Faculty at the University of New England oversee student research and thesis projects of all types. Take a look at some of the collaborations that former students have developed with UNE faculty.
Ali Ahmida, Ph.D., Professor/Chair, Department of Political Science
With Bergquist, Ashley. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Intimate Partner Violence: Cases from Maine”
With Bussiere, Joseph. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Challenging Two Party Hegemony: Lessons From a King”
With Connell, John. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Patriotism v. Nationalism: Examining American Country Music in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001”
With Davis, Justin. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Politics of Fear: The Muslim Other”
With Frazier, Brianni. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Lynching and Foucault: The Persistence of the Spectacle in 19th and 20th Century America”
With Mitchell, Aaron. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Stonewall: The Discouragement of Gay Liberation”
With Richards, Kimberlyanne, Senior Thesis written and defended. “In the Best Interest of the Child: How the Maine Child Support System is Failing”
With White, Briana. Senior Thesis written and defended. “The Politics of Parenthood: The Case of Child Abuse in Maine”
With Adams, Samantha. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations and Popular Media: How the Bush Administration Used Both as a Cause for War in Iraq”
With Campinell, Michael. Senior Thesis written and defended. “The United States and Latin American Dictatorships: The Case and Lessons of the Nicaraguan Revolution 1979”
With Clements, Dora. Senior Thesis written and defended. “From Foucault’s Delinquent to the Modern Abject: The New Spectacle of Prison Privatization”
With Hawkes, Megan. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Health Care in Ecuador: Decentralization, Political Instability and Barriers to Access”
With Marvin, Donovan. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Compromising, Selling Out, or Both? The Fair Trade Movement and Globalization”
With Simoes, Marissa. Senior Thesis written and defended. “Reporting Through the Filters: Constraints Placed on Journalists Covering the Arab-Israeli Conflict”
With Amy Cloutier. Senior Thesis written and defended. "An Examination of Germany Policies and their Consequences Regarding Turkish Immigration"
With Jamal Cole. Senior Thesis written and defended. "The Politics and Struggle for the Unionization of Kentucky Coal Mines"
With Samuel Karcher. "Senior thesis written and defended. "Corporate Influence on the United States Government: Military Contracting and Defense Privatization"
With Ashley Katon. Senior Thesis written and defended. "Beyond Orientalism: The Politics of Dress in France and Egypt"
With Matthew VanDeusan. Senior Thesis written and defended. "Politics of Race Relations and Sports as Weapon of the Weak"
Michael Angelichio, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
With Angela Nason ('07) and Kimberly Coggan ('07). Identification of Genes Induced in Vibrio cholera During Infection of Drosophila melanogaster.
With Austin Boehm ('06). Requirement for polyamines for Vibrio cholera Survival in Fresh and Salt Water Environs.
With Scott Walmer ('07). Identification of Regulators of Polyamine Biosynthesis in Vibrio cholera.
Michael Arciero, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
With Chemistry major Nicholas Tito ('08). Forecasting Northeast Snowfall. Supported by Maine Space Grant Consortium Fellowship.
Christine Brown, Chair/Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
With Marine Biology major Kerry Weber ('05). Effect of Seasonal Temperature on Prey Size Selection, Consumption Rates, and Energetic Cost of Attack
Michael A. Burman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
With Cassandra Simmons (Animal Behavior ’15), Lucas Bohn (Medical Biology ’14), Maria Kuehl (Medical Biology ’14), Rose Jacobson (Medical Biology ’13), Miles Hughes (Psychobiology ’13). The Role of the Hippocampus and Amygdala in the Ontogeny of Emotional Learning.
Alexandra Campbell, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
With Psychology/Women’s Studies major Brittany Clark ('09). Systems of Power, Visual Culture and Body Image: How the Images We See Impact Our Everyday Lives.
Maryann Corsello, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
With Psychology majors Rachel Olinger ('10) and Richard Rizzo ('10) and Linda Morrison, Ph.D. Senior Thesis project 2009-2010. "Treatments for PTSD in Children and Adolescents: A Survey of Practitioners"
With Psychology and Sociology major Cera Catron ('09) and Samuel McReynolds, Ph.D. Independent study. Evaluation of the Diversion to Assets Program for Young Juvenile Offenders.
With Psychobiology major Megan McBurnie ('10) and Psychology major Sean McGlew ('10). Independent Study. The Relationship between Modes of Communication, Social Anxiety, and Personality Traits.
