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 the departmental coordinator. 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 2026 defences
Wednesday, September 16, 10:00 a.m.
Candidate: Lina Zschenderlein
Title: Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow
Supervisor(s): Richard Kelly
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: In-person
Thursday, September 10, 8:30 a.m.
Candidate: Honzhang Xu
Title: Deep Learning-based Identification and Change Detection of Oil/Gas Well Pads Using Satellite Imagery
Supervisor(s): Jonathan Li
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Remote
Spring 2026 defences
Monday, August 24, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Jillene Diamond Marlowe
Title: Unpacking Carbon Accounting: An Analysis On How To Enhance Impact Through Internal Financial Systems
Supervisor(s): Amelia Clarke
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Monday, August 10, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Tyler Blackman
Title: Working flexible still: remote work, hybrid work, and the future of work in Ontario’s technology sector
Supervisor(s): Daniel Cockayne
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: In-person
Monday, August 10, 10:00 a.m.
Candidate: Ying Zhou
Title: Decarbonization in Cities: Using an institutional lens to uncover time, place and partnership for addressing local climate challenges.
Supervisor(s): Amelia Clarke
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Friday, July 24, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Morgan Boyco
Title: The Promise and the Practice of Digital Participatory Planning
Supervisor(s): Janice Barry
Department/School: Planning
Location: Hybrid
Wednesday, July 8, 12:30 p.m.
Candidate: Jacqueline Ouellette
Title: Protest, Pandemic, and Progressive Lifestyles in Digital Discourse: Understanding Legitimacy and Discursive Behaviours for Community Resilience
Supervisor(s): Jennifer Lynes Murray
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Thursday, June 25, 10:30 a.m.
Candidate: Renan Cai
Title: Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban processes in a university town: Neighbourhood change, transit development, and crime
Supervisor(s): Su-Yin Tan
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: In-person
Tuesday, June 23, 11:00 a.m.
Candidate: Kevin Bonnell
Title: A Multi-Scalar Framework for Understanding Evictions: Racialization, Resistance, and Housing Justice in Toronto, Canada
Supervisor(s): Peter Johnson
Department/School: Planning
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, June 11, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Cloe St-Hilaire
Title: Digital divide and financialization in Canada’s rental housing sector: An epistemological critique of technology in urban space
Supervisor(s): Martine August
Department/School: Planning
Location: Remote
Monday, June 8, 11:00 a.m.
Candidate: Majid Mirza
Title: Sustainability Management in Private Capital Markets: Important and Distinct, yet Underexplored: Institutional Pressures, Legitimacy, and ESG Disclosure
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Wilson
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Wednesday, May 27, 2:00 p.m.
Candidate: Naima Samuel
Title: Exploring Structure, Agency and Equity in Cross-Sector Partnerships for Advancing Sustainability and Climate Goals
Supervisor(s): Amelia Clarke / Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Department/School: School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Tuesday, May 19, 10:00 a.m.
Candidate: Kourosh Mahvash
Title: Architecture, Capitalism, and Social Good
Supervisor(s): Jeremy Pittman
Department/School: Planning
Location: Hybrid
Monday, May 11, 12:00 p.m.
Candidate: Indra Noyes
Title: The Politics of Agroecology as a Discursive Frame in Global Food Governance
Supervisor(s): Jennifer Clapp
Department/School: Global Governance
Location: Remote
Tuesday, May 5, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Angeline Ram
Title: Intersectional Incivility in Aviation: Socio-Spatial Relation, Constrained Agency, and Safety Reporting
Supervisor(s): Daniel Cockayne
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid