Alison Tobey, a candidate for Master of Arts in Global Policy, will be defending her thesis titled, “What Women Bring to the Fight: An Analysis of Female Leadership in U.S. National Security" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alison at alison.tobey@maine.edu

Christopher Thomas, a candidate for Master of Arts in English Literature, will be defending his thesis titled, “The Day the Day Fell Asleep: Poems" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Christopher at christopher.thomas@maine.edu

Lindsey Fitzsimons, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled, “Primary cilia of the cardiac neural crest orchestrate distribution of Hedgehog Signaling thresholds critical for cardiogenesis.” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lindsey Fitzsimons at lindsey.fitzsimons@maine.edu

Angelica Boeve, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, will be defending her dissertation titled, “AS DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY? INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISMS LINKING REGULAR SLEEP PATTERNS WITH DAYTIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER ADULTS” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Angelica Boeve at angelica.r.boeve@maine.edu

Prashanta Bajracharya, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, “On the application of dynamical measures of hydrologic response to prediction and similarity assessment in watersheds" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Prashanta at prashanta.bajracharya@maine.edu

Chamath Lochana Amarasinghe Hiti Hamillage, a candidate for Master of Science in Spatial Information Science and Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, “Food Recognition and Ingredient Detection Using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy with Deep Learning Techniques to Facilitate Human-Food Interactions" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Chamath at chamath.amarsinghe@maine.edu

Remy Babich, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will be defending her thesis titled, “ Mitochondria mediated outcomes of developmental exposure to low-level chemical mixtures in zebrafish Danio rerio." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Remy at remy.babich@maine.edu

Allison Brehm, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled, “CONSEQUENCES OF SMALL MAMMAL PERSONALITIES FOR HABITAT SELECTION, DEMOGRAPHIC RATES, AND THE SEED DISPERSAL MUTUALISM" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Allison at allison.brehm@maine.edu

Mitchell Chesley, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Efficacy of Cellulose Nanofibrils Use In Orthopedics." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mitchell at Mitchell.Chesley@maine.edu

Hazel Cashman, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching, will be defending her thesis titled, “ Investigating student science identity in a middle school social studies classroom." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Hazel at hazel.cashman@maine.edu

Shelby Helwig, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, will be defending her dissertation titled, “The Role of Confrontation Effectiveness for Women’s Psychological Wellbeing After a Sexist Event" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Shelby at shelby.helwig@maine.edu

Mariusz Potocki, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Climate Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled, “GLACIOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THREE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MOUNTAIN SITES" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mariusz at mariusz.potocki@maine.edu

James Gayton, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “Numerical Modeling of Localized Heating in Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Laminates." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact James at james.gayton@maine.edu

Denghui Li, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography, will be defending his thesis titled, “ SIMULATIONS OF COASTAL CURRENTS, TRANSPORT AND POPULATION CONNECTIVITY OF BLUE MUSSEL (MYTILUS EDULIS) IN THE GULF OF MAINE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Denghui at denghui.li@maine.edu

Rochelle Lawrence, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending her thesis titled, “THE HOME PROJECT: AN EXAMINATION OF HOW HOME CHANGED THROUGH SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Rochelle at rochelle.lawrence@maine.edu

Adele Weaver, a candidate for Master of Science in Psychological Science, will be defending her thesis titled, “How Race, Gender, and Body Positioning Impact Perceptions and Interactions With Those in […]

Kathryn Roderick, a candidate for Master of Arts in Psychological Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled, “ I am Kind, I am Smart, I am Important: The Effects of Self-Affirmation on Women's Confrontational Responses to Sexism"