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
WHEN SELF-COMPASSION DOESN’T FEEL DESERVED: COMPARING SELF- COMPASSION AND COGNITIVE REAPPRAISAL AMONG SOCIALLY ANXIOUS INDIVIDUALS, Cortney Burnham
Beyond Accuracy: Explainable Deep Learning for Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Using Structural MRI Data, Tamal Chakroborty
Minority Stress and Drug Use among 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians, Robert Chin-see and Todd Coleman
Assessing Visuomotor Integration with a Dual Task Paradigm in Varsity Athletes and Recently Concussed Varsity Athletes, Devyn S. Cochrane and Michael Cinelli
Parent influence on group dynamics in youth interdependent sport, Taylor Coleman
Velocity-Dependent Neural Strategies of Explosive Force Production: Insights from Motor Unit Behaviour and Velocity-Based Training, Jesse Collins
Methylseleninic Acid Transformations in Nutrient Rich Water Containing Algae Exposed to Simulated Sunlight, Mikayla Cormier
The response of caribou lichen biomass to changing permafrost landscapes across the Northwest Territories., Katerina R. Coveny
Redefining sport: Exploring Mixed Ability Rugby, Lauren A. Curphey
THE POWER OF LETTING GO: THE ROLE OF GOAL ADJUSTMENT CAPACITIES ACROSS FUTURE AND DAILY PERSPECTIVES OF CHRONIC ILLNESS, Alexandra Dagher and Meaghan Barlow
Is Prosocial Behavior a Unique Correlate of Academic Success In Emerging Adulthood?, Jacqueline Di Biase
Error-Driven Density Control for Compact Gaussian Splatting under Sparse Supervision, Abdelrhman Elrawy
Exploring Religious-Spiritual Struggles Among Muslim Immigrants in the Canadian Context, Ayse Erenay
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION IN ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, Hashem Faal Moghanloo
TaylorKAN-ViT: Parameter-Efficient Vision Transformers for Medical Image Classification, Kaniz Fatema, Dr. Emad Mohammed, and Dr. Sukhjit Singh Sehra
Characterizing the chloroplast outer membrane targeting signals of Outer Envelope Protein 6, Holly E. Ferguson, Matthew D. Smith, and Simon D X Chuong
Minority Stress and Barriers to Parental Support for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth: Differences Observed Between Transgender and Cisgender Youth, Kyran J. Ferrier
ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE IN NON-ANGIOSPERM PLANTS, Anissa M. Francis
Religious and Spiritual Struggles: The Stories of Nigerian, Immigrant, Christian Women in Waterloo Region, Halima D. Fuller
EEG Correlates of Tactile Synchrony, Devon K. R. Gallagher
Multivariate Quantile Autoregression-Mixed Data Sampling (MVQAR-MIDAS) Modeling of Cost of Living and Supply Chain Dynamics in Canada., Patrick Gbolonyo
Children's Peer Selection in STEM: The Influence of Gender, Ethnicity, and Disability, Meagan Girard and Kim P. Roberts