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UMD Biology MS Degrees Granted

Year Graduated / Year Entered / Name / Advisor
2004 2000 Alsharif, Kamal A Klemer, Andrew
   

THESIS: Measuring the Efficiency of Water Use in the Palestinian Territories: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach.

MINOR: Supporting Program

2004 2001 Bourdaghs, Michael Robert Pastor, John / Johnston, Carol
   

THESIS: Properties and Performance of the Floristic Quality Index in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands.

MINOR: Applied/Computational Math

2004 1997 Burdett, Christopher L Niemi, Gerald John
   

THESIS: Effects of Fragmentation and Cover-Type on Artificial Ground Next Predation in a Managed Forest Landscape.

MINOR: Applied/Computational Math

2004 2002 De Jager, Nathan Ray Pastor, John
   

THESIS:

MINOR:

2004 2000 Milan,Jennifer Heartsong Johnson,Lucinda B
   

THESIS: Ultraviolet Radiation and Northern Vernal Pools. Are Amphibians at Risk?

MINOR: Applied/Computational Math

2004 1998 Pranckus,Mark Thomas Richards,Carl
   

THESIS: Stream Invertebrate Community Structure and Organic Matter Dynamics on Introduced Wood on Southeastern Minnesota Streams.

MINOR: Applied/Computational Math

2004 2002 Ray,Bradley Allen Hrabik,Thomas R
   

THESIS: Spatial and Temporal Variability in Prey Fish Composition and Predator Diet Characterisics in Lake Superior from 1986-2001.

MINOR: Applied/Computational Math

2004 2000 Schreiber,Jennifer Ann Hicks,Randall E
   

THESIS: Effect of pH on the Survival and Invasiveness of Salmonella Choleraesuis in a Freshwater Microbial Community.

MINOR: Related Fields

2004 1998 Schwalbe,John Paul Hrabik,Thomas R
   

THESIS: Mercury Deposition and Cycling in Northern Wisconsin Lakes and the Effect of a Decrese in Mercury Deposition on Yellow Perch (Perca Flavescens) Mercury Concentrations.

MINOR: Applied/Computational Math

2003 2000 Callahan,Michael Mensinger,Allen
   

THESIS: Optic Nerve Regeneration in the Bluegill (Lepomis Macrochirus) X Pumpkinseed (Lepomis Gibbosus) Hybrid Sunfish.

MINOR: Related Fields

2003 2001 Grandmaison,David Daniel  Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: Local and Landscape Influence on Nest Predation in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands.

MINOR: Applied/Computational Math

2003 2001 Krueger,Damon Hrabik,Thomas R
   

THESIS: The Control of Exotic Fish Species Through Food Web Management: Implications for the Recovery of Native Species.

MINOR: Applied/Computational Math

2003 1998 Johnson,Charlene Catherine Schimpf,David J
   

THESIS: Predicting the Early Vegetation of a Wetland Created From Dredged Sediments in Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minnesota-Wisconsin, USA.

MINOR: Related Fields

2003 2000 Kassel,Ayuko Goto Goyal,Arun
   

THESIS: Isolation and Characterization of Mitochondria from Populus Protoplasts.

MINOR: Chemistry

2003 1996 Miller,Christina Marie Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: Effects of Anthropogenic Development of Breeding Bird Abundance and Communities.

MINOR: Applied/Computation Math

2003 2001 Palmer,Lucy Maree Mensinger,Allen
   

THESIS: Touch at a Distance: An Analysis of the Neural Activity of the Mechanosensory Anterior Lateral Line on the Oyster Toadfish, Opsanus Tau.

MINOR: Related Fields

2003 1989 Paulson,Mark Allen Lloyd,Robert Lee
   

THESIS: yrotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogues Provide Neuromodulation in an Animal Model of Stress-Induced Depression.

MINOR: Related Fields

2003 2001 Richmond,Hazel Elizabeth Mensinger,Allen/Hrabik,Thomas R
   

THESIS: Foraging Mechanisms of Age-0 Yellow Perch (Perca flavescans).

