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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Gasping for Breath: Women’s Concerns and the Politics of Community Development in Rural Ghana, Charles Gyan
An Assessment of the Plant and Mycorrhizal Community at Steeves Lake Shoreline, Colomac Mine, NWT, Rebekah Hamp and Dr. Kevin Stevens
Permafrost thaw-induced forest to wetland conversion: potential impacts on snowmelt and basin runoff in northwestern Canada, Emily Haughton
Confronting Sexism in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM): What Are the Consequences?, Eden J.V. Hennessey
Criminal Heroes in Television: Exploring Moral Ambiguity in Law and Justice, Amy Henry
The Influence of Water Chemistry and Gill Physiology on the Uptake of the Lampricide TFM by Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), Scott Leslie James Hepditch Mr.
UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONS IN THE WORKPLACE: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN JUSTICE AND NEGOTIATION, Annika Hillebrandt
Synthesis, Properties, and Solid-State Structures of a Series of 6,13-Dicyanoheteropentacene Analogues: Towards New Liquid Crystalline Materials, L Hiscock, Kenneth E. Maly, and Louise N. Dawe
Sprint Interval Training: Assessing effectiveness and adherence in a real-world setting, Gregory Howe
A Grateful Mind: The Impact of Felt Fluency on Subjective Well-Being, Renee Hunt
Learning to Read in English: Vocabulary Knowledge, Phonological Awareness in Relation to Oral Reading Fluency in Chinese-English Bilinguals, Michelle (RuYun) Huo
Three Essays on Risk Factor Disclosures, Abiodun Isiaka
Clergy Supportive Spiritual Practices, Gregory Jenkins
Molecular Characterization of the Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) Ovarian Steroidogenic Pathway and Implications for Exogenous Estrogen Effects during Follicular Development, Thiviya Kanagasabesan
INVESTIGATING THE ROLES OF MECHANORECEPTIVE CHANNELS IN TACTILE APPARENT MOTION PERCEPTION: A VIBROTACTILE STUDY, Phill Kim and Philip Servos Dr.
NARRATIVES OF BABY BOOMERS: ENVISIONING LATE LIFE SPIRITUAL RESOURCES, Jane A. Kuepfer
Dynamic Balance Control and Segmental Orientation While Listening During Walking: Effects of Age and Hearing Loss, Sin Tung Lau
The Forgotten Front: British Home Defence and the Invasion Scare of 1914, Alexander Maavara
Tweeting Strategy: Military Social Media Use as Strategic Communication, Rupinder Mangat
Spatial and temporal variability of the snow environment in the Western Canadian Arctic, Philip Mann
Exploring the Discourses of Compulsive Hair-Pulling: A Body-Mapping Study, Julia Mason
The Effects of Fire on Snow Accumulation, Snowmelt and Ground Thaw on a Peat Plateau in Subarctic Canada, Elyse Mathieu
Predicting Credit Ratings with Statistical Learning Methods, Yinduo Ma
Social Anxiety and Interpersonal Interactions: Investigating the Impact of Anxiety on Interpersonal Behaviours, Perceptions, and Processes, Kelly McDonald