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 2012
A Thesis in Two Parts: Estimating Willingness-to-Pay for Cellulosic Wood Ethanol and Examining the Social Costs of Hydroelectric Production in Quebec, Canada, Katherine Farrow
Feminism on the Final Frontier: Perceptions of Gender Performativity in Joss Whedon's Firefly, Mandi Favreau
Thermal Fracture of Homogeneous and Functionally Graded Ceramics with Multiple Surface Cracks, Yuezhong Feng
Food Safety Knowledge of 18-26 Year Old University of Maine Students: Establishing Baseline Data, Chelsea Catherine Ferk
A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding the Role of Bodily Activity in Chemical Imagining, Virginia J. Flood
Econometric Analyses of Two Determinants of Regional Retail Establishment Growth and Sales Activity—Cruise Tourism and Big-Box Stores, Emily Ann Freedman
The Effect of Microstructural and Rheological Heterogeneity on Porphyroblast Kinematics and Bulk Strength in Porphyroblastic Schists, Ben Michael Frieman
Design and Development of Advanced Surgical Robotic Systems, Siavash Gheshmi
Agriculture as Art, William Giordano
The Original Meaning and Intent of the Maine Indian Land Claims: Penobscot Perspectives, Maria L. Girouard
Zeolite Supported Photodecomposition Catalysts, Robert S. Gomez
Cell-Matrix Adhesion in Muscle Development and Disease, Michelle F. Goody
Characterization of Silica Supported Cobalt Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts by X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Benjamin Goundie
Climate-Related Adaptation in Coastal Maine: A Study of Governance and Decision Process, Alexander G. Gray
Reading Bitch Magazine: Audience Interaction with Third Wave Feminism, Chelsea L. Grieve
Responses of Atlantic Salmon Stream Communities to Marine-Derived Nutrients, Margaret Quinn Guyette
Leadership in New Media, Justin Hafford
The Emergence of the Transsexual in Surgery: A Genealogical Analysis, Amanda L. Hallett
Assessing the Nutrition Behavior and Built Environment of Cobscook Bay, Maine, William David Hamilton
Theoretical considerations for black hole formation in supernova ejecta, Andrew Paul Hayes
Fish Community Response to a Small-Stream Dam Removal in a Coastal Maine Tributary, Robert Scott Hogg
On the Algebraic Reformulation of the Partition Function, Emily Igo
Remapping Videos: An Experiment in Embodiment of Code Process, Heather R. Inman
Assessment of Audio Interfaces for use in Smartphone Based Spatial Learning Systems for the Blind, Shreyans Jain
Cooperative Fisheries Research in New England: Participant Perceptions, Phoebe Jekielek
Interannual and Seasonal Variability of Calanus Finmarchicus Lipids in the Gulf of Maine, Phoebe E. Jekielek
It is X / It is Not X / It is Both X and Not X / It is Niether X nor Not X, Kat Johnson
Evaluating Factors Influencing Forest Growth across Climatic and Silvicultural Gradients in Northern Forests of the United States, Sarah Elizabeth Johnson
Cops, Cameras and Accountability: User-Generated Online Video and Public Space Police-Civilian Interactions, Douglas Alan Kelly
A Certain Season of Horror: Ghost Stories, Jacob Kempfert
The Effects of Different Agronomic Practices on the Composition and Quality of Wild Blueberries, Stephanie Kathryn Kerames
Bleed-Through Correction Analysis for Localization Microscopy, Dahan Kim
Deployable Visualization and Cloud Infrastructure for K-12, Research, and Collaboration, Robert King
Characterizing Fish Assemblage Structure in the Penobscot River Prior to Dam Removal, Ian Andrew Kiraly
Mechanism(s) of Dietary Wild Blueberry Action on Vasoconstriction in Adult Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Aleksandra S. Kristo
Purposeful Words: An Investigation of the Influence of Mission Statements on Principal Leadership and Teacher Practice, Thomas Lafavore
Substance Abuse in Elders: Alcohol Abuse and Prescription Drug Misuse in Seniors 65 Years and Older in Knox County, Maine, Nancy L. Laite
Use of Silver-Doped Zeolite to Enhance the Photodegradation of PPCPs in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Carbon, William R. Laliberte
Social and Economic Pressures That Lead to Fragmentation, Parcelization, and Deforestation in the Maine Woods, Jayne Lello
Online Social Media: A Fresh Approach to Delivering Nutrition and Physical Activity Messages to Teens, Deniele Lemire
Chromium is a Potential Environmental Health Concern for the North Atlantic Right Whale and Sperm Whale, Tânia Filipa Li Chen
Cellulose Model Surfaces Studied by Femtosecond Sum Frequency Spectroscopy, Lei Li
Predictors of Cardiovascular Fitness in Youth: BMI, Maturation, Age and Sex, Sarah B. Livingstone
Testing of a Ducted Axial Flow Tidal Turbine, Thomas A. Lokocz
Forest Fragmentation Patterns in Maine Watersheds and Prediction of Visible Crown Diameter in Recent Undisturbed Forest, Brianne Elizabeth Looze
Development of a Financial Model for Wood Pellet Production Costs in New England, Ning Lu
Characterization and Improvement of Wood-Based Thermoplastic Reinforced Flexible Wall Panels, Garrett Edward Luszczki
Assessing Allelopathic Effects of Alexandrium Fundyense on Thalassiosira SP., Emily R. Lyczkowski
Boron Isotopic Study of the Borosilicates Tourmaline, Prismatine and Grandidierite in Granulite Facies Paragneisses, from the Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica, JohnRyan MacGregor
Surface Variable Effects on the Dynamic Properties of Thoroughbred Horse Racetracks, Christie A. Mahaffey
The Critical Leading Edge of Gulf of Maine Salt Marshes: Interface with Freshwater Wetlands, Margot Elena Mansfield
Evaluating the Influence of Maine Residency on Support for Energy Investments and Private Behavior: Two Economic Choice Studies, Sarah J. Marrinan
The Huaca 20 Site in the Maranga Complex: Human-Environment Interactions, Household Activities, and Funerary Practices on the Central Coast of Peru, Ana Cecilia Mauricio Llonto
Remote Estimation of Regional Lake Clarity with Landsat TM and MODIS Satellite Imagery, Ian M. McCullough
In the Middle: Work-life Integration Experiences of Mid-level Women Leaders in a Rural Community College System in the Northeastern United States, Andrea McGill-O'Rourke
Ethics Education: It's the Right Thing to do, Kathleen Sue McIntyre
Investigating the Nature of Third Grade Students' Experiences with Concept Maps to Support Learning of Science Concepts, Margaret L. Merrill
A Fracture Mechanics Approach for Predicting the Fatigue Life of Secondarily Bonded FRP Composite T-Joints, Christa Ann Miller-Shelley
"Time & Space", Jason Mitchell
Peer Groups: The Effect on Conversational Interactions Among Adults with Mental Retardation, Toni Chapman Moleon
The Impact of Dietary Fiber Labeling on Consumer Purchasing Behavior and Knowledge, Heidi England Morin
Strabismus Risk in the Opiate Exposed Infant, Deborah Gaye Morrison
Progress, Perspective, and the Sublime Spectacle: Landscape in the Discourse of Art and Technology, 1825-1975, Joshua Steven Moulton
Interspecific introgression of aphid and late blight resistance mechanisms from Solanum bulbocastanum to Solanum tuberosum, Ananya Mukherjee
Fast Pyrolysis of Lignin Biomass in Fluidized Bed Reactor, Saikrishna Mukkamala
Drinking, Eating, Exercising, and Smoking: Instances of Health Behavior Portrayals in Contemporary Broadcast Soap Operas, Ashley Rae Nemer
Information processing and environmental behavior, Caroline L. Noblet
The Influence of Anadromous Alewife on Maine Lakes and Streams: Using Nutrient Limitation Assays and Stable Isotopes to Track Marine-Derived Nutrients, Katie G. Norris
Measured Versus Predicted Energy Expenditure in Critically Ill Patients, Hillary O'Donnell
Climate, Environment, Geomorphology, and Settlement during the Preceramic Period at the Salinas de Chao, North Coast of Peru, Elizabeth Joy Olson
Paleoindian Aggregation Patterns in Northeastern North America: Analysis of the Bull Brook Site, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Jennifer C. Ort
Depth Sensing Planar Structures: Detection of Office Furniture Configurations, Brendan O'Shaughnessy
Cleavage of Acetyl Groups for Acetic Acid Production in Kraft Pulp Mills, Ravikant Amogisidha Patil
A War of Words: Rhetoric, Identity, and Memory in the Maine-New Brunswick Borderlands, 1838-1842, Michael T. Perry
Neutron Scattering Studies of Structure, Hydrothermal Stability and Transport in Porous Silica Catalyst Supports, Rachel A. Pollock
Development of Improved Analytical Load Rating Procedures for Flat-Slab Concrete Bridges, Timothy J. Poulin
The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Climate Change on the Reproductive Processes of the Marine Copepod Calanus finmarchicus, Brian Matthew Preziosi
Expression and Regulation of Cofilin Isoforms in Danio rerio, Christopher A. Preziosi
Structure and Rheology of the Sandhill Corner Shear Zone, Norumbega Fault System, Maine: a Study of a Fault from the Base of the Seismogenic Zone, Nancy Ann Price
Characterization of the Traveler and Kineo Rhyolites and Implications for Geoarchaeology, Ian Edward Putnam
Performing Identity Through Hot Pot: Chinese Sojourning Students in Maine, Hui Qian
Early Human Settlement of the High-Altitude Pucuncho Basin, Peruvian Andes, Kurt Rademaker
Impact of Weather Conditions on Steady State and Dynamic Response of Power System, Aseem Rambani
Cochlear Implants: Are Expectations for Outcomes Related to How Parents Are Informed?, Joshua F. Randazza
"From time Immemorial": Massachusetts Farmer-fishermen and the Merrimack River, 1800-1846, Erik Reardon
Linking Ecological First Principles to Biodiversity Patterns of Marine Copepods, Nicholas R. Record
Development of Regional Individual Tree Static Equations for Managed Mixed Species Stands of the Acadian Region of North America, Baburam Rijal
Responses of Rail Productivity to Water Level Variability and Factors Affecting Rail Broadcast Survey Results, Ellen Padgett Robertson
Constructs of Adult Literacy Tutoring: An Ethnographic Study of a Local Literacy Tutor Training Program, Ryan Roderick
Modeling Individual Tree and Snag Dynamics in the Mixed-Species Acadian Forest, Matthew B. Russell
Environmental Radiation Measurements of Near-Surface Air in Orono, ME 04469, Anna Jeanne Schliep
Base Cation Cycling After Two Decades of Whole Watershed Manipulation at The Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, Sarah Bennett Schneider
Predicting Dynamics of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus L.) Advance Regeneration Under Shelterwood Silviculture, Emma Louise Schulz
Influence of Landscape Arrangement and Wetland Condition on Breeding Dynamics of Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) in Maine, USA, Amanda Frances Shearin