September 2025: Theses and dissertation defences

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Adam Olsen defends "ÍY SĆÁ (Good Work): A Study of Emergent Leadership"

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

Adam Olsen defends “ÍY SĆÁ (Good Work): A Study of Emergent Leadership”

  • School of Leadership Studies
  • Date/Time: September 5, 2025 at 9:00am to 10:30am (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor:  Dr. Michael Lickers

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.   

Rob Newman defends "Locating the Growth Paradigm in Canadian Politics"

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

Rob Newman defends “Locating the Growth Paradigm in Canadian Politics”

  • School of Communication and Culture
  • Date/Time: September 2, 2025 at 1:00pm to 2:30pm (PDT)
  • Venue:  VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Geo Takach

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.   

Joan Owen defends "Feeling Polarized? An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Central Albertans Feelings in Response to Polarizing Content on Facebook"

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

Joan Owen defends “Feeling Polarized? An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Central Albertans Feelings in Response to Polarizing Content on Facebook”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: September 8, 2025 at 9:00am to 12:00pm (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.   

Justin Thomson defends "The recycling of people from nowhere, from nothing, for justice: The paradox of policing truth and reconciliation in Western Canada through a clash of state-mandated systemic injustice and hegemony of Indigenous knowledge "

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

Justin Thomson defends “The recycling of people from nowhere, from nothing, for justice: The paradox of policing truth and reconciliation in Western Canada through a clash of state-mandated systemic injustice and hegemony of Indigenous knowledge ”

  • School of Humanitarian Studies
  • Date/Time: September 9, 2025 at 1:00pm to 2:30pm (PDT)
  • Venue:  VideoConference
  • Supervisor:  Dr. Rob Nestor

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.   

Gingi Sheppard defends "Leadership Approaches to International Mindedness in CAIS IBDP Boarding Schools"

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

Gingi Sheppard defends “Leadership Approaches to International Mindedness in CAIS IBDP Boarding Schools”

  • School of Education and Technology
  • Date/Time: September 17, 2025 at 9:00am to 10:30am (PDT)
  • Venue:  VideoConference
  • Supervisor:  Dr. Kevin MacLeod

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.   

Alli Boyd defends "You Are Not Alone: Understanding Representation in Popular Media and Audience Meaning Through Degrassi and its Fan Communities"

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

Alli Boyd defends “You Are Not Alone: Understanding Representation in Popular Media and Audience Meaning Through Degrassi and its Fan Communities”

  • School of Communication and Culture
  • Date/Time: September 5, 2025 at 9:00am to 10:30am (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor:  Dr. Geoff Bird

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.