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  • MA Defence – Patrick Segawa – October 10, 2023

    Thursday, October 05, 2023 | By

    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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  • MA Defence – Fiona Teague – September 29, 2023

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    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

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    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

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    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

    Thursday, September 07, 2023 | By

    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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  • MA Defence – Ruchika Suri – July 25, 2023

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    Ruchika Suri, MA candidate, Child and Youth Studies, will defend their thesis “A Comprehensive Analysis of Child and Youth Experiences within Shaking the Movers Workshops: A Discourse Analysis of Canadian UNCRC Implementation Efforts” on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 10:00am via video conference.

    The examination committee includes Dr. Dawn Zinga, Chair; Dr. Richard Mitchell, Supervisor; Dr. Laura Wright, Childhood and Youth Studies Research Group, University of Edinburgh, and the Director of Participatory Methodologies, International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD), Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC; Dr. Heather Ramey, Committee Member and Dr. Dolana Mogadime, Committee Member.

  • PhD Defence – Ciotti, Sarah – May 11, 2023

    Wednesday, May 03, 2023 | By

    Sarah Ciotti, PhD candidate, Child and Youth Studies, will defend their dissertation “Three Papers on Patient Experiences with Symptom Persistent Lyme Disease in Canada” on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 9:00 am in person at Brock University.

    The examination committee includes Dr. Brian Roy, Chair; Dr. Shannon Moore, Supervisor; Dr. Margaret Schneider, External Examiner (Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Wilfred Laurier University); Dr. Ebru Ustundag, Internal-External Examiner (Associate Professor, Geography and Tourism Studies, Brock University); Dr. Christine Tardif-Williams and Dr. Dawn Trussell, Committee Members.

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  • PhD Defence – Roma, Renata – May 2, 2023

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    Renata Roma, PhD candidate, Child and Youth Studies, will defend their dissertation “Young People’s Well-Being and their Relationships with their Dogs: Exploring the Role of Perceived Human-Dog Personality Matching and Attachment” on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 2:00 pm via video conference. 

    The examination committee includes Dr. Brian Roy, Chair; Dr. Christine Tardif-Williams, Supervisor; Dr. Andrea Breen, External Examiner (Associate Professor in the Department of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph); Dr. Andrew Dane, Internal-External Examiner (Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, Brock University); Dr. Shannon Moore and Dr. Patricia Pendry, Committee Members.

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  • April 20 – Child & Youth Studies Faculty Panel

    Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | By

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