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
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
Holocene Fluctuations of Istorvet Ice Cap, Liverpool Land, East Greenland, Amanda Rose Lusas
The Human Equation in Forest Resources: Incorporating Social Science Methodologies to Study Forest Landowners and Researchers, Patrick William Lyons
Development of a Scale Model Wind Turbine for Testing of Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Systems, Heather Rae Martin
Learning to Discuss Literature Online: Where Technology Design and Instruction Intersect, Kenneth H. Martin
LD 291: Teaching Practices and Pedagogy of Fourth, Seventh and Eighth Grade Teachers, Lorrine A. Masterman
Improving Teacher Practice: Teachers' Perspectives on Capacity-Building Initiatives in Literacy, Joseph C. Mattos
Global Marathon Man, Joseph Michael Mayers
Development of Supplemental Resistance Method for the Design of Drilled Shaft Rock Sockets, James Gregory McCarthy
Evaluating Factors Influencing the Life History of the American Lobster (Homarus armericanus) in the Gulf of Maine, Marissa D. McMahan
Pathogenesis of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Disease of the BXSB.Yaa Mouse, Caroline McPhee
Anna Log: Stumped, Allison Melton
Design, Fabrication, and Testing of SAW Resonators on Quartz for the Detection of Hydrogen Fluoride, Bennett J. Meulendyk
Targeted Treatment in a Community Model, Isaac J. Michaud
Dissecting Dexter: Television Portrayal of Self-Disclosure as a Relational Control Tool, Jeremiah Miner
Feasibility of Certifying the Gulf of Maine Shrimp Trap Fishery as Sustainable, Cinamon Moffett
Outcast Men: American Citizens in Upper Canada and Van Dieman's Land, Jenna L. Morency
Answer-Seeking and Idea-Constructing During Collaborative Active-Learning Activities in a Physics Laboratory, Casey E. Murphy
Crenulation Cleavage Development and the Influence of Rock Microstructure on Crustal Seismic Anisotropy, Felice Maria Johanna Naus-Thijssen
Incorporating Biodiversity Impact into Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Woodchips for Bioethanol Production, Binod Neupane
Lower Limb Acceleration During the Block-Start vs. Selected Power and Strength Exercises, Thomas A. Ordelt
Control Mechanisms in Nutrient Dynamics and Biological Productivity in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Artur Piotr Palacz
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Antarctic Accumulation Rates, Monica Palmer
Do Relationships with Helpful and Not-Helpful Teachers Make a Difference? Perspectives from Nine At-Risk Adolescents, Emanuel Pariser
Developing Methods to Monitor Seabird Response to Disturbance on a Coastal Maine Island, Monika Parsons
Auditory Event-Related Potential in Neonates and Young Infants Prenatally Exposed to Methadone, Jonathan Allan Paul
The Extended Kalman-Consensus Filter, Andrew Pellett
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