Brock University graduate student thesis defences are scheduled for next week. The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, June 22 and Friday, June 26.
PhD in Chemistry thesis defence
Srini Vemulapalli, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Photophysical Properties of Cyclopropenium Ions with Applications in [4+2] and [3+2] Cycloadditions” on Tuesday, June 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Marilyne Carrey, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Stefan France, External Examiner (Georgia Institute of Technology); Jim Willwerth, Internal Examiner; and Melanie Pilkington and Tony Yan, Supervisory Committee Members.
Master in Arts in History thesis defence
Gary Gardell, a Master of Arts in History candidate, will defend the thesis “Modernist Dreams and Post-modernist Fractures: Lacrosse, Civic Identity, and National Myths in St. Catharines, Ontario, 1870s – 1920s” on Tuesday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon in RFP 313.
The examination committee includes Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Murray Wickett, Supervisor; Donald Fisher, External Examiner (SUNY Niagara); and Joshua Manitowabi, Second Reader.
Master of Arts in Critical Sociology thesis defence
Patricia Hurst, a Master of Arts in Critical Sociology candidate, will defend the thesis ““Is This How I Express That Love?”: How Graduates of Zoological Education Experience Learning About Animals” on Monday, June 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Lauren Corman, Supervisor; Joshua Russell, External Examiner (Canisius College); Tamari Kitossa, Graduate Program Director; and Stefan Dolgert and Nancy Cook, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Community Health) thesis defence
Joseph Gebru, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “The Experiences of Black Youth who Self-identify as Male as they Navigate the Toronto Healthcare System: A Strength-based Approach” on Tuesday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to noon in STH 361.
The examination committee includes Alisa Grigorovich, Chair; Valerie Michaelson and Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, Supervisors; Nadia Prendergast, External Examiner (Toronto Metropolitan University); and Mona Sawhney, Committee Member.
