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) |
|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Name: Ernest Akrofi Obeng |
Education in Ghana: Reclaiming it Through a Decolonized Teacher Preparation Supervisor(s): Prof. George JS Dei Graduate Unit: Department of Social Justice Education |
| May 1 | Name: Genevieve Jessiman-Perreault |
The Role of Individual, Health, and Organizational Factors in Understanding Accommodation Needs and Job Disruptions among Workers with Chronic and Episodic Health Conditions Supervisor(s): Prof. Monique Gignac, Prof. Peter Smith Graduate Unit: Department of Public Health Sciences |
| May 1 | Name: Hector-Alfonso Garcia-Mayerstein |
Group 8 Metal Bifunctional Catalysts toward endo- Selective Intramolecular Alkyne Hydrofunctionaliza Supervisor(s): Prof. Datong Song Graduate Unit: Department of Chemistry |
| May 4 | Name: Jongho Jung |
Efficient Modeling for Deciphering Regulatory Genomics Supervisor(s): Prof. Brendan Frey Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| May 4 | Name: Sunguk Jung |
Cultivating Genetics: Harvard’s Bussey Institution and the Rise of an Integrative Science of Heredity Supervisor(s): Prof. Marga Vicedo Castello Graduate Unit: Inst. for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology |
| May 4 | Name: Mete Kemertas |
On Model-Based Reinforcement Learning and Computational Optimal Transport Supervisor(s): Prof. Allan Jepson, Prof. Amir-massoud Farahmand Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| May 4 | Name: Alexandre Tremblay |
Contraints and Design Principles for Engineering Microbial Communities in Biochemical Production Supervisor(s): Prof. Radhakrishnan Mahadevan Graduate Unit: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry |
| May 4 | Name: Ting Lei |
Collision and Rifting at the Eastern Margin of North America: Insights from Full-Waveform Inversion of Dense Array Data Supervisor(s): Prof. Qinya Liu, Prof. Giovanni Grasselli Graduate Unit: Department of Earth Sciences |
| May 5 | Name: Meagen Maria Elizabeth Boisvenue |
Barriers and Facilitators to Operationalizing Clinical Debriefing for Canadian Critical Care Nurses: A Pre-Implementation Study Supervisor(s): Prof. Elizabeth Peter-Hardtke Graduate Unit: Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing |
| May 5 | Name: Meagen Maria Elizabeth Boisvenue |
Barriers and Facilitators to Operationalizing Clinical Debriefing for Canadian Critical Care Nurses: A Pre-Implementation Study Supervisor(s): Prof. Elizabeth Peter-Hardtke Graduate Unit: Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing |
| May 5 | Name: Tuebi Beatrice Porbeni |
Understanding Epistemological Violence: A Decolonial Approach to Nigerian History Curriculum Supervisor(s): Prof. Njoki Wane Graduate Unit: Department of Social Justice Education |
| May 5 | Name: Fatemeh Esmaeili |
Nanotechnology-Enabled Therapeutic and Diagnostic Tools for Personalized Medicine Supervisor(s): Prof. Edward Sargent Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| May 5 | Name: Hassan Asif |
Remixing Devotion: An Exploration of Digital Media Practices in Pakistan Supervisor(s): Prof. Seamus Ross Graduate Unit: Faculty of Information |
| May 5 | Name: Hassan Asif |
Remixing Devotion: An Exploration of Digital Media Practices in Pakistan Supervisor(s): Prof. Seamus Ross Graduate Unit: Faculty of Information |
| May 5 | Name: Kristina Sadye Linda Knox |
The Mind’s Average: Exploring the Relationship between Ensemble Perception and Attention Supervisor(s): Prof. Jonathan Cant, Prof. Jay Pratt Graduate Unit: Department of Psychology |
| May 6 | Name: Preston Jordan Lim |
Judging the ‘Canadian New Deal’: The New Deal Cases and the Development of Canadian Federalism, 1934-1949 Supervisor(s): Prof. James Phillips Graduate Unit: Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law |
