May 2024: Theses and Dissertation defences

RRU library, trees over water

Justina Mang defends "How Examining Environmental Policy, Community-Based Data, and Federal Government Actions can Inform a More Just and Sustainable Environmental Governance in Canada"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences

Justina Mang defends “How Examining Environmental Policy, Community-Based Data, and Federal Government Actions can Inform a More Just and Sustainable Environmental Governance in Canada ”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: May 24, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Ajnesh Prasad

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Kelly McQuade defends "Employee Retention in the BC Wildfire Service"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Leadership

Kelly McQuade defends “Employee Retention in the BC Wildfire Service”

  • School of Leadership
  • Date/Time: May 2, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference

Supervisor: Dr. Tammy Pozzobon

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance)  to obtain log-in information.    

Tammy Rogers defends "Decolonizing Frontline healthcare in a rural-urban Indigenous Health center"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of  Master of Arts in Leadership

Tammy Rogers defends “Decolonizing Frontline healthcare in a rural-urban Indigenous Health center”

  • School of Leadership Studies
  • Date/Time: May 2, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Heykoop

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Jofri Issac defends "A systems thinking approach to examine local food systems planning through a climate-biodiversity-health lens: A Comox Valley case study"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Environment and Management

Jofri Issac defends “A systems thinking approach to examine local food systems planning through a climate-biodiversity-health lens: A Comox Valley case study”

  • School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Date/Time: May 10, 2024 at start 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Robert Newell

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance)  to obtain log-in information.   

Samuel Salvati defends "Gender Minorities in GBMSM Sexual Health: Client Interpersonal Communication Experiences"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. 

Samuel Salvati defends “Gender Minorities in GBMSM Sexual Health: Client Interpersonal Communication Experiences”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: May 21, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. matthew heinz

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Arianna Kashty defends "Cultivating Hope: Co-creating a Positive Future on the Frontlines of Healthcare for Port Hardy Hospital”

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Leadership

Arianna Kashty defends “Cultivating Hope: Co-creating a Positive Future on the Frontlines of Healthcare for Port Hardy Hospital”

  • School of Leadership Studies
  • Date/Time: May 30, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Phil Cady

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Rachel Farr defends "Drinking from the Wellspring: An Embodied Inquiry at the Confluence of Ecological Identity, Water, and Wellbeing"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Environmental Education & Communication

Rachel Farr defends “Drinking from the Wellspring: An Embodied Inquiry at the Confluence of Ecological Identity, Water, and Wellbeing”

  • School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Date/Time: May 15, 2024 at start 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Hilary Leighton

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Adam Bala-Gaye defends "Covid-19 in the Developing World: Managing One of The Gambia’s Most Fatal Public Health Crisis"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of MA in Human Security & Peacebuilding.

Adam Bala-Gaye defends “Covid-19 in the Developing World: Managing One of The Gambia’s Most Fatal Public Health Crisis”

  • School of Humanitarian Studies
  • Date/Time: May 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Robert Hanlon

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Mark Patzer defends "Backcasting and Forecasting Boreal Wetland Water Balances Using Weather Data in Reclaimed Landscapes"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of MSc in Environment and Management.

Mark Patzer defends “Backcasting and Forecasting Boreal Wetland Water Balances Using Weather Data in Reclaimed Landscapes”

  • School of Environment & Sustainability
  • Date/Time: May 16, 2024 at 1:00PM to 2:30PM (PDT)
  • Venue:   VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Jan Ciborowski

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Carlie Fasano defends "Gender Justice in Climate Communication: Exploring the Impact of Environmental Framing"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Environment & Management.

Carlie Fasano defends “Gender Justice in Climate Communication: Exploring the Impact of Environmental Framing”

  • School of Environment & Sustainability
  • Date/Time: May 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Jaigris Hodson

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.