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.