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Doctoral Defence

Congratulations to Yuya Takeda on the successful defence of his doctoral thesis

Please join us in congratulating Yuya Takeda on the successful defence of his doctoral dissertation and completing all PhD graduation requirements!  Dissertation title: Illuminating (Dis)enlightenment: Critical Media Literacy and/or Conspiracy Theories? The Supervisory Committee comprises: Supervisor: Dr. Ryuko KubotaCommittee Members: Drs. Kedrick James (LLED) & Claudia W. Ruitenberg (EDST) The Examiners are:University Examiners: Drs. Theresa Rogers (LLED) & Samuel […]

Yuya Takeda’s Dissertation Defence

Yuya Takeda will have his doctoral defence at 12:30PM on Thurday, September 14, 2023 in Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road). All are welcome to attend. Please arrive 5 minutes early so the exam can begin promptly. The examination committee comprises: Supervisory Committee: Dr. Ryuko Kubota (Supervisor), Drs. Kedrick James & […]

Rosie David’s Dissertation Proposal Presentation

Rosie David will be presenting her dissertation proposal on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM online via Zoom. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67373009332?pwd=NXBBSDFkeDB4SklkL0h5WVZ6cnJQdz09 Supervisors: Drs. Meghan Corella and Ryuko Kubota Committee Member: Dr. Michelle Stack Dissertation Title: LangDisCrit: Counter-storytelling of postsecondary English-as-an-additional-language users with learning disabilities Abstract: Research about learning disabilities (LDs) and students who […]

Congratulations to Asma Afreen on the successful defence of her doctoral thesis

Please join us in congratulating Asma Afreen on the successful defence of her doctoral dissertation and completing all PhD graduation requirements!  Dissertation title: TRANSCULTURAL IDENTITY AND BANGLA HERITAGE LANGUAGE TEACHING The examining committee included:Supervisory Committee: Dr. Bonny Norton (Supervisor), Dr. Margaret Early and Dr. Maureen Kendrick (Committee members)University Examiners: Dr. Samson Nashon (EDCP) and Dr. Sandra Zappa-Holman (LLED).External Examiner: Dr. Gary Barkhuizen […]

Maya Gal’s Doctoral Proposal Defence

Please join us for Maya Gal’s doctoral proposal defence on Wednesday, June 28, 10:00am-12:00pm online via Zoom. Zoom invite link here. All are welcome! Supervisor: Dr. Teresa Dobson Committee members: Drs. Penney Clark and Theresa Rogers Dissertation Title: Investigating Postmemory Relationships with the Holocaust Abstract: In speaking of Holocaust education, Adam Brown (2013) suggests educators […]

Asma Afreen’s Dissertation Defence

Asma Afreen will have her doctoral defence at 9:00 AM on Thurday, July 6, 2023 in Room 203 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road). All are welcome to attend. Please arrive 5 minutes early so the exam can begin promptly. The examination committee comprises: Supervisory Committee: Dr. Bonny Norton (Supervisor), Dr. Margaret Early […]

Giovanna Lucci’s Dissertation Proposal Presentation

Giovanna Lucci will be presenting her dissertation proposal on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:30AM in PCN 1306. All are welcome! Supervisory Committee: Dr. Maureen Kendrick (supervisor), Drs. Margaret Early and Kathryn Accurso (committee members) Dissertation Title: A Community of Stories: A Case Study of Multimodal Storytelling and Collaboration in an Elementary Classroom Abstract: Human beings […]

Amir Michalovich’s Dissertation Defence

Amir Michalovich will have his dissertation defense at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in Room 203 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road). All are welcome to attend. Please arrive 5 minutes early so the exam can begin promptly. The examination committee comprises: Supervisory Committee Members: Drs. Maureen Kendrick and Margaret Early […]

Congratulations to Magdalena Vergara on the successful defence of her doctoral thesis

LLED extends hearty congratulations to Magdalena Vergara on the successful defence of her doctoral thesis! Reading the South in the North:A study of Latin American literature in Vancouver teaching contexts This study explores how Latin American literature is interpreted though grade-school educational practices in Metro Vancouver, Canada, and problematizes potential mechanisms of representation that emerge from such practices through […]

Magdalena Vergara’s Dissertation Defence

Magdalena Vergara will have her dissertation defense at 12:30 PM on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Room 200 of the Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road). All are welcome to attend. Please arrive 5 minutes early so the exam can begin promptly. The examination committee comprises: Research Supervisor: Dr. Teresa Dobson (LLED) Supervisory Committee Members: […]


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