Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Intrinsically Career-Motivated Women & Motherhood, Paige Allen
Pacific Herring: Alaskan Native Traditional Foods in Export Markets, Krissa A. Davis
Whole: Interconnectedness Explored, System-wide, in a Jail, Elizabeth Duncombe
The Man-Hating Woman: Studying Bystander Perceptions of Social Media Sexism Confrontations, Erika Hipsky
Characteristics and Motivations of Passengers on Board a Puffin Tour Boat in Maine, Skye Howard
Coastline in a Changing Maine: The Economics of Coastal Preference, Walter Lange
Exploring the Social Dynamics of Mosquito-borne Diseases and COVID-19 on Tourism Management, Elizabeth Pellecer Rivera
Are Rural States Equipped for the Youth Mental Health Crisis? An Investigation of the Mental Health Attitudes and Stigma Beliefs of Caregivers, Benjamin Roseman
Honors Theses from 2023
Incel Bonding: Masculinity and Storytelling in Online Misogynist Spaces, Gunnar Eastman
Maine Monsters: How Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People Perceive Environmental Monstrosity, Cheyenne Hebert
Home in the Dawnland: Sense of Place and Eco-Cultural Relations in the Penobscot River Valley, Kate Kemper
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Friendship Reciprocity in Adolescents, Tori Lucia
Gathering Understories: Issues of Access in the Allegheny Highlands, Dominic Piacentini
A Social and Ecological Approach to Mosquito Species Distribution Across Land Use in Bangor, Maine, Megan L. Schierer
Evidence-based Family Strengthening Training in Maine: A Resource Assessment and Proposal to Reduce Barriers and Increase Facilitators, Elaine Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Educating Dietetics Students about the Nutritional Concerns of Older Adults, Lily Brickman
Outdoor Pursuits and Outdoor Learning at Rural Maine Schools: A Positive Outlier Approach, Lauren E. Jacobs
Socio-Economic Resilience of Natural Resource Dependent Communities, Gabrielle Sherman
Miss USA Meets Feminism: A Qualitative Study Exploring Contestants' Thoughts on Feminism, Julia Van Steenberghe
Honors Theses from 2021
An Analysis of Citizenship Education in Maine Middle Schools, Tom Adams
Marine Aquaculture in Maine: Understanding Diverse Perspectives and Interactions at Multiple Scales, Melissa L. Britsch
Identifying the Advocate in Me: An Undergraduate Autoethnography Exploring the Personal Identity of Activist Versus Advocate, Aiden Ciaffaglione
Using Photovoice to Navigate Social-ecological Change in Coastal Maine: a Case Study on Visibility, Visuality, and Visual Literacy, Kevin P. Duffy
The Effect of the September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks on Policing in Maine: The Officers Point of View, Andrew King
Already Too Late, Abigail Logan
Climate Care: Pathways for Coastal Community Resilience, Jessica Reilly-Moman
The Effect of Waste and Waste Management on the University of Maine and Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alexis Welch
Honors Theses from 2020
Terms of Erasure: The Jewish Experience in a Rural New England Town, Jessica Sweeney
Assessing Lipid Content in Migrating Alewife, Anthony Zenga
Honors Theses from 2019
Terrorism in Context: The Stories We Tell Ourselves, James Brown V
Juggling Multiple Roles: An Examination of Role Conflict and Its Relationship to Older Adult Volunteer Satisfaction and Retention, Jennifer Crittenden
Battle Over Black Bears: Investigating Perceptions of the Black Bear Hunting Referendums in Maine, Francesca A. Gundrum
Challenges to Economic Resiliency and Performance: Measuring the Regional Impacts of Rurality and Space, Elena S. Smith
Honors Theses from 2018
Trauma and Attachment in Sierra Leone, Alli DellaMattera
The Relationship Between Juvenile Alcohol Abuse, Depression, and Violence, Julianna Ferguson
Gain vs. Loss and Near vs. Far Spatial Distance Message Framing and Support for Aquaculture Among U.S. Seafood Consumers, Sandaruwan P. Kumara
Immersed in Fire: The Use of Virtual Reality as an Attitude Assessor and Boundary Object in Wildland Fire Management, Casey Olechnowicz
The Hyde Amendment: An Obstacle to Seeking Abortion Care in Maine?, Olivia Pennington
Behind Closed Doors: Unpacking College Students’ Complex Relationships With Pornography Consumption, Samantha K. Saucier
Honors Theses from 2017
The Effects of Video Games and Religious Reminders on Prosociality, Heather K. Cross
Cultural Appropriation in Contemporary Neopaganism and Witchcraft, Kathryn Gottlieb
Window Inserts and the People Adopting Them: Building Sustainable Communities in Maine, Daniel Sean Mistro
Obesity and Depression: Examining an adult age subset in the United States, Haleigh Moran
Rural Women’s Perception of Environmental Degradation: A Case Study of Amhara, Ethiopia., Tizezew Shimekach Sisay
Grassroots Diplomacy and Vernacular Law: The Discourse of Food Sovereignty in Maine, John Welton
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Redefining Transitional Justice in the North American Context? The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Evan P. Centala
Social Ecological Food Systems: Sustainability Lessons From Maine Dairy Networks, Julia B. McGuire
Alleviating Social Isolation and Food Insecurity Through Community Gardening: How the Orono Community Garden Impacts Seniors, Sarah Mullis
