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 2024
Island Mass Effects on Zooplankton Assemblages in the South Pacific Ocean: The First Basin Scale Study, Nathaniel V. Kristan
Food Product Development Utilizing Kokumi Peptides, Adrian Labrador
Implementing Innovative Conservation Tools: Lessons Learned From Maine's Vernal Pool Special Area Management Plan, Megan E. Leach
Applications of Environmental DNA in the Conservation of Threatened Species, Gregory LeClair
Development, Characterization, and Technology Transfer of Liquid-Infused Catheters, Evan Leonard
High Frequency and Seasonal Controls on Calcium Carbonate Saturation States in Two Maine Estuaries, Catherine Liberti
Living in Death: Creating Trans Non-binary Futures, Larissa Little
Dreaded and Unknown: Online Risk Communication and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), Carrie Loomis
Barriers to Inclusive IEP Practices: a Comparison Case Analysis of Special Education Structures in Two Northern New England States, Melissa Lyons-Vitalone
Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of an Outdoor Learning Program for Fifth Graders: A Case Study, Heather Manchester
Silvicultural Treatments Affect Adult Coquillettidia Perturbans (Diptera: Culicidae) Abundance in a Managed Forest, Alyssa Marini
Pathogen Presence and Agricultural Practices: Microbial Analysis of Wild Blueberry Harvesting and Processing Environments, Sophia Markus
Building Inclusive Leadership Pipelines: Pathways from Higher Education to Executive Leadership, Buffie McCue-Quinn
Methionine Restriction Counteracts Age- and Diet-Related Metabolic Dysfunction in Mice, Marissa McGilvrey
Research: Art, Information, and Academic Inquiry, Luke D. McKinney
Characterizing predation risk during Atlantic salmon smolt migration, Matthew Mensinger
Reconstructing Megafauna-Vegetation Interaction Across Spatial and Temporal Scales, Alessandro Mereghetti
Adult Atlantic Salmon Movements And Mortality In The State Of Maine, Carolyn A. Merriam
The Role of TAP63 and P53 in the Primordial Oocyte's Response to DNA Damage, Monique Mills
Interactions Between Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) and Pathogenic Bacteria in Culled Potato Waste, Matthew A. Moyet
Remembered Across the Sea: the Holocaust Memorials of the United States, Jennifer Munson
Agency and Resistance as Shown in the Pocket Diaries of Emilie Davis (1839-1889), Mudiwa Mupotsa-Giroux
A Novel Functionally Graded Infill Method for Realizing Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing, Patrick Murphy
Mouse Genetic Approaches to Understand Neurological Phenotypes, George C. Murray
Parameters That Influence Recycling of Barrier-coated Paper, Aysan Najd Mazhar
Comparative Analysis of Aboveground Monitoring Tools To Support Greenhouse Gas Reporting: A Belize Case Study, Sylvia Noralez
Optimization of Atlantic Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine, Christopher Noren
“To Choose is to Be Free”: Black Urban Separatism in Boston, 1965-1992, Dylan Grosvenor O'Hara
Investigating the Characteristics of Bacteria Isolated from the Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Larvae and Tanks, Ayodeji Olaniyi
Lipid Production and Biofuel Yield from Wood Hydrolysates using Oleaginous Yeast “Cutaneotrichosporon curvatus”, Stephanie Ossai
Exploring Potential Therapeutics of Cognitive Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease: Mouse to Human Translation, Andrew R. Ouellette
Development of a Clay Characterization Procedure Using Atterberg Limits for Additive Manufacturing, Rakesh K. Pandit
Index of Ecological Condition for the Tidal Salt Marsh Ecosystem of Northeastern North America, Joshua Parrott
The Development, Implementation and Assessment of Master Chef, a Theory-Based Mindful Eating Intervention for College Students, Kayla L. Parsons
Exploring the Social Dynamics of Mosquito-borne Diseases and COVID-19 on Tourism Management, Elizabeth Pellecer Rivera
The Impact of Working Conditions on Special Education Teacher Attrition, Danielle N. Pelletier
Student Mathematical Sensemaking in the Transition from Spins to Positions in Quantum Mechanics, Anthony R. Pina
Distribution of Live Loads in FRP Composite Tub Girders for Highway Bridge Applications, Jon Pinkham Jr
Engineering Far-field and Near-field Thermal Radiation Using Metamaterials, Ramin Pouria
Social Media and Maladaptive Friendship Processes During COVID-19: Examining Unique Psychosocial Vulnerabilities, Emily Scarpulla Raymond
The Impact of Food Security Status on Health-Related Quality of Life and Diet Quality in College Students, Kayla Raymond
“All That We Make is Made-with”: Toward a “Reciproetics” of Ecological Poetry, Sydney K. Read
How Elementary Teachers Come to Hold and Maintain a Restorative Mindset Toward Students: A Phenomenology, Ashley B. Reynolds
Ask and They Will Grow: Nursery Manager Perspectives on Barriers to Plant Production for Agroforestry, Alaina Ring
Linking Engagement, Science Communication, and Community Science Theory and Practice: Insights From Three Place Based Community Science Projects in Maine, Abby Jane Roche
