Articles from:August 2026

  • Thesis defences — Aug 31 to Sep 4

    Monday, August 24, 2026 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Jennifer Mooradian, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “’Transgressing Boundaries in Sport: Thinking With and Through Disability Knowledges” on Tuesday, Sep. 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Ernest Biktimirov, Chair; Dawn Trussell, Supervisor; Danielle Peers, External Examiner (University of Alberta), Shauna Pomerantz, Internal Examiner; and Chelsea Jones, Valerie Michaelson, and Shannon Kerwin, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Lianne Fisher, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “’Making the University Sing: Speculative Fabulations on Teaching in Higher Education” on Thursday, Sep. 3, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Wendy Ward, Chair; Robert McGray, Supervisor; Alex Khasnabish, External Examiner (Mount Saint Vincent University), Gale Coskan-Johnson, Internal Examiner; and Susan Hollaway (University of Windsor) and Leanne Taylor, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Aug 24 to Aug 28

    Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Colin Dunne, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “’Measuring the Contribution of Equipment to Performance: Using portable kinematic and kinetic instrumentation to optimize skate setup and performance in competitive speed skaters” on Monday, Aug. 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are David Crandles, Chair; Kelly Lockwood and Michael Holmes, Supervisors; Shawn Robbins, External Examiner (McGill University), William Marshall, Internal Examiner; and Shawn Beaudette and Philip Wilson, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Aug 17 to Aug 21

    Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | By

    PhD in Psychology

    Hamnah Shahid, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “’Drug (De)Criminalization and the (De)Stigmatization of People Who Use Illicit Drugs” on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Kimberley Gammage, Chair; Scott Neufeld, Supervisor; Adrian Guta, External Examiner (University of Windsor); Julia Ham, Internal Examiner; and Gordon Hodson and Samantha McAleese, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences