Brock University graduate student thesis defences are scheduled for next week. The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Tuesday, Sept. 2 and Friday, Sept. 5.
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence
Ashley Giroux, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Developing an adaptive movement program for disabled older adults experiencing dementia: an instrumental case study” on Thursday, Sept. 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. in TH 150.
The examination committee includes Rebecca Raby, Chair; Maureen Connolly, Supervisor; Jarold Cosby, External Examiner (Brock University); Kimberley Zonneveld, Graduate Program Director; and Colleen Whyte and Pauli Gardner, Committee Members.
Master of Sustainability thesis defence
Sahar Heidariasl, a Master of Sustainability candidate, will defend the thesis “Tourist Perceptions of Animal Welfare in Petra: Sentiment Analysis and Thematic Analysis Using GPT-Based Generation and Embedding-Based Analysis” on Friday, Sept. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Theal House Boardroom.
The examination committee includes Teegawende Zeida, Chair; David Fennell, Supervisor; Carol Kline, External Examiner (Appalachian State University); Marilyne Carrey, Graduate Program Director; and Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Member.
Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defence
Drake Christie, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Examining the role of PPARβ/δ activation on skeletal muscle metabolism in the rodent model of Barth syndrome” on Wednesday, Sept. 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in STH 361.
The examination committee includes Will Pickett, Chair; Paul LeBlanc, Supervisor; Val Fajardo, External Examiner (Brock University); and Bill Gittings and Christopher Perry, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defence
Madeleine Maheu, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Exercise: A Neurostructural Remodeling Perspective” on Friday, Sept. 5 from noon to 3 p.m. in STH 361.
The examination committee includes Paul LeBlance, Chair; Rebecca MacPherson, Supervisor; Cindy Barha, External Examiner (University of Calgary); and Paula Duarte-Guterman and Adam MacNeil, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Leisure, Health and Wellbeing) thesis defence
Kendra McConkey, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Self-Care motivation and behaviours among therapeutic recreation professionals working in mental health: A qualitative descriptive approach to inquiry” on Thursday, Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon in STH 456.
The examination committee includes Sanghee Chun, Chair; Colleen Whyte, Supervisor; Miya Narushima, External Examiner (Brock University); and Pei-Chun Hseih and Pauli Gardner, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence
Nujitha Ransika Wickramasurendra, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “BERT-Based Intrusion Detection System for RF Jamming Attacks in Vehicular Network” on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Glaucio de Carvalho, Supervisor; Shengrong Bu, External Examiner (Brock University); and Robson De Grande, Committee Member.
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence
Ghazal Khodabandeh, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Link Prediction on Distributed Systems” on Thursday, Sept. 4 at 9:30 a.m. in MCD 404.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Rahnuma Islam Nishat, External Examiner (Brock University); and Robson De Grande, Committee Member.
