Overview
The Final Oral Examination (FOE) is the capstone experience of your doctoral studies. General information about the FOE is outlined in the SGS Calendar. The Final Oral Examination schedule (see calendar below) lists current thesis defenses, and is updated periodically.
Additionally, you may find helpful the Guidelines for the Doctoral Final Oral Examination (FOE), a document that outlines the responsibilities of the graduate unit, SGS, the Examination Committee, and the Chair of the Committee in the planning and conduct of a Final Oral Examination. Faculty and Staff can access additional resources on the SGS Final Examinations webpage.
Academic fees for continuously registered Ph.D. candidates in the final year of the program are pro-rated over the 12–month academic year, based on the date of the final approved thesis submission to SGS. Incidental fees are charged on a sessional (term) basis. More information on the pro-rated fees and schedules can be found in Graduate Fees and on the University Registrar’s Office website under Current Fall–Winter Fee & Refund Schedules.
In-person examinations at the School of Graduate Studies
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Doctoral examination schedule
| Exam Date | Student Name | Exam Information (Thesis, Supervisor(s), Graduate Unit) |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | Name: Archita Srinath |
TRABID as a Regulator of Inflammation and Osteogenesis: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential in Axial Spondyloarthritis Supervisor(s): Prof. Nigil Haroon Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Apr 1 | Name: Michael Jongho Moon |
Statistical Instruments for Multistate Models and Multiverse Analysis Supervisor(s): Prof. Monica Alexander Graduate Unit: Department of Statistical Sciences |
| Apr 1 | Name: Salaar Liaqat |
Challenges and Opportunities in Wearable-Based Remote Patient Monitoring: Case Studies on Respiratory Diseases Supervisor(s): Prof. Eyal De Lara, Prof. Alex Mariakakis Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| Apr 1 | Name: Xinyi Xia |
Essays in Asset Pricing and Macroeconomics Supervisor(s): Prof. Ing-Haw Cheng Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Management |
| Apr 1 | Name: Xinyi Xia |
Essays in Asset Pricing and Macroeconomics Supervisor(s): Prof. Ing-Haw Cheng Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Management |
| Apr 1 | Name: Tina Saeidi |
The impact of photosensitizer heterogeneity in pho todynamic therapy Supervisor(s): Prof. Lothar Lilge Graduate Unit: Department of Medical Biophysics |
| Apr 1 | Name: Nicole Yada |
Understanding the Factors that Affect Informed Consent to Participate in Adaptive Platform Trials Supervisor(s): Prof. Robert Fowler Graduate Unit: Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation |
| Apr 1 | Name: Ramina Alwarda |
Urban and Arctic Measurements of O3, NO2,SO2, and BrO Using UV-Visible Spectroscopy Supervisor(s): Prof. Kimberly Strong Graduate Unit: Department of Physics |
| Apr 1 | Name: Niloofar Shirali Zadeh |
Interfacial Polymerization Strategies for Fabricating Ultra-thin Film Membranes Supervisor(s): Prof. Jay Werber Graduate Unit: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry |
| Apr 1 | Name: Anna Waldmann |
Development and Application of a Proximity Labelling Method to Examine the Proteome of Salmonella-containing Vacuoles Supervisor(s): Prof. John Brumell Graduate Unit: Department of Molecular Genetics |
| Apr 2 | Name: Cameron Davies |
Optimizing Emissions Control Policies with Linear Programming Supervisor(s): Prof. Robert McCann Graduate Unit: Department of Mathematics |
| Apr 2 | Name: Bezawit Fekadu Haile |
Fracture Energy Measurement of Rocks Using the Direct Tension Test Supervisor(s): Prof. Giovanni Grasselli Graduate Unit: Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
| Apr 2 | Name: Yilei Xue |
Investigation of Surfaces and Biomolecule Interactions Based on Electrochemistry and Atomic Force Microscope Supervisor(s): Prof. Kagan Kerman Graduate Unit: Department of Chemistry |
| Apr 2 | Name: Ryan Mcdonald |
Will They Ever Nomi? Supervisor(s): Prof. Daniel Taylor Graduate Unit: Faculty of Music |
| Apr 2 | Name: Ryan Mcdonald |
Will They Ever Nomi? Supervisor(s): Prof. Daniel Taylor Graduate Unit: Faculty of Music |
