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 2018
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
Periodic Evaluation of Northeastern Spruce and Balsam Fir Lumber Properties, Ben L. Farber
Behavior, Knowledge and Attitude Changes in Youth Participating in the 4th H for Health Challenge Curriculum, Brianna N. Fortin
Polyp to Population: A Tale of Two Corals, Christopher T. Fountain
The Infection Dynamics of Sea Lice on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) in Cobscook Bay, Maine, USA, Catherine Anne Frederick
A Multiple Case Study of Secondary School Teachers' Understanding of Learning Relationships in Virtual Schools: Implications for Teacher Identity, Linda M. Fuller
Physical and Chemical Response of Small, North Temperate Lakes to Recovery From Acidification and Climate Change, Amanda Gavin
Assessing Student Understanding of Reasoning using Argument-based Contrast Matrices, Ethan Geheb
Stream Dynamics in the Headwaters of Post-Glacial Watershed Systems, Brett Gerard
The Swallow Dance, Kristyn M. Gerow
The Role of Perceived Control and Cardiac Function among Individuals with Binge Eating Symptomatology, Rachel E. Goetze
Melting Hardened Desires: Confronting the Far Right by Cultivating Reflective Taste, Adam J. Goldsmith
A Granular Account of Student's Understanding Reasoning within an Everyday and Scientific Contexts, Grace M. Gonnella
Modern and Paleoecological Perspectives on a Terrestrial-Marine Linkage in the Falkland Islands, Dulcinea V. Groff
Investigations into the Advancement of Cryptotephra Geochemical Fingerprinting, Laura Hartman
Choking Hazards, Tessa Hathaway
Improving Techniques to Study Equine Cervical Mucociliary Clearance, Melissa A. Hawkes
Propagation of the Native North American Shrub Lonicera Villosa and Trait Comparisons with Nonnative Congeneric Taxa, Darren J. Hayes
The Efficacy of Equine Assisted Therapy in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Amy Hofmann
Eco-Evolutionary Implications of Environmental Change Across Heterogeneous Landscapes, Jared J. Homola
Echoes of the Past: The Effect of Background Experience on Far Transfer, Graham H. Hummel-Hall
The Pathophysiological Role of Lyst Dysfunction in Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Xiaojie Ji
The Effects of Seasonal Variations In Chemistry and Hydrology on the Microbial Community and Its Sulfide Oxidation Potential In a Naturally Acidic Maine Stream, Raymond C. Kahler III
Forest Disturbance Detection and Aboveground Biomass Modeling Using Moderate-Resolution, Time-Series Satellite Imagery, John B. Kilbride
Multispectral Classification of Gulf of Maine Surface Waters: Seasonal and Interannual Variability, Brianna M. King
Strange Fruit: Black Female Body Politics in Contemporary American Culture, Eleanor Kipping
Deciphering Climate-Driven Changes in Planktonic Diatom Communities in Lake Superior, Amy Kireta
Deciphering Climate-Driven Changes in Planktonic Diatom Communities in Lake Superior, Amy Kireta
Genetic Modification of Inherited Retinopathy in Mice, Yang Kong
Gain vs. Loss and Near vs. Far Spatial Distance Message Framing and Support for Aquaculture Among U.S. Seafood Consumers, Sandaruwan P. Kumara
Field Implementation of Tire Derived Aggregate as Lightweight Backfill for Retaining Walls, Jeremy Labbe
Flower Visitation in Relation to Pollen and Nectar Nutrition: Implications for Pollinator Habitat and Conservation, Megan E. Leach
Timber Harvest and Recreation in Maine's North Woods: Attitudes, Impacts, and Strategies for Coexistence, Chelsea Liddell
Past, Present and Future of Maine's Pulp and Paper Industry, Ariel Listo
End of the Beginning, Peter Lowe
Lead Poisoning in Maine's Common Loons: Examining Biological and Social Dimensions, Brooke S. MacDonald
A "Real Social & Political Revolution": Nativism, Class Conflict, and Urban Reform in Portland, Maine (1840-1923), Thomas R. MacMillan
Mechanistic Studies of Reducible Metal Oxides as Hydrodeoxygenation Catalysts, Akbar Mahdavi Shakib
Modeling Human Cancer Therapy Response in Patient Derived Xenografts, Joan Malcolm
Detailed Power Measurement with Arm Embedded Boards, Yanxiang Mao
Thermochemical Conversion of Guaiacol Over Unsupported Tungsten Oxide and Nickel Supported Catalysts, Pamela Ruiz Martinez
Microwave Acoustic SAW Resonators for Stable High-temperature Harsh-Environment Static and Dynamic Strain Sensing Applications, Anin K. Maskay
Band-Sowing with Hoeing for Weed Management in Organic Grains, Margaret R. McCollough
Controls on Phosphorus Export from an Agricultural Watershed: Amsden Brook, Fort Fairfield, Maine USA., Gregory J. McDonald
Utilizing Ground-Penetrating Radar in the Delineation and Cultural Resource Management of Eroding Maine Coastal Shell Middens, Jacquelynn F. Miller
Big Data for Small Parks: Examining Regional Vegetation Patterns to Assess the Current Condition and Vulnerability of Eastern National Parks to Climate Change, Kathryn M. Miller
Developing a Risk Assessment Protocol to Quantify Distribution and Uptake of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Glacial Outflows, Kimberley Rain Miner
Precision Gene Therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: From Identifying Genetic Modifiers to Developing Allele-Specific Therapies, Kathryn H. Morelli Ph.D.
