{"id":109937,"date":"2026-05-29T11:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=109937"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:51:24","slug":"thesis-defences-june-1-to-june-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/05\/thesis-defences-june-1-to-june-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis defences \u2014 June 1 to June 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, June 1 and Friday, June 5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u200b<\/strong><strong>Science in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Iantomasi, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cCarnosic Acid Mitigates Palmitate-Induced Macrophage Inflammation and Improves Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Cells\u201d on Monday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to noon in STH 361.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Michelle Vine, Chair; Litsa Tsiani, Supervisor; Bill Gittings, External Examiner (Brock University); and Adam MacNeil and Rebecca MacPherson, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Amanda Flint, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cCost-effectiveness Analysis of a Quality Improvement Program for Reducing the Inappropriate Urine Cultures Among Patients with Suspected Urinary Tract Infection in a Community Hospital Emergency Department\u201d on Wednesday, June 3 \u00a0from 2 to 5 p.m. in STH 361.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Kelli-an Lawrance, Chair; Asif Khowaja, Supervisor; Jean-Francois Lamarche, External Examiner (Brock University); and Mohammad Refaei and Miya Naurshima, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Graeme Kingswood, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cConnections to the Transcendent and Psychosomatic Health: a Cross-sectional Analysis of the 2017\/18 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study\u201d\u00a0on Friday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to noon in STH 361.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes John Krzeczkowski, Chair; Will Pickett, Supervisor; Connie Schumacher, External Examiner (Brock University); and Val Michaelson, Committee Member.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u200b<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Arts in Applied Health Sciences\u00a0(Sport Management) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alan Kim,\u00a0a Master of\u00a0\u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cA Critical Analysis of Gender-Based Violence Training Sessions for University Men&#8217;s Team Sport\u201d on Monday, June 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Ryan Clutterbuck, Chair; Curtis Fogel, Supervisor;\u00a0Maureen Connolly,\u00a0External Examiner\u00a0(Brock University); and\u00a0Taylor McKee and Margot Francis, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PhD in Chemistry thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Temitayo Laleye, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cSynthesis of a Homologous Series of Bolaphosphatidylcholines: Influence of Chain Length and Rigidity on Self-Assembly and Model Phospholipid Membrane Structure\u201d on Monday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes William Pickett, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; John Sanderson, External Examiner (Durham University); Thad Harroun, Internal Examiner; and Travis Dudding and Tony Yan, Supervisory Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Atieh Sarvi, a Master of Science candidate, will defend the thesis &#8220;Network-Based Gene Prioritization for Major Depressive Disorder Using Integrated Biological Data&#8221; on Tuesday,\u00a0June 2 from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. in MCH 313.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Yifeng Li, External Examiner (Brock University); and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisory Committee Member.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kirsten MacAulay, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis &#8220;A Qualitative Inquiry into the Lived Experiences of Canadian Youth Living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome&#8221; on Friday, June 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Nicole Luke, Chair; Naomi Andrews, Supervisor; Fiona Moola, External Examiner (Toronto Metropolitan University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director; and Shauna Pomerantz and Ann Farrell, Committee Members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, June 1 and Friday, June 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,54,188,55,41,38],"tags":[45,7437,4753,7488,348,522,3258,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109937"}],"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=109937"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109941,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109937\/revisions\/109941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}