Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — Mar. 31 to Apr. 4

    Monday, March 24, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Yvonne Messenger, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Navigating a Rapidly Changing Landscape for Teaching Literacy: A Mixed-Methods Study of Kindergarten Educators’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs” on Monday, Mar. 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Tiffany Gallagher, Supervisor; Maren Aukerman, External Examiner (University of Calgary); Donato Tarulli, Internal Examiner; and Sonia Mastrangelo (Lakehead University) and Diane Collier, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Amanjot Toor, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Mathematic Teachers’ Lived Experiences of Teachable Moments” on Tuesday, Apr. 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Ping Liang, Chair; Joyce Mgombelo, Supervisor; Richelle Marynowski, External Examiner (University of Lethbridge); Maureen Connolly, Internal Examiner; and Tanya Kaefer (Lakehead University) and Doug Karrow, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Child and Youth Studies

    Kimberley Duffin, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Into the Forest: A Child and Family Therapist’s Journey” on Thursday, Apr. 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Heather Chalmers, Supervisor; Nevin Harper, External Examiner (University of Victoria); Trent Newmeyer, Internal Examiner; and Christine Tardif Williams, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Mar. 24 to Mar. 28

    Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Krystyna Henke, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Cultural Resistance: An Ethnographic and Phenomenological Case Study of Palestinian Music Educator Mohamed Fadel’s Life and Work” on Friday, Mar. 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Fiona Blaikie, Supervisor; Carol Frierson-Campbell, External Examiner (William Paterson University); Susan Spearey, Internal Examiner; and Constance Russell (Lakehead University) and Michael O’Sullivan, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Mar. 17 to Mar. 21

    Monday, March 10, 2025 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Katrina Carbonara, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “The Butterfly Effect: methodological optimization and application of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to lay the proteomic foundation for personalized medicine” on Friday, Mar. 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Adam MacNeil and Terrance Wade, Supervisors; Alan Doucette, External Examiner (Dalhousie University); Ping Liang, Internal Examiner; and Aleksandar Necakov, Deborah O’Leary and Rebecca MacPherson, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Mar. 3 to Mar. 7

    Monday, February 24, 2025 | By

    PhD in Chemistry

    Anne Worrell, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Use of Oximes and Schiff-bases as Bridging/Chelating Ligands in Mn/Ln & Cu/Ln Cluster Chemistry and The Mechanistic Insight into the roles of Transition Metal ions in the Formation of Tetrazoles” on Friday, Mar. 7 from 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Louise Dawe, External Examiner (Wilfrid Laurier University); Gavin Hester, Internal Examiner; and Martin Lemaire and Art van der Est, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Feb. 24 to Feb. 28

    Thursday, February 13, 2025 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Robert Crozier, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Dissecting the anti-allergic potential of carnosic acid during IgE and IL-33-mediated mast cell activation” on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Jeffrey Atkinson, Chair; Adam MacNeil, Supervisor; John Ryan, External Examiner (Virginia Commonwealth University); Charlis Raineki, Internal Examiner; and Evangelia (Litsa) Tsiani, Val Fajardo and Wendy Ward, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Jan. 27 to Jan. 31

    Monday, January 27, 2025 | By

    PhD in Physics

    Jeremy Dion, a PhD in Physics candidate, will defend the thesis “Discovery of a Pseudogap Attributed to Charge Density Wave Order at the β- β’ Phase Transition in As₂2Te3 and the Influence of Cu and Ge Doping on its Properties” on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The defence will take place in Cairns 207.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Maureen Reedyk, Supervisor; Sasa Dordevic, External Examiner (The University of Akron); Dustin Duncan, Internal Examiner; and David Crandles and Thad Harroun, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Jan. 20 to Jan. 24

    Monday, January 20, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Lindsay Shaw, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Academic Advising at Ontario Universities: An Institutional Ethnography of Policy and Practice” on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The defence will take place in Cairns 207.

    The examination committee members are Ping Liang, Chair; Hilary Brown, Supervisor; Melody Viczko, External Examiner (Western University); Kristen Robertson, Internal Examiner; and Terry Sefton (University of Windsor) and Nancy Taber, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Jan. 13 to Jan. 17

    Monday, January 06, 2025 | By

    The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Jan. 13 and Friday, Jan. 17:

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Steffannie Hancharyk, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Finding ways to support the transition to accessible martial arts services across Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation dojos” on Monday, Jan. 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Maureen Connolly, Supervisor; P. David Howe, External Examiner (Western University); Heather Ramey, Internal Examiner; and Tim Fletcher, Jae Patterson and Mark Julien, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Rakha Zabin, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Internationalization of Higher Education: Exploring the Alignment Between Internationalization Policies and International Student Experiences” on Friday, Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Xiaobin Li, Supervisor; Lynette Shultz, External Examiner (University of Alberta); Marshall Shibing Jiang, Internal Examiner; and Camille Rutherford and Clayton Smith, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Jan. 6 to Jan. 10

    Thursday, January 02, 2025 | By

    The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Jan. 6 and Friday, Jan. 10:

    PhD in Physics

    Hoda Talo, a PhD in Physics candidate, will defend the thesis “Biophysical Insights into Lipid Oxidation Effects on Membrane Self-Organization and Enzymatic Catalysis Under Extreme Conditions” on Thursday, Jan. 9 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Thad Harroun, Supervisor; Cécile Fradin, External Examiner (McMaster University); Aleksandar Necakov, Internal Examiner; and Maureen Reedyk and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Dec. 16 to Dec. 20

    Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Matthieu Dagenais, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Application of the Embodiment Model of Positive Body Image Across Age and Gender” on Monday, Dec. 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Jeffrey Atkinson, Chair; Kimberley Gammage, Supervisor; Jennifer Brunet, External Examiner (University of Ottawa); Danielle Molnar, Internal Examiner; and Panagiota (Nota) Klentrou, Philip Sullivan and Sean Locke, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Psychology

    Sarah Henderson, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “Aging and Event Segmentation” on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Karen Campbell, Supervisor; Chris Bird, External Examiner (University of Sussex); Erin Panda, Internal Examiner; and Veena Dwivedi and Sidney Segalowitz, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities

    Venus Torabi, a PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities candidate, will defend the thesis “The CrISIS of Ludic Terrorism: Videogaming Exploited as a Means of Islamists’ Radicalization, Recruitment and Propaganda” on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Jason Hawreliak, Supervisor; Jon Saklofske, External Examiner (Acadia University); Karen Louise Smith, Internal Examiner; and Angela Book and Ian Bogost (Washington University), Advisory Committee.

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