Congratulations to new SEED research Masters and PhD graduates

The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) is pleased to recognize 16 new graduates of the Masters of Environmental Studies in Sustainability Management, and 20 new graduates of the PhD in Sustainability Management for the 2025 academic year. The following theses were completed, orally defended and are now publicly available on the University’s thesis depository.

MES in Sustainability Management

• Applicability of Adaptive Co-Management within Indonesian Small-Scale Fisheries — by Murray Lister under the supervision of Prateep Nayak

• Assessing the Economic Viability of Nature-Based Solutions as an Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategy: A Framework for York Region — by Andrea Coxworthy under the supervision of Jeffrey Wilson

• Barriers and Drivers to Sustainable Residential Home Construction in Ontario, Canada: Perspectives from the Construction Sector — by Natalie Katharina Garstka under the supervision of Goretty Dias and Nadine Ibrahim

• Bridging the Gap: Confronting the Disconnect Between Equity Commitments and Realities in Ontario’s Energy Transition — by Ayesha Rahaman under the supervision of Mathieu Feagan and Dan Murray

• Examining Applications of Earth System Law in Canada's Species at Risk Act — by Matthew Rygus under the supervision of Neil Craik

• Food Environments Influence on Food Choices Among Different Socioeconomic Groups — by Josephine Campbell under the supervision of Bruce Frayne

• Governing for Energy Transition in Rentier States — by Alireza Ohadi under the supervision of Neil Craik and Dan Murray

• How Stakeholder Interactions Influence the Transitions between Vulnerability and Viability in a Co-Management Setting: A Case-Study in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh — by Akash Kar under the supervision of Prateep Nayak

• Is Fiji’s Metabolism Built for Resilience? A Socio-Metabolic Risk Perspective — by Bhargav Singh Thakur under the supervision of Simron Singh and Michael Wood

• Losing One’s self: A Case Study of Disaster Recovery Processes Through an Identity Approach — by Duncan Willis under the supervision of Cameron McCordic

• Role of Social Capital and Relational Well-being in Shaping the Community Level Responses to Tropical Cyclones among the Small-Scale Fisheries Communities in Chilika Lagoon, India — by Greeshma Prakash Sherly under the supervision of Prateep Nayak 

• Systematic Review on Information Systems and Their Applicability in Transitioning Small-Scale Fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability. — by Kwamina Nyarku under the supervision of Prateep Nayak

• The Great Migration, Urban Spatial Structure, and Their Economic and Environmental Impacts in the U.S. — by Zixing Shen under the supervision of Juan Moreno-Cruz

• The Role of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and socio-demographics in influencing Pro- climate behaviours — by Mahnoor Hussain under the supervision of Jennifer Lynes 

• Transitioning from Vulnerability to Viability: Fisher community responses to illegal gold mining impacts on small-scale fisheries along the Ankobra river, Ghana — by Prince Agyapong under the supervision of Prateep Nayak 

PhD in Sustainability Management

• Artificial Intelligence as a Social Innovation for Advancing Sustainable Finance During the COVID-19 Pandemic — by Sep Pashang under the supervision of Olaf Weber and Rosella Care

• Driving Higher Education Sustainability: Investigating Practices, Cultural Influence and External Pressures in Nigerian Higher Education Institutions — by Ibrahim Jimoh under the supervision of Olaf Weber and Amr ElAlfy

• Evaluating Municipal Climate Action: An Analysis of Performance Measurement Models, Practices, and Indicators — by Leah Feor under the supervision of Amelia Clarke

• Framing Sustainability: An Analysis of How Cosmetic Brands Integrate Sustainability into Marketing Communication — by Hajar Alviri under the supervision of Jennifer Lynes

• From Intention to Impact: Forestry-related Sustainability Provisions in Trade Agreements —  by Blessing Ajayi under the supervision of Juan Moreno-Cruz and Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger

• Governance for vulnerability to viability transitions in the Transboundary Sundarbans Social-Ecological Systems — by Ruyel Miah under the supervision of Prateep Nayak

• How can information systems assist vulnerable communities in their transition toward viability —  by Elham Mohammadi under the supervisor of Simron Singh and Prateep Nayak

• Impact of Climate Transition Risk on Banks: Regulatory Frameworks, Carbon Pricing and Credit Risk — by Adeboye Oyegunle under the supervision of Olaf Weber and Michael Wood

• Linking Blue Carbon Ecosystems and Water Quality in Coastal Wetlands for Viable Small-Scale Fisheries — by Navya Vikraman Nair under the supervision of Prateep Nayak

• Livelihood Sustainability in the Age of Digital Platforms: Insights from Online Freelancing in Kenya — by Farhan Latif under the supervision of Larry Swatuk and Juan Moreno-Cruz 

• Rethinking Sustainable Tourism Certification: A Bottom-Up Evaluation of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council Framework as Measured by Certification Systems - by Monica Mic under the supervision of Paul F.J. Eagles and Jason Thistlethwaite

• The role of narratives of care in sustainability — by Laura Blanco-Murcia under the supervision of Juan Moreno-Cruz and Jennifer Lynes

• Understanding and Advancing Pro-Environmental Behavior in Hospitality: A Systematic Review and Multi-Method Investigation Using the Fogg Behavior Model — by Durgham Darwazeh under the supervision of Amelia Clarke and Jeffrey Wilson

• 100 mile fibre: The organization and governance of fibresheds in Southern Ontario and Northern Ohio — by Amaryah deGroot under the supervision of Heather Hall and Jennifer Lynes

Learn more about SEED's Masters in Sustainability Management and PhD in Sustainability Management.