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