The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Sept. 22 and Friday, Sept. 26.<\/p>\n
Master of \u200bScience in Applied Health Sciences\u00a0(Kinesiology) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Joshua Nowlan, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cThe effects of hand and forearm cooling on self-paced cycling performance in the heat\u201d on Friday, Sept. 26 from 8 to 11 a.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Litsa Tsiani, Chair; Stephen Cheung, Supervisor; Chris Pignanelli, External Examiner (Canadian Sport Institute Ontario); and Toby Mundel and Chris Tyler, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of <\/strong>\u200b<\/strong>Science in Applied Health Sciences\u00a0(Kinesiology) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Mia Landry, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cInvestigating Experienced Female USPORT Coaches’ Process of Creating Positive Team Culture\u201d on Friday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon in STH 361.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Jae Patterson, Chair; Phil Sullivan, Supervisor; Todd Loughead, External Examiner (University of Windsor); and Erin Sharpe and Joe Barrett, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of \u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences (Sport Management) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n David Pulgarin-Mesa,\u00a0a Master of\u00a0\u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Stories in the Spotlight: Examining Athlete Branding Strategies of Elite Women’s Football Players during the 2023 Women’s World Cup\u201d on Friday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon in WC 204.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Taylor McKee, Chair; Olan Scott, Supervisor; Katie Lebel, External Examiner (University of Guelph); and Nick Burton and Ryan Clutterbuck, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Chantal Veilleux, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Addressing Cultural Humility: Teaching Graduate Students Culturally Informed Self-Reflection using Intersectional Identity Case Scenarios\u201d on Monday, Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon in TH 150.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Larissa Zwar, Chair; Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Supervisor; Patricia Wright, External Examiner (Proof Positive); Kimberley Zonneveld, Graduate Program Director; and Jan Frijters and Alison Cox, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Samantha Kuno, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Comparing the Effects of Acoustical Feedback and Praise within the TAGteach Framework to Teach Off-Ice Figure Skating Skills to Children” on Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in WH 147.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Tricia Vause, Chair; Kimberley Zonneveld, Supervisor and Graduate Program Director; Heather Zerger, External Examiner (University of South Florida); and David Ditor and Kieva Hranchuk, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Erika Savage, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Cognitive Engagement Across Academic and Extracurricular Activities” on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in WH 147.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Lamarche, Chair; Heather Ramey, Supervisor; Erin Sharpe, External Examiner (Brock University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director; and Sujane Kandasamy and Heather Lawford, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Israt Jabin, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cFair Multi-Tier Decentralized Traffic Steering in Multi-RAT Vehicular Networks\u201d on Monday, Sept. 22 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Renata Queiroz Dividino, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Glaucio de Carvalho, External Examiner; and Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Member.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Kevin Olenic, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cReducing Latency and Increasing Resilience to Cyberattacks on Networks\u201d on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. in ST 108.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Glaucio de Carvalho, External Examiner; and Robson De Grande, Committee Member.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Abhijeet Dhali, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cEnhancing Robustness of Graph Neural Networks Against Evasive Backdoor Attacks\u201d on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 12:30 p.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisor; Glaucio de Carvalho, External Examiner; and Yifeng Li, Committee Member.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Fahad Ansar, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cInteractive Online System for Mathematical Induction\u201d on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 9:30 a.m. in MCD 404.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Michael Winter, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner; and Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Member.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Afrin Jubaida, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cHierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Adaptive Traffic Steering in 5G Multi-RAT Vehicular Networks\u201d on Friday, Sept. 26 at 12:30 pm. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Robson de Grande, Supervisor; Rahnuma Islam Nishat, External Examiner; and Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, Committee Member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Sept. 22 and Friday, Sept. 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,54,188,55,41,38],"tags":[244,28,45,97,8485,567,996,4753,7488,13121,522,15,3328,31,57,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104510"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104510"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104577,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104510\/revisions\/104577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}