The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, June 2 and Friday, June 6.

Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence    

Tabeer Afzal, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “The Perceived Believability of Everyday Lies from Adolescence to Adulthood” on Thursday, June 5 at 10 a.m. in PLZ 600F.

The examination committee includes Rosemary Condillac, Chair; Angela Evans, Supervisor; Naomi Andrews, External Examiner (Brock University); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director; and Alison O’Connor (Mount Allison University) and Drew Dane, Committee Members.

Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence    

Julianne Mills, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Does the HEXACO Indirectly Link Victimization and Individual Wellbeing?” on Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. in PLZ 600F.

The examination committee includes Rebecca Raby, Chair; Tony Volk, Supervisor; Rosemary Condillac, External Examiner (Brock University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director; and Natalie Spadafora and Ann Farrell, Committee Members.

Master of ​Science in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defence

Ridhi Patel, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Understanding the Role of IsoDGR in Neurodegeneration” on Thursday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to noon in CRN 427.

The examination committee includes Brent Faught, Chair; Newman Sze, Supervisor; Melanie Alpaugh, External Examiner (University of Guelph); and Litsa Tsiani and Rebecca MacPherson, Committee Members.

PhD in Biological Sciences thesis defence

Danilo Giacometti, PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Physiological and behavioural responses to temperature and humidity in fossorial amphibians” on Monday, June 2 at 11 a.m. in PLZ 600F.

The examination committee includes Diane Mack, Chair; Glenn Tattersall, Supervisor; Donald Miles, External Examiner (Ohio University); Toby Mündel, Internal External Examiner; and Miriam Richards and Kiyoko Gotanda, Committee Members.

Master of Science in Biotechnology thesis defence

Katayoun Etemadi Some Olyayi, a Master of Science in Biotechnology candidate, will defend the thesis “Theoretical Investigation of the Electronic Structure in the Reaction Center of Acaryochloris marina” on Monday, June 2 at 11 a.m. in TH 253.

The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Divya Matta, Supervisor; Ré Mansbach, External Examiner (Concordia University); and Jianbo Gao and Yifeng Li, Committee Members.

Master of Science in Physics thesis defence

Hansima Sanduni Keppetiyawa, a Master of Science in Physics candidate, will defend the thesis “Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide MXene for Lithium-Ion Conductive Solid-State Electrolytes” on Monday, June 2 at 11:30 a.m. in WH 147.

The examination committee includes Ping Liang, Chair; Jasneet Kaur, Supervisor; Sanela Martic, External Examiner (Trent University); and Maureen Reedyk and Gavin Hester, Committee Members.

Master of Science in Physics thesis defence

Paul Respicio, a Master of Science in Physics candidate, will defend the thesis “On the Optical Properties of the Misfit Layer Compound (PbSe)_(1+δ)(NbSe_2)_n” on Tuesday, June 3 at 11 a.m. in PLZ 600F.

The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Maureen Reedyk, Supervisor; Christopher Homes, External Examiner (Brookhaven National Laboratory); and David Crandles and Fereidoon Razavi, Committee Members.