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 2011
Spatial and Temporal Scales of Coral Recruitment and Key Ecological Processes, Suzanne N. Arnold
My Journey, Lisa Asnis
Caucasian Teachers of Native American Students: the Interplay of Ideology and Practice, Heather L. Ball
Ancient Diet in an Arid Environment: The View from Hinds Cave (41VV456), Samuel L. Belknap
The Variable Museum, John Bell
Research on Lobster Age-Size Relationships: Developing Regionally Specified Growth Models from Meta-analysis of Existing Data, Charlene Emma Bergeron
Thermal Conversion of Carboxylate Salts and Catalytic Ketone Hydrogenation, Mohit Bhatia
Watching TV in Maine: A Cultivation Analysis of Crime Prevalence Estimates and Fear of Victimization, Rebecca Rae Blais
Blue Cornmeal Extrusion and Anthocyanin Stability, Brienne Boss
Membrane Regulation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Signaling in Pre-Osteoblastic Cells, Beth Christie Bragdon
Structural Behavior of Externally Reinforced Inflated Fabric Arches and Beams, Kevin E. Brayley
Photonic Non-destructive Measurement Methods for Investigating the Evolution of Polar Firn and Ice, Daniel James Breton
The Millimeter Legal Coordinated Cadastre, Carlton A. Brown
Modeling Biomass and Nutrient Dynamics in Maine Balsam Fir Stands: Influence of Increased Silvicultural Intensity on Forest Sustainability, Andrea M. Burke
Radiation Treatment Significantly Reduces Aß42 Peptide Levels in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Lura Brianna Caddle
Relationship between Metabolism and Oxalate Production in the Wood Decay fungus Postia placenta, Betsy Alford Carlson
A Sequential, Time-Weighted Average Approach for Monitoring Pesticides in Maine Surface Waters, Lucner Charlestra
Faculty and Administrators Working Together in a Community College: A Retrospective Case Study, Paul J. Charpentier
Assessing Middle and High School Students' Conceptual Understanding about Photosynthesis, Katie J. Clegg
The Role of Actin-Binding Protein Cofilin 1 in Danio rerio Embryonic Development, Hannah Cloutier
Communicating the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict at Home: The Arab-American Institute and Its Use of the Internet and External Media Sources, Wesley K. Colbath
Facial Emotion Discriminability and Binocular Rivalry for Individuals with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, Shawn A. Collier
Multiscale Analysis of Laminated Smart Structures with Integrated Piezoelectric Fiber Composite Sensors and Actuators, Alden C. Cook
Multiscale Analysis of Laminated Smart Structures with Integrated Piezoelectric Fiber Composite Sensors and Actuators, Alden C. Cook
Tugging on Superman's Cape, Richard R. Corey
Relatively Good or Absolutely Not: Examining Relative vs Absolute Stereotyping in Emotional Reactions to Discrimination, Brandon J. Cosley
How Maine Women's Involvement in the Woman's Board of Missions Expanded the Lives of Women at Home and Abroad, 1873-1927, Linda Cooper Costelloe
Evaluation and Improvments to the Modular Ballistic Protection System Stand Alone (MBPS SA) Anchoring System, Paul Ervin Curtis
Environmental Durability of Hybrid Braided Polymer Matrix Composites for Infrastructure Applications, Mackenzie Demkowicz
Measurement of Deformation and Damage in Cementitious Split Cylinders by Employing X-Ray Microtomography, Sean Constantine de Wolski
High Resolution Antarctic Glaciochemical Climate Proxy Records and Their Global Implications, Daniel Arthur Dixon
Rock Climbing Experience and Climbing Management Plan Implications in Acadia National Park: A Qualitative Approach, Kevin Dougherty
Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelet-Filled Impact Modified Polypropylene Nanocomposites, Alex Duguay
Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelet-Filled Impact Modified Polypropylene Nanocomposites, Alex Duguay
Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelet-Filled Impact Modified Polypropylene Nanocomposites, Alex Duguay
Detection of Peroxide Based Explosives Utilizing a Lateral Field Excited Acoustic Wave Device, Walter Scott Dionisio Duy
LCA and Forest Biorefining: Environmental Assessment of a Modified OSB Mill and an Integrated Partial Equilibrium Framework for Policy Analysis, Jeffrey Mason Earles
Encountered Spaces: The Perception of the Uncomfortably Strange in the 21st Century, Bethany Engstrom
Photochemical Reactions of Particulate Organic Matter, Margaret L. Estapa
Detecting Topological Events Using Wireless Sensor Networks, Christopher Farah
Pasteurization: Effective Reduction of Prototheca Human Health Risk?, Tanya Lynne Farrington-Thomason
The Effects of Long-Term Nitrogen Enrichment and Acidification on Soil C, N, and P Dynamics at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, Farrah R. Fatemi
Un Morceau de Craie Blanche: A Piece of White Chalk, Meaghann Fisher
Food Safety and Health Literacy, Lisa Fishman
Schlieren Structures in the Mount Waldo Granitic Pluton, Maine: Implications for Magma Chamber Processes, Brianna Force
Entrepreneur as "End"repreneur: The Intention to Retire, Nancy Forster-Holt
