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 2020
Repairing and Fine Tuning of a Mechanically Driven Clock, Scott Jipson
The Decision-Making Process and Organizational Goals and Strategies in LGBTQ+ Organizing, David Kersey
Bio Inspired Composites Perform Better In Compression and Impact, Adam Knight
Effects of Trauma Informed Yoga on Substance Use, Elizabeth Kovarsky and Jordyn Leonard
Virtual Arts and Culture Education Series, Leah Kovitch
Offshore Wind Structure Fatigue Analysis Designed For Coastal New England, Michael Kuhn and Bradley Rushford
Spectral Response of Acoustic Guitars, Carly Lavallee
Adaptive Advising: A Student Centered Approach, Laurie Lentz
Examining the Growth of US Soccer Over the Last 25 Years, Lucas Levesque
3D Printable Flexible Piezoelectric Materials, Mackenzie F. Libby
3D Printing Low-Cost Prosthetic Arms for the Developing World, Mackenzie F. Libby, Lily Williams, Jason Scott, Adam Williams, Kobi O'Reilly, Bradley Lester, and Mohamed Alhawasli
Combatting Antibacterial Resistance With Phage Therapy, Linda Line
The Use of Social Media by Young Adults and Adolescents in Relationship to Anxiety: A Systematic Literature Review, Jillian Littlefield and Julie Smith
Genetic Variation in Eusocial Insects, Zachary Losier
Cutler Coast Fairy Head Loop Trail Expansion, Virginia Majka
The Effectiveness of Blood Flow Restriction Training Compared to Standard Rehabilitation in Adult and Adolescent Populations after ACL Reconstruction: A Critically Appraised Topic, Sergio Martin Acuna
Competition and Coexistence Among Canids in Maine, Henry M. Masters
Metacognitive Private Speech: Links with parent language and achievement orientation, reciprocal socialization, and socioeconomic status, Cristin McDonough
Counting Copepods: Evaluating estuarine zooplankton community structure through eDNA metabarcoding, Kevin Mcgann
Communicating Privacy: An Exploration of Social Media Privacy Policies and User Account Settings, Elizabeth McIntosh
Growth and Habitat Use by Juvenile Alewife in Windham, Maine, Alayna McNally
Library Wages: Needing More than Books to Survive, Holly Mercer
Visualizing Authenticity: Combining Traditional and “big data” techniques to map visitor perceptions of authenticity in Portland, Maine, Colleen Metcalf
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Trends in Maine and the US, Carly Milkowski
Measurement of Tool Wear Through Acoustic Analysis, Christian Mills
Design, Simulation, and Testing of Piezoelectric Directional Acoustic Sensors Biomimetic of the fly Ormia Ochracea Hearing, Gisele Mukundwa and Colby Parker
Drug Criminalization in the US: Unintended consequences and policy alternatives, Louisa Munk
Acquisition of the Passive in Child Language, Daniel Neault
Effect of Cardiac Surgery on Microparticle Production, Christopher Parlett
Determining the Ability of Larval and Juvenile Alewife to Consume Zooplankton in Highland Lake, Haylee Parsons
Wearable Sensors for Sensing and Communicating Body Functions to a Cell Phone, Nil Patel and RJ Chamberland
Personality Characteristics and the Mediating Variables that Lead to Success or Failure of Substance Use Disorder Treatments: An All-Pathways Assessment, Jordan Pierrotti, Ethan Daniels, Brady Huot, Justin Larabee, and Mariano Ottone
AC Generator Paralleling Method, Vitaliy Popov
Examining Holistic Care: From Early Medicine to Modern Practice, Molly Potter
The Phoenix of Leadership, Joe Ptak
Brewery Sustainability: Pollution Prevention Reducing Toxic Cleaners, Kathleen Rattazzi
Maine Craft Breweries: Sustainability Benchmarking, Cameron Reynolds and Kathleen Rattazzi
Theoretical and Simulation Analysis of a Vehicle Model in Bounce, Pitch and Roll MotionsBy, Peter Rogbinyin
Examining the Challenges and Protective Factors of Women Experiencing Homelessness, Alicyn Romprey and Johanna Baker
Self-Esteem Among Immigrants Using Mental Health Services, Kevin Schaefer, Sadie Russell, and Juma Poggo
Dementia and Discharge Planning: A thematic analysis on the experiences of care managers with discharge planning for patients with dementia, Potitsa Schott and Phoebe Shields phoebe.shields@maine.edu
Design and Redesign of MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters, Shindano Singi
To Walk Without Purpose: Orientalism and Mobility as Functions of Modernity in Nella Larsen’s Quicksand, Grace Sleeman
Biosynthesis of Cannabinoids in S. cerevisiae, Micah Smith
Zooplankton Community Structure Across Four Maine Estuaries, Molly Spencer, Kevin Mcgann, and Erin Ambrose
Interdisciplinary Environmental Approaches to the Evolution of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Periods in the Western Gulf of Maine, David Spidaliere
Laser Ablation Tomography (LATscan): Enabling Natural Color 3D Microanalysis of Biological Systems, Daniel St Peter
Analyzing SDSS Small Body Asteroid Data Based on Carvano Results, Lisa Struebing
Navigating LGBTQ+ and Disabled Intersections Online: Social Support and Identity Construction in the Age of Social Media, Bianca Sturchio
Arsenic Classification: Deep Learning Finding Toxin Exposure, Joshua Turner
