The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, Oct. 24 to Friday, Oct. 28.

Master of Sustainability thesis defence

Shannon Ruzgys, a Master Sustainability candidate, will defend the thesis “Gen Z and Sustainable Diets: A Holistic Perspective. Understanding Perceptions of and Engagement with the Social, Economic and Environmental Dimensions of a Sustainable Diet” on Monday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.

The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Gary Pickering, Supervisor; Andreas Boecker, External Examiner (Associate Professor, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph); Marilyne Jollineau, Graduate Program Director; and Gillian Dale and Xavier Fazio, Committee Members.

Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence

Victoria Scott, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “On the Efficacy of Treating Escape-Maintained Inappropriate Mealtime Behaviour With and Without Escape Extinction: A Meta-Analysis of Escape-Based Interventions” on Friday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.

The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Valdeep Saini, Supervisor; Kathryn Peterson, External Examiner (Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Alison Cox and Kimberley Zonneveld, Committee Members.