{"id":17,"date":"2021-10-11T15:33:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudy\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T15:18:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:18:39","slug":"mais-graduates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/mais-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"MAIS Graduates and their Masters Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_1f86bd-72\">Maine Studies students in the MAIS program come from diverse backgrounds and live in all parts of the state (and beyond). They have also completed a wide range of master\u2019s projects as the culminating step in their degrees. Below are brief descriptions of our graduates and their final projects. In most cases you can click on the provided links to see what they have produced.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17_bedc01-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17_bedc01-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17_bedc01-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id17_bedc01-1c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17_bedc01-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id17_bedc01-1c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id17_bedc01-1c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column17_4076de-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_4076de-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_4076de-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_4076de-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_4076de-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_4076de-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_4076de-c8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_4076de-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_4076de-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_4076de-c8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_988c93-38, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_988c93-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_988c93-38\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_988c93-38 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_988c93-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_988c93-38\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_988c93-38 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_988c93-38[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_988c93-38\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading17_988c93-38 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_988c93-38\"><strong>Anne Bardaglio<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image17_175058-57.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image17_175058-57 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:200px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_175058-57.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_175058-57 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image17_175058-57 figure{max-width:200px;}.kb-image17_175058-57 .image-is-svg, .kb-image17_175058-57 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image17_175058-57 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17_175058-57\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/10\/Anne-Bardaglio-1-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/10\/Anne-Bardaglio-1-1-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/10\/Anne-Bardaglio-1-1-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/10\/Anne-Bardaglio-1-1-300x300-1-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/10\/Anne-Bardaglio-1-1-300x300-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Anne Bardaglio, who finished in August 2021, wrote her thesis on items hidden in houses by their occupants, tracing the origins of an early 20th century work boot found in her own house in St. George, Maine. The thesis, available on Digital Commons, is entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/3450\/\">A Concealment Shoe as Ritualistic Grieving Gesture: A Case Study in an Early 20th Century Maine Finnish Immigrant Community<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anne completed her degree while working at Unity College and UMA. She is now working toward her PhD in the Department of History at the University of Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_63a1f7-e4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mary Holt<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scytheandanchor.com\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2613\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-634x634.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-846x846.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-951x951.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/cropped-therefromhere-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mary Holt completed the MAIS degree in May of 2021. For her master\u2019s project she created a podcast called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scytheandanchor.com\/2021\/05\/02\/season-1-episode-2-my-contribution-to-art-and-culture\/\">\u201cMy Contribution to Art &amp; Culture\u201d,<\/a>&nbsp;taking the title from a quote by famous Maine humorist (and UMaine alumnus) Joe Perham, whom she profiled in the podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary completed her degree while working as a digital specialist at USM\u2019s Glickman Library in Portland. She also hosts a weekly radio program, Ghostland Radio, on WMPG, and created the podcast&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scytheandanchor.com\/\">There from Here<\/a>, featuring stories about Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17_297765-75 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17_297765-75 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17_297765-75 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id17_297765-75 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17_297765-75 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id17_297765-75 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id17_297765-75 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column17_b33093-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_b33093-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_b33093-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_b33093-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_b33093-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_b33093-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_b33093-6e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_b33093-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_b33093-6e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_b33093-6e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_c6fc30-04\"><strong>Jessica Hamilton-Jones<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image17_dc0d42-b0.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image17_dc0d42-b0 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:200px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_dc0d42-b0.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_dc0d42-b0 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image17_dc0d42-b0 figure{max-width:200px;}.kb-image17_dc0d42-b0 .image-is-svg, .kb-image17_dc0d42-b0 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image17_dc0d42-b0 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17_dc0d42-b0\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2020\/08\/Hamilton-Jones-photo-rotated-e1636053454573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2020\/08\/Hamilton-Jones-photo-rotated-e1636053454573.jpg 213w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2020\/08\/Hamilton-Jones-photo-rotated-e1636053454573-105x130.