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 2019
Nonverbal Communication and Its Role in Building Rapport: A Mixed Methods Study of K-12 Teachers, Barbara M. Moody
A Tale of Two Bays: the Development and Applications of the Saco and Casco Modeling Project, Stephen M. Moore
Synthesis and Characterization of Heteronuclear Inorganic Complexes for the Photodegradation of Persistant Organic Pollutants, Matthew A. Moyet
Effects of High Pressure and Sous-Vide Processing On Quality of Atlantic Sea Scallops (Placopecten Magellanicus), Dhriti Nayyar
The dispersal pattern of Thekopsora minima in wild blueberry determined by a molecular detection method, Nghi Nguyen
Optical Memory Behavior, Metallophilic Luminescence, and Chemical Sensing Ability of Inorganic and Organometallic Complexes: Development of Optoelectronic Materials, Aaron D. Nicholas
Response of Early Life Stage Homarus americanus to Ocean Warming and Acidification: an Interpopulation Comparison, Maura K. Niemisto
From Harmony to the Field, Steven E. Norton
Innovative Resources in Small Ruminant Health, Sarah Paluso
Process Optimization of Levulinic Acid Production From Seaweeds and Its Upgrading to TDO Oil, Maurvin Patel
Projecting the Mind: Surrealist Ideas with Contemporary Tools, Adam C. Paul
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program on Diet Quality as Measured by the Healthy Eating Index 2005, Sarah A. Perkins
A New Materialist Rhetoric: Theorizing Movement from a Rhetorical Ethnography of Hiking, Bryan Picciotto
Optimizing Legume-Based Nitrogen Fertility For Organic Small Grain Systems, Margaret A. Pickoff
Silver, Blood and Singing, Zachary J. Posey
The Effects of Sediment Acidification and Temperature on the Immune Capacity of the Atlantic Jackknife (Razor) Clam (Ensis leei M. Huber, 2015), Brian Preziosi
Parameters that Influence the Performance of Dispersion Barrier Coatings, Randy Raditya
The Effect of Public-Place Smoking Bans on Risky Health Behavior among different Races and Ethnicities in the United States, Muntasir Rahman
Designing a Comprehensive School-Wide Program in Character Development and Leadership for High School Students, Mark C. Reilly
Potential Value-added Utilization of Wood Ash in Construction Materials, Naveen Saladi
Submist as an Effective Method for the Rooting of Herbaceous and Woody Ornamental Plants by Stem Cuttings, Olivia Sanchez
Learning Science: Physical and Life Sciences in Curricula Across U.S. Schools of Nursing, Valerie C. Sauda
Paper Structure Formation Simulation, Tyler R. Seekins
The Importance of Administrative Supports in Retaining Special Educators: A Comparison of Administrator and Teacher Perceptions, Mary Ellen Seymour
Mountain Livelihoods in a Time of Change: a Case Study of Upper Mustang in Nepal, Sandesh Shrestha
Dynamic Regulation of G-Protein Signaling, William C. Simke
Development of a Hybrid Thermoplastic Composite and Concrete Deck System, Benjamin T. Smith
Embeddings of Harary Graphs in Orientable Surfaces, Christopher Allen Smith
Challenges to Economic Resiliency and Performance: Measuring the Regional Impacts of Rurality and Space, Elena S. Smith
Examining the Relationship Between a Universal Screening Measure and a State Reading Assessment, Karen G. Smith
Productivity, Costs, and Best Management Practices for Major Timber Harvesting Frameworks in Maine, Harikrishnan Soman
Navigating Wilderness and Borderland: Environment and Culture in the Northeastern Americas during the American Revolution, Daniel S. Soucier
Towards a Unified Disease Mechanism for tRNA Synthetase-Mediated Peripheral Neuropathy, Emily L. Spaulding
New Methodologies for Examining and Supporting Student Reasoning in Physics, John C. Speirs
Tide and Storm Surge Dynamics in Estuaries of Variable Morphology, Preston Spicer
Climate-Driven Migration: Prioritizing Cultural Resources Threatened by Secondary Impacts of Climate Change, Frankie St. Amand
The Influences of Kokumi on Emotions and Satisfaction, Tamara Stephens
Response of Estuarine Fish Biomass to Restoration in the Penobscot River, Maine, Justin R. Stevens
Microbial Diversity of the Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast (SCOBY) and its Impact on the Organoleptic Properties of Kombucha, Danielle L. St-Pierre
Reaction Kinetics Analysis of C-O Hydrogenoloysis in Phenol and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, Daniela Ignacia Stuck Valenzuela
Novel Configurations of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites (IPMCs) As Sensors, Actuators, and Energy Harvesters, Seyed Ehsan Tabatabaie
A Laboratory Investigation of Cement Based Materials with Cellulose Nanofibers, Parivash Takasi
Girl Thing, Morghen Tidd
Using Low Frequency Audio Content in Order to Use a Given Space as an Instrument, Berkay Tok
A Longitudinal Study of Mammograms Utilizing the Automated Wavelet Transform Modulus Maxima Method, Brian C. Toner
Predicting Response of Potato and Barley to Climate Change in Maine Using the Crop Model DSSAT, Brogan Tooley
Linking Environmental Variability to the Biogeography of Placopecten magellanicus in the Gulf of Maine, Michael Paul Torre
