The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, Aug. 19 to Friday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Hannah Floyd, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cEvaluating Child and Caregiver Outcomes Following Caregiver Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Training\u201d on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. in TH 150.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Julie Koudys, Supervisor; Doris Hill, External Examiner (Auburn University); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director and Committee Member; and Laura Mullins, Committee Member.<\/p>\n Master of\u00a0Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Lauren Stepien, a Master of Arts in\u00a0Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cOrchids, Tulips, and Dandelions: Exploring Sensory Sensitivity, Anxiety, and Cognitive Distractibility in Children and Adolescents\u201d on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. in MC H313.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair;\u00a0 Ayda Tekok-Kilic, Supervisor; Caitlin Mahy, External Examiner (Brock University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director;\u00a0and Erin Panda and Jan Frijters, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Melissa Beaucage, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cBeliefs about life unfolding over time predict and impact intentions to make the world a better place\u201d on Thursday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. in MC H313.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Michael Busseri, Supervisor; Karl Szpunar, External Examiner (Toronto Metropolitan University); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director; and Gordon Hodson and William Hall, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Lauren Hough, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cTeaching Applied Behaviour Analysis to Caregivers of Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury\u201d on Thursday, Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. in TH 150.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Chelsea Jones, Chair; Rosemary Condillac, Supervisor and Graduate Program Director; April Becker, External Examiner (University of North Texas); and Christina Peters and Alison Cox, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Vanessa Zarb, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201c \u201cI feel like I lost myself\u201d: An Examination of Teachers\u2019 Lived Experiences During The COVID-19 Pandemic\u201d on Thursday, Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. in WH 147.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Tamari Kitossa, Chair; Danielle Sirianni Molnar, Supervisor; Julian Kitchen, External Examiner (Brock University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director; and Dawn Zinga and Michael Mindzak, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Hanna Puffer, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cExploring secondary transfer generalization effects from Black and gay contact\u201d on Friday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. in MC H313.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Chelsea Jones, Chair; Gordon Hodson, Supervisor; Thomas Dunk, External Examiner (Brock University); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director; and William Hall and Danielle Sirianni Molnar, Committee Members.<\/p>\n PhD in Physics thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Alicia Martin, a PhD in Physics candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cMonte Carlo Validation of Dose, Quality Assurance Protocols and Shielding in Radiation Therapy\u201d on Wednesday, Aug. 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Thad Harroun, Supervisor; Kevin-ross Diamond, External Examiner (McMaster University); Shahryar Rahnamayan, Internal Examiner; and Kirill Samokhin and Edward Sternin, Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n PhD in Psychology thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Emily Davis, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cAttention-memory interactions in children and young adults\u201d on Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Karen Campbell, Supervisor; Katherine Duncan, External Examiner (University of Toronto); Ayda Tekok-Kilic, Internal Examiner; and Caitlin Mahy and Stephen Emrich, Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in English thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Jessie Hendricks, a Master of Arts in English candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cDigital Horizons: Faculty and Student Perspectives on ChatGPT and the Future of English Studies\u201d on Monday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Gale Coskan-Johnson, Supervisor; Sharon Lauricella, External Examiner (Ontario Tech University); Carole Stewart, Committee Member; and David Hutchison (Educational Studies), Committee Member.<\/p>\n Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science<\/strong><\/p>\n Clement Frimpong Osei, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled \u201cApplication of L-Fuzzy Relation to Social Choice Theory” on Friday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Michael Winter, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of \u200bScience in Applied Health Sciences (Kinesiology) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaitlyn McKay, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis\u00a0\u201cThe relationship between movement reinvestment, balance confidence, and clinical balance performance in older adults\u201d\u00a0on Monday, Aug. 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in WC 204.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes, Jae Patterson, Chair; Allan Adkin, Supervisor; William Gage, External Examiner (York University); Craig Tokuno and Kim Gammage, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of \u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences (Sport Management) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Joseph Dick,\u00a0a Master of\u00a0\u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis ”\u00a0Golf Fandom since the Creation of LIV Golf and Announced Merger with the PGA Tour\u201d on Monday, Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon in STH 361.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Olan Scott, Chair; Craig Hyatt Supervisor;\u00a0Aaron Mansfield,\u00a0External Examiner\u00a0(Merrimack College); and\u00a0Nicholas Burton and Chris Chard, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of \u200b Arts in Applied Health Sciences\u00a0(Sport Management) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Dante Losardo,\u00a0a Master of\u00a0\u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Regions and Provincial Sport Organizations in Ontario, Canada: A Case Study\u201d on Tuesday, August 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. via MS Teams.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Ryan Clutterbuck, Chair; Kyle Rich, Supervisor;\u00a0Katie Misener,\u00a0External Examiner\u00a0(University of Waterloo); and\u00a0Garrett Hutson and Lisa Kikulis,\u00a0Committee Members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, Aug. 19 to Friday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,54,188,55,37,41,38],"tags":[244,45,567,2200,996,389,4753,522,29,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94999"}],"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=94999"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95044,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94999\/revisions\/95044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}