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 2024
Investigation of Calcium and Calmodulin Signaling During JC Polyomavirus Infection, Avery Bond
Rural Realities and Equity in Vertical Transfer Pathways: Reshaping Policy Discourses in Higher Education Articulation Agreement Policies, Tobby Joshua Bragdon
Fast Woman, Slow Art: Weaving Personal History Into the Fabric of Art, Jessica J. Brainerd
Global Spatiotemporal Patterns of Pleistocene Large Mammal Extinction: Integrating the Evidence and Resolving the Contradictions, Nikhil Brocchini
The Relative Age Effect: Ensuring Student Success Regardless of Birth Month, Geoffrey E. Bruno
The Attention Project, Susan Bryand
Transing My Gender: An Exploration of the Process of Becoming Me, Equinox Charette
Evaluation of Anodes and Modular Membrane-Less Single Cell Reactor Designs for On-Site Hypochlorous Acid Generation, Nelson C. Chime
Mechanistic Study of Photochemical and Advanced Oxidation Processes for Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Water, Melissa J. Chisholm
The "Communal Gaze:" How the Collective Community Responds to the Narratives of Sexual Violence Vocalized by Black Women, Brianna Christie
Development and Evaluation of Novel Microparticulate Technologies for the Delivery of Essential Nutrients to Marine Fish Larvae, Kara M. Chuang
Mesopelagic Microplastic Transport Interactions With the Biological Carbon Pump, Mikayla Clark
The Molecular Detection of Sphaerulina vaccinii: A Leaf Spot Pathogen of Lowbush Blueberry, Zoe Colwell
Risk Perceptions of Tick-borne Diseases in Maine, MacKenzie Conant
Reconstructing the Paleotempestology Record From the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center at Ponce, Puerto Rico, Karina Cortijo-Robles
GaN HEMT Quartz Crystal Oscillator Topologies for High Temperature Applications, Emily Currie
Developing a Mass Optimization Tool for Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations Based on Site Conditions, Turbine Size, and Constructability Requirements, Joseph H. Dagher
Applications of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding in Stream Biomonitoring, Beth Y. Davis
Pacific Herring: Alaskan Native Traditional Foods in Export Markets, Krissa A. Davis
What Is Your Metaphor? Disrupting Wholeness in Teacher Education, Virginia Dearani
Chemical Composition, Food Safety and Quality Characteristics of Birch Syrup in Comparison to Maple Syrup, Djeneba Diarra
"For Truth and Right:" Rev. Amos Noë Freeman and Portland, Maine's Abyssinian Church, 1826 to 1917, Susan E. Dickson-Smith
Native Frequency Domain Monte Carlo Simulation of Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging for Look-Up Table Generation, Daemon A. Dikeman
Characterizing the Effects of Connectivity Restoration on the Upstream Migrations of Two Diadromous Fish Species in Maine, Cody Dillingham
Middle and High School Teachers’ Perceptions of Data Literacy Concepts, Madeline Dougherty
Whole: Interconnectedness Explored, System-wide, in a Jail, Elizabeth Duncombe
Discovery of Nanostructured Material Properties For Advanced Polymeric Systems, Colton Lee Duprey
Bridging the Domain Gap in the Transformer Era for Cross View Geo-Localization, Abhilash Durgam
Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modeling of Carbonation of Non-plastic Soils Mixed With Hydrated Lime, Andres F. Espinosa
Investigation of Magneto Hydrodynamic Drives for Blood Flow Assist Pumps, Faija Farjana
Sense Making in a Creative Practice, Augusta S. Farnum
Faculty Beliefs about Adult Learner Memory and Associated Factors: An Exploratory Study, Anne L. Fensie
Spatial and Demographic Variations in Apparent Annual Survival of Golden-Winged Warblers: a Range-Wide Investigation, Emily Filiberti
Exploration of Liquid-infused Urinary Catheters: Fabrication, Functionality, and Liquid Loss, Chun Ki Fong
Cost-effective and Efficient Monitoring and Management of Maine's Spruce Budworm Outbreak, Allison E. Foster
Drivers of Spatio-temporal Dynamics in Long-term Studies of Mammal and Bird Populations in Maine, Gabriela Franzoi Dri
Rurality and Robustness: Rural Communities and Housing Insecurity Risk, Steve Garcia
Phantasmagorya: An Experiment in Monstrous Poetics, Christopher W. Gardner
Reckoning With Religion in Southern Queer Lit: An Auto-Critical Approach, Amanda Garrod
Identification of Conceptual Neighborhoods and Topological Relations in Z2, Brendan P. Hall
Advancing Research and Engagement to Strengthen Ties Between Paleoenvironmental Research and Indigenous Communities, Kit M. Hamley
Scaling, Modeling, and Resilience of the Arctic Boreal Ecosystem, Wouter Hantson
Effects of a College-Based Nutrition and Cooking Education Intervention Program on Health-Related Quality of Life, Emalee Harrington
Enhancing Long Sequence Time-Series Forecasting through Spatial Embedding Integration, Dorothy S. Harris
Theory and Sensor Feasibility of Lateral Field Excited Acoustic Wave Devices, Jequil Hartz
