This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of Wilfrid Laurier University students from 1982 forward. These documents are made available for personal study and research purposes only, in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act and the Creative Commons license—CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works). Under this license, works must always be attributed to the copyright holder (original author), cannot be used for any commercial purposes, and may not be altered. Any other use would require the permission of the copyright holder. Students can choose to withdraw their dissertation and/or thesis from this database. For additional inquiries, please contact the repository administrator via e-mail or by telephone at 519-884-0710 ext. 2073.
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Impacts of wildfire on subcanopy energy balance, thermal regime, and permafrost stability in peat plateaus at Scotty Creek, Canada, Maude Auclair
Understanding health and well-being outcomes associated with protected coastal ecosystems: A Fundy National Park case study., Mhairi K. Chandler
Rates and patterns of permafrost thaw induced landcover change at Scotty Creek, Canada, Mason Dominico
Integrating Biodiversity Protection and Climate Mitigation in Nature-based Climate Solutions: An Indicator Analysis, Tatyana Feiner
ASSESSING ROAD DUST IMPACTS ON MACROINVERTEBRATES COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN CANADIAN ARCTIC LAKES, Hong Yi Gao
Making the Pluriverse Visible: World-Making on the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, Lauren Judge
Investigating the mobility of arsenic in subarctic mining pollution-affected peatlands near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Jeremy Leathers
Mapping With the Land: Co-developing a Cumulative Impact Monitoring and Land Stewardship Framework with Sambaa K’e First Nation, Northwest Territories, Canada, Michael s. McPhee
Understanding the Dynamics of Food and Economic Development in the Community of Kakisa, Northwest Territories, Canada, Laura Rodriguez Reyes
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Vital Role of Dehcho Dene Knowledges in Climate Change & Permafrost Thaw Adaptation in Jean Marie River First Nation NWT, Mackenzie Bell
The dynamic relationship between permafrost and landcover in northwestern Canada’s discontinuous permafrost zone, Olivia Carpino
Nitrogen: Both a potential stimulator and suppressor of cyanobacterial blooms in temperate lakes, Catherine Goltz
Contrasting seasonal cycling of arsenic in a series of subarctic shield lakes with different morphometric properties, Jeremy Harbinson
Distributed Spatial Data Sharing: a new era in sharing spatial data, Majid Hojati
“ANYTHING FROM THE LAND IS GOOD”: UNDERSTANDING HOW COMMUNITY GARDENING IN KAKISA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, Michelle Malandra
A Machine Learning Approach to Classify Open Water and Ice Cover on Slave River Delta, Ida Moalemi
Spatial and temporal characteristics of historical surface climate over the Northwest Territories, Canada, Bhaleka D. Persaud
“To be involved in a meaningful way”: Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Monitoring Practices in Northern Ontario, Alanna Robbins
WILDLIFE VALUE ORIENTATIONS AND RECREATION CONFLICT: A FOCUS ON HUNTERS AND NON-HUNTERS IN ALBERTA, CANADA, Yuvana Sequeira
Controls on Thermokarst Lake Water Balances in the Inuvik - Tuktoyaktuk Region, Evan J. Wilcox
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Does air pollution cause residents of New Delhi, India to migrate internationally?, Snigdha Basu
Adaptive capacity and mobility in the Bahamas: Examining the social costs of displacement in response to Hurricane Dorian, Kearney Coupland
Coastal Landform Change Influences on Endangered Five-Lined Skink Distribution at Northwest Beach, Point Pelee National Park, Canada, Evan Fortushniok
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DROUGHT AND POPULATION CHANGE ON THE NORTH AMERICAN GREAT PLAINS, 1970-2010, George Heath
Changes in lake drainage in the western Canadian Arctic, Dilshan Kariyawasam and Philip Marsh Dr
ALPINE SHRUB TUNDRA WATER STORAGE AND RUNOFF DYNAMICS IN THE MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS, SAHTÚ TERRITORY, NT, Geoffrey Kershaw
Walking in Both Worlds: Learning about Youth Priorities and Indigenous Food Sovereignty with Délįnę’s Youth Council, Neala MacLeod Farley
'Indirect Pathways Into Practice': Philippine Internationally Educated Nurses and Their Entry Into Ontario's Nursing Profession, Lualhati Marcelino
BEE CITIES AND MORE-THAN-HUMAN COMMUNITIES: PROTECTING POLLINATORS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE, Jennifer Marshman
Lake Huron Shoreline Analysis, Shubham Satish Nandanwar
Agent-based Modelling and Big Data: Applications for Maritime Traffic Analysis, Marc SIRIZZOTTI
Changing Snowmelt Conditions in the Western Canadian Arctic, Matthew Y. T. Tsui
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Enhancing Harvester Safety and Traditional Food Access through Participatory Mapping with the Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation of Kakisa, Northwest Territories, Neomi Jayaratne
Evaluating employees’ experiences in implementing COVID-19 Safety Protocols in Ontario parks, Jessica Kaatz
Change detection and landscape similarity comparison using computer vision methods, Karim Malik Wilfrid Laurier University
Collaboration, Knowledge-Sharing and Natural Hazard Risk Management in the Greater Pinery Provincial Park Region, Madeline McFadden
Park Agency Social Media Communication During the COVID-19 Crisis, Raluca Oprean
The politics of the visible/invisible border: Canada's responses and (in)actions towards refugee claimants' protection, Monica Romero
Characterization of Micronutrient Dependent Growth by Several Temperate Freshwater Phytoplankton, Purnank Shah
Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gases from Liquid Dairy Manure, Vera Sokolov
DEVELOPING POPULATION CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR WILD BOAR MANAGEMENT IN CANADA, Amanda Wong
A Spatial Perspective on Decarbonization Efforts: A Comparative Analysis of Japan and Singapore’s Decarbonization Strategies, Michelle Rio Yoshida
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
PROJECTING SPATIAL CHANGES IN SUGAR MAPLE SAP FLOW REGIMES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE, Holly Crawford
Characterizing the hydrological function of treed bogs in the zone of discontinuous permafrost, Brenden Disher
Hydrogen peroxide: A grower’s best friend?, Mitchell Eicher-Sodo
Reconstructing Hydrologic Conditions and Metals Supplied by the Peace River to the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Jelle André Faber
Impact of seismic lines on the hydrology of wetlands in the discontinuous permafrost zone, southwestern Northwest Territories, Angela Hamilton
Investigating diel, seasonal, and interannual variability of dissolved and particulate stable carbon isotope values in a eutrophic boreal lake, Rachel Henderson
An Evaluation of Ground-Freezing Methods in the Zone of Discontinuous Permafrost, Northwest Territories, Elzbieta Mastej Ms
Navigating Islands’ Political Geographies: The Case of the 'Maduro Migrations' from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago, Shiva Mohan
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Biogeochemical and hydrological impacts of a low-severity wildfire in the wetland-dominated zone of discontinuous permafrost, Caren J. Ackley
Spatial Big Data Analytics: The New Boundaries of Retail Location Decision-Making, Joseph M. Aversa
Toward Using High-frequency Coastal Radars for Calibration of S-AIS Based Ocean Vessel Tracking Models, Ben Freidrich
Cosmic ray sensors for the continuous measurement of Arctic snow accumulation and melt, Anton Jitnikovitch
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF A DISASTER TYPOLOGY TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR K-8 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO, Patricia Martel
Policy, plans and processes for developing and improving the use of hazard maps in climate change adaptation for Yukon communities, Stephanie Pike
The Geography of Crime: Placing Geographers in the Space of Criminologists, Anthony WV Piscitelli
BORDER DISORDER: 'Irregular Bangladeshis', Xenophobia and Crimmigration Control in India, Sujata Ramachandran
Does perceived ecological integrity affect restorative health outcomes? An examination of visitor experiences in diverse environments in an Ontario Protected Area, Catherine E. Reining
MAPLE SYRUP AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN ONTARIO: ASSESSING TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ACROSS MULTIPLE, RELATED PROJECTS, Kendra Serbinski
High resolution spatial variability in spring snowmelt for an Arctic shrub-tundra watershed, Branden J. Walker and Philip Marsh Dr
Understanding Motor Vehicle-Based Travel: Examining the Experiences of Yukon Tourists, Natalia Wegrzyn
Development and application of hydrological and limnological monitoring in lake-rich landscapes of Canada’s subarctic National Parks, Hilary Emma White
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Permafrost thaw-induced forest to wetland conversion: potential impacts on snowmelt and basin runoff in northwestern Canada, Emily Haughton
Spatial and temporal variability of the snow environment in the Western Canadian Arctic, Philip Mann
The Effects of Fire on Snow Accumulation, Snowmelt and Ground Thaw on a Peat Plateau in Subarctic Canada, Elyse Mathieu
Factors limiting sand dune restoration in Northwest Beach, Point Pelee National Park, Canada, Pritichhanda Nayak and Pritichhanda Mohanty Nayak
“Inconvenient Neighbours, Whom It Was Desirable Ultimately Wholly to Remove”: Differing Factors in the Dispossessions of Studied Anishinaabe Groups of the Great Lakes Basin, 1820-1865, Heather J. Sanguins
GROWTH DYNAMICS OF BLACK SPRUCE (PICEA MARIANA) ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA, Anastasia E. Sniderhan
Capitals, climate change and food security: Building sustainable food systems in northern Canadian Indigenous communities, Andrew Spring
The role of channel fens in permafrost degradation induced changes in peatland discharge at Scotty Creek, NT, Lindsay Elena Stone
Spatial Modelling and Wildlife Health Surveillance: A case study of White Nose Syndrome in Ontario, Lauren Yee
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
FROM BRAIN DRAIN TO BRAIN TRAIN – A TRANSNATIONAL CASE ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN MIGRANT HEALTH CARE WORKERS, Sheri Adekola
Impact of Linear Disturbances on a Discontinuous Permafrost Peatland Environment, Michael Braverman
Accountability, Conservation and Community: Measuring the Local Economic Impacts of Protected Areas, Catharine A.M. Brazeau
First Nations and Adaptive Water Governance in Southern Ontario, Canada, Thomas Dyck
Newcomers, Welcome? Exploring the Connection Between Demographic Change, Immigration Legislation Design and Policy Mobilities in Ageing Japan, Héctor Goldar Perrote
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN COLOMBIA: RE-CONNECTING SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND POLICY ASPECTS THROUGH A GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE, Luisa Ramirez
Developing a hydrological monitoring program for ponds in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, using water isotope tracers, Stephanie Roy