MINOR: Related Fields

2002 1995 Flynn,Kevin Michael Holy,Jon M
   

THESIS: Analysis of Testicular Antigens in the Ruffe and the Effects of Cadmium on Testicular Cells in a Model Teleost.
MINOR: Chemistry

2002 1997 Keough,Brendon P Hicks,Randall E
   

THESIS: Archaeal Nucleic Acids in Picoplankton from Great Lakes of The World.
MINOR: Related Fields

2002 1999 Roforth,Matthew Michael Goyal,Arun
   

THESIS: The Effects of Glucocorticoids on the Replication of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in an In Vitro Model.
MINOR: Chemistry

2001 1993 Asare,Fred Holy,Jon M
    THESIS: Molecular Characterization of an Intermediate Filament-Like Nuclear Matrix-Associated Protein During Sea Urchin Embryogenesis.
MINOR: Related Fields
2001 1998 Karst,Mary Kay Velasquez,Merry Jo
   

THESIS: The Effects of Transforming Growth Factor Beta on Osteoclast Differentiation.
MINOR: Related Fields

2001 1997 Lacy,Anne Ellen Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: Predicting Bird Species Distributions in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin Forests.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

2001 1998 Lamkin,Antoinette Ida Drewes,Lester R
   

THESIS: New Monocarboxylate Transporter (MCT7) Identified in Rat Brain Tissue.
MINOR: Related Fields

2001 1999 Mattsson,Brady J Niemi,Gerald John
    THESIS: Relationships Between Multi-Scale Habitat Features and Breeding Biology of Ovenbirds and Hermit Thrushes.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics
2001 1998 Scott,Michael T Trachte,George J
    THESIS: The Natriuretic Peptide Clearance Receptor Does Not Form A Stable Complex With the Alpha Subunit of the Heterotrimeric G-protein O-family in vitro.
MINOR: Related Fields
2001 1998 Thompson,Matthew C Karim,Muhammad Reza Ul
    THESIS: Comparative Effects of Betulin and Allobetulin-Lactone on Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infected Vero Cells.
MINOR: Related Fields
2000 1998 Akbulut,Simge Clarke,Benjamin L
    THESIS: Melanocortin Receptor on Rat Lymphoytes and Signalling Mechanisms.
MINOR: Related Fields
2000 1992 Garske,Steven Craig Schimpf,David J
    THESIS: Ecological Effects Of Goutweed (Aegopodium Podagrarial) On A Southern Boreal Forest Site.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics
2000 1996 Gillespie,Michael A Clarke,Benjamin L
    THESIS: Effects of Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone on Cell Cycle and Melanocortin Receptor-5 in Activated Lymphocytes.
MINOR: Related Fields
2000 1997 Kysely,Genevieve L Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: Investigating Fine Particulate Organic Matter Dynamics in a Nutrient Limited Arctic Stream.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

2000 1997 Maki,Ryan P Hicks,Randall E
   

THESIS: Effect Of Suspended Particles On The Survival And Viability Of Salmonella Typhimurium In A Freshwater Microbial Community.
MINOR: Geology

2000 1997 Mengelkoch,Jean M Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: Diet Of The Nestling Tree Swallow (Tachycineta Bicolor) As Related To Insect Diversity And Abundance.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

2000 1997 Shaw,Aubie K Velasquez,Merry Jo
    THESIS: Metastatic Breast Cancer: Regulation of Osteoclast Differentiation by Growth Factors.
MINOR: Related Fields
1999 1997 Crozier,Gaea Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: Using Local Patch and Landscape Variables to Model Bird Abundance in a Naturally Heterogeneous Landscape.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1999 1997 Fritzlar,Sandy J Holy,Jon M
   

THESIS: The Influence of the Nuclear Matrix Protein Lamin A on Cellular Sensitivity to Topoisomerase Poisons.
MINOR: Related Fields

1999 1997 McGovern,Scott P Pastor,John
   

THESIS: The Effectsof Nitrogen, Bactria and Tachinid Parasitoids on the Nutrition of the Spruce Budworm Choristoneura Funiferara (Clem.)
MINOR: Related Fields

1999 1995 Rezanka,Kay M Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: Examining Primary Producer-Consumer Interactions in a Lake Superior Tributary.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1999
1996 Sandal,Jay Owen Whiteside,Melbourne C
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MINOR: Related Fields
1999 1994 Swanson,Tamara Alison Richards,Carl
   

THESIS: Spatial and Temporal Variations of Macrobenthos in the St. Louis River Estuary: Food Available for Benthophagus Fishes.
MINOR: Related Fields

1998 1993 Danz,Nicholas P Schimpf,David J
   

THESIS: Influence of Canada Yew on Population Structure of Sugar Maple and Beech.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1998 1995 Forman,Mary Rebecca Whiteside,Melbourne C
   

THESIS: Dispersal of Bythotrephes Cedrstroemi From Lake Superior to Inland Lakes In Northeastern Minnesota.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1998 1996 Gangl,James A Richards,Carl
   

THESIS: The Effects of Eurasian Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) and Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Populations in the St. Louis River Estuary of Lake Superior: Mesocosm Experiments.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1998 1995 Hedin,Paula M Repesh,Lillian A
   

THESIS: Effects of Transforming Growth Factor Beta on Adhesion nad Migration of High and Low Metastatic Variants of a Murine Melanoma in Response to Type IV Collagen and Peptide IV-H1.
MINOR: Chemistry

