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Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Hilda Fernandez Alvarez
October 25, 2022
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The Department of Geography would like to recognize Hilda Fernandez Alvarez for the successful defence of her PhD thesis.
Congratulations Hilda – well done!
Details of the Defence
Title: Mapping the discursive spaces of trauma and healing in mental health: The Institutional Unconscious.
Examining Committee: Dr. Stijn Vanheule (external examiner, Ghent University, Belgium), Dr. Clint Burnham (internal examiner, SFU English and associate member of SFU Geography), Dr. Samir Gandesha (committee member, SFU Institute for the Humanities), Dr. Marina Morrow (committee member, York University) and Dr. Magie Ramírez, (SFU Geography) for chairing the defence.