UNH Graduate School - Dissertation Titles

Here is a comprehensive list of all graduated UNH Doctoral Students and their Dissertation titles since the Fall of 2000. The data is sorted first by the calendar year in which they graduated, then by the program they got their PhD degree in and then by the student's name. The menu on the left will let you jump to any particular calendar year. For a complete list since 1997 along with full text see the digital dissertation information below.

Dissertation Abstracts International (Digital Dissertations)
The online version of Dissertation Abstracts includes citations back to 1861, abstracts back to 1980 and 24-page previews for all dissertations after 1997. Best of all, Digital Dissertations includes the full-text of all Univ. of New Hampshire dissertations from 1997 onward.

Dates of Coverage: 1861 - present
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Year 2007

Year	Program	Name	Dissertation Title
2007	Biochemistry	Freamat, Mihael	Glycoprotein Hormone Receptors in Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon Marinus): Identification, Characterization and Implications for the Evolution of the Vertebrate Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal/Thyroid Axes
2007	Biochemistry	Prien, Justin M	Uncovering Unique N-Linked Glycan Structural Isomers in Cancer Via MSn Disassembly
2007	Chemistry	Arigi, Emma A	Development and Application of Methods for Analysis of Fungal Glycosphingolpid Structure and Functional Interactions
2007	Chemistry	Athans, Andreas John	Fullerene-Acene Chemistry: Part I: Studies on the Regioselective Reduction of Acenes and Acene Quinones; Part II: Progress Toward the Synthesis of Large Acenes and Their Dielsalder Chemistry with [60] Fullerene
2007	Chemistry	Kennedy, Daniel Patrick	I. The Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of Novel 1,1,1- Tris(Aminomethyl)Ethane (Tame) Derived Ligands and Their use as size Selective Flourescent ZN(II) Sensors. II. The Synthesis of Strongly and Weakly Binding Ligands with N,O
2007	Chemistry	Rainbolt, James E	Probing Regioselectivity in the Diels-Alder Cycloadditions Between [60]Fullerene and Aryl Substituted Acenes
2007	Computer Science	Lapadula, Anthony James	GlySpy a Software Suite for Assigning Glycan Topologies from Sequential Mass Spectral Data
2007	Earth Science: Geology	Kerwin, Charles Martin	Mapping, Petrological and Geochemical Explorations of the Massabesic Gneiss Complex in New Hampshire
2007	Economics	Soares, Ricardo Brito	Spatial Aspects of Infant Mortality and Informal Workers: the Case of Ceara State- Brazil
2007	Education	Moran, M. Brooke	Urban Middle School Teachers' Efficacy Change Resulting from Project Adventure's Year-Long Respect Curricular Intervention: A Quasi-Experimental Design with Corroborating Data
2007	Education	Simpson, Julie Frances	More Than Simply "Hanging Out": The Nature of Participant Observation and Research Relationships
2007	English	Hirsh-Dickinson, Sally Rachel	Dirty Whites and Dark Secrets: Sex and Race in Peyton Place
2007	English	Kehl-Califano, Sharon Rose	The Comradeship of the "Happy Few": Henry James, Edith Wharton, and the Pederatic Tradition