Black Robes at the Edge of Empire: Jesuits, Natives, and Colonial Crisis in Early Detroit, 1728-1781, Eric J. Toups
The Body as Transformative Art, Virginia Valdes
Prediction of Paper Coating Mechanical Behavior Based on Particle-scale Models, Daniel H. Varney
Design, Analysis, and Optimization of Compactible Origami-Inspired Shelters, Anthony M. Verzoni
Ecological and Economic Implications of Increased Storm Frequency and Severity for Boreal Lakes, Kathryn Warner
Feasibility of a Self-Erecting Shelter with an Inflatable-Fabric-Arch-Supported Roof and Rigid Walls, Jay Wegner
Liberty to Slaves: The Black Loyalist Controversy, Michael Anthony White
A Multi-Proxy Paleoecological Reconstruction of Holocene Climate, Vegetation, Fire and Human Activity in Jamaica, West Indies, Mario A. Williams
Cascading Community Consequences of Fish Adaptation, Zachary T. Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Detrital Protein Contributes to Oyster Nutrition and Growth in the Damariscotta Estuary, Maine, USA, Cheyenne M. Adams
Characterization of Phosphorylated G Protein Function and Membrane Culstering by Super Resolution Imaging, Sarah A. Alamer
Evaluation of Non-Composite Steel Girder Bridges Using Field Load Testing and a Calibrated Finite-Element Model, Mahmood J. Albraheemi
Wireless Sensor System for Mild Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis, Ahmed A. Almaghasilah Mr
Behaviors and Perceptions of Environmental Decision Making: the Role of Information Dissemination Through Public Disclosures and Labels, Jordan R. Anthony
An Analysis Of International Agreements Over Cybersecurity, Lucas Ashbaugh
Effect of Arsenic Exposure on Early Eye Development in Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Remy S. Babich
A Glacial History of Roberts Massif, Central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica, Using Cosmogenic 3He, 10Be, and 21Ne Surface Exposure Ages, Alexandra M. Balter
Marine-Derived Nutrient Cycling in the St. Croix River, Maine, Betsy Barber
Modeling and Simulation of the Thermoforming Process in Thermoplastic-Matrix Composite Materials, Philip M. Bean
The Dynamics of Mixing and Subtidal Flow in a Maine Estuary, Kristopher Bears
Multi-Tactic Ecological Weed Management in a Changing Climate, Sonja K. Birthisel
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Atlantic Cod Bycatch in the Maine Lobster Fishery and Its Impacts on Stock Assessment, Robert E. Boenish
Broth: Enhancing Market Opportunities and Improving Sustainability of Maine Farmed Seaweed, Zachary M. Bonelli
Investigating Present-day Health Issues of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus), Deborah A. Bouchard
Ecological Consequences of Personality in a Guild of Terrestrial Small Mammals: From Trappability to Seed Dispersal, Allison M. Brehm
Development and Shelf Life Evaluation of a Novel Fermented Seaweed Sauerkraut Utilizing Commercially Important Maine Seaweeds, Sarah M. Brochu
Examining Links between Social Anxiety and Relational Aggression in Adolescence: The Influence of Rumination and Anger, Shannon L. Brothers
The Hilbert-Huang Transform: A Theoretical Framework and Applications to Leak Identification in Pressurized Space Modules, Kenneth R. Bundy
Dionysus, Cody Bursch
Rediscovering The Interpersonal: Models Of Networked Communication In New Media Performance, Alicia Champlin
The Backs of Leaves, Shelby L. Colburn
Looking at Innovation Dialogically: Teaching Communication and (Social) Change in the Innovation Engineering Program at the University of Maine, Mark J. Congdon Jr.
Circulation, Cross-Shelf Exchange, and Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) Population Connectivity in a Complex, Tidally Driven System, LeAnn M. Conlon
From Vitruvian Man to the Avatar: The Second Life of Humanity, Amy E. Cross
Providing Experimental Evidence for Mouse Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase as a Novel and Unique Adult Neural Stem Cell Marker, Caroline Dean Curtis
Chemically Cross-Linked Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogels via Thiol-Norbornene Reaction as Sustainable Biomaterials, Nayereh Dadoo
Gender differences in Co-rumination Processes in the Friendships of Late Adolescents: Relations to Depression Vulnerability, Helen J. Day
Assessing Economic Performance of Maine's Lobster Fleet Under Changing Ecosystem Conditions in the Gulf of Maine, Alexa Dayton
Assessing Economic Performance of Maine's Lobster Fleet Under Changing Ecosystem Conditions In the Gulf of Maine, Alexa M. Dayton
Discourses on Fantasy: A Narrative Allegory, Reuben Dendinger
Teacher Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth in the Era of "Educator Effectiveness" in Maine, Jonathan E. Doty
Wildlife Use of Vernal Pools in an Urbanizing Landscape with a Focus on Population Vitality of Vernal Pool-Breeding Amphibians, Carly Jasmine Eakin PhD
Consumer Acceptance and Phytonutrient Assessment of Cold Hardy, Locally Grown Plums, Amber L. Elwell
Examining the Relationship Between the Use of Simulation in Nursing Education andSafety with Medication Adminstration in the Clinical Setting, Deborah A. Eremita