Scholarly Work (Open Access)

Help under construction: Current concepts of masculinity and its impact on men's help seeking

Vass, Dave (2018-11-30)

This thesis thoroughly explores the dynamic between current conceptions of masculinity and resulting help-seeking practices in men, so as to promote a better understanding of the factors and context influencing men’s ...

Does The Positivity Movement In Psychology Produce Oppression?

Huggins, Alison (2018-10)

The positivity movement in psychology has inspired an individualistic, elitist, and consumer-driven wellness culture, that leaves out societies most vulnerable, and therefore most in need of support. Neoliberalism in the ...

The Power of Face-to-Face and Communal Acts

Shoker, Esha (2019-01)

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the topic of social integration through face-to-face interaction within the scope of communal acts. Social integration is an integral part of being human. Humans are a social species, ...

Building Better Organizational Rebrands: Exploring the Employee Viewpoint

Miller, Debra L. (2019-03-13)

Organizational brands can be powerful, and it is risky to rebrand and potentially alienate stakeholders with a change (Abramovich, 2014). Yet, despite its high failure rate and cost, rebranding has become commonplace (Zhao, ...

Social Psychology of Drug Policy: Dislocation and Dissonance Theory

Wilson, Carmen (2018-11)

The war on drugs is, arguably, a failed social policy, and yet it persists. This thesis uses scholarly review and analysis to ask: What is the social and individual psychology that accounts for the endurance of a demonstratively ...

Social Media Revolution: Negative Impact of Social Media on Female Self-Esteem

Sandhu, Tejinder (2018-10-09)

In today’s world, the use of social media has become a necessary daily activity. Social media is typically used for social interaction and a way to connect with one another. Social media in high doses does not do any good ...

Violence and Threat in the Workplace: Absenteeism and Discursive Analysis of Absenteeism Policies

Leippi, Deanna (2018-06)

This thesis explores the connection between abuse in the workplace and absenteeism. Frontline workers often experience abuse, threats, incivility, humiliation, and they often are the first responder to overdoses and deaths. ...

Strengthening the Therapeutic Alliance

Markan, Premila (2018-08-10)

The purpose of this paper is to create a practical tool for counsellors (as part of a larger, existing toolkit) to strengthen the therapeutic alliance between client and counsellor. This primary tool will consist of a ...

Counselling Women in Midlife: A Sociocultural Framework

Kostashuk, Erin (2018-08-24)

Women aged 45-60 are considered in our culture to be in the middle years of life, a time that is often synonymous with menopause. As is evident in cultural scenarios such as popular television, film, and women’s magazines, ...

Females of African Descent and Issues of Racism and Suicide

Watson, Nichola (2018-06-30)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the question: What does the current literature say concerning the connection between racism and suicide among females of African descent, (herein referred to as African women, ...

But...The Tree was the View: Understanding Human-Nature Relationships

McKenna, Carolyn (2018-05)

This thesis takes the reader on a journey towards a deeper understanding of human-nature relationships. The term nature is defined, and practical information regarding the effect human-nature relationships have on human ...

Through Midlife Crisis to Personal Growth

Plewa, Sonia (2018-06)

The topic of this research paper explores the phenomenon of midlife crisis or midlife transition, and both terms are used interchangeably throughout this paper. The existing literature on the subject involves mostly the ...

A Qualitative Approach to Exploring the Experience of Mothers in Negotiating Their Maternal Roles When They Return to Work Outside of the Home

May-Conrad, Heather (2018-06)

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of mothers in negotiating their maternal roles in the household after returning to work outside of the home. Three women between the ages of 25-39 ...

Self Assessment: A Differentiated Approach to Student Engagement in Mathematics

Holmstrom, Eric (2018-06-09)

This action research study examined the effectiveness of using self-assessment as a strategy for engaging fifth grade students with emotional or behavioral disabilities. The complexity of these issues combined with multiple ...

Kindergarten Letter-Sound Fluency and Multi-Sensory Intervention

Hurd, Zina (2018-06-09)

This action research study tracks the letter-sound fluency of 21 kindergarten students from an upper middle class urban elementary school in the Pacific Northwest over an eight-week period. A multi-sensory intervention was ...

Teaching Emotional Smarts to Boost Academic Success

Rancipher, Jaime (2018-04-10)

Academic achievement has been the driving force of education since its inception. However, the incorporation of emotional identification and development to assist in the increase of academic success has recently been ...

Save That Thought: A Case Study of How Knowledge is Transferred Between Baby Boomers and Generation-X Aerospace Engineers

Bethune, Mary (2018-06-06)

The current American workforce is at a crossroads due to the number of Baby Boomers either retiring or on the cusp of retirement. For many organizations, this cohort possesses knowledge and experiences that can be lost if ...