The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, April 8 and Friday, April 12.
Master of Science in Management (Finance) thesis defences
Md Ata-e Rabbi, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis “Market Reactions to Dual-class Share Unification and Creation: Evidence from Canada” on Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Brent Faught, Chairperson; Ernest Biktimirov, Supervisor; Ashrafee Tanvir Hossain (Memorial University), External Examiner; and Don Cyr and Jin Lei, Committee Members.
Mateo Paez Beltran, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis “The effect of tweets on cryptocurrencies around the pandemic period” on Thursday, April 18 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Miguel Cardoso, Chairperson; Walid Ben Omrane, Supervisor; Hatem Ben Ameur (HEC Montréal), External Examiner; and Mohamed A. Ayadi and Ernest Biktimirov, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Biological Sciences thesis defence
Nicholas Benton, a Master of Science in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “The Behaviour and Ecology of Mosquito Vectors” on Wednesday, April 10 at 9:30 a.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Fiona Hunter, Supervisor; Nathan Burkett-Cadena, External Examiner (University of Florida); and Ian Patterson and Kiyoko Gotanda, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Biotechnology thesis defence
Matteo Iacucci, a Master of Science in Biotechnology candidate, will defend the thesis “Synthesis of a Carbazole Nucleoside for Incorporation into Oligonucleotides to Study Z-DNA structures & Study of Phosphorothioate Structures in Human DNA ” on Friday, April 12 at 9:30 a.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Tony Yan, Supervisor; Derek O’Flaherty, External Examiner (University of Guelph); and Jeffrey Atkinson and Aleksandar Necakov, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence
Rachel Christopher, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “Honesty-Humility and Economic Games: The Role of Power” on Friday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to noon in WH 147 and hybrid virtual format.
The examination committee includes Jessica Blythe, Chair; Tony Volk, Supervisor; Jennifer Connolly, External Examiner (York University); Michael Busseri, Graduate Program Director; and Ann Farrell and Michael Ashton, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defences
Kian Rego, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Embedding a Culture of Research in Canadian Community Hospitals” on Wednesday, April 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. in STH 361.
The examination committee includes Val Michaelson, Chair; Madelyn Law, Supervisor; Dr. Dominique Piquette, External Examiner (Sunnybrook Research Institute); and Jennifer Tsang and Kathryn Halverson, Committee Members.
Martin Andonovski, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “The effect of PPARβ/δ stimulation on soleus contractile and metabolic function in the rodent model of Barth syndrome” on Thursday, April 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. in STH 261.
The examination committee includes Litsa Tsiani, Chair; Paul LeBlanc, Supervisor; Gaynor Spencer, External Examiner (Brock University); and William Gittings and Val Fajardo, Committee Members.
