Articles from:March 2025

  • Thesis defences — Apr. 7 to Apr. 11

    Monday, March 31, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Jacqueline Beres, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Seeing Whiteness: An Autoethnographic Examination of Whiteness in My Life” on Monday, Apr. 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Michelle McGinn, Supervisor; Christine Cho, External Examiner (Nipissing University); Janelle Joseph, Internal Examiner; and Leanne Taylor and Ken Montgomery (University of Windsor), Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Psychology

    Xiaoyang (Nick) Xia, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “How Justice System Contact, Race, and Gender Intersect: Examining Their Short and Long-Term Associations with Mental Health, Educational, and Occupational Outcomes” on Tuesday, Apr. 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Catherine Hands, Chair; Elizabeth Shulman, Supervisor; Adam Boessen, External Examiner (University of Missouri-St. Louis); Erin Panda, Internal Examiner; and Angela Book and Maureen Connolly, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Mar. 31 to Apr. 4

    Monday, March 24, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Yvonne Messenger, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Navigating a Rapidly Changing Landscape for Teaching Literacy: A Mixed-Methods Study of Kindergarten Educators’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs” on Monday, Mar. 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Tiffany Gallagher, Supervisor; Maren Aukerman, External Examiner (University of Calgary); Donato Tarulli, Internal Examiner; and Sonia Mastrangelo (Lakehead University) and Diane Collier, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Amanjot Toor, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Mathematic Teachers’ Lived Experiences of Teachable Moments” on Tuesday, Apr. 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Ping Liang, Chair; Joyce Mgombelo, Supervisor; Richelle Marynowski, External Examiner (University of Lethbridge); Maureen Connolly, Internal Examiner; and Tanya Kaefer (Lakehead University) and Doug Karrow, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Child and Youth Studies

    Kimberley Duffin, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Into the Forest: A Child and Family Therapist’s Journey” on Thursday, Apr. 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Heather Chalmers, Supervisor; Nevin Harper, External Examiner (University of Victoria); Trent Newmeyer, Internal Examiner; and Christine Tardif Williams, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Mar. 24 to Mar. 28

    Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Krystyna Henke, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Cultural Resistance: An Ethnographic and Phenomenological Case Study of Palestinian Music Educator Mohamed Fadel’s Life and Work” on Friday, Mar. 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Fiona Blaikie, Supervisor; Carol Frierson-Campbell, External Examiner (William Paterson University); Susan Spearey, Internal Examiner; and Constance Russell (Lakehead University) and Michael O’Sullivan, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Mar. 17 to Mar. 21

    Monday, March 10, 2025 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Katrina Carbonara, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “The Butterfly Effect: methodological optimization and application of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to lay the proteomic foundation for personalized medicine” on Friday, Mar. 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Adam MacNeil and Terrance Wade, Supervisors; Alan Doucette, External Examiner (Dalhousie University); Ping Liang, Internal Examiner; and Aleksandar Necakov, Deborah O’Leary and Rebecca MacPherson, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences