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 2006
The development of wheel-induced feeding suppression in male and female rats, Olivia Dalton-Jez
Prerequisites for reading proficiency in preschoolers, Iuliana Elena Faroga
Cross-sensitization/tolerance between wheel running and amphetamine and morphine in rats, Clint Inkster
Pigeons' memory for sequences of light flashes when gap duration is controlled, Dwayne Keough
Longing to be heard: Examining sense of community and participation through the voices of youth, Marcie D. McKay
High-risk sexual behaviour, computer experience and the Internet, Amanda E. Nosko
Planning for the close and distant future: The impact of temporal distance on task completion prediction, Johanna Peetz
Intuition and correspondence between implicit and explicit self-esteem, Mervyn Lee Whitfield
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The potential impact that intimacy has on generativity in emerging adulthood: An examination of four relationship domains, Erin Elizabeth Allard
Prediction of childhood externalizing disorder outcome: A variable-oriented and person-oriented analysis of better beginnings, better futures data, Stephanie C. Cerutti
Becoming: Stories of L'Arche children, Caroline A. Currie
Why do young children forget where they learned information? The relation between source monitoring, theory-of-mind understanding and suggestibility, Angela D. Evans
Children's ability to use time-lines to recall the order and duration of single and repeated actions, Leanne Lynn Gosse
Forging and severing connections between historical injustices and current experience, Gregory Roy Gunn
'To the streets cuz we're on the streets': Exploring the controversy of homeless youth activism in Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario), Nadia Hausfather
Resident participation across the lifecycle of a primary prevention initiative, Alexandra Kissin
'It was all connected': Understanding and addressing early school-leaving among learners of English as a second language, L. Maureen Lymburner
Empathy and intergroup relations: Do people empathize less with outgroup members?, Gillian Macdonald
A comparison of techniques for measuring automatic retrieval in conceptual priming, Jennifer C. Major
Examining the factors that promote sustained engagement in young people, Marla C. Pender
fMRI study of cutaneous illusions, Peggy Joanne Planetta
Experiences and expectations: What prompts an educator to use computers in the classroom?, Craig Ross
Seeing the future: Does visual perspective influence motivation?, Noelia Vasquez
Cultural diversity at Family and Children's Services of the Region of Waterloo: An evaluation of a cultural competency training program, Jessica Leigh Vinograd
Does a past conflict still sting? The influence of recall style and self-esteem on the impact of conflict memories, Huan Jacqueline Ye
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
A media literacy intervention: Using self-objectification as a tool for identifying changes in well-being and internalization, Becky L. Choma
Perception of empty and filled time intervals in pigeons: An attentional allocation explanation of the empty interval illusion, Stephanie Hornyak
Effect of ondansetron and Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol on the establishment of lithium-induced conditioned taste avoidance in the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus), Magdalena Kwiatkowska
Cultural differences in holism, focalism and affective forecasting, Kent C.H. Lam
Event knowledge and the subjective temporal distance of past events, Travis McTeer
Story telling: A narrative based evaluation of supported housing for consumers at Waterloo Regional Homes for Mental Health, Inc., Sarah L. Peddle
Improving preschoolers' memories for the sources of events: A comparison of two source-monitoring training techniques, Francine M. Pilon
Novelty and the running-induced feeding suppression, Elham Satvat
Parents' perceptions of children with learning disabilities: Asian Indian and Caucasian cultural perspectives, Henareet Singh
The relationship between youth involvement and the transition to university: An examination of the mediating factors, Thanh-Thanh Tieu
Social interaction and attitudes towards computers in seniors, Melanie Jennifer Webb
Optimism in parents of 8-year-olds and adolescents: Relations with parental efficacy, age of the child, and gender, Shannon E. Werner
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
'Why should we learn about crime?': Exploring the perceptions and fear of crime among recent immigrants in Waterloo Region (Ontario), Jennifer Robena Bernier
The meaning of engagement: An exploration of generativity in the domain of politics, Sean Curtis Cameron
Visualizing the future: Can 'she' predict project completion more accurately than 'I' can?, Jenny Deslauriers
The state of our union: Appraisals of romantic relationships, Stephen Allan Michael Gallant
Moving forward while remaining rooted: A case study of the Ebytown Food Co-operative in Waterloo, Ontario (perspectives and findings from a member turned researcher), Maria Hatzipantelis
Bridging the gap between ethnically/culturally diverse 'others': A contribution to the understanding of how women work together, Kristi D. Kemp
Exposing the needs of an invisible community: Queer youth in Kitchener-Waterloo, Meghan Kenny
French and English word reading and word decoding performance in bilingual children: How are phonological processing skills related?, Catherine Adèle Lafrance
'It's not what we do but how we do it': Process evaluation of a national youth engagement conference, Lisa D. Loiselle
Looking forward to fitness: The effects of time perception on exercise behaviour, Lianne McLellan
Computer implementation in education: Hearing the educator's voice, Julie Lynn Mueller
