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 2013
Structural and Morphogenesis Analysis of the Capsid of the Murid Herpesvirus 4, Strain 68 (MHV-68) and the Alkaliphilic Bacteriophage ϕ1N2-2, Naun Lobo-Galo
Examination of the Preseverative Cognition Hypothesis, Craig S. Lodis
The Multiple C2 Domain and Transmembrane Region Protein MCTP1 Is Essential for Proper Cochlear Formation and Auditory Function, Chantal Longo-Guess
Modeling the Efficiency of a Semi-Submerged Ocean Wave Energy Converter, Michael Thomas MacNicoll
Design, Development and Fabrication of an Advanced High-presision Robotic System for Microsurgery, Navid Mahpeykar
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Palm Oil Biodiesel: Insights into Opportunities and Challenges for Balancing of 3Ps (People, Profit, and Planet), Yosef Barita Sar Manik
Measuring the Social Acceptability of the Forest-Based Bioproducts Industry in Maine, James A. Marciano
The Impact of Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity on Psychological And Physiological Reactivity to an Intimacy Induction Task, Amber A. Martinson
Assessment of mercury bioavailability to benthic macroinvertibrates using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT), Delia Massey
A House That's Always Haunted: Urban Renewal in Bangor, Maine, 1945-1985, Thomas R. McCord
Building the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction, Meagan M. McCready
Communication and Resilience in Collaboration, Social-Ecological Systems, and Discourse, Bridie McGreavy
Holocene Glacial History of Renland, East Greenland Reconstructed From Lake Sediments, Aaron Medford
Building Bridges for Women Through Service-Learning: Bringing Students and Communities Together To Combat Domestic Violence in Honduras, Darlene Metcalf-Bergeron
A chance driven outcome: a case study of the Battle of Detroit, 16 August 1812, Joseph Richard Miller
Student Understanding of Cardiovascular Physiology: The Relationship Between Pressure, Flow, and Resistance, Nitisha L. Mitchell
Economic Evaluation of the Eat Well Nutrition Education Program, Brianna L. Monahan
Using GPU processing to solve large-scale scientific problems, Jason Monk
Characterization of mammographic breast lesions and their microenvironment: an application of a wavelet-based multifractal formalism, Kendra Ann Mooers
Improving the performance of the Parallel Ice Sheet Model on a large-scale, distributed supercomputer, Timothy J. Morey
Developing an Acoustic Method for Reducing North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Ship Strike Mortality Along the United States Eastern Seaboard, Kaitlyn Allen Mullen
Serpentine Dissolution in the Presence of Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria, Kimberly A. Negrich
Production Ecology and Stand Dynamics of Young Acadian Forest Stands in Response to Silvicultural Intensity and Compositional Objectives, Andrew S. Nelson
Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Dietary Histidine on Cataract Formation in Juvenile Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Grown in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Kevin John Neves
Making Graphical Information Accessible Without Vision Using Touch-based Devices, Hari Prasath Palani
Putting Down Roots: How Back-To-The-Landers and Locals Worked Together to Transform Maine's Food System, Eileen M. Palmer
Drivers of Non-Native Species Distribution and Abundance in Fouling Communities in the Gulf of Maine, Felipe Paredes
Splicing and Local Reinforcement of Concrete Filled FRP Tubes (CFFTS), Heather Parry
Intellectual and Political Resistance to the U.S. Occupation of the Dominican Republic - 1916-1924, John R. Paton
Phosphorous Acid-Based Fungicides as a Tool in the Integrated Pest Management of the Colorado Potato Beetle, Megan L. Patterson
The Indian Head Experimental Farm and Forest Nursery Station, Indian Head, Saskatchewan: The Making of a Canadian Landscape, Anthony M. Penders
Cellulose Nanofibrils Drying and Their Utilization in Reinforcing Thermoplastic Composites, Yucheng Peng
The Weight of the Heavenly Garden in the Plane of Existence, Heather Perry
Contributing Factors To Perfection Hysteria on the Bride's Experience in Contemporary American Wedding Culture, Amy Olivia Pierce
Investigations Into the Ecology and Interactions of Pathogens Within an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Farm, Michael Pietrak
Constructing Student Achievement: Discourses of High School Policy Documents, Lisa Plume Hallen
Modeling, Design, Packaging and Experimental Analysis of Liquid-Phase Shear-Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave, Thomas B. Pollard
Matrix coefficients of certain supercuspidal representations of GL2(F), Carl Wayne Ragsdale
Behavior, Ecology, and Restoration of Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Maine Lakes, Silas Kane Ratten
Distributed Adaptive Algorithm Design for Joint Data Compression and Coding in Dynamic Wireless Sensor Networks, Abolfazl Razi
College students' understanding of geometric transformations, Sarah Rizzo
Characterization of Phycoerythrin Physiology in Low-Light Adapted Prochlorococcus Ecotypes, Kathryn H. Roache-Johnson
Heatholm, Cory Robertson
Tenured Women Counselor Educators at Research Universities: Navigating Multiple Roles and Personal Well-Being, Melissa A. Rosenberg
Simulations of Helix Formation of Polypeptides in Nanotubes, Seneviratne Banda Mudiyanselage Samaratunga
Global Assessment of Ocean Pollution Using Sperm Whales as an Indicator Species, Laura Catherine Savery
Cross-Layer Channel Allocation Routing Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks, Ali Abdullah Shareef
The Influence of Glacial Meltwater on Alpine and Arctic Lake Phytoplankton Throughout the Holocene, Krista E.H. Slemmons
With social justice for all? from Christian socialism to Christian consumerism in mid-twentieth century America, Amy M. Smith
Domestic Transracial Adoption: In the Words of African American Adoptees, Ellen M. Smith
Effects of Water on Ice: A Remote Sensing Investigation, William A. Sneed Jr.
