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
An Exploration of Factors Impacting Youth Volunteers Who Provide Indirect Services, Andrea M. McArthur
To Tell or Not to Tell: Predictors of Disclosure and Privacy Settings Usage in an Online Social Networking Site (Facebook), Amanda Nosko
Improving Understanding of Endocrine-Active Compounds in Pulp and Paper Mill Condensates Using a Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) Bioassay, Robert John Gary Rutherford
The Internalization of Mathematics Stereotypes in Elementary School Children, Amanda Schell
Reading Development in Adolescent First and Second Language English Learners: A Comparison Using Age Match Design, Vahidehsadat Shahidi
A Comparison of Ancient Mediterranean Metal Structural Fittings, Evan Galen Sharp
Linking Cd Accumulation and Effect in Resistant and Sensitive Freshwater Invertebrates, Tony Straus
Assessing the Stability of Elite Political Culture: An Empirical Analysis of the Attitudes of Elected Officials in Canada, Lydia Summerlee
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