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,213px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessica Hamilton-Jones completed the MAIS in May 2021. For her master\u2019s project, Jessica created an ebook to help artists and students explore and depict Maine places. Called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anartistssenseofplaceinmaine.com\/\"><em>The Places we Become Maine: Encouraging a Sense of Place Through Interactive Art Activities<\/em><\/a>, the ebook takes readers through a series of place-based lessons, each focused on a particular setting or topic such as wildlife, botany, and maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessica completed her degree while working as an alternative education high school teacher in the Waterville area. She also conducted a workshop on Mind Mapping as part of the Jack Pine Project, which documented the pandemic using the arts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_61fcd5-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_61fcd5-07\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brandan Roberts<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scytheandanchor.com\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/brandan-364x364-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2619\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/brandan-364x364-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/brandan-364x364-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/brandan-364x364-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/brandan-364x364-1-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/brandan-364x364-1-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/brandan-364x364-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,364px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Brandan Roberts, who completed the MAIS in 2020, prepared a detailed, map-based interactive website for his master\u2019s project. Entitled&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/bd201ccba09541ccbfae93cd3762bf87\">Molly Ockett as a Folkloric Figure,<\/a>&nbsp;the website explores parts of western Maine associated with this well-known individual, also known as Mary Agatha or Marie Agathe, who was a powerful Native healer and herbalist. The website looks at how her name and image have been incorporated into the region\u2019s geography, history and legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandan completed his degree while working as technical support staff at UMA Lewiston Center, as well as Curator at the Hamlin Memorial Library &amp; Museum in Paris, Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17_ebb39f-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17_ebb39f-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17_ebb39f-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id17_ebb39f-9b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17_ebb39f-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id17_ebb39f-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id17_ebb39f-9b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column17_534971-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_534971-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_534971-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_534971-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_534971-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_534971-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_534971-39{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_534971-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_534971-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_534971-39\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_42f1dd-be\"><strong>Paula Sheehan-Kopp<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image17_6613b3-6c.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image17_6613b3-6c .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:200px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_6613b3-6c.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_6613b3-6c .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image17_6613b3-6c figure{max-width:200px;}.kb-image17_6613b3-6c .image-is-svg, .kb-image17_6613b3-6c .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image17_6613b3-6c .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17_6613b3-6c\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Paula_Sheehan-Kopp.jpg\" alt=\"Paula Sheehan-Kopp photo\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Paula_Sheehan-Kopp.jpg 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Paula_Sheehan-Kopp-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Paula_Sheehan-Kopp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Paula_Sheehan-Kopp-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Paula_Sheehan-Kopp-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Paula_Sheehan-Kopp-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MAIS graduate (2020) Paula Sheehan-Kopp prepared a slide presentation on Maine\u2019s Irish heritage that was presented in a virtual conference hosted by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bairishstudies.wordpress.com\/\">British Association for Irish Studies<\/a>. In addition, she created a website that will serve as a resource for teachers, researchers, Mainers of Irish descent, and others interested in the heritage of the Irish in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her presentation was entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/umainesystem-my.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/g\/personal\/paula_sheehan_maine_edu\/ES8Rp41V_BtNgfZP3gIYToQBE_Frq643QijmQnHJyCZjMQ?rtime=vr_JINWi2Ug\">Mainesc\u00e9al.org: A Forum for Irish Studies in Maine<\/a>.\u201d Paula works as a teacher, researcher and aide in southern Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17_308418-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_308418-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_308418-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_308418-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_308418-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_308418-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_308418-05{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_308418-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_308418-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_308418-05\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Christopher Betts<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scytheandanchor.com\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2019\/02\/IMG_3342-1-e1636389903788.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Betts\" class=\"wp-image-1336\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2019\/02\/IMG_3342-1-e1636389903788.jpg 167w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2019\/02\/IMG_3342-1-e1636389903788-105x122.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Chris Betts completed his MAIS degree in May of 2020. His master\u2019s project was a professional report entitled&nbsp;<em>Exploring Best Practices of Alternative Education in Maine<\/em>. The report featured case studies from Chris\u2019s experience as an alternative education high school teacher in Maine, including with the Carleton Project, a private, experiential-learning based program that ran out of the Shaw House in Bangor. Chris now works as an alternative education teacher at Ellsworth High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandan completed his degree while working as technical support staff at UMA Lewiston Center, as well as Curator at the Hamlin Memorial Library &amp; Museum in Paris, Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17_721211-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17_721211-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17_721211-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id17_721211-79 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17_721211-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id17_721211-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id17_721211-79 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column17_9436b7-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_9436b7-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_9436b7-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_9436b7-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_9436b7-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_9436b7-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_9436b7-70{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_9436b7-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_9436b7-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_9436b7-70\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_e1f899-22, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_e1f899-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_e1f899-22\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_e1f899-22 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_e1f899-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_e1f899-22\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_e1f899-22 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_e1f899-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_e1f899-22\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading17_e1f899-22 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_e1f899-22\"><strong>Courtney Hawkes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image17_e339e4-8a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image17_e339e4-8a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:200px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_e339e4-8a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_e339e4-8a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image17_e339e4-8a figure{max-width:200px;}.kb-image17_e339e4-8a .image-is-svg, .kb-image17_e339e4-8a .