Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — July 28 to August 1

    Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Ryan Kasperowitsch, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Watercolour Reflection in Outdoor Adventure Education: Challenging the “Meaningless Ritual” of Traditional Reflection” on Tuesday, July 29, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Philip Sullivan, Chair; Robert McGray, Supervisor; Richard Siegesmund, External Examiner (Northern Illinois University); Erin Sharpe, Internal Examiner; and Debra Harwood and Gerald Walton (Lakehead University), Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — July 21 to July 25

    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | By

    PhD in Child and Youth Studies

    Veronica Panchyshyn, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Exploring The Interplay of Sensory Sensitivity, Intolerance of Uncertainty, and Anxiety: The Role of Individual Differences” on Wednesday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The defence will take place in RFP 302.

    The examination committee members are Wendy Ward, Chair; Ayda Tekok-Kilic, Supervisor; Louis Schmidt, External Examiner (McMaster University); Elizabeth Shulman, Internal Examiner; and Erin Panda and Christine Tardif-Williams, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Maxine Britto, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Equitable Classroom Assessment Validity: Process or Product? A Mixed Methods Study at One Ontario College” on Wednesday, July 23, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Philip Sullivan, Chair; Tiffany Gallagher, Supervisor; Guillermo Solano-Flores, External Examiner (Stanford University); Tim Dun, Internal Examiner; and Christina van Barneveld (Lakehead University) and Robert McGray, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Michelle Bomberry, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Ędwadewáyęsta Ohwęjádeh: We Learn from the Earth” on Friday, July 25, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Wendy Ward, Chair; Hilary Brown, Supervisor; Barbara Wall, External Examiner (Trent University); Lyn Trudeau, Internal Examiner; and  Paul Berger (Lakehead University) and Debra Harwood, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — June 23 to June 27

    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | By

    PhD in Chemistry

    Hamed Bakhshi, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Exploring the Structural, Magnetic, Optical, and Catalytic Applications of High-Spin Materials” on Tuesday, June 24, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Ping Liang, Chair; Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Daniel Talham, External Examiner (University of Florida); Jasneet Kaur, Internal Examiner; and Travis Dudding and Martin Lemaire, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — June 16 to June 20

    Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | By

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Jennifer Slagus, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Neurodivergent Narratives: Restorying Neurodiversity in Twenty-First Century Middle-Grade Fiction” on Wednesday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are David Butz, Chair; Lissa Paul, Supervisor; Mary-Kate Sableski, External Examiner (University of Dayton); Shauna Pomerantz, Internal Examiner; and Kara Smith (University of Windsor), Nicole Markotić (University of Windsor) and Steven Khan, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — June 2 to June 6

    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | By

    PhD in Biological Sciences

    Danilo Giacometti, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Physiological and behavioural responses to temperature and humidity in fossorial amphibians” on Monday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Diane Mack, Chair; Glenn Tattersall, Supervisor; Donald Miles, External Examiner (Ohio University); Toby Mündel, Internal Examiner; and Miriam Richards and Kiyoko Gotanda, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Educational Studies

    Terry Trzecak, a PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “The Process of Photography, The US Combat Veteran, and Somaesthetics: A Multi-case Study” on Friday, June 6, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Jeffrey Atkinson, Chair; Kamini Jaipal-Jamani, Supervisor; Peter Chin, External Examiner (Queen’s University); Maureen Connolly, Internal Examiner; and Pauline Sameshima (Lakehead University), Jennifer Rowsell (University of Sheffield) and Candace Figg, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — May 26 to May 30

    Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | By

    PhD in Psychology

    Ege Kamber, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “The Development of Future Thinking in Childhood” on Tuesday, May 27, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Catherine Hands, Chair; Caitlin Mahy, Supervisor; Nadia Chernyak, External Examiner (University of California, Irvine); Jan Frijters, Internal Examiner; and Angela Evans and Michael Busseri, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Biological Sciences

