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
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
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
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
“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
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
Cultivating Equity: Women’s Experiences and Needs in Maine’s Aquaculture Industry, Jessica Veo
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
Assessing Haploid Induction Rates From Diploid Solanum tuberosum Selections, Noah Williams
Cranial Thinning in High-risk Alcohol Users: a Postmortem Computed Tomography Study, Jamie A. Wren
Notch Signaling Regulates Perivascular Adipose Tissue Functions, Chenhao Yang
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
Factors Contributing to Recurrent Homelessness Among Single Mothers Using Shelters, Favour O. Akhidenor
Impacts of Climate Warming on Nutritional Quality and Soil Bacterial Communities of Wild Blueberries, Oluwafemi A. Alaba
Cellulose Nanocrystals/Polydimethylsiloxane Composite Membranes for Air Dehydration With the Aim of Energy-use Reduction in Wood Kiln Drying, Nasim Alikhani
A Map-algebra-inspired Approach for Interacting With Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber-physical Systems or Internet of Things, David Almeida
“What the Hell Just Happened?”: a Phenomenological Case Study of Teaching in the Covid Era, David Armistead
Climate Change and an Evolving Fishery: Do Declining Maternal Size and Planktonic Foods Affect Lobster Larval Survival in the Gulf of Maine?, Alexander J. Ascher
Surrogate Modeling With Multi-fidelity Data Sets, Yasaman Asiaee
Optimizing Strategies To Hydraulically Plant Atlantic Salmon Eggs Based On Fry Dispersal Patterns, Ernest J. Atkinson
Quantifying Tidewater Glacier-Fjord Environments in the Rapidly Changing Regions of West and South Greenland, Sydney Baratta
Quantifying Tidewater Glacier-Fjord Environments in the Rapidly Changing Regions of West and South Greenland, Sydney Baratta
Climate Interactions Drive Tree Physiology and Growth in a Northeastern Forest Ecotone, Alexandra M. Barry
Longitudinal Case-Control Study of Mammographic Breast Tissue Subtypes, Kendra Batchelder
Mechanics and Mechanisms of Fracture for an Eastern Spruce Subject to Transverse Loading Using Acoustic Emission, Parinaz Belalpour Dastjerdi
Chemical Kinetics and Optimization of Continuous Syngas Production in a Chemical Looping Scheme Over CexZr1-xO2 Supported Ni Catalysts, Zoe C. Benedict
The Impact of Conservation Land on Property Taxes and Municipal Budgets in Maine: a Mixed-methods Study, Abigail Bennett
Exploring the Use of Audible Sound in Bone Density Diagnostic Devices, Evan J. Bess
Integrating Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Assess Forest Health and Susceptibility to Pest-induced Damage, Rajeev Bhattarai
Efficient Sintering of Lunar Soil using Concentrated Sunlight, Diprajit Biswas
Comparison of Global Performance of a 15, 20, and 24 Mw Floating Offshore Wind Turbine, Benjamin Blood
Numerical Investigation of Subglottal Stenosis Effects on Human Voice Production, Dariush Bodaghi
Regeneration Response to Salvage Logging Following Tornado Disturbance, Colby K. Bosley-Smith
Elucidating the Pd Active Sites of Bimetallic Gold-palladium Catalysts Using Chemisorption and Titration Techniques, Andrew T. Boucher
Forest Management in a Changing Climate: Integrating Social and Biopysical Sciences to Inform Adaptive Responses to Future Uncertainty, Peter Breigenzer
Comparative Energetics of Mammalian Thermoregulatory Physiology, Ana M. Breit
Hattie: A Twin Territories Matriarch, Madison P. Brown
Navigating the Kaleidoscope of Object(ive)s: A User-Experience Approach to Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, Madeline Bruegger
Exploring the Role of Communication in Relational Outcomes in a High School Setting, Paul S. Butler
Analysis of Loading Rate, Fiber orientation and Material Composition through Image Processing and Digital Volume Correlation in High Performance Concrete, Aidan R. Carlson
They're Coming for Us: A Novel, Sarah Walker Caron
Performance of Helical Piles Retrofitted with a Novel Collar Vane Under Lateral and Torsional Loads, Juan Sebastian Carvajal Munoz
A Vector-valued Trace Formula for Finite Groups, Miles Chasek
Development of Food Packaging Films Based on Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCS), Cong Chen
Assessing the Role of the Microbiome, Parasite Infections, and Movement in Avian Health, Olivia N. Choi
Conceptualization and Perceptions of Student Preparedness in Quantitative Reasoning Among Introductory Biology Faculty, Ann Cleveland