance To Potato Blackleg Soft Rot Caused by Dickeya dianthicola, Lucas K. Heroux
Systemic Growth Factor Increases as a Result of Exercise May Reduce Alzheimer's Disease Risk in Midlife Mice and Humans, Amanda Hewes
Food Recognition and Ingredient Detection Using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy With Deep Learning Techniques to Facilitate Human-food Interactions, Chamath Lochana Amarasinghe Hiti Hamillage
Modeling Life History and Population Dynamics of American Lobster and Atlantic Sea Scallops in a Warming Gulf of Maine, Cameron T. Hodgdon
Investigating Being Present Through Motion: Connecting Body With Sound and Position, Katarina Hoeger
Development of Ultra High Performance Composite Impact Panels Using EMAA, Jeffrey Hollstein
Prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Broccoli-sourced and Microbially-produced Bioactives, Johanna M. Holman
Weaving an Interdisciplinary Microbiome Career Using Threads From Different Ecosystems, Sarah Hosler
Gold (I) Tetrathiomolybdate Clusters: Synthesis, Characterization, Computational Studies, and Reactivity With Thiophenol and Selenophenol, Dhirgam Humaidy
Fabrication of Particulates for Detecting Trace Level Analytes in Water Using Optical Spectroscopy and for Developing Thermoelectric Materials, Mohammed Nayeem Ibnul
Generalizing the Negative Binomial-Lindley Model for Accounting Subpopulation Heterogeneity in Crash Data Analysis, A S M Mohaiminul Islam
Middle School Science Teachers' Vulnerability in the Written Discourse of a Professional Learning Community, Eliza Jacobs
Outdoor Pursuits and Outdoor Learning at Rural Maine Schools: A Positive Outlier Approach, Lauren E. Jacobs
An Experimental Investigation into the Effects of Trait and State Self-Criticism on the Benefits and Barriers to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Melissa Jankowski
Understanding the Contribution of Gα to the Yeast Pheromone Response, Cory Johnson
Photopharmacological Investigation of Transmembrane Proteins in the Central Nervous System, Ameya B. Karapurkar
Developing an LGBTQIA2+ Affirming Curriculum and Testing its Impact on Allyship, Tausif Karim
Improving Use of Soil Health Practices in Kansas: a Study of Barriers to Adoption and Novel Incentive Programs, Sara Kelemen