The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Dec. 18 and Friday, Dec. 22.
Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Physical Health and Education) thesis defence
Natasha Kuehnen, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “An Exploration of the Student’s Perspective of Alternative Environment Activities in Physical Education” on Monday, Dec. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. in WC 204.
The examination committee includes Rob Millington, Chair; Nathan Hall, Supervisor; Brent Bradford, External Examiner (Concordia University of Edmonton); and Maureen Connolly and Ken Lodewyk, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Nursing) thesis defence
Rosemarie Moretti, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Entering the Nursing Workforce during a Pandemic: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) Study” on Thursday, Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Amina Silva, Chair; Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, Supervisor; Kim Jackson, External Examiner (University of Western Ontario); and Jenn Salfi and Karyn Taplay, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defences
Yage Zhang, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Aligning Language Models Using Multi-Objective Deep Reinforcement Learning” on Monday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Yifeng Li, Supervisor; Shengrong Bu, External Examiner (Brock University); and Ali Emami and Robson De Grande, Committee Members.
Alanna McNulty, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Algorithms for Real-World Constrained Multi-Objective Optimization ” on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Brian Ross, Chair; Betty Ombuki-Berman, Supervisor; Kyle Harrison, External Examiner (The University of Newcastle); and Yifeng Li and Shahryar Rahnamayan, Committee Members.
