The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Jan. 22 and Friday, Jan. 26.
PhD in Biotechnology thesis defence
Alison Edge, a PhD in Biotechnology candidate, will defend the thesis “Transcriptome assembly reveals putative genes involved in Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloid biosynthesis in Ochrosia elliptica” on Monday, Jan. 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Vincenzo De Luca, Supervisor; Nikola Kovinich, External Examiner (York University); Litsa Tsiani, Internal Examiner; and Debbie Inglis and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence
Taylor Manuge, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “A Comparison of Methods for Teaching Discrimination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Training Processes in Samples of Verbal Behaviour” on Tuesday, Jan. 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Kendra Thomson, Supervisor; Jordan Belilse, External Examiner (Missouri State University); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Thomas Szabo (Capella University) and Johanna Lake (University of Toronto), Committee Members.
Master of Sustainability thesis defence
Madison Lepp, a Master of Sustainability candidate, will defend the thesis “Advancing Resilience and Equity in Canadian Municipal Climate Adaptation” on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Jessica Blythe, Supervisor; Carrie Mitchell, External Examiner (University of Waterloo); Marilyne Carrey, Acting Graduate Program Director; and Julia Baird and Ryan Plummer, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Geography thesis defence
Jared Balla, a Master of Arts in Geography candidate, will defend the thesis ““Don’t Immanentize the Eschaton” and the North American City — Competing Discourses over Social Planning in the Journal of the American Planning Association, 1936–2000” on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. in WH 147.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Phillip Gordon Mackintosh, Supervisor; Dan Cohen, External Examiner (Queen’s University); Atsuko Hashimoto, Graduate Program Director; and Michael Ripmeester and Michael Driedger, Committee Members.
