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This thesis investigates the impact of COVID-19 on gender disparities in the Canadian labour market using LFS data from January 2017 to November 2021. The analysis reveals a significant widening of…

Recent advances in spatial sensor technology have significantly enhanced the resolution, fidelity, and quantity of spatial data, driving progress in geovisualization. These trends are further…

Discussing sexual issues is critical for relationship and sexual satisfaction, but many couples find these discussions to be threatening and avoid them. Therefore, it is important to understand…

The three papers in this dissertation explore the mechanisms of mindfulness to shed light on how mindfulness operates. In Paper 1, I investigate the mechanisms of mindfulness that explain how…

Sea-level change in Northern Cascadia is influenced by eustatic and tectonic processes. Tectonic processes from the Cascadia Subduction Zone are a major driving force of instantaneous and gradual sea…

Student food insecurity is a growing problem at post-secondary institutes in Canada. This lack of food impacts students' physical health, mental health, and academic performance in negative ways…

Women are significantly underrepresented at the Athletic Director position within the NCAA, despite longstanding calls for increased inclusion. This research explores the experiences of five high-…

This thesis focuses on the design of tunable photoluminescence, control of supramolecular packing, and the preparation of stimuli-responsive gold(I) coordination polymers. This is explored via gold(I…

Interface as a set of cognitive relations or process, is deeply performative. As a set of phenomenological, material-discursive entanglements with the world, interface is an experience which grips us…

The integration of advanced statistical methods with cutting-edge machine learning techniques has attracted substantial attention. Within this convergence, functional data analysis (FDA) and survival…

Canada is a top destination for international students globally. Research on obtaining an undergraduate degree and its influence on future employment and fulfillment post-graduation often focus on…

Following challenges imposed by the COVID-19 health crisis, educators have navigated unprecedented shifts in program delivery, prompting critical reflections on the efficacy of leadership education.…

With an increasing resource-oriented perspective in mathematics education research focusing on language, the notion of language as a resource has been of interest to many researchers in the field.…

In a practice known as international retirement migration (IRM), tens of thousands of older Canadians – popularly known as 'snowbirds' – seasonally relocate to locations with better climate…

Psychological safety and servant leadership competencies are constructs that, individually, have amassed a robust amount of literature, but research connecting the two is still emerging. Although…

Developing critical thinking in nursing students is a vital yet challenging goal in nursing education. This research investigates nursing educators' perspectives on critical thinking development…

In the fall of 2024, I had the opportunity to visit Tanzania in East Africa as a part of a larger delegation from Simon Fraser University to support the university's global reach and engagement…

The practice of donation-based crowdfunding has grown rapidly in recent years, with more than US$30 billion raised, in donations, on GoFundMe alone. Online donation-based crowdfunding campaigns can…

Sexual harassment in online video gaming is a systemic social problem and part of a larger conversation about the treatment of women online. Frequently, sexual harassment in online gaming spaces is…

For technological applications such as portable electronics and automobiles, materials that exhibit high power density and high energy density at a low applied electric field are needed. Conventional…