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 2011
Summer Library Reading Programs and Literacy: An Assessment of Children’s Reading Progress After Having Participated in a Summer Library Reading Program, Ashley Kristina Van Andel
The Evolution of Sexual Reproduction in Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae), Michael Wright
Multi-Tasking: The Effects of Interacting With Technology On Learning In A Real-Time Classroom Lecture, Lucia Zivcakova
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Effects of Associative Interference, Stimulus Type, and Item Familiarity on Associative Recognition Memory, Fahad Naveed Ahmad
“Just What Were You Expecting From Your Experience Anyway?” University Expectations and Subsequent Adjustment in Visible Minority Students, Wisam Al-Dabbagh
Vocabulary and Phonological Awareness in 3- to 4-Year-Old Children: Effects of a Training Program, Iuliana Elena Baciu
Individual Responsibility for Collective Harms, Melany Lorraine Banks
Three Essays in Corporate Governance, Vishaal Rabindranauth Anand Baulkaran
Mathematical Modeling and Control of Nonlinear Oscillators with Shape Memory Alloys, Mohamed Bendame
It’s Like Jumping Out of a Plane without a Parachute: Incarceration and Reintegration Experiences of Provincially Sentenced Women in Atlantic Canada, Jennifer Robena Bernier
The Role of the Subtalar Joint and the Influence of Footwear Characteristics during Slip Perturbations, Jessica M.R. Berrigan
Dhamma Education: The Transmission and Reconfiguration of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Tradition in Toronto, Deba Mitra Bhikkhu
Self-Knowledge and Rationality, Stephen Blackwood
Controls on Terrestrial Evapotranspiration from a Forest-Wetland Complex in the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta, Canada, Scott M. Brown
A Participatory Study of the Nature of Touch at L’Arche: Understanding Protective and Risk Factors to Develop and Approach to Safe and Respectful Touch for People with Developmental Disabilities, Lindsay Paige Buckingham-Rivard
Poverty and Disability: The Need for Inclusion, Alexis Buettgen
Beauty and Belonging: How Appearance Self-Appraisals Affect Perceived Relational Value, Relationship Standards and Desire for Interpersonal Contact, Vanessa M. Buote
An Exploration of American and Canadian Tourist Destination Images of Cuba, Culum Richard Canally
Spatial and Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Grizzly Bear Movement Patterns as Related to Underlying Landscapes Across Multiple Scales, Barbara Lynn Carra
Littoral Cells, Longshore Transport and Wave Climate: An Examination of Littoral Transport Along the Western Shore of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Jayson A. Childs
Insights Into The World of Pea Nodulation Using the Low Nodulator R50, Scott Clemow
Concussions in Ice Hockey: Baseline Testing, Reporting Accuracy, and Cervical Functioning, Craig J. Coghlin
An Evaluation of a Dialogic Book-Reading Program for At Risk Children, Daniel Anthony Colangelo
The Role of Choice and Control in Women’s Childbirth Experiences, Katie M. Cook