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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Moral Identity from Cross- and Bi-cultural Perspectives, Fanli Jia
"Getting Ahead" Versus "Getting Along": Examining the Role of Agency and Communion in Prejudice, Courtney A. Lunt
Experiences of Victimization and Health Care Access Among Non-metropolitan LGBTQ+ Individuals, Ashley-Ann Marcotte
The Nature of Resident Participation in the Exploration and Installation Stages of the Implementation of a Community-based Primary Prevention Program for Young Children, Jessica S. Noble Ms.
Age-Related Changes in Hippocampal Arc Expression Following Minimal Behavioural Induction, Irina V. Odintsova
An Evaluation of the Impact of Rent Assistance on Individuals Experiencing Chronic Homelessness in Waterloo Region, Courtney Pankratz Ms.
Evaluating a Skills-Based Approach to Bullying Prevention, Rebecca Pister
Sexual Orientation Microaggressions on Campus: Prevalence and Outcomes among Lesbian/Gay and Bisexual Students, Pamela Sariyannis Ms.
An Examination of the Factors that Dictate the Relative Weighting of Feedback and Feedforward Input for Speech Motor Control, Nichole E. Scheerer
Holding Canada Accountable: An Evaluation of Canada's Compliance to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Jackson A. Smith
Children’s Ability to Identify an Unusual Occurrence of a Repeated Event, McKenzie K. Vanderloon
The Influence of Real-Time Visual Feedback Training on Vocal Control, Justeena N. Zaki-Azat
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INCREASED RELIANCE ON FAMILIARITY IN ASSOCIATIVE RECOGNITION OF UNITIZED COMPOUND WORD PAIRS, Fahad Naveed Ahmad
“Where Did I Learn That?” Exploring The Similarity Effect and Children’s Use of Memory Cues for Source Monitoring, Leanne E. Bird
CONNECTING TO OTHERS: STUDYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND IMITATION, Sarah K. Blyth
Positive Parenting in Adolescence and Its Association with Future Hopes and Fears in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Analysis, Harmanpreet Chauhan
School-based Supports for Trans Youth in Ontario, Charlie E. C. Davis
A Phenomenological Investigation of Suicide Stigma, Amanda L. Demmer
Reproductive (In)Justice: Exploring young women’s experiences of reproductive saliency in an oppressive environment, Angele D. DesRoches
ON GETTING BETTER AND WORKING HARD: USING IMPROVEMENT AS A HEURISTIC FOR JUDGING EFFORT, Monica El Gamal
INFLUENCE OF PLANNING RESOURCES ON GAIT CONTROL IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE, Frederico P. Faria
Plans as Emotion Regulation Tools? Examining the Consequences of Planning on Affect, Rebecca Friesdorf
Imagining Accomplishments from Differing Visual and Temporal Perspectives, Deanna C. Hall
The Effect of Emotion on Associative and Item Memory, Priyanga Jeyarathnarajah
Growth Potential in Relationships: A Promotion-Focus Perspective, Amanda E. Kohler and Justin Cavallo
Changing Theories of Change: Strategic Shifting in Implicit Theory Endorsement, Scott Leith
BILL 13 (THE ACCEPTING SCHOOLS ACT): ONTARIO LEGISLATION MANDATING SUPPORT FOR LGBT STUDENTS IN PUBLICLY-FUNDED SCHOOLS, Renato M. Liboro Jr.
Moral Identity Development in Adulthood, Lourdes Andrea Murua
An Exploration of the Wheel-Induced Feeding-Suppression, Stephen Benjamin Peckham
The Development and Application of a Measure to Assess the Interpersonal Qualities of Self-Talk, Elizabeth L. Price
“Don’t Talk about It”: Investigating the Effects of PEI’s Cultural Silence on Abortion Access and Advocacy from the Perspective of Advocates and Support People, Emily A. Rutledge
Gender Differences in Pay Equity: An Examination of the Working Adolescent, Melanie L. Saari
DEFENSE AGAINST DEFENSIVENESS: HOW IMPORTANT PERSONAL VALUES CAN PROMOTE MORE ADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT, Kathryn Schuett
A Living Wage for All Manitobans?: Perspectives from the Private Sector, Paul Campbell Sheridan
Motivations to Gamble in Younger and Older Adults, John Bryan R. E. Smith
“Are the girls out to bingo? And is “Frenchie” gettin tipsy? On a Sudbury Saturday night”: Gambling among Older Francophones in North-Eastern Ontario, Éric R. Thériault
ENHANCING CANADIAN GIRLS’ RESILIENCE THROUGH GIRLS-ONLY PROGRAMMING, Ayesha Umme-Jihad
Backward Planning: Examining Consequences of Planning Direction for Time Prediction, Jessica Wiese
Once A Thief, Always A Thief? How Time, Implicit Theories, and Race Affect Moral Judgments, Sarah L. Williams
Social Factors Influencing Early Reading Development from Kindergarten to Grade One in English-speaking Public Schools in Ontario and Quebec, Katherine Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Positive Moral Emotions and Moral Identity Development: The Difference between Authentic and Hubristic Pride, Victoria Casey
A MICROGENETIC APPROACH TO EXAMINING SET FOR VARIABILITY: AN EXPLORATION OF EARLY READING DEVELOPMENT, Phil R. Cave M.A.