Tourism in Maine: Visitation and Economic Impacts of Weather, Emily J. Wilkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Effect of 9/11 on a Borderlands Community: Fort Kent, Maine, and Clair, New Brunswick, Lisa M. Lavoie
Integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Forest Based Drop-In Biofuel, Binod Neupane
Honors Theses from 2014
Bridging Gaps and Building Solidarity, Shannon Brenner
White Students' Understanding of Race: An Exploration of How White University Students, Raised in a Predominately White State, Experience Whiteness, Barbara A. Smith
Diminishment: A Critique of the American Corrections System Through Use of Rapid Prototyping Processes, Sean Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
An examination of hockey: identity, gender construction, hegemonic masculinity, women's hockey, and Turkey, Tyler Bilton
Maine crab: a study of the fishery with an emphasis on crab picking, Blossom Dunham Kravitz
Assessing Social Resilience of Maine Fishing Communities and Developing a Longline Groundfish Survey, Anna M. Henry
Slavery, rhetoric, and race: a British Atlantic perspective on the meaning of slavery and race in Nova Scotia, 1791-1833, Gabriel Louis Levesque
Building the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction, Meagan M. McCready
Building Bridges for Women Through Service-Learning: Bringing Students and Communities Together To Combat Domestic Violence in Honduras, Darlene Metcalf-Bergeron
Contributing Factors To Perfection Hysteria on the Bride's Experience in Contemporary American Wedding Culture, Amy Olivia Pierce
Domestic Transracial Adoption: In the Words of African American Adoptees, Ellen M. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Feminism on the Final Frontier: Perceptions of Gender Performativity in Joss Whedon's Firefly, Mandi Favreau
Cops, Cameras and Accountability: User-Generated Online Video and Public Space Police-Civilian Interactions, Douglas Alan Kelly
Between “Student” and “Athlete”: The Academic Institution’s Role in the Self Identification of Division I Student-Athletes, Helaina Sacco
The Framing of Animal Cruelty by Animal Advocacy Organizations, Cary Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A Family Matter: The Use of Agent-Based Modeling and Social Learning to Promote Sustainable Family Forest Solutions, Erika L. Gorczyca
Behavior, Environment, and Changeability Survey: Preliminary Work, Angel Nicole Hebert
Marijuanatopia?—Placing Pot Media in the U.S. Social Imaginary: Surveillance, Consumption & Pleasure, Dusty Lavoie
At Home in Maine: A Documentary Film Series and Web Resource about Maine's Homebirth and Midwifery Community, Nicolle Littrell
The Human Equation in Forest Resources: Incorporating Social Science Methodologies to Study Forest Landowners and Researchers, Patrick William Lyons
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Postpartum Depression: Screening Practices in Rural Maine, Melissa Goodwin
Neurodevelopmental Vulnerability for Pedophilia: A Taxometric Investigation of Its Latent Structure, Matthew W. King
The Palliative Role of Meritocracy in Women's Reaction to Impending Discrimination, Ellen E. Newell
An Environmental Audit of the University of Maine Campus to Identify Supports for Healthful Lifestyles, Leslie Anne Ouellette
You Know Me Al(ger): The Evolution of American Culture through Baseball Fiction and Journalism, Scott D. Peterson
Five Modules on Immigration for Third-Year College Level and AP Spanish Classes: A Model for Other Languages and Multiculturalism, Maria D. Sandweiss
Cripping the Workspace: Performing Physically Disabled Professional Identity in Personal Narrative, Julie-Ann Scott
Assessment of Factors Affecting Healthful Food Access for Low-Income Populations in Maine, Emily M. Stiles
"Absolute Equality for Women in Law and Custom"; Gail Laughlin's Fight for Gender Equality in the Maine Legislature, Phyllis Herrick vonHerrlich
Gender Norms Influence in Sexual Discrimination: Differential Response to Sexual Minority Victims, Joseph D. Wellman
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
A Cumulative Risk Model of Non-suicidal Self-Injury: Contributions of Emotion Regulation and Contextual Invalidation, Molly Adrian
Physical Activity Opportunity in U.S. Public Elementary Schools, Lisa Beaulieu
The Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors of College-Aged Males: A Comparative Study of the Last 20 Years, Patrick P. Cheek
Living the Ethic of Care: Spirituality, Theology and Service, Dawn Coffin
Parent Perceptions on Kindergarten Entry, Kevin L. Duplissie
Mat Game: The Rise of American Wrestling, Lori Madeline Hildebrandt
The Relationship between Flexibility and Activities of Daily Living in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 65 and Older, Wendy Rancourt
The Effect of Anxiety Sensitivity and Menstrual Cycle Phase on Psychological and Psychophysiological Reactivity to a Carbon Dioxide Challenge Task, Janell G. Schartel
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
A Break from the Norm: Parental Emotion Regulation, Expectancy Violations, and Gender in the Parental Socialization of Sadness Regulation in Childhood, Michael Cassano
Exploring Factors which Lead to Successful Outcomes in Domestic Violence Cases: Interviews with Case Workers, Mary Ann Cole
Understanding Reactions to Inequality: Examining the Palliative Function of Meritocracy and Group Discrepancies for Wellbeing, Brandon Joseph Cosley