Student theses

Recent theses published by our graduates

MA theses

• Deconstructing Young Adults' Religious (Dis)Engagement in Statistics Canada's Religiosity Index. Ashley Doyle, 2013.
• Manitoba Social Workers and the Pharmaceuticalization of Children and Youth in Care. Sheri Bell, 2013.
  
• Voices in an Education Trap: Linguistic Deficit Theory in Nova Scotia Assessments. K-Lee Fraser, 2013.
• Managing Risk at Times of Pandemic: Whose Responsibility? Katherine Connell, 2012.
• Splitting the Difference: Exploring the Experiences of Identity and Community Among Biracial and Bisexual People in Nova Scotia. Samantha Loppie, 2011.
• A Place to Call Home: Intellectual Disability and Residential Services in Nova Scotia. Rachel Barken, 2011.
• Beyond the Deepwater Horizon Explosion: What Shaped the Social and Political Engagement of the BP Oil Spill? Andreas Hoffbauer, 2011.
• Coming Full Circle: Redefining "Effectiveness" for Aboriginal Justice. Gerald Gloade, 2011.
• Spontaneous Memorials and Cybermemorial: Ritual Transfer in Contemporary Memorialization Practice. Erin McMahon, 2010.
• Staying Put? The Settlement Experiences of Iranian Immigrants in Halifax. Wallace Porter, 2010.
• A Comparative Analysis of Dominant and Alternative Media: An Empirical Study of the Similarities and Differences in an Online Context. Laura MacDonald, 2010.
• Policing Changes: Multiple Mandates of Urban Policing in Halifax Central. Christopher Giacomantonio, 2009.
• Watershed Groups: Actions and Goals on the Upper Mississippi River. Erika McCroskey, 2009.
• Easier Said Than Done: Creating Effective Housing in a System of Community-Based Mental Health Care. Krista Steeves, 2009.
• An Analysis of Key Issues Related to Public Safety in Nova Scotia: Resuls of the 2004 General Social Survey. Kristen Francis, 2009.
• The State of the Interwar Social Sciences in Nova Scotia. Paul Armstrong. 2009.  

PhD theses

• Istambay: A Sociological Analysis Of Youth Inactivity In The Philippines. Clarence Batan, 2010.