{"id":97996,"date":"2024-12-13T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T17:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=97996"},"modified":"2024-12-13T12:32:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T17:32:01","slug":"thesis-defences-dec-16-to-dec-20-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/12\/thesis-defences-dec-16-to-dec-20-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis defences \u2014 Dec. 16 to Dec. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Dec. 16 and Friday, Dec. 20.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Science in Earth Sciences thesis defence <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Moraal, a Master of Science in Earth Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cAn Investigation of Hydrologic Changes in the Monimolimnion of Crawford Lake, Ontario, Canada, and Possible Linkages with Indigenous Settlement Abandonment&#8221; on Monday, Dec. 16 at 9:30 a.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Francine McCarthy, Supervisor; Matthew Peros, External Examiner (Bishop&#8217;s University); and Joe Boyce (McMaster University), Martin Head and Kelly Biagi, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Madeline Janecek, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cExecution Trace Reconstruction Using Diffusion-Based Generative Models\u201d on Monday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. in PLZ 601C.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Renata Queiroz Dividino, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Ali Emami, External Examiner (Brock University); and Ke Qiu and Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, Supervisory Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Science in Earth Sciences thesis defence <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Labrie, a Master of Science in Earth Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cSupervised image classification of Mars 2020 PIXL Optical Fiducial System multispectral data and PIXL-analogous petrological characterization of Mars Sample Return Jezero crater floor analogue rocks&#8221; on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. in PLZ 601C.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Ping Liang, Chair; Mariek Schmidt, Supervisor; Erik Klemetti Gonzalez, External Examiner (Denison University); and Frank Fueten and Tanya Kizovski, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Science in Statistics thesis defence <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Azar Taheri Tayebi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend the thesis titled \u201cUse of citizen-reports on angler behavior as an additional source of conventionally surveyed data in recreational fisheries\u201d on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Stephen Anco, Chair; Pouria Ramazi, Supervisor; Brett van Poorten, External Examiner (Simon Fraser University); and Yifeng Li and William Marshall, Supervisory Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Myra Hannett, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cA Queer Departure: The Role of Queer Studies and Thanatology in Narrative Videogames Focused on Grief\u201d on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Hannah Dyer, Supervisor; Sarah Stang, External Examiner (Brock University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director; and Shauna Pomerantz and Chelsea Jones, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Arts in Applied Disabilities Studies thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sara Tanasichuk, a Master of Arts in Applied Disabilities Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cUnderstanding Before Action: Barriers and Facilitators for Parents of Autistic Children\u2019s Participation in Research\u201d on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon in virtual format.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Supervisor; Vivian Lee, External Examiner (Carleton University); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Julie Koudys and Laura Mullins, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veronika Fendler, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cNonverbal Sensitivity in Adolescence\u201d on Friday, Dec. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n<p>The examination committee includes Jonah Butovsky, Chair; Elizabeth Shulman, Supervisor; Ayda Tekok-Kilic, External Examiner (Brock University); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director; and Angela Book and Michael Ashton, Committee Members.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Dec. 16 and Friday, Dec. 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[54,188,55],"tags":[244,45,567,885,2156,13121,522,29,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97996"}],"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=97996"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98044,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97996\/revisions\/98044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}