PhD in Child and Youth Studies

Elizabeth Al-Jbouri, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “The Heterogeneity of Adolescent Friendships: Investigating Individual, Interpersonal, and Contextual Factors” on Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

The examination committee members are Catherine Hands, Chair; Tony Volk, Supervisor; Tessa Lansu, External Examiner (Radboud Universiteit); Michael Savage, Internal Examiner; and Naomi Andrews and Drew Dane, Advisory Committee.

PhD in Educational Studies

Jennifer Pirosko, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Community Connected Experiential Learning: Change in the K–12 Classroom” on Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Julian Kitchen, Supervisor; Blair Niblett, External Examiner (Trent University); Tim Fletcher, Internal Examiner; and Louis Volante and Lana Parker (University of Windsor), Advisory Committee.