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DYSC Lab Alumni

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Kiah Matthews

B.Sc. (Honours) 2023

Thesis Project: Burned Out but Staying In: The Connection between Living Situation and Academic Burnout in Undergraduate Students

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Joanna Noujaim

B.A. (Honours) 2023

Thesis Project: Exploring Feelings of Loneliness and Life Satisfaction among First- and Second-Generation Canadian Emerging Adults

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Hannah Pearo

B.Sc. (Honours) 2023

Thesis Project: A Caring Campus: The Association between COVID-19 Anxiety in University Students and the Support they Receive on Campus

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Allison Vandaele

B.Sc. (Honours) 2023

Thesis Project: I Miss You: Social Isolation, Romantic Relationship Proximity, and Satisfaction with University Experience

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Jessica Winters

B.A. (Honours) 2023

Thesis Project: Friends for Life (Satisfaction): A Comparison of First- and Fourth-Year University Students' Life Satisfaction and Friendships

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Brianna Boudreau

B.Sc. (Honours) 2022

Thesis Project: The Role of Age in the Associations between Social Media Use with Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction

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Mikayla Fisher

B.A. (Honours) 2022

Thesis Project: Well-being Differences between Extroverts and Introverts: Do COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions and Age Play a Role?

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Meghan Lawlor

B.A. (Honours) 2022

Thesis Project: Dominance and Prestige in Adolescent Peer Groups: The Development of a Social Media Status Measure

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Sydney Walker

B.A. (Honours) 2022

Thesis Project: Disregard for Consequences or Desire for Social Acceptance? The Link between the Fear of Missing Out and Poor Adherence to COVID-19 Government Guidelines in Adolescents

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Alicia McVarnock

M.Sc. in Applied Science 2021

Thesis Project: Service Quality, Resilience, and Social-Emotional Competence in Vulnerable Youth: What's LOVE got to do with it?

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Hannah Dodsworth

B.Sc. (Honours) 2021

Thesis Project: Adjusting to University Life: How Experiences Differ based on High School Course Selection

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Seth LeBlanc

B.A. (Honours) 2021

Thesis Project: Social Experiences Among Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Questioning Youth

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Joelle Zhouri

B.Sc. (Honours) 2021

Thesis Project: Parent Stress during COVID-19 and its Association with Child Emotion Regulation

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Laura Cook

B.A. (Honours) 2020

Thesis Project: Happiness and Life Satisfaction: Potential Benefits of Social Surrogacy in Emerging Adulthood

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Shannon Dempsey

B.Sc. (Honours) 2020

Thesis Project: Altruistic and Public Prosocial Behaviour: Associations with Dominance in Early Adolescence

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Peter Mitchell

B.Sc. (Honours) 2020

Thesis Project: Associations between Prosocial Behaviours, Social Goals, and Friendships in Adolescence

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Thisuri Ranepura

B.Sc. (Honours) 2020

Thesis Project: Cybervictimization and Internalizing Problems in Emerging Adulthood

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Nichole Cole

B.A. (Honours) 2019

Thesis Project: Learning to Love: Is Interpersonal Support Emphasized by LOVE Nova Scotia associated with Positive Outcomes?

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Madelyn Belliveau

B.A. (Honours) 2019

Thesis Project: Sexual Risk Taking in Emerging Adulthood: Associations with Mastery, Meaning, and Autonomy

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Jane Zhang

B.A. (Honours) 2019

Thesis Project: Exploring Social Intelligence as a Moderator in the Links between Dark Triad Traits and Subjective Well-Being

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Emily Comeau

B.A. (Honours) 2018

Thesis Project: Not Queer Enough: Youth Belongingness in the LGBTQ* Community

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Shannon Squarey

B.A. (Honours) 2018

Thesis Project: An Exploration of Positive and Negative Peer Interactions between Youth

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Meghan Scott

B.Sc. (Honours) 2018

Thesis Project: Social Anxiety Levels and Resource Control Strategies used by Emerging Adults

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Abigale MacDonald

B.A. (Honours) 2018

Thesis Project: Keeping Your Cool in School: Defining what it Means to be Cool during Early Adolescence

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Alicia McVarnock

B.A. (Honours) 2017

Thesis Project: Social Withdrawal and Academic Achievement in Emerging Adulthood

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Kellie Sanford

B.A. (Honours) 2017

Thesis Project: Social Surrogacy in Emerging Adulthood: A Comparison of Social Surrogates and Recruiters on Social and Emotional Adjustment

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Rebecca Alaffe

B.A. (Honours) 2017

Thesis Project: Gender Differences in the Link between Self-Esteem and Social Self-Efficacy in Emerging Adulthood

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Crystal Tibbo

B.A. (Honours) 2017

Thesis Project: Stand By Me: Social Surrogacy and Resource Control Effectiveness during Emerging Adulthood

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Lori Watanabe

B.A. (Honours) 2016

Directed Research Project: Victimization within Early Adolescent Friendship Groups

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Christina Rodrigue

B.A. (Honours) 2016

Thesis Project: Emerging Adulthood: Illicit Drug Use, Stress, and Anxiety among an At-risk Population

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Lee Bennett

B.Sc. (Honours) 2016

Thesis Project: Social Withdrawal: Social and Emotional Problems in Emerging Adulthood

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Patricia Esteves

B.A. (Honours) 2016

Thesis Project: Cybervictimization, Deliberate Self-Harm, and Suicidality among Emerging Adults

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Takara Bond

B.A. (Honours) 2015

Thesis Project: Tumblr Use and Its Academic Implications

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Rory Boutilier

B.A. (Honours) 2015

Directed Research Project: Academic Perfectionism: A Comparison between Students and Scholars

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Nicole Hart

B.A. (Honours) 2015

Directed Research Project: The Desire to Conform to Peers: Links with Popularity and Behaviour in Early Adolescence

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Miriam Palmer

B.A. (Honours) 2014

Thesis Project: The Moderating Effects of Self-Monitoring on Aggression

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Leslie Hogg

B.A. (Honours) 2013

Directed Research Project: Stigma toward Alcoholism and Depression: Developmental Differences across Adulthood

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