August 2021: Theses and dissertations

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Fiona Robinson defends "How can Entrepreneurial Learning be Improved for Early-Stage Creative Entrepreneurs? A Practitioner Research Study" for the Doctor of Social Sciences

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

Fiona Robinson defends “How can Entrepreneurial Learning be Improved for Early-Stage Creative Entrepreneurs? A Practitioner Research Study”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: August 4, 2021 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Marilyn Taylor

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.  

Marcy Luccock defends "Permaculture: Building Spiritual and Cultural Practices at Woodsong Eco-Farm Cooperative" for the Doctor of Social Sciences

Public Notice of the Dissertation Defence for the Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences.

Marcy Luccock defends “Permaculture: Building Spiritual and Cultural Practices at Woodsong Eco-Farm Cooperative”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: August 5, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Leesa Fawcett

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.

Ricki-Lee Prestley defends "Designing Leadership Practice" for the MA in Leadership

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of MA in Leadership

Ricki-Lee Prestley defends “Designing Leadership Practice”

  • School of Leadership Studies
  • Date/Time: August 9, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Kathy Bishop

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.  

Alisa Holtz thesis defence "A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Production in British Columbia" for the Master of Science in Environment and Management

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

Alisa Holtz defends “A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Production in British Columbia”

  • School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Date/Time: August 10, 2021 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Chris Ling

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.  

Lydia Sunedria Nicholls-Gaertner defends "CILECT Community: An Action Research Engagement Approach to Weaving Collective Narratives into the Future" for the MA in Leadership

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

Lydia Sunedria Nicholls-Gaertner defends “CILECT Community: An Action Research Engagement Approach to Weaving Collective Narratives into the Future ”

  • School of Leadership Studies
  • Date/Time: August 11, 2021 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Darren Levine

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.  

Heather Lannon defends "Home is Where the Heart is: The Connection Between Home and the Heart Transplant Journey" for the Doctor of Social Sciences

Public Notice of the Dissertation Defence for the Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences.

Heather Lannon defends “Home is Where the Heart is: The Connection Between Home and the Heart Transplant Journey”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: August 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Jilliane Code

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.  

Maia Foster defends "Hosting with Humility: Timmins' 2019 Host Community Experiences" for the MA in Disaster and Emergency Management

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management.

Maia Foster defends “Hosting with Humility: Timmins' 2019 Host Community Experiences”

  • School of Humanitarian Studies
  • Date/Time: August 16, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Tara McGee

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 Towill defends " Engaging Language to Build Capacity for Dialogue around Diversity and Inclusion" for the MA in Leadership

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

Tammy Towill defends “Engaging Language to Build Capacity for Dialogue around Diversity and Inclusion: A Qualitative Research Project in Partnership with Manning Elliott LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants and Tammy Towill, FCPA, FCMA

  • School of Leadership Studies
  • Date/Time: August 16, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Wanda Krause

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.  

Alex Khan defends " Values-Based Post-Secondary Brand Architecture Modelling" for the MA in Professional Communication

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Professional Communication.

Alex Khan defends “Values-Based Post-Secondary Brand Architecture Modelling”

  • School of Communication and Culture
  • Date/Time: August 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Walinga

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.  

Maia Foster defends "Hosting with Humility: Timmins' 2019 Host Community Experiences" for the MA in Disaster and Emergency Management

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management.

Maia Foster defends “Hosting with Humility: Timmins' 2019 Host Community Experiences”

  • School of Humanitarian Studies
  • Date/Time: August 16, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Tara McGee

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 Towill defends " Engaging Language to Build Capacity for Dialogue around Diversity and Inclusion" for the MA in Leadership

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

Tammy Towill defends “Engaging Language to Build Capacity for Dialogue around Diversity and Inclusion: A Qualitative Research Project in Partnership with Manning Elliott LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants and Tammy Towill, FCPA, FCMA

  • School of Leadership Studies
  • Date/Time: August 16, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Wanda Krause

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.  

Steve Millward defends "Developing Front-Line Maintenance Leaders at BC Transit' for the MA in Leadership

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of MA in Leadership.

Steve Millward defends “Developing Front-Line Maintenance Leaders at BC Transit”

  • School of Leadership Studies
  • Date/Time: August 17, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Wanda Krause

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.  

Rachelle Gauvin defends "Teaching and Learning in Respectful Reciprocity: An Autoethnographical Account of an Educator's Apprenticeship to Nature" for the MA in Environmental Education and Communication

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

Rachelle Gauvin defends “Teaching and Learning in Respectful Reciprocity: An Autoethnographical Account of an Educator's Apprenticeship to Nature”

  • School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Date/Time: August 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Hilary Leighton

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

Abdul-Latif Iddrisu defends "Africa and The WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Underlying Challenges and Reform Proposals" for the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of MA in Interdisiplinary Studies

Abdul-Latif Iddrisu defends “Africa and The WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Underlying Challenges and Reform Proposals”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: August 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Terry Powers

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.  

Alex Khan defends "Values-Based Post-Secondary Brand Architecture Modelling" for the MA in Professional Communication

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Professional Communication.

Alex Khan defends “Values-Based Post-Secondary Brand Architecture Modelling”

  • School of Communication and Culture
  • Date/Time: August 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Walinga

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.  

Michelle Hamilton-Page defends "Unbound Leadership: How Gender Non-Conforming, or Non-Binary Lesbians Navigate the Workplace from a Place of Visibility" for the Doctor of Social Sciences

Public Notice of the Dissertation Defence for the Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences.

Michelle Hamilton-Page defends “Unbound Leadership: How Gender Non-Conforming, or Non-Binary Lesbians Navigate the Workplace from a Place of Visibility”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: August 27, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Sophie Soklaridis

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.