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 2009
Lessons From Success: The Experiences of Women Who Completed an Associate Degree While Parenting Children, James L. Vander Hooven
Qualitative Spatial Reasoning with Holed Regions, Maria Vasardani
Characterizing the Mechanism of Improved Adhesion of Modified Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) Surfaces, Gloria S. Oporto Velásquez
Microstructural and Chemical Study of Borosilicate Minerals in Pegmatites from the Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica, Eva R. Wadoski
Biological Conversion of Hemicellulose Extract into Value-Added Fuels and Chemicals, Sara Lynn Walton
Computing Galois Groups over Q, Christian L. Wilson
Promoting Professional Growth by Meeting Teacher Needs: The Walk-Through as an Approach to Supervision, Donna H. Wolfrom
Characterizing the Dynamics of Genome Evolution in Tumorigenesis, Yong Woo
Plasticity in Response to Changing Light Environment for Red Spruce and Balsam Fir, Sarah Zazzaro
Adipose Related Signaling in Syndromic Obesity, Yue Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Students' Understanding of Deriving Properties of a Function's Graph from the Sign Chart of the First Derivative, Karen Diane Abbey
Can Patterns of Energetic Condition Explain Differences in the Productivity of Arctic and Common Terns at Petit Manan Island, Maine?, Stephen M. Agius
The Role of the Neonatal FC Receptor (FCRN) in the Transfer of Passive Immunity and Maintenance of Active Autoimmunity, Hana J. Al-Khabbaz
Evidence from the Maine Light-Duty Vehicle Market: Are Eco-Marketing Campaigns Effective?, Eleanor Santiago Bacani
Patterns of Mortality in a Lobster Pound, David Basti
Effectiveness of the Statewide Deployment and Integration of Advanced Traveler Information Systems, Nathan P. Belz
Evaluation of Nutritional Risk in Maine's Senior Population with an Emphasis on how Whole Grain Intake Affects Nutritional Status, Julie E. Benoit
The Effects of Chronically Elevated N and S Deposition on the Nutrition and Physiology of Sugar Maple at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, Suzanne Bethers
The Influences of Breakfast Cereal Composition on Satiety, Megan Elaine Blackmore
Hardware and Software Solutions for Low Cost Distributed Visualization, Roger Blanchette
Relative Fitness and Behavioral Compensation of Amphibians in a Managed Forest, Sean Michael Blomquist
Spectroscopic Analysis of Hemolymph and Hemocyanin for the Development of a Non-Invasive Lobster Vitality Sensor, Jason C. Bolton
Life-history Characteristics of Crangon septemspinosa and Management Implications, Jennifer Ann Bowdoin
The JAK2/Y343/STAT 5 Signaling Axis is Required for Erythropoietin - Mediated Protection against Ischemic Injury in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells, Anne C. Breggia
Forest Cover Change and Assessment of Drivers of Forest Conversion in Midcoast Maine between 2000 and 2006, Nathan A. Briggs
On The Stochastic Behavior of Brownian Particles in Potential Wells, as Observed with Optical Traps, Ross Paul Brody
Hybrid Mulch System: Effects on Crop Production, Economics, Weeds and Soil Quality, Heather D. Bryant
L'identité et l'altérité dans les programmes et quatre oeuvres didactiques d'histoire du Canada destinés aux écoles secondaires de langue française du Québec : 1955-1967, Paul Franklin Buck
A Physical Activity Playgroup Intervention with 2-4 Year Old Children and their Parents to Increase Parent Awareness of Childhood Overweight Prevention in a Maine WIC Setting, Anna Yvette Bullett
A Break from the Norm: Parental Emotion Regulation, Expectancy Violations, and Gender in the Parental Socialization of Sadness Regulation in Childhood, Michael Cassano
At the Magistrate's Discretion: Sexual Crime and New England Law, 1636-1718, Abby Chandler
Hydrologic Change in Western North America: Regional Impacts and the Role of Climate, John L. Chandler
Cinnamated PDMS Polymerization for MEMS Applications, Jianxin Chen
Creative Workers and County Earnings in the United States, Kristen Marieta Colby
Exploring Factors which Lead to Successful Outcomes in Domestic Violence Cases: Interviews with Case Workers, Mary Ann Cole
Understanding Reactions to Inequality: Examining the Palliative Function of Meritocracy and Group Discrepancies for Wellbeing, Brandon Joseph Cosley
The Influence of Energetic Condition on Flight Initiation and Orientation of Migratory Passerines in the Gulf of Maine Region, Kristen M. Covino
Gold Nanoconjugates for Detection of Malignant Tissue in Human Pancreatic Specimens, Gary A. Craig
The Profile Likelihood Method in Finding Confidence Intervals and its Comparison with the Bootstrap Percentile Method, Chenglu Dai
The Reliability of the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation, Glen Davenport
Digital Background Calibration Techniques for High-Resolution, Wide Bandwidth Analog-to-Digital Converters, Alma Delić-Ibukić
Using Dendrochronology to Understand the Response of Eastern Hemlock to Past Stresses and its Current Status in Southern Maine, Sophia DeMaio
Effect of Thermal Protection System on Vibration of Aerospace Structural Panels, Hind D. Derar
Pre-hydrolysis of the Phenyl Glycosidic Bond in a Model Compound, Sagar Nandkumar Deshpande
Comparing Student Performance on Isomorphic Math and Physics Vector Representations, Joel Van Deventer
Reexamination of Reverse Anomeric Effect (RAE), Parag Dhake
¹⁰Be Cosmogenic Exposure Ages of Late Pleistocene Moraines Near the Maryburn Gap of the Pukani Basin, New Zealand, Alice Marie Doughty