| May 6 | Name: Keon Arbabi |
Transcriptomic Profiling of the Cellular Microenvironment in Brain Supervisor(s): Prof. Shreejoy Tripathy, Prof. Michael Wainberg Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| May 7 | Name: Cassandra Freitas |
An Epidemiologic Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination Among People Living with HIV in Ontario Supervisor(s): Prof. Ann Burchell Graduate Unit: Department of Public Health Sciences |
| May 7 | Name: Wenzhangzhi Guo |
Guided Facial Reconstructive Procedures Through Physics-Based Simulation and Visualization Supervisor(s): Prof. Eitan Grinspun, Prof. Lueder Alexander Kahrs Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| May 7 | Name: Merron Woodbury |
Formation and Retrieval of Overlapping Memories Across Development Supervisor(s): Prof. Meg Schlichting Mack Graduate Unit: Department of Psychology |
| May 7 | Name: Aalaya Sahar Milne |
Experiences of Disclosing Harm and Opportunities for Growth in Dance. Supervisor(s): Prof. Gretchen Kerr, Prof. Ashley Stirling Graduate Unit: Department of Kinesiology (Graduate) |
| May 7 | Name: Pooja Nathan |
The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-plant Mutualism Mediated by Extrafloral Nectaries across Spatial and Temporal Scales Supervisor(s): Prof. Megan Frederickson Graduate Unit: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| May 7 | Name: Meghan Michelle Romano |
Midway Modernism: Newfoundland and Labrador Media Infrastructures Supervisor(s): Prof. James Cahill Graduate Unit: Cinema Studies Institute |
| May 7 | Name: Pranav Nair |
Conformational Control of Peptide Macrocycles Through Intramolecular Amine-Amide Hydrogen Bonding Interactions Supervisor(s): Prof. Datong Song, Prof. Hui Peng Graduate Unit: Department of Chemistry |
| May 8 | Name: Lewei Zeng |
Kinetic Control and Thermodynamic Stabilization of Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for All-Perovskite Triple-Junction Photovoltaics Supervisor(s): Prof. Edward Sargent Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| May 8 | Name: Stephanie McConkey |
The Development and Validation of a New Survey Tool that Measures Indigenous Homelessness Supervisor(s): Prof. Janet Smylie Graduate Unit: Department of Public Health Sciences |
| May 11 | Name: Shalini Bahl |
Epigenomic and Single-Cell Dynamics of Transcripti oral Networks in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Supervisor(s): Prof. Mathieu Lupien Graduate Unit: Department of Medical Biophysics |
| May 11 | Name: Giang Nguyen Truong Le |
Next Generation Optogenetic Tools Based on Cyanobacteriochrome GAF Domains Supervisor(s): Prof. G Andrew Woolley Graduate Unit: Department of Chemistry |
| May 11 | Name: Lisa Valerie Cruikshank |
“…coronas regni susceperunt”: Image-Making and Co-Rule in Late-Medieval Queenship, c.1250-c.1370 Supervisor(s): Prof. Shami Ghosh, Prof. Isabelle Cochelin Graduate Unit: Centre for Medieval Studies |
| May 11 | Name: Jules Rene Watson |
A Computational Sociolinguistic Approach for Studying Social Meaning and Gendered Language Supervisor(s): Prof. Suzanne Ava Stevenson, Prof. Barend Beekhuizen Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| May 11 | Name: Hamzah Khan |
Plasma Protein Biomarkers for the Prognosis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Peripheral Artery Disease Supervisor(s): Prof. Mohammad Qadura, Prof. Muhammad Mamdani Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| May 11 | Name: Solomon Duncan Appavoo |
Conformational Control of Peptide Macrocycles Through Intramolecular Amine-Amide Hydrogen Bonding Interactions Supervisor(s): Prof. Andrei Yudin Graduate Unit: Department of Chemistry |
| May 11 | Name: Samra Sheikh |
Where Peace Begins: A Case Study of Educators’ Experiences and Women’s Role in Reconstructing Peace Education after the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda Supervisor(s): Prof. Francine Menashy Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| May 11 | Name: Maureen Dorothy Adamson |
How Senior Administrators Perceive Student Retention in Ontario Colleges Supervisor(s): Prof. Glen Jones Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| May 12 | Name: Jianhui Gao |
Reliable and Efficient Inference under Label Scarcity in Biomedical Research Supervisor(s): Prof. Jessica Gronsbell Graduate Unit: Department of Statistical Sciences |
| May 12 | Name: Cassidy Thomas Tinline-Goodfellow |
Investigating Skeletal Muscle mTORC1 Responses to Novel Stimuli In vitro, Ex Vivo, and In vivo Supervisor(s): Prof. Daniel Moore Graduate Unit: Department of Kinesiology (Graduate) |
| May 12 | Name: Elham Zeinizade |
Application of Ultrasmall Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters to Enhance Cancer Therapy Supervisor(s): Prof. Gang Zheng Graduate Unit: Department of Medical Biophysics |
| May 12 | Name: Suraj Bansal |
Effect of Freestream Unsteadiness on the Performance of an Airfoil Supervisor(s): Prof. Philippe Lavoie Graduate Unit: Institute for Aerospace Studies |
| May 13 | Name: Nina Johanna Helin |
From Development Education to Competences of Global Citizens: Institutionalizing Global Citizenship Education in Estonian Formal Education Policy and Practice Supervisor(s): Prof. Karen Mundy Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| May 13 | Name: Can Ozcan |
Optimization of Low Loss and Fabrication Error Tolerant On-Chip Photonic Components Supervisor(s): Prof. Mohammad Mojahedi, Prof. J Stewart Aitchison Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| May 13 | Name: Carmen Andrea Quezada Hernandez |
Beyond the Classroom: Family Spillovers and Life-Cycle Consequences of Education Policies Supervisor(s): Prof. Elizabeth Ann Dhuey Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Management |
| May 13 | Name: Carmen Andrea Quezada Hernandez |
Beyond the Classroom: Family Spillovers and Life-Cycle Consequences of Education Policies Supervisor(s): Prof. Elizabeth Ann Dhuey Graduate Unit: Graduate Department of Management |
| May 13 | Name: Shannon Brown |
‘The Bros Are All Into Games and Stuff Like That, But Women Are Really About That Sense of Community’: A Feminist Phenomenological Study of Women’s Experiences in Social Virtual Reality Supervisor(s): Prof. Ramona Alaggia Graduate Unit: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
| May 13 | Name: Shannon Brown |
‘The Bros Are All Into Games and Stuff Like That, But Women Are Really About That Sense of Community’: A Feminist Phenomenological Study of Women’s Experiences in Social Virtual Reality Supervisor(s): Prof. Ramona Alaggia Graduate Unit: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
| May 13 | Name: Yongzhen Xie |
Shapeshifting Memory Representations in Category Knowledge Formation and Updating Supervisor(s): Prof. Michael Mack Graduate Unit: Department of Psychology |
| May 13 | Name: Sarah Elizabeth Howden |
Pastoral, Interrupted: Contemporary American Fiction and a New Pastoralism for the Anthropocene Supervisor(s): Prof. Naomi Morgenstern Graduate Unit: Department of English |
| May 13 | Name: Xiao Shang |
Design and Additive Manufacturing of High-performing Metallic Materials via Process and Microstructure Optimization Supervisor(s): Prof. Yu Zou Graduate Unit: Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| May 13 | Name: Thanh Phung |
Hormonal Modulation of Neural and Behavioural Mechanisms Mediating Genital Stimulation-Induced Sexual Behaviour in Mice Supervisor(s): Prof. Ashley Monks Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| May 15 | Name: Hao Li |
The Effect of Rapamycin on the Brain Supervisor(s): Prof. Jason Lerch Graduate Unit: Department of Medical Biophysics |
| May 19 | Name: Charles Katrycz |
On Fluid Self-Assembly of Flow-Optimized Tree Networks Supervisor(s): Prof. Benjamin Hatton, Prof. Glenn Hibbard Graduate Unit: Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| May 19 | Name: Julie Elizabeth Plessl |
Understanding the Symptoms of Critically-Ill Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: A Mixed-Methods Study Supervisor(s): Prof. Samantha Mayo, Prof. Craig Dale Graduate Unit: Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing |
| May 19 | Name: Julie Elizabeth Plessl |
Understanding the Symptoms of Critically-Ill Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: A Mixed-Methods Study Supervisor(s): Prof. Samantha Mayo, Prof. Craig Dale Graduate Unit: Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing |
| May 19 | Name: Alireza Akbarpour Bazargani |
Low-power Mixed-mode equalization in wireline receivers Supervisor(s): Prof. David Andrew Johns Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| May 19 | Name: Mina Amir Asaad |
Numerical Methods for Non-Adiabatic Dynamics with a Finite Gaussian Basis Supervisor(s): Prof. Artur Izmaylov Graduate Unit: Department of Chemistry |
| May 19 | Name: Arash Hoseyninejad |
Max-Pooling Timing Recovery Supervisor(s): Prof. David Andrew Johns Graduate Unit: Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engin. |
| May 20 | Name: Jiahao Zhu |
Stable and High-Performance Membrane Systems for Selective Metal and Organic Separations Supervisor(s): Prof. Jay Werber Graduate Unit: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry |
| May 20 | Name: Kimberly Harding |
Moving Towards Collective Measurement of Chronic Disease Prevention Programs: The Development of Standardized Performance Indicators for Ontario Public Health Units Supervisor(s): Prof. Erica Marie Christine Di Ruggiero Graduate Unit: Department of Public Health Sciences |
| May 20 | Name: Maria Fernanda Yanchapaxi Travez |
Indigenous Minka for Indigenous Yachaykuna Supervisor(s): Prof. Eve Tuck Graduate Unit: Department of Social Justice Education |
| May 20 | Name: Abhishek Madan |
Geometry Processing of Diverse Surface Representations Using Simple Distance Operations Supervisor(s): Prof. David Levin Graduate Unit: Department of Computer Science |
| May 21 | Name: Heng Yue Yao |
Role of VPS33B-VPS16B in Endosomal Maturation, Cargo Trafficking and Golgi Ribbon Formation Supervisor(s): Prof. Walter Kahr Graduate Unit: Department of Biochemistry |
| May 21 | Name: Gavia Lertzman-Lepofsky |
Ecology, Evolutionary History, and Functional Community Structure in Anolis Lizards Supervisor(s): Prof. Luke Mahler Graduate Unit: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| May 21 | Name: Emma Russo |
Neurochemical and Behavioral Characterization of a Novel Mouse Model of Dopamine Transporter Deficiency Syndrome Supervisor(s): Prof. Ali Salahpour, Prof. Amy Ramsey Graduate Unit: Department of Pharmacology |
| May 21 | Name: Jose Gilberto Camacho Valenzuela |
Development of Portable Digital Microfluidic Platforms for Diagnostics and Ultrasensitive Detection Supervisor(s): Prof. Aaron Wheeler Graduate Unit: Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| May 21 | Name: Davood Dadkhah |
Investigating the risk of slipping on ice: Developing a wearable slip detection system Supervisor(s): Prof. Tilak Dutta Graduate Unit: Institute of Biomedical Engineering |
| May 25 | Name: Gioia Azzoli Morasch |
Sustained Leadership Development in International Schools: Reconceptualizing Support and Quality Assurance for the Role of Principal Supervisor(s): Prof. Karen Mundy Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| May 25 | Name: Laura Lam |