With Psychology and Social Relations major Erika Migneault ('09). Independent Study. A Collaborative Study on the Influence of School-Based Prevention Programs on Reports of Child Abuse.
With Psychobiology and Marine Science major Erin Kenney ('06) and Teresa Dzieweczynski, Ph.D. Honors Thesis written and defended. Effects of Massed and Distributed Practice on the Spatial Learning and Memory of the Common Mouse Mus musculus.
With Psychology and Sociology major Danielle Doherty ('05). Senior Thesis written and defended. The Mediating Effect of Grandparents on Children’s Adjustment after a Parent’s Divorce.
Frank Daly, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Worked with Nina Hamacher (Biology gradute student '07) “Identification of melanopsin in the retina of Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus straitus, by in situ hybridization.
With student Heather Bradford, Biology Honors Program. Melanopsin in the Eye of the Nassau Grouper. Continuation of a study to explore the retina of this Caribbean fish to establish anatomical evidence of a second light pathway regulating reproductive behavior.
With COM Medical Student Kimberly Morrissette. Concanavalin A in the Diabetic Retina. A continuation of work started under previous retinopathy grant.
Amy Deveau, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics
With Andrea Pelotte (Biochemistry/Medical Biology, ’09) and Ryan Smith (UNECOM, '09), and in collaboration with Ed Bilsky, Ph.D. (UNECOM, Pharmacology), Wolfgang Sadee, Ph.D. (Ohio State, Pharmacology), and Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D. (National Institute of Drug Abuse at the National Institute of Health (NIDA-NIH Clinical Psychopharmacology): The Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel 6B-Naltrexol Derivatives for the Treatment of Opiate Withdrawal and Addiction.
With Nancy Costa (Medical Biology, '08) and in collaboration with Instructor Christopher Syvinski (Chemistry & Physics) and Joseph Simard, Ph.D. (Chemistry & Physics): Design of Novel Green Chemistry Experiments involving Suzuki Coupling and Implementation into the Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Lab Sequence at UNE.
With Medical Biology/Biochemistry majors Justin Costello ('06), and in collaboration with Mark Sweezy, Ph.D., Depatment of Chemistry & Physics. The Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Carboline Homodimers as Potential DNA Intercalators.
With Medical Biology majors Nancy Costa ('08) and Chloe Adams ('08). Research and Development of New Green Chemistry Experiment for the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory.
With Ryan Smith (Medical Student, UNECOM) in collaboration with Ed Bilsky, Ph.D. (COM, Pharmacology). The Design and Synthesis of Naltrexone Derivatives for the Treatment of Narcotic Withdrawal.
With Biochemistry major Tara Verville ('06), Medical Biology major Kim Coggan ('07), and Ryan Smith (Stonehill College Chemistry major ('06) that will be entering UNE-COM in 2007 and in collaboration with Ed Bilsky, Ph.D. (COM, Pharmacology). The Design and Synthesis of Naltrexone Derivatives for the Treatment of Narcotic Withdrawal.
With Medical Biology/Biochemistry majors Justin Costello ('06) and Nicholas Sirois ('06), and in collaboration with Mark Sweezy (former faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Physics). The Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Carboline Homodimers as Potential DNA Intercalators.
With Medical Biology/Biochemistry majors Essie McKinnon ('06) and Chris Mone ('07). Reductive Aziridination of Oximes as a New Method to Make Aromatic Amino Acids.
With Biochemistry majors Ed Haberli ('05) and Tara Verville ('06), and in collaboration with Edward Bilsky, Ph.D. (COM, Pharmacology). The Design and Synthesis of Naltrexone Derivatives for the Treatment of Narcotic Withdrawal.
With Medical Biology student, Justin Poissant ('05). Synthesis of Phenylaziridine Derivatives by Reductive Aziridination: Selection and Scope of the Reducing Agent.
With Medical Biology students Diana Blake ('05), and Ed Doherty ('05). Progress Towards the Synthesis of Tryptophan-Based Homodimers as DNA Intercalators.
Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D., Professor/Chair, Department of History
With Sujin An (Pre-Pharmacy ’15) and Korin Nickerson (Biology ’15). The Breckinridge-Pollard Scandal of 1894.
With Caitlin Tetreau (History/Secondary Education ’13). Teaching with World War II Letters.
With Constance Glynn (History/English ’13). The Murder of Mary Rogers.
With Caitlin Tetreau (History/Secondary Education ’13) and in collaboration with Cally Gurley, Director of Special Collections, Archiving the Randall J. Cushing Collection.
With History major Amanda Wertman ('09) Consumers Consuming Consumers: How I learned to Start Worrying and Fear the Zombie.
With Liberal Studies major Betsy DeBrakeleer ('09) Romancing the Anvil: Interpreter Blacksmiths at New England Living History Museums.
HIS 337: Women at Westbrook College. Students researched Westbrook Seminary students (1840-1930) using archival material in the Westbrook College History Collection and other historical documents in Maine and beyond. Each student created a biography and a Finding Aid (a guide to archival materials to assist future researchers) that is now part of the Westbrook College History Collection archives and research materials.
Teresa Dzieweczynski, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
With Kalyn Sullivan (Psychobiology ’11), Lindsay Forrette (Animal Behavior ’13), Olivia Hebert (Medical Biology ’13), and Kate Sharp (Marine Science ’14). The effects of repeated wins and losses on decision-making strategies in male Siamese fighting fish.
With Christina Perazio (Animal Behavior ’11) and Lindsey Carleton (Psychology ’14). The effects of audience familiarity on male-male interactions in Siamese fighting fish.
With Jenna Crovo (Marine Science ’11) and Olivia Hebert (Medical Biology ’13). The effects of ethinylestradiol (EE2) on male threespine stickleback behavior.
With Christina Perazio (Animal Behavior ’11) and Courtney Gill (Psychobiology and Psychology ’11). The effects of opponent familiarity on male-male interactions in Siamese fighting fish.
With Olivia Hebert (Medical Biology ’13) and Lindsay Forrette (Animal Behavior ’13). The effects of prior exposure to a female on behavioral consistency to conflicting stimuli in male Siamese fighting fish.
With Olivia Hebert (Medical Biology ’13), Lindsay Forrette (Animal Behavior ’13), Kim Hentz (Animal Behavior ’13), Brittney Logan (Animal Behavior ’16), and Erica Brown (Psychology ’15). The effects of short-term and long-term exposure to EE2 on behavioral consistency in juvenile and adult male Siamese fighting fish.
With Alyssa Russell (Animal Behavior ’12), Lindsay Forrette (Animal Behavior ’13), and Krystal Mannion (Marine Science ’15). Female preference for male strategy in Siamese fighting fish.
With Christina Buckman (Animal Behavior ’12) and Rachel Russell (Animal Behavior ’15). The effects of an estrogen mimic on audience effects on male-male interactions in Siamese fighting fish.
With Lindsay Forrette (Animal Behavior ’13). Time scale effects of EE2 on behavioral consistency in threespine stickleback.
With Lindsay Forrette (Animal Behavior ’13). Differences in female preference for males exposed to EE2 in threespine stickleback.
With Olivia Hebert (Medical Biology ’13), Lindsey Lavin (Animal Behavior ’14), and Jodi Marks (Animal Behavior ’16). Behavioral syndromes in male Siamese fighting fish and the disruption of these syndromes by EE2.
With Christina Buckman (ABH ’12). The effects of an estrogen mimic on audience effects on male-male interactions in Siamese fighting fish.
With Alyssa Russell (ABH ’12), Lindsay Forrette (ABH ’13), & Krystal Mannion (MAR ’15). Female preference for male strategy in Siamese fighting fish.
With Olivia Hebert (MED ’13), Lindsay Forrette (ABH ’13), Kim Hentz (ABH ’13), & Erica Brown (PSY ’15). The effects of pharmaceuticals, including endocrine disruptors on behavioral consistency in juvenile and adult male Siamese fighting fish.
With Olivia Hebert (MED ’13). Bettas on Prozac: the influence of fluoxetine on behavioral consistency in male Siamese fighting fish.
With Olivia Hebert (MED ’13) & Lindsay Forrette (ABH ’13). The effects of prior exposure to a female on behavioral consistency to conflicting stimuli in male Siamese fighting fish.
With Christina Perazio (PBO ’11) & Courtney Gill (PBO ’11). The effects of opponent familiarity on male-male interactions in Siamese fighting fish.
With Jenna Crovo (MAR ’11) & Olivia Hebert (MED ’13). The effects of ethinylestradiol on male threespine stickleback behavior.
