Martha Bajec — PhD in Biological Sciences

Martha Bajec, PhD student in Biological Sciences, will present her thesis defence on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 9:30 a.m. in IH 104. The title of her thesis is “Astringency and other oral sensations: biological sources of individual variation and association with food and beverage behaviour.” Examining committee members are: Joffre Mercier, chair; John Hayes, Pennsylvania State University, external examiner; Gary Pickering, supervisor; David Di Battista, internal examiner; Debbie Inglis and Dr. Stefan Brudzynski, committee members. All are welcome to attend.

Beth Visser — PhD in Psychology

Beth Visser, PhD student in Psychology, will present her thesis defence on Friday, Nov. 12, at 2:30 p.m. in Plaza 600F. The title of her thesis is “An Investigation of the Psychopathy Construct and its (Novel) Correlates in Non-Clinical Samples.” Examining committee members are: Marilyn Rose, chair; Adelle Forth, Carleton University, external examiner; Mike Ashton, supervisor; Heather Chalmers, internal examiner; Jane Dywan and Angela Book, committee members. All are welcome to attend.

Kyle McIntosh — MSc in Kinesiology

Kyle McIntosh (MSc Kinesiology) will defend his thesis on Friday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in WC204B. Title: “Reliability of Muscle Fiber Conduction Velocity in the Tibialis Anterior.” Supervisor: David Gabriel; advisory committee: Philip Sullivan and Ted Clancy; external examiner: Anita Christie, University of Massachusetts; chair: Gail Frost.

Thao Joseph — MA in Leisure Studies

Thao Joseph (MA Leisure Studies) will defend her thesis on Monday, Oct. 25 at 12 noon in WC204B. Title: “Escape and Connection: A Phenomenological Investigation into the Meaning of an After-School Program for Adolescent Boys.” Supervisor: Erin Sharpe; advisory committee: Nancy Francis and Trent Newmeyer; external examiner: Dawn Trussell, University of Illinois; chair: Mary Breunig.