The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Jan. 13 and Friday, Jan. 17:

PhD in Applied Health Sciences

Steffannie Hancharyk, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Finding ways to support the transition to accessible martial arts services across Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation dojos” on Monday, Jan. 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Maureen Connolly, Supervisor; P. David Howe, External Examiner (Western University); Heather Ramey, Internal Examiner; and Tim Fletcher, Jae Patterson and Mark Julien, Advisory Committee.

PhD in Chemistry

Anne Worrell, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Use of Oximes and Schiff-bases as Bridging/Chelating Ligands in Mn/Ln & Cu/Ln Cluster Chemistry and The Mechanistic Insight into the roles of Transition Metal ions in the Formation of Tetrazoles” on Monday, Jan. 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Annie K. Powell, External Examiner (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology); Gavin Hester, Internal Examiner; and Martin Lemaire and Art van der Est, Advisory Committee.

PhD in Educational Studies

Rakha Zabin, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Internationalization of Higher Education: Exploring the Alignment Between Internationalization Policies and International Student Experiences” on Friday, Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Xiaobin Li, Supervisor; Lynette Shultz, External Examiner (University of Alberta); Marshall Shibing Jiang, Internal Examiner; and Camille Rutherford and Clayton Smith, Advisory Committee.