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image17_e339e4-8a .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17_e339e4-8a\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-874x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-874x1024.jpg 874w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-768x900.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-105x123.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-317x371.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-423x496.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-634x743.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-846x991.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes-951x1114.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Courtney_Hawkes.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,874px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Courtney Hawkes graduated with her MAIS degree in 2017. For her master\u2019s project, she developed a detailed and lengthy course curriculum for high school students. Her project is entitled&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/2801\/\">Maine Literature 101: A Course for High School Seniors,<\/a>&nbsp;and includes&nbsp; reading lists, lesson plans, and assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courtney completed her master\u2019s degree while working at Gorham High School. She currently teaches in the Learning Alternatives program at South Portland High School.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17_344011-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_344011-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_344011-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_344011-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_344011-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_344011-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_344011-a9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_344011-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_344011-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_344011-a9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lisa Lavoie<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scytheandanchor.com\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/Lisa-Lavoie-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"Lisa Lavoie\" class=\"wp-image-2736\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/Lisa-Lavoie-150x150-1.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/Lisa-Lavoie-150x150-1-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/Lisa-Lavoie-150x150-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>2015 MAIS graduate Lisa Lavoie wrote her thesis on the subject of the 9\/11 attacks and their subsequent impacts on the Maine\/Canada border and its communities. The thesis is entitled&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/2292\/\">Effect of 9\/11 on a Borderlands Community: Fort Kent, Maine, and Clair, New Brunswick.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lisa completed her MA degree while working as an adjunct instructor at the University of Maine Fort Kent. She is now an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science at UMFK.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17_11f9e8-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17_11f9e8-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17_11f9e8-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id17_11f9e8-b5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17_11f9e8-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id17_11f9e8-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id17_11f9e8-b5 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_2fcf42-d5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_b016d3-0c\"><strong>Tasha Raymond<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image17_4bac80-02.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image17_4bac80-02 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:200px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_4bac80-02.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_4bac80-02 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image17_4bac80-02 figure{max-width:200px;}.kb-image17_4bac80-02 .image-is-svg, .kb-image17_4bac80-02 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image17_4bac80-02 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17_4bac80-02\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Tasha_Raymond.jpg\" alt=\"Tasha Raymond\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Tasha_Raymond.jpg 628w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Tasha_Raymond-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Tasha_Raymond-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Tasha_Raymond-317x427.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Tasha_Raymond-423x569.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,628px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tasha Raymond completed the MAIS in 2015. Her master\u2019s project was titled&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/2354\/\">On Becoming a Homesteader in Maine<\/a>. Combining research with personal narrative, it describes her experience as a small homesteader in Norridgewock, Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While learning how to garden organically and raise chickens, she researched the dangers of genetically modified organisms and animal feeding operations. Further, she explored Maine\u2019s laws and policies that regulate local food, becoming a supporter of food sovereignty and food security.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_6f91ce-a1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Erin-Kate Souza<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scytheandanchor.com\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Erin-Kate-Murphy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2629\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Erin-Kate-Murphy.jpg 176w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Erin-Kate-Murphy-105x131.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Erin-Kate Souza, who completed the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2015, wrote her master\u2019s project about service learning for English as a Second Language students. The paper is entitled&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/2277\/\">Service-Learning as an ESL Course Component<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erin-Kate is now Instructor and Program Coordinator of Intensive English Language Studies at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17_580421-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17_580421-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17_580421-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id17_580421-f4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17_580421-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id17_580421-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id17_580421-f4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_c344d2-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_c344d2-ed\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_f6648d-2f\"><strong>Jamie Carter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image17_1df316-76.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image17_1df316-76 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:200px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_1df316-76.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_1df316-76 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image17_1df316-76 figure{max-width:200px;}.kb-image17_1df316-76 .image-is-svg, .kb-image17_1df316-76 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image17_1df316-76 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17_1df316-76\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp-105x89.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp-317x269.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp-423x359.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp-634x538.