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 2002
A Pilot Study to Test Ventless Traps as a Means to Quantify Populations of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus), Carin Louise Poeschel
"Averse…to Remaining Idle Spectators:" the Emergence of Loyalist Privateering During the American Revolution, 1775-1778 Volume II. Chapter 9 to Conclusion., Richard D. Pougher
"Averse…to Remaining Idle Spectators:" the Emergence of Loyalist Privateering During the American Revolution, 1775-1778 Volume I. Introduction to Chapter 8, Richard D. Pougher
Modeling Multiple Granularities of Spatial Objects, Chitra Ramalingam
Critical Amino Acids of the Gα2 Subunit Helical Domain in Dictyostelium discoideum, Steven Martin Rauch
Picturing Nature: Education, Ornithology and Photography in the Life of Cordelia Stanwood: 1865-1958, Cynthia Watkins Richardson
Propagation of Several Native Ornamental Plants, Stacy L. Ruchala
Cycling and Speciation of Mercury in Soils at Cadillac Brook and Hadlock Brook Watersheds, Acadia National Park, Maine, Philip Lawrence Ruck
Le Phenomene de la Palatalisation au Quebec: Etude Historique et Phonetique, Adele Saint Pierre
Performance Study of In-Service FRP Reinforced Glulam Bridge Girders, Olivia E. Sanchez
Arsenic in Drinking Water and Public Opinion on Wildlife Management as Case Studies Illustrating Natural Resource Policy, Jessica Sargent-Michaud
Multiband Analog-to-Digital Conversion, Scott Saucier
An Assessment of Methods for Testing the Reliability of Wildlife Occurrence Models Used in Gap Analysis, Sandra M. Schaefer
The Relationship between Green Sea Urchin Spawning, Spring Phytoplankton Blooms, and the Winter-Spring Hydrography at Selected Sites in Maine, Lindsay C. N. Seward
Decadal Responses in Soil N Dynamics at a Paired Watershed Experiment in Maine, Sultana Sarvatara Shah
Emotion regulation in adolescent females with bulimia nervosa: an information processing perspective, Leslie A. Sim
Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Maine: Policy for a Common Resource, Carolyn F. Skinder
Evolution of Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes (Perciformes: Teleostei), Peter F. Smith
Error Compensation in Pipeline and Converters, Kannan Sockalingam
Michael Chekhov and His Approach to Acting in Contemporary Performance Training, Richard Solomon
Optimal Recovery of Elastic Properties for Anisotropic Materials through Ultrasonic Measurements, Miao Sun
Impact of Preservative Treatments and Fungal Exposure on Phenolic Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Material Utilized in Wood Reinforcement, Cihat Tascioglu
Numerical Model of the Transient Effects of a Heat of Fusion Reservoir Interacting with Two-phase Flow, Anne-Marie Bechard Thibodeau
Effect of Precommercial Thinning on Root Development and Root and Butt Decay Incidence of Red Spruce and Balsam Fir, Suzhong Tian
An Examination of the Georges River Clam Management Program, Kristin E. Togue Brawn
The Value of Inaugurals: Analysis of Construction, Joseph M. Valenzano III
Surficial Geology and Geomorphology of the Western Olympus Range, Antarctica: Implications for Ice-sheet History, Brett VandenHeuvel
Cognitive Disinhibition and Creativity, Oshin Vartanian
Dynamic Response of a Mobile Offshore Base Hydroelastic Test Model, Vijay Venkataraman
Wood Anatomy of Metasequoia - Separation from Glyptostrobus and Function/Structure Considerations, George E. Visscher
High Temperature Compression Testing of an Advanced Carbon-Carbon Composite in an Oxidizing Atmosphere, Joshua C. Walls
Estimation of Standardized Mortality Ratio in Epidemiological Studies, Bingxia Wang
Two Bioeconomic Studies on Haddock Culture: Live Feed and Juvenile Production, Kate M. Waning
Application of the Tracking and Analysis Framework (TAF) to Assess the Effects of Acidic Deposition on Recreational Fishing in Maine Lakes, Petra Warlimont
Behavior of FRP-Reinforced Glulam-Concrete Composite Bridge Girders, Craig Aaron Weaver
Effects of Roadway-Related Physical and Chemical Habitat Alterations on Stream Ecosystems, Thomas Stuart Woodcock
Determinants of Consumer Behavior in an e-Commerce Environment, Xiang Xue
Stress Analysis of Tapered Sandwich Panels with Isotropic or Laminated Composite Facings, Huyue Zhao
Effect of Kraft Pulping on Oxygen Delignification, Haixuan Zou
Numerical Wave Simulations on Different Oceanic Scales, Khalid M. Zubier
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Synthesis and reactivity of gold thiolate cluster complexes, Hanan Abdou
The influence of fiber swelling on paper wetting, Sedef Akinli-Kocak
Making the transition to curriculum integration: a curriculum design in middle level schools, Wallace Martin Alexander
Dungeons and Dreams: The Children and Nightmares of Emily and Anne Bronte's Gondal Poetry, Michelle Patricia Beissel
Graphical perception of nonlinear trends: discrimination and extrapolation, Lisa A. Best
Can a little ice age climate signal be detected in the southern alps of New Zealand?, Jessica L. Black
A la découverte d'une perle francaise: l'identité de Marguerite de Valois définie par son choix de références [Discovering a French Pearl: Marguerite de Valois' Identity as Defined by her Choice of References], Jenifer Ann Branton-Desris
Reliability studies of the skew normal distribution, Nicole Dawn Brown
Aspiring to the superintendency: factors that influence the decision, Regina P. Campbell
An armington model of the U.S. demand for scallops, Fuzhi Cheng
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by novel bacteria isolated from burrow sediments of marine benthic macrofauna, Wai Ki Chung
Validation of a Sun-Exposure Questionnaire for Adolescent Girls, Jennifer L. Cobb
Finding Poetry in Nature, Tammis Coffin
Economic factors that influence soybean and canola prices, Lei Cui
Bubble growth behavior in supersaturated liquid solutions, David Robert Cyr
Counterculture, Brian Rande Daykin
Late Maritime Woodland (Ceramic) and Paleoindian End Scrapers: Stone Tool Technology, Pamela J. Dickinson
The Relationship between Rheology, Application Method, and Final Coating Structure, Basant Galal Dimetry
Maine hospice volunteers: a study of motivations, death awareness and religious beliefs, Anne F. Donovan
Physiological and cognitive factors in asthma and panic disorder: application of the cognitive and dyspnensuffocation fear theories, Diana M. Dorhofer
Cora, Mark Dunn
The influence of process parameters on filament size distribution, Saybil Nuray Ercan
Ecological implications of rockweed, Ascophyllum Nodosum (L.) le jolis, harvesting, Jill C. Fegley
Study of conidia production and transmission of Beauverza bassiana (balsamo) vuill. in Colorado potato beetle (leptinotarsa decemlineata), Silvia Fernandez
Ontology-Driven Geographic Information Systems, Frederico Torres Fonseca
Preliminary Investigation on the Durability of FRP Reinforced Glulam Bridge Girders, Christopher P. Garnache
Evaluating Shade Bias in Insect Trap Catch and Assessing the Short- and Long-term Impacts of Herbicide Application in Regenerating Clearcuts on Flowering Plant Communities, Kathryn M. Georgitis
The Foraging and Habitat Ecology of Black Terns in Maine, Andrew Gilbert
Development and characterization of pastas containing underutilized crab mince, Barbara Lorraine Gillman
Influence of viscoelasticity on the nano-micromechanical behavior of latex films and pigmented coatings, Manish Giri
The Role of Water Motion in Algal Reproduction, Richard Gordon
Effects of an Increasing Harbor Seal Population on Changes in Sites Used for Pupping, Nikolina Guldager
Modeling Intersections of Geospatial Lifelines, Ramaswam Hariharan
The Effects of Temperature on the Survival, Growth and Development of Larvae of Two Blue Mussel Species (Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus), Susan Hayhurst
Anthropogenic Influences and Meteorological Effects: How They are Changing the Sand Beaches in Southern Maine, Heather W. Heinze
Capturing Feedback in Complex Marine Ecosystems: Two Models, Teresa R. Johnson
Magmatic Enclaves and Evidence for Magma Mixing in the Oak Point Granite, Deer Isle, Maine, USA, Ben Johnston
Autoimmunity, Immune Deficiency and Cancer: Multiple Roles of the Protein Tyrosine Phosphate SHP-1, Melissa J. Joliat
Using generalized linear models with a mixed random component to analyze count data, Jungah Jung
Characterization of Chitosan Films for Cell Culture Applications, Michael Katalinich
Mya arenaria (Softshell Clam) Gonadal Tumor Formation: Identification and Characterization of an E3 Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase and its Possible Role in Tumorigenesis, Melissa L. Kelley
School Reform Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1990s: AN Analysis of Potential Impacts on Conditions for Learning, Victor G. Kendall
Being in Difference: A Phenomenology of the Migrant Condition, Zornitsa D. Keremidchieva
Intelligent Control of Critical Dimensions in the Semiconductor Industry, Shafaat Ahmed Khan
Khōn: masked dance drama of the Thai epic Ramakien, Amolwan Kiriwat
The Richard Foxwell House: The Archaeological Footprint of a Marginal Trader, 1633-1636, David F. Klinge
Optical Studies of Layered Inorganic Solids: A Novel Phase Transition and Energy Transfer Studies., Christie L. Larochelle
Public Conservation Land and Economic Growth in the Northern Forest Region, David Lewis
The Effect of Direct Experience on Generating Insight into and Deepening Understanding of Academic Topics Studied by high School Seniors in the Field, Lowell W. Libby
Relationships between Oceanographic Satellite Data and Alexandrium Distributions in the Gulf of Maine, Remy Martin Luerssen
Synthesis of Nano-Structured Monoclinic W03 Particles, Zhixiang Lu
The Flexural Response of Bolted Composite Panels at Elevated Temperature, Christopher Gary Malm
Gametogenic Cycles of Marine Mussels, Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus, in Cobscook Bay, Maine, Aaron P. Maloy
"The Little City in Itself": Middle-Class Aspirations in Bangor, Maine, 1880-1920, Sara K. Martin
Academic Stress and Father Involvement Among University Student Fathers, Brian Masciadrelli
Micro-Probe for Physical and Chemical Surface Analysis, Joshua Mathews
(A Pause for the Alphabet) A Fantastic Excess in Twenty Six Parts, Terence McNulty