The following theses have been submitted tothe Dean's Office in the Faculty of Environment.
If you wish to attend a defence as an audience member or review a submission, contact Cynthiya Subramaniam.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 fourbusiness days in advance to allow adequate time for signing the required NDA.
Spring 2025 defences
Tuesday, August 5, 12:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Paolo Ciardulli
վٱ:Examining Enabling Conditions of Multi-loop Social Learning in Integrated Flood Risk Management: A Case Study of the Ontario Conservation Authorities and their Networks
ܱǰ():Brent Doberstein
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Thursday, July 31, 9:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Ruyel Miah
վٱ:Governance for vulnerability to viability transitions in the Transboundary Sundarbans Social-Ecological Systems
ܱǰ():Prateep Nayak
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, July 22, 1:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Maryam Bayatvarkeshi
վٱ:Hydroclimatic influence of seismic line disturbances based on field measurements and modelling across Alberta, Canada
ܱǰ():Maria Strack;Scott Ketcheson
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, July 15, 9:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Navya Vikraman Nair
վٱ:Linking Blue Carbon Ecosystems and Water Quality in Coastal Wetlands for Viable Small‐Scale Fisheries
ܱǰ():Prateep Nayak
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Monday, July 14, 1:30 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Emma McDougall
վٱ:Are We on the Same Track? Using Lived Experiences to Understand the Complex Impacts of New Transportation Investment
ܱǰ():Brian Doucet
Department/School:School of Planning
Location: Hybrid
Monday, July 14, 11:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Jessica Kidd
վٱ:A Cumulative Effects Assessment approach to improving decision-making for freshwater resource protection and restoration
ܱǰ():Simon Courtenay
Department/School:School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Monday, July 7, 9:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Weikai Tan
վٱ:High‐resolution Digital Terrain Modelling for Urban Flood Mapping with Deep Learning
ܱǰ():Jonathan Li
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Remote
Monday, June 16, 12:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Sana Hayat
վٱ:Analyzing Linguistic, Educational, and Socio-demographic factors for Economic Integration of Immigrants in Canada: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study
ܱǰ():Philip Bigelow
Department/School:School of Planning
Location: Remote
Friday, June 13, 1:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Dan Kraus
վٱ:Bending the curve of biodiversity loss: Identifying barriers and opportunities to accelerate endangered species recovery in Canada
ܱǰ():Stephen Murphy
Department/School:School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Wednesday, June 11, 9:00 a.m.
Candidate: Leah Feor
վٱ:EVALUATING MUNICIPAL CLIMATE ACTION: AN ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT MODELS, PRACTICES, AND INDICATORS
ܱǰ():Amelia Clarke
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote
Tuesday, June 3, 9:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Amaryah deGroot
վٱ:100 mile fibre: The organization and governance of fibresheds in Southern Ontario and Northern Ohio
ܱǰ():Heather Hall; Jennifer Lynes
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Monday, June 2, 12:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Murdoch McKinnon
վٱ:Development of Ecohydrological Processes on a Partially Removed Well Pad Undergoing Restoration to a Peatland on the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta, Canada
ܱǰ():Rich Petrone; Felix Nwaishi
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Friday, May 16, 1:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Nathanael Bergbusch
վٱ:PROTECTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL WATER THROUGH COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT: INTERNATIONAL, CANADIAN, AND SASKATCHEWAN EXAMPLES
ܱǰ():Simon Courtenay
Department/School:School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Monday, May 12, 12:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Misty Matthews-Roper
վٱ:Between the Covers and Beyond the Page: Gauging the Impact of Climate Fiction through Ecocritical Analysis and Virtual Book Club Observations
ܱǰ():Brendon Larson
Department/