Articles from:July 2025

  • Thesis defences — July 28 to August 1

    Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Ryan Kasperowitsch, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Watercolour Reflection in Outdoor Adventure Education: Challenging the “Meaningless Ritual” of Traditional Reflection” on Tuesday, July 29, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Philip Sullivan, Chair; Robert McGray, Supervisor; Richard Siegesmund, External Examiner (Northern Illinois University); Erin Sharpe, Internal Examiner; and Debra Harwood and Gerald Walton (Lakehead University), Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — July 21 to July 25

    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | By

    PhD in Child and Youth Studies

    Veronica Panchyshyn, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Exploring The Interplay of Sensory Sensitivity, Intolerance of Uncertainty, and Anxiety: The Role of Individual Differences” on Wednesday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The defence will take place in RFP 302.

    The examination committee members are Wendy Ward, Chair; Ayda Tekok-Kilic, Supervisor; Louis Schmidt, External Examiner (McMaster University); Elizabeth Shulman, Internal Examiner; and Erin Panda and Christine Tardif-Williams, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Maxine Britto, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Equitable Classroom Assessment Validity: Process or Product? A Mixed Methods Study at One Ontario College” on Wednesday, July 23, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Philip Sullivan, Chair; Tiffany Gallagher, Supervisor; Guillermo Solano-Flores, External Examiner (Stanford University); Tim Dun, Internal Examiner; and Christina van Barneveld (Lakehead University) and Robert McGray, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Michelle Bomberry, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Ędwadewáyęsta Ohwęjádeh: We Learn from the Earth” on Friday, July 25, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Wendy Ward, Chair; Hilary Brown, Supervisor; Barbara Wall, External Examiner (Trent University); Lyn Trudeau, Internal Examiner; and  Paul Berger (Lakehead University) and Debra Harwood, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences