Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • 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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  • Thesis defences — Dec. 9 to Dec. 13

    Monday, December 02, 2024 | By

    PhD in Child and Youth Studies

    Elizabeth Al-Jbouri, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “The Heterogeneity of Adolescent Friendships: Investigating Individual, Interpersonal, and Contextual Factors” on Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Catherine Hands, Chair; Tony Volk, Supervisor; Tessa Lansu, External Examiner (Radboud Universiteit); Michael Savage, Internal Examiner; and Naomi Andrews and Drew Dane, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Jennifer Pirosko, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Community Connected Experiential Learning: Change in the K–12 Classroom” on Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Julian Kitchen, Supervisor; Blair Niblett, External Examiner (Trent University); Tim Fletcher, Internal Examiner; and Louis Volante and Lana Parker (University of Windsor), Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Nov. 25 to Nov. 29

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Alex Yang, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Investigating the impact of dysregulated brain metabolism on synaptic and cognitive outcomes” on Friday, Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Ping Liang, Chair; Rebecca MacPherson, Supervisor; Robert Cumming, External Examiner (Western University); Jeffrey Atkinson, Internal Examiner; and Evangelia (Litsa) Tsiani, Aleksandar Necakov and Gaynor Spencer, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Nov. 11 to Nov. 15

    Tuesday, November 05, 2024 | By

    The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Nov. 11 and Friday, Nov. 15:

    PhD in Biological Sciences

    Arsala Ali, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Role of transposable elements in gene regulation” on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Ping Liang, Supervisor; Jinchuan Xing, External Examiner (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey); Ke Qiu, Internal Examiner; and Adonis Skandalis and Charles Després, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Megan Magier, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Navigating transitions out of post-secondary education: a mixed methods study of emerging adult mental health and access to support pre-and post-graduation” on Friday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Ping Liang, Chair; Karen Patte, Supervisor; Maureen Drysdale, External Examiner (St. Jerome’s University); Dawn Zinga, Internal Examiner; and Madelyn Law, Tanya Martini and Sarah Pennisi, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities

    Grace Channer, a PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities candidate, will defend the thesis “TEMPLE: Resistance Embodied as a Diaspora Aesthetic Strategy” on Friday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Wendy Ward, Chair; Margot Francis, Supervisor; Christina Sharpe, External Examiner (York University); Sherri Vansickle, Internal Examiner; and Cathy van Ingen and Jason Hawreliak, Advisory Committee.

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  • PhD Defence – Holly Lockhart – Thursday, April 18

    Tuesday, April 09, 2024 | By

    Holly Lockhart, a PhD in Psychology, will defend the thesis “Properties of a flexible visual short-term memory resource” on Thursday, April 18th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Sankey Chambers.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Stephen Emrich, Supervisor; Heinrich Liesefeld, External Examiner (University of Bremen); William Marshall, Internal Examiner; and Karen Campbell and Karen Arnell, Advisory Committee.

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  • PhD Defence – Abneet Atwal – Tuesday, April 16

    Tuesday, April 09, 2024 | By

    Abneet Atwal, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Moving through the system: The ruling relations of migration, mobility, and childhood disability” on Tuesday, April 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The defence will take place in RFP 214/215.

    The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Donato Tarulli and Kathryn Underwood (Toronto Metropolitan University), Supervisors; Jay Dolmage, External Examiner (University of Waterloo); Sandra Della Porta, Internal Examiner; and Chelsea Jones and Dan Cui, Advisory Committee.

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  • PhD Defence – Elvira Prusaczyk – Friday, Aug. 25

    Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | By

    Elvira Prusaczyk, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “Consuming Pornography Predicts Sexual Harm Against Women, but Only When Consumers Are Higher in Hostile or Benevolent Sexism: Multimethod Research Evidence” on Friday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Gordon Hodson, Supervisor; Bettina Spencer, External Examiner (St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN); Kimberley Gammage, Internal Examiner; Sabrina Thai and Shauna Pomerantz, Advisory Committee.

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  • PhD Defence – Tim Dolighan – Monday, Aug. 21

    Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | By

    Tim Dolighan, a Joint PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Exploring Teachers’ Experiences of Teaching Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Multi-Phase Study” on Monday, Aug. 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Michael Owen, Supervisor; Michael Barbour, External Examiner (Touro University California); Maureen Connolly, Internal Examiner; Tanya Kaefer (Lakehead University) and Kara Smith (University of Windsor), Advisory Committee.

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  • PhD Defence – Bradley Baranowski – Tuesday, Aug. 15

    Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | By

    Bradley Baranowski, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Investigating the role of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor content and signalling on Amyloid Precursor Protein processing” on Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Wendy Ward, Chair; Rebecca MacPherson, Supervisor; Bettina Kalisch, External Examiner (Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph); Aleksandar Necakov, Internal Examiner; and Paul LeBlanc, Val Fajardo, and Cheryl McCormick, Advisory Committee.

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  • PhD Defence – Ashley Dawn Ryan – Tuesday, Aug. 1

    Monday, July 24, 2023 | By

    Ashley Dawn Ryan, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “Mechanisms of episodic simulation of helping behaviour in younger and older adults” on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in a virtual format.

    The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Karen Campbell, Supervisor; Karl Szpunar, External Examiner (Toronto Metropolitan University); Danielle Molnar, Internal Examiner; and Stephen Emrich and Caitlin Mahy, Advisory Committee.

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