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 2016
Disconnect and Try Again: A Collection of Short Fictions, Christine Becker
Temporal Variability in Key Life History Traits of Atlantic Herring (Culpea harengus) in the Gulf of Maine, James R. Becker
Understanding the Impact of Commercial Harvest on White Suckers (Catostomus commersonii) in Maine, Megan A. Begley
A Promising Candidate: An Exploration of Graduate Matriculation Genres, Megan D. Bishop Gervais
L'Irlande de Georges Dor, Jacques Ferron et Louis Gauthier, Stacy A. Black
An Evaluation of the Long-term Knowledge and Behavior Change of Participants in UMaine Extension's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, Rebecca L. Bonnett
An Analysis of Farm Profitability, Exit Decision, and Price Supports in the Maine Dairy Industry, Dylan D. Bouchard
Investigating the Effect of Particulate Hexavalent Chromium on Homologous Recombination Repair, Cynthia L. Browning
Eating for Environmental and Personal Health: Green Eating, Health Behavior and Environmental Perceptions at the University of Maine, Moira E. Burke
Splicing of Concrete-Filled Fiber Reinforced Polymer Tubes for Structural Applications, Jason K. Burns
Antigua's Demonstration Community-Based Marine Reserve, Ruleo A. Camacho
The Effects of Regional Temperature Cycles on Larval American Lobsters, Homarus Americanus, Meghan E. Capps
Redefining Transitional Justice in the North American Context? The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Evan P. Centala
Analysis of Safety on Bridge Road Segments Compared to Normal Road Segments, Ryan D. Chabot
Sediment Accumulations Patterns in the Damariscotta River Estuary, Emily A. Chandler
Assessing Off-Farm Employment and Income in Rural China, Jing Chen
The Greatest Good: Black Reformers and the Early Civil Rights Movement in Pittsburgh, 1915-1945, Adam L. Cilli
Wireless Leak Detection Using Airborne Ultrasonics with Technology Demonstration on the International Space Station, Casey M. Clark
Financial and Social Implications of Community Solar in New England, Stephanie Coffey
The Human Dimensions of Pollinator Conservation : Perception, Practice, and Policy in the Lowbush Blueberry Industry, Kourtney K. Collum
Microstructural Analysis of Thermoelastic Response, Nonlinear Creep, and Pervasive Cracking in Heterogeneous Materials, Alden C. Cook
A Multi-Channel 3D-Printed Bioreactor for Evaluation of Growth and Production in the Microalga Dunaliella sp, Cristian A. Cox
Nonabsolute Extensions of the Lebesgue Integral on the Real Line, Danielle E. David
Algebraic Refinements of Direction Relations through Topological Augmentation, Matthew Paul Dube
Roles of Siphon Flows in Suspension Feeding, Kevin Du Clos
Improving the Performance of Ice Sheet Modeling Through Embedded Simulation, Christopher G. Dufour
Spruce Grouse Habitat Ecology in Maine's Commercially Managed Acadian Forest, Stephen W. Dunham
Wabanaki Access to Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) within Coastal Maine's Diminishing Open Land Tradition, Amanda Marie Ellis
An Investigation of Linking Number, Twist, and Writhe, in Knots, Links, Ribbons, and Möbius Ribbons, Jennifer M. L. Fatula
Highly Seasonal Reproduction in Desmophyllum dianthus from the Northern Patagonian Fjords, Keri Feehan
Predicting Relationship Satisfaction in Same- and Cross-Sex Friendships, Hannah Ford
An Assessment of Growout Strategies for the Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) in the Gulf of Maine, Pamelia E. Fraungruber
Synthesis, Structure, and Thermal Stability of Electrically Conductive Co-Evaporated Pt(1-x)Si(x) Thin Films, Robert T. Fryer PhD
A competitive assessment of commercial elderberry (Sambucus sp.) products and the evaluation of copigmentation within elderberry tinctures, Joseph A. Galetti PhD
A Qualitative Study of Rural School Returners' Journeys to Secondary Credential Completion, Brenda Elaine Swan Gammon
Abatement of Streptococcus equi in Equine Compost, Alexandria Garcia
Improvements to Data Assimilations Strategies in Forestry, Trevor Gionet Jr
Anticipating Aliens: Applying Social Science to Understand Stakeholder Perceptions of Emerald Ash Borer, Janet Elizabeth Gorman
Late Holocene Climate and Environmental Reconstruction Derived from the Asian Ice Core Array (AICA), Bjorn Grigholm
The Habitat Ecology of Pool-Breeding Amphibians During All Annual Life History Periods in the Mountains of the Dawn, Luke Alexander Groff
Disturbance Frequency and Successional State Alter Community Structure and Vulnerability, Jessica M. Haghkerdar
Hybrid Modeling of Floating Wind Turbines, Matthew Hall
Humans and the Falkland Islands Warrah: Investigating the origins of an extinct endemic canid, Catherine "Kit" M. Hamley
Improvement of Soil Spring Model for the Analysis of Buried Arch Structures, Leo N. Helderman
"Is That Right?"; Evidence of Problem Solving Thought Within a One-On-One Intervention, Debra Hogate