Periodic Episodes of Catastrophic Aeolian Sand Deposition, Shetland UK, Lee M. Sorrell
Navigating wilderness and borderland: the Arnold expedition from Maine to Quebec, 1775, Daniel S. Soucier
Assessing and enhancing student understanding of carbon cycling in organisms, Kara M. Soule
Convective Origin of Stellar Magnetic Fields, Lori Spalsbury
Exploration and Development of the Climate Archive of the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area, Antarctica, Nicole E. Spaulding
Enabling Sum Frequency Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy of Model Cellular Membranes, Sarah M. Sterling
Deciphering Climate-Mediated Changes in Boreal Lake Ecosystems, Kristin E. D. Strock
Development and evaluation of pile "high strain dynamic test" database to improve driven pile capacity estimates, Cameron Stuart
Human Dynamics in Sustainability Science: A Coupled Systems Meta-Analysis and Linkages Between Prosociality and Pro-Environmental Behavior, Abigail Sullivan
Park Aid Systems: Factors That Affect Consumer Purchase Decisions, Nadeesha Kushlanie Surasinha Thewarapperuma
Diversity Education Goals in Higher Education: A Policy Discourse Analysis, Stuart Glen Swain
Design, Optimization, and Testing of a Cross-Flow Tidal Turbine, Megan Colleen Swanger
Generation and detection of unique DNA taggant sequences for labeling and tracking of explosives, Megan Tierney Harris
Models for Infused and Bonded Fiber Reinforced Polymer Sandwich Composite Marine Joints, Scott Michael Tomlinson
A transpersonal exploration into the living philosophy of Albert Schweitzer, Seth Toothaker
Ecological Causes and Consequences of Trait Divergence in Invasive White Perch (Morone americana), Quenton M. Tuckett
An Island Psalm: Compassion in the Midst of Judgment, David A. Uber
Characterization of the Functional Role and Therapeutic Potential of microRNA miR-125a in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Melanie Lorraine Ufkin
Regulatory role of Slug Transcriptional Factor in Prostate Cancer, Berna Uygur
Economic Analysis of Heterogeneity in Land Management, Blair VanderLugt
A Model Study of the Copper River Plume and its Effects on the Northern Gulf of Alaska, Yuan Wang
Nitrogen Subsidies in Glacial Meltwater: Implications for High Elevation Aquatic Chains, Kathryn A. Warner
Modeling the Influence of the Last Glacial Maximum Ice Load on the Tectonics of Southeast Alaska and the South Island, New Zealand, Lauren Bronwyn Wheeler
Context-Based Approach to Detecting Miscreant Agent Behavior in Open Multiagent Systems, Larry T. Whitsel
Le Theatre Franco-Americain: Manifestation et Outil de l'Emergence d'Une Identite Contemporaine?, Marjolaine Whittlesey
Characterizing the Role of Chromosome Instability in Particulate Hexavalent Chromium-induced Carcinogenesis, Sandra S. Wise
Father: Where Art Thou, William Richard Wood
The Effects of Dopants on the Modification of the Conduction Band States of Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals, Joshua Thomas Wright
Investigations Into the Use of a Composite Tower on Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Platforms, Andrew Charles Young
Teachers' Understandings of Inquiry and Reported Use of Scientific Practices: A Survey of NTSA Conference Attendees, Ashley M. Young
The Effect of High Frequency Ultrasound Pretreatment on Highbush and Lowbush Blueberries' Freeze Drying Time, Anthocyanins, Phenolics, and Other Chemical Qualities, Connie Jean Young Johnson
Production of Rosemary, Canadian Columbine. Cheddar Pink, and English Lavender, Shuyang Zhen
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Identifying Spatial Scales of Fisheries Stock Structure and Conditions That Improve Their Management, Alia Waleed Al-Humaidhi
History of the Ross Sea Ice Sheet Based on Glacial and Lacustrine Records from Marshall Valley, Antarctica, Stephanie Allard
First-Summer Survival and Growth of Juvenile Atlantic Salmon in Headwater Streams: Implications for Restoring Connectivity at Road Culverts, Wesley Craig Ashe
Student Understanding of Definite Integrals with Relevance to Physics Using Graphical Representations, Rabindra R. Bajracharya
Student Perceptions of Effective Clinical Teaching Characteristics in Dental Hygiene Programs in Northeastern States, Dawn E. Bearor
Chemically Enhanced Water Removal in Papermaking, James John Beaupré
A History of Westward Expansion, Bradley Beauregard
Regulation of Virulence in Rhizoctonia Solani: Global Gene Expression Profile and Impact of Soil Amendments on Rhizoctonia Disease of Potato, Edward Bernard
Integration of process parameter control and digital image correlation methods in an investigation of the variability of marine polymer matrix composite material properties, Keith Andrew Berube
Leaf Area Index, Density, and Age Relationships of Eastern White Pine (Pinus Strobus L.) in Maine, Adam Ross Bland
Educator Responses to Technology Influences in a 1:1 Laptop Middle School, David C. Boardman