Brock University graduate student thesis defences are scheduled for next week. The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, June 15 and Friday, June 19.
PhD in Chemistry thesis defence
Rozhin Rowshanpour, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Developing New Strategies in Organic Synthesis Through Photocatalytic Azo Formation, Radical Fluorination, and Carbonyl Activation” on Monday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in PLZ 601C.
The examination committee includes Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Rebecca Davis, External Examiner (University of Manitoba); Yifeng Li, Internal Examiner; and Georgii Nikonov and Tony Yan, Supervisory Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence
Rebecca McCabe, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “The Effect of Self-Distancing and Impulsivity on Children’s Procrastination” on Monday, June 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Samantha McAleese, Chair; Caitlin Mahy, Supervisor; Rachel White, External Examiner (Hamilton College); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director; and Angela Evans and Stephen Emrich, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence
Makenna Tardif, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “When Angry Faces Seem More Frequent: The Role of Encoding Focus and Anxiety” on Friday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to noon in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Lisa Whittingham, Chair; Karen Arnell, Supervisor; Roxanne Itier, External Examiner (University of Waterloo); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director and Committee Member; and Cathy Mondloch, Committee Member.
Master of Arts in Classics thesis defence
Lucie Mackintosh, a Master of Arts in Classics candidate, will defend the thesis “Queering Heroism: Masculinity and Gender in English Translations of Homer’s Iliad” on Thursday, June 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Allison Glazebrook, Supervisor; Melanie Racette-Campbell, External Examiner (University of Winnipeg); and Roberto Nickel, Second Reader.
