Brock University graduate student thesis defences are scheduled for next week. The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Aug. 17 and Friday, Aug. 21.
Master of Arts in History thesis defence
Lauren Berry, a Master of Arts in History candidate, will defend the thesis “Panic and Popularity: English Women Actors and their Detractors” on Monday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Carole Stewart, Chair; Jessica Clark, Supervisor; Liz Clarke, External Examiner (Brock University); and Renée Salhany, Second Reader.
Master of Science in Physics thesis defence
Hazel Gifford, a Master of Science in Physics candidate, will defend the thesis “D-CTC Fixed Point Categorization Prevalence of Non-Uniqueness and Physical Selections” on Monday, Aug. 17 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in PLZ 601C.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Lucien Hardy, External Examiner (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics); Barak Shoshany, Supervisor; and Stephen Anco and Edward Sternin, Supervisory Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence
Samantha McMahon, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “One Core to Rule Them All? Honesty-Humility as the Foundation of Dark and Light Personality Traits” on Monday, Aug. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Tony Volk, Supervisor; Erin Buckels, External Examiner (University of Winnipeg); Charlis Rainecki, Graduate Program Director; and Drew Dane and Angela Book, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Health & Physical Education) thesis defence
Victoria Caines, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “The Use of Reflective Pedagogies in Physical Education: Teachers’ Enactment and Students’ Experiences” on Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in STH 361.
The examination committee includes Ken Lodewyk, Chair; Tim Fletcher, Supervisor; Hayley Morrison, External Examiner (University of Alberta); and Nathan Hall and Deirdre NiChroinin, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Classics thesis defence
Connor O’Rourke, a Master of Arts in Classics candidate, will defend the thesis “Pithoi at Bronze Age Gournia from the 2010-2014 Excavations: A Diachronic Study of Storage Systems, Production, and Exchange” on Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Carole Stewart, Chair; Angus Smith, Supervisor; Eleni Hatzaki, External Examiner (University of Cincinnati); and Elizabeth Greene, Second Reader.
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence
Charles Haugh, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Analyzing the Service Cliff from IEP to Adulthood: A Comparative Policy Analysis of Federal Policies Regarding Transitioning to Adulthood in Canada and the United States” on Thursday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Kimberley Zonneveld, Supervisor; Lisa Tereshko, External Examiner (Endicott College); Kimberley Zonneveld, Graduate Program Director; and Lisa Whittingham and Jessica Cauchi, Committee Members.
