Theses/Capstones from 2026
MOVEMENT PATTERNS, HABITAT USAGE, AND APPARENT SURVIVAL OF ALEWIFE AND BLUEBACK HERRING IN THE BELLAMY RIVER AND GREAT BAY ESTUARY, NH, USA, Ryan Christopher Adams
Transcriptomic Profiling of the Actinorhizal Symbiosis: A Dual-Species Approach, Javier Arambula Rascon
Soil Microbial Recovery From A Pulse Disturbance Following A Press Disturbance, Gretchen Bahmueller
USING THE PLASMA DOSE-RESPONSE TECHNIQUE TO DETERMINE THE BIOAVAILABILITY OF COMMERCIAL RUMEN-PROTECTED AMINO ACIDS, Tessa Mae Baillargeon
Childbearing in the Anthropocene: Gendered Fertility Intention in the Context of Climate Change, Ila Bartenstein
Survival and Behavior of Intertidal Eastern Oysters in Great Bay, New Hampshire, Selina Luo Cheng
Understanding the functionality of tuberculate ectomycorrhiza of Quercus species within the context of soil warming, Andre David Chiang
Using Open-Top Chambers to Study the Effects of Winter Warming on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cover-Cropped Agricultural Soils, Kayleigh A. Hummel
High Spatiotemporal Snow Cover Mapping with Multiscale Observations in a Transitional Montane Forest, Rashik Raj Koirala
Progressive Growth Decline Following Beech Leaf Disease Detection in American Beech, Patrick Lemis
Getting Unstuck: Compounding Factors of Treatment-Related Inflexible Partial-Skill Learning, Kaitlin Elaine Lennox
CFD Simulations of a Gas Turbine Combustor for Automotive Applications Using OpenFOAM, Philip Mather
Linking Vegetation Phenology to Dissolved Organic Matter Wet Deposition, Paola Miramontes Gonzalez
Using Remote Sensing and Field Observations to Assess the Stability of a Restored Cobble-Bedded River, Ryan Omslaer
Rapid Assessment of Steel Girder Bridge Safety Using Drone-Based Remote Sensing Data, Ethan Thomas Payne
DiPy-Acenes: A New Family of Air-Stable, Water-Soluble Organic Semiconductors, Linda Phan
Addressing the Functional Anonymity of the Post Thaw Microbiome: How Redox and Temperature Conditions Dictate Microbial Community Composition After Permafrost Thaw, Nathan Patrick Alexander
Fortune’s Fool, Malek Allari
How Presentation Shapes Multisensory Category Learning, Hooman Main Amiri
How I Remember It, Hayley Balter
GLI2-Mediated Regulation of Immunoglobulin Class Switching and Heavy Chain Locus Activity, Casey Paige Baumann
Characterizing Effects of Basal Ganglia Dysfunction on Implicit-Statistical Learning: Evidence from Parkinson's Disease, Alyson Rose Brown
Beyond the Switch: Identifying GLI2-Associated Secretory Targets for IgM Regulation in Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia, Trevor Charles Chapman
'Smoke Alarm' & Other Stories, Samhita Chitturi
Reunion Tour, Frances Cooke
A Comprehensive Sustainability Assessment of the UNH Wildcat Transit System: Integrating Environmental, Economic, and Social Dimensions, Nicholas Andrew-Jin Eagan
Designing innovative science learning activities: the Virtual Reality “Charge Playground” and interdisciplinary curriculum for lightning instrumentation design, Gus Otto Eberlein
Mapping the Human Dimension: Spatially Informed Soundscape Management in Saguaro National Park, Anna S. Frisbie
The Underlife, Stephanie George
Climate Vulnerability in Context: Interpretations of Risk and Reality in Maine and New Hampshire, Sophie Hope Goodwin
Have you seen this? Impact of concussion and memory on narrative retells of silent animated films, Lauren Kate Harrington
Rooms I Still Walk Through, Katayoun Hashemin
Conserved Spatial Proximity and Immune-Linked Evolution of lncRNAs from Protein-Coding Genes in Vertebrates, Sahar Jamialahmadi
A Data-Driven Assessment of Coastal Roadway Vulnerability Using Observed Storm Damage Locations, Jack Kearing
DECENT WINGS, Andrew Kelly
Flower Field: Poems, Kevin Le
Optimal Robust Maximum Entropy Behavioral Cloning, Francesco Alessandro Stefano Mikulis-Borsoi
Economic Feasibility of Aquaponics in the Cold-Climate Eastern United States: A Multi-Facility Monte Carlo Analysis, Ryan Nickerson
STORM CLOUDS, DISHEVELED STORKS, AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS: THE IMPACT OF CONCUSSION ON NARRATIVE PRODUCTION OF A SILENT ANIMATED VIDEO, Aislyn Grace O'Connell
Identifying Landscape and Behavioral Drivers of Human-Black Bear Conflict in New Hampshire, Shea O'Connor
Home-Level Flood Damage Assessment with Physics-Constrained Deep Learning, James Ojoawo
Wilderness Character Qualities and Visitor Typologies: Advancing Adaptive Visitor Use Management in Parks and Protected Areas, Ethan James O'Leary
EVALUATING THE LONG-TERM FRACTURE PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT ADDITIVES, Kelsey Page
Vegetation Mediates Methane Ebullition Across Temporal Scales in a Temperate Peatland: A 10-Year Dataset, Apryl L. Perry
Where the River Touches, Gavin James Pritchard
Shared and Unique Neural Correlates of Sign and Spoken Language Production: An ALE Meta-Analysis, Grace Robertson
SCALING OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN THE ELIOT FORMATION, Ryan Todd Siegel
ALL THIS RAGE WAS ONCE HOPE, Tabitha Marie Soper
Advancing Bathymetric Lidar Nearshore Mapping with Self-Supervised Learning, Joseph Wilder
DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY APPROACHES FOR IRON CHELATORS, Ariel Adams
