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
Submissions from 2019
The Incidence and Impact of Workplace Incivility: A Quantitative Study Comparing Public University Staff Member Experiences in the Northeast, Tracy St. Pierre
Diversity of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria in a Sample Aquaponics Ecosystem, Joshua Trombley and Haley Depner
Improving Safety on the Road through Occupational Therapy Intervention, Katherine Uschmann and Zachary Childs
X-inactivation and Epigenetics, Serena Weston
Thinking Matters Lightning Talk: Kiley Wilkens, Kiley Wilkens
The Role of Motivation and Cognition in Adults with Schizophrenia, Jaime Willard and Evangeline Abraham
Cyberbullying and Suicide Among LGBTQ Youth: Is There a Connection?, Holly Wright and Victoria Wilson Townley
Submissions from 2018
One School, One Family: Portland High School Climate in the Age of Trump, Naomi Abrams Hawkes
The Y Can’t Do It All: Examining the Decline of Participation in Youth Athletics, Ian Allen
Self-Care in Graduate and Undergraduate Social Work Students at the University of Southern Maine, Rachel Andreasen
Cultivating Compassion, Amelia Baliey
Patients Attitudes on Alternative Approaches to Chronic Pain Management, Morgan Beede
Parentified then Removed: A teenager’s conceptualization of family identity, Katherine Bernard Melcher
Geochemistry of Archaeological and Marine Environments in Southwest Maine, Heather L. Bushie
Discharge to the Community from an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital: Factors to Consider, David Byerly, Jennifer Caswell, and Erin Brooks
Chronic Pain Through the Occupational Therapy Lens, Jessica Campbell and Megan Emery
Community Driven Student Leadership: The DOCE Approach, Courtney Caouette, Jordan O'Hearn, Stacy Henson-Drake, Michaela Stone, and Gabrielle Lodge
What is the Relationship Between Sensory Processing Deficits and Schizophrenia?, Jenna Carlson and Nandikesha Jungwirth
Occupational Therapy’s Role in Empowering the Oldest Old Population, Lauren Conigliaro and Nicole Wingfield
Pes Planus (Flat Feet) in Relation to Knee Pain, Timothy Conley and Joseph Davenport II
Treatment Interventions for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, Nathan Cook and Alexa Srolovitz
Military Sexual Trauma: A Thematic Analysis of Impact and Interventions, Rebecca Cornell du Houx
Occupational Therapy's Role in Transition to Higher Education and Employment for Individuals Living with Austism Spectrum Disorders, Kelsey Covert and Samantha Mathieu
Social Exchange Theory: What is it, and how can it be applied to everyday situations?, Miriam Deauseault
Digital Filter Graphical User Interface, Tony Finn
Does The Application of Kinesiology Tape Aid in Increasing Venous Flow, K. Fitzgerald and Victoria Saunders
Animal Assisted Therapy for Adult Domestic Violence Survivors, Kaden Flynn
Thinking Matters Lightning Talk: Andrea Francis, Andrea Francis
ACL Conservative Rehab vs. Surgical Reconstruction, Logan Gailtis and Joshua Stetson
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Elementary School Students, Jocelyn Giammarino and Mary Macaluso
Fatigue in Polymers, Benjamin Gomes
Improving Life Skills for People with Brain Injury, Rita Goodwin and Samantha Brownwell
Thinking Matters Lightning Talk: Veronica Gorlovsky, Veronica Gorlovsky
Occupational Therapy Led Handwriting Programs in General Education, Angela Hamel and Collin Skilling
A Qualitative Study of Asylum Seekers Experience as Mentees with the Welcoming the Stranger Program, Deborah H. W. Hamilton
The Media Portrayal of Homelessness in Portland, Maine, Molly Hardman
Community Engaged Scholarship: Impact on Student Retention and Success, Stacey Henson-Drake and Courtney Caouette
An Exploration of Life Skill Development in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Jack Holevatz and Elizabeth Yattaw
Supporting Positive Youth Development for At-Risk Youth, Alice Hwang, Etinosa Obadagbonyi, and Kyle Scherer
The Effects of Self-Selected Music on Strength Training Performance, Kimberly Johnson, Nikki Meoli, and Taylor Lux
Living Kinky, Carrie Kahl
Portland Public Art Video Series, Jennifer Lague
Rule Governed Variation in Elicited Narratives in Peruvian Sign Language (LSP), Polly B. Lawson and Kyle Warnock
Malaga Island, Isles of Shoals: Collection Assessment & Re-Curation of Archaeological Research, Stephen M. Lewis
Cross-Platform OpenHDS Web Application, Nick Littlefield
The “Evil Eye” and Other Prescriptive Classroom Management Practices, Hannah Luken
The Paul Barker Ethnographic Research in Haiti, 1950s-1960s: Assessing the USM VodouCollection, Hannah Marcel
Treatment Modalities in Pediatric Depression, Katie McNally
Testing of Thermally Actuated Rotational MEMS Mirror, Shilen Parikh
Empowering Metacognition in the Writing Center, Katelyn Parsons, Deanna Richards, Garrett Erb, Jake Angelico, and Vic Schalk
