Clare Thomas-Pino, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending her dissertation titled, "EVALUATING HUMAN-EQUINE INTERACTIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF ADULT ATTACHMENT." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Clare Thomas-Pino at clare.thomas@maine.edu

Laura Miller, a candidate for Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Supervision to Support Reflective Practices" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Laura at laura.s.miller@maine.edu

Joseph Mohan, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending his thesis titled, "3D COMPUTER MODELING OFFERS NEW INSIGHTS INTO DIATOM ECOLOGY" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Joseph Mohan at Joseph.mohan@maine.edu.

Alexandria Bromley, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled, "Food Safety and Functionality Assessment of Kombucha Systems Through Bacillus cereus Spore and Probiotic Inoculations" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexandria Bromley at alexandria.bromley@maine.edu

Joshua Tripp, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership, will be defending his dissertation titled, "The Value of Peer Supervisory Practices" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Joshua Tripp at joshua.tripp@maine.edu

Glen Widmer, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership, will be defending his thesis titled, "Teacher Listening and Reflection as a Way to Grow Teachers’ Conceptual and Pedagogical Knowledge of Mathematics at the Elementary Level" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Glen Widmer at glen.widmer@umaine.edu.

Brian Bannen, a candidate for Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, will be defending his dissertation titled, "The Effect of Leadership Change on School Climate" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Brian at brian.bannen@maine.edu

Mia Morrison, a candidate for Doctor of Education in Earth in Educational Leadership, will be defending her thesis titled, " The Role of Technology in the Development of PK-12 Teacher Leadership during Covid-19" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mia Morrison at mia.morrison@maine.edu.

Ameya Karapurkar, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending his dissertation titled, "Photopharmacological investigation of transmembrane proteins in the central nervous system." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ameya at ameya.karapurkar@maine.edu

Scott Harrison, a candidate for Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, will be defending his thesis titled, "Strategic Management of Human Capital as Rural Praxis" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Scott Harrison at scott.harrison@maine.edu