Drajad Seto, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography will be defending his dissertation titled, "Understanding the Effects of Ocean Warming and Acidification on the Growth of Marine Phytoplankton." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Drajad Seto at drajad.seto@maine.edu

Benjamin Segee, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching will be defending their thesis titled, "CHALLENGES AND AFFORDANCES OF VIDEO-GAME BASED COMPUTER SCIENCE INTERVENTIONS AN ACTIVITY THEORY PERSPECTIVE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Benjamin Segee at ben@theoceanrium.org

Annie Stupik, a candidate for Master of Science in Wildlife Ecology will be defending her thesis titled, "Drivers of space use and winter tick loads of moose in Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Annie Stupik at annie.oviedo@maine.edu

Suman Acharya, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Environmental Policy will be defending his dissertation titled, "Reframing Adaptation: A Multi-level Analysis of Collective Action, Power, and Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Climate Vulnerable Communities" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Suman Acharya at suman.acharya@maine.edu

Emily Raymond, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology will be defending her dissertation titled, "Social Media and Maladaptive Friendship Processes During COVID-19: Examining Unique Psychosocial Vulnerabilities." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emily Raymond at emily.scarpulla@maine.edu

Kayla Raymond, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition will be defending her thesis titled, "The Impact of Food Security Status on Health-Related Quality of Life and Diet Quality in College Students." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kayla Raymond at kayla.raymond@maine.edu

Emalee Harrington, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition will be defending her thesis titled, "Effects of a College-Based Nutrition and Cooking Education Intervention Program on Health-Related Quality of Life." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emalee Harrington at emalee.harrington@maine.edu

Nathaniel Kristan, a candidate for Master of Science in School of Oceanography will be defending his thesis titled, "Island Mass Effects on Zooplankton Assemblages in the South Pacific Ocean: The First Basin Scale Study." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Nathaniel Kristan at nathaniel.kristan@maine.edu

Dylan O'Hara, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in History will be defending her dissertation titled, "“To Choose is to be Free”: Black Urban Separatism in Boston, 1965-1992." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Dylan O'Hara at dylan.ohara@maine.edu