2007	English	Ortmeier, Christina Marlene	Beyond "English Language Learner": Second Language Writers, Academic Literacy, and Issues of Identity in the U.S. High School
2007	Engineering:Civil	Cortez, Edel Rudilio	Moisture Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Flexible Pavement Subgrades
2007	Engineering:Mechanical	Onyancha, Richard Momanyi	Analytical Model Development and Experimental Investigation of Process Model Size Effects in Microforming
2007	Engineering:Systems Design	Mocny, Jakub	Error Propagation in Pattern Recognition Systems: Impact of Quality on Fingerprint Categorization
2007	Engineering:Systems Design	Xu, Min	Smart Machining System Platform for CNC Milling with the Integration of a Power Sensor and Cutting Model
2007	Genetics	Lee, Darren J	The Function of PAB1 in Translation and in PUF3 Dependent Deadenylation
2007	History	Guerrasio, Venetia Mercedes	Dissecting The Pennsylvania Anatomy Act: Laws, Bodies, and Science, 1880-1925
2007	History	Leavenworth, Peter Scott	Accounting for Taste: The Early American Music Business and Secularization in Music Aesthetics, 1720-1825
2007	Microbiology	Spenlinhauer, Tania Rawnsley	The Development of Tools to Allow Genetic and Genomic Analysis of Frankia
2007	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Chen, Jianjun	Modeling Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Biogenic Hydrocarbons
2007	Natural Resources and Environmental Studies	Barr, Garrett Evan	The Roles of Brook Trout and Larval Two-Lined Salamanders as Predators in Streams
2007	Natural Resources and Environmental Studies	Zhang, Difei	Sustainability of New Hampshire's Sawmill Industry and Its Forest Resource Base
2007	Physics	Dabaghyan, Mikayel	Measurement of Parity Violation in Thermal Neutron Capture on a Proton
2007	Physics	Vapirev, Alexander E	Ring Current- Atmosphere Interactions Model with Stormtime Magnetic Field
2007	Plant Biology	Beskenis, Joan Lydia	The Influence of The Biofilm on The Accumulation and Harmful Effects of Copper and Zinc on Fucoid Germlings and Adults
2007	Plant Biology	Beskenis, Joan Lydia	Role of the Biofilm in Metals Accumulation by Fucoid Algae and Their Surrounding Rock Surfaces
2007	Psychology	Modecki, Kathryn Lynn	Underlying Processes of Antisocial Decisions: Adolescents Versus Adults
2007	Psychology	Rossi, Nicole Elisabeth	"Coming Out" Stories of Gay and Lesbian Young Adults: Relation Between Memory Characteristics and Psychological Well-Being
2007	Psychology	Surawski, Melissa Kathryn	Searching Under Stress: Anxiety and Selective Information Exposure
2007	Zoology	Blakeslee, April Monica	Resolving The 100 Year Debate Over The Ecological History of The Common Periwinkle Snail, Littorina littorea, In Northeast North America
2007	Zoology	Dijkstra, Jennifer A	Cllimate Change and Invasive Species Interact to Impact Succession and Diversity in Gulfof Maine Marine Fouling Communities
2007	Zoology	Griffen, Blaine D	Interactions Between Two Invasive Crab Predators, Carcinus Maenas And Hemigrapsus Sanguineus, and Consequences for the Native Community

