
PhD candidate Alain Gauthier successfully defended his thesis on Friday, August 21, 2009. Dr. Gauthier presented his thesis research entitled “Examining Physical Activity among Northeastern Ontario Francophones: Do Language and Geography Matter” to an audience of approximately 25 faculty, staff and supporters. He is the first graduate from the School of Rural and Northern Health at Laurentian University. He will participate in the convocation ceremony on October 31, 2009. From left to right: Dominic Giroux, president of LU, Alain Gauthier, and Nancy Young, Canada Research Chair, Rural and Northern Children’s Health and professor in the School of Rural and Northern Health.