Students

Note: Arranged alphabetically according to surname within each year of graduation.

Current Thesis Students (2012-2013)

Holly Marie Chapadeau, Effectiveness of Coaches in the Strongest Families Program. (co-supervised with Patrick MacGrath)
Kathleen Darling, Influence of Parents’ Relationship on Children’s Relationships .
Laura Mitchell, Self versus Other Perceptions of Mate Value.
Christopher Moule, Men’s Mate Preferences for Older Women.
Kimberly Moule, Components of Mate Value.
Allison Prosser, Introducing One’s Mates to One’s Parents.
Sarah Radtke, Female Sexual Fluidity. (PhD, Ryerson University)

2012

Beth DeCoste, An Overview of Women’s Competition.
Maria DeNicola, Primate Spatial Cognition.
Sarah-Ann MacPhail, Students’ Views of Instructors Time Allocation.
Suzanne Melanson, Young Adults’ Experiences of Homesickness.
Sarah Shaw, Four Strategies for Intrasexual Competition.

2011

Tessa Barrett, Men’s Facial Correlates of Sexual Behaviour.
Michelle Conron, Women’s Pheromones in Intrasexual Competition.
Randi Livingstone, Sex-based Ambiguity in Text Message Comprehension.
Alexandra Oleksiuk, Exploring Friends with Benefits.
Anita Reader, Romantic Perceptions of a Friend’s Previous Mate.
Pratheesh Thomas, Experiences of Guilt from Infidelity among Homosexuals.
Lisa Verge, Relationship dissolution in adult romantic relationships.

2010

Jillian Aucoin, Adolescent Eating Disorders.
Shannon Flynn, Seasonal Variation in Adult Media Models.
Jennifer MacNeil, Mate Preferences Among the Blind.
Kenny Sullivan, Mate Preferences in Online Advertisements.

2009

Chantel Burkitt, Parental Assessment of Pain Coping in Youth with Disabilities (co-supervised)
Serge Gallant, Mating Strategies and Self-presentation in Online Personal Advertisements.
Courtney Kavanagh, Impacts of Avatars on Online Environments and Mate Preferences.
Catherine Reeve, The Relationship Between Paternity and Provisioning in the Socially Monogamous European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris (co-supervised).
Lauren Smith, Women’s Acquisition of Sexual Information.
Kerry Worth, The Morning After: Outcomes of Uncommitted Sexual Encounters.

2008

Sasha Bennett, Gender in Relation to Competition in the University Classroom.
Amy Manuel, Sex Differences in Inferring Interest: How Do We Flirt?

2007

Angel McGee, Sex Differences in File Sharing Behaviour.
Kelly Sabourin, Family Functioning in Conjunction with Relatives with a Mental Disability.
Loriann Williams, The Impact of Sex, Sexual History and Relationship Expectation on Attractiveness and the Recall of Sexual Strategies.

2006

Melissa Gray,  Sex Differences in Mental Rotation Ability: The Influence of Varying Levels of Abstraction.
Lauren Green, The Impact of Relationship Status on Perceived Facial Attractiveness.
Ashley Hoben, Sex Differences in Resource Allocation.
Deanna Lucas, Consequences of Female Derogation on Male Perceptions of Attractiveness.
Michael O’Connor, The Influence of Cognitive Factors on Program Comprehension: A Study of Novelty and Familiarity Across Gender.

2005

Fiona Gordon, Competitor Derogation and Self Promotion: A Study on Sex Differences and Romantic Relationship Status.

Research Associates

Laura Hanusiak, Sexual health of Maritime students, present
Kimberly Moule, Female intrasexual competition, 2012
Sarah Shaw, Evolutionary views of normative behaviour,  2008-2012
Lauren Smith, Gender and information technology professionals, 2007-08
Loriann Williams, Representation in online personal advertisements, 2007-08
Ashley Hoben, Validation of intrasexual competition measure, 2006-07
Melissa Gray, Various projects, 2005-07
Meghan Walsh, 2006: Youth Education Program
Debra Lund, 2004-05