Finite Element and Experimental Analyses of Hybrid Joints Subjected to Fully Reversed Flexure Fatigue Loading, Douglas Donald Dow
Non-Classical Export of Signal Peptide-less Proteins Studied Via Sum Frequency Spectroscopy and Biochemical Techniques, Andrew W. Doyle
Temporal Changes in Phytoplankton Variable Fluorescence (Fv/Fm) and Absorbtion as a Result of Daily Exposure to High Light, Andrea F. Drzewianowski
Optimized Wood Components and Subassemblies for Maximum Ductility, Anthony James Dumais
Structured Errors in Modeling Fishery Population Dynamics and in Stock Assessment, Michael Errigo
Transcriptional Alterations during Mammary Tumor Progression in Mice and Humans, Karen Fancher
Population Demography, Distribution, and Movement Patterns of Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeons in the Penobscot River Estuary, Maine, Stephen J. Fernandes
Effects of Temperature and Creep on the Clamp-up Load in Hybrid Metal to Composite Bolted Joints, Mauricio Fernandez
The Communication Experience of Relationship Dissolution: A Grounded Theory Approach, Sandra M. Fetterman
Methodology and Assessment of the Susceptibility of Potato Genotypes to Phytophthora Erythrosetpica Causal Organism of Pink Rot, Erica Fitzpatrick-Peabody
Geoarchaeological Investigations along the Tambo-Ilo Coast of Southern Peru, Louis Fortin
Identification and Pathogenicity of Some Fungi Associated with Lowbush Blueberry, Kathleen Ewell Frost
Residual Strength of Metal Particulate Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites with Multiple Crack, Yu Fu
Effects of Fish Introductions on the Geographic Distribution and Native Invertebrate Biodiversity of Naturally Fishless Lakes in Maine, Emily Gaenzle Schilling
The Colloidal Properties and Rheological Behavior of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Suspensions Dispersed with Sodium Polyacrylate, Gerard R. Gagnon
Henry Knox and the Northwest Ohio Frontier, 1787-1794, Laura M. Geoghegan
Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Children with Autistic Disorder: Utilization of Behavioral Intervention, Social Story, and Picture Activity Schedule, Allyson A. Gilles
Extending the Stigma Acknowledgment Hypothesis: A Consideration of Visibility, Concealability, and Timing of Disclosure, Jeffrey A. Goodman
The Quarrel of the Fairies: The Tales of Mme D'Aulnoy and Perrault, Elisabeth S. Goodridge
Optimization of Hardwood Hemicellulose Hydrolysis by Xylanase from Trichoderma viride for the Development of an Integrated Forest Biorefinery, LeRae Beth Graham
Wavelet-Based Segmentation of Fluorescence Microscopy Images in Two and Three Dimensions, Jeremy Grant
An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Web-Based College Algebra in Conceptual and Procedural Mathematics Knowledge, Ashley A. Graves
Octopus: Eight Stories, James Hain
Dismantling an ACT-Based Intervention for Work Stress: Do Values Really Matter?, Barbara A. Hermann
Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Mesoporous Silicia Membranes, Scott R. Higgins
Ecology and Silviculture of Northern White-Cedar (Thuja occidentalis L.) in Maine, Philip V. Hofmeyer
Ice Stream Dynamics: A Transition between Sheet Flow and Shelf Flow, Coen Matthijs Hofstede
Understanding Wood Biodegradation through the Characterization of Crystalline Cellulose Nanostructures, Caitlin L. Howell
Seeing the Forests for the Tourists: Forest-Based Entrepreneurial Tourism Enterprises in the Northeast, Brittany Ann Hummel
Chemical Dynamics During High Discharge Events at Three Forested Catchments in Eastern Maine, USA, David William Huntress
The Paul de Man Affair: The Presence of the Past, Gregory Robert Jones-Katz
Measurement of Modulus Change with Temperature of Synthetic Track Materials, Pei-Hsin Kao
Creating Dramatic Scene Work for Literature in a Secondary Language Arts Classroom, Angela E. Khorll
Nanoparticle-Based Biosensor System for Rapid Detection of Target DNA Sequences, Matthew David King
(Re)inventing the Novel: Examining the Use of Text and Image in the Twenty-First Century Novel, Matthew Patrick Kingston
Development, Characterization and Stability Study of Value-Added Extruded Salmon Snacks, Jian Kong
Synthesis and Enzymatic Oxidation of Model Lignin Carbohydrate Complexes, Srinivasulu Raju Kovur
The Effect of Wild Blueberries on Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Aleksandra S. Kristo
Measurement of Modulus Change with Temperature of Synthetic Track Materials, Pei-Hsin Kuo
Forming Family: Lesbian Mothers in Rural Communities, Sharon L. Labrie
Examining the Role of Stress in Binge Eating Disorder, Stephanie M. LaMattina
Effects of Microbusinesses on U.S. Regional Economic Growth, Sarah Larochelle
A Content Analysis of Disney Animated Films: Identifying Teachable Moments for Parents, Elizabeth Marie Lavoie
The Works of Eduardo Bähr: Bringing a Seldom-Heard Voice to a Wider Audience, Patrick Leahy
"The Will to Create" Exhibition Photographic Documentation of, and Narrative on the Body of Work in Sculpture, Painting and Mandala, Stephanie Marie Lee
The TTC7FSN/FSN Mutation Results in Hyperactivation of Lymphocytes and Overproduction of IL-4 Leading to the Development of Systemic Autoimmunity, Beth Lindroth Hill
The United States Role in the Creation and Development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Peter M. Lodge
Controlling Soilborne Diseases of Potato and Influencing Soil Microbiology with Brassica Cover Crops, Ryan P. Lynch
"Bad Apples," Overworked Trail Workers and Landowner Relations: Meanings of ATV Riding in Maine's Clubs, Marilynne Jones Mann