The following is a list of thesis defences taking place at Brock from Monday, Dec. 2 to Friday, Dec. 6.
All are open for the University community to attend.
PhD Education thesis defence
Laura Lane, a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Studies, will defend her thesis titled “Facebooking for Feminism: Social Network Sites as Feminist Learning Spaces” on Monday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. in Welch Hall 147.
The examination committee members are Nancy Taber, Supervisor; Susan Tilley and Paul Berger, Advisory Committee; Leona English, External Examiner (St. Francis Xavier University); Shauna Pomerantz, Internal Examiner; Wendy Ward, Chair.
PhD Education thesis defence
Jeffrey Allen Irvine, a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Studies, will defend his thesis titled “Investigating the Impact of Lessons Based on Marzano’s Theory of Learning on Student Attitude, Engagement, and Achievement in Grade 10 Academic Mathematics” on Monday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. in Welch Hall 147.
The examination committee members are Dr. Xavier Fazio, Supervisor; Dr. Tiffany Gallagher and Dr. Alexandra Lawson, Advisory Committee; Dr. Daniel Jarvis, External Examiner (Nipissing University); Dr. William Ralph, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.
PhD of Chemistry thesis defence
Daler Baidilov, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Chemoenzymatic Formal Total Syntheses of Tetrodotoxin and Synthetic Approach to Daphenylline” on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. in GSB 208.
The examination committee members are Tomas Hudlicky, Supervisor; Costa Metallinos and Arthur Van Der Est, Advisory Committee; Marco Ciufolini, External Examiner (University of British Columbia); Alan Castle, Internal Examiner; Wendy Ward, Chair.
PhD Social Sciences thesis defence
Tabitha Methot-Jones, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Social Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “INHUMAN TARGETS: Psychopathy, Dehumanization, and Sexist and Violent Attitudes Towards Women” on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. in Welch Hall 147.
The examination committee members are Angela Book, Supervisor; Gordon Hodson and Danielle Sirianni Molnar, Advisory Committee; Rachel Calogero, External Examiner (Western University); Maureen Connolly, Internal Examiner; Heather Gordon, Chair.