Students' Perception of Their Stress Level, Body Size, and Health Environment During their First Year of College, Amber D. Murray
Assessing the Upper Critical Limit of the Thermoneutral Zone in Laboratory Mice, Teumbo Ngunte
Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Defining "Success" for Conservation and Management, Emily Suzanne Nocito
Immersed in Fire: The Use of Virtual Reality as an Attitude Assessor and Boundary Object in Wildland Fire Management, Casey Olechnowicz
Principles and Guidelines for Advancement of Touchscreen-Based Non-visual Access to 2D Spatial Information, Hari Prasath Palani
Health and Healthcare in Nepal: An Analysis of the Private And Public Sector, Sujita Pandey
The Effect of Wild Blueberry Anthocyanins and Phenolic Acids on Innate Immunity: The Compliment System, Vasiliki Papakotsi
Nitrogen Cycling During a Period of Environmental Change, Kaizad Patel
Formate Assisted Pyrolysis of Lignin, Mayank S. Patel
Understanding Student Development Of Science Literacy Skills in an Undergraduate Environmental Science Course, Molly Picillo
Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologists: A Systematic Review, Margaret M. Pierce
Extraction and Purification of (E)-Resveratrol from the Bark of Maine's Native Spruces, Panduka S. Piyaratne
Determining Season of Occupation at Tranquility Farm, Maine Using Oxygen Isotopes from Mya arenaria, Kate Pontbriand
TARBP2 -Mediated Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression During Murine Embryonic Development and Spermatogenesis, Sri Ramulu N. Pullagura
Coating Component Migration In Paper Coatings, Emilia Purington
Thermal and Microbial Effects on Brown Macroalgae: Heat Acclimation and the Biodiversity of the Microbiome, Charlotte TC Quigley
Development of a Bacteriophage-based Portable Biosensor for the Detection of Shiga-toxin Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Strains in Food and Environmental Matrices, Irwin A. Quintela
Glacial History of the Tsagaan Gol- Potanin Glacier Valley, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Mariah J. Radue
Surface Reaction and Diffusion Kinetics in Semiconducting Metal Oxide Film Gas Sensors, Aravind Reghu
Developing Animal Feed Preservatives From Paper Mill Byproducts, Diana Carolina Reyes Gomez
Three-Dimensional Bedrock Channel Evolution with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Nick Richmond
Associations Between Avian Spruce-fir Species, Harvest Treatments, Vegetation, and Edges, Brian W. Rolek
The Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Gametogenesis of the Red Tree Coral, Primnoa pacifica, Ashley Rossin
Optimizing Fertilizer and Compost Rates in Organic Reduced Till Agriculture, Nicholas W. Rowley
Toward a Theory of Boundariness: The Co-Construction of Agency in the First-Year Writing Classroom, Nicholas Sanders
Characterization and Functional Rescue of Congenital Muscular Dystrophy with Megaconial Myopathy in a Mouse Model of the Disease, Ambreen A. Sayed
Remote Sensing of Icebergs in Greenland's Fjords and Coastal Waters, Jessica Scheick
Host Mediated Mechanisms of Fungal Cell Spread in a Transparent Zebrafish Infection Model, Allison Scherer
Investigating Student Understanding of Vector Calculus in Upper-Division Electricity and Magnetism: Construction and Determination of Differential Element in Non-Cartesian Coordinate Systems, Benjamin Schermerhorn
Feasibility of Hybrid Thermoplastic Composite-Concrete Load Bearing System, Camerin M. Seigars
Climatic Range Filling of North American Trees, Benjamin Seliger
Characterizing the Role of Fungal Shape in a Zebrafish Model of Invasive Candidiasis, Brittany Seman
Muslim International Student and Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Students' Experiences Against a Backdrop of Islamophobia, Donna M. Seppy
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Toxicant Effects on Mast Cell Signaling and Mitochondria, Juyoung Katherine Shim
Application of Silicon Nanohair Textured p-n Junctions in a Photovoltaic Device, Michael Small
Dr. Khalil Totah: Arab-American Quaker Educator and Palestinian Nationalist Crusader, 1914-1948, Amy Smith