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Sean Lopez, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending his dissertation titled “Intermedial Thought for 21st Century New Media: Performance, Poetry, and Storytelling.”

Amelia Sullivan, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Food and Nutrition Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled ” Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Theory-Driven Program to Improve Nutrition Security in Rural Adolescents.”   For zoom link and password, please contact the student at amelia.sullivan@maine.edu.

Amelia Sullivan, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Food and Nutrition Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled “Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Theory-Driven Program to Improve Nutrition Security in Rural Adolescents.” Stodder Hall, for zoom link and password, please contact the student at amelia.sullivan@maine.edu

Liam O’Brien, a candidate for the Doctor Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (Building Science), will be defending his dissertation titled, “Hygrothermal and Energetic Performance Assessment of Wall and Roof Assemblies Insulated with Wood Fiber in North American Climates.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at: liam.obrien@maine.edu

Ligia Naveira, a candidate for the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending her dissertation titled, “GEOCHEMISTRY AND PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN SURFACE WATER AND SNOW IN GREENLAND.” If you would like to join via Zoom, please contact Ligia Naveira at ligia.naveira@maine.edu, for accommodations.

Erin Ouellette, a candidate for the Master of Science in Teaching in Mathematics, will be defending her thesis titled, “Science Teachers’ Conceptualizations of Conducting Data Investigations with their Students.” Zoom link available upon request from erin.l.nason@maine.edu.

Kayla Barton, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will be defending her dissertation titled, “How evolution can shape the annotation, expression, and variance of microRNAs.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at kayla.barton@maine.edu.

Julia Hiltonsmith, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Environmental Policy, will be defending her dissertation titled, “Instruments of Inertia: Modernity, Media, and the Politics of Energy Transitions in Coastal Maine.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at: julia.hiltonsmith@maine.edu

Vanessa Quintana, a candidate for the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending his thesis titled, “Drivers of Sediment-Bound Contamination Risk for Anadromous Fish in Estuaries as Derived from Observations on the Penobscot River, Maine.” If you would like to join via Zoom, please contact Vanessa Quintana at vanessa.mahan@maine.edu for accommodations.

Harrison Goldspiel, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Conservation Capacity Building for Cryptic Ecosystems: Expanding the Toolbox for Vernal Pool Communities.”

Mamoona Raheem, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending her dissertation titled,” DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL FOOD PACKAGING PRODUCTS USING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS AND POST SURFACE MODIFICATION TO IMPROVE THE BARRIER PERFORMANCE .” For Zoom link and password, please contact the student at mamoona.raheem@maine.edu.

Samuel Chistolini, a candidate for the Master of Arts in Mathematics, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Bessel functions on GSp(4,ℝ).” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at samuel.chistolini@maine.edu.

Jack Dunning, a candidate for the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending their thesis titled, “Exploring Hybrid-Domain Reflectometric Analysis.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at jack.dunning@maine.edu.

Michael Galli, a candidate for the Master of Science in Entomology, will be defending his thesis titled, “A Field Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Beta-Cyfluthrin for Control of Ixodes scapularis on Residential Properties.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at michael.g.galli@maine.edu.

Owen Libby, a candidate for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Hybrid Thermoplastic Composites made using Advanced Tape Layer Additive Manufacturing (ATLAM).”

Madeline Hunter, a candidate for the Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science, will be defending her thesis titled, “Optimizing nitrogen management in organic no-till dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L) direct-seeded into a cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) mulch.”

Lara Johannson, a candidate for the Master of Arts in French, will be defending her thesis titled, ” La glottophobie dans les médias.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at lara.johannson@maine.edu.

Ali Afridi, a candidate for the Master of Arts in English, will be defending his thesis titled, “A Biopolitical and Ecological Reading of Samuel Beckett’s Postwar Trilogy.” For Zoom link and password, please contact the student at ali.afridi@maine.edu.

Matt Kearney, a candidate for the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending his thesis titled, “The Structuring of Trans Grief in Elegy and Apocalypse.” If you would like to join via Zoom, please contact Matt Kearney at matt.kearney@maine.edu for accommodations.

Liz Saavedra Perez, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled ” Genetic and Environmental Regulation of the Innate Immune Response: Roles of microRNAs, CCR2 Signaling, and Host–Pathogen Interactions.”

Gianna DeJoy, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Environmental Policy, will be defending her dissertation titled, “Future care: Mapping maternity care, disaster, and the forces of reproduction in the northeastern borderlands.”

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Kayla McLagan, a candidate for the Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, “Rising Tides: Student Belonging and Saltmarsh Sparrow Fecundity in Maine’s Dynamic Coastal Environments”. Please contact kayla.mclagan@maine.edu for a Zoom link.