Doctoral Examinations & Schedule
The Final Oral Examination (FOE) is the capstone experience of your doctoral studies. General information about the FOE is outlined in the SGS Calendar. A Doctoral Exam Schedule (see calendar below) listing current thesis defenses is updated periodically.
Additionally, you may find helpful the Guidelines for the Doctoral FOE, a PDF 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 Student Accounts website under Current Fall-Winter Fee & Refund Schedules.
Doctoral Examination Schedule
| Exam Date | Student Name | Exam Information (Thesis, Supervisor(s), Graduate Unit) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 6 | Name: Julia Rice Mattison |
Cest livre est a moy: French Books and Fifteenth- century England Supervisor(s): Prof. Alexandra Gillespie Graduate Unit: Department of English |
| Jul 6 | Name: Leah Montange |
Spaces of Unfreedom: Interior Immigration Detention and Carceral Immigration Enforcement in the US Pacific Northwest Supervisor(s): Prof. Michelle Buckley Graduate Unit: Department of Geography and Planning |
| Jul 6 | Name: Nadezhda Roumeliotis |
Medication Errors in Critically Ill Children: Evid ence, Event Rate and Harm Analysis Supervisor(s): Prof. Christopher Parshuram Graduate Unit: Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation |
| Jul 6 | Name: Mark William Gower |
Transcriptomic Characterization of B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Identifies Novel Biomarkers of High-Risk Disease and Novel Mechanisms of L-Asparaginase Supervisor(s): Prof. Cynthia Guidos Graduate Unit: Department of Immunology |
| Jul 6 | Name: Jennifer Yin Yee Kwan |
Novel Immunometabolic Therapies and Prognostic Markers for Lymphedema Supervisor(s): Prof. Fei-Fei Liu Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Jul 6 | Name: Erinn Leah Acland |
Emotion-related Processes in Children: Links to Aggression and Prosociality Supervisor(s): Prof. Tina Malti Graduate Unit: Department of Psychology |
| Jul 7 | Name: Lin Xie |
Ni Stability in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Supervisor(s): Prof. Donald Kirk Graduate Unit: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry |
| Jul 7 | Name: Christopher Dobronyi |
Non-parametric Identification and Estimation of Demand and Preferences using Scanner Data Supervisor(s): Prof. Christian Gourieroux Graduate Unit: Department of Economics |
| Jul 7 | Name: Sachin Anand Kumar |
Molecular Biology of Childhood Brain Tumours Supervisor(s): Prof. Michael Taylor Graduate Unit: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology |
| Jul 7 | Name: Dorrin Zarrin Khat |
Cardioprotective Effects of Combined Treatment with Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitor and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist in a Mouse Model of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Supervisor(s): Prof. Mansoor Husain Graduate Unit: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology |
| Jul 7 | Name: Adam Joshua Reiner |
Aided Navigation and SkyMap: An Investigation of Human Spatial Navigation with an Augmented Reality Mirrored Map Supervisor(s): Prof. Gregory Jamieson, Prof. Justin Hollands Graduate Unit: Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering |
| Jul 7 | Name: Sebastien Roche |
Measurements of Greenhouse Gases from Near- infrared Solar Absorption Spectra Supervisor(s): Prof. Kimberly Strong Graduate Unit: Department of Physics |
| Jul 7 | Name: Tim Jiang |
The Role of HSP90C in Chloroplast Maturation and Thylakoid Protein Transport Supervisor(s): Prof. Rongmin Zhao Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| Jul 8 | Name: Devin Lea Ward |
Intraspecific Shape Variation in the Bony Labyrinth Supervisor(s): Prof. Mary Teresa Silcox, Prof. T. Bence Viola Graduate Unit: Department of Anthropology |
| Jul 8 | Name: Heidi Anne White |
Characterizing Star Formation Processes in Clumpy Turbulent Disk Galaxies with DYNAMO Supervisor(s): Prof. Roberto Abraham Graduate Unit: Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Jul 8 | Name: Derek Kramer |
A New Kind of Energy: Atomic Science in the Cold War Koreas 1945-1960. Supervisor(s): Prof. Andre Schmid Graduate Unit: Department of East Asian Studies |
| Jul 8 | Name: Michael Jacob Borrett |
