{"id":1284,"date":"2015-12-22T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/pocarb\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:07:22","slug":"successful-dissertation-defences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/pocarb\/successful-dissertation-defences\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful Dissertation Defences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Amy Beaudry who successfully defended her PhD dissertation on Monday, September 29, 2025! The title of her dissertation is <a><em>\u201cUnderstanding the mechanisms of men\u2019s behaviour change programs across modalities:<\/em><\/a><em> Moving from in-person to virtual in Ontario.\u201d<\/em> Amy is currently completing her postdoctoral clinical residency at Starling Community Services in Kitchener, working with children, youth, and young adults, and at the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Monique Tremblay who successfully defended her PhD dissertation on March 10, 2021! The title of her dissertation is \u00a0<em>\u201cAn investigation of the contribution of cognitive biases to anger outcomes and reactive aggression in individuals with high trait anger.\u201d<\/em> Monique completed her postdoctoral clinical residency The Hospital for Sick Children, with rotations in cardiology and chronic pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Deanna Klymkiw who successfully defended her PhD dissertation on July 30, 2022! The title of her dissertation is <em>\u201cIntegrated youth service preferences of justice-involved youth and their caregivers: A discrete choice conjoint experiment.\u201d<\/em> Deanna completed her postdoctoral clinical residency at St. Joseph Healthcare in Hamilton with a primary rotation in the Forensic Psychology Stream and a secondary rotation at the Youth Wellness Hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations also to Jessica who, earlier this afternoon (October 10, 2018), at Convocation, received two distinguished awards given to graduating students, the Ryerson Gold Medal and the Board of Governors Student Leadership Medal, Ryerson\u2019s two highest awards. From all of us at the PoCaD Lab, way to go Jessica!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Sutherland who successfully defended her PhD dissertation this morning (August 27, 2018)! The title of her dissertation is \u201cDoes social rejection increase susceptibility to peer influence? Testing a model of social rejection, physiological stress, and peer influence on risky driving among adolescents and young adults.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Ashley Ward who successfully defended her PhD dissertation this afternoon (December 15, 2016)! The title of her dissertation is \u201cCracking the code: A critical discourse analysis of the Canadian Code of Ethics for psychologists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Sandy Oziel who successfully defended her PhD dissertation this afternoon (September 9, 2016)! The title of her dissertation is \u201cThe reliability and validity of the SAPROF among forensic mental health patients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Newman who successfully defended her PhD dissertation this morning (April 15, 2016)! The title of her dissertation is \u201cApplying a modified version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to predict reactive physical aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Holly Wilson who successfully defended her PhD dissertation this morning (December 22, 2015)! The title of her dissertation is \u201cPredicting recidivism of Aboriginal youth offenders: A look at an established risk assessment tool and culturally-specific predictors.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Dr. Amy Beaudry who successfully defended her PhD dissertation on Monday, September 29, 2025! 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