The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Dec. 16 and Friday, Dec. 20.
Master of Science in Earth Sciences thesis defence
Joshua Moraal, a Master of Science in Earth Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “An Investigation of Hydrologic Changes in the Monimolimnion of Crawford Lake, Ontario, Canada, and Possible Linkages with Indigenous Settlement Abandonment” on Monday, Dec. 16 at 9:30 a.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Francine McCarthy, Supervisor; Matthew Peros, External Examiner (Bishop’s University); and Joe Boyce (McMaster University), Martin Head and Kelly Biagi, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence
Madeline Janecek, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Execution Trace Reconstruction Using Diffusion-Based Generative Models” on Monday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. in PLZ 601C.
The examination committee includes Renata Queiroz Dividino, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Ali Emami, External Examiner (Brock University); and Ke Qiu and Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, Supervisory Committee Members.
Master of Science in Earth Sciences thesis defence
Joshua Labrie, a Master of Science in Earth Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Supervised image classification of Mars 2020 PIXL Optical Fiducial System multispectral data and PIXL-analogous petrological characterization of Mars Sample Return Jezero crater floor analogue rocks” on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. in PLZ 601C.
The examination committee includes Ping Liang, Chair; Mariek Schmidt, Supervisor; Erik Klemetti Gonzalez, External Examiner (Denison University); and Frank Fueten and Tanya Kizovski, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Statistics thesis defence
Azar Taheri Tayebi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend the thesis titled “Use of citizen-reports on angler behavior as an additional source of conventionally surveyed data in recreational fisheries” on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Stephen Anco, Chair; Pouria Ramazi, Supervisor; Brett van Poorten, External Examiner (Simon Fraser University); and Yifeng Li and William Marshall, Supervisory Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence
Myra Hannett, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “A Queer Departure: The Role of Queer Studies and Thanatology in Narrative Videogames Focused on Grief” on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Hannah Dyer, Supervisor; Sarah Stang, External Examiner (Brock University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director; and Shauna Pomerantz and Chelsea Jones, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Disabilities Studies thesis defence
Sara Tanasichuk, a Master of Arts in Applied Disabilities Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Understanding Before Action: Barriers and Facilitators for Parents of Autistic Children’s Participation in Research” on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Supervisor; Vivian Lee, External Examiner (Carleton University); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Julie Koudys and Laura Mullins, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence
Veronika Fendler, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “Nonverbal Sensitivity in Adolescence” on Friday, Dec. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Jonah Butovsky, Chair; Elizabeth Shulman, Supervisor; Ayda Tekok-Kilic, External Examiner (Brock University); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director; and Angela Book and Michael Ashton, Committee Members.