Single Cell Transcriptional Approaches to Understanding the Life of Mammalian Neural Stem Cells Supervisor(s): Prof. Freda Miller, Prof. David Kaplan Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Jul 8 | Name: Alysha Sultan |
Neurostructural, Neurofunctional and Neurocognitive Correlates of Cannabis Use in Adolescent Supervisor(s): Prof. Benjamin Goldstein Graduate Unit: Department of Pharmacology |
| Jul 8 | Name: Norzin Shrestha |
The Neural Basis of a Circadian Oscillator Underlying Time Memory Supervisor(s): Prof. Martin Ralph Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| Jul 9 | Name: Forooz Soroor |
Revised subunit order of mammalian septin complexes explains their in vitro polymerization properties Supervisor(s): Prof. William Trimble Graduate Unit: Department of Biochemistry |
| Jul 9 | Name: Thomas Michael David Bamford |
Application of Unmanned Aerial Systems to Blast Optimization in Open Put Mines Supervisor(s): Prof. Kamran Esmaeili Graduate Unit: Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
| Jul 9 | Name: Janessa Griffith |
Evaluation of a Choosing Wisely Canada Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Testing in the Emergency Department Supervisor(s): Prof. Wendy Levinson Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Jul 12 | Name: Artane Jeremie Siad |
Monogenic Fields with Odd Class Number Supervisor(s): Prof. Arul Shankar Graduate Unit: Department of Mathematics |
| Jul 12 | Name: Jessie Mei Lim |
Cerebral Hemodynamics, Oxygen Metabolism and Brain Growth in Congenital Heart Disease Supervisor(s): Prof. Martin Post, Prof. Mike Seed Graduate Unit: Department of Physiology |
| Jul 12 | Name: Tianyi Jia |
Robust Statistical Arbitrage: Trading Foreign Exchange Triplets and Trading Assets with Short Term Alphas Supervisor(s): Prof. Sebastian Jaimungal Graduate Unit: Department of Statistical Sciences |
| Jul 13 | Name: Lillian Ruth Rivkin |
The Effects of Urbanization on the Ecology and Evolution of Species Interactions Supervisor(s): Prof. Marc Johnson Graduate Unit: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| Jul 13 | Name: Helen Loo Yau |
Epigenetic Therapy as a Primer for Immunotherapy Supervisor(s): Prof. Daniel De Carvalho Graduate Unit: Department of Medical Biophysics |
| Jul 13 | Name: Sean Capener |
The Time That Belongs to God: The Christian Prohibition on Usury in the 12th-13th Centuries and the Making of the Subject of Debt Supervisor(s): Prof. Ruth Marshall Graduate Unit: Department for the Study of Religion |
| Jul 13 | Name: Sonhita Chakraborty |
Investigation of the Biological Function of Plant Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Ion Channel 2 in Auxin Signaling Supervisor(s): Prof. Keiko Yoshioka Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| Jul 15 | Name: John David Theodore DeGrow |
Reading the Theatre: A Lens-based Method for Reading Venued Theatre Companies and their Facilities Supervisor(s): Prof. Stephen Johnson Graduate Unit: Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies |
| Jul 15 | Name: Tianshu Lu |
Theory and Applications of Priority Queue in Healthcare Management Supervisor(s): Prof. Opher Baron, Prof. Dmitry Krass Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Management |
| Jul 15 | Name: Jane Delia Francis |
Parkdale Infant Nutrition Security Targeted Evaluation Project (PINSTEP): Formative Research Supervisor(s): Prof. Deborah O’Connor, Prof. Daniel Sellen Graduate Unit: Department of Nutritional Sciences |
| Jul 15 | Name: Scott David Smale |
Observation of a Transition Between Dynamical Phases in a Harmonically Trapped Degenerate Fermi Gas Supervisor(s): Prof. Joseph Thywissen Graduate Unit: Department of Physics |
| Jul 15 | Name: Tyler Saumur |
Muscle Matters: Understanding How Muscle Function Contributes to Reactive Stepping Performance Supervisor(s): Prof. Sunita Mathur, Prof. Avril Mansfield Graduate Unit: Rehabilitation Sciences Institute |
| Jul 15 | Name: Ifah Arbel |
An Exploration of How Age and Aging Shape Caregiving Experiences in Oldest-Old Spousal Caregivers of People with Dementia Supervisor(s): Prof. Deirdre Dawson Graduate Unit: Rehabilitation Sciences Institute |
| Jul 16 | Name: Jamile Jaafar Ghaddar |
