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
Examining the Role of Specific Virulence Mechanisms During Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection in a Zebrafish Model of Cystic Fibrosis, Ryan T. Phennicie
Economic Analyses of Residential Development and Land Conservation Trends, Jennifer A. Plowden
Multi-Objective Optimization of Laser-Welded Steel Sandwich Panels Using a Genetic Algorithm, Jeffrey D. Poirier
Forest Succession and Amphibian Migrations: Implications for Landscape Connectivity, Viorel Dan Popescu
Paleoclimate Insights from ¹⁰Be Surface-Exposure Dating of Moraine Sequences in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, Aaron E. Putnam
The Development and Validation of a New Smartphone Based Non-visual Spatial Interface for Learning Indoor Layouts, Monoj Kumar Raja
Soil Drainage Class Influences on Soil Carbon in a New England Forested Watershed, Jay Edwards Raymond
Nutrient Distributions in the Gulf of Maine: An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrate and Silicate, Nathan D. Rebuck
Discovery of Novel Pain Genes Using Systems Genetics, Jill M. Recla
Phenology at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine: Foliar Chemistry and Morphology, Erin Joelle Redding
The Efficacy of Three Different Vitamin D Supplementation Protocols after the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Procedure, Joanna Fichthorn Rosebush
Fractal Analysis and Thermal-Elastic Modeling of a Subvolcanic Magmatic Breccia: The Shatter Zone, Mount Desert Island, Maine, Samuel Geoffrey Roy
Event Discovery and Classification in Space-Time Series: A Case Study for Storms, Avinash Rude
A Study of the Inhibition of Cellulases by Lignin Fragments, Gamini Rupasingha
An Acoustical Approach to the Study of Marine Particle Dynamics Near the Bottom Boundary Layer, Clementina R. Russo
Improving Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) Growth and Development through Optimal Mineral Nutrition, James Patrick Madrid Santiago
How Green Is the Gulf of Maine: How Have the Dynamics of CDOM and Phytoplankton Influenced Remotely-Sensed Estimates of Chlorophyll A?, Michael J. Sauer
Assesing Borehole Geophysical Data by Simulating Flow in Heterogeneous Aquifers, Joseph Russell Sawdey
Terminus Changes of Tidewater Outlet Glaciers in Greenland: Environmental Controls and Links to Glacial Earthquakes, Kristin Meredith Schild
Detecting Exposure to Surface Water Contaminants Non-lethally Using Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Scales, Daniel Gerhard Skall
Optical Signatures of Particle Size and Dynamics in the Marine Environment, Wayne Homer Slade
Growing Local: Wild Maine Blueberry Muffins, Jennifer Marie Smith-Mayo
Identifying and Addressing Specific Student Difficulties in Advanced Thermal Physics, Trevor I. Smith
Ink Setting Fundamentals a Focus on Ink Parameters, Jong Suk Sonn
Economic Decision-Making and Lake Management Policy: Two Empirical Analyses, Ann Eleanor Speers
Nanofabrication and Testing of an Instrumented Nanopore for DNA Sensing, Patrick S. Spinney
Students' Qualitative Understanding of the Relationship between the Graph of a Function and the Graphs of Its Derivatives, John R. Stahley
Electronic Transport Properties of Ruthenium and Ruthenium Dioxide Thin Films, Michael M. Steeves
Characterizing the Behavior and Properties of Nano Cellulose Reinforced Ultra High Performance Concrete, Kimberly Marie Stephenson
The Dynamic Interaction between Internal Waves and Krill: Hotspot Generation in the Gulf of Maine, Peter B. Stetson
Material Properties of Wood Ash-Filled and Wollastonite-Filled Polyproplyene Wood Plastic Composites (WPCS), Jason Stevens
The Relationship between Value Systems in Art and Trends in Art and Technology, Abigail Stiers
Innovation in Maine's Logging Industry, Ian J. Stone
Effect of Strain Rate and Hygrothermal Environment in Wood Plastic Composite Sheet Piles, Sandeep Tamrakar
The Role of Notch and Transforming Growth Factor ß (TGF-ß) in Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation, Yuefeng Tang
Human Dimensions of a School-Centered, Community-Based Environmental Monitoring Research (CBEMR) Project Focused on Private Drinking Water Wells in New England, Teresa E. Thornton
A "Clearcut Line": Canada and Colombia, 1892-1979, Stefano Tijerina
The Role of Breeding Preparation in Migration Phenology and Seasonal Interactions in Migratory Passerines, Christopher Tonra
3-D Analysis of Energy Dissipation Mechanisms in Steel Fiber Reinforced Reactive Powder Concrete, Kevin Trainor
Adsorption and Diffusion of Light Hydrocarbons in DDR Zeolite, Adam Vidoni
Forms, Distribution, and Potential Availability of Phosphorous from Poultry Manure, Heidi Maria Waldrip
Identifying Sex Differences in a Rat Model of Ethanol Withdrawal, Shawn Allen Walls
Response of FRP Arches to Concrete Filling Loads, Harold J. Walton
Influence of Neighborhood Structure on Growth in Northern Red Oak - Eastern White Pine Stands, Justin Waskiewicz
The Metabolic Response to Graded Exercise Performed on an Underwater Treadmill vs. a Traditional Treadmill, Philip E. Watson
Recovering from a Lost Community: The Connection of Dow Air Force Base to Bangor Maine, and How Bangor Survived the Closing of Dow, William W. Wentworth
Finding Common Ground: Exploring Meaningful Incentives for Family Forest Owners to Encourage Public Access to Private Lands in Maine, Martha Charlotte Willand
Energy Balance and Snow Melt on the Kahiltna Glacier, Central Alaska Range, Dominic Winski
Multiple Lateral Field Excited Sensors on a Single Substrate, Shane Winters
Beauty and Double Duty: Elizabeth Hawes and the Politics of Fashion and Women's Work, Jennie Woodard
Identities' Incidents: Fragments of a Subject's Trans/formations, Erin Workman
Notch Function in Mouse Folliculogenesis, Jingxia Xu
Effect of Channel Estimation Error on Performance of Physical Layer Network Coding, Keyvan Yasami
The Relationship Between Personality Type and Marital Satisfaction, Laura L. Yoder
Quantifying Diatom Aspirations: Mechanical Properties of Chain-Forming Species, Ashley M. Young
An Integrated Approach to Location Modeling, Zhong Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Acetic Acid Removal from Pre-pulping Wood Extract, Aymn Abdulrahman
Characterization of DHHC Cysteine-Rich Domain-Containing Proteins in Dictyostelium Discoideum, Joel I. Amburg
Quantifying Surface Water Nitrate Concentrations that Elicit Diatom Community Changes in Lakes Across the Rocky Mountains, Heather Ann Arnett
Moving from Middle to High School: At-Risk Student Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Transition Activities, Pamela L. Astbury
Diatom-Driven Carbon Export During the North Atlantic Spring Bloom: Coupled Physical-Biological Modelling and Variational Data Assimilation, Witold J. Bagniewski
The Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on Nucleotide Excision Repair in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Liver, Gregory Daniel Ballard
Gauss Composition and Bhargava's Cube Law, Adam Barker-Hoyt
Impact Test Development for Large-Scale Composite Hull Panels for the "Mako" Patrol Craft, Katherine L. Beaumont
Impact Test Development for Large-Scale Composite Hull Panels for the "Mako" Patrol Craft, Katherine L. Beaumont
The Impact of Hemoglobin Expression on Cardiovascular Physiology and Thermal Tolerance of Antarctic Notothenioid Fishes, Jody M. Beers
The Spiny Lobster Fishery in Nicaragua: A Socio-ecological System Approach to Resource Management, Rodolfo Chang Bennett
Stand Dynamics and Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Natural Disturbance in an Acadian Old-Growth Reserve, Stacy Jo Birch
Climate Investigations Using Ice Sheet and Mass Balance Models with Emphasis on North American Glaciation, Sean David Birkel
How Business Climate and Political Climate Influence Economic Growth and Economic Development in the American States, James H. Black
Multiple Perspectives on Student Solution Methods for Air Resistance Problems, Katrina E. Black
Crack Propagation in Secondary Bonded FRP Composite Joints, Steven Paul Lewis Blake
Asexual Reproduction in Porphyra Umbilicalis Kützing and Its Development for Use in Mariculture, Nicolas Achille Blouin
A Novel Concept for Measuring Seawater Inherent Optical Properties in and Out of the Water, Alina Gainusa Bogdan
Physiological and Evolutionary Implications of the Pattern of Expression of Oxygen-Binding Hemoproteins in Antarctic Notothenioid Fishes, Kimberly Borley
High Resolution Tiled Displays at the University of Maine, Nathan Bourgoin
The Thermal-Mechanical Property Interdependency of Wax-Coated Granular Composites Used in Thoroughbred Horse Racetracks, John William Bridge
Analysis of Optical Spikes Reveals Dynamics of Aggregates in the Twilight Zone, Nathan Briggs
A Glacial-Geologic Approach to Studying Late Quaternary Climate and Ice Fluctuation in the Southern Hemisphere, Gordon Bromley
Nearshore Pockmark Field Dynamics and Evolution, Laura Lee Brothers
Sediment Mercury Dynamics at Two Estuarine Mudflats in Great Bay, New Hampshire, Lauren E. Brown
Systematics and Evolution of Amelanchier (Rosaceae), Michael Bradley Burgess
Melt Regimes, Internal Stratigraphy, and Flow Dynamics of Three Glaciers in the Alaska Range, Seth William Campbell
Examination of a Biopsychosocial Model for the Relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Chronic Pain, Anna G. Cassel
Fundamental Limits in Wireless Localization Algorithms, Jun Chen
Ant Diversity in Maine Lowbush Blueberry and the Ecology of a Dominant Ant Species, Formica exsectoides, Beth A. Choate
Assessing the Biological Condition of Maine Streams and Rivers Using Benthic Algal Communities, Thomas John Danielson
Procedural Skills — The Missing Link in Ninth Graders' Comprehension of Geography's Influence on Climate, Erik Krentel daSilva
The Ecology of Peer Tutoring: Perspectives of Student Staff in One High School Writing Center, Cynthia Dean
Novel Insights into the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 System Revealed by Studies of New Mutant Mouse Models, Victoria D. DeMambro
Anadromous Alewives in Linked Lake Stream Ecosystems: Can Trophic Interactions in Lakes Influence Streams, Lee Michael Demi
Bioplastic Development in Maine—Policy Implications for Integration into Packaging, Eric DesRoberts
Shortnose Sturgeon of the Gulf of Maine: The Importance of Coastal Migrations and Social Networks, Phillip E. Dionne
Effects of White Perch Introductions on Food Web Dynamics: Combining Paleolimnological and Whole-Lake Biomanipulation Approaches, Kristin Elizabeth Ditzler
Preschool Teacher Judgments of Students' Alphabetic Knowledge, Brian Edward Doore
Modeling A Personal Exposure History through Event-Event Relationships, Stacy A. Doore
6AMUGH, Peter Dutton
Improving the Estimation Accuracy of Signals with Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio Using Optimal Combining Methods, Timothy Arthur Falkner
Women and Animals in Affiliative Relationship: Healing Characteristics of the Animal Human Bond, Pamela Feeney