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
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
A Morphological Lattice Model to Predict the Failure and Fracture of Wood, Christopher Robert Fournier
Throughfall Dynamics and Canopy Processes in a Nitrogen Fertilized Forest, Elizabeth Gaige
Cover Crop Root Contributions to Soil Quality in an Organic Maine Agroecosystem, Megan Bates Gardner
Early Paleozoic Orogenesis in the Maine-Quebec Appalachians, Christopher Charles Gerbi
Death and Commemoration on the Frontier: An Archaeological Analysis of Early Gravestones in Cumberland County, Maine, Joy Giguere
Effects of Long-Term Nitrogen Additions on Rapid Nitrate Immobilization in Forest Soils, Michael Glessner
Sources and Implications of Shallow Subsurface Methane in Estuarine Environments, Allen M. Gontz
Methodology for the Thermomechanical Simulation and Optimization of Functionally Graded Materials, Andrew Goupee
Impacts of Mobile Fishing Gear and a Buried Fiber-Optic Cable on Soft-Sediment Benthic Community Structure, Betsy M. Grannis
Image-based Change Detection of Geospatial Objects Using Positional Uncertainty, Sotirios Gyftakis
Exploring the Links Among Professional Development, Teacher Performance, and Student Achievement: A Case Study, Julie Hackett
Monitoring a pile-supported integral abutment bridge at a site with shallow bedrock, Sarah L. Hartt
Performance and Effectiveness of a Thin Pavement Section Using Geogrids and Drainage Geocomposite in a Cold Region, Christopher L. Helstrom
Structural Characterization of Parvalbumin from an Antarctic Notothenioid Fish Species, Jamie Willis Hendrickson
A Middle School Standards-based Science Curriculum Handbook, Eleanor B. Hess
An Acoustic Imaging System for Soft Tissue Stress, Judy A. Hilton
Re-integrating Crops and Livestock in Maine: An Economic Analysis of the Potential for and Profitability of Integrated Agricultural Production, Aaron K. Hoshide
Assessing the Role of Risk Communication in Reducing Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water, Shan Huang
Gage Gray, Justus Rhodes Humphrey
Paul Claudel and World War One, Christopher Hurlburt
A Policy Discourse Analysis of U.S. Land-Grant University Diversity Action Plans, Susan Van Deventer Iverson
Data Structures and Algorithms for Efficient Solution of Simultaneous Linear Equations from 3-D Ice Sheet Models, Rodney A. Jacobs
Multi-temporal and Multi-sensor Monitoring of Forest Disturbance, Suming Jin
Success of First-Time Students in Associate Degree Programs at the University of Maine at Augusta, Emily Mae Johnston
The Effect of Dietary Manganese on Arterial Functional Properties, Anastasia Z. Kalea
Factors Influencing the Germination, Emergence, and Early Survival of Boreal, Temperate and Exotic Acadian Forest Tree Species in Central Maine, Keith-George Kanoti
Stock Intermixing and Movement of Atlantic Herring (Clupea Harengus) In the Gulf of Maine and Southern New England, Jessica Kohl Kanwit
Dynamics of Bee and Wasp Populations in Maine Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium), Joseph E. Karem
An Investigation of the Two-Dimensional Ising Spin Glass Using Information Theoretic Measures, Debra A. Kenneway
Magnetic Flux Sensor for Hearing and Application, Crystal R. Kenney
Assessment and Management of the Maine Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa), Sheril R. Kirshenbaum
The Effects of Trawling on Benthic Habitats: An Analysis of Recovery in the Western Gulf of Maine Closure, Emily P. Knight
Constructing the Experiences of Gay and Lesbian High School Students in Maine, Paul D. Knowles