PhD in Psychology Thesis Defence — Kerri Michalica
Kerri Michalica, PhD student in Psychology, will present her thesis defence on Thursday, April 29 at 2 p.m. in Plaza 600F. The title of her thesis is “Creativity and the Schizophrenia Spectrum Unveiled: The Similarities and the Differences.” Examining committee members are Marilyn Rose, chair; Lynne Angus, York University, external examiner; Harry Hunt, supervisor; Sandra Bosacki, internal examiner; Kathy Belicki and Paul Tyson, committee members. All are welcome to attend.
MSc in Management Thesis Defence — Abdul Rehman Ashraf
Master of Science in Management thesis defence for Abdul Rehman Ashraf, Faculty of Business, Department of Marketing, International Business and Strategy, will be Wednesday, April 7 at 2:30 p.m. in Taro Hall 230. The title of his thesis is “Is More Information Always Good? Investigating the Impact of Website Interface Features on E-Retailer’s Sales Performance.” His examining committee members are Joe Kushner, chair; Leyland Pitt, external examiner, Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University; Narongsak (Tek) Thongpapanl, supervisor; Anteneh Ayanso and Dirk De Clercq. All are welcome.
MEd Thesis Defence — Helen Zdriluk
Helen Zdriluk, Master of Education student, will present her thesis defence on Friday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in WH 147 (Welch Hall). The title of the thesis is “Ten Years After: A Qualitative Study of Students’ Experiences in a High School Theatre Company.” External examiner: Larry Swartz, OISE/UT; Supervisor: Debra McLauchlan; Committee members: Coral Mitchell and Susan Tilley; Chair of the examining committee: Xiaobin Li. All are welcome to attend.
MSc in Management Thesis Defence — Matt Wegener
Master of Science in Management thesis defence for Matt Wegener, Faculty of Business, Department of Accounting, will be Monday, April 12 at 2 p.m. in the Sankey Chamber. The title of his thesis is “The Carbon Disclosure Project, an Evolution in International Environmental Corporate Governance: Motivations and Determinants of Market Response to Voluntary Disclosures.” His examining committee members are Danny Cho, chair; S. M. Khalid Nainar, external examiner, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University; Fayez Elayan, supervisor; Sandra Felton and Jingyu (Jennifer) Li. All are welcome.
MSc in Management Thesis Defence — Brian Mokaya
Master of Science in Management thesis defence for Brian Mokaya, Faculty of Business, Department of Finance, Operations and Information Systems, will be Tuesday, April 13 at 9:30 a.m. in Taro Hall 230. The title of his thesis is “Search Engine Advertising in Web Retailing: An Efficiency Analysis.” His examining committee members are Felice Martinello, chair; Jeffrey Parsons, external examiner, Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University; Anteneh Ayanso, supervisor; Narongsak (Tek) Thongpapanl and Reena Yoogalingam. All are welcome.
MEd Thesis Defence — Perez Oyugi
Perez Oyugi, Master of Education student, will present her thesis defence on Thursday, April 22 at 2 p.m. in WH 147 (Welch Hall). The title of the thesis is “Impact of Social Constructs on Administrator Understanding of Social Justice.” External examiner: Reva Joshee, OISE/UT; Supervisor: Coral Mitchell; Committee members: Denise Armstrong and Nancy Fenton; Chair of the examining committee: Michael O’Sullivan. All are welcome to attend.
MSc in Management Thesis Defence – Boya Li
Master of Science in Management thesis defence for Boya Li, Faculty of Business, Department of Finance, Operations and Information Systems, will be Friday, April 23 at 9:30 a.m. in Taro Hall 230. The title of his thesis is “Stock Market Reactions to Changes in the FTSE SmallCap and S&P/TSX SmallCap Indexes.” His examining committee members are Tomson Ogwang, chair; Selim Topaloglu, external examiner, School of Business, Queen’s University; Ernest Biktimirov, supervisor; Don Cyr and Bob Welch. All are welcome.
