The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, Sept. 13 to Friday, Sept. 17.
Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence
Natalie Tacuri, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend her thesis “Examining Conceptualizations of Dance in Ontario University Athletic Contexts” on Monday, Sept. 13 at noon via video conference.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair and Supervisor; Dawn Trussell, External Examiner (Associate Professor, Sport Management, Brock University); Hannah Dyer, Graduate Program Director; and Danielle Molnar and Maureen Connolly, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Computer Sciences thesis defence
Binal Tejani, a Master of Science in Computer Sciences candidate, will defend his thesis “Game Theory-based Allocation Management in VCC Networks” on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner; and Brian Ross and Sheridan Houghten, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence
Brittney Sureshkumar, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend her thesis “An Evaluation of Video Prompting Procedures via Telehealth to Teach First Aid Skills to Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Kimberley Zonneveld, Supervisor; Ruth DeBar, External Examiner (Professor, Department of Applied Behaviour Analysis, Caldwell University); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Valdeep Saini and Sadie Lovett, Committee Members.
PhD in Applied Health Sciences thesis defence
Michael McAlpine, a PhD candidate in Applied Health Sciences, will defend his thesis “Tea types and their effects on in vitro mineralization and in vivo bone structure and density” on Thursday, Sept.16, from 4 to 7 p.m. via video conference.
The examination committee members are Suzanne Curtin, Chair; Wendy Ward, Supervisor; Marlena Kruger, External Examiner (Massey University); Paul Zelisko, Internal Examiner; and Adam MacNeil, Sandra Peters and Brian Roy, Advisory Committee.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defences
Chelsie Resch, a Master of Arts in Psychology (Lifespan Development stream) candidate, will defend her thesis “Examining the Role of Physiological Arousal in Laboratory Risk-Taking in Social and Non-Social Contexts” on Friday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Elizabeth Shulman, Supervisor; Louis Schmidt, External Examiner (Professor, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University); Stephen Emrich, Graduate Program Director; and Cheryl McCormick and Teena Willoughby, Committee Members.
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Hannah McDowell, a Master of Arts in Psychology (Lifespan Development stream) candidate, will defend her thesis “He Said, She Said: The Role of Self and Peer Rated Attractiveness in the Personality-Victimization Relationship” on Friday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Drew Dane, Supervisor; David Smith, External Examiner (Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa); Stephen Emrich, Graduate Program Director; and Tony Volk and Mike Ashton, Committee Members.