With Christina Perazio (PBO ’11) & Lindsey Carleton (PSY ’14). The effects of audience familiarity on male-male interactions in Siamese fighting fish.
With Kalyn Sullivan (PBO ’11), Lindsay Forrette (ABH ’13), Olivia Hebert (MED ‘13), and Kate Sharp (MAR ’14). The effects of repeated wins and losses on decision-making strategies in male Siamese fighting fish.
With Jenna Crovo (MAR ’11), Corinna Knott (ABH ’13), and Amanda Zanonni (PSY ’13). Correlations of boldness across contexts in juvenile threespine stickleback.
With Travis Marcoux (PBO ’11) and Alyssa Russell (ABH ’12). The relationship between 11-ketotestosterone levels and behavioral strategies to conflicting stimuli in male Siamese fighting fish.
With Lindsay Forrette (ABH ’13) and Erica Gagnon (PSY ’12). The effects of recent fighting experience on consistent individual variation in male Siamese fighting fish.
With Kristy Boyd (PBO ’09), Melissa Davio (PBO ’09), Erica Gagnon (PSY ’12), and Alison Leopard (PBO ’10). The use of dummy versus live stimuli to assess consistent individual differences in decision-making to conflicting stimuli in male Siamese fighting fish.
With Meghan Walsh (PBO ’09) and Laura Ruggles (PBO ’09). The influence of an audience on male-female interactions in Siamese fighting fish.
With Psychobiology majors Sarah Zwerlein ('07) and Sarah Lyman ('08). The Use of Video Playback to Investigate Behavioral Response in Male Siamese Fighting Fish.
With Psychobiology major Colleen Mack ('07). Male Threespine Stickleback Response to Conflicting Stimuli: a Test With a Novel Population.
Christine Feurt, Ph.D., Internship Coordinator, Department of Environmental Studies
With fourteen students in Introduction to Environmental Issues – Section D. Development of social marketing campaign “Lawns for Lobsters” for the Town of Kennebunkport to foster sustainable lawn care practices for water quality improvement.
Markus Frederich, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biology
With Casey Toombs (Medical Biology ’12), Wingcue Balschi (Marine Biology ’14), Anthony Himes (Marine Biology ’14), Gwendolyn Pelletier (Marine Biology ’16), Angela Cicia (M.S. Marine Biology ’12) and Kelly Pennoyer (M.S. Marine Biology ’12). Identification of cellular stress markers in marine crustaceans and fish.
With Biological majors Megan Dionne ('08), Nathan Furey ('09), Emily Zimmermann ('09), Amanda Colton ('09), Kelly Willard ('10) and Stephanie Podolski ('11). Identification of Novel Cellular Markers for Temperature and Salinity Stress in Crustaceans.
With Biology majors Michaela O’Rourke ('07), Christina Bucicchia ('07), Nathan Furey ('09) and Elizabeth Mitchell ('09): “Defining the role of AMP-activated protein kinase in temperature tolerance of invertebrates.”
With Biology majors Lindsay Murray-Miller ('06) and Michaela O’Rourke ('07). AMP Activated Protein Kinase and its Effects on Critical Temperatures in the Rock Crab Cancer irroratus.
Geoffrey Ganter, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
With 5 UNE Undergraduate students including 3 Honors students: “Steroid Hormones and Reproductive Behavior in Drosophilia.”
With Medical Biology majors Josiah Downey ('08), Matthew Doyle ('07). “The Behavioral Effects of Disruption of the Ecdysone Steroid Hormone System in Adult Fruit Flies.”
With medical Biology majors Josiah Downley ('08), Matthew Doyle ('07), Maria Kenney ('06), Jacob Merriman ('06), Mark Salmon ('05), Kelsey Walton ('06). The Behavioral Effects of Disruption of the Ecdysone Steroid Hormone System in Adult Fruit Flies.
Steven Johnson, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics
With Erica Boehm (Biochemistry 2013), Jacob Wirth (Biochemistry 2013), Dylan Guerin (Biochemistry 2013), Natalie Sroda (Biochemistry 2013), Ryan Maille (College of Pharmacy 2016), Emma Pinard (Chemistry 2015) and Kyle Hong (Biochemistry and Medical Biology 2015). Expression of phytases for potential use as animal feed additives
Amy Keirstead, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Physics
With Abby Jones (Chemistry ’12) and Regina Scalise (Chemistry ’13). A Study of Siloles in Ionic Liquids and Other Viscous Media. Collaboration with: Jerry Mullin
With Sean Naughton (Biochemistry and Medical Biology ’13). A Study of Photochromic Spiropyrans in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids.
