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.
Winter 2025 defences
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
Fall 2024 defenses
Wednesday, December 18, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Margaret Bakelaar
Title: Local Government Planning and Maintenance of Ecological Connectivity in a Fragmented Landscape
Supervisor(s): Michael Drescher
Department/School: School of Planning
Location: Remote
Tuesday, December 17, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: Eleonora Ignatovich
Title: Trendy Dorms for Grown-Ups? The Creation of The Corporate Co-Living Submarket and The Production of Youthified Space
Supervisor(s): Markus Moos
Department/School: School of Planning
Location: Remote
Tuesday, December 10, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Kayleigh Swanson
Title: Urban Justice in a Changing Climate: Rethinking Equity and Justice Criteria to Assess Climate Action Planning in Canadian Municipalities
Supervisor(s): Mark Seasons
Department/School: School of Planning
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, December 10, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Shaieree Cottar
Title: Exploring the Use of Managed Retreat in Canada’s Policy Domain
Supervisor(s): Johanna Wandel
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Remote
Tuesday, November 26, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Maria Bernadette Battaglia
Title: From Fisher Economicus to Fisher Socialis: Investigating the Role of Fisher Behaviour for Effective and Equitable Governance
Supervisor(s): Derek Armitage
Department/School: Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Thursday, October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Candidate: Miranda Louise Hunter
Title: Carbon Emissions and Evaporation Dynamics at Peatlands Under Active Extraction in Alberta and Quebec, Canada
Supervisor(s): Maria Strack; Ian Strachan
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
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