What is Thinking Matters?
Innovative teaching and creative work – whether in a classroom, in a lab or in a studio – are the heart of any dynamic university culture. At theUniversity of Southern Maine, it is showcased at Thinking Matters, a one-day, once-a-year conference, that is a capstone that reflects what's going on all year long in departments all across campus. It promotes the high quality student-faculty research collaborations and opportunities available to both graduate and undergraduate students. Learn More about Thinking Matters
Presentations from 2021
Intersectionality and Accessibility to Social Services, Nora Khuder
Identifying Urban and Rural “Bright Spots” Counties in the Northeastern Region of the US in 2020, Katharine Knight
Educator Wellbeing During COVID-19: Caregivers vs. Non-Caregivers, Elizabeth Larsen, Judy Gagnon, Yana Davis, and Nicole Hudson
Piezoelectric Characteristics of Barium Titanate Nano-Particle Doped Photoresin, Mackenzie F. Libby
Shape Memory Alloy Deployable Device For CubeSat Satellite, Nicholas Loftis and Adam LaPointe
The Eradication of the Malaga Island Community: A Chapter in Maine's History, Paige Marcello
The Impact of COVID-19 for Mid-career Women Seeking Leadership Positions in the Workplace, Emily Marczak
Examining the Effect of Provider Bias on Pain Management in Black Patients: A Systematic Literature Review, John Massey and Monica Gambilado
Exploring the restrictions of ‘quoi’ as a new variable in the occurrence of unusual wh-structures in French, Margaret Matte
Training in Law Enforcement Leadership, Glen McGary
Effect of temperature on questing activity of Ixodes scapularis in a laboratory setting, Molly Meagher
Homelessness in Portland, the Coronavirus Pandemic, and The Globalization Project, Norliyana Menes
Effect of Nutrition on Resilience in Adults with Childhood Trauma, Carrie Merrill, Nicole Wickstrom, Katie Munn, and Timothy McLaughlin
The Impact of Spiritual Values on Leadership Development, Carly Messer
Using Immersive data visualization to highlight changing travel patterns in Maine due to COVID 19, Colleen Metcalf and Charlotte Aucoin
Effect of short-duration high-intensity physical activity on cognitive agility in healthy young men and women, Melody Michaud and James Graves Ph.D.
Media Analysis of Coverage of Environmental Issues in the Midst of a Pandemic, Alexandria N. Miller and Lucia A. Bolles
Validation of a novel Trpm8 knockout mouse model, Bilan Mohamed
Effects on the Human Microbiome: Antibiotics and other Chemicals, Katherine Moulton
Improving Immigrant Integration into U.S Society, Abdikadir Negeye
The Genetic Links between Archaic and Modern Humans, Maria J. Orellana Rosales
Perivascular Adipose Tissue in Relation to Diet, Thermogenesis and Cardiovascular Health, Ginger Paquette, Caitlin Stieber, Ashely Soucy, Benjamin Tero, and Lucy Liaw
The Economic Impact of Tourism on Farmers and Fishermen, Caroline Paras
Investigating the Heat Release from a Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine, Sarah Payne and Scott Eaton PhD
Genetically Modified Organisms are Important but Also Controversial, Masen Pelletier
Leadership: Sensemaking and meaning-making in the U.S. in the year 2020, Marielle Petrin
App Development for Wearable Sensors, Connor Pittman, Christopher Chappie, and Patrick A. Tetreault
How risk-related statistics, as reported in news and social media, are linked to the use of the public transit system, Prashiddhi Pokhrel
The role of digital technology adoption in coping with SC disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic, Nicole Record
Clinicians Use of Mindfulness-based Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Leah Ridley, Samuel J. Giese, Shelby Cogan, and Chelsea Hughes
Husky hand: A low-cost electro-mechanical prosthetic arm for the underprivileged, Adam Robert
Exploring Possibilities for Scaled Testing of Offshore Jacket Structures via 3D Printing, Bradley Rushford
LGBT History in Maine 1856-1984, Kara Schulte
The Genes of Pain, Alina Semenova
Effects of ibuprofen on duration of fear responses in red claw crabs, Ryan Shaffer
Finite Element Analysis of Impact Resistant Composites Inspired by Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Nandati Shrestha
Empowering Action Against Femicide: A Case Study of Turkey An Integrated Literature Review, Ashley Simon
Laser Ablation Tomography (LATscan), Daniel St Peter
Design of a Portable Digital Signal Processing Workstation, Thomas Sullivan
Understanding The Genetics Of Schizophrenia, Matthew Toohey
Uncovering Maine's Ties to the Slave Trade: Assisting the Atlantic Black Box Project, Jessica Toomey and Lucy Tabb
LED Solar Simulator, Tanner Van Curan
Cross-linguistic acquisition of gender and number morphology: a study of intermediate L2 French and L2 Spanish, Jessica Ward
Caregiver Incarceration, Stigma, & Mental Health, Megan West, Megan Madden, Ramsey Wilson, and Brandon Pelletier
The Impact of Female Sport Coaches: Role Models for the Next Generatio, Molly Wilkie
Presentations from 2020
First Generation College Students and Leadership, Osarumwese Shedrack Agbonsalo
Vibrational Analysis of a Drill String, Matthew Allen and Gage Feeney
Sustainable Tourism Recommendations: Southern Maine, Charlotte Aucoin, Taylor Freehan, Jennifer Hatch, and Ginny Majka