Driving without a map: Father-son sexual health communication, Alison Elizabeth Pearson
Effect of conditioned taste avoidance learning on elevated plus maze performance as a measure of potentiated fear, Shadna Rama
Motivated prediction of future feelings: The effects of mood and mood focus on affective forecasts, Vassili Spyropoulos
Wheel running as a function of varying effort requirements in rats, Doreen B. Weise
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
From consumerism and stereotypes to pasta sauce: A study of the barriers facing stay-at-home fathers, Nastinia (Nina) Bailey-Dick
Lifestyle, medical, and socio-structural content in the portrayal of heart disease in the print media, Christina Jane Fuller
The struggle for community-based health care: A case study of the Rainbow Valley Community Health Centre (Ontario), Suzanne Galloway
'Skippers of the shore crew': Women and a fish plant closure (Labrador), Sheila M. Keefe
The genesis of generativity: Looking for signs of the seventh stage in adolescence, Heather Leigh Lawford
Community partnerships: A case study of the Hamilton-Wentworth Supported Housing Coordination Network (Ontario), Jonathan S. Lomotey
The effects of food restriction on wheel running in rats, Vanessa M. Lopak
Voices from immigrant youth: Perceptions of their involvement with the Canadian justice system. A qualitative study, Elba C. Martell
The planning fallacy and group predictions: Are groups more or less biased than individuals?, Deanna L. Messervey
Follow-up evaluation of a transition to university intervention program for first-year students, Evelina Julia Rog
Employment experiences of people with developmental challenges: A participatory approach, Roslyn J. Shields
The Internet and youth engagement: An exploration of how youth spend their time online and its relation to civic involvement, Trevor P.D. Taylor
Investigating interactions between search mechanisms in the control of visual attention, Brian J. White
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Conscious, deliberate, and purposeful living: Lessons from the adult daughters of psychiatrized women, Jody Lee Brown
Temporal response of the human visual system to suprathreshold luminance and opponent colour contrast gratings, Melanie Bucking
The effects of misleading information and group discussion on eyewitness testimony, Matthew A. Cook
The relationship between student involvement and adjustment to the transition to university, Amber Michelle Filiatrault
Errors in pigeons' memory for number: Effects of ITI and DI illumination, Christopher W. Hope
The effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on lithium-induced sickness reactions in both rats (Rattus norvegicus) and the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus), Stephen W.P. Kemp
A model of volunteer progression: Supporting and sustaining volunteerism in a primary prevention project, Nicole L. Kenton
Transition from moderate to excessive wheel running in rats: A function of access length?, Sara B. Lattanzio
Exploring the inequalities between men and women in relation to marriage: A feminist analysis of women in social work's experiences of marriage, Natalie McCormac
Timing differences: The modality effect and filled interval illusion with rats and pigeons, Andrew Miki
Acculturation of missionaries: Religious orientation, coping and adjustment, Geoffrey S. Navara
A qualitative study of presently and formerly homeless female adolescents (Ontario), Allison J. Rice Roberts
The effect of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on the establishment and the expression of place conditioning (Rattus norvegicus), Robert Ernest Sorge
'Love the sinner, hate the sin': Reality or fiction?, Scott G. Veenvliet
Sensitization to indirect and direct dopamine agonists: Behavioural differences in wheel running, Vanhthong Vilaysinh
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Wheel running, feeding, and body weight in adult male rats: Generalizations to adult females and younger animals, Veronica Marie Afonso
Partner abuse in gay male relationships: Challenging 'we are family', Jeffrey Aguinaldo
Emergency shelters as empowering settings for young women: A study of process and outcomes, Theresa Bailey
Understanding equity and oppression from a different perspective: Students evaluate their education, Kevin Black
Developmental precursors of men's relationships, Shirliana Bruce
Public participation in a government land decision in Prince Edward Island: The case of Tracadie Cross Waste Watch Facility, Billie-Jean Flynn
Listening to the voices of the land: Stories of Prince Edward Island organic farmers sowing hope in the struggle for survival, Kara L. Griffin
Psychological mechanisms responsible for the moderating effects of need for cognition on attractiveness stereotyping, Samantha D. Hansen
Adolescent openness to the parental viewpoint in narrative: Longitudinal prediction of adolescent adjustment, Cheryl Ann Hicks
The lived experience of people receiving assertive community treatment: A phenomenological study, Salinda A. Horgon
Two views of identity development in adolescence: An empirical comparison of the narrative and status approaches, Kathleen Mackey
The ties that bind: Jamaican elders' testimonies of community life, Jacqueline Ann Russell
Coping with loss: A qualitative study of the experience of sibling bereavement in young adulthood, Purnima Sundar
Changing landscapes: Stories of five women farming ecologically, Sherri Joy van de Hoef
The relationship of social dominance orientation and political efficacy to political participation of women, Cherie D. Werhun
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Implementing school supports for the wellness of newcomer children, Jeannette L. Amio