| Apr 2 | Name: Ming Fei Li |
Environmental and Socioeconomic Risks Influence Activity Patterns and Sleep in a Rural Agropastoral Community in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Supervisor(s): Prof. David Samson Graduate Unit: Department of Anthropology |
| Apr 2 | Name: Yuen Yan Wong |
Genomic Loci Moderating Relationships Between White Matter Hyperintensities and Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers: A Genome-Wide Interaction Study Supervisor(s): Prof. Walter Swardfager Graduate Unit: Department of Pharmacology |
| Apr 2 | Name: David Brown |
Coaching Coaches on Body Image: Informing the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Body Image Coach Development Programme Supervisor(s): Prof. Catherine Sabiston Graduate Unit: Department of Kinesiology (Graduate) |
| Apr 2 | Name: Sara Torbatian |
Assessing Air Pollution Exposure Disparities Under Sectoral Mitigation Scenarios Using a Chemical Transport Model Supervisor(s): Prof. Marianne Hatzopoulou Graduate Unit: Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
| Apr 2 | Name: Darine Charafeddine |
Think Like a Principal, Act Like an Entrepreneur: A Comparative Study on Entrepreneurial Leadership Mindset in Independent Schools and Public Schools in the GTA Supervisor(s): Prof. Joseph Flessa Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| Apr 2 | Name: Mohammad Mozaffari |
Compression Trinity: Exploring Sparsity, Quantization, and Low-Rank Approximations for LLM Compression Supervisor(s): Prof. Maryam Mehri Dehnavi Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| Apr 6 | Name: Ari Hallgrimur Finnsson |
Mixed Citizens: Property-Owning Democracy in the French and British Empires Supervisor(s): Prof. William Max Nelson IV Graduate Unit: Department of History |
| Apr 6 | Name: Mohammad Amin Banihashemi |
Estimating Brain Structural Imaging and Cognitive Function from Retinal Thickness in Ageing, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study from Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative Supervisor(s): Prof. Sandra Black Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Apr 7 | Name: Shabnam Paiwand |
Perception of Private Secondary School Teachers on Enduring Effects of Anxiety Reduction Strategies: An Exploratory Case Study Supervisor(s): Prof. Lana Stermac Graduate Unit: Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development |
| Apr 7 | Name: Emily Hammond |
Dancing with Capitalism: Exploring the lives of Students and their Experiences of Work Supervisor(s): Prof. Judith Taylor Graduate Unit: Department of Sociology |
| Apr 7 | Name: Samara Mendes Moreira de Andrade |
Mechanisms of Premating Reproductive Isolation in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera): A Case Study of Monochamus spp. in Ontario Supervisor(s): Prof. Jeremy D. Allison, Prof. Sandy Smith Graduate Unit: Faculty of Forestry |
| Apr 7 | Name: Mei Li |
Decoding the role of microstructural heterogeneity in rock failure: laboratory insights and data-driven simulations Supervisor(s): Prof. Giovanni Grasselli Graduate Unit: Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
| Apr 7 | Name: Andrew Young |
Discourse and Sovereignty: Haitian Political Philosophy, 1797-1859 Supervisor(s): Prof. Mary Nyquist Graduate Unit: Centre for Comparative Literature |
| Apr 7 | Name: Yacine Choutri |
Deciphering the role of the PDGF-MIF crosstalk in ATRT tumorigenesis Supervisor(s): Prof. Annie Huang Graduate Unit: Department of Medical Biophysics |
| Apr 8 | Name: Andrew James Clark |
Atomic Collective for Orchestra Supervisor(s): Prof. Gary Kulesha Graduate Unit: Faculty of Music |
| Apr 8 | Name: Andrew James Clark |
Atomic Collective for Orchestra Supervisor(s): Prof. Gary Kulesha Graduate Unit: Faculty of Music |
| Apr 8 | Name: Arianna Skirzynska |
Capturing Patient Heterogeneity in Glioblastoma with an Engineered Hydrogel Tumor Model Supervisor(s): Prof. Molly Shoichet Graduate Unit: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry |
| Apr 8 | Name: Aliya Mustafina |
Teachers’ Effects on Students’ Academic Performance in EQAO Supervisor(s): Prof. Caroline Manion, Prof. Ruth Childs Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| Apr 8 | Name: Parsa Pazhooheshy |
