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Fall 2021

Lesyk, Nicholas

Poverty is a critical issue in Canada that needs to be researched and addressed. Many children and youth in Canada are impacted by poverty, this is defined by both low income and social hardships. Within the school environment, children, youth, and families experiencing poverty are more likely to...

Spring 2014

Stack-Cutler, Holly L

This dissertation consists of three papers investigating the impact of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors on life satisfaction and academic achievement of adults with reading difficulty (RD). Participants were university students or recent graduates. The first paper examines the impact of...

Fall 2016

Adzovie,Elom N

Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience stroke annually, of which five million are left permanently disabled, creating a need for long term support from family and community services. This sudden, unplanned and unpredictable event can have a devastating effect on the mental and...

Spring 2018

Phillips, Janet M

This dissertation uses a governmentality lens to map shifts in the categorization, problematization, and governance of mental abnormality in Canada, from pre-Confederation times until the present. Focusing in particular on several recent consultations and reports issued by the federal government...

2016-01-01

Plastow, Graham Stuart

The primary principle underlying the application of genomics is that it has the most value for difficultand expensive to measure traits. These traits will differ between species and probably also between markets. Maintenance of health will be one of the biggest challenges for efficient livestock...

2024-02-15

Bishop, Jennifer R.

GO TIME is a simple acronym with strategies to consider using to help promote a Growth Mindset and Resilience and help you to move towards your goals and your best self.

Fall 2012

Lakhani, Soraya A

Evidence suggests that hope is important during adversity and contains a relational dimension (Farran, Herth, & Popovich 1995), yet there is currently no research studying hope within refugee parent-child relationships. This case study explored hope within two Ismaili Afghani refugee...

Fall 2020

Pynoo, Emily

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth face higher rates of discrimination, comprehensive health challenges, and negative social repercussions than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. As a result, they are more likely to engage in substance use; ideate about, attempt, or die by suicide; drop...

Fall 2013

Moore, Ceri L

Due to the potentially devastating implications of sexual assault, investigating how women heal in the aftermath of this event is imperative. One method of healing which has received minimal research attention has been spending time in nature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to answer...

2019-01-01

Gonzalès, Rodolphe, Parrott, Lael

The resilience of resource-based communities facing natural disturbances partly depends on the capacity of a wide diversity of stakeholders to share their expertise, articulate their efforts, and develop solutions that are both effective and equitable. Structural methods from network theory can...