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.
Spring 2026 defences
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
Winter 2026 defences
Tuesday, April 21, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Dipak Bishworkarma
Title: Linking social capital and tourism in post-disaster recovery in Nepal
Supervisor(s): Sanjay Nepal
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Friday, April 17, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Natasha Serrao
Title: Applying Fisher Knowledge and Scientific Data to Understand Species Importance in Chilika Lagoon, India
Supervisor(s): Prateep Nayak
Department/School: School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Thursday, February 26, 7:00 p.m.
Candidate: Lanying Wang
Title: Scalable Deep Learning for Individual Tree Species Classification from Cross-Platform LiDAR Point Clouds
Supervisor(s): Jonathan Li
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Remote
Tuesday, January 20, 1:00 p.m.
Candidate: Patrick Lauriault
Title: The implications of a changing climate in coastal Labrador for caribou and their forage
Supervisor(s): Andrew Trant
Department/School: School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Friday, January 16, 9:30 a.m.
Candidate: Margaret Ellis-Young
Title: Municipal Interpretations of Indigenous-Settler Reconciliation in Planning for Urban Redevelopment and Regeneration
Supervisor(s): Brian Doucet; Janice Barry
Department/School: School of Planning
Location: Hybrid
Friday, January 9, 8:30 a.m.
Candidate: Sarah Fatholahi
Title: Semantic Segmentation of LiDAR Point Clouds for 3D Mapping of Underground Space
Supervisor(s): Jonathan Li
Department/School: Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Remote