Advancing Congestion Control for Next-Generation Networks: Performance, Evaluation, and Interpretability Supervisor(s): Prof. Yashar Ganjali Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| Apr 8 | Name: Stephen Bordeleau |
Investigating the LRR-MAL Receptor Kinase, RKF1, and its Interactors in Arabidopsis thaliana Supervisor(s): Prof. Daphne Goring Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| Apr 8 | Name: Sara Rezaei |
Selective Vulnerability of GABAergic Interneurons to Inflammation Supervisor(s): Prof. Etienne Sibille Graduate Unit: Department of Pharmacology |
| Apr 8 | Name: Julia Gallucci |
Disentangling Neurobiological and Clinical Heterogeneity in Youth and Adults along the Psychosis spectrum Supervisor(s): Prof. Aristotle Voineskos, Prof. Colin Hawco Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Apr 9 | Name: Huimei Yang |
Genome Structure, Population Genomics, and Transcriptomic Analyses of the Mosquito Gut-dwelling Fungus Zancudomyces culisetae Supervisor(s): Prof. Yan Wang Graduate Unit: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| Apr 9 | Name: Dario Toman |
Essays on Institutions and the Effectiveness of the State: Evidence from Electoral and Judicial Institutions Supervisor(s): Prof. Gustavo Bobonis Graduate Unit: Department of Economics |
| Apr 9 | Name: Meera Premnazeer |
Exploring Person-and-Family Centered Care for the Stroke Population Across the Care Continuum Supervisor(s): Prof. Jill Cameron Graduate Unit: Rehabilitation Sciences Institute |
| Apr 9 | Name: Debleena Tripathi |
Contemporary People s Theatre in West Bengal, India: A Practice-Research Inquiry Supervisor(s): Prof. Kathleen Marie Gallagher Graduate Unit: Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies |
| Apr 9 | Name: Sobhan Ghanbari |
On Optimizing The Generation of Photonic Graph Sta tes Supervisor(s): Prof. Hoi-Kwong Lo Graduate Unit: Department of Physics |
| Apr 9 | Name: Urvi Bhojoo |
Comprehensive Chemical Genomic Survey in Human Cell Line for Novel Drug and Target Discovery Supervisor(s): Prof. Charlie Boone, Prof. Brenda Jean Andrews Graduate Unit: Department of Molecular Genetics |
| Apr 9 | Name: Alexander Landry |
Leveraging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Characterize Meningioma Heterogeneity, Generate New Clinical Tools, and Identify Drivers of Disease Progression Supervisor(s): Prof. Gelareh Mohammadzadeh, Prof. Thomas Kislinger Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Apr 10 | Name: Eleni Maria Patsakos |
Considerations for the Development of a Compassionate Virtual Peer Navigation Program for Youth with Childhood-Onset Disabilities Supervisor(s): Prof. Mark Bayley, Prof. Sarah Munce Graduate Unit: Rehabilitation Sciences Institute |
| Apr 13 | Name: Brian Cameron Wooding Webb |
Engineering An Autologous Gingival Graft Supervisor(s): Prof. Paul Santerre Graduate Unit: Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Apr 13 | Name: Josiah Andrew Daryl Marr |
Leadership Practices Which Impact Private K-12 International School Culture – A Resource for International School Leaders Supervisor(s): Prof. Karen Mundy Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| Apr 13 | Name: Edina Illyes |
Determinants of Freshwater Fish Community Composition from the Pleistocene to Anthropocene Supervisor(s): Prof. Nicholas Mandrak Graduate Unit: Dept. of Physical & Environmental Sci (UTSC) |
| Apr 13 | Name: Emina Veletanlic |
High-Risk High-Reward Science: Origins, Interpretations, and Impacts on Research Practices Supervisor(s): Prof. Creso Sa Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| Apr 13 | Name: Taylor Stark |
The Smith and the State: Relationships between Metal Production and the Mycenaean Palaces in the Late Bronze Age Aegean Supervisor(s): Prof. Sarah Murray Graduate Unit: Department of Classics |
| Apr 14 | Name: Aminah Rashida Chambers |
Examining the Implementation of a Mental Health Screening Initiative in a Youth Criminal Court Supervisor(s): Prof. Michele Peterson-Badali Graduate Unit: Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development |
| Apr 14 | Name: Zoe Alixandra Clarke |
: Establishing the Woodchuck (Marmota monax) as a Single-Cell Model of Hepatitis B-Driven Hepatocellular Carcinoma Supervisor(s): Prof. Gary Bader Graduate Unit: Department of Molecular Genetics |
