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 2003
Physical Testing Characteristics and Technical Event Performance of Junior Alpine Ski Racers, David Heikkinen
Effects of Precommercial Thinning on Snowshoe Hares, Small Mammals, and Forest Structure in Northern Maine, Jessica A. Homyack
Fatigue and Fracture of the FRP-Wood Interface: Experimental Characterization and Performance Limits, Yong Hong
Petrology of the Deer Isle Pluton, Coastal Maine: A Complex Mixed Magma System, Benjamin Patrick Hooks
Actors without an Audience? Performance Analysis of the "Borderlands" Live Action Role Playing Epic, Shelley Wind Hooper
The Phenomenological Self in the Works of Jerzy Kosinski, Tracy Allen Houston
Molecular Padlock Assay of Crude Plant Leaf Extracts for Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes, Allison L. Hurlburt
Indonesian Postcards, John J. Hyland
Viscoelastic Roll Coating Flows, Mitchell A. Johnson
Lessons from Ellen: A Case Study Investigation of Comprehension Strategy Instruction in Action, Suzanne Kaback
The Characteristics that Control the Stability of Eroding Coastal Bluffs in Maine, Corinn C. Keblinsky
Crevassing and Calving of Glacial Ice, James Patrick Kenneally
The Psychological Correlates of Asymmetric Cerebral Activation, Lisle R. Kingery
Migration of University of Maine 2002 Graduates, Ewa Jadwiga Kleczyk
Susceptibility of Adult Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa Decemlineata) to the Fungal Entomopathogen Beauveria Bassiana, Ellen Klinger
Hazardous Beach-System Development in Maine and Some Outcomes of the Sand Dune Rules, Julia M. Knisel
Hydroperiod of Wetlands and Reproduction in Wood Frogs (Rana sylvatica) and Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum), Mary Beth Kolozsvary
The Use of Semipermeable Membrane Devices (SPMDS) for Monitoring Dioxin Levels in Maine Rivers, Bjorn Anders Lake
Refractions, Linwood R. Lancaster
Factors Influencing Grade Six Students' Perceptions of Teachers, Susan Smith LaPlante
Future of South Korean National Parks -- A Delphi Study, Byung-kyu Lee
Mechanistic Studies of the Oxidation of Lignin and Cellulose Models, Oh-Kyu Lee
Jacques Poulin et le Nouveau Roman de Tendre: (Jacques Poulin and the New Tender Novel), Cynthia Currie Lees
The Role of Larval Thermal Tolerance in the Distribution of Blue Mussel Species within the Gulf of Maine, Susan J. Limbeck
On the Generation and Detection of Ultrasonic Plate Waves in Microporous Polymeric Material, Lin Lin
Voltammetric Study of Interaction of Copper and Model Fungal Secreted Ligands, Ran Liu
Seasonal Variation in Vitamin D Levels in Adolescent Girls in Maine, Kathryn G. Logan
The Short and Long-term Effects of Herbicide Application in Maine Clearcuts on Ant Communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Kerry Frances Lough
Structural and Kinetic Characterization of Myoglobins from Eurythermal and Stenothermal Fish Species, Peter William Madden
The Effects of Stress Induction on Pre-attentive and Attentional Bias for Threat in Social Anxiety, Kristen M. Maki
Local 21's Quest for a Moral Economy: Peabody, Massachusetts and its Leather Workers, 1933-1973, Lynne Nelson Manion
Reactions of Alcohols and Organophosphonates on Tungsten Trioxide Epitaxial Films, Shuguo Ma
Modeling Bird Species Occurrence in Current and Future Landscapes, Stephen Nicholas Matthews
Analysis and Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Plates with Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators, Richard C. Mewer
People in Nature: Environmental History of the Kennebec River, Maine, Daniel J. Michor
The Relationship between Fitness-Based Incentive Programs and Exercise Adherence in a Corporate Fitness Facility, Elwood D. Moore
Understory Growth Dynamics and Mensuration Techniques in Uneven-Aged, Mixed-Species Northern Conifer Stands, Andrew R. Moores
Development and Assessment of a Spatial Decision Support System for Conservation Planning, Sean Murphy
Exploring Early Adolescents' Adjustment across the Middle School Transition: The Role of Peer Experiences and Social-cognitive Factors, James E. Newman
Antimicrobial Use of Native and Enzymatically Degraded Chitosans for Seafood Applications, Todd Andrew Nicholas
The Effect of Whole Wild Blueberries on Endothelial Function of the Sprague-Dawley Rat as Related to Cardiovascular Disease, Cynthia Ann Norton
12,000-Year Record of Lake-Level and Vegetative Change at Mathews Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA, Andrea Masterman Nurse
Crystallizing Alex: A Qualitative Case Study of What Influences One Second Grade Teacher's Literacy Instruction, Jill Ostrow
Design, Implementation and Assessment of an Earth Systems Science Course for Secondary Teachers, Jeffery C. Owen
Convergent Validity of Conjoint Values for Farmland Conservation Easement Programs, Semra Ozdemir
Effect of Stand Density on Behavior of Leaf Area Prediction Models for Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus L.) in Maine, Micah D. Pace
