• In-Hospital Feeding Practices of Infants Born to Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evaluating Policy Implementation Effectiveness 

  Carmody, Erin Kathleen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)

  Women with diabetes mellitus (DM) in pregnancy may experience unique breastfeeding challenges, including delayed onset of lactogenesis II and neonatal hypoglycemia. There is evidence that routine, non-medically indicated ...
• Parent and Early Childhood Educators Role in Supporting Sleep Hygiene in Preschool-Aged Children 

  McCabe, Stephanie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04-25)

  Research has indicated that achieving adequate sleep quality and duration is crucial for optimal growth and development of children and is a predictor of adult health and well-being. However, research on strategies to ...
• Using evidence-based nutritional science methodology to facilitate knowledge translation in pediatric nutrition intervention development and evaluation in Gastroenterology 

  Harvey, Antonia Elizabeth Marina (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)
• Mothers, Daughters and Othermothers: The Significance of Storytelling in Shaping my Identity as an African Woman 

  Shoboiki, Abimbola S. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)

  My work is not just a story. It is a story of my childhood experiences, perspectives, values, assumptions and beliefs that have shaped my current understanding as a West African woman in and outside of the classroom. My ...
• Dimensions of Housing Insecurity for Older Women Living with a Low Income 

  O’Neil, Kelly (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04-18)

  Dimensions of Housing Insecurity for Older Women Living with a Low Income Housing is recognized as an important social determinant of health, and the links between secure housing and health are well established. Limited ...
• The Mental Health and Well-Being of Older Immigrant Punjabi Women Living in Nova Scotia 

  Dhillon, Sandeep (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)

  With the increase of immigrants in the Maritime region, the mental health and well-being of older immigrant Punjabi women living in Nova Scotia needs to be understood. Given the increase of immigration in Nova Scotia, ...
• The Canadian Shield: Vaccine Hesitancy and Ontario’s Immunization 2020 Health Initiative 

  Westerveld, Kelly (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019)

  There was a time when diseases such as measles, mumps, whooping cough and polio posed an imminent threat to Canadians, hopscotching across the country unimpeded. But starting with the whooping cough vaccine in 1918, Canada ...
• Childhood obesity in the family environment: Family rules and the diet quality of New Brunswick school children 

  Young, Margaret Hilary (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-04)
• Women-Centred Sensitive Practice Guidelines for Weight Issues: A Proactive Primary Prevention Approach 

  Thille, Patrica H. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2004-12-16)

  W eight preoccupation and body dissatisfaction affect the majority of Canadian women and can foster behaviours that adversely affect their well-being. Rather than understanding these attitudes and behaviours as the problem ...
• Food-related Beliefs, Attitudes, Knowledge, Eating Patterns and Intended Classroom Food Practices of BEd Students 

  MacEwen, Melissa (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-03)

  Children and youth are at an impressionable age, and their eating habits and nutritional health are influenced by a variety o f people in their immediate environment. Children and youth learn by example and the eating ...
• Influence of Spokes-characters on Children’s Perceived Healthiness of Breakfast Cereals 

  Chu, Gillian (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-11)
• The Role of Spirituality and/or Religion for Queer Individuals Negotiating Homonegative Beliefs and Values in Coming Out 

  Hattie-Longmire, Brenda (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-10-24)

  This dissertation investigates how out individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer who have been raised in a homonegative Christian faith and have experienced internal conflicts between their sexual identities and ...
• Teachers' Perceptions of Student Life Stressors: Teacher knowledge of mental health issues and supports 

  Harrietha, Denise (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-04)

  Given that teachers are often the first to observe changes in behavior, both socially and behaviorally; assessing their mental health literacy is important in playing this role of early detection. The objective of this ...
• Examining the Relationships Between Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy, Emotion Regulation, and Academic Motivation 

  Chase, Molly (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-09)

  The purpose of the current study was to fill a gap in the current literature by examining a theoretical model hypothesizing that parental meta-emotion philosophy is related to emotion regulation abilities in children and ...
• Bringing the Public into Public Nutrition: How Engagement with Community-Based Participatory Action Research Has Informed Public Health Nutritionists’ Practice in Nova Scotia 

  Pabani, Nadia (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018)

  Background: Food insecurity is associated with increased risk of disease and poor health and well-being. Nova Scotian households have consistently experienced some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the Canada with ...
• The Role of Two Extracurricular Programs in International Students’ Informal Learning Experiences in Atlantic Canada 

  Fu, Junfang (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-08)

  This thesis explores international students’ informal learning through two extracurricular programs in Atlantic Canada, by focusing on their community involvement, volunteering, and social interactions. With the unique ...
• Examining the Relationships Between Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy, Child Temperament, and Children’s Peer Relationships 

  Fralic, Cassandra (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-09-06)

  The present study aimed to build upon the growing body of research on parental meta-emotion philosophy, child temperament, and children’s peer relationships. Past researchers indicate that an aspect of parental meta-emotional ...
• "What is Readiness?" Examining Views of School Readiness and Prosocial Outcomes in Children 

  LeBlanc, Chantal M. T. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-09)

  Beginning kindergarten is an important milestone for children, their families, and schools. The purpose of the present study was to quantitatively examine parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of school readiness based on ...
• The Menstrual Cycle, Caffeine, and Verbal Working Memory 

  Carter, Emma (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-08)

  Verbal working memory is a domain of cognition critical to educational success. It is influenced by caffeine, with moderate doses generally resulting in improvements as measured by behavioural performance, as well as ...
• An Analysis of Racial Bias in Newspaper Coverage of “Bloody Sunday” and the March for the Right to Vote 

  McKitrick, Anne-Marie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018)

  This study analyzed newspaper coverage of Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery march for the right to vote for Black Americans. Through critical race theory, news framing theory, and the theory of Orientalism, I ...

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