Veteran Elementary Teachers' Experiences with Self-Directed Learning: An Interpretive Study, Kristine Fox
A Theoretical Model of a Lateral-Field Excited Sensor Element Under Liquid Loading, Lester A. French
Late-Pleistocene Glacial and Climate Fluctuations in the Torres del Paine Region (51ºS), Southern South America, Juan Luis Garcia
The Effect of Cranberry Juice on Glycemia and Satiety, Christopher Joseph Gendron
Synthesis and Characterization of Catalysts for the Selective Transformation of Biomass-Derived Materials, Isaac Tyrone Ghampson
Differential Cytoskeletal Responses to ATP Depletion and Repletion in Renal Proximal Tubule and Interstitial Fibroblast Cells, Morgan SA Gilman
Formative Evaluation of the Stress Management Modules of an Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Young Adults, Rebecca Isabel Goff
A Family Matter: The Use of Agent-Based Modeling and Social Learning to Promote Sustainable Family Forest Solutions, Erika L. Gorczyca
Establishment of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Anuran epidermis and Experimental Transmission from Bullfrogs to Wood Frogs, Sasha Eden Greenspan
Mural Graffiti Painting: Positively Affecting a Community, Ryan Guerrero
Lovely Flowers at a Train Station, Wynne J. Guglielmo
Extended Methods in Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy and Estimating Activation Yields of Photoactivatable Proteins, Mudalige Siyath Gunewardene
An Exploration of Thriving in the Superintendency, Frank A. Hackett
Chinese Women in the Chinese Restaurant: Work and Cultural Identity, Elizabeth Louise Hardink
Behavior, Environment, and Changeability Survey: Preliminary Work, Angel Nicole Hebert
Histological Contributions to Species Identification of Calcined Bone from the Bull Brook and Morrill Point Mound Archaeological Sites, Amber Sky Heller
Transcriptional Regulatory Networks Involved in Plant Responses to Low Temperature, Venura Gnanaka Herath
Social Withdrawal During Middle Childhood: An Exploration of Social Information Processing, Friendship Experiences, and Psychological Adjustment, Lauren J. Holleb
Elucidating a Mechanism of Particulate Hexavalent Chromium-Induced Carcinogenesis, Amie L. Holmes
Inorganic Arsenite Inhibits Allergic Signal Transduction in Mast Cells, Lee M. Hutchinson
College Chemistry Students Understanding and Application of the Relationship between Algebra and Stoichiometry, Maggie Hutchinson
Specialized Taphonomies in an Eastern Maine Shell Midden: Faunal Analysis of Site 62-8, Holmes Point West, Machias, Maine, Robert C. Ingraham
Twisted L-Functions, John James Jackson
Challenges and Opportunities for Conserving Vernal Pools on Private Land Using Regulatory and Voluntary Approahces, Jessica Spelke Jansujwicz
Roles of Matrix Metalloproteinase-11 and Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2B in Fibronectin Degradation During Zebrafish Development, Molly Harris Jenkins
A Microscopic Evaluation of a Low Volume Approach at a Roundabout in Bangor, Maine, Torey Olaf Johnson
How Service-Learning Can Counter Cultural Narcissism, Gretchen Jordan
Biological Conversion of Algefiber® to Carboxylic Acids for Chemical Upgrading to Ketones, Sampath Ashoka Karunarathne
Residential Development and Stormwater Runoff, Daniel James Kary
Growth and Movement of Brook Charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Coastal Maine, David C. Kazyak
An Imperfect Union: The Eighteenth Century Origins of the Two Maines, Margaret G. Kearney
Characterization of Mesoporous Materials Via Fluorescent Spectroscopic Methods, Raymond Russell Kennard
Identification of High-Velocity Pseudo-surface Acoustic Wave Substrate Orientations and Modeling of Surface Acoustic Wave Structures, Thomas Donald Kenny
Alternative Weed Management Strategies for Organic Cereals: Enhanced Crop-Weed Interference and Physical Weed Control, Lauren Nicole Kolb
Students and Laptops: Identity Construction in One-to-One Classrooms, Karen Kusiak
¹⁰Be Surface Exposure Chronology of Pinedale and Bull Lake Moraines of the Fremont Lake Region, Wind River Range, Western Wyoming, U.S.A., Kathryn Lee Ladig
Le Roman Acadien Postmoderne de France Daigle: France Daigle's Postmodern Acadian Novel, Danielle M. Laliberte
Site Characterization Using the Seismic Piezocone in Presumpscot Clay and Development of Piezocone Correlations to Engineering Parameters, Nicholas D. Langlais
Zembla Vist's American Vaudeville, Mary Katherine Lattari
Marijuanatopia?—Placing Pot Media in the U.S. Social Imaginary: Surveillance, Consumption & Pleasure, Dusty Lavoie
Axis, Matthew Leavitt
Hot Random Off-Loading: A Hybrid Storage System with Dynamic Data Migration, Lin Lin
In-Situ Measurement of Permeability of a Porous Interface Using the Ultrasonic Slow Wave, Lin Lin
At Home in Maine: A Documentary Film Series and Web Resource about Maine's Homebirth and Midwifery Community, Nicolle Littrell
The Politics of Suppression: Eamon de Valera's Government and the IRA, 1938-1942, Grant Alexander Lombard
Developing Novel Opioid Analgesics for the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain, John J. Lowery