The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Aug. 12 and Friday, Aug. 16.
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence
Andreas Dimopoulos, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Monitoring Psychotropic Medication Impact on Challenging Behaviour in Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” on Monday, Aug. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Garrett Hutson, Chair; Alison Cox, Supervisor; Joel Ringdahl, External Examiner (University of Georgia); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Maurice Feldman and Kieva Hranchuk, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence
Sunny Qureshi, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Cognition and Inflammation in Aging Male and Female Rats: A Longitudinal Approach” on Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. in WH 147.
The examination committee includes Mary-Beth Raddon, Chair; Charlis Raineki, Supervisor; John Mielke, External Examiner (University of Waterloo); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director; and Paula Duarte-Guterman and Rebecca MacPherson, Committee Members.
PhD in Applied Health Sciences thesis defence
Kailynn Mannella, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Investigating cross-education in multiple sclerosis following upper limb robotic rehabilitation” on Wednesday, Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in RFP 214/215.
The examination committee includes Wendy Ward, Chair; Mike Holmes, Supervisor; Sarah Donkers, External Examiner (University of Saskatchewan); Paula Duarte-Guterman, Internal Examiner; and David Ditor, Craig Tokuno and Shawn Beaudette, Advisory Committee members.
Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Kinesiology) thesis defence
Carl Alano, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Automated Movement Screen: Developing a data-driven scoring tool to assess spine motor dysfunction” on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in WC 204.
The examination committee includes, Craig Tokuno, Chair; Shawn Beaudette, Supervisor; Steven Fischer, External Examiner (University of Waterloo); Michael Holmes and Phil Sullivan, Committee Members.
