Defences held in person have locations listed with the date below. Zoom information for virtual exams is not listed; if you are interested in attending one of these defences, please contact the candidate's department or graduate.doctoral@ubc.ca. Zoom links are available one week prior to the defence.
- 308A, Frank Forward Building, 6350 Stores Rd
Shaun Cooke
Materials Engineering
FAST: An Efficient Semi-Analytical Thermal Model for Part-Scale Simulation and Beam Trajectory Planning in Powder Bed Fusion
- Zoom
Devon Heroux
Oncology
Copper Ionophores as Inducers of Immunogenic Cell Death: A Mechanistic and Therapeutic Evaluation
- 146, ICICS, 2366 Main Mall
Mir Rayat Imtiaz Hossain
Computer Science
Learning Efficient Representations for Generalizable Segmentation in Data-Limited Scenarios
- Buchanan Penthouse (501), Buchanan, 1866 Main Mall
Kousaku Yui
Philosophy
Socio-Functionalism: A Theory of Persons and Selves
- Room 200
Jack Hughes
Mathematics
Numerical Bifurcation Study of a Mass Conserved Reaction-Diffusion Model for Actin Waves: Unravelling Motility Modes of Cells
- Zoom
Daniel Rojas Lozano
Political Science
Strategic Concessions: Elites, Redistribution, and Social Stability in Latin America
- Zoom
Sarah Wheeler
Cell & Developmental Biology
Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury: Remyelination as a Therapeutic Target in Aging
- Room 200
Kumar Pankaj Gupta
Neuroscience
Open-Source Real-Time Feedback System for Shaping Cortical and Behavioral Motor Dynamics in Mice Reveal Altered Cortical Networks and Behavior with Closed-Loop Training
- Room 200
Brett Collinge
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Integrating Molecular Approaches to Advance the Diagnostic Framework of Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas
- 14th floor meeting room, BC Cancer Research Centre, 675 W 10th Ave
LIAM MACPHEE
Oncology
Exploring the Role of MicroRNA-204 in KMT2A-MLLT3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Room 203
Nada Alaifan
Psychology
Valence Influences on Episodic Memory: A Cognitive Processing Account
- Room 200
Jill Morris
Curriculum and Pedagogy
A Curriculum of Revelation: Jean-Luc Marion's Saturated Phenomena in the Classroom
- Room 200
Erin Egeland
Educational Studies
Same Deck of Cards, Different Shuffle: Conceptualizing Financial Literacy Education in the B.C. K-12 Curriculum, 1988-2018
- Room 203
Xuan Lin
Civil Engineering
Rapid Genomic Monitoring of Municipal Wastewater and Treatment Facilities with Nanopore Sequencing
- Room 203
Hashim Migaybil
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Data-Efficient Deep Learning for Predictive Modelling of Conventional Single Slope Solar Stills: Leveraging Transfer Learning and Tailored Data Augmentation Strategies.
- Zoom
Alexandra Ruddy
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
School-Based Support for Students Experiencing Mental Health Challenges: A Case Study
- Room 200
Lok Yi Wong
Social Work
Exploring the Use of Formal Support Services by Chinese People Living with Dementia: An Institutional Ethnography
- Zoom
Dalia Alghamdi
Bioinformatics
Introduction of Omics Metadata into Biobanking Ontology
- Room 200
Ahmed Kamel
Civil Engineering
Real-Time Safety and Mobility Assessment Using Extreme Value Theory Modeling: An Investigation Using Real-World Self-Driving Vehicles
- Room 200
Alida O'Connor
Forestry
Understanding Collaborative Landscape Governance to Inform Integrated Landscape Approaches: Evidence from Ghana and Zambia
- Room 200
Ziyue Zhang
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Rheology Aging and Adhesion to Aminated Polyolefins
- 202, School of Population and Public Health, 2206 East Mall
Jean Damascene Makuza
Population and Public Health
Evaluating Hepatitis B Care Outcomes in Rwanda: Insights from National Program Data
- Koerner Conference Room, Brain Research Centre, UBC Hospital, 2211 Wesbrook Mall
Isabella Gallello
Neuroscience
Investigating the Role of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in the Production of Hyperkatifeia During Opioid Withdrawal
- Room 200
Hana Travers-Smith
Forestry
Mapping Vegetation Structure and Carbon Dynamics Across the Canadian Forest-Tundra Ecotone Using Multi-Scale Remote Sensing
- 5108, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall
Shane O'Neill
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Role of Transient Pore Pressures and Effective Stresses in Progressive Slope Failure
- 3113, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, 950 West 28th Avenue
Tariq Bhat
Cell & Developmental Biology
Evaluating Targeted Drug Therapies for Pediatric Tumors Using the Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Xenograft Model
- 5018, Biodiversity Research Centre, 2212 Main Mall
Penelope Kahn
Zoology
Genetic Mechanisms and Fitness Consequences of Rapid Evolution in Severe and Complex Metal-Contaminated Environments: Evolutionary Rescue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- 5104, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall
Jeroen Goumans
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Geochemical Tracing and Characterization of Subduction-Zone Fluids and Fluid-Rock Interaction in Modern-Style and Archean Tectonic Systems
- 202, Chemical and Biological Engineering Building, 2360 East Mall
Victoria French
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mycelium as an Advanced Functional Material
- Room 200
Isaiah Betinol
Chemistry
Data-Driven Approaches to Interrogate Selectivity and Generality in Asymmetric Catalysis
- Zoom
Davide Zappulli
Philosophy
Creation and Creativity in Early Daoism
- 202, Chemical and Biological Engineering Building, 2360 East Mall
Sreenath Raghunath
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Development of Sustainable Cement Composites: Understanding the Effect of Cellulosic Additives and Waste Biomass
- 204, Chemical and Biological Engineering Building, 2360 East Mall
Pu Yang
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Molten Salt Strategies for Preparation of Biocarbon Towards Advanced Pore Structure and Supercapacitor Applications
- Zoom
Michelle Hunsche
Psychology
Mind-Reading Too Much or Too Little? Social-Cognitive Style & Social Anxiety Among Autistic Young Adults
- Room 200
Kennedy Joanne Borle
Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program
Investigating Unmet Need for Clinical Genetic Services in Canada
- 4223, Biological Sciences Building, 6270 University Blvd
Pei-Hsuan Wu
Zoology
Comparative Neurobiological Investigations of Sensory Representation in Diverse Species
- Room 203
Sang-Wha Sien
Computer Science
Designing for Inclusive Mental Health: Interactive Technologies for Storytelling, Connection, and Support
- 5104, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall
Kira Musiyachenko
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Tracing the Evolution of the Archean Cratonic Mantle Using Lu-Hf Isotopes
- Room 200
Fiza Arshad
Neuroscience
Audiovisual Cues and Immersion across Gambling and Sports: Cognitive, Behavioral, and Physiological Perspectives
- 5108, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall
Donald Lake
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
In-Flight Vitrification of Granite, Shale, and Basalt for Scalable Glassy Supplementary Cementitious Materials
- SWNG 106, West Mall Swing Space Building, 2175 West Mall
Julia Nakamura
Psychology
Prosociality "In the Wild": Understanding Prosocial Engagement in Everyday Life
- Zoom
Simangele Mabena
Language and Literacy Education
Teaching and Learning Together: A Multiple-Case Study of D/deaf and Hearing Teaching Partnerships in South Africa
- Zoom
Ang Nan Gu
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Towards Point-of-Care Echocardiography Aortic Stenosis Screening with Deep Learning
- Room 200
Glory Apantaku
Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Health in the Climate Crossroads: Exploring the Integration of Health in Climate Policy and Practice in Canada
- Comeakin Room, Comeakin Building, Quw'utsun Cultural Centre, 200 Cowichan Way, Duncan, BC
Jennifer Murray
Population and Public Health
Bringing Healthy Birth Back to Quw'utsun: Examining Determinants of an Elevated Rate of Preterm Birth in Quw'utsun (Cowichan Valley) Territory, British Columbia, Canada
- Zoom
Pritam Dash
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Software Solutions for Mitigating Physical Attacks Against Robotic Autonomous Vehicles
- Room 200
Jessica Wind
Language and Literacy Education
Making it Work: Cultural Discourse in Dungeons & Dragons Homebrew Communities of Practice
- Room 200
Daniel Ramandi
Cell & Developmental Biology
Sensorimotor Processing in Huntington Disease: From Behavior to Circuit
- Zoom
KATHERINE BERTONI
Nursing
Building Capacity for a Palliative Approach to Care for People with Chronic, Life-Liming Conditions in the Primary Care Context