The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, May 8 to Friday, May 12.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence
Nadia Ganesh, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “‘Invisible’ Black Women Being Denied, Passed Over, and Ignored as a Function of Racism (not Sexism) Among White People” on Monday, May 8 at 11 a.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Gordon Hodson, Supervisor; Jonah Butovsky, External Examiner (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Brock University); Stephen Emrich, Graduate Program Director; and Scott Neufeld and William Hall, Committee Members.
PhD in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence
Sarah Ciotti, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Three Papers on Patient Experiences with Symptom Persistent Lyme Disease in Canada” on Tuesday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to noon in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Shannon Moore, Supervisor; Margaret Schneider, External Examiner (Wilfrid Laurier University); Ebru Ustundag, Internal Examiner; and Christine Tardif-Williams and Dawn Trussell, Advisory Committee.
Master of Science in Management (Operations and Information Systems Stream) thesis defence
Mina Monshi, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis “Understanding Employee Attrition Factors in the Information Technology Sector: A Text Analytics Perspective” on Tuesday, May 9 at 9 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Andrew Dickens, Chair; Shuai Yuan, Supervisor; Srikanth Parameswaran, External Examiner (Professor of Management Information Systems, Binghamton University); and Martin Kusy and Anteneh Ayanso, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Earth Sciences thesis defence
Jamie Sapera, a Master of Science Earth Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Glacial Dynamics and Stratigraphy in the Southern Great Slave Lake Region, Northwest Territories” on Wednesday, May 10 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Adonis Skandalis, Chair; John Menzies, Supervisor; Brent Ward, External Examiner (Simon Fraser University); and Francine McCarthy and Roger Paulen, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Management (Accounting Stream) thesis defence
Maryam Vashahi, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis “Local Religiosity and the CEO Gender Pay Gap: The Ultimate Power of Religiosity” on Wednesday, May 10 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Shannon Kerwin, Chair; Samir Trabelsi, Supervisor; Gregory Saxton, External Examiner (Professor of Accounting, York University); and Kareen Brown and Dave Bouckenooghe, Committee Members.