Year 2006

Year	Program	Name	Dissertation Title
2006	Animal & Nutritional Sciences	Milbury, Paul E	Cellular Uptake and Actions of Bilberry Anthocyanins in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells
2006	Biochemistry	Ohn, Takbum	Functional Analysis of the CAF1 Protein
2006	Biochemistry	Pentia, Dana Cristina	Regulation of Rod Photoreceptor Phosphodiesterase (PDE6) by the Glutamic Acid-Rich Protein 2 (GARP2)
2006	Biochemistry	Yao, Gang	Analysis of the Role of Poly (A) Binding Protein (PAB1) in the mRNA Degradation Process in Yeast
2006	Chemistry	Lin, Weimin	I. Peptide Isosteric Replacement Preperation Using Zinc-Mediated Chain Extension-Aldol Reactions II. Formal Synthesis of (+)- Brefeldin A III. Zinc- Mediated Chain Extension Reactions with Substituted Carbenoids
2006	Economics	Li, Minghua	Family Structure, State Children's Health Insurance Program (Schip) and Child Outcomes
2006	Engineering:Civil	Choi, Minha	Soil Moisture Dynamics from Satellite Obsercations, Land Surface Modeling, and Feild Data
2006	Engineering:Civil	Watts, Alison Weatherly	Uptake and Growth Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wetland Plants
2006	Engineering:Mechanical	Grychanyuk, Vasyl M	Modeling of Diffusional Creep and Stress Relaxation in Copper Grains During Manufacturing of Microelectronic Integrated Circuits
2006	Genetics	Kenick, Sarah Prescott	Transposable Elements: What Have you Done for me Lately? A Genomics Based Investigation into the Potential Functional Roles of Transposable Elements using the Model Organism Caenorhabditis Elegans
2006	History	Fortin, Jeffrey Al	Little Short os National Murder: Forced Migration and the Making of Diasporas in the Atlantic World, 1745- 1865
2006	Mathematics	Ghosh, Shamindra Kumar	Planar Algebras: A Category Theoretic Point of View
2006	Mathematics	Zarringhalam, Kourosh	Cupolets: Chaotic Unstable Periodic Orbits Theory and Applications
2006	Mathematics Education	Gray, David MacDonald	An Investigation of Pre-service Teachers' and Professional Mathematicians' Perceptions of Mathematical Proof at the Secondary School Level
2006	Mathematics Education	Mitcheltree, Melissa Kay	Exploring Lesson Study as a Form of Professional Development for Enriching Teacher Knowledge and Classroom Practices
2006	Natural Resources	Gaeckle, Jeffrey L	Eelgrass (Zostera Marina L.) Leaf Growth and Restoration Ecology
2006	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Anderson, Jeanne Elizabeth	Remote Detection of Forest Structure in the White Mountains of New Hampshire: An Integration of Waveform Lidar and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data
2006	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Frappier, Amy Ellen Benoit	Recent Extreme Events in a Tropical Stalagmite: Multi-Proxy Records and Analysis of Ecosystems Value Sensitivity to Weak Climate Forcing
2006	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Hagen, Stephen Charles	Linking Multiv Ariate Observations of the Land Surface to Vegetation Properties and Ecosystem Processes
2006	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Palace, Michael	Tropical Forest Structure: Ground Measurements of Course Necromass and Satellit Observations of Crown Geometry
2006	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Rawlins, Michael Alfred	Characterization of the Spatial and Temporal Variability in Pan-Arctic, Terrestrial Hydrology
2006	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Zhou, Yong	Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compound Measurements: Distributions and Effects on Air Quality in Coastal Marine, Rural and Remote Continental Environments
2006	Natural Resources and Environmental Studies	Frappier, Brian Richard	Ecological Patterns, Community Classification, and a Comparison of Approached for Predicting Biological and Habitat Reference Conditions in New Hamphshire Streams
2006	Physics	Donmez, Burcin	Charactization of Single-Sided CdZnTe Strip Detectors for High Energy Astrophysics Applications
2006	Physics	Liu, Yong	Ion Thermalization and Wave Excitation Downstream of Earth's Bow Shock: Theory and Observation
2006	Plant Biology	Bray, Troy Lee	A Molecular and Morphological Investigation of the Red Seaweed Genus Porphyra ( Bangiales, Rhodophyta) in the Northwest Atlantic
2006	Psychology	Jenkin, Clinton Michael	Responses to Terrorism Scenerios: Event Features, Individual Characteristics, and Subjective Evaluations
2006	Psychology	Laythe, Brian Robert	Conflict and Threat Between Pre-Existing Groups: An Application of Identity to Bias, Persuasion and Belief Perseverance
2006	Zoology	Kidd, Michael Ronald	Patterns and Process During the Diversification of the Cichlid Fishes in Lake Malawi, Africa

