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 2006
Queer Performativity and Chaucer's Pardoner, Taryn Louise Norman
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Physics First in Maine, Michael James O'Brien
Electronic Access to Courtrooms: Television as an Educational Socializing Agent on the Judiciary, Jessica Ossinger
Coastal Sediment and Fish Biosolids Remediation Using a Microbial Fuel Cell, Eric George Para
An Exploration of Educators' Perceptions Concerning the Multicultural Education of Students in New England Physical Therapist Programs, Suzanne Parish Gordon
Configured Visibility in 'Elizabeth I as Europa': The Queen's Represented Body in Context of the Geographical Imagination, Heather Marie Parsons
Fishing a Borderless Sea: Environmental Territorialism in the North Atlantic, 1818-1910, Brian Joseph Payne
Wind Damage in Maine Forests: Trends and Vulnerability Assessment, Thomas Perry
Geoarchaeological Investigations of the Waynuna Site and the Alca Obsidian Source, Peru, Kurt Rademaker
Development, Assessment, and Management of a Potential Directed Fishery for Jonah Crab, (Cancer borealis), in the Near Shore Gulf of Maine, Kathleen M. Reardon
Effects of Harvesting on Nutrient Cycling, Red Spruce Radial Growth, and Dendrochemistry 30 Years after Harvesting in Northern Maine, USA, Andrew B. Reinmann
Ecological relationships among partial harvesting, vegetation, snowshoe hares, and Canada lynx in Maine, Laura Robinson
Motivators and Barriers to Maintaining Healthy Weight in Young Adult College Males, Jennifer L. Roy
An Application of Landscape Design to Student Academic Success, Roger A. Roy
Evaluation of Nutrition Risk and Body Mass Index in Maine Seniors, Suzanna R. Rozario
Diel and Tidal Rhythms of Emercenge Events Based on Acousitc Observations in a Shallow Estuary, Mei Sato
Dynamics of Forest Structure under Different Silvicultural Regimes in the Acadian Forest, Michael R. Saunders
A Study of the Heterometallic d10 Interaction and the Effect of Light and Solvent on Silver Doped Faujasite, Brian Kent Schaefer
Oxalate Production and Cation Translocation during Wood Biodegredation by Fungi, Jonathan S. Schilling
The Effects of Kaolin Particle Film on the Viburnum Leaf Beetle During Container Production of Viburnum Dentatum under Different Levels of Applied Nitrogen, Hillary S. Schultz
Invitro Study of Fenton Reaction Occurring in Brown Rot Fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum, Satyavan Singh
Physical and behavioral development of nursing harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups in Maine, John P. Skinner
A Footpath through Time and Space: The Emergence of Trail Culture along the Appalachian and Sierra Nevada Ranges, 1876-1916, Abigail A. Smith
Roles of Students and Instructors in a Pilot Computer-based College Algebra Course, Karen Hope Snyder
Object Tracking in Distributed Video Networks Using Multi-Dimentional Signatures, Sabeshan Srinivasan
Characterizing Solute Transport Processes in Peat through Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Simulation, Nathan A. Stevens
Performance of Insulated Shallow Cross Pipes in a Cold Region, Michael A. St. Pierre
Toll-Like Receptor Signaling in the Zebrafish, Danio rerio: Evidence of Evolving Function, Con Sullivan
Temporal and Spatial Variability of Phytoplankton Biomass in the Damariscotta River Estuary, Maine, USA, Brian P. Thompson
Hexazinone Use on Maine's Blueberry Growing Regions: Environmental Impacts to Surface Water and Groundwater from 1983-2005, Teresa E. Thornton
Agents of Change and 'The Art of Right Living: How Home Economists Influenced Post World War II Consumerism, Karen Dodge Tolstrup
Buried FRP-Concrete Arches, Josh Tomblin
Assessment and Modification of an Introductory Astronomy Laboratory Lesson on Astronomical Time-keeping, Adrienne Traxler
Cloning and Immunolocalization of G Proteins in the Spionid Polychaete Dipolydora quadrilobata, Marlene S. Tsie
Principal and Teacher Relationships and Teacher Job Satisfaction, Jeanna M. Tuell
Experimental Test Methods for Inflatable Fabric Beams, Adam William Turner
High-Speed Digital and Mixed-Signal Components for X– and KU–Band Direct Digital Synthesizers in Indium Phosphide DHBT Technology, Steven Eugene Turner
Engineering Calpastatin to Develop a Sensor to Detect Active Calpain, Lisa M. Vanhooser
The Effect of Mandatory Continuing Education on Practice Quality and Competency of Professional Land Surveyors, Anthony Richard Vannozzi
Larval Recruitment of Mya arenaria L. (Softshell Clams) in Eastern and Southern Maine, Tracy Nason Vassiliev
Length of Residency and the Importance of Environmental Amenities to Residential Location Decisions, Judith Ellen Walker
Fish Hosts and Demographics and Lampsilis cariosa and Leptodea ochracea, Two Threatened Freshwater Mussels in Maine, Philip C. Wick
Phenotypic and Genetic Variation within and among Seven Populations (Six Endangered) of Maine Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Nathan F. Wilke
Sources and Deposition Processes Linking Atmospheric Chemistry and Firn Records from Four Glacier Accumulation Zones in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Bruce R. Williamson
Derivation of Change from Sequences of Snapshots, Dominik Wilmsen
Ecogeomorphology of Salt Pools of the Webhannet Estuary, Wells, Maine, U.S.A., Kristin R. Wilson
Vascular Morphometry of the Retina in Antarctic Fishes is Dependent upon the Level of Hemoglobin in Circulation, Jody M. Wujcik
