The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 12.<\/p>\n
Master of Science in Physics thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Nima Jafarnia, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend the thesis titled \u201cExperimental and Numerical Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Novel Bamboo-Timber and Bamboo Composites for Sustainable Construction\u201d on Monday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. in PLZ 601C.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Amir Mofidi, Supervisor; Zia Saadatnia (Ontario Tech University), External Examiner; and Edward Sternin and Jasneet Kaur, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Biological Sciences thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Autumn Lif, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend the thesis titled \u201cInvestigating the effects of aging and the neuromodulator retinoic acid on neurite outgrowth in a novel CNS organ culture\u201d on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 9:30 a.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Gaynor Spencer, Supervisor; Paula Duarte-Guterman (Brock University), External Examiner; and Robert Carlone and Cheryl McCormick, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Leutrime Lahu, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cAn Evaluation of a Peer-Yoked Contingency Game Board on the Frequency of Initiating Conversational Units in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder\u201don Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Hillary Ganek, Chair; Nicole Luke, Supervisor; Jessica Akers, External Examiner (Baylor University); Kimberley Zonneveld, Graduate Program Director and Committee Member; and Kieva Hranchuk, Committee Member.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Disabilities Studies thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Thuy Linh Dang, a Master of Arts in Applied Disabilities Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cBetween Survival and Thriving: Agency of Global South Disabled Women in Canadian Higher Education\u201d on Friday, Dec. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. in TH 150.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Rebecca Raby, Chair; Rosemary Condillac, Supervisor; Yahya El-Lahib, External Examiner (University of Calgary); Kimberley Zonneveld, Graduate Program Director; and Lisa Whittingham and Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of \u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences\u00a0(Nursing) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Carlyna Ansah,<\/span>\u00a0a Master of\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/span>Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201c<\/span>Leveraging the use of Telemedicine by Healthcare Providers in the Care of People Chronic Kidney Disease\u201d on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. in EA 308.<\/span><\/p>\n The examination committee includes Amina Silva, Chair; Vanessa Silva e Silva, Supervisor; Salima Ladak, External Examiner (Toronto General Hospital); and Connie Schumacher and Elizabeth Orr, Committee Members.<\/span><\/p>\n Master of \u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences (Recreation, Sport and Community) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Jenny Wubs,<\/span>\u00a0a Master of\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/span>Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201c<\/span>Too Special for me”: The Meaning and Experience of Accessing Leisure for Midlife Women Experiencing Poverty in Central St. Catharines\u201d on Thursday, Dec. 11 from noon to 3 p.m. in STH 361.<\/span><\/p>\n The examination committee includes Colleen Whyte, Chair; Erin Sharpe, Supervisor; Colleen Reid, External Examiner (Douglas College); and Cathy van Ingen and Teresa Hill, Committee Members.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Master of \u200bScience in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Matthew Terzo, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201c<\/span>Examining the Effects of Carnosic Acid on Skeletal Muscle Cellular Respiration and Non-Shivering Thermogenesis\u201d on Friday, Dec. 12 from noon to 3 p.m. in STH 361.<\/span><\/p>\n The examination committee includes, Newman Sze, Chair; Litsa Tsiani, Supervisor; Bill Gittings, External Examiner (Brock University); Val Fajardo and Rebecca MacPherson, Committee Members.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,54,37,41,38],"tags":[244,8907,1696,488,389,7488,384,522,3258,4037,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106401"}],"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=106401"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106450,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106401\/revisions\/106450"}],"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=106401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}