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  • CHYS Colloquium Jan. 25

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  • MA Defence – Sarah Epp – January 12, 2024

    Sarah Epp, Masters of Arts candidate, Child and Youth Studies, will defend their thesis “Moving forward: Perspectives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities regarding the effectiveness of Individual Support Plans” on January 12, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. via video conference.

    The examination committee includes Dr. Dawn Zinga, Chair; Dr. Donato Tarulli , Supervisor; Dr. Heather Lawford , External Examiner (Department of Psychology, Bishop’s University); Dr. Maureen Connolly and Dr. Tricia Vause, Committee Members.

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  • CHYS Colloquium Nov. 27

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  • CHYS Colloquium Nov. 1

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    Hybrid Event: Room CRN 207 & Microsoft Teams meeting

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  • MA Defence – Patrick Segawa – October 10, 2023

    Patrick Segawa, Masters of Arts candidate, Child and Youth Studies, will defend their thesis “Drawing on Lived Experience of Peer Support Workers in provision of substance and addiction services: A Case study of ABC Health Centre.” on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 7:00 pm via video conference.

    The examination committee includes Dr. Dawn Zinga, Chair; Dr. Rebecca Raby, Supervisor; Dr. Magenta Simmons, External Examiner (Senior Research Fellow, Head of Youth Involvement Research at Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne); Dr. Heather Ramey and Jeff Sica, Committee Members

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  • Microsoft Teams meeting

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  • MA Defence – Fiona Teague – September 29, 2023

    Fiona Teague, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Transitions to Belonging: Evaluating the Impacts of a Community-Based Physical Activity Program Through the Lens of Newcomer Youths’ Definitions of Mental Health” on Friday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon in PL 600F.

     

    The examination committee includes Michael Busseri, Chair; Matthew Kwan, Supervisor; Nathan Hall, External Examiner (Brock University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director and Committee Member; and Dan Cui, Committee Member. 

  • MA Defence – Joceline Gaffan – September 27, 2023

    Joceline Gaffan, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “An Investigation on the Influence of Parental Physical Activity On Physical Activity Behaviours of Children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder” on Thursday, Sept. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. in virtual format.

       

    The examination committee includes Kendra Thomson, Chair; Matthew Kwan, Supervisor; Trish Tucker, External Examiner (Western University); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director; and Terrance Wade and Denver Brown, Committee Members.  

  • MA Defence – Kaitlyn Michener – September 19, 2023

    Kaitlyn Michener, MA candidate, Child and Youth Studies, will defend their thesis “The Perceived Experiences of Volunteering: A Qualitative Study of Intergenerational Volunteerism in the Snow Buddies Program and Similar Volunteer Initiatives in Niagara” on September 19, 2023, at 10:00 am via video conference.

    The examination committee includes Dr. Dawn Zinga, Chair; Dr. Pauli Gardner, External Examiner, Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, Dr. Heather Ramey & Dr. Asif Khowaja, Supervisor; Dr. Heather Chalmers, Committee Member and Dr. Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Member.

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  • MA Defence – Bingyu Lui – September 12, 2023

    Bingyu Lui, MA candidate, Child and Youth Studies, will defend their thesis “Stress from Academics, Stress from Interpersonal Relationships, and Academic Burnout Among Chinese Adolescents” on September 12, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. via video conference.

    The examination committee includes Dr. Dawn Zinga, Chair; Dr. Heather Chalmers, Supervisor; Dr. Rebecca Raby, Committee Member; Dr. Heather Ramey, Committee Member and Dr. Vera Woloshyn , External Examiner, Professor, Dept. of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education, Brock University.

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