A New Little Blue and Other Stories, Eric York
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Development of Extruded Wild Blueberry Confection, Sara Abdulmajeed Aldaous
The Fallen Woman, Nineteenth Century Media, and the Contagious Diseases Acts, Sarah M. Angell
Implications of Spatial Autocorrelation and Dispersal for the Modeling of Species Distributions, Volker Bahn
Preparing for Oil Spill Impacts on Recreational Usage: A Greater Portland and Casco Bay, Maine Case Study, Tanya Dawn Baker
Mercury Bioaccumulation and Habitat Relations of Lotic and Lentic Amphibians from Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, Michael S. Bank
Assessment of Water Penetration Resistance of Coatings on Wood by Droplet Dynamics Analysis, Diogo Baptista
The Rise and Fall of the Maine Sea Urchin Industry: A Failure of Management and Institutions?, Benjamin Baron-Taltre
Investigation of Langasite Pure Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensors, Eric Jon Berkenpas
Race-O-Rama: A Philosophical Look at Race and Stereotypes in Pop Culture, Michelle M.E. Bernard
Antimicrobial Effects of Blueberry Products Against Escherichia Coli O157:H7 in Liquid Medium and in Ground Beef, Bethany A. Bernier
Streaming Tales, Alexandre Berthier
Host-Pathogen Interactions between Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and the Bacterial Agent of Juvenile Oyster Disease (Roseovarius crassostreae), Cynthia Boardman
Spirited Youth/Thriving Youth: Adolescents' Perspectives on Nurturing Thriving Outcomes Through Faith Development, Becky Hayes Boober
Toilet Training: Parents' Perspectives, Sarah C.K. Bourget
The Association between Microsatellite Marker CSRD 2138 and Parasite Resistance in Katahdin Hair Sheep, Scott Bowdridge
Spatial Dependence and Omitted Variable Bias Effects on Efficiency Analysis: A Study of the Maine Dairy Industry, Lisa A. Bragg
Reconstructing the History of Reedy Glacier, Antarctica, Gordon R.M. Bromley
Lobstermen, Lines, and Endangered Whales: Risk Reduction Measures for Coastal Maine, Samantha Brooke
Tinsel Strength and the Orchid Sheaf, Robin F. Brox
Dietary Patterns of Mediterranean Adolescents, Sandra Ellan Brussee
Predictors and Classification Systems of Cognitive Decline or Impairment During Aging, Walter P. Camire
Environmental Variables that Affect the Establishment of Myrica gale Seedlings, Keri Van Camp
The Role of Maintenance Behaviors in Happy Long-Term Committed Marriages?, Barbara Jean Carey
Groundwater Hydrology and Chemistry of Fresh Meadow Wetland, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, Heather J. Caron
"A Marvelously Big Stone": Geological Objects and Mythological Experience in the Writing of Charles Olson, Brian L. Carpenter
The Use of Passive Samplers (SPMD and POCIS) for Monitoring Dioxin and Pesticide Levels in Maine Surface Waters, Lucner Charlestra
Microstuctural Changes in Wood-Plastic Composites (WPC) Due to Extended Moisture Cycling and its Relationship to Mechanical Performance Changes, Qingzheng Cheng
Kinetics of the Direct Causticizing Reaction between Black Liquor and Titanates During Low Temperature Gasification, Xiaowen Chen
Characterization of CRE Recombinase Expression in Erythroid Tissues of Transgenic Mice, Steven Ciciotte
Anatomy and Physiology of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) in Relation to Xylem Sap Pressure, Damian Cirelli
Modeling Vessel Events and Notification Triggers in a Harbor Domain, Stephen J. Cole
Arthropod Scavengers of Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa Decemlineata) Cadavers, Karen Coluzzi
Are All P53s Created Equal? Uncovering the Function of Soft-shell Clam (Mya arenaria) p53, Lauren Anne Crawford
Reproductive Ecology of Carex typhina (Cyperaceae), a Rare Sedge in Maine, Shannon Cromley
Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn: A Directorial Challenge, Elaine DiFalco Daughtery
Hemigrapsus Sanguineus (Asian Shore Crab) as Predator of Juvenile Homarus Americanus (American Lobster), Anna Demeo
A Hedonic Analysis of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Southern Maine, Michael Devanney
To Stay or to Go? A Literary and Historical Study of French-Canadian Emigration From Quebec to New England, 1820-1930, Sarah Domareki
Significant Adults as Protective Factors: Retrospective Views of At-Risk Youth, Gregg Dowty
Non-linear PCA Based on Radial Basis Function and Particle Swarm Optimization, Mohamed Naoufel Driss
Porphyroblast Kinematics and Crenulation Cleavage Development in the Aureole of the Mooselookmeguntic Pluton, Western Maine, Matthew E. Dupee
Behavior of Hybrid Wood Plastic Composite-Fiber Reinforced Polymer Structural Members for Use in Sustained Loading Applications, Matthew Jonathan Dura
Experimental Variability of E-Glass Reinforced Vinyl Ester Composites Fabricated by VARTM/SCRIMP, Fadi El-Chiti
Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis of Marine Grade Composites, Ghassan Najib Fayad
Withdrawal/Withholding Life-Sustaining Therapies: Factors that Influence Family Decisions, Janice Lee Fitzherbert Pilotte
Subaqueous Soil Survey of Taunton Bay, Maine, Christopher T. Flannagan
Seasonal Variations in Colloidal Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) in the Damariscotta River Estuary, Maine, Sheri Ann Floge
The Nervous Systems of Spionid Polychaetes: Structure, Composition, and Effects of Serotonin on Behavior, David L. Forest