List of Thesis Topics
The influence of gender on positive aging
An ecological examination of housing situations and preferences of Atlantic Canadian senior aboriginals, individuals with disabilities, and persons of ethnic minority status
Recycled motherhood: The lived experiences of grandmothers parenting their grandchildren
Kinship care and custodial grand-parenting
Exploring the connection between violence against women and homelessness: An institutional ethnography
Recruitment of Home Support Workers in Nova Scotia
Geographical location and its effect on the needs of people caring for individuals with dementia
Rural single female caregivers and retirement congruency
Transgender people's experiences of family
Factors impacting recruitment to a career in home care as continuing care assistants/home support workers
Giving voice to non-residential fathers: Examining father involvement post-divorce
The connection between culture and perceptions of sexuality and gender
An exploration of the relationship between organisational structure and coworker conflict in nursing homes
Factors influencing housing options for vulnerable senior populations in Atlantic Canada
The lived experiences of the female partners of Canadian military members diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PSTD)
Adolescent-to-parent abuse
Completed Theses
Nesto, S. (2011). An ecological examination of housing situations and preferences of Atlantic Canadian senior aboriginals, individuals with disabilities, and persons of ethnic minority status. (supervised by L. Weeks)
Herder, J. (2011). Recycled motherhood: The lived experiences of grandmothers parenting their grandchildren. (supervised by F. Eghan)
Herrell, T. (2009). Giving voice to non-residential fathers: Examining post-divorce paternal involvement using a phenomenological approach. (supervised by D. Norris)
Dill, D. (2009). Recruitment of home support workers in Nova Scotia. (supervised by J. Keefe)
Petite, K. (2008). Tinker, tailor! Soldier, sailor! Mother? Making sense of the competing institutions of motherhood and the military. (supervised by D. Norris)
Mewhort, R. (2008). Spirituality in women religious elders. (supervised by D. Norris)
Ross, P. (2008). Older women's knowledge and attitudes regarding sexuality, intimacy, and HIV/AIDS. (supervised by A. Humble)
Engel, L. (2007). Factors predicting support utilization by older adults. (supervised by J. Keefe)
McEvenue, S. (2007). Palliative care in long-term care: A multi-methods approach to assessing quality. (supervised by J. Keefe)
Saunders, B. (2007). Making the link: The relationship between practices and outcomes in family resource programming. (supervised by D. Norris)
Brushett, C. (2007). Let's talk about sex: A glimpse into Nova Scotia youth's perceptions of high school sexuality education. (supervised by A. Humble)
Hawkins, G. (2005). Patterns and predictors of home care utilization: Analyzing changes over a 5-year period (1996-2001). (supervised by J. Keefe)
Brennan, C. (2005). Sibling relationships and lifelong disabilities. (supervised by D. Norris)
Manning, M. (2004). The mechanics of policy change: Home care histories in three provinces, 1985 - 2000. (supervised by J. Keefe)
Colepaugh, J. (2004). Lessons to be learned: A gender-based policy analysis of international direct compensation policies for informal caregivers. (supervised by J. Keefe)
Elliott, S. (2003). Factors influencing the recruitment and retention of continuing care assistants in Nova Scotia. (supervised by J. Keefe)
Hemeon, K. (2003). The experience of anticipatory grief and loss in spousal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer Disease. (supervised by J. Keefe)
Burton, E. (2002). Growing up, growing older: A curriculum resource implementation evaluation. (supervised by F. Eghan)
Koizel, D. (2001). The effects of structural changes on age cohorts of female caregivers' levels of filial obligation. (supervised by J. Keefe for the Masters of Human Ecology)