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  • Thesis defences — Apr. 20 to Apr. 24

    Monday, April 13, 2026 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Ash Grover, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Higher Education, Memoir Pedagogy and Seeing the Self-in-Coalition: An Autoethnographic Witnessing of Contemporary Narratives in Trauma and Learning” on Monday, Apr. 20, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Sankey Chambers.

    The examination committee members are Karen Campbell, Chair; Nancy Taber, Supervisor; Susan Brigham, External Examiner (Mount Saint Vincent University); Cathy Van Ingen, Internal Examiner; and Lisa Korteweg (Lakehead University) and Leanne Taylor, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Robert Blom, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Defining Teacher Envelopment: The Ancient Wisdom Craft of Mindfulness and Extensional n-valued Discernment as Meta-Practices within the non-Aristotelian Conceptualisation of Truth Paradigms” on Tuesday, Apr. 21, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Cairns 207.

    The examination committee members are Val Fajardo, Chair; Chunlei Lu and Joyce Mgombelo, Supervisors; Claudia Eppert, External Examiner (University of Alberta); Michael Berman, Internal Examiner; and Darren Stanley (University of Windsor) and Anjali Khirwadkar, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Chemistry

    Gabe (Gabriele) Delle Monache, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defence the thesis “Polynuclear Clusters of Heterometallic 3d/4f and Homometallic 3d Single Molecule Magnets: Syntheses, Optical and Magnetostructural Studies” on Thursday, Apr. 23, from 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are David Butz, Chair; Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Chris Kozak, External Examiner (Memorial University of Newfoundland); Gavin Hester, Internal Examiner; and Martin Lemaire and Paul Zelisko, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Mar. 2 to Mar. 6

    Monday, February 23, 2026 | By

    PhD in Biological Sciences

    Melanie Denommé Stauder, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Analyzing common husbandry practices and potential indicators of welfare in Pogona vitticeps” on Wednesday, Mar. 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Michael Owen, Chair; Glenn Tattersall, Supervisor; Noam Miller, External Examiner (Wilfrid Laurier University); Dustin Duncan, Internal Examiner; and Cheryl McCormick, Gaynor Spencer and Georgia Mason (University of Guelph), Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Feb. 2 to Feb. 6

    Monday, January 26, 2026 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Larissa Lobo, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Exploring Contemporary Risk-Taking in Canadian Adolescents” on Friday, Feb. 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Marilyne Carrey, Chair; William Pickett, Supervisor; Ian Colman, External Examiner (University of Ottawa); Heather Ramey, Internal Examiner; and Terrance Wade and Maureen Connolly, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Jan. 26 to Jan. 30

    Monday, January 19, 2026 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Ayse Pinar Sen, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “The Role of Composition, De-composition and Comparison Activities in 3-4 Year-Old Children’s Abstraction Processes in Shape Recognition” on Friday, Jan. 30, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Jeffrey Atkinson, Chair; Mary-Louise Vanderlee, Supervisor; Evan Throop-Robinson, External Examiner (St. Francis Xavier University); John McNamara, Internal Examiner; and Alex Lawson (Lakehead University) and Joyce Mgombelo, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Jan. 12 to Jan. 16

    Monday, January 05, 2026 | By

    PhD in Psychology

    Kingston Wong, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “The role of the Gut-Brain Axis on Prenatal Alcohol Exposure induced Emotional Dysregulation in Rats” on Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Val Fajardo, Chair; Charlis Raineki, Supervisor; Craig Bailey, External Examiner (University of Guelph); Wendy Ward, Internal Examiner; and Cheryl McCormick and Rebecca MacPherson, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Dec. 15 to Dec. 19

    Monday, December 08, 2025 | By

    PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities

    Maya Karanouh, a PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities candidate, will defend the thesis “Wicked Problems of Generative AI: Navigating Ethical Concerns and Small Business Early Adoption Challenges” on Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Kimberley Gammage, Chair; Jason Hawreliak, Supervisor; Shawn Graham, External Examiner (Carleton University); Karen Louise-Smith, Internal Examiner; and Lynn Arner and Jennifer Roberts-Smith, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Child and Youth Studies

    Matthew Hayes, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Services for Students with Disabilities: Student, Faculty, and Staff Perceptions of the Accommodation Process” on Thursday, Dec. 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Donato Tarulli, Supervisor; Sally Lindsay, External Examiner (University of Toronto); Lynn Arner, Internal Examiner; and Dan Cui and Shauna Pomerantz, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Dec. 8 to Dec. 12

    Tuesday, December 02, 2025 | By

    PhD in Biological Sciences

    Jerry Akanwari, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Nematodes as indicators of sustainable soil health management practices in corn-soybean production” on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Rene Vandenboom, Chair; Tahera Sultana and Ping Liang, Supervisors; Koon-Hui Wang, External Examiner (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa); Vaughn Mangal, Internal Examiner; and Sudarsana Poojari and Oualid Ellouz, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Dec. 1 to Dec. 5

    Monday, November 24, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Nisreen Alameddine, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Muslim Newcomer Youth in Canadian Schools: Narratives of Lived Experiences and Identity Negotiation” on Tuesday, Dec, 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Laura Mullins, Chair; Dolana Mogadime, Supervisor; Goli Rezai-Rashti, External Examiner (Western University); Valerie Michaelson, Internal Examiner; and Naved Bakali (University of Windsor) and Kamini Jaipal-Jamani, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Nov. 10 to Nov. 14

    Monday, November 03, 2025 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Sophie Hamstra, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “The role of GSK3 in regulating murine cardiac SERCA function in male and female mice” on Monday, Nov. 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Karen Campbell, Chair; Val Fajardo, Supervisor; Joseph Gordon, External Examiner (University of PEI); Joffre Mercier, Internal Examiner; and Nota Klentrou, Peter Tiidus, and Rebecca MacPherson, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Oct. 20 to Oct. 24

    Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | By

    PhD in Chemistry

    Zackery Watts, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “N,N,O- and O,N,O- Diarylazo Redox-Active Ligands: Synthesis, Coordination Chemistry, and Pathways to Spin Crossover Conductors” on Monday, Oct. 20, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Litsa Tsiani, Chair; Martin Lemaire, Supervisor; Michael Shatruk, External Examiner (Florida State University); David Crandles, Internal Examiner; and Art van der Est and Melanie Pilkington, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

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