Three Essays on Workers and Organizations in Relational Gig Work Supervisor(s): Prof. Jenna Elizabeth Myers Graduate Unit: Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources |
| May 26 | Name: Christos Orfanidis |
Ethics and Decision-making in the Administration of AI-enabled Frontline Service Chatbots in Higher Education Institutions Supervisor(s): Prof. Eric Lavigne Graduate Unit: Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education |
| May 26 | Name: Cindy Ha |
The Dynamics of Inflammasome Activation in the Cel lunar Radiation Response Supervisor(s): Prof. Shane Harding Graduate Unit: Department of Medical Biophysics |
| May 26 | Name: Herng Yi Cheng |
Geometric Constructions For and Against: Geodesics, Sweepouts, and Cohomology Operations Supervisor(s): Prof. Alexander Nabutovsky, Prof. Regina Rotman Graduate Unit: Department of Mathematics |
| May 27 | Name: Cassandra Taber |
PHD2 interactions with HIF⍺ and Their Impact eudohypoxic Disease: A Proline-Rich Tale Supervisor(s): Prof. Michael Ohh Graduate Unit: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology |
| May 27 | Name: Amira Mohamed Sadek Mohamed Abozaid |
Towards species specific learning paradigms: Investigating motivation and reinforcement in Zebrafish Supervisor(s): Prof. Robert Gerlai Graduate Unit: Department of Cell and Systems Biology |
| May 27 | Name: Zhenyu Liu |
Effect of partial drainage on plate anchor capacity in sand Supervisor(s): Prof. Mason Ghafghazi, Prof. Yinghui Tian Graduate Unit: Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
| May 27 | Name: Zhenyu Liu |
Effect of partial drainage on plate anchor capacity in sand Supervisor(s): Prof. Mason Ghafghazi, Prof. Shiao Huey Chow Graduate Unit: Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering |
| May 27 | Name: Paul Weadick |
Trapped in the Wrong World: Transgender and Paranormal Phenomena Supervisor(s): Prof. Dina Georgis Graduate Unit: Women and Gender Studies Institute |
| May 27 | Name: Mohammad Moharrami |
Explaining and Predicting Osteoradionecrosis of the Jaw in Head and Neck Cancer: Toward Personalized Prevention and Care Supervisor(s): Prof. Carlos R. Quinonez, Prof. Michael Glogauer Graduate Unit: Faculty of Dentistry |
| May 27 | Name: Mohammad Moharrami |
Explaining and Predicting Osteoradionecrosis of the Jaw in Head and Neck Cancer: Toward Personalized Prevention and Care Supervisor(s): Prof. Carlos R. Quinonez, Prof. Michael Glogauer Graduate Unit: Faculty of Dentistry |
| May 28 | Name: Yvonne Kar Man Lee |
Improving Health and Well-being in Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases: A Multimethod Exploration of the Role of Physical Fitness and Physical Activity Supervisor(s): Prof. Brian Feldman Graduate Unit: Institute of Medical Science |
| May 29 | Name: Quinlan Tsun-Hei Lee |
Nonlinear Impulse Response Functions and Decomposition Measures for Macroeconomic and Financial Time Series Supervisor(s): Prof. Martin Burda, Prof. Christian Gourieroux Graduate Unit: Department of Economics |
| May 29 | Name: Marim Mazin Barghash |
Mechanisms of Activation of the ClpP Serine Protease by Small Molecules Supervisor(s): Prof. Walid Houry Graduate Unit: Department of Biochemistry |
| May 29 | Name: Levon Leon Tokmakjian |
The Discovery and Characterization of a Cationic Amphiphilic Drug Defense System in Caenorhabditis elegans Supervisor(s): Prof. Peter John Roy Graduate Unit: Department of Pharmacology |
| May 29 | Name: Tong Li |
Statistical Considerations in Bandit Problems: Practical Challenges and Solutions Supervisor(s): Prof. Joseph Williams, Prof. Dehan Kong Graduate Unit: Department of Statistical Sciences |