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp-846x717.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/11\/Jamie_7973_pp-951x806.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamie Carter Logan completed her MAIS in 2014, writing a thesis entitle<em>d&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/2106\/\">Family Ties and Cultural Persistence in the Little Italy of Portland, Maine.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>She subsequently published the book&nbsp;<em>Built on Family: The Little Italy of Portland, Maine,<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Built-Family-Little-Italy-Portland\/dp\/1518893473\/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1636392740&amp;qsid=146-5270955-5019560&amp;refinements=p_27%3AJamie+E+Carter+Logan&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;sres=1518893473%2CB07QC34DB9&amp;text=Jamie+E+Carter+Logan\">available HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamie is Digital Strategist with the Knight Canney Group, a Maine-based public relations firm. Her other claim to fame is winning twice on Jeopardy!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_1c47ee-5d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stephanie Leonard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/stephanie-Leonard-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"Stephanie Leonard\" class=\"wp-image-2737\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/stephanie-Leonard-150x150-1.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/stephanie-Leonard-150x150-1-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/stephanie-Leonard-150x150-1-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Spruce Leonard completed the MAIS in 2014. Her thesis, titled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/2113\/\">Public Art and Public Education: Controversy and Connections<\/a>,\u201d examines public art in the U.S. with a focus on Maine. Her study included post office murals from the New Deal era, the controversy over the Maine labor mural, and granite sculptures created through the Schoodic Sculpture Symposium. She argued that public art reflects a sense of place and offers educators the opportunity to teach their students history, politics, and art.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17_1944a5-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17_1944a5-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17_1944a5-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id17_1944a5-d7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17_1944a5-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id17_1944a5-d7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id17_1944a5-d7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_f91aaa-c8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_407653-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_407653-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_407653-64\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_407653-64 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_407653-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_407653-64\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_407653-64 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_407653-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_407653-64\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading17_407653-64 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_407653-64\"><strong>Rosemary Cyr<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image17_21a601-39.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image17_21a601-39 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:200px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_21a601-39.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_21a601-39 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image17_21a601-39 figure{max-width:200px;}.kb-image17_21a601-39 .image-is-svg, .kb-image17_21a601-39 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image17_21a601-39 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17_21a601-39\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/rosemary-cyr.jpg\" alt=\"Rosemary Cyr\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/rosemary-cyr.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/rosemary-cyr-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/12\/rosemary-cyr-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosemary Cyr received her MAIS in May, 2012. Her thesis was on the evolving relationship between archaeologists and Wabanaki Nations in Maine. It is called&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/1708\/\">A Change Occurring: The Evolving Relationship Among Archaeologists and Wabanakis in Maine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosemary completed her degree through distance education technologies while working as the lab director at Northeast Archaeology Research Center in Farmington.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17_03961e-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_03961e-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_03961e-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_03961e-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_03961e-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_03961e-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_03961e-e9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_03961e-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_03961e-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_03961e-e9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Blossom Kravitz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/10\/brooklyn-candy-co-5-e1634755666349.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2590\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2021\/10\/brooklyn-candy-co-5-e1634755666349.jpg 774w, 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1024px) 62vw,774px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Blossom Kravitz completed the MAIS in 2013.&nbsp;Her master\u2019s project was entitled&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/1912\/\"><em>Maine Crab: A Study of the Fishery with an Emphasis on Crab Picking<\/em>.<\/a>&nbsp;It was subsequently published by the Maine Folklife Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is now a chocolate maker and store owner in Blue Hill, Maine, and has been featured in numerous media stories,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellsworthamerican.com\/maine-news\/business-news\/brooklin-candy-co-open-business\/\">including this one in the&nbsp;<em>Ellsworth American<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17_c39fc5-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17_c39fc5-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17_c39fc5-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17_079a6c-0d\"><strong>Phyllis vonHerrlich<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image17_98472e-f7.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image17_98472e-f7 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:200px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_98472e-f7.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image17_98472e-f7 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image17_98472e-f7 figure{max-width:200px;}.kb-image17_98472e-f7 .image-is-svg, .kb-image17_98472e-f7 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image17_98472e-f7 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17_98472e-f7\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2013\/05\/Phyllis-vonherrlich-150x150.png\" alt=\"Rosemary Cyr\" class=\"kb-img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2010 MAIS graduate Phyllis vonHerrlich wrote a thesis which examined the work of Gail Laughlin, one of the first female lawyers in the U.S. and one of the first women in the Maine State legislature. Laughlin served in the Maine Legislature for six terms from 1929 to 1941 and was an ardent promoter of equal rights for women. Phyllis\u2019s thesis is entitled&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu\/etd\/1312\/\"><em>\u201cAbsolute Equality for Women in Law and Custom\u201d: Gail Laughlin\u2019s Fight for Gender Equality in the Maine Legislature<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17_ff0d2d-08\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Studies students in the MAIS program come from diverse backgrounds and live in all parts of the state (and beyond). 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