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Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Ripple Effect: Youth Leadership Development and Influence on Environmental Engagement in the Community, Laine Bourassa

Impact of Linear Disturbances on a Discontinuous Permafrost Peatland Environment, Michael Braverman

Accountability, Conservation and Community: Measuring the Local Economic Impacts of Protected Areas, Catharine A.M. Brazeau

Structure-Function Investigation of Proteins Involved in Cellulose Biosynthesis by Escherichia coli, Thomas Brenner

Immigration, Integration and Ingestion: The Role of Food and Drink in Transnational Experience for North African Muslim Immigrants in Paris and Montréal, Rachel D. Brown

Three Essays on Dynamic Capabilities in the Context of Innovation, Networks and Entrepreneurship, Ken (Yongjian) Chen

EXPLORING THE MIDDLE PATH: EFFECTS OF ETHICAL AND SECULAR MINDFULNESS ON WELL-BEING AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, Siyin Chen

Natural Organic Matter Characterization and Lead Speciation as Indicators of Potential Lead Bioavailability in Aquatic Environments, Giselle Cimprich

Permafrost thaw induced changes to runoff generation and hydrologic connectivity in low-relief, discontinuous permafrost terrains, Ryan Connon

Canada’s Relationship with Women Migrant Sex Workers; Producing ‘Vulnerable Migrant Workers’ through “Protecting Workers from Abuse and Exploitation”, Rachelle Daley

Neural and Social Mechanisms Behind the Social Transmission of Food Preference, Chelsey Damphousse

A comprehensive study of personal and social information use in female brown-headed cowbirds, Molothrus ater, Hayden Davies and David J. White

Quantifying the Interactions of Nickel with Marine Dissolved Organic Matter Using Fluorescence, Elissa Dow

Sedentary Behaviour, Physical Activity, and Mobile Apps Among University Students, Emily E. Dunn

First Nations and Adaptive Water Governance in Southern Ontario, Canada, Thomas Dyck

Young Children's Source Monitoring: Exploring the Contexts of Task Difficulty and Repeated Events, Becky Earhart

A Density Functional Theory Study of Intrinsically Chiral Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Richard Edwards

The Social Self-Compassion Scale (SSCS): Support for a Multi-Domain View of the Self-Compassion Construct and its Relevance to Anxiety, Alison Flett

Reflexivity and Organizational Culture: A Comparative Case Study, Chloe Frisina

Bye Bye Binary: Exploring Non-Binary Youths' Experiences of Mental Health, Discrimination, and Community Belongingness, Ellis Furman

A Computational Study of Silver Doped CdSe Quantum Dots, Heather Gaebler

Experiences of Racialized Service Providers who Work with Racialized Clients: Functions and constraints of master and counter-narratives of helping, racism, and vicarious racism, Prapti Giri

Newcomers, Welcome? Exploring the Connection Between Demographic Change, Immigration Legislation Design and Policy Mobilities in Ageing Japan, Héctor Goldar Perrote

The Making of aState in Waiting: The Lives of Fatah Political Prisoners, 1967 to 1985, Rebecca Granato

"The Outside of the Inside;" Experiences of Discovering Home and Community within Waterloo Region, Nicole Greig

Three Essays in Green Product Development: Co-opetition, Sustainability, and Regulations, Maryam Hafezi

Investigating the Effects of Mindfulness on Children’s Executive Function, Emotional Regulation, Stress, and Academic Performance Compared to a Control Condition, Lerna Hanceroglu

Developing and Testing Quality Indicators for Seriously-ill Home Care Clients in Ontario, Lisa Harman

APPRECIATION AND RESPECT: UNDERSTANDING THE DECISION TO JOIN THE CAF AFTER BLACK BEAR PROGRAM USING FOUR DIRECTIONS AND MIXED METHODS, Anna Harpe

REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF WALLEYE (Sander vitreus) AND LAKE WHITEFISH (Coregonus clupeaformis) IN TATHLINA LAKE, NT, Grant M. Harrison Mr

The Effect of Twist on the Mechanical Properties of the Intervertebral Disc, Maxine Harvey-Burgess

Learning and Working Together: Invoking Systems’ Change Through Inter-Organizational Collaborative Principles and a Learning Community Framework, Brandon Hey

Diversity and evolution of fruits in Cuscuta (dodders; Convolvulaceae), Anna Ho

Health-Related Quality Of Life And Physical Activity In University Employees, Meghan Hoefs