Year: 2005

Year	Program	Name	Dissertation Title
2005	Animal & Nutritional Sciences	Ordway, Ryan Scott	An Evaluation of Supplemental Methionine Sources for Lactating Dairy Cows
2005	Biochemistry	Kroe, Rachel Rebecca	Applications of Fluorescence Detected Sedimentation I: Studying the Thermodynamic Impact of Valence in Non-Ideal Solutions II: High Affinity Interactions and Biological Media
2005	Biochemistry	Silver, Matthew Ren	On the Neuroendocrine Regulation of Reproduction:
2005	Biochemistry	Wallace, Aaron L	The Taxonomic and Systematic Relationships of Serval Salt Marsh Fucus Taxa (Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae) within the Gulf of Maine and Ireland Examined Using Microsatellite Markers
2005	Chemistry	Aiken, Karelle S	The Tandem Chain Extension-Aldol Reaction of B-Keto Esters
2005	Chemistry	Lewis, Susanne Marie Krauss	Mechanixtic Studies in Carbene and Polyurethane Chemistry
2005	Chemistry	Mwangi, George Kinyua	Chemical Sensors Based on Swelling Polymer Microspheres and Uncrosslinked Fluorescently-Labelled Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
2005	Chemistry	Yin, Yan	Characterization of the Major Extrapallial Fluid Protein of the Mollusc, Mytilus Edulis: Implications for Function
2005	Computer Science	Lawton, James Howard	Multi-Agent Opportunism
2005	Earth Science: Oceanography	Cutter, George Randall	Seafloor Habitat Characterization, Classification, and Maps for the Lower Piscataqua River Estuary
2005	Earth Science: Oceanography	Vandemark, Douglas Charles	On the Role of High Frequency waves in Ocean Altimetry
2005	Earth Sciences	Wollheim, Wilfred Michael	The Controls of Watershed Nutrient Export
2005	Economics	Tebaldi, Edinaldo	Innovation and Institutions: Examining the Black Box
2005	Literacy and Schooling	Kohn, Charlene Merle Garhart	Documentation Panels: Evidence of Scientific Literacy in a Primary Multiage Classroom -Teaching at the Edge of Magic-
2005	Reading & Writing Instruction	Boothroyd, Kimberly Ann	Third Graders Speak: Experiences and Perspectives of Reading and Writing in Urban Public Schools
2005	Education	Bell, Brent John	College Students' Development of Social Support and its Relationship to Pre-Orientation Experiences
2005	Education	Cox-Buteau, Betsey Stebbins	School Governance in New Hampshire: Revisiting a Study of School Board - Superintendent Relations in Small Rural School Districts
2005	Education	Hamer, Nancy J. Scannell	Faculty Perceptions of the Effects of Collective Bargaining Agreements on their Professional Roles: The New England Public Higher Education Experience
2005	Education	Harper, Laurie J	Transition Voices: Perspectives, Concerns, and Discontinuities Expressed by Children, Parents, and Teachers as Children Transition from a University-Affiliated Kindergarden to a Public School First Grade
2005	Education	Jette, Michael Richard	Exploring Table Talk: Does Dialogue or Debate Correspond to Success and Satisfaction in Teacher Collective Bargaining?
2005	Education	Liggett, Tonda Ann	Visualizing the Invisible: The Role of Race and White Racial Identity in the Teaching and Pedagogy of New ESOL Teachers
2005	Education	Pelletier, Jayne McCormick	Bridging the Gap between Asynchronous and Traditional Learning Environments: Technology for Adult Learners
2005	Education	Ritter, Martha Jayne	Can I Get a Witness? the Significance of Finding a Witness for Liberatory Education
2005	English	Anderson, Joyce Rain	Indians and Immigrants: Survivance Stories of Literacies
2005	English	Harkness, Andrea Louise	"Invidiam Viam Aut Faciam"-"I will find a way or make one": The Poetic Practice of Political Counsel in the Courts of Elizabeth I and James I
2005	English	Hinnov, Emily MacQuarrie	Choran Community: The Aesthetics of Encounter in Literary and Photographic Modernism
2005	Engineering:Chemical	Wu, Fan	Nonlinear Dynamics of Blood Flow in Simple Microvascular Networks
2005	Engineering:Civil	Li, Xinghe	Mitigating Alkali Silica Reactions in Recycled Concrete
