The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, April 1 and Friday, April 5.
Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defence
Aleeza Malik, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Improving Lung Cancer Risk Prediction: Integration of Novel Predictors and Modelling Using Machine Learning Random Forest versus the Validated PLCOm2012 Logistic Regression Model” on Friday, April 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. in STH 361.
The examination committee includes Will Pickett, Chair; C. Martin Tammemagi, Supervisor; Matthew Warkentin, External Examiner (University of Calgary); and Jason Liu and Joanne Crawford, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Kinesiology) thesis defence
Gokhan Bozyigit, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Relationships Between Key Performance Indicators Across Four Swimming Strokes in 50 and 100 Metre Distances in Competitive Swimmers” on Friday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. via Microsoft Teams.
The examination committee includes Bill Gittings, Chair; Kelly Lockwood, Supervisor; Elizabeth Sanli, External Examiner (Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland); and Jae Patterson and Ali Ozuak, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Sociology thesis defence
Zoe Adams, a Master of Arts in Critical Sociology candidate, will defend the thesis “The Socio-Legal Regulation of BDSM in Canada” on Wednesday, April 3 from 10 a.m. to noon in WH 147 and hybrid virtual format.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Hijin Park, Supervisor; Tuulia Law, External Examiner (York University); Tamari Kitossa, Graduate Program Director; and Julie Ham and Margot Francis, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence
Carlos Santos da Silva, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “A Translational Evaluation of the Separate and Combined Effects of Context Fading and an Extinction Cue on Mitigating ABA Renewal” on Thursday, April 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Valdeep Saini, Supervisor; Christopher Podlesnik, External Examiner (University of Florida); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Kimberley Zonneveld and Alison Cox, Committee Members.
