Matthew Lawrence, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Design Automation of Volumetric Enhancement of Additive Manufacturing via Segmentation of Polyhedron Nets" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Matthew Lawrence at matthew.lawrence@maine.edu

Kayla Parsons, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Food and Nutrition Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF MASTER CHEF, A THEORY-BASED MINDFUL EATING INTERVENTION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kayla Parsons at kayla.l.parsons@maine.edu.

Kailey Bell, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering will be defending her dissertation titled, "A Microengineering Approach to Modeling Neuromuscular Development" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kailey Bell at kailey.bell@maine.edu.

Kimberly Andersson, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership will be defending her dissertation titled, "The Relationship Between Teachers’ Job-Satisfaction and the Implementation of an ESSER Funded Top-down Directive: A Qualitative Case Study" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kimberly Andersson at kimberly.andersson@maine.edu.

Anne Fensie, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education will be defending her dissertation titled, "FACULTY BELIEFS ABOUT ADULT LEARNER MEMORY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Anne Fensie at anne.fensie@maine.edu.

Alessandro Mereghetti, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending his dissertation titled, "Reconstructing Megafauna-Vegetation Interactions Across Spatial and Temporal Scales" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alessandro Mereghetti at kailey.bell@maine.edu.

Anne Fensie, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education will be defending her dissertation titled, "Faculty Beliefs About Adult Learner Memory and Associated Factors: an Exploratory Study" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Anne Fensie at anne.fensie@maine.edu.

Parker Bausman, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending his thesis titled, "Reciprocal Subsidies in Sub-Alpine Ponds and the Influence of a Range Shifting Caddisfly" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Parker Bausman at parker.bausman@maine.edu

Monique Mills, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science will be defending her dissertation titled, "The Role of TAp63 and p53 in the Primordial Oocyte's Response to DNA Damage" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Monique Mills at monique.mills@maine.edu.

Arnav Acharya, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Steel Free Concrete Bridge Decks" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Arnav Acharya at arnav.acharya@maine.edu

Trina Wantman, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her thesis titled, "Nest site selection and nest success of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Central Maine" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Trina Wantman at trina.wantman@maine.edu

Melissa Flye, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "Beyond Recovery: A social-ecological approach to protected species conservation" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Melissa Flye at melissa.flye@maine.edu.

Mohamed Zaid, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "MODELING CARDIOVASCULAR, OCULAR, AND URINARY SYSTEMS FOR ADVANCING BASIC SCIENCE, DISEASE DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mohamed Zaid at mohamed.zaid1@maine.edu.

Mary Astumian, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science will be defending her dissertation titled, "Membrane Proteins and Neuromuscular Health: The Nanoscale Distribution of Laminin Receptors in Zebrafish Muscle" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mary Astumian at mary.astumian@maine.edu.