The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, April 24 to Friday, April 28.
Master of Science in Management (Operating Systems Stream) thesis defence
Luv Khandelwal, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis “Prediction of Critical Medical Resources for Combatting Future Pandemics” on Tuesday, April 25 at 2 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes: Miguel Cardoso, Chair; Anteneh Ayanso, Supervisor; Mehmet A. Begen, External Examiner (Professor, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario); and Shuai Yen and Reena Yoogalingam, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence
Nazurah Khokhar, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Research Patterns in the Treatment of Adults with Problem Behaviour and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Quantitative Systematic Review” on Wednesday, April 26 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Alison Cox, Supervisor; Timothy Vollmer, External Examiner (Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Florida); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Valdeep Saini and Jonathan Friedel, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Biological Sciences thesis defence
Jacob Medeiros, a Master of Science in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Interactions between caffeic and caftaric acids, furan-derived aroma compounds, and chitosan during base wine ageing” on Wednesday, April 26 at 2 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Gary Pickering and Belinda Kemp, Co-Supervisors; Marc Bradshaw, External Examiner (Strewn Winery); and Jim Willwerth, Committee Member.
Master of Science in Management (Finance Stream) thesis defences
Matheus C. Leite, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis “Innovation, R & D and the Business Cycle” on Wednesday, April 26 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes: Lester Kwong, Chair; Skander Lazrak, Supervisor; George Tannous, External Examiner (Professor, Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan); and Mohamed Ayadi and Yan Wang, Committee Members.
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Farzad Mehrpour, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis “Analyzing Twitter Sentiment and Hype on the Real Estate Market” on Thursday, April 27 at 3 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes: Ling Sun, Chair; Ernest Biktimirov, Supervisor; Clive Walker, External Examiner (Lecturer of Finance, Queen’s Management School, Queen’s University, Belfast); and Anteneh Ayanso and Tatyana Sokolyk, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Leisure, Health and Well-Being Specialization) thesis defence
Wesley Spatazzo, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Biking in the Eyes of Kids: The Lived Experiences of Kids Riding their Bikes in the Neighbourhood” on Thursday, April 27 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in WC 204 in hybrid format.
The examination committee includes Sanghee Chun, Chair; Garrett Hutson and Erin Sharpe, Supervisors; Sarah Moore, External Examiner (Dalhousie University); and Val Michaelson, Committee Member.