An Interdisciplinary Review: How Rapid Climate Change is Impacting Human Health, Environmental Policy, and Voter Behavior, Douglas Hasson
A Prototype Upper Arm Exoskeleton for Evaluating the Response of Human Subjects to Kinesthetic Feedback, Liam Hawthorne
Boundaries, Learning, and Collective Action: a Socio-Ecological Analysis of Fisheries in the Gulf of Maine and the North Atlantic, Anne CJ Hayden
Physical and Biological Responses to Climate-driven Shifts in Greenland Lakes Across Multiple Temporal and Spatial Scales, Vaclava Hazukova
Object (of) Permanence: Stories, Michelle B. Hoeckel-Neal
There and Back Again: Creating, Characterizing, and Curing Murine Models of Rare Neuromuscular Disease, Sarah Holbrook
Examining the Impact of Implementation Fidelity Mandates on Instructional Practices in K-8 Settings: A Critical Qualitative Study, Anita L. Hopkins
Effects of a Brief RO DBT Intervention on Overcontrolled Adolescents: Loneliness, Connectedness, and Gender Differences, Jennifer Hugg
Effects of Personality on Cache Pilferage and Activity Patterns in Maine's Forest-Dwelling Small Mammals, Brigit R. Humphreys
The Effects of Forest Management Practices Across Spatial Scales on Tick Densities, Wildlife Communities, and Tick-Borne Pathogen Transmission, Stephanie N. Hurd
The Impact of Feedback on Teacher Professional Growth, Eric Hutchins
Spray Drying of Cellulose Nanofibrils and Cellulose Nanocrystals: Applications in Thermoplastic Nanocomposites and 3D Printing, Sungjun Hwang
Towards a Pleasurable Food Experience: Influencing People's Liking, Taste Perceptions, and Mediated Emotions Using Augmented Flavor Experiences, Meetha Nesam James Ravindran Santhakumar
Integrating Life History and Environmental DNA (eDNA) Data to Enhance Detection of Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Populations, Phoebe Jekielek
Land-Sea Connection of Microplastic Fiber Pollution in Frenchman Bay, Maine, Grace A. Johnson
Local Converse Theorem For 2-Dimensional Representations of Weil Groups, William LP Johnson
Longevity of Extrusion-based 3D Printed Polymer Matrix Composite Materials in Construction, Prabhat Khanal
Computational Acceleration of a CFD-DEM Solver for Dynamic Granular Media with Consideration of Energy Equations, Alireza Kianimoqadam
3D Printing for Scale-Model Testing: Design, Build and Measurement of Four Hulls, Thomas Klodenski
Detrital Zircon Geochronology of the Central Maine Basin: Implications for Provenance and Tectonic History, Piper Kramer
Island Mass Effects on Zooplankton Assemblages in the South Pacific Ocean: The First Basin Scale Study, Nathaniel V. Kristan
Food Product Development Utilizing Kokumi Peptides, Adrian Labrador
Implementing Innovative Conservation Tools: Lessons Learned From Maine's Vernal Pool Special Area Management Plan, Megan E. Leach
Applications of Environmental DNA in the Conservation of Threatened Species, Gregory LeClair
Development, Characterization, and Technology Transfer of Liquid-Infused Catheters, Evan Leonard
High Frequency and Seasonal Controls on Calcium Carbonate Saturation States in Two Maine Estuaries, Catherine Liberti
Living in Death: Creating Trans Non-binary Futures, Larissa Little
Dreaded and Unknown: Online Risk Communication and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), Carrie Loomis
Barriers to Inclusive IEP Practices: a Comparison Case Analysis of Special Education Structures in Two Northern New England States, Melissa Lyons-Vitalone
Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of an Outdoor Learning Program for Fifth Graders: A Case Study, Heather Manchester
Silvicultural Treatments Affect Adult Coquillettidia Perturbans (Diptera: Culicidae) Abundance in a Managed Forest, Alyssa Marini
Pathogen Presence and Agricultural Practices: Microbial Analysis of Wild Blueberry Harvesting and Processing Environments, Sophia Markus
Building Inclusive Leadership Pipelines: Pathways from Higher Education to Executive Leadership, Buffie McCue-Quinn
Methionine Restriction Counteracts Age- and Diet-Related Metabolic Dysfunction in Mice, Marissa McGilvrey
Research: Art, Information, and Academic Inquiry, Luke D. McKinney
Characterizing predation risk during Atlantic salmon smolt migration, Matthew Mensinger
Reconstructing Megafauna-Vegetation Interaction Across Spatial and Temporal Scales, Alessandro Mereghetti
Adult Atlantic Salmon Movements And Mortality In The State Of Maine, Carolyn A. Merriam
The Role of TAP63 and P53 in the Primordial Oocyte's Response to DNA Damage, Monique Mills
Interactions Between Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) and Pathogenic Bacteria in Culled Potato Waste, Matthew A. Moyet
Remembered Across the Sea: the Holocaust Memorials of the United States, Jennifer Munson
Agency and Resistance as Shown in the Pocket Diaries of Emilie Davis (1839-1889), Mudiwa Mupotsa-Giroux
A Novel Functionally Graded Infill Method for Realizing Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing, Patrick Murphy