• Assessing Self-Report Survey Scales of Discrete Emotions: A Systematic Review 

  Levesque, Nicolas (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  Research in the field of emotion is characterized by inconsistencies in theory and in empirical measurement of data. This systematic review of the measurement tools we use to capture said data sheds light upon the areas ...
• Classroom Emotions and Teacher Decision-Making Processes: A Qualitative Study 

  Young, Caleb Morgan (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  Teachers experience a breadth of emotions while teaching, but their effect upon decision making is not well understood. Using Fredrickson’s broaden-and-build theory as its theoretical framework, the present study investigated ...
• The Contributions of Oral Language Components to Reading Comprehension in Early Elementary Students 

  Walsh, Kathleen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  Reading is a complex skill that is foundational to children’s learning in school. One popular theory of reading comprehension is the Simple View of Reading. This model posits that reading comprehension is comprised of ...
• Assessing household and maternal salt intake to model salt as a potential fortification vehicle for thiamine in Cambodia 

  Kathleen, Chan (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-08)
• Public Relations Leadership in the Context of Atlantic Canadian Universities 

  Bayers, Cindy (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-07)

  While leadership has been a long-studied phenomenon in management and organizational behaviour, it has received little attention in public relations until relatively. Juan Meng and Bruce Berger (Meng, 2012; Meng, Berger, ...
• Pinterest as a Resource for Health Information on Learning Disabilities (LD): A Social Media Content Analysis 

  Heymann, Carlotta (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  In the last decade, there has been a shift towards using online social networks to search for and consume health information. Pinterest, a social media platform that is frequently used by parents and teachers, provides a ...
• Social-Emotional Predictors of Teacher Well-Being 

  Barber, Christopher (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  There is a paucity of research examining teachers’ emotional experiences within the classroom and whether these experiences relate to their health. Using a novel approach to measuring emotion that considered a broad range ...
• “Practice what you preach, or sister tell me a different story”: Using Autoethnography to Make the Case for a New Dietetics Culture as the Foundation for Developing a Pedagogy of Compassion in Dietetics Education 

  Fraser, Kathryn (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09-03)

  Compassion is defined as participation in the emotions, ideas, or opinions of oneself or another person, which empowers people to take overt action toward alleviating suffering. Compassion stems from a corporeal, affective ...
• Naming My Privilege, Reclaiming My Voice: Enhancing professional judgement with personal privilege awareness through the narrative art of autoethnography 

  Abdul Majid, Yasmin (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-08-21)

  This thesis explores a personal narrative of my journey, as a privileged member of my community, to become aware of the impact of privilege on myself and others around me. It documents conditions needed to support the ...
• Understanding the teaching experiences of new tenure track university professors 

  Caron, Jamie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-06)

  As universities face increased competition to attract and retain students, greater attention is being paid to the quality of teaching in higher education. This thesis uses a small qualitative study to explore how two new ...
• More than a Meal: Senior Women Connecting Through Food in a Community Space 

  Ohm, Samara (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-08)
• A Modified Institutional Ethnography of IPV Service Provision for Newcomer Women in the Halifax Regional Municipality 

  Tañafranca, Manila-Vicka Pedrosa (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-08)

  Although intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious issue for both new immigrants and longer-residing Canadians, intersecting inequalities proliferate the disparity immigrant women face in instances of IPV. These ...
• Unpaid and Paid Supports in the Lives of Family Caregivers of Adults with Disabilities: Mapping Social Relations 

  Brooks, Madison C. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-08)

  Caregiving for an adult family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is understood to have both positive and negative effects on a family member’s quality of life. Little is known however, about ...
• Barriers for Women in Accessing Primary (Family) Health Care in Nova Scotia 

  Latter Stratton, Lillian Claire (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-07-15)

  This thesis explores the barriers that women face in accessing primary (family) health care in Nova Scotia, Canada. Specifically, this study is concerned with the barriers that Indigenous women, women of colour and immigrant ...
• A Comparative Analysis of Provincial Ministry Regulations on the Roles and Services Provided by Itinerant Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students 

  Al Mawlawi, Zainab (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-06)

  With the advent of universal newborn hearing screening, the advancement of technology and amplification systems, particularly with the development of the cochlear implant, as well as other developments in the outlook on ...
• Assessing Therapeutic Recreation Attendance and Potentially Inappropriate Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term Care 

  McKenzie, J. Rowen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-06)

  Responsive behaviours are commonly expressed by persons living with dementia (PLWD) in long-term care (LTC) as a way of communicating an unmet need. One commonly reported unmet need amongst PLWD is the need for daytime ...
• Exploring children’s experiences of agency and participation in school decision-making: A case study 

  Polegato, Jillian (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-04)

  The purpose of this research was to explore elementary school children’s experiences of agency and participation in decision-making at school to add to the discourse surrounding children’s participation rights in Canada. ...
• How Objects in Spaces Help People in Places: Material Object Interactions Affecting Adults’ Informal Learning: Arts-Informed Research using Sculptural Mobile Forms 

  Mason, Stephanie M. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020)

  This work is a wide-ranging exploration into the ways adults can be supported to learn informally through material object interactions in public places. In keeping with my methodological lens of arts-informed research, I ...
• Advising Parents on How to Confront School Bullying: Analysing Four Guidance Books from Four Canadian Provinces 

  Muyini, Jubran (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-05)

  thesis uses discourse analysis and shows the ways in which definitions of bullying are socially constructed. Analyzing four parent guides from four different Canadian provinces, the thesis explores how prevalent bullying ...
• A Critical Assessment of the Development Process for a HACCP Implementation Manual for a Healthcare Foodservice Operation - The Dartmouth General Hospital 

  Corbett, Lesley Erin (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2001-10)

  The use of a food safety program in a healthcare foodservice operation is instrumental in safeguarding the health and welfare of patients, their families and staff from foodbome illness. The Hazard Analysis Critical Control ...

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