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Intervention: A Focus on Students in the Late Elementary Grades, Melissa L. Dol
INTERDEPENDENCE AND INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE AMONG INDIVIDUAL SPORT TEAMMATES, Blair Evans
Time, Perspectives, Verbs, and Imagining Events, Jeffrey P. Hong
Urdu as a First Language: The Impact of Script on Reading in the L1 and English as a Second Language, Amna Mirza
The Structures and Practices of Collaboration among Environmental Organizations in Waterloo Region, Felix P. Munger
Endocannabinoid Involvement in Impulsivity and Decision-making, Christopher P. Norris
PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION IN SHARED-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY EXAMINING PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION WITH A MOBILE DEVICE, Marjan Petkovski
RECOVERY FROM ACUTE TOLUENE INTOXICATION IS FACILITATED BY THE NMDA RECEPTOR CO-AGONIST D-SERINE, BUT NOT THE GABAA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PICROTOXIN, Susan R. Samuel-Herter
Youth's Comprehension of Environmental Justice Across Multiple Countries, Alexa L. Stovold
A Bittersweet Investigation of Availability and Nutritive Value as Determinants of Volitional Sucrose Consumption, Milan D. Valyear
Children's cognitive processing of abuse as described in investigative interviews., Kayleen A. Willemsen and Kim P. Roberts
THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONALITY LENS: SERVICE PROVIDER VIEWS ON THE SEXUAL HEALTH NEEDS OF RACIALIZED LGBTQ YOUTH IN TORONTO, Shanshan Yan
Improving Preschoolers' Mathematical Performance: The Nature of Spatial Input by Early Childhood Educators, Joanna Zambrzycka
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Effects of Housing Manipulations on Wheel Running, Feeding and Body Weight in Female Rats, Angela Mastroianni
OGWEHOWENEHA: A Hodinohsonih research methodology, Darren Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Interprofessional Empathy in an Acute Healthcare Setting, Keith Adamson
An Approach to Engagement with Youth in Gangs Participatory Action Projects, Lisa Armstrong
Neural Mechanisms of Interference and Storage in Vibrotactile Working Memory, Tyler D. Bancroft
Exploring Perfectionism, Rumination and Social Anxiety: Theoretical and Causal Implications, Jaclyn R. Brown
The Role of Taste and Calories in Access-Induced Excessive Sweets Consumption by the Rat, Adam Celejewski
Examining Experiences of English Literacy Development (ELD) Program from Multiple Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Hany Ibraham
To Tell or Not to Tell: Predictors of Disclosure and Privacy Settings Usage in an Online Social Networking Site (Facebook), Amanda Nosko
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
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
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
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
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 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
Interviewing Children about Repeated Events: Does Mental Context Reinstatement Improve Young Children’s Narratives?, Donna M. Drohan-Jennings
What Pushes Your Buttons? How Knowledge about If-Then Personality Profiles Can Benefit Relationships, Charity A. Friesen
Age and Amount of Experience on Children’s Representations of Repeated Events, Una Glisic
Young, Working and Black: A Study of Empowerment, Oppression, Race and Gender in Community Settings, Julian Hasford
Spiritual Empowerment Through Buddhist Practice, Adam McKenzie Hodgins
Urban Neighbourhood Associations: People, Organizations, and Place, Brian Michael Hoessler
Investigating the Relationship Between Motor Resonance and Nonconscious Mimicry, Jeremy Hogeveen
Reconstructing Sex: Women Having Sex With Women, Alixandra Holtby
Towards a Seamless Support Sysetm for Federally Sentenced Women Returning to the Community, Jessica Hutchison
Moral Emotion Expectancies in Adolescence: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Fanli Jia
Understanding Academic Success for Onkwehonwe (Indigenous) Students Through the Use of an Onkwehonwe'neha (Indigenous Methodology), Ashley Victoria Dorothy Johnson
A Qualitative Exploration of the Needs of (Pre)Parenting: Women Parenting with Women in Southern Ontario, Krystal Lee Kellington
The Role of Auditory Feedback on the Control of Voice Fundamental Frequency (F0) while Singing, Dwayne Nicholas Keough
Predicting Resilience in Young Adult Turning Point Stories: A Narrative Approach to Understanding Well-Being, Norah Love
Raising an Issue in a Relationship: I’ll Tell You What’s Wrong, But Only If I Think It Will Help, Megan H. McCarthy
The Problem of Causal/Explanatory Exclusion, Dwayne Moore
Two Sides to Every Trauma: The Role of Posttraumatic Growth and Decline in Well-Being, Danay C. Novoa
Effects of Chlorpromazine on Feeding and Wheel Running on Rats with Acute Wheel Access, Graham Gregory Parfeniuk