We Think We Are Not: Embodied Knowledge and Queer Practice, Sarah Hollows
"Things Work Out For Me," A Memoir-Writing and Art Practice, Jennifer Hooper
Dynamic Host-Pathogen Interactions Result in Fungal Epitope Unmasking, Alex Hopke
Exploring the Liminal Space: Dual Enrollment at Maine's Community Colleges, Amy Lynn Hubbard
Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) Spawning Potential in the Penobscot River, Maine: Considering Dam Removals and Emerging Threats, Catherine Johnston
Thinking Beyond an Evidence-Based Model to Enhance Wabanaki Health: Story, Resilience and Change, Mary E. Jude
CXCL8-L2 Is Necessary for a Sufficient Innate Immune Response to Influenza A Virus Infections in the Zebrafish, Denise R. Jurczyszak
Safety, Recreation, and Visitation: An economic analysis of decision-making on coastal beaches, Abigail Kaminski
Streamflow Allocation Policy in a Changing Climate in New England Region: A Study of Hydrologic, Ecological, and Chemical Variability and Change, Md. Rakibul Hassan Khan
Comparative Functional Genomic Analysis of Appendage and Heart Regeneration, Benjamin L. King
Inconsistent Conceptions of Acceleration Contributing to Formative Assessment Limitations, Gregory D. Kranich
Embedding of hypercube graphs on orientable surfaces, Prateek Kunwar
Anxiety Sensitivity and Decision Making: Positive and Negative Risk Taking in Laboratory and Naturalistic Settings, Amanda Kutz
Stability and Transient Characteristics of Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks with Noisy Delayed Feedback, Lonnie Labonte
A Techno-Economic Analysis of the Acid Hydrolysis Dehydration Process (AHDH) for the Production of Drop-in Biodiesel, Robert Langton Mr.
Modeling and Measurement of Evaporation from Frequently Tilled Sandy Soils, Nicholas R. Lawson
We Are Cells Living in the World while the World Lives in Us, Tara Law
Behavioral Ecology of Landbird Migrants in a Complex and Changing Flyway System: The Gulf of Maine, Adrienne J. Leppold
Evaluation of Multi-Level Cognitive Maps for Supporting Between-Floor Spatial Behavior in Complex Indoor Environments, Hengshan Li
Approaches to the Land, Joseph Linscott
Growth Response of Fraxinus nigra Marsh (Lamiales: Oleaceae) Used to Predict High-quality Sites in Maine and Northern New York: An Approach to Prioritizing Preparedness and Management of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Kara Kristine Lorion Costanza
Development of a High-strength, Durable, Lightweight Concrete for Marine Applications, Danielle L. MacDonald
The Growth and Pathogenesis of the Intracellular Pathogen, Piscirickettsia salmonis, Daniel Makrinos
Deciphering the Mechanisms Behind Climate-Driven Changes in the Relative Abundances of the Diatom Cyclotella, Heera I. Malik
Sperner's Lemma, The Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem, the Kakutani Fixed Point Theorem, and Their Applications in Social Sciences, Ayesha Maliwal
Water Quality Monitoring and Data Analysis Using Solar Powered Wireless Sensor Networks, Chitra Manjanai Pandian
Worldwide Speech-Language Pathology Practice: Stuttering and Multilingualism, Kimberly Martins
Analysis of Organic Acids, Carbohydrates, and Yeast Quantity of Beers Brewed with Brettanomyces Yeast, Brian Martyniak
Getting To Know & Getting By: From There To Here, Kristopher Mason
Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Defects in Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Tyler J. McGathey
Social Ecological Food Systems: Sustainability Lessons From Maine Dairy Networks, Julia B. McGuire
The Forgotten Cousin in Freshwater Community Ecology: Tidal Freshwater Wetlands, Jack R. McLachlan
Effects of Opiates on Central Nervous System Immune Defense in Murine AIDS, Virginia D. McLane
Propagation and Container Production of the Amelanchier spicata Complex, Gregory J. Melcher
A Skeleton's Quarrel With Her Double: A Translation from the French of a 2003 Novel by the Chinese-Canadian Writer Ying-Chen (Querelle d'un Squelette avec Son Double), Paige Satori Melin
The Effects of a Wild Blueberry Diet on Hepatic and Aortic Morphology in the Obese Zucker Rat, A Model of the Metabolic Syndrome, Thomas Merrow
Investigating The Role of Orthopedia Homeobox in Prostate Epithelial Cell Cycle Regulation, Emmanuel Moses-Fynn
The Conceptual Neighborhood Framework for Region-Region Relations in R3, Pathum Mudannayake
Combinatorial Growth Factor Signaling Controls Nephron Progenitor Renewal and Differentiation, Sree Deepthi Muthukrishnan
Refrigerated Shelf Life Evaluation and Effects of Minimal Processing on Antioxidant Capacity of Fresh Sea Vegetables from New England, Dhriti Nayyar
The Formation and Evolution of Maine Intermediate Water in Jordan Basin, Gulf of Maine, Mark Gerard Neary
Heteronormativity and Representation of Gay Sexuality in HBO's Looking, Quang Ngo
Thesis: A Look Back, Tyler Nute