The following is a list of thesis defences taking place virtually from Monday, Dec. 14 to Friday, Dec. 18.
Master of Science thesis defence
Mitchell D. Clark, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis “Comparative Study on Co-operative Particle Swarm Optimization Decomposition Methods for Large-scale Optimization” on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Beatrice Ombuki-Berman, Supervisor; Kyle Harrison, External Examiner (University of New South Wales, Australia); and Brian J. Ross and Yifeng Li, Committee Members.
Applied Disability Studies Master of Arts thesis defence
Bailey Ross, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend her thesis “Exploring the Utility of Differing Methodological Approaches to Measure Meaningful Change in Treatment and Intervention Scenarios” on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 9 a.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Jan Frijters, Supervisor; Adrienne Perry, External Examiner (Professor, Department of Psychology, York University); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Alison Cox and Tricia Vause, Committee Members.
Applied Disability Studies Master of Arts thesis defence
Alyssa Treszi, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend her thesis “Evaluating the Effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System Mediator Training via Telehealth Using Behaviour Skills Training” on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Julie Koudys, Supervisor; Peter Sturmey, External Examiner (Professor of Psychology, Queens College); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Kimberley Zonneveld and Maurice Feldman, Committee Members.
Master of Psychology thesis defence
Racheal Herlehy, a Master of Psychology (Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience) candidate, will defend her thesis “Devaluation of Sucrose Caused by Social Instability Stress in Adolescent Male Long-Evans Rats in the Presence of an Unfamiliar Peer” on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Rosemary Condillac, Chair; Cheryl McCormick, Supervisor; John Mielke, External Examiner (Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo); Stephen Emrich, Graduate Program Director; and Teena Willoughby and Cameron Muir, Committee Members.
