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Dissertation and thesis defences
Athabasca University final dissertation and thesis defences are open to the public. If you wish to attend any of the listed exams, please submit a request to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Sarah Spicer, MC final thesis defence
April 9, 2024, 2 p.m. (Mountain)
Thesis title: News Media's Representation of Law Enforcment on Cases of Cases Intimate Partner Femicide
Supervisory committee: Dr. Jeff Chang (co-supervisor), Dr. Lynn Corcoran (co-supervisor), Dr. Jeff St. John (external examiner)
Bernard Kikechi, MEd final thesis defence
April 9, 2024, 2:30 p.m. (Mountain)
Thesis title: Examining Positive Motivational Instructional Design Strategies for a Youth Project in Kenya
Supervisory committee: Dr. Adnan Qayyum (supervisor), Dr. Rob Power (external examiner), Dr. Connie Blomgren (committee member)
Yemi (Oluyemi) Adegbite, EdD final dissertation defence
April 10, 2024, 8:30 a.m. (Mountain)
Dissertation title: Nigerian Universities Online Students’ Mental Health Policy Perceptions: A Descriptive Phenomenological Analysis
Supervisory committee: Dr. Aga Palalas (supervisor), Dr. Pamela Walsh (committee member), Dr. Kathleen Leslie (committee member), Dr. Mpine Makoe (external examiner)
Rosemarri Klamn, EdD final dissertation defence
April 12, 2024, 8 a.m. (Mountain)
Dissertation title: A Scoping Review of Inclusive Online Higher Education: Leveraging UDL/Practices
Supervisory committee: Dr. Connie Blomgren (supervisor), Dr. Cindy Ives (committee member), Dr. Paul Jerry (committee member), Dr. Elizabeth Childs (external examiner)
Brycie Klassen, MC final thesis defence
April 17, 2024, 1 p.m. (Mountain)
Thesis title: Mythic-healing for the Soul Wound: An Autoethnography with Shamanically-Guided Art Therapy
Supervisory committee: Dr. Paul Jerry (supervisor), Dr. Beth Perry (committee member), Dr. Marie Butler (external examiner)
Stephanie Lockhart, MC final thesis defence
April 19, 2024, 10 a.m. (Mountain)
Thesis title: Therapy is More than Talk: A Qualitative Exploration of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Children Who Have Experienced Recent Trauma
Supervisory committee: Dr. Paul Jerry (supervisor), Dr. Murray Anderson (committee member), Dr. Darlene Chalmers (external examiner)
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