Enhancing Safety and Efficiency in Cardiac Admission Handoffs Through Implementation of an I-PASS Checklist: A Quality Improvement Project, Soraia D. Barros
Enhancing Patient Safety and Team Communication via Standardized Unit Handoff Tools in Inpatient Rehabilitation, Julia Rae Before
Improving Telemetry Alarm Fatigue by Reducing Perception of Noise Through Education: A Quality Improvement Project, Emma Bergeron
Improving Operating Room First-Case On-Time Starts and Reducing Turnover Times: A Quality Improvement Project, Ashley Cote
Increasing Nursing Education on Effective Therapeutic Communication for Postpartum Depression: A Quality Improvement Project, Kayley Jade Couture
Improving Staff Knowledge and Consistency in SAT and SBT Practices in the Critical Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Morgan Crapo
A Patient-Centered Approach to Improving Patient and Family Education on Perioperative Processes to Reduce Anxiety: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Ashley Lauren Doherty
Implementing a Nurse Re-Education Program to Promote Timely Use of the Jada® System in the Postpartum Hemorrhage Cascade: A Quality Improvement Project, Maegan E. Doody
Characterization of PFAS Occurrence, Transformation, and Partitioning in New Hampshire Community Septic Systems, Alexis Marie Eaton
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE, AND GLYCEMIC STATUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ADULTS AT RISK OF FOOD INSECURITY, Whitney Grace Fitzgerald
Reducing Readmissions for COPD through Improved Education: A Gap Analysis, Raphael Gaughan
Improving Timely Pain Reassessments and Documentation using Nurse Education and Visual Reminders: A Quality Improvement Project, Madison Grace
Strontium Isotopes for Tracing Hydrological Connectivity in a Peatland Undergoing Permafrost Thaw, Claudia Guillot-Wallace
Regulation of the PDE6 deactivation mechanism by the RGS9-1/Gβ5L/R9AP inactivation complex, Hannah Elizabeth Hagearty
Improving Nurse Well-Being and Patient Safety Through a Structured Break Buddy System: A Quality Improvement Project, Elizabeth Harrington
Improving Efficiency in the Intensive Care Unit Through Reduction of Nurse Burnout: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Johanna Grace Koroma
Improving Staff Perceptions of Effective Communication Through Frequent Micro-Team Huddles: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Sara Krslovic
A PALEOGEOMORPHIC RECONSTRUCTION OF A PRESERVED LANDSCAPE ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF EAST OF FRYING PAN SHOALS, ONSLOW BAY, NORTH CAROLINA, Alexandra Dawson Lawrence
Strengthening Workforce Stability and Operational Efficiency in the Transition to Practice: A Quality Improvement Project, Alana L. Lemoine
Incorporating Structured Safety Huddles to Improve Nursing Communication and Reduce Medical-Surgical Inpatient Fall Rates: A Quality Improvement Project, Alexia K. Leonard
Improving Nurse Confidence and Patient Safety Through Timely Nonpharmacologic Delirium Prevention Interventions: A Quality Improvement Project, Claire E. McCabe
Implementing a Standardized Patient Report Sheet to Improve Timeliness and Efficiency of Patient Handoff Reports: A Quality Improvement Project, Brian F. McLaughlin
Increasing Patient Feedback Survey Completions through Patient-Centered Nursing Communication: A Quality Improvement Project, Lindsey E. Pawlowski
Magma Dynamics Beneath the Askja Volcanic System Across the 1875 Eruption, Serafina rose Rivera
Use of Portable Free Fall Penetrometers as a Metric to Evaluate Salt Marsh Resilience, Brian CHRISTOPHER Scholten
Improving Early Ambulation After Cardiac Surgery Using Nurse Education and Workflow Cues: A Quality Improvement Project, Nathan Seeley
Promoting Equitable Access to Postpartum Hemorrhage Education: A Quality Improvement Project Using Educational Interventions for Night Shift Nurses, Michelle Stella
Increasing Nursing Perceptions on Advanced Directives Through Education to Promote Patient Centered Care, Michelle Strong
Cortical Activation in Spoken and AAC-Based Verb Production: An fNIRS Pilot Study, Hannah P. Tockman
Improved Daily Communication to Reduce On-Time First Case Start (FCOTS) Delays in the Operating Room: A Quality Improvement Project, Autumn Tourangeau
A Quality Improvement Project: Enhancing Nursing Knowledge and Patient Safety in the Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPIs) in a Medical-Surgical Unit, Kristen Vartabedian
Targeting STAT3 in breast and ovarian cancer, Katherine Elaine Veronneau
Theses/Capstones from 2025
Underwater Remote Sensing of Oil: Validation Testing of a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Acoustic Sensor for Emergency Response, Sara Jessica Berg
Cowboys and Nerds, Joseph Alexander Cyrulik
Birdhouses, Autumn L. Duke
Now You See It: Evaluating a Small Object Detection Model for Uncrewed Surface Vehicle Operations, Jenna Ehnot
Pitch Modeling and Control of Subcarangiform Robotic Fish, Margaret Grace Enderle
Potential Predictors of Nonconductive Wood Column Volumes in Five Maple Species, Tanner Ryan Frost
Regional Analysis Changes in the Salt Marsh: How the Past is Influencing the Present, Elizabeth May Gorrill
Modular and Combined Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms for Extraterrestrial Resource Prospecting, Gregory Hatfield