With Lindsey LaPointe (Chemistry-Secondary Education ’15). Using the Photo-Fries Reaction to Quantify the Cage Effects of Ionic Liquids.
With Biochemistry-Medical Biology major Sean Naughton (’13). “Substituent Effects on the Photochromism of Spiropyrans in the Ionic Liquid [BMIM][BF4].”
With Chemistry majors Abby Jones (’12) and Regina Scalise (’13). “Investigating the Influence of Ionic Liquids and Other Viscous Media on the Photoluminescence of Siloles.”
With Biochemistry-Medical Biology major Sean Naughton (’13) and Neuroscience Major Anne Leslie (’13). “Investigating the Photochromism of a Spiropyran Ester in the Ionic Liquid [BMIM][BF4].”
With Medical Biology major Amber Zablowsky (’11) and Neuroscience major Annie Leslie (’13). Using the Photo-Fries Reaction as a Photochemical Probe to Quantify the Cage Effects of Ionic Liquids, Phase 1.
With Chemistry major Regina Scalise (’13). Photoluminescent Siloles as Probe Molecules to Investigate the Properties of Ionic Liquids.
With Chemistry major Robyn Gaudet (’11). Synthesis of Spiropyrans and Optimization of Methods to Purify Ionic Liquid Media for Spectroscopic
With Chemistry Robyn Gaudet ('11). Spirophyrans in ionic liquids: investigating the influence of solvent on the dynamics of photochromism.
With Chemistry major Amber Zablowsky ('11). Using the Photo-Fries reaction to investigate the cage effects of ionic liquids for photovoltatic applications.
Woon Yuen Koh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
With Matthew Sharbaugh (College of Osteopathic Medicine ’13), Sarah Smithson (College of Osteopathic Medicine ’14), Jackie O'toole (College of Osteopathic Medicine’13), Ben Levy (College of Osteopathic Medicine’13). Patient Centered Outcomes in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients Receiving Osteopathic Manipulation.
Lei Lei, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
With Emilea Y. Lee (Biochemistry, ‘12), Michael Anderson (Biology, ‘13), Jessica Brancely (Medical Biology, ‘14), Kelsie Galusha (Medical Biology, ’15), Maria Leasure (Medical Biology, ’14), Spenser Wood (Medical Biology and Mathematics, ’14), and Abby Small (Medical Biology, ’14). The role of the transcription factor Sox11 in neuropathic pain.
With Emilea Y. Lee (’12), Michael Anderson (’13), Jessica Brancely (’14), Kristin Nash (’11), Jordan Faloon (’12), Aubrey White (’12), Kyle S. Draleau (’11), Jessica Lau (’15), and Haleigh Parker (’15). Functions of transcriptional regulation in neural development and neurological diseases.
Pamela Morgan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
With Marine Biology major Brian Zwingelstein ('07) and Environmental Studies/Marine Biology major Whitney Nolton ('06). The Effects of Surrounding Land Use on Salt Marsh Ecology.
Linda Morrison, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Chair, Department of Psychology
With Psychology major Misty Mallar ('08). Honors Thesis written and defended. The Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches for the Treatment of Depression in an Integrative Healthcare Setting.
Jerome Mullin, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry & Physics
With Peter Caradonna (Biochemistry/Medical Biology ‘13). Spectroscopic characterization of luminescent siloles and germoles.
With Danielle Woodall (Chemistry, '09). Christina Faller (Biochemistry, '10), and Trevor Bozeman (Chemistry, USM '08): “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Luminescent Metalloles.”
With Chemistry majors Danielle Woodall, Scott Keenan (Hillsdale College), Fred Fridman (USM). “Synthesis and characterization of novel Group 14 metalloles.”
With Biochemistry major Andrew Boynton ('05). Characterization of a Series of Lanthanide Ion – Dicyanoaurate and Dicyanoargentate Compounds.
With Biochemistry/Medical Biology double major Dudith Haug. “Pootoemission Tunagbility in Lanthanide-Series Dicyanoaurate(I) and Dicyanoargentate(I) Powders”
With Biochemistry major James Martin. “Aggregation-induced Photoemission Enhancement in Group-14 Metalolles.”
