M.A. Theses

2020 O. Richards: Development of a measure of unintentional racism toward Indigenous Peoples
2020 V. Zuccala:聽Predictors of post-traumatic growth and stress following the loss of a pet
2019 M. Pranscke: Pet attachment and wellbeing
2018 M. Doiron: Perceptions of Indigenous peoples in Canada: Modern racism, benefit finding, and moral obligations for descendants of residential school survivors.
2016聽L. Emberley: Siblings of those with and without mental illness: Differences in life decisions and depressive symptoms.
2016聽J. Weselake-George: Inclusiveness of Canadian identity in a contested landscape: Ingroup projection, multiculturalism, and Aboriginal reconciliation.
2013 K. Fennell:聽Psychosocial factors influencing the effect of online interventions for emotional distress.
2011 T. Takacs: Differential effects of source of social support and gender identification on responses to gender discrimination.
2011 L. Kui: Effects of identity salience associated with being overweight.
2009 M. Talibi:聽Does religion matter? The role of ethnic and religious identity and social support in the resilience of Canadian immigrants.
2008 N. Lapshina:聽Factors influencing the devaluation of skilled immigrants to Canada.
2008 S. Hyde:聽Gender differences in the relation between psychological abuse and depressive symptoms.
2008 E. Denis:聽Reactions to sexist humour as a function of group membership.
2007 D. Menard:聽Defining great sex.
2006 R. Westmacott:聽An evaluation of the Youth Challenge Leadership Program.
2005 C. Motz:聽Men’s attitudes toward gay men: minimizing the effects of a threatened identity.
2005 I. Ofleh:聽The role of ethnic identity and acculturation on well-being among Somali immigrants.
2005 L. Williams:聽Social support flexibility and well-being among university students.
2005 R. Ysseldyk:聽Dispositions toward forgiveness and revenge in relation to coping styles and psychological well-being.
2004 K. Carroll:聽Self-monitoring personality as a moderator of responses to an collective identity threat.
2004 C. Walter:聽Looking on the bright side: The role of optimism in coping and well-being over the lifespan.
2003 M. Saunders:聽Coping with financial stress during the transition to university.
2001 M. Giglio:聽The effects of affirmative action on rationalizing sexual harassment.
2001 R. Gill:聽Personal-Group discrimination discrepancy: The moderating effects of emotions and their expression.
2001 K. Majka:聽Alleviating the internalization of the stereotype associated with affirmative action recipients.
2001 R. Morrow:聽The effects of three types of sexual harassment on civilian staff of the Department of National Defense.
2001 A. Skomorovsky:聽Dating relationships violence. The beginning of a vicious cycle?
2000 B. Cole:聽Through the tinted looking glass: Evaluating images of the self and others.
1999 I. Goldenberg:聽The role of inner representations in the efficacy of journal writing.
1999 R. Ramkissoonsingh:聽The effects of abuse type and complainant symptomatology in a simulated sexual abuse trial.
1998 S. Dursun:聽The roles of cognitive, motivational and affective factors in intergroup behaviour: A study of opposing Bosnian groups.
1997 A. Davis:聽Expert testimony in cases of battered women defendants: Influence of defendant characterization, testimony explicitness and juror gender on individual juror and group jury decisions.
1996 B. Blois:聽Socio-cognitive factors that influence the reconstruction of long-term memory.
1996 E. Vorobej:聽Emulating the thin ideal: The impact of the beauty backlash on women’s perceptions of control and self-worth.
1995 C. Allard:聽Social context factors in the construction of false memories
1995 M. Poole:聽The role of power in regard to women’s sexual empowerment.
1994 K. Kiiffner:聽Sexual Harassment – Now you see it now you don’t: Perceptions of male and female relationships.聽(with N. Spanos)
1994 K. Warren:聽Psychosexual factors in women’s perceptions of and anticipated responses to sexually transmitted diseases.
1993 I. Chow:聽An assessment of the factors influencing women’s identification with feminism.
1992 M. Truong:聽The role of contact in shifts in the nature of intergroup prejudice.
1991 M. Foster:聽Feminist consciousness: An examination through relative deprivation.

Ph.D. Theses

2013 A. Pierre:聽Third party citizen reactions to interventions in a genocide: The influence of the social categorization of victims and the norm of a responsibility to protect
2012 M. Talebi: Psychosocial factors related to the stigma of seeking help for mental health issues.
2012 A. Bombay: The intergenerational transmission of trauma among adult offspring of Indian Residential School survivors. (with H. Anisman)
2010 S. Dursun: Role of spousal support in psychological well-being of Canadian military personnel.
2009 R. Ysseldyk:聽Coping with threats to religious identity: Implications for pychological outcomes, social action, and political consciousness.
2009 C. Donnelly:聽Gambling as a means of relieving distress among the socially impaired: Awareness of receipts of social support and positive events can improve a gambler’s social perceptions.
2007 R. Gill:聽Women’s responses to discrimination.
2006 A. Skomorovsky:聽The mediating role of disrupted self-concept in the relation between childhood maltreatment and adult eating disorders.
2004 I. Goldenberg:聽The mediating effects of emotional intelligence and attachment styles on the relation between childhood maltreatment and adult well-being.
2004 A. Offman:聽Accommodation styles in response to sexual conflicts.
2002 S. McNulty:聽A test of the Continuity vs. Alternative Channels hypotheses as explanations for sleep paralysis and narcolepsy.
2001 G. Eljdupovic-Guzina:聽Mothering during incarceration: Connecting the past and the present experiences.
2001 A. Parriag:聽The courtroom dynamics of a sexual assault trial.
2000 C. Terrance:聽Jury Simulation: The construction of victims in the courtroom.
2000 M. Truong:聽Identity diversity and feminist identification.
1999 P. Cross:聽Understanding sadomasochism: An examination of current perspectives.
1998 D. Lockett:聽Evaluation of the Royal Ottawa Hospital geriatric psychiatry in-patient unit.聽(with S. Borys)
1998 W. O’Connor:聽Application of social role theory to the phenomena of perceived and self- reported use of organizational political behaviour.
1997 Judy Niles:聽The role of personality dysfunction in determining perceptions of family environment in bulimia nervosa.
1996 M. Foster:聽Socio-cognitive factors in reducing personal/group discrimination discrepancy.
1994 C. Burnley:聽Sexual harassment in academic institutions: The effects of grievance procedures on decision processes and outcomes.聽(with N. Spanos)