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