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  • Thesis defences — Sep 7 to Sep 11

    Tuesday, September 01, 2026 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Emily Copeland, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “’Investigating potential therapeutic targets and strategies to enhance cognitive function in muscle-wasting conditions and Alzheimer’s disease” on Thursday, Sep. 10, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Karen Campbell, Chair; Val Fajardo and Rebecca MacPherson, Supervisors; Margaret Fahnestock, External Examiner (McMaster University), Joffre Mercier, Internal Examiner; and Paul LeBlanc and Paula Duarte Guterman, Advisory Committee.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Thesis defences — Aug 3 to Aug 7

    Monday, July 27, 2026 | By

    PhD in Psychology

    Anita Twele, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “’Stereotypes and first impressions of young and older adults: A high-dimensional approach” on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Aaron Mauro, Chair; Catherine Mondloch, Supervisor; Mila Mileva, External Examiner (University of Plymouth); Kimberley Gammage, Internal Examiner; and Angela Evans and Caitlin Mahy, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — July 13 to July 17

    Tuesday, July 07, 2026 | By

    PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities

    Trudy Tattersall, a PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities candidate, will defend the thesis “’A Mingled Yarn’: Needlework, Emotional Communities, and Affective Experience in Settler-Colonial Maritime Canada” on Tuesday, July 14, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Jeffrey Atkinson, Chair; Daniel Samson, Supervisor; Erin Morton, External Examiner (St. Francis Xavier University); Ebru Ustundag, Internal Examiner; and Ingrid Makus and Margot Francis, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — June 22 to June 26

    Monday, June 15, 2026 | By

    PhD in Chemistry

    Srini Vemulapalli, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Photophysical properties of cyclopropenium compounds with applications in [4+2] and [3+2] cycloadditions” on Tuesday, June 23, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Marilyne Carrey, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Stefan France, External Examiner (Georgia Institute of Technology); Jim Willwerth, Internal Examiner; and Melanie Pilkington and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — June 15 to June 19

    Monday, June 08, 2026 | By

    PhD in Chemistry

    Rozhin Rowshanpour, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Developing New Strategies in Organic Synthesis Through Photocatalytic Azo Formation, Radical Fluorination, and Carbonyl Activation” on Monday, June 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 601C.

    The examination committee members are Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Rebecca Davis, External Examiner (University of Manitoba); Yifeng Li, Internal Examiner; and Georgii Nikonov and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — June 1 to June 5

    Monday, May 25, 2026 | By

    PhD in Chemistry

    Tayo Laleye, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “ Synthesis of a Homologous Series of Bolaphosphatidylcholines: Influence of Chain Length and Rigidity on Self-Assembly and Model Phospholipid Membrane Structure” on Monday, June 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; John Sanderson, External Examiner (Durham University); Thad Harroun, Internal Examiner; and Travis Dudding and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — May 18 to May 22

    Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Madison Bell, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Bone and Inflammation Effects of Greek Yogurt Supplementation in Regular Exercisers across the Lifespan” on Friday, May 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are David Crandles, Chair; Nota Klentrou, Supervisor; Marta Erlandson, External Examiner (University of Saskatchewan); Erin Panda, Internal Examiner; and Andrea Josse (York University), Brian Roy (Thompson Rivers University), and Bareket Falk, Advisory Committee.

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