1998 1993 Johnson,Kurt W Malterer,Thomas J
   

THESIS: Greenhouse and Field Studies of Sphagnum papillosum for Commercial Harvest and Peatland Restoration in Minnesota, USA.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1998 1993 Lee,James O Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: The Effects of Aquatic Bryophytes and Long Term Fertilizaton on Arctic Stream Insects.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1998 1995 Moore,Seth Allen Richards,Carl
   

THESIS: Morphological Variation in Lake Superior Lake Trout Based on Whole-Body Morphometrics.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1998 1995 Nelson,Mark Carl Christian,Donald Paul
   

THESIS: Hybrid Poplar Plantations and Small Mammal Diversity in the Agricultural Landscape.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1998 1993 Weyandt-Fulton,Joan Therese Schimpf,David J
   

THESIS: Changes in Vegetation Composition and Elemental Concentrations in a Black Spruce Bog Receiving Wastewater Effluent.
MINOR: Geology

1998 1992 Wold,Andrew P Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: Spatial and Temporal Variability of Nutrient Limitation in Six North Shore Tributaries To Lake Superior.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1998 1993 Wolfe,Kevin W Liu,Qin Qin
   

THESIS: Analysis of Critical Cellular Events in Maize Mutants at the Developmental Transition From the End of Meiosis to Microspore Formation
MINOR: Chemistry

1997 1996 Barnes,Charles Wesley Christian,Donald Paul
   

THESIS: Mammal Foraging Patterns for Hypogeous Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Role They Play in Spore Distribution.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1997 1994 Brown,William P Collins,Hollie L
   

THESIS:The Early Life History of Ruffe (Gymnocephalus Cernuus) in the St. Louis River Estuary.
MINOR: Related Fields

1997 1992 Ellingson,Karen J Repesh,Lillian A
   

THESIS: The Effect of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta on the Migration and Invasion of Lowly Metastatic Murine Melanoma Cells.
MINOR: Related Fields

1997 1991 Hale,Cynthia Marie Pastor,John
   

THESIS: Comparison of Structural and Compositional Characteristics and Coarse Woody Debris Dynamics in Old-Growth Versus Mature Hardwood Forests of Minnesota, USA.
MINOR: Related Fields

1997 1993 Mayo,Kathleen Robin McDonald,Michael E
   

THESIS: A Bioenergetics Modeling Approach to Top-Down Control of Ruffe (Gymnocephalus Cernuus) in the St. Louis River.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1997 1993 Pascoe,David Allen Hicks,Randall E
   

THESIS: Community DNA Similarity and Metabolic Diversity of Bacterioplankton Communities of the North American Great Lakes.
MINOR: Related Fields

1997 1990 Podeszwa,Catherine N Christian,Donald Paul
   

THESIS: Movement and Population Dynamics of Small Mammals in Two Hybrid Poplar Landscapes.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1997 1993 Stai,Scott A Mladenoff,David J
   

THESIS: Structural and Compositional Characteristics of Old-Growth Red Pine, White Pine, and Northern Hardwood Forests in Minnesota.
MINOR: Related Fields

1997 1990 Terwilliger,John Robert Pastor,John
   

THESIS: Small Mammals, Ectomycorrhizae, and Conifer Succession in Beaver Meadows.
MINOR: Related Fields

1996 1994 Austin,Joseph John Hedman,Stephen C
   

THESIS: Development of Enclosed Littoral Area Mesocosms as a Tool for Identifying Contaminant Mitigation Approaches.
MINOR: Geology

1996 1992 Barlow,Michele Marion Host,George E
   

THESIS: Habitat Selection by Forest Birds Using Geostatistically Modeled and Spatially Classified Vegetation Data.
MINOR: Related Fields

1996 1993 Hedin,Randy A Klemer,Andrew R
   

THESIS: Differences in the Growth and Competitive Ability of Microcystis Aeruginosa and Scenedesmus Bijugatus on Nitrate Versus Ammonium-based Media.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1996 1991 Schulte,Lisa A Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: The Bird Communities of Early Successional Burned and Logged Forests in Northeastern Minnesota.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1996 1994 Yokom,Shane Edward Axler,Richard P and McDonald,Michael E
   

THESIS: Impacts of Aquaculture Waste Phosphorus on Mine Pit Water Quality: Models, Mitigation and Recovery.
MINOR: Geology

1995 1992 Crawford,Sarah Lynn Christian,Donald Paul
   

THESIS: Small Mammal Diversity and Abundance in Hybrid Poplar Plantations.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1995 1993 Edwards,Andrew John Collins,Hollie L
   

THESIS:
MINOR: Related Fields

1995 1992 Fenske,Timothy James Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: Predation of Artificial Ground Nests at Two Types of Edges in a Forest-Dominated Landscape.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1995 1993 Gronlund,Kathryn Peterson Leino,Richard Laurin
   

THESIS: Localization of Glucose Transporters in Rat Brain and the Effect of Induced Seizures on Their Abundance.
MINOR: Chemistry

1995 1993 Michmerhuizen,Catherine M McDonald,Michael E
   

THESIS: Potential Methane Emission from North Temperate Lakes at Spring Ice Melt.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1995 1992 Montgomery,Kenton Lee Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: Discrimination of Breeding Habitats of Forest Birds in North-Central Minnesota Using Satellite Imagery.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1995 1991 Sigurdson,Roland E Whiteside,Melbourne C
   

THESIS: The Biological Significance of Navigation-Induced Shear and Turbulence on Survival of Early Life Stages of Upper Mississippi River Systems Fishes.
MINOR: Related Fields

1995 1990 Tapper,Mark Allen Hicks,Randall E
   

THESIS: Abundance of Free Viruses in Lake Superior and the Induction of Temperate Phage by Mitomycin C and UV Light.
MINOR: Chemistry

1995 1991 Thering,Ann C Schimpf,David J
   

THESIS:
MINOR: Education

1995 1989 Whittaker,Joseph Cameron Christian,Donald Paul
    THESIS: Movement Patterns and Habitat Use by Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus) in Relation to Gopher Mounds and Other Habitat Features.
MINOR: Related Fields
1995 1990 Wold,Amy Kathleen Fisher Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: The Effects of Salmon Carcass Decomposition on Periphyton Growth, Aufwuchs Growth, and Wood Decomposition.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1994 1992 Brient-Johnson,Heather Loree Christian,Donald Paul
   

THESIS: Interaction of Sodium and a Plant Chemical in Mineral Balance in Microtas pennsylvanicus.
MINOR: Related Fields

1994 1991 Chapin,Carmen T Pastor,John
   

THESIS: Nutrient Limitations in the Northern Pitcher Plant Sarracenia purpurea.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1994 1992 Galarowicz,Tracy L Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: Effects of Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) Removal on Sculpin and Chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae) Communities in an Arctic Lake.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1994 1991 Hawrot,Rita Y Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: The Effect of Edge Type and Complexity on Bird Species Composition in a Spruce-Hardwood Forest.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1994 1991 Pearson,Carol Anne Willis Niemi,Gerald John
    THESIS: Effects of Habitat and Landscape Patterns on Avian Distribution and Abundance in Northeastern Minnesota.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics
1994 1991 Piterman,Oksana Niemi,Gerald John
   

THESIS: Diet of Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius bhoeniceus) Nestlings in Methoprene and Bti-treated Sites Located in Wright County of Central Minnesota.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1994 1991 Schneider,Elizabeth Ann Firling,Conrad E
   

THESIS: The Effect of Aluminum Citrate Administration on Embryonic Long Bone Formation.
MINOR: Chemistry

1994 1991 Schwegman,Connie R Whiteside,Melbourne C
   

THESIS:
MINOR: Education

1994 1991 Weaver,Daniel Todd Hicks,Randall E
   

THESIS: Degradation of Organic Matter by Lake Superior Microbial Assemblages.
MINOR: Geology

1994 1991 Wheeler,John R Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: Factors Affecting Black Fly Abundance and Distribution in an Arctic Stream.
MINOR: Applied/Computational Mathematics

1993 1990 Allen,Nan S Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: Nutrient Limitation on Algal Standing Crop in a North Shore Tributary of Lake Superior.
MINOR:Related Fields

1993 1990 Hanson,Kristi Lynn Hershey,Anne E
   

THESIS: A Comparison of Slimy Sculpin (cottus cogantus) Populations in Arctic Lakes with Implications for the Role of Piscivorous Predators.
MINOR: Education

1993 1998 Reuvers,Marlys Lucille Christian,Donald Paul
   

THESIS: Effects of Mechanical Thinning of Aspen on Small Mammal Populations and Communities in Northern Minnesota.
MINOR: Related Fields

1993 1990 Sigford,Ann Elaine Whiteside,Melbourne C
   

THESIS:
MINOR: Education

1992 1991 Aas,Peter Hicks,Randall E
   

THESIS: Mineralization of Organic Particles by Microorganisms from Lake Superior.
MINOR: Related Fields

1992 1989 Kuns,Michelle Marie Whiteside,Melbourne C
   

THESIS: Seasonal and Spatial Variations of Lake Superior Zooplankton Populations.
MINOR: Related Fields


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