• Comparing L- and C-band synthetic aperture radar estimates of sea ice motion over different ice regimes 

  Howell, Stephen E.L.; Komarov, Alexander S.; Montpetit, Benoit; Dabboor, Mohammed; Montpetit, Benoit; Brady, Michael; Scharien, Randall K.; Mahmud, Mallik S.; Nandan, Vishnu; Geldsetzer, Torsten; Yackel, John J. (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2018)

  Estimating sea ice motion from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery at C-band is the most reliable approach because of its high spatial resolution and ever increasing temporal resolution given the multiple current and ...
• Applications of DINEOF to satellite-derived chlorophyll-a from a productive coastal region 

  Hilborn, Andrea (2018-10-10)

  A major limitation for remote sensing analyses of oceanographic variables is loss of spatial data. The Data INterpolating Empirical Orthogonal Functions (DINEOF) method has demonstrated effectiveness for filling spatial ...
• Hierarchy and Speed of Loss in Physical Functioning: A Comparison Across Older U.S. and English Men and Women 

  Bendayan, Rebecca; Cooper, Rachel; Wloch, Elizabeth G.; Hofer, Scott M.; Piccinin, Andrea M.; Muniz-Terrera, Graciela (Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 2017)

  Background: We aimed to identify the hierarchy of rates of decline in 16 physical functioning measures in U.S. and English samples, using a systematic and integrative coordinated data analysis approach. Methods: The ...
• Monitoring forest restoration effectiveness on Galiano Island, British Columbia: conventional and new methods 

  Hohendorf, Quirin Vasco (2018-10-02)

  I compared forest structural parameters of treated and untreated plots on a forest restoration site on Galiano Island, British Columbia. The site was replanted with Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (mirb.) Franco) after ...
• Teachers' challenges and the promise of equitable classrooms: why students who need more get less 

  Wood, Suzanne (2018-09-28)

  The education of youth in the United States has become a highly contested subject over the past decades. This thesis argues that one of the earliest institutions American citizens encounter – the public school system – ...
• Evaluating the conservation potential of urban and rural ecosystems for aquatic-breeding amphibians: a case study of two native frogs in southwestern British Columbia 

  Green, Jemma (2018-09-27)

  The conservation of aquatic-breeding amphibian populations and their habitats is increasingly challenged by urban and rural development, which is occurring more intensively and more rapidly than ever before. Some species ...
• Giving an account of entrepreneurial subjects and global spaces: social media and Colombian cosmetic surgery 

  Bradbury, Spencer Douglas (2018-09-25)

  Cosmetic surgery tourism portrays the recipients of cosmetic surgery as subjects who must work on themselves by investing in surgical means of self-transformation and self-refinement. However, little research explores how ...
• Awareness of neurobehavioral deceits and emotional adjustment in acute- and post-acute rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury 

  Sawchyn, James Matthew (2018-09-21)

  This dissertation examined injury-based and emotional adjustment factors that may influence an individual's self-awareness of neurobehavioral deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Two studies were completed to ...
• The development of a standardized measure of social competence in middle childhood: beginning to bridge the gap between empirical knowledge and clinical practice 

  Saltzman, Jennifer Lesley (2018-09-14)

  Our understanding of children's social competence has increased tremendously over the past two decades. There is increasing evidence to suggest that social and emotional impairments are not restricted to children with ...
• Sea Urchin and Indigenous Marine Resource Management in the Archaeological Record: Implications for Sea Otter Conservation in Coastal British Columbia 

  Nagle, Arianna (2018-09-14)

  Ancient remains of sea urchins are frequently encountered in archaeological contexts along the Northwest Coast of North America, yet they have not been the focus of synergetic archaeological study. However, these important ...
• The role of fisheries closures in population assessments and management of marine benthic invertebrates: a Dungeness Crab case study 

  Dunham, Jason S. (2018-09-14)

  Effective management of marine invertebrate populations is imperative to ensure fisheries remain sustainable. Spatial closures with unfished invertebrate populations can serve as scientific reference sites for evaluating ...
• Child custody and access: the views and practices of psychologists and lawyers 

  Jameson, Barbara J. (2018-09-14)

  This study examined the views and professional practices of 52 psychologists, 26 from Alberta and 26 from British Columbia, and 53 family lawyers, 21 from Alberta and 32 from British Columbia, who have current or past ...
• Rehabilitation of attention deficits in traumatic brain injury 

  Penkman, Louise Carol (2018-09-14)

  In the current study, I investigated the question of whether there is a specific effect for the administration of attention retraining above and beyond a supportive, adjustment-oriented approach in improving attentional ...
• The immigrant sibling: an exploration of acculturation and enculturation profiles 

  Quan, Cindy (2018-09-11)

  Acculturation and enculturation processes and sibling relationship quality are important constructs for understanding the psychosocial wellbeing of immigrant adolescents. In this thesis, I used a mixed-method approach to ...
• Climate justice in the fossil fuel divestment movement: critical reflections on youth environmental organizing in Canada 

  Belliveau, Emilia (2018-09-11)

  The fossil fuel divestment movement is a directed-network campaign that strategically uses economic and ethical arguments to challenge the social license of the fossil fuel industry. Fossil fuel divestment campaigns have ...
• Do sub-concussive impacts from soccer heading in practice cause changes in brain structure and function? 

  Kenny, Rebecca (2018-09-11)

  Background: Heading is an important part of soccer, yet recent research has indicated that cumulative effects of repetitive heading may cause sub-concussive injury (Koerte et al., 2015). Objective: The current study aimed ...
• Development 2.0: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Peer-to-Peer Aid 

  Duke, Haley (2018-09-10)

  Foreign aid and development projects, in their initial conception, were generally executed through large-scale state and NGO interventions aimed at eradicating poverty in the developing world. More recently however, ...
• Displaying truth and reconciliation: experiences of engagement between Alberni Indian Residential School survivors and museum professionals curating the Canadian History Hall 

  Clements, Bradley A. (2018-09-07)

  The re-curated Canadian History Hall (CHH) opened at the Canadian Museum of History (CMH) in Gatineau, Québec, on July 1st, 2017, becoming the first Canadian national narrative to exhibit the history, experiences, and ...
• Quantifying marine mammal hotspots in British Columbia, Canada 

  Harvey, Gillian K. A.; Nelson, Trisalyn A.; Fox, Caroline H.; Paquet, Paul C. (Ecosphere, 2017)

  Global biodiversity is undergoing rapid decline due to direct and indirect anthropogenic impacts to species and ecosystems. Marine species, in particular, are experiencing accelerated population declines leading to many ...
• Making, remaking, and unmaking of collective identities and democratization: democratic, labour, and women’s movements in South Korea and Taiwan 

  Kim, Chong Su (2018-09-05)

  The present dissertation focuses on the role of collective identities of Taiwanese and South Korean social movements in democratic processes. Taiwan and South Korea took similar paths of rapid industrial development and ...

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