With Medical Biology/Lab Science double major Scott Hamilton. “Heavy Metal Distrubutions in Sediments from Biddeford Pool, Cape Porpoise, and the Tyler Brook Watershed.”
Bistra Nikiforova, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Arts and Communications
With Sabrina Congram (Communications ’13). The Mind of Pinners.
Kathryn Ono, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
With students Nicole Timberlake and Bryan Trilligan. The Effect of Window Patterns on Behavior of Seals in MARC.
Noah Perlut, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
With Sarah Kelting (Environmental Studies ’14) and Maragaret Friar, Department of Biology. The costs and benefits of urban-nesting by Herring Gulls.
With Environmental Science majors Cory French (’12), William Almeida (’11), and in collaboration with Pam Morgan, Ph.D. (CAS, ENV). Bird communities of the Saco River wetlands.
With Environmental Science majors Cody Chrettien (’12), Cory French (’12), Scott Stevens (’12), Danielle Behn (’13), Nick Cornetta (’13), Brian Sargent (’13), Chris Ferrante (’12), Chris Dracoules (’13). Grey squirrel habitat use and survival on UNE’s Biddeford campus.
With Environmental Science major David Perkins (’12). Understanding habitat edge effects and grassland birds in the Northeast.
With Environmental Science major Derek Wright (’11), Michelle Forbes (’12) and Animal Behavior major Katherine Dunbar (’11) and in collaboration with Steven Travias, Ph.D. (CAS, Biology). Nestling sex ratios of grassland songbirds.
With Animal Behavior major Lindsay Forrette (’12). Where they go and what they do: understand human induced within-season dispersal of a migratory songbird.
With Biology and Education major Jason Lariviere (’12) and in collaboration with Peggy Friar, Ph.D. (CAS, Biology).
With Environmental Science major Hannah Lipomi (’12), Assessing the water quality of Mill Brook and its effects on clam flats in the Scarborough Marsh.
Alicia Peters, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
(2011). With Sociology major Veronica Ross (‘13). Aftercare Services for Victims of Human Trafficking: A Review and Recommendations.
Julie Longua Peterson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
With Beth Giguere (Psychology ’14).Conflict in the College Roommate Relationship.
With Beth Giguere (Psychology ’14). Seeking Social Support through Facebook: A Daily Diary Methodology.
With Shelby Peterson (Psychology ’14), Alex Bellows (Psychology ’14), Nicole Baker (Psychology ’14). Perspective-Taking in Close Relationships.
With Psychology major Bethany Kay (‘12). The projection of responsiveness buffers people with low self-esteem from the negative effects of relationship conflict.
With Psychology majors Lyle Vintinner (‘12) and Heather Tatsak (‘13). Relational-interdependence, life optimism, and self-esteem: The importance of feeling accepted.
With psychology majors Bethany Kay (‘12) and Shelby Peterson (’14). Recalling love and acceptance: Priming security in insecure individuals.
David Sandmire, M.D., Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
With Sarah R. Gorham, M.FA. (Department of Creative and Fine Arts), Nancy E. Rankin, M.Ed. (Department of Psychology), and David R. Grimm, Ed.D. (Department of Biology) and UNE students Emily Lodge (Medical Biology ‘13), Daniel Eggleston (Medical Biology ‘14), Cecelia French (Biochemistry, Pre-Pharmacy ‘14), and Gavin Kuns (Medical Biology ‘13). The Effects of Art Making on Psychological and Physiological Measures of Anxiety.
With Maryann Corsello, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Jane O’Brien, Ph.D., Department of Occupational Therapy, and Dr. Laura Slap-Shelton, Psy.D., a neuropsychologist from Kennebunk, Maine. Factors that contribute to language and writing impairments in children with Asperger’s disorder.
With Medical Biology Tiffany Cherry. Unconventional Uses of Conventional Medical Tests, to be published by Rodale Publishing Company.
Michelle Steen-Adams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies.
With Laura B. Williams ('11). Oral History of Laudholm Farm: Landscape Legacies of the Human Past on Coastal Ecology.
Glenn Stevenson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
With Brooke Bell (Medical Biology ’13), Phillip Atherton (Nursing ’15), Katherine Cone (Medical Biology, ’15), Rebecca Krivitsky (Neuroscience ’16), Emily Warner (Neuroscience ’16). (1) Characterization of the reinforcing efficacy of novel mixed-action delta/mu opioid receptor compounds using drug self-administration and drug discrimination procedures in rats. (2) Characterization of the effects of acute or chronic pain states on cognitive function using operant conditioning procedures that quantify timing and attention in rats.