Canadian Broadcasting and SCTV at the Intersection of Policy, Technology and Culture, Lindsay W. Ropiak
Finding Paths to Healing Disjuncture: A Participatory Art Installation, Alexandra M. Rose
Encountering the Other: Art and Engagement in the Time of Late-Stage Capitalism, Amanda S. Rose
Pushing the Boundaries: Investigating Physiological Limits of Invasive Species and Edna Detection Methods, Emily Rose Lancaster
Characterizing the Neuronal Signaling Required for Muscle-Specific and Whole Body Enhanced Proteostasis Effects of Low mRNA Translation, Marissa N. Ruzga
Haiku and Human Anatomy: Investigating Students' Experience With Creative Writing to Learn Structure and Function in an Undergraduate Biology Course, Alexandra M. Ryan
Springtide and Other Stories, Cora G. Saddler
Ring Opening of Hydrotreated Thermal DeOxygenation (TDO) Oil Over Supported Metal Catalysts to Improve Engine Properties, Oluwaseun Salami
Characterizing the Effects of GPCR Agonist/Antagonists on JC Polyomavirus Infection, Amanda L. Sandberg
Uptake Takeaways: Soil-to-Crop Movement of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Paired Field and Greenhouse Study, Alexandra E. Scearce
To (Re)arrange a Situation and Look Again a Manifesto of an Artist’s Work Bearing Witness to Change, Merrilee Schoen
Material and Environmental Impacts of Large-Format 3D Printed Formworks with Thermomechanical Recycling, Katie M. Schweizer
Engineering a Compostable Isolation Gown to Reduce Hospital-Derived Synthetic Waste Accumulation in Landfill, Caden A. Scott
Sixty Years of Change in Picea rubens (red spruce) Forests of Coastal Maine, U.S.A., Camilla Seirup
Understanding the Effect of Ocean Warming and Acidification on the Growth of Marine Phytoplankton, Drajad Sarwo Seto
Super-resolution Microscopy to Probe the Molecular Processes in Muscular Dystrophy and Influenza Viral Infection, Komala Shivanna
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations in Family Nurse Practitioner Education, Sean Sibley
Modeling the Innate Immune Response to Influenza a Virus Infection Using the Zebrafish, Brandy-Lee Soos
Trace Metals Speciation in a Tropical Serpentine Soil Profile: Estimating Bioavailability with Sequential Extractions, Francis Sternberg
Characterization of Adipose Tissue in Distinct Cardiovascular Disease Populations, Katie Stieber Ellis
Drivers of Space Use and Winter Ticks Loads of Moose in Maine, Annie Stupik
Wild Blueberry Nutrition Under Climate Change, Rafa Tasnim
SiC MOSFET Oscillator Circuit for Operation in High-temperature Harsh Environments: Design, Simulation, and Testing, Nikung Thapa
Ars Goletica, the Art of Golemancy, Aaron Thibodeau
Monitoring Eastern White Pine Health by Using Remote Sensing Assessement of Foliar Traits, Sudan Timalsina
Addressing the Educational Leadership Crisis: The Factors That Support Principal Retention, Christopher Tracy
A Temperature Compensated Lateral Field Excited Lithium Tantalate Sensor Platform, Yuri Trusty
Development and Characterization of Injectable Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for use as an Atlantic Salmon Vaccine Adjuvant, Blake H. Turner
Cellulose Nanomaterials: A Novel Adjuvant and Delivery System for Aquaculture Vaccine Applications, Sarah M. Turner
Omobot: a Low-cost Mobile Robot for Autonomous Search and Fall Detection, Shihab Uddin Ahamad
Comparative Analysis of Models for Predicting Stock Option Volatility, Michael Veino
Factors Affecting Outdoor Recreation Experiences by Underrepresented Minority Groups (URMs) in Maine, Gabrielle Venne
Cultivating Equity: Women’s Experiences and Needs in Maine’s Aquaculture Industry, Jessica Veo
Nest Site Selection and Nest Success of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Central Maine, Trina Wantman
The Foundation Roles of Rockweed, Ascophyllum nodosum (Linneaus) Le Jolis, in Maine's Rocky Intertidal zone, Hannah Webber
Investigating Relationships Between Fish Assemblages, Disturbance, and Food Web Structures, Daison H. Weedop
Assessing Gastropods as Parasite Vectors on Small Ruminant Farms, Rachel White
Development of an Ontology-Based Approach to Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis for Forest-Environment Interactions, Kingsley Wiafe-Kwakye
Assessing Haploid Induction Rates From Diploid Solanum tuberosum Selections, Noah Williams
Her-Story: Her Voice in Franco-American History, Katherine Wing
Cranial Thinning in High-risk Alcohol Users: a Postmortem Computed Tomography Study, Jamie A. Wren
Notch Signaling Regulates Perivascular Adipose Tissue Functions, Chenhao Yang
Modeling Cardiovascular, Ocular, and Urinary Systems for Advancing Basic Science, Disease Diagnosis, and Treatment, Mohamed Zaid
Towards Generalized Speech Separation For Hearing Aids: Deep Learning Approach For Combined Music and Speech, Tristan R. Zippert
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
An Investigation of the Instructional Norms of Mathematical Communication when Students Present Geometry Proofs at the Board, Bukola T. Ake