Extracting Movement Patterns Using Fuzzy and Neuro-fuzzy Approaches, Haci Mustafa Palancioglu
Influence of Stress Relaxation on Watertight Integrity of Hybrid Bolted Joints, Keith N. Pelletier
Variation in the Severity of Mummy Berry Disease among Lowbush Blueberry Clones, Laura Penman
A Mathematical Model for Simplifying Representations of Objects in a Geographic Information System, Gabriel Perrow
The Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale: Development and Psychometric Testing of a New Instrument, John Peters
Knowledge-Based Task Structure Planning for an Information Gathering Agent, John Phelps
Solar and Wind Energy Development in Maine: 1973-1997, Evan Rallis
Magical Realism and Latin America, Maria Eugenia B. Rave
The Rate of Fluid Absorption in Porous Media, Ran Wei Rioux
Fatigue Behavior of FRP-Reinforced Douglas-Fir Glued Laminated Bridge Girders, Matthew Ritchie
An Information Theoretic Study of the Ising Antiferromagnet with Quenched Dilution on a Triangular Lattice, Matthew D. Robinson
The Distribution of the Irreducibles in an Algebraic Number Field, Rebecca Rozario
Analysis of the Spatial Dynamics of the American Lobster (Homarus Americanus) Fishery along the Coast of Maine, Kevin M. Scheirer
The Effects of the 2001-2002 Drought on Maine Surface Water Supplies, Catherine Schmitt
Vegetation Dynamics and Tree Radial Growth Response in Harvest Gaps, Natural Gaps, and Closed Canopy Conditions in Maine's Acadian Forest, Darci A. Schofield
Spatial Aspects of Metaphors for Information: Implications for Polycentric System Design, Paul Charles Schroeder
Dynamic Viscosity Measurements of Colloids Using Quartz Crystal Resonators, Edgardo E. Schwiderke
The Inheritance Novel: The Power of Strict Settlement Language in Clarissa, Evelina and Pride and Prejudice, Linda Kane Scott
Determination of the Viscoelastic Properties of General Anisotropic Materials, Anish Sen Senan
Public Commons for Geospatial Data: A Conceptual Model, Chakravarthy Namindi Sharad
In the Wings without a Cue: How Industrialization Upstaged America's Actors and How They Can Re-take Center Stage, Jay H. Skriletz
An Interhemispheric Comparison of the Recession of Mountain Glaciers in the Last 150 Years, Colby Smith
The Rogues of 'Quoddy: Smuggling in the Maine New Brunswick Borderlands 1783-1820, Joshua M. Smith
A Mass Balance Study of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Vandy Blue Spikes
Influence of Firm Structure on Profitability in the U.S. Pulp and Paper Industry (1960-1998), Kanwar Muhammad Suleman
Emotion Management in Children with Anxiety Disorders: A Focus on the Role of Emotion-related Socialization Processes, Cynthia M. Suveg
Soil Solution Dynamics in Response to Elevated Nitrogen and Sulfur Treatments at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, Johanna Szillery
Tidal Modulation of Nocturnal Vertical Migration from the Benthos: A High-resolution Acoustic Analysis, Leslie E. Taylor
The Language of Man and the Language of God in George Herbert's Religious Poetry, Polya Tocheva
Relationship between Alkaline Pulp Yield and the Mass Fraction and Degree of Polymerization of Cellulose in Pulp, Mehmet Sefik Tunc
Effects of Fiberimatiux Interactions on the Interfacial Deformation Micromechanics of Cellulose-Fiberipolymer Composites, William tai-Yin Tze
Amphibian and Vegetation Dynamics in a Restored Wetland in Maine, Daniel Vasconcelos
Oxygen Delignification Kinetics and Selectivity Improvement, Steven M. Violette
Lipid Solubilization by Marine Benthic Invertebrates, Ian M. Voparil
Synthesis of Porous Monoclinic Tungsten Oxides and Their Application in Sensors, Anil Bhalchandra Waghe
Adaptive Double Self-Organizing Map for Clustering Gene Expression Data, Dali Wang
Surface Interactions of Mercury on Gold Foil Electrodes in Electrodeposition and Stripping and ; An Investigation of Free Thiolate Ions from Metal-Thiolate Chalcogenides, Charles Martin Watson
Identification and Partial Characterization of a Family of Putative Palmitoyltransferases in Dictyostelium Discoideum, Brent Elliot Wells
The Role of Cognitive Factors in the Development of Seasonal Affective Disorder Episodes, Stacy Whitcomb-Smith
Testing Two Food Frequency Questionnaires and Stage-based Newsletters with Economically Disadvantaged Young Adults, Beth J. Williams
Perceptual Sketch Interpretation, Markus Wuersch
The Integration of Cadastral Base Mapping with Cadastral Parcel Attribution, Kurt B. Wurm
Characterization of HFO2 Capacitors, Fan Yang
Performance Advantages of Maximum Likelihood Methods in PRBS-Modulated Time-of-flight Energy Loss Spectroscopy, Zhongyu Yang
Determination of Residential-Use Turf Pesticides in Surface and Ground Water by HPLC/DAD, Danyun Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Adolescent Girls:Calcium Intake and Sources, Laura Agard
Tradeoff Analysis and Evaluation in the Management of Forests for Multiple Uses. The use of Euclidean distances as a Decision Support Tool, Milagros Alvarez
Zimbabwean Land and Zimbabwean People: Creative Explorations., Joshua Caine Anchors