| Apr 14 | Name: Monte-Angel Richardson |
Understanding Social Ecological Factors Related to Firearm Safety Engagement Among Latino(a/e/x) and Hispanic Adults near Albuquerque, New Mexico Supervisor(s): Prof. Carmen Logie Graduate Unit: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
| Apr 14 | Name: Monte-Angel Richardson |
Understanding Social Ecological Factors Related to Firearm Safety Engagement Among Latino(a/e/x) and Hispanic Adults near Albuquerque, New Mexico Supervisor(s): Prof. Carmen Logie Graduate Unit: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
| Apr 14 | Name: Alisha Grech |
Default Settings: Gendered Visibility, Violence and the Politics of Belonging Supervisor(s): Prof. T. Nikki Cesare Schotzko Graduate Unit: Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies |
| Apr 14 | Name: Tammy Lee |
Characterization of Two Histone Methylation Readers in Germline Immortality and Small RNA Pathway Regulation Supervisor(s): Prof. Arneet Saltzman Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| Apr 14 | Name: Bowen Wang |
Bubble Dynamics and Resistance on Superaerophobic Electrodes Supervisor(s): Prof. Steven Thorpe Graduate Unit: Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| Apr 14 | Name: George Huang |
Scattering Constants and Cuspidal Divisor Groups of Some Noncongruence Subgroups Supervisor(s): Prof. Henry Kim Graduate Unit: Department of Mathematics |
| Apr 15 | Name: Ichha Ravinderpal Kaur Kohli |
Equity and Justice in Urban Environmental Governance: From Theory to Practice Supervisor(s): Prof. Laura Molly Tozer Graduate Unit: Dept. of Physical & Environmental Sci (UTSC) |
| Apr 15 | Name: Haonan Duan |
Mitigating Data Scarcity in the Foundation Model Lifecycle Supervisor(s): Prof. Christopher Maddison, Prof. Nicolas Papernot Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| Apr 16 | Name: Jiacheng Yang |
Optimizing Data Movement Bottleneck in Multi-Modal Deep Neural Networks on GPUs Supervisor(s): Prof. Gennady Pekhimenko Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| Apr 17 | Name: Eamon Michael Darnell |
Second-Order Axiomatic Theories of Truth Supervisor(s): Prof. Philip Kremer Graduate Unit: Department of Philosophy |
| Apr 17 | Name: Kia Shakiba |
Efficient In-Memory Cache Fleet Orchestration Supervisor(s): Prof. Michael Stumm Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| Apr 17 | Name: Ben Li |
Using Machine Learning to Predict Outcomes Major Vascular Surgery Supervisor(s): Prof. Mohammed Al-Omran Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Apr 17 | Name: Darren Mc Almont |
“Reduced to Zero”: A Narrative Inquiry of the Migratory and Resettlement Experiences of Black/Afro-Guyanese Men in Toronto Supervisor(s): Prof. George JS Dei Graduate Unit: Department of Social Justice Education |
| Apr 20 | Name: Matthew Luke Pocrnic |
On Efficient Quantum Algorithms for Constructing Time Evolution Operators Supervisor(s): Prof. Nathan Wiebe, Prof. Dvira Segal Graduate Unit: Department of Physics |
| Apr 20 | Name: Derrick Te-Hung Cheng |
The lipid transfer protein ORP6 regulates peroxisome growth and maintenance at ER-peroxisome contact sites Supervisor(s): Prof. Peter Kim Graduate Unit: Department of Biochemistry |
| Apr 20 | Name: Sean Michael Teeling Elliott |
Essays in Marriage, Cohabitation, and Fertility Supervisor(s): Prof. Marcin Peski Graduate Unit: Department of Economics |
| Apr 20 | Name: Milad Saeedi |
From Data Reproduction to Prediction in Mobile Air Pollution Mapping Supervisor(s): Prof. Marianne Hatzopoulou Graduate Unit: Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
| Apr 21 | Name: Emily Nicole Somerset |
A Statistical Framework for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Supervisor(s): Prof. Patrick Brown Graduate Unit: Department of Statistical Sciences |
| Apr 21 | Name: Wen Xu |
Client Selection and Resource Allocation in Distributed Learning Supervisor(s): Prof. Ben Liang Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| Apr 21 | Name: Mohamed Dahir |
Micro-credentials & Skills-Based Hiring as Emerging Challenges to the Schooled Society: An Exploration of the Perceptions of Post-secondary Administrators, Micro-Credential Instructors and Talent Acquisition Managers in Ontario Supervisor(s): Prof. Scott Davies Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| Apr 21 | Name: Nicholas Alexander Boehler |