2005	Engineering:Electrical	Smith, Wayne James	Sensing the Human Alpha Rhythm Using a Non-Contact Electroencephalographic (EEG) Electrode
2005	Engineering:Electrical	Zhang, Chunshu	Pole-Mounted Sonar Vibration Prediction Using Cmac Neural Networks
2005	Engineering: Materials Science	Stubbs, Jeffrey Matthew	Polymer Chain Mobility and its Influence on the Development of Latex Particle Morphology
2005	Genetics	Whipple, Chery A	Function, Expression and Evolution of the SRC Family Kinases in Caenorhabditis Elegans
2005	History	Frystak, Shannon Lee	"Woke up this Morning with my Mind on Freedom": Women and the Struggle for Black Equality in Louisiana
2005	Mathematics	Bannon, Jon Paul	Burnside Factors, Amenability Defects and Transitive Families of Projections in Factors of Typee II1
2005	Mathematics	Hupper, Veronica Pocsik	Contributions to Modeling and Computer Efficient Estimation for Gaussian Space-Time Processes
2005	Mathematics	Yousefi, Hassan	Stable Invariant Subspaces, Reflexivity, and BMO
2005	Mathematics	Zak, Sandra Elizabeth	Nonunital Multiplier Pairs and Remarks on Generalized Group C*-algebras
2005	Mathematics Education	Alghanem, Maher Mohammed	Evaluating the Middle School Mathematics Teacher Preparation Program at Riyadh Teachers' College
2005	Mathematics Education	Montiel, Mariana	The Proces of Integration and the Concept of Integral: How Does Success with Applications and Comprehension of Underlying Notions Such as Accumulation Relate to Students' Mathematical Fluency
2005	Natural Resources	Brennan, Mark Wesley	Spatial Distribution of the Common Loon (Gavia Immer) in New Hampshire
2005	Natural Resources	York, Katharine Ruth	The Nature of Dissection: Exploring Student Conceptions
2005	Earth and Environmental Sciences	Yalcin, Kaplan Baki	Glaciochemical Records from the St. Elias Mountains,Yukon, Canada
2005	Natural Resources and Environmental Studies	Bhatt, Maya Prakash	Evolution of Chemical Composition Along River Drainage Networks
2005	Natural Resources and Environmental Studies	Lopes, Evilene Celestino	Wood and Soil-Atmosphere CO2 Fluxes from a Tropical Forest Ecosystem
2005	Natural Resources and Environmental Studies	Miaoulis, Nancy Jean	The Ecological Christ: Discerning and Ecological Consciousness in the Sermon on the Mount
2005	Physics	Karpius, Peter Joseph	Vector Polarization Observables of the Deuteron and a New Measurement of the Magnetic Dipole Form Factor GM
2005	Physics	Ruset, Iulian Constantin	Hyperpolarized 129Xe Production and Applications
2005	Physics	Saul, Lukas Amadeo	Interstellar Helium Pickup ION Flux Variations Observed with SOHO/CELIAS
2005	Psychology	Barnes, Christopher Alexander	The Effect of Memory for Serially Presented Causal Information on Judgements of Contingency
2005	Psychology	Cantor, Elise N	Ecological Influences on the Devleopmental Status of Parents of Adolescents
2005	Psychology	Harmon, Mary Elizabeth	Factors Affecting the Activation of Predictive Inferences
2005	Psychology	Ivcevic, Zorana	Creativity or Creativities: A Study of Domain Generality and Specificity
2005	Psychology	Root, Michael John	Boundary-Work in United States Psychology: A Study of Three Interdisciplinary Programs
2005	Psychology	Skowronek, Jeffrey Scott	Long-Term Episodic Memory in Children with Attention- Dificit/Hyperactivity Disorder
2005	Sociology	Harrison, Jill Hume	Does Religion Matter? A Test of Classical Theories of Deviance on Two Different Religious Types
2005	Sociology	Howerton-Simons, Amanda	Gender Differences in Coping: Implications for Depression and Crime
2005	Sociology	Snowadzky, Barbara Moriarty	Coming Togeher or Going it Alone: How Resource-Dependent Communities Survive in Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Sociology	Stracuzzi, Nena Frances	Parenting in the Age of Prozac: Parental Decision-Making in Social Context

Year: 2004

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