    Anel Turgambayeva, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Studying Endogenous Notch1 function and dynamics in mammalian cells” on Tuesday, May 27, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Aleksandar Necakov, Supervisor; Juan Carlos Zuniga-Pflucker, External Examiner (University of Toronto); Litsa Tsiani, Internal Examiner; and Val Fajardo and Rebecca MacPherson, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Child and Youth Studies

    Katherine (Kate) Connors, a PhD in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Conversing Graciously with Ghosts: Haunting, Pedagogy, and the Tensions of Teaching” on Friday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Ping Liang, Chair; Jan Frijters, Supervisor; Sarah Barrett, External Examiner (York University); Nancy Taber, Internal Examiner; and Dan Cui and Hannah Dyer, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — May 19 to May 23

    Monday, May 12, 2025 | By

    PhD in Biological Sciences

    Oscar Villanueva, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Advancing detection, genomics, and secretome analysis of oomycete pathogens Phytophthora capsici and Phytopythium vexans to explore mechanisms of pathogenesis and biocontrol solutions” on Tuesday, May 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are William Pickett, Chair; Alan Castle and Oualid Ellouz, Supervisors; Edel Pérez-López, External Examiner (Université Laval); David Crandles, Internal Examiner; and Jeff Stuart and Antonet Svircev, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — May 12 to May 16

    Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | By

    PhD in Chemistry

    Laura Voigt, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Synthesizing new bio-inspired, siloxane-containing materials: an investigation into renewable silicone materials via the application of self-healing processes” on Tuesday, May 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are David Butz, Chair; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Anne Ladegaard Skov, External Examiner (Technical University of Denmark); Amir Mofidi, Internal Examiner; and Jeffrey Atkinson and Divya Matta, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Jessica Braun, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Exploring neuronatin as a novel SERCA regulator and its role in murine metabolism and skeletal and cardiac muscle function” on Wednesday, May 14 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, Supervisor; Christopher Perry, External Examiner (York University); Joffre Mercier, Internal Examiner; and Rebecca MacPherson, Paul LeBlanc and Newman Sze, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Mishka Blacker, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Mental Toughness in Sport: Empirical Distinctiveness and Relationships with Risk-taking and Pain Experiences in Athletes” on Thursday, May 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in STH 361.

    The examination committee members are Jeffrey Atkinson, Chair; Philip Sullivan, Supervisor; Andreas Stamatis, External Examiner (University of Louisville); Michael Ashton, Internal Examiner; and Diane Mack, Nicole Chimera and Sean Locke, Advisory Committee.

    PhD in Chemistry

    Najibeh Alizadeh, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “New Routes in Biocatalysis: Exploring the Impact of Grafting Silicones onto Proteins/Enzymes” on Friday, May 16 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Karen Campbell, Chair; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Lu Shin Wong, External Examiner (The University of Manchester); Thad Harroun, Internal Examiner; and Melanie Pilkington and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — May 5 to May 9

    Monday, April 28, 2025 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Jenalyn Yumol, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Influence of Diet and Economic Factors on Bone Health” on Tuesday, May 6 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; Wendy Ward, Supervisor; David Ma, External Examiner (University of Guelph); Tony Yan, Internal Examiner; and Diane Dupont, Philip Sullivan and William Gittings, Advisory Committee.

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  • Thesis defences — Apr. 28 to May 2

    Monday, April 21, 2025 | By

    PhD in Applied Health Sciences

    Danja Den Hartogh, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Investigating the Effects of Carnosic and Rosmarinic Acid on Palmitate-Induced Muscle Insulin Resistance In Vitro” on Monday, Apr. 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee members are Catherine Hands, Chair; Evangelia (Litsa) Tsiani, Supervisor; David M. Mutch, External Examiner (University of Guelph); Aleksandar Necakov, Internal Examiner; and Rebecca MacPherson, Wendy Ward and Paul LeBlanc, Advisory Committee.

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