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.
Fall 2024 defences
Wednesday, October 2, 11:00 a.m.
Candidate: Nisar Chattha
Title: Climate-Geoengineering as Development: Applying the Capabilities Approach to Climate Responses in South- Asia
Supervisor(s): Neil Craik
Department/School: Global Governance
Location: Remote
Thursday, September 26, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Sara Saboonian
Title: The Integration of Green Infrastructure and Intensification, the Case of Greater Toronto Area
Supervisor(s): Jeff Casello
Department/School: School of Planning
Location: Hybrid
Friday, September 20, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: Michelle Anagnostou
Title: Disentangling and Demystifying Illegal Wildlife Trade and Crime Convergence
Supervisor(s): Brent Doberstein
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Monday, September 9, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Rafaela de Freitas Maltauro
Title: Flocculation and ingress of cohesive solids in a mountainous gravel-bed river
Supervisor(s): Micheal Stone
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Spring 2024 defenses
Friday, August 23, 10:00 a.m.
Candidate: Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed
Title: Three Tales in Journeys Towards Wisdom: Decolonial Impetuses in Social Innovation
Supervisor(s): Sean Geobey
Department/School: Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Monday, August 12, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Alison Jane Braithwaite
Title: Leaving and moving on from the corporatized workplace: An emotional and feminist economic geography of tension and conflict at work
Supervisor(s): Daniel Cockayne
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, June 25, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Vasundhara Saravade
Title: Identifying the Institutional, Stakeholder, and Behavioral-Level Drivers and Barriers for Scaling the Green Bond Market
Supervisor(s): Olaf Weber; Jason Thistlethwaite
Department/School: Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Friday, June 21, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: Augustine Osei
Title: Assessment of soil carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions in perennial bioenergy crops on low productive agricultural land in southwestern Ontario, Canada
Supervisor(s): Maren Oelbermann
Department/School: Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Monday, June 10, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Matthew Judyn
Title: Analysis of the Impact of Fragmented Coordination During Natural Disaster Responses on Access to Drinking Water Following Cyclone Idai - Beira Case Study
Supervisor(s): Bruce Frayne; Cameron McCordic
Department/School: Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Thursday, May 23, 11:00 a.m.
Candidate: Natasa Popovic
Title: Examining the Ecosystem Evolution of Nikanotee Fen Watershed: An Ecohydrological Perspective
Supervisor(s): Rich Petrone
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, May 21, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Naomi Sunu
Title: Assessing Differences in Household Food Insecurity Vulnerabilities Post-Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique
Supervisor(s): Bruce Frayne; Cameron McCordic
Department/School: Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, May 7, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: David Billedeau
Title: Assessing Adaptations to Global Transformational Events in Canadian
Corporate Social Responsibility Practices
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Wilson
Department/School: Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid