Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • PhD Defence –Kelly Pilato – Thursday, December 19th

    Friday, November 15, 2019 | Posted by

    Kelly Pilato, a PhD candidate in the Department of Applied Health Sciences will defend her thesis titled “Lessons learned from a critical appraisal of a fall break policy in higher education: A case study” on Thursday, December 19th at 1:00 p.m. in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Dr. Madelyn Law, Supervisor; Dr. Shannon Moore, Dr. Miya Narushima and Dr. John Hay (Emeritus Professor, Brock University), Advisory Committee; Dr. Denise Stockley, External Examiner (Queen’s University); Dr. Todd Green, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.  All are welcome!

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  • PhD Defence –Zineb Ras Ali – Wednesday, December 11th

    Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | Posted by

    Zineb Ras Ali, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry will defend her thesis titled “Magnetically Interesting Coordination Complexes Based on Macrocyclic Ligands” on Wednesday, December 11th at 12:00 p.m. in GSB 305.

    The examination committee members are Dr. Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Dr. Georgii Nikonov and Dr. Travis Dudding, Advisory Committee; Dr. Louise Dawe, External Examiner (Wilfrid Laurier University); Dr. David Gaudes, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.  All are welcome!

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  • PhD Defence – Marina de Lima Marcolin – Monday, November 25th

    Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | Posted by

    Marina de Lima Marcolin, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences will defend her thesis titled “Influence of adolescent social instability stress on the intake of ethanol and sucrose in a rodent model” on Monday, November 25th at 9:30 a.m. in Welch Hall 147.

    The examination committee members are Dr. Cheryl McCormick, Supervisor; Dr. Gaynor Spencer and Dr. Jeff Stuart, Advisory Committee; Dr. Anne Konkle, External Examiner (University of Ottawa); Dr. Paul LeBlanc, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.  All are welcome!

     

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  • PhD Defence – Jill Planche – Thursday, December 19th

    Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | Posted by

    Jill Planche, a PhD candidate in the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities will defend her thesis titled “The Larger Stages: The ‘Becoming Minor’ of South African Theatres” on Thursday, December 19th at 10:00 a.m. in Plaza 311.

    The examination committee members are Dr. David Fancy, Supervisor; Dr. Susan Spearey and Dr. Ebru Ustundag, Advisory Committee; Dr. Michael Vallee, External Examiner (Athabasca University); Dr. Leah Bradshaw, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.  All are welcome!

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  • PhD Defence – Jeffrey Allen Irvine – Monday, December 2nd

    Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | Posted by

    Jeffrey Allen Irvine, a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Studies will defend his thesis titled “Investigating the Impact of Lessons Based on Marzano’s Theory of Learning on Student Attitude, Engagement, and Achievement in Grade 10 Academic Mathematics” on Monday, December 2nd at 2:00 p.m. in Welch Hall 147.

    The examination committee members are Dr. Xavier Fazio, Supervisor; Dr. Tiffany Gallagher and Dr. Alexandra Lawson, Advisory Committee; Dr. Daniel Jarvis, External Examiner (Nipissing University); Dr. William Ralph, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.  All are welcome!

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  • PhD Defence –Laura Lane – Monday, December 2nd

    Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | Posted by

    Laura Lane, a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Studies will defend her thesis titled “Facebooking for Feminism: Social Network Sites as Feminist Learning Spaces” on Monday, December 2nd at 10:00 a.m. in Welch Hall 147.

    The examination committee members are Dr. Nancy Taber, Supervisor; Dr. Susan Tilley and Dr. Paul Berger, Advisory Committee; Dr. Leona English, External Examiner (St. Francis Xavier University); Dr. Shauna Pomerantz, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.  All are welcome!

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  • PhD Defence – Ringaile Lapinskaite – December 13th

    Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | Posted by

    Ringaile Lapinskaite, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry will defend her thesis titled “Synthesis and derivatization of Amaryllidaceae constituents – narciclasine and pancratistatin” on Friday, December 13th at 1:00 p.m. in Sankey Chamber.

    The examination committee members are Dr. Tomas Hudlicky, Supervisor; Dr. Costa Metallinos and Dr. Paul Zelisko, Advisory Committee; Dr. Louis Barriault, External Examiner (University of Ottawa); Dr. Vincenzo De Luca, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.

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  • PhD Defence – Daler Baidilov – December 4th

    Thursday, October 24, 2019 | Posted by

    Daler Baidilov, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry will defend his thesis titled “Chemoenzymatic Formal Total Syntheses of Tetrodotoxin and Synthetic Approach to Daphenylline” on Wednesday, December 4th at 11:00 a.m. in GSB 208.

    The examination committee members are Dr. Tomas Hudlicky, Supervisor; Dr. Costa Metallinos and Dr. Arthur Van Der Est, Advisory Committee; Dr. Marco Ciufolini, External Examiner (University of British Columbia); Dr. Alan Castle, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.

     

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  • PhD Defence – Tabitha Methot-Jones – December 5th

    Monday, October 21, 2019 | Posted by

    Tabitha Methot-Jones, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Social Sciences, will defend her thesis on Thursday December 5th from 10:00 a.m. in Welch Hall 147, Brock University.  The title is “INHUMAN TARGETS: Psychopathy, Dehumanization, and Sexist and Violent Attitudes Towards Women.”

    The examination committee members are Dr. Angela Book, Supervisor; Dr. Gordon Hodson and Dr. Danielle Sirianni Molnar, Advisory Committee; Dr. Rachel Calogero, External Examiner (Western University); Dr. Maureen Connolly, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.  All are welcome!

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  • PhD Defence – Enoka Makulloluwa – November 15th

    Wednesday, October 09, 2019 | Posted by

    Enoka Makulloluwa, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education, will defend her thesis on Friday November 15th from 10:00 a.m. in Welch Hall 147, Brock University.  The title is “Utilizing the ESL Learners’ Socio-Cognitive Resources to Enhance General Academic Vocabulary Acquisition.”

    The examination committee members are Dr. Tiffany Gallagher, Supervisor; Dr. Diane Collier and Dr. Zuochen Zhang (University of Windsor), Advisory Committee; Dr. Olenka Bilash, External Examiner (University of Alberta); Dr. Lynn Dempsey, Internal Examiner; Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.  All are welcome!

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