Using Social Disorganization Theory to Explore Neighbourhood Effects on Violent Crime: A Case Study of the City of Brantford, Ontario, Ni-Shan Ho

Task-dependent Modulation of Cortical Excitability and Balance Control in Individuals with Post-concussion Syndrome, Kristen Kaster, Jayne M. Kalmar Ms., and Michael E. Cinelli Mr

Narrative Pleasures and Feminist Politics: Popular Women’s Historical Fiction, 1990-2015, Victoria Kennedy

Exploring the Pluralization of Community Safety: A Qualitative Analysis of the Perceived Operation and Implications of Situation Tables, Taylor Knipe

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Intervertebral Disc Puncture, Inflammation, and Tissue Mechanics Using a Rat-Tail Model., Brigitte Laird

SHIFTING PEDAGOGY FOR ADOLESCENT REFUGEES WITH LIMITED OR INTERRUPTED FORMAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES OF A SECONDARY ENGLISH LITERACY DEVELOPMENT TEACHER, Stephanie Ledger

Ambivalent but Not Indifferent: Consumer Motivations to Seek Versus Avoid Professional Advice, David Lewis

USING RAINBOW TROUT CELL LINES AS A MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE INNATE ANTI-FV3 IMMUNE RESPONSE, Graeme Robert Jones Lisser

An Assessment of How Plant and Mycorrhizal Communities Have Been Affected Along a Mine-Impacted Watershed In The Northwest Territories, Kevin MacColl

Participant Perspectives on Housing and Landlords in a Canadian Housing First Program, Timothy MacLeod

Exclusion From Rights Through Extra-Territoriality at Home: The Case of Paris Roissy-Charles De Gaulle Airport's Waiting Zone, Pauline GJ Maillet

Quantifying relationships between phosphorus availability and mycorrhizal associations in wetland plants, Daniel Marshall

TWO ESSAYS ON MARKETING CAPABILITIES, Hamed Mehrabi

Three Essays on Corporate Governance and Politically Connected Firms, Justin Mindzak

Correctional Officers "Through the Looking Glass": Understanding Perceptions and their Impact on Personal and Professional Identity, Emma Mistry

dsRNA sensing in fish cells: Using CHSE-214 as a model for the study of class A scavenger receptors, Andrea Monjo

Three Essays on Banking, Capital Market Frictions and Corporate Payout Policy, Hosein Nooriaan

Meeting the Needs of Victims: An Examination of Victims' Coping Strategies and Victim Services in Canada, Jenniffer Olenewa

THE COMPLEXITY OF ELECTRON TRANSPORT: A STUDY OF VARIEGATION THROUGH CHEMICAL INHIBITION OF PLASTOQUINOL TERMINAL OXIDASE (PTOX) IN TOBACCO (NICOTIANA TABACAUM), Hillary Peon

BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS: Surveillance, Fear and Crime Control in Found-Footage Horror Films, Cassandra Persaud

The relationships of role conflict with role ambiguity, role efficacy, and task cohesion: A study of interdependent university sport teams, Brennan Petersen

Peripheral Visual Motion Sensitivity in Previously Concussed, Asymptomatic Individuals, Alyssa Prangley

Spicing Things Up: How Regulatory Focus Affects People’s Willingness To Try Novel Activities With A Romantic Partner, Jill Prince

The Effects of a 12-Week Custom Foot Orthotic Intervention on the Intrinsic Muscles of the Foot, and Dynamic Stability During Unexpected Gait Termination in Healthy Young Adults, Katrina Protopapas

Differences in FRN and P300 amplitudes among hockey fans versus non-hockey fans in response to relevant and irrelevant information., Omar Rafiq

MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN COLOMBIA: RE-CONNECTING SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND POLICY ASPECTS THROUGH A GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE, Luisa Ramirez

Auditory ERP differences across a continuum of psychotic symptoms in non-clinical population, Anaya Rehman

Effects of wildfires on tree establishment in conifer-dominated boreal forests in southern Northwest Territories, Kirsten Reid

An evaluation of older adults’ perceptions of psychological well-being when participating in community centre programs, Kayla Rellinger

THE EFFECTS OF ORTHOTICS AND INCREASED PLANTAR SOLE MECHANORECEPTOR ACTIVATION ON TURNING PERFORMANCE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE, Kelly A. Robb