Provenance in Place: Archives, Settler Colonialism & the Making of a Global Order Supervisor(s): Prof. Nadia Caidi Graduate Unit: Faculty of Information |
| Jul 16 | Name: Christopher Dong Hyun Go |
A Proximity Biotinylation Map of a Human Cell Supervisor(s): Prof. Anne-Claude Gingras Graduate Unit: Department of Molecular Genetics |
| Jul 16 | Name: Ye Ji An |
Chromosome 16q is a locus for tumor suppression in breast cancer Supervisor(s): Prof. Sean Egan Graduate Unit: Department of Molecular Genetics |
| Jul 19 | Name: Rahul Arora |
Creative Visual Expression in Immersive 3D Environments Supervisor(s): Prof. Karan Singh Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| Jul 19 | Name: Sadia Butt |
Neighbourhood Engagement in Urban Forest Governance: A Case Study of Resident Associations in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Supervisor(s): Prof. Sandy Smith, Prof. Faisal Moola Graduate Unit: Faculty of Forestry |
| Jul 19 | Name: Sadia Butt |
Neighbourhood Engagement in Urban Forest Governance: A Case Study of Resident Associations in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Supervisor(s): Prof. Sandy Smith, Prof. Faisal Moola Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Forestry |
| Jul 19 | Name: Yueming Xi |
Syntax development and its relation with vocabulary and reading comprehension among ELLs and EL1s Supervisor(s): Prof. Esther Geva Graduate Unit: Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development |
| Jul 19 | Name: Ashley Jennifer Barnes |
Compensation in a Changing International Legal Order Supervisor(s): Prof. Karen Knop Graduate Unit: Faculty of Law |
| Jul 19 | Name: Demetrios Alibertis |
The Social and Cultural Framework of the Syriac Exegete’s World: The Dependence of Syriac Christian Commentators on Rabbinic Traditions Supervisor(s): Prof. Amir Harrak Graduate Unit: Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations |
| Jul 20 | Name: Keegan Selig |
The Use of Dental Topographic Analysis in the Examination of Microsyopid (Mammalia, ?Primates) Evolution, Dietary Change, and Intraspecific Variation Supervisor(s): Prof. Mary Teresa Silcox Graduate Unit: Department of Anthropology |
| Jul 20 | Name: Juan Sebastian Vargas Soto |
Community Disturbance and Host-Parasite Interactions at the Wildlife-Domestic Interface in a Neotropical Biodiversity Hotspot Supervisor(s): Prof. Peter Kalman Molnar Graduate Unit: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| Jul 20 | Name: Marissa Anne Davies |
Drivers of Holocene Carbon Uptake and Release in Peatlands of the Hudson’s Bay Lowlands, Canada Supervisor(s): Prof. Sarah Finkelstein Graduate Unit: Department of Earth Sciences |
| Jul 20 | Name: Tanya Valerie Kizovski |
A “Shocking” Investigation into Life on Mars: Examination of the Structural and Chemical Effects of Shock in Hydrous Phases in Martian Meteorites Supervisor(s): Prof. Kimberly Tait Graduate Unit: Department of Earth Sciences |
| Jul 20 | Name: Thivia Jegathesan |
Rethinking the Assessment of Hyperbilirubinemia in Preterm Infants Supervisor(s): Prof. Joel Ray Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Jul 20 | Name: Pooriya Alimoradi Pilehrood |
Zand-i Vahman Yasht: A Zoroastrian Apocalypse in New Persian Supervisor(s): Prof. Enrico Raffaelli Graduate Unit: Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations |
| Jul 22 | Name: Miriam Hird-Younger |
The Productivity of Mistrust: Negotiating Partnerships in Ghana’s Development Sector Supervisor(s): Prof. Girish Daswani, Prof. Bianca Jane Dahl Graduate Unit: Department of Anthropology |
| Jul 22 | Name: Glenn Franklin Wilson Walpole |
Cell Physiology of Innate Immunity and Its Subversion by Intracellular Pathogens Supervisor(s): Prof. Sergio Grinstein, Prof. John Brumell Graduate Unit: Department of Biochemistry |
| Jul 22 | Name: Tyler Kaster |
Electoconvulsive Therapy for Hospitalized Patients with Depression Supervisor(s): Prof. Simone Vigod Graduate Unit: Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation |
| Jul 22 | Name: Luka Sheppard |
The M-Region of alpha-Catenin Cooperates with Canoe, Ajuba, Vinculin and alpha-Actinin to Support Adhesion During Drosophila Embryonic Morphogenesis Supervisor(s): Prof. Ulrich Tepass Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| Jul 23 | Name: Sylvie Spraakman |
Bioretention systems for stormwater management: assessment, performance and changes over time Supervisor(s): Prof. Jennifer Anne Pauline Drake Graduate Unit: Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
| Jul 23 | Name: Danielle Jacobson |
An Institutional Ethnography of the Social Relations that Shape Reproductive Health Care Experiences for Women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting/Circumcision (FGC) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Supervisor(s): Prof. Gillian Einstein, Prof. Daniel Grace Graduate Unit: Department of Public Health Sciences |
| Jul 23 | Name: James Miles |
Teaching and learning for historical justice: A comparative case study of four sites of history education Supervisor(s): Prof. Ruth Sandwell Graduate Unit: Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning |
| Jul 23 | Name: Allysa Khan |
The Politics of Identity and Space: Muslim Female Students’ Discourses on Their Experiences in Secular High Schools Supervisor(s): Prof. Diane Gerin-Lajoie Graduate Unit: Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning |
| Jul 23 | Name: Paul Bzonek |
Non-structural Deterrents and Opportunistic Dispersal in an Invasive Fish: The Role of Individual Variation on Movement Supervisor(s): Prof. Nicholas Mandrak Graduate Unit: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| Jul 23 | Name: Joyce Mason |
Essays on Immigrant Mental Health: A Look at Health Reporting, Model Identification, and Policy Changes Supervisor(s): Prof. Claire de Oliveira, Prof. Audrey Laporte Graduate Unit: Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation |
| Jul 26 | Name: Edward Parker |
In The Margins of Justice: The Negotiation of Social Values in Athenian Forensic Oratory Supervisor(s): Prof. Victoria Wohl Graduate Unit: Department of Classics |
| Jul 26 | Name: Feng Liu |
Thermal Concentration of Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite Tailings for Nickel Recovery Supervisor(s): Prof. Mansoor Barati Sedeh, Prof. Samuel Walton Marcuson Graduate Unit: Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| Jul 27 | Name: Sivakami Meena Mylvaganam |
Biophysical regulation of endothelial functions by a polarized spectrin cytoskeleton. Supervisor(s): Prof. Sergio Grinstein Graduate Unit: Department of Biochemistry |
| Jul 27 | Name: Megan Grace Roberts |
Surface-Modification of Rod-Like Nanoparticles with Functional Copolymers via Copper Catalyzed Click Chemistry for Applications in Cancer Drug De Supervisor(s): Prof. Mitchell Winnik Graduate Unit: Department of Chemistry |
| Jul 27 | Name: Lysa Langevin |
The Role of NCX1 in the Pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease Supervisor(s): Prof. Rae Yeung Graduate Unit: Department of Immunology |
| Jul 27 | Name: Brent James Huchuk |
A data-driven study of connected residential thermostats to investigate user behavior, thermal modelling, and optimal control of HVAC systems Supervisor(s): Prof. Scott Sanner, Prof. Liam OBrien Graduate Unit: Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering |
| Jul 27 | Name: Laura Kathleen Vergeer |
A Comparison of the Product (Re)formulation Actions and Commitments of the Top Packaged Food and Beverage Companies in Canada Supervisor(s): Prof. Mary L’Abbe Graduate Unit: Department of Nutritional Sciences |
| Jul 28 | Name: Sang Hyun Lim |
Investigating the Dynamic CFTR Interactome using the Mammalian Membrane Two-Hybrid (MaMTH) platform Supervisor(s): Prof. Igor Stagljar Graduate Unit: Department of Biochemistry |
| Jul 28 | Name: Jannah Margaret Wigle |
No one can decide for us the solutions are within us: Rhetoric and Reality of Youth Participation and Power in Sexual and Reproductive Health Decision-Making in Malawi Supervisor(s): Prof. Anne-Emanuelle Birn Graduate Unit: Department of Public Health Sciences |
| Jul 28 | Name: Eleni Triantafillou |
Towards Strong Generalization from Few Examples Supervisor(s): Prof. Richard Zemel, Prof. Raquel Urtasun Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| Jul 28 | Name: Yecid Ortega Paez |
Pedagogies of Be[Ing], Be[Longing] and Be[Coming]: Social Justice and Peacebuilding in the English Curriculum of a Marginalized Colombian Public High School Supervisor(s): Prof. Antoinette Gagne Graduate Unit: Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning |
| Jul 28 | Name: Sherif Nagib Abbas Seha |
Brain Biometrics under Auditory Stimulation for Human Identity Recognition Supervisor(s): Prof. Dimitrios Hatzinakos Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| Jul 28 | Name: Daniel Di Matteo |
Inference of Anxiety and Depression from Smartphone-Collected Data Supervisor(s): Prof. Jonathan Rose, Prof. Martin Katzman Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| Jul 28 | Name: Liangji Lu |
Current Programmed Mode and Fast Transient Control Techniques for Multi-Level Flying Capacitor Converters Supervisor(s): Prof. Aleksandar Prodic Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| Jul 28 | Name: Marwan Althagafi |
CSF1 Maintains Myeloid Cell Homeostasis in The Aortic Intima Supervisor(s): Prof. Myron Cybulsky Graduate Unit: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology |
| Jul 28 | Name: Caitlin Di Paolo |
Investigating the Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Kallikrein-related Peptidases in Inflammatory Dermatoses Supervisor(s): Prof. Eleftherios Diamandis Graduate Unit: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology |
| Jul 28 | Name: Kali Iyer |
Exploiting Diverse Chemical Collections to Uncover Novel Antifungals Against Human Fungal Pathogens Supervisor(s): Prof. Leah Cowen Graduate Unit: Department of Molecular Genetics |
| Jul 28 | Name: Shin-Hann Alex Lee |
Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Drosophila Alzheimer’s Disease Models Supervisor(s): Prof. Gabrielle Boulianne Graduate Unit: Department of Molecular Genetics |
| Jul 28 | Name: Li Ern Chern |
Magnetic Field Induced Phases in Kitaev Magnets: A Semiclassical Analysis. Supervisor(s): Prof. Yong Baek Kim Graduate Unit: Department of Physics |
| Jul 28 | Name: Melissa Wilson |
The Paradox of Equity in Ontario’s Public Education System: The Making of an Epistemology of Ignorance Supervisor(s): Prof. Abigail Bakan Graduate Unit: Department of Social Justice Education |
| Jul 28 | Name: Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka |
An Evaluative Case Study of Japanese Undergraduate Students’ Gains in Intercultural Competence as Learning Outcomes in Malaysia and Thailand Supervisor(s): Prof. Ruth Hayhoe Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| Jul 29 | Name: Pushpa Hamal |
Political Economy of Road Building in Nepal: Limits of Social Transformative Change Supervisor(s): Prof. Shahrzad Mojab Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| Jul 29 | Name: Morgan Bennett |
Vertical Oscillations in the Solar Neighbourhood and the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy Supervisor(s): Prof. Jo Bovy Graduate Unit: Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Jul 29 | Name: Laila Rahman |
Troubling Intersections: Physical Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Bangladesh Supervisor(s): Prof. Gillian Einstein Graduate Unit: Department of Public Health Sciences |
| Jul 29 | Name: Ivan Telpukhovskiy |
On the geometry of the Thurston metric on Teichmuller spaces: geodesics that disobey an analogue of Masur’s criterion Supervisor(s): Prof. Kasra Rafi Graduate Unit: Department of Mathematics |
| Jul 30 | Name: Sarah Kavassalis |
Insights Into the Role of Meteorology on Improving Model-Measurement Agreement of Oxidants in Forested Environments Supervisor(s): Prof. Jennifer Murphy Graduate Unit: Department of Chemistry |
| Jul 30 | Name: Brahmdeep Singh Saini |
Quantifying Placental Function Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Supervisor(s): Prof. Mike Seed, Prof. John Kingdom Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| Jul 30 | Name: Amir Sariri Khayatzadeh |
Three Essays on the Role of Information in the Development of Early-Stage Start-Up Supervisor(s): Prof. Ajay Agrawal Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Management |
| Jul 30 | Name: Uri Seroussi |
A Systematic Analysis of Argonaute Proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans Supervisor(s): Prof. Julie Claycomb Graduate Unit: Department of Molecular Genetics |
| Jul 30 | Name: Adarsh Seshachalam Patri |
Exotic phenomena emerging from localized multipolar degrees of freedom Supervisor(s): Prof. Yong Baek Kim Graduate Unit: Department of Physics |