The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Jan. 31 and Friday, Feb. 4.

Master of Arts in Critical Sociology thesis defence

Olivia O’Halloran, a Master of Arts in Critical Sociology candidate, will defend the thesis “Breaking the Silence: Exploring Women’s Experiences of the #MeToo Movement” on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m. in virtual format.

The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Nancy Cook, Supervisor; Anabel Quan-Haase, External Examiner (Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies and the Department of Sociology, Western University); Thomas Dunk, Graduate Program Director; and Lauren Corman and Jane Helleiner, Committee Members.

Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence

Kirsten Young, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Evaluating Committed Actions During Acceptance and Commitment Training for Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities” on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in virtual format.

The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Kendra Thomson, Supervisor; Jason Vladescu, External Examiner (Associate Professor, Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, Caldwell University and Clinical Supervisor in the Center for Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Priscilla Burnham Riosa and Maureen Connolly, Committee Members.