Developing a hydrological monitoring program for ponds in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, using water isotope tracers, Stephanie Roy

Capturing in-situ Feelings and Experiences of Public Transit Riders Using Smartphones, Rafik Said and Rafik Said

Cold War by “Other Means”: Canada’s Foreign Relations with Communist Eastern Europe, 1957-1963, Cory Scurr

Uncovering the processes and consequences of Egyptian immigrant parental involvement in their children’s education: Bridging cultural differences, Hend Shalan

GOING BEYOND THE BEST INSUFFICIENT OPTION: AN EXPLORATION OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVES WITHIN TWO NON-PROFIT SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN ONTARIO, Amy Joyce Shuttleworth

The Political Ecology of Water Justice: A Case Study of Tripoli, Lebanon, Fatima Sidaoui

Students' Experiences of the Scent-Free Initiative at the Faculty of Social Work, Tanya Marie Smith

THREE ESSAYS ON LIQUIDITY IN MODERN MARKETS, Konstantin Sokolov

“Serial killers are interesting, they’re not heroes”: Moral boundaries, identity management, and emotional work within an online community, Michael Spychaj

"GOING THE DISTANCE SO OUR FOOD DOESN'T HAVE TO": CASE STUDIES OF CREATIVE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AT CANADIAN AND UK UNIVERSITIES, Lori Stahlbrand

The Risk of Risk: An Exploration of the Impact of “Risk” on Child Welfare Decision-making, Jill K. Stoddart

"It ain't easy being on the streets": Understanding the Needs of Street-Involved Youth in Southern Ontario through a Client-Centred Approach, Samantha Danielle Styczynski

Size and Shape Control in Metal Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites, Tomendro Subedi

Assessing Resilient Post-Disaster Recovery of A Flash-Flood-Prone Area: A Study of the City of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abdurazag Tammar

Desiring to Appear Moral versus Being Moral: Development of Moral Hypocrisy and Moral Integrity, Kathleen Tamming

Climate and Capitalism: English Perceptions of Newfoundland's Natural Environment and Economic Value, 1610-1699, Joshua Tavenor

An Examination of Imagined Contexts: The Unreliability of Context-Dependent Memory Effects in Recall, Caitlin J. I. Tozios

WHY BE MORAL? MORAL MOTIVATION ACROSS CONTEXT AND AGE, Rosemary Victor Abdou

Exploring Police Officers' Perceptions of Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Teams Within a Nodal Policing Framework, Trevor Viersen

Relationship Commitment as a Moderator of the Effects of Promotion Focus on the Pursuit of Change and Stability Relationship Goals, Sarah Wall

The Experiences of Athletes, Parents, and Coaches with the Long-Term Athlete Development Model (LTAD) in Youth Soccer Academies, Kody Watson

Young Leader's Sustained Engagement in Environmental Action: A narrative inquiry, Sara Wicks

The Science of Defence: Security, Research, and the North in Cold War Canada, Matthew Shane Wiseman

Moving and Improving: Investigating Physical Activity Patterns for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Kristen Wright

Behavioral Ecology of an Invasive Species: Habitat and Mate Preference(s) in Drosophila Suzukii, Yvonne Young, Natasha Buckiewicz, and Tristan AF Long Dr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

More than Stone and Iron: Indigenous History and Incarceration in Canada, 1834-1996, Seth Adema

Comparing the regio- and enantioselectivity of inverting versus retaining epoxide hydrolases, Mark A. Aliwalas

Chemical Removal of Total Phosphorus from Wastewater to Low Levels and Its Analysis, Farah Ateeq

Scalar Short-Term Memory, Tyler D. Bancroft

The Influence of Freedom and Choice in Action Selection and the Valence of Action-outcomes on the Sense of Agency, Zeynep Barlas Wilfrid Laurier University

Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Community Analysis: ISCO/ISB Coupled Remediation, Christopher K. Bartlett

Characterization of a Phosphonate-Specific Cytidylyltransferase, Kissa Batul

The effects of external focus of attention exercise rehabilitation on dual task walking in Parkinson's disease, Eric N. Beck

An examination of newcomer integration processes in sport teams: A socialization perspective, Alex J. Benson

Exploring Institutions, Governance and Collaboration for Regional Integration of Protected Areas in Québec, Windekind Buteau-Duitschaever Mr.

A Sickly Season: The Royal Canadian Navy and the Mainguy Commission, Keith D. Calow