Hidden Variants, Visible IMPACT: A New Paradigm for Person-First Genomics Supervisor(s): Prof. Mary Cheng Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| Apr 22 | Name: Yaniv Ravid |
Data Driven Methods to Address Operational Risk and Disruptions Supervisor(s): Prof. Ming Hu Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Management |
| Apr 22 | Name: Yaniv Ravid |
Data Driven Methods to Address Operational Risk and Disruptions Supervisor(s): Prof. Ming Hu Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Management |
| Apr 22 | Name: Ann Mansur |
Defining The Role Of MEK Inhibitors For Arterioven ous Malformations Supervisor(s): Prof. Ivan Radovanovic Graduate Unit: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology |
| Apr 23 | Name: Zhe Yin |
Structural characterization and small molecule inhibition of the elF2alpha stress response kinases Supervisor(s): Prof. Frank Sicheri Graduate Unit: Department of Biochemistry |
| Apr 23 | Name: Javaid Iqbal |
Palliative Care at the End of Life Among Patients with Cancer Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Supervisor(s): Prof. Camilla Zimmermann Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Apr 23 | Name: Torin Patrick Viger |
Supporting the Development of Trustworthy Assurance Cases Supervisor(s): Prof. Marsha Chechik Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| Apr 23 | Name: Ruiyan Ni |
Automatic Segmentation for Target and Organs at Ri sk in Cervical High Does Rate Brachytherapy via De ep Learning Supervisor(s): Prof. Alexandra Rink, Prof. Benjamin Haibe-Kains Graduate Unit: Department of Medical Biophysics |
| Apr 23 | Name: Mario Filice |
Investigating the Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms Behind Sfmbt2 Expression in Trophoblast Stem Cells & Placental Development Supervisor(s): Prof. Jennifer Mitchell Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| Apr 24 | Name: Bisma Haseeb Khan |
Public Policy and Household Decisions: Essays on Urban Transit and Social Safety Nets in Developing Cities Supervisor(s): Prof. Gustavo Bobonis, Prof. Nicholas Li Graduate Unit: Department of Economics |
| Apr 27 | Name: Angelico Raphael Obille |
Dreissena bugensis foot protein 7, a novel wet adhesive protein from the freshwater quagga mussel Supervisor(s): Prof. Eli Sone Graduate Unit: Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| Apr 27 | Name: Dana El Soufi El Sabbagh |
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Inflammatory Vulnerability in Bipolar Disorder Supervisor(s): Prof. Ana Cristina Andreazza, Prof. Peter Carlen Graduate Unit: Department of Pharmacology |
| Apr 28 | Name: Harrison Thomas McNaughtan |
Evidence-Informed Assistive Technology Selection: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of ATSelect for Teacher Decision-Making and Implementation Supervisor(s): Prof. Todd Cunningham, Prof. Abby Goldstein Graduate Unit: Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development |
| Apr 29 | Name: Dennis William Lee |
“In Death We Trust”: Paradox in Twenty-First Century Indonesian Extreme Metal Supervisor(s): Prof. Joshua David Pilzer Graduate Unit: Faculty of Music |
| Apr 29 | Name: Dennis William Lee |
“In Death We Trust”: Paradox in Twenty-First Century Indonesian Extreme Metal Supervisor(s): Prof. Joshua David Pilzer Graduate Unit: Faculty of Music |
| Apr 29 | Name: Michael Dangana |
AI for Short-horizon Prediction and Hardware-Optimized Resource Orchestration in Cloud Data Systems: Ksurf and Fractal Sort Architectures Supervisor(s): Prof. Hans-Arno Jacobsen Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| Apr 30 | Name: Ian Turner |
Taking Refuge in the House: Domesticity as Critical Practice for Newar Buddhists Supervisor(s): Prof. Christoph Emmrich Graduate Unit: Department for the Study of Religion |
| Apr 30 | Name: Steve Lorteau |
The Institutional Frictions of Climate-Oriented Zoning Reforms Supervisor(s): Prof. Andrew Green Graduate Unit: Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law |
| Apr 30 | Name: Adwitiya Rao |
Tuning ionic conductivity with compositional optimization of disordered Lithium Solid electrolytes Supervisor(s): Prof. Chandra Veer Singh Graduate Unit: Department of Materials Science and Engineering |