Ashley Dawn Ryan, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “Mechanisms of episodic simulation of helping behaviour in younger and older adults” on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in a virtual format.

The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Karen Campbell, Supervisor; Karl Szpunar, External Examiner (Toronto Metropolitan University); Danielle Molnar, Internal Examiner; and Stephen Emrich and Caitlin Mahy, Advisory Committee.