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
Technology and Leadership, Thomas VanZandt
Effects of tranexamic acid on mitochondrial homeostasis in endothelial cells and leukocytes, Victoria Vieira Zucco
How Stress Affects College Students And How Yoga May Help, Madeline Waugh and Danielle Miville
Shell Fishing for the Community, Carina Way
Sexbots, Artificial Intelligence, and Male Fantasy, Rose Wolfe
Constructing a Watt-Balance with a Torsion Pendulum, Kirsten Wunder and Mackenzie F. Libby
Providing Refuge in a Time of Need: Experiences of Hosting Asylum Seekers in Maine, Jordan Zema and Eric Lutz
Submissions from 2019
Interrupted Progress: Water and Sanitation in Haiti, Emily Bauer
Experiences of Veterans with PTSD and SUD in an Outpatient Setting, Andrew Breault and Hannah Shifflett-Kohler
Exploring the Effects of Dam Removals on Zooplankton in Penobscot Estuary, Erin Bucci and Karen Wilson
Comparing methods and technologies for assessing vertical size distribution of American beech leaves (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh), Adeline Casali
Does Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) Benefit Adults with Physical Dysfunction?, Kayla Chamberlin and Deanna Richards
The Use of Blockchain Technology to Solve Common Challenges in the Supply Chain, Michael Cohen
Benefits of Onsite Health Programs in the Corporate Setting, Nathan Cook
LGBT+ Teens, Social Media Use & Depressive Symptoms, Megan Curtis and Danielle Ryder
Leadership Development in a Virtual Work Environment, Sylvia Dion
Perspectives on Malaga Island: From Scorn to Shame to Sympathy, Darcie Drew
Fake Service Dogs: Leading by Example, Joshua Ferguson
Opioid Use Disorder at Delivery Hospitalization in Maine: Prevalence and characteristics (2009-2017), Sarah Gabrielson
Perceived Supervisor Accessibility and its Effects on Authentic Leadership, Kasey Gallant
Virtual International Leadership Within Organizations: Overcoming Cultural, Language, and Physical Barriers, Jaye Goulet
The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Relation to Opioids, Kay Hanson, Kimberlee Lamoth, and Amelia Smith
Quantifying Atlantic Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Larval Abundance throughout Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Hannah Haskell, Britney Evangelista, and Alex Loftis
Affect and Gambling: What does rhetoric have to do with sales?, Katherine Hast
Evidence and Interventions for Children with Handwriting Deficits, Josephine Hatch
Density of Hemigrapsus sanguineus and Carcinus maenas in Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Valerie Huston, Teresa Martel, and Zimzim Mohamed
The Experience of Social Workers Who Utilize Therapy Dogs in Practice, Kathryn Jochems
Expanding International Health Curriculum for the Internal Medicine Residency at MMC, Brian King, Hassan Mahmoud, and Anthony Pastore
Professional Impressions and Experiences of the Complex Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors, Jackie Klock and Kelsey Haynes
Opioid use Treatment via Telemedicine: Treatment Options for Rural Maine, Benjamin Knapp
Influence of indirect cues and vegetation density on foraging behavior in snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus), Zachary Lankist
Measuring Birth Trauma Rates in Maine Using Public Data, Mike Lapika
Convolutional Neural Networks for Protein Image Classification, Nick Littlefield
A Thematic Analysis of Adults’ Reflection on Childhood Experiences Being Parented by an Adult with Mental Health Issues, Jennifer Luja and Meg O'Malley
Male Determining Gene Nix May Bring an End to Transmission of Diseases through Mosquitoes, Mohammed Mahdi
Child Poverty, Physical & Mental Health in Maine, Katelyn Malloy
The Androscoggin BioBlitz: a Citizen Science Biological Survey in New Auburn, Maine, Sam H. Matey
Functional Feeding Groups of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates on Natural and Artificial Leaves in Forested Stream Habitats in the Sebago Lake Land Reserve, Sam H. Matey and Kala Freytag Wistar
Generational Differences in Organizational Culture, Andrew McClement
Distribution Of The Aquaponics Microbiome And Their Division Of Labor, Nathan Melo and Jacob Corney
Facilitating Return to Work Among Individuals with Mental Illness Through Occupational Therapy Interventions, Cleo Miller and Blakelee Jordan
What Gun Safety and Access Policies did Participants Think would be Effective in Preventing Accidental Gun Deaths?, Bridget O’Keefe and Stephen White
Thinking Matters Lightning Talk: James Phillips, James Phillips
Thinking Matters Lightning Talk: Mariah Reed, Mariah Reed
Sensitivity Analysis of an Airfoil using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Itay Savion
Post Millennial Generations in the Workforce, Tarynne Scott
Thinking Matters Lightning Talk: Sigrid Sibley, Sigrid Sibley
Perceptions of Mental Health: Eight conversations with Mainers from Africa, Teresa Sosa and Emelda Ogweta
