Former students

2024

Diana Cecilia Peña, MA, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo

Title Research Paper: Systematic literature review and analysis of the economic values of the ecosystem services provided by wetlands in Canada

2023

Hanna Dijkstra, PhD, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Title thesis: Ripples to waves. How business models and entrepreneurs are propelling the transition towards a sustainable plastic system

Dilruba Fatima Sharmin, PhD, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability

Title thesis: Examining the relationship between climate change and migration and its socio-economic implications in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Caroline Hill Smith, Master of Environmental Studies, Department of Geography and Environmental Management

Title Research Paper: Investigating the economic, environmental, and public health and safety implications of de-icing activities on University of Waterloo campus

2022

Zehua Pan, PhD, Department of Economics

Title thesis: A theoretical and empirical investigation into the economic relationship between forested watersheds and water treatment costs

Trang Vu Quynh Le, MSc, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability

Title thesis: Plastic pollution in the Canadian Great Lakes: Drivers, barriers and policy recommendations

Xingtong Ji, MSc, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability

Title thesis: Economic analysis of best management practices on agricultural land to improve water quality

Alireza Daneshi, PhD, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran (co-supervisor)

Title thesis: Modelling the impacts of climate and land use change on water security in forested watersheds

2021

Leila Eamen, PhD, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan (co-supervisor)

Title thesis: An integrated water resources management framework for robust decision-making in a transboundary river basin

Anders Dugstad, PhD, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Science (co-supervisor)

Title thesis: Applying stated preference methods to value ecosystem services - Methodological challenges and validity tests

2019

Solomon Tarfasa, PhD, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Title thesis: Using discrete choice experiments to inform environmental policy in a developing country context: case studies from Ethiopia

Mehmet Kutluay, PhD, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Title thesis: The value of (avoiding) malaria

2018

Hilary Ndambiri, PhD, University of Pretoria and Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (co-supervisor)

Title thesis: Non-market valuation of motorized emission reductions and air quality improvements in Nairobi, Kenya

2017

Tewodros Kahsay, PhD, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Title thesis: Towards sustainable water resources management in the Nile River Basin: A computable general equilibrium analysis

Matteo Mattmann, PhD, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Title thesis: Testing choice theory using discrete choice experiments in Swiss energy policy

2016

Thu Ha Dang Phan, PhD, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Title thesis: Payments for forest ecosystem services: Global and local assessments of costs and benefits

Bianca van der Kroon, PhD, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Title thesis: Climbing the African energy ladder: Internal and external factors influencing household demand for improved cookstoves and modern fuels in Sub-Saharan Africa