{"id":111833,"date":"2026-09-25T15:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=111833"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:12:27","slug":"thesis-defences-sept-28-to-oct-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/09\/thesis-defences-sept-28-to-oct-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis defences \u2014 Sept. 28 to Oct. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Sept. 28 and Friday, Oct. 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u200b<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Science in Applied Health Sciences\u00a0(Health Sciences) thesis defences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Madeleine King, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cThe effect of acute BDNF treatment on mitochondrial APP content and oxygen consumption in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells\u201d on Monday, Sept. 28 from noon to 3 p.m. in WC 204.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Newman Sze, Chair; Rebecca MacPherson, Supervisor; Aleksandar Necakov, External Examiner (Brock University); and Val Fajardo and Litsa Tsiani, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Kyra Omland, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cExamining the Impact of Household Chaos on Maternal Sensitivity During Free Play Interactions with 7-12-Month-Old Infants\u201d on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. in STH 361.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Luke Turcotte, Chair; John Krzeczkowski, Supervisor; Caitlin Mahy, External Examiner (Brock University); and Terry Wade and Erin Panda, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Reesha Nauman, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cExploring Financial Cost Drivers, Facilitators and Barriers for Accessing Mental Health Services Among Immigrant and Refugee Youth in the Hamilton and Niagara Region: A Qualitative Study\u201d\u00a0on Friday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in STH 361.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Paul LeBlanc, Chair; Asif Khowaja, Supervisor; Salima Heherali, External Examiner (University of Alberta); and Michelle Vine and Manal Alzghoul, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u200b<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Arts in Applied Health Sciences\u00a0(Sport Management) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gianluca Catalano,\u00a0a Master of\u00a0\u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cVoices from Within: Navigating the Canadian Major League Soccer Academy System Through Players\u2019 Narratives\u201d on Friday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in WC 204.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Ryan Clutterbuck, Chair; Curtis Fogel, Supervisor;\u00a0Richard Bucciarelli,\u00a0External Examiner\u00a0(University of Guelph-Humber); and\u00a0Mike Van Bussel and Erin Sharpe, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u200b<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Science in Applied Health Sciences\u00a0(Kinesiology) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olivia Spagnoli, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cExploring the Relationship Among Body Dissatisfaction, Perceived Hormonal Fluctuations, and Depression in Female Student-Athletes\u201d on Friday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in WC 241.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Toby Mundel, Chair; Phil Sullivan, Supervisor; Carla Edwards, External Examiner (University of Alberta); and Diane Mack and Nota Klentrou, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Megan (Maisie) Babiski, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cMaking Sense of Our Encounters with Trigger Warnings as Autistic Higher Education Students Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Participatory IPA Study and Autoethnography\u201d on Friday, Oct. 2 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Laura Mullins, Supervisor; Nicola Martin, External Examiner (London South Bank University); Kimberley Zonneveld, Graduate Program Director; and Priscilla Burnham Riosa and Jan Frijters, Committee Members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Sept. 28 and Friday, Oct. 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,54,188,55,38],"tags":[244,996,4753,7488,522,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111833"}],"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=111833"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111837,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111833\/revisions\/111837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}