Thesis defences — Aug. 23

Master of Education — Laudalina Rodrigues

Laudalina Rodrigues will present her thesis defence on Monday, Aug. 22 at 2 p.m. in WH 147. The title of the thesis is “Early Education: The Foundation – Portuguese Canadian Mothers’ Preferences and Choices.” External examiner: Irene Blayer; supervisor: Mary-Louise Vanderlee; committee members: Sandra Bosacki and Lissa Paul; chair of the examining committee: Jonathan Neufeld. All are welcome to attend.

Master of Education — Pieter Toth

Pieter Toth will present his thesis defence on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. in WH 147. The title of the thesis is “Teachers’ Experiences and Perceptions of Voluntary Committee Work as a Vehicle for Leadership Development.” External examiner: Thomas Ryan, Nipissing University; supervisor: Denise Armstrong; committee members: Denise Paquette-Frenette and Alice Schutz; chair of the examining committee: Debra McLauchlan. All are welcome to attend.

MSc in Biological Sciences – Yong Wang

The Department of Biological Sciences invites you to the MSc thesis defence of Yong Wang. Title: “Application of Thermal Ion Molecule Reactions in Tackling Spectrascopic Interferences in Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry.” Committee members: Stuart Rothstein, chair; Julian Tyson, external examiner; Ian Brindle, supervisor; Heather Gordon, Tomas Hudlicky. Date: Wednesday, Aug. 24 in MC H313 at 9:30 a.m. Location: MC H 313. Everyone is welcomed.

Master of Education — Amanjot Toor

Amanjot Toor will present her thesis defence on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 2 p.m. in WH 147. The title of the thesis is “Undergraduate Students’ Experiences of Their Mathematical Identity” External examiner: Immaculate Namukasa, University of Western Ontario; supervisor: Joyce Mgombelo; committee members: Mary-Louise Vanderlee and Chantal Buteau; chair of the examining committee: Michelle McGinn. All are welcome to attend.

Master of Education — Michael Mindzak

Michael Mindzak will present his thesis defence on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. in WH 147. The title of the thesis is “Salience of Charter Schools in Educational Policy Debates in Three Canadian Provinces: 1993-2010.” External examiner: Gerald Fallon, University of British Columbia; supervisor: Michael Manley-Casimir; committee members: Xiaobin Li and Camille Rutherford; chair of the examining committee: Corrie Giles. All are welcome to attend.


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