Research and Development

Faculty members in CLAS are active scholars, scientists, and artists. They put on art exhibits, work in high-tech science laboratories, go to field sites to study what remains of past settlements, glean documents from historical archives, interview and survey people, and perform on stage. Frequently one can find undergraduates and graduate students working with faculty and gaining valuable skills and knowledge. For more on our faculty, we invite you to visit Faculty Profiles as well the websites of individual departments.

CLAS Pre-tenure Research and Creative Activity Fellowships Announcement:

Dean Emily Haddad is pleased to announce the recipients of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Pre-tenure Research and Creative Activity Fellowships for 2014-15. These fellowships support professional development in research, creative activity and grant-writing. Recipients receive one course release to develop and submit a grant proposal for external funding.

The fellowship recipients are:

Cynthia Isenhour, Anthropology, “Measuring the Value of Repair, Resale & Re-use Economies in Maine: Toward Sustainable Consumption, Waste Reduction and Resilient Local Communities”
Joshua Roiland, Communication & Journalism/Honors, Book project: The Elements of Literary Journalism: The Political Promise of Narrative News
Gregory Ondo, Art, “Penobscot River Restoration: Education through Visual Arts”

CLAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowships Announcement:

Dean Emily Haddad is pleased to announce the recipients of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowships for 2014-15. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty supervised research and creative activity. Each fellowship provides a $1400 award for the student, and additional funding, if needed, to cover costs associated with the project. This year’s fellowships were supported with funds from the Intensive English Institute. The fellowship recipients are:

Katrina Daigle, “Mother-Infant Bonding in Opioid Dependent Mothers: Role of Oxytocin and Depressive State,” Psychology – Marie Hayes, PhD, Department of Psychology (advisor)
Megan Dunphy, “Feminist Stigma,” Psychology – Jordan LaBouff, PhD, Department of Psychology (advisor)
Meghan Hurlburt, “Monitoring Independently Aging Adults with Radio Frequency Indicator Technology: An Inexpensive and Noninvasive Solution for Aging in Place,” Computer Science – Nicholas Giudice, PhD, School of Computing and Information Science (advisor)
Cameron Huston, “Restorative Justice: An Application to the Student Code of Conduct,” Political Science – Robert Glover, PhD, Department of Political Science (advisor)
Nellie Kelly, “Directing Godspell,” Theatre & History – Marcia Douglas, MFA, School of Performing Arts, Theatre and Dance Division (advisor)
Brenden Peters, “Low-power Device for Indoor Mapping and Augmented Navigation,” Computer Science – Nicholas Giudice, PhD, School of Computing and Information Science (advisor)
Shayne Plourde, “Modeling the Growth of Breast Microcalcifications in Randomly Generated Environments Using an Agent Based Model,” Mathematics – Andre Khalil, Phd, Department of Mathematics and Statistics (advisor)
Samuel Reynolds, “Investigating the Role of NMDA Receptors in Long-Term Ethanol Withdrawal,” Psychology – Alan Rosenwasser, PhD, Department of Psychology (advisor)
Stephen Roberts, Jr., “The Divergence of Acadian Catholic Tradition,” International Affairs & French – Frederic Rondeau, PhD, Department of Modern Languages and Classics (advisor)
Julia Sell, “Electrically Stable Nanocomposite Thin Films Formed by Oxidation of Pt-ZrB₂ Nanolaminate Templates,” Physics – Robert Lad, PhD, Department of Physics and Astronomy (advisor)
Patric Skigen, “A Multimedia Magazine Focusing on Environmental Issues in Maine,” Journalism – Jennifer E. Moore, PhD, Department of Communication and Journalism (advisor)
Bryer Sousa, “Two-Temperature Model Molecular Dynamics Study of the Coalescence of Metal Nanoclusters,” Chemistry – Francois Amar, PhD, Department of Chemistry (advisor)
Ryan Wahle, “New Age Versatile Furniture,” New Media – Michael D. Scott, New Media Program (advisor)

Some of our faculty are affiliated with these University of Maine research centers.