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 2026
The Effects of Environmental Complexity on Brain Development and Personality Expression in Western Hognose Snakes, Gokulan Nagabaskaran
Biochemical and Crystallographic Analyses of Proteins Related to Butyrate Synthesis and peptide Transport in Periodontal Disease-Implicated Bacteria, Brittany G. Nagy
Nanoparticle carriers enhance the prophylactic antiviral effects of dsRNA in vitro and ex vivo, Shayne Oberhoffner, Stephanie DeWitte-Orr, Starla Richardson, Leah Haile, Dominique Daniels, Erin Cooper, Aizah Ijaz, Janet Velasquez Perez, Mathilde Peruzzi, Bertrand Collet, Paul Craig, and Kristof Jenik
Mapping Climate Risks & Building Resilience: A Participatory Approach to Harvester Safety in Kakisa, NWT., Susan Kerubo Ombwori
From Rootlessness to Rootedness: The Role of Indigenous Housing and Community Well-Being, Claire Rahija
Effectuation and Causation in New Product Development: Bridging Entrepreneurial Behaviour, Strategy, and Performance, Andrea Reaume
At a Crossroads: Crisis, Vulnerability, and the Possibility of Transformation of Nature-Based Tourism in Canada, Brooklyn Rushton
Adapting to Uncertainty: Effects of Environmental Instability on Zebrafish Behaviour, Britney Sekulovski
Cognitive Load Classification using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Pratham Shah
Exploring Leadership in a Changing Church, Tanya Varner
Exploring Parent-Child Reminiscing Style and Internal-State Talk When Discussing Positive and Negative Shared Events, Komal Verma Miss.
Neural Correlates of Cognitive Fatigue in Regular Cannabis Users and Non-users: A Pilot fNIRS Study, Mariia Vistyzenko
The Phone Eats First: Reconfiguring Cultural Capital and Performing Taste on TikTok’s #TorontoEats, Annie M. Willick
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
From the Intimate, Regional to the Global: Examining the Indian International Student Migration to Canada, Neil Amber Judge
Development of a stress response framework for understanding SOGIE refugee health, Arooran Saravanan Ananthavel Murugan
The Perceived Frequency and Effects of Multilingual Communication in Youth and Adolescent Soccer, Simao M. Araujo
International Students Practicing their Wellbeing: Social Connections and Use of Professional Mental Health Services, Lal Ruby Atesoglu
Exploring Canadian Social Work Students' Aphobic Attitudes: The Role of Knowledge about Asexuality and Asexual People, Brianna V. Azzoparde
Creativity, Fame and Power: A Critical Political Economy of Social Media Comedy Skit in Nigeria, Idowu Badmus
A Pilot Study Examining Children’s Evaluations and Reasoning About Concealment and Instrumental Forms of Antisocial Lying, Noah Battaglia
Exploring the Salinity Tolerance of Zooplankton Communities on the Great Plains, Abbeneet Binning Bath and Derek Gray