With medical biology majors Hannah Mercer ('08), Chloe Adams ('08) and Jim Cormier ('09), and Psychobiology major Catherine Dunbar ('11) and in collaboration with Edward J. Bilsky, Ph.D. (COM, Pharmacology). “Development and characterization of preclinical assays of pain and analgesia,” and “Effects of Chronic Administration of MDMA (“Esctasy”) on Preclinical Tests of Acute and Inflammatory Pain.”
With Medical Biology majors Hannah Mercer ('08), Chloe Adams ('08) and Jim Cormier ('09), and in collaboration with Edward Bilsky, Ph.D. (COM, Pharmacology). “Development and characterization of preclinical assays of pain and analgesia.”
(2005-6). With Psychobiology major Michelle Poisson ('06), and Medical Biology major Jim Cormier ('09), and in collaboration with Edward Bilsky, Ph.D. (COM, Pharmacology). Development and Characterization of Preclinical Assays of Pain and Analgesia.
Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
With Hadleigh Smith (Education, Psychology minor ’13). Cueing metacognition in developing readers.
With Andrea Taatjes (Psychology ’13). The effect of reading proficiency on the expertise reversal effect.
With Heather Tatsak (Psychology ’13). A comparison of online instruction versus traditional classroom instruction in a statistics course.
With Psychology major Julia Rich (’13) and Education major Hadleigh Smith (’13). Inhibitory control as a predictor of reading comprehension skill: Understanding the ability to suppress irrelevant text information.
With Psychology majors Julia Rich (’13) and Tiffany Shahin (’13) and Education major Hadleigh Smith (’13). The role of inhibition in reading comprehension among skilled and less-skilled readers.
John Stubbs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics
With Vernon Chan (Biochemistry and Medical Biology '12). Computational investigation of unexpected results during the attempted formation of 6-desoxynaltrexone.
With Michael T. Huber (Biochemistry '13). The effect of temperature and pressure on the solubility of small molecules in supercritical carbon dioxide.
With Matthijs van den Berg (Chemistry '13). The influence of probe density on base-pair hydrogen bonding in DNA microarrays.
(2007-present). With undergraduates Nick Tito (‘08), Emily Schoch ('10), John Allen ('11), Mark St. John ('11) and Matt van den Berg (‘12). Molecular simulation of surface-bound DNA melting and hybridization.
With Biochemistry major Mike Huber ('13). Tunable supercritical fluid separation systems.
(2010-present). With undergraduates Jen Baryon (‘10) and Vernon Chan (‘12) and faculty collaborator Amy Deveau, Ph.D.. Computational investigation of the opioid receptor antagonist 6β-naltrexol and derivatives.
James Sulikowski, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
With honors research student Natalie Ingram (Marine Sciences ‘14). The Effect of Temperature on Gestation and Survivability of the Little Skate (Leucoraja erinacea) in the Gulf of Maine.
With honors research student Tara Boag (Marine Scienses ‘14). Vertebral Band Enhancement of Deepwater Elasmobranch Species Using Histology.
With honors research student Liese Carleton (Marine Sciences ‘14). Investigating the Factors that Control Maturation of the Oviducal Gland in Oviparous Elasmobranchs.
With directed study student Carolyn Wheeler (Marine Sciences ‘15). Investigating the reproductive biology of the tiger shark using steroid hormones.
With directed study student Ashliegh Noval (Marine Sciences ‘15). Delineating habitat partitioning and feeding habits of the Atlantic and shortnose sturgeons in the Saco River.
With directed study student Kayla M. Smith (Marine Sciences ‘13). Monitoring seasonal variability in composition and abundance of crustacean and juvenile fish species within the Saco River Estuary. Preliminary results presented at the UNE summer undergraduate research symposium as poster presentation.
With honors research student Cassidy Peterson (Marine Sciences '13). Determining the gestation period of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) using ultrasound and plasma hormone analysis. Preliminary results presented at the UNE summer undergraduate research symposium as poster presentation.
With honors research student Anna Clabaugh (Marine Sciences ‘13). Using stomach content and stable isotope analysis to identify direct and indirect impact by spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, on commercially important fish populations from Southern New England.
Marine Biology Honors Student Nathan Furey ('09): “Evaluating the Saco Bay Estuary System and its Potential Use as a Nursery Ground for Inshore Macrofaunal Species.”
Marine Biology Honors Student Angela Cicia ('08): “Age, Growth, and Maturity of the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea, from the Western Gulf of Maine Based on Morphological, Histological and Hormone Analyses.
Directed Study Student andy Warg ('08): “Larval Fish Abundance and Distribution n the Saco River Estuary System.”
Directed Study Student Brittany Palm ('09): “Little Skate Gestation Rates and the Potential use of Sperm Storage.”
Charles Tilburg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Physics
With Linda Jordan (Marine Sciences ’13) to study the physical mechanisms that govern water quality in Saco Bay.
With Margaret Hutton (Marine Sciences ’12) to examine juvenile Lake Sturgeon habitat use in the Detroit River.
With Timothy Harder (Marine Sciences MS, ’13) to study channel morphology shifts in the Saco River.
With Elizabeth Prochaska (Marine Sciences, MS, ’13) to examine thermal tolerances on blue mussels in Downeast, ME.
With Kylie Bloodsworth (Marine Sciences, MS, ’13) to determine the effects of the Saco River plume on the distribution of crab and mussel larvae.
With Kiera O’Donnell (Marine Sciences ’15) to study the climatology of Delaware Bay.
Biology major Jessica Eickhorst ('09): Tidal Mixing Fronts in the Saco River: a Novel Observational Approach.”
Biology major Jessica Bulbranson ('11): “Saco River Coastal Observing System.”
Steven E. Travis, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biology
With Matthew Simon, (Biology, MS, ‘13). Effects of Sea Level Rise on Sediment Microbial Decomposition in Atlantic Coast Salt Marshes.
With Michelle Forbes, senior, (Medical Biology and Environmental Science ’12), Reporductive Dynamics of Savannah Sparrows (with N. Perlut).
With Hayley Townsend, senior, (Marine Biology ’13), Do Hybrid Cattails Exist at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore?
Jennifer S. Tuttle, Ph.D., Dorothy M. Healy Chair and Associate Professor, Department of English and Language Studies
With Kayla Carr (English ’13). Prescription Drug Abuse among Young Adults Ages 18-24 (researched topic and wrote original educational play).
With Alicia Healey (’11). Women’s and Gender Studies Minor Capstone project written and defended. Stress and Social Status among American Mothers.
James Vesenka, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry & Physics
With Tyler Spillane (Marine Sciences ’13), Bacteria in the Saco River.With Biochemistry major Tim Newell (‘14). Electrical, magnetic and mechanical characterization of sheaths from the iron oxidizing bacteria Leptothrix ochrecea.
With Physics major student Meredith Weglarz ('09). Analysis of G5x Quadruplex DNA.
Jennifer Wieselquist, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
With Psychology major Michael Floyd ('07): Forgiveness and Trust in Dating Relationships.”
With Psychology majors Aubrey Fisher ('08) and Haley Rabideau ('07): “Commitment and Responses to Betrayal in Young Adult Friendships.”
With Psychology majors Aubrey Fisher ('08), Megan Scerra ('09), and Kimberly Tymchyn ('09): “Effect of Partner’s Commitment on Interpersonal Trust.”
Philip Yund, Ph.D., Director, Marine Science Center
With Honors student Lauren Connolloy ('07) “Aggregated settlement of larvae and subsequent fusion/rejection interactions in a colonial ascidian.”
With MS student Melissa Smith ('06): “Reserve and habitat effects on the distribution, abundance and feeding ecology of goosefish, Lophius americanus (Valenciennes 1837) in western Gulf of Maine.”
With marine Biology major Lauren Connolly ('07). Multiple Paternity and Fusion/Rejection Interactions in a Colonial Ascidian.
Stephan Zeeman, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Marine Sciences
With Tyler Spillane (Marine Sciences ’13), Bacteria in the Saco River.
With Linda Jordan (Marine Sciences ’12) and Charles Tilburg, Bacteria at beaches around Saco Bay.
With Megan Perry (Biochemistry ’16), Nutrients in the Saco River.
Eric Zuelow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of History
With History major Michael Kyle. Fear in Politics: The Role Fear Played in the Lives of Machiavelli and Hobbes and During the First World War.
With History major Joseph Gordon. Krupp, Hitler and His Nazis: The Symbiotic Relationship that They Formed.