Driftwood Tones Nature Poetry of Beauty & Presence Book Launch
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THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATE SEMINAR 2023
Guest Speaker Series Presented By:

Prof. Tenille Brown
"Regulating Emerging Technologies: norms, entry points and frameworks"

Thursday, September 14th, 2023
2:30 pm


Professor Tenille E Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University where she teaches in the areas of technology law, property law, wills and estates, and Aboriginal legal issues and serves as the Faculty Advisor for the Intellectual Property Law Clinic housed at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. Her research examines the intersection between land, property, geography and technology, with a focus on spatial theory. Professor Brown is a member of the Center for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa, and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa. Professor Brown is a barrister and solicitor at the Bar of Ontario and as a practising lawyer she worked with the Samuelson Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest law clinic, where she worked on a privacy matter heard at the Supreme Court of Canada and provided legal advice to technology start-up companies. Tenille holds an LLM from the University of Ottawa in the field of Aboriginal law and an LLB (Scots law) from the University of Dundee, Scotland. Prior to her academic work, Tenille worked in the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland) as a legal officer in a national feminist rights organisation.


To register for this virtual event, please email grad.compsci@lakeheadu.ca and a Zoom link will be shared.

Everyone is welcome.

Please join Funding Officer Allison Whately-Doucet and special guests for an informal information session for CIHR CGS-M and CGS-D. We will offer tips on completing your application and answer questions.

Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 782722

Please join us for Stephanie's Final PhD Dissertation Defense on Tuesday, September 12th, beginning at 2:30pm via Zoom.

Dissertation Title: Exploring the Role of Cannabis in Fatal Car Crashes and A Survey of Canadian's Beleifs, Cannabis Use Behaviours & Decision-Making Processes Related to Cannabis

Supervisor: Dr. Michel Bedard and Dr. Amanda Maranzan
Supervisory Committee Member: Dr. Deboarh Scharf
Internal Examiner: Dr. Aislin Mushquash
External Examiner: Dr. Mark Asbridge
GSC Rep: Dr. Rupert Klein

Please email grad.psych@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link and passcode.

Please join us for Tiffany's Final PhD Dissertation Defense on Wednesday, September 13th, beginning at 3:00pm via Zoom.

Dissertation Title: Posttraumatic Growth, Depreciation, and Psychopathology Following Sexual Victimization: A Unified Model of Predictors

Supervisor: Dr. Edward Rawana
Supervisory Committee Member: Dr. Rupert Klein
Internal Examiner: Dr. Josephine Tan
External Examiner: Dr. Chantal Boucher
GSC Rep: Dr. Gordon Hayman

Please email grad.psych@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link and passcode.

Speaker: Prof. Huifeng Li, visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the USA
Title: “Innovative Non-Invasive Sampling of Intestinal Contents to Enhance Microbiome Screening for Human Health”

Host: Dr. Wensheng Qin

All are welcome to attend this in-person seminar.

Please join us for Smruthi Venkateshan's , MA Clinical Psychology, Final M.A. Thesis Defense September 15th starting at 9:30am. This is a hybrid defense and will take place in ATAC 5033

Student name: Smruthi Venkateshan

Title: Facial Emotion Perception in Women with Symptoms of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Supervisor: Dr. Kirsten Oinonen
Second Reader: Dr. Mike Wesner
External Examiner: Dr. Josephine Tan
GSC Rep: Dr. Gordon Hayman

Please email admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link and passcode

Please join us for Mila Popovic's final MA Thesis Defense. This is a hybrid defense. Should you wish to attend in person, this will take place in ATAC 5035.

Student name: Mila Popovic

Title: Do the Stigma of Mental Illness and the Stigma of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Intersect?

Supervisor: Dr. Maranzan
Second Reader: Dr. Tan
External Examiner: Dr. Klein
GSC Rep: Dr. Hayman

Please email admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for Zoom link and passcode.

Please join us for Micaela Sheinin's Final MA Thesis Defense. This is a hybrid defense. Should you wish to attend in person this will take place in ATAC 5035.

Student name: Micaela Shenin

Title: Cannabis Use Among Women Experiencing Menstrual Cycle Distress

Supervisor: Dr. Mazmanian
Second Reader: Dr. Oinonen
External Examiner: Dr. Maranzan
GSC Rep: Dr. Klein

Please email admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for Zoom link and passcode

Please join us for Mikayla Franczak's Final MA Thesis Defense. This is a hybrid defense, if you wish to attend in person, it will take place in ATAC 5035.

Title: Emerging Adults Perceptions of their Family Systems: Resilience, Connections, and Satisfaction in the Later Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Supervisor: Dr. Mirella Stroink
Second Reader: Dr. Deborah Scharf
External Examiner: Dr. Edward Rawana
GSC Rep: Dr. Gordon Hayman

Please email admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link and passcode