The following theses have been submitted to the Dean's Office in the Faculty of Environment.
If you wish to attend a defence as an audience member or review a submission, contact Cynthiya Subramaniam. Please note that the number of attendees for virtual defences is limited and it may not always be possible to accommodate requests. Invitations are sent the day before the defence. For defences that are Held-Without-Public Disclosure, requests must be submitted at least four business days in advance to allow adequate time for signing the required NDA.
Spring 2025 defences
Thursday, July 31, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Ruyel Miah
Title: Governance for vulnerability to viability transitions in the Transboundary Sundarbans Social-Ecological Systems
Supervisor(s): Prateep Nayak
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, July 15, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Navya Vikraman Nair
Title: Linking Blue Carbon Ecosystems and Water Quality in Coastal Wetlands for Viable Small‐Scale Fisheries
Supervisor(s): Prateep Nayak
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Monday, July 14, 1:30 p.m.
Candidate: Emma McDougall
Title: Are We on the Same Track? Using Lived Experiences to Understand the Complex Impacts of New Transportation Investment
Supervisor(s): Brian Doucet
Department/School: School of Planning
Location: Hybrid
Monday, July 14, 11:00 a.m.
Candidate: Jessica Kidd
Title: A Cumulative Effects Assessment approach to improving decision-making for freshwater resource protection and restoration
Supervisor(s): Simon Courtenay
Department/School: School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Monday, July 7, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Weikai Tan
Title: High‐resolution Digital Terrain Modelling for Urban Flood Mapping with Deep Learning
Supervisor(s): Jonathan Li
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Remote
Monday, June 16, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: Sana Hayat
Title: Analyzing Linguistic, Educational, and Socio-demographic factors for Economic Integration of Immigrants in Canada: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study
Supervisor(s): Philip Bigelow
Department/School: School of Planning
Location: Remote
Friday, June 13, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Dan Kraus
Title: Bending the curve of biodiversity loss: Identifying barriers and opportunities to accelerate endangered species recovery in Canada
Supervisor(s): Stephen Murphy
Department/School: School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Wednesday, June 11, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Leah Feor
Title: EVALUATING MUNICIPAL CLIMATE ACTION: AN ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT MODELS, PRACTICES, AND INDICATORS
Supervisor(s): Amelia Clarke
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Tuesday, June 3, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Amaryah deGroot
Title: 100 mile fibre: The organization and governance of fibresheds in Southern Ontario and Northern Ohio
Supervisor(s): Heather Hall; Jennifer Lynes
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Monday, June 2, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: Murdoch McKinnon
Title: Development of Ecohydrological Processes on a Partially Removed Well Pad Undergoing Restoration to a Peatland on the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta, Canada
Supervisor(s): Rich Petrone; Felix Nwaishi
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Friday, May 16, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Nathanael Bergbusch
Title: PROTECTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL WATER THROUGH COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT: INTERNATIONAL, CANADIAN, AND SASKATCHEWAN EXAMPLES
Supervisor(s): Simon Courtenay
Department/School: School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Monday, May 12, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: Misty Matthews-Roper
Title: Between the Covers and Beyond the Page: Gauging the Impact of Climate Fiction through Ecocritical Analysis and Virtual Book Club Observations
Supervisor(s): Brendon Larson
Department/School: School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Winter 2025 defences
Tuesday, April 22, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Blessing Ololade Ajayi
Title: From Intention to Impact: Forestry-related Sustainability Provisions in Trade Agreements
Supervisor(s): Juan Moreno Cruz; Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Thursday, April 10, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Elham Mohammadi
Title: How can information systems assist vulnerable communities in their transition toward viability?
Supervisor(s): Simron Singh; Prateep Nayak
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Monday, April 7, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: Syeda Tasnia Hasan
Title: DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF THE REMAINING CARBON BUDGET
Supervisor(s): Michael Wood
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, April 1, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Adeboye Tosin Oyegunle
Title: Impact of Climate Transition Risk on Banks: Regulatory Frameworks, Carbon Pricing and Credit Risk
Supervisor(s): Olaf Weber; Michael Wood
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Thursday, January 30, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Oluwabamise Afolabi
Title: Long-term biophysical conditions and carbon dynamics of temperate swamps in Southern Ontario, Canada
Supervisor(s): Maria Strack
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Wednesday, January 29, 1:30 p.m.
Candidate: Zixing Shen
Title: The Great Migration, Urban Spatial Structure, and Their Economic and Environmental Impacts in the U.S.
Supervisor(s): Juan Moreno-Cruz
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Wednesday, January 15, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Jodi Koberinski
Title: Imagining Shared Food Futures: Limits of Settler Colonial Knowledge Systems
Supervisor(s): Steffanie Scott
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, January 14, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Yixin Chen
Title: Transition to electric vehicles: the importance of macro and micro influences on spatial and temporal patterns
Supervisor(s): Jean Andrey
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Monday, January 13, 10:00 a.m.
Candidate: Yusof Ghiasi
Title: Application of GNSS Reflectometry for the Monitoring of Lake Ice Cover
Supervisor(s): Claude Duguay
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Friday, January 10, 10:30 a.m.
Candidate: Yi (Abby) Wang
Title: Uncovering the understudied role of microtopography and ground cover on evapotranspiration partitioning in high-elevation wetlands in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Supervisor(s): Richard Petrone
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Friday, January 10, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Monica Mic
Title: Refining Ecolodge Certification: A Bottom-Up Evaluation of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council Framework as Measured by Certification Systems
Supervisor(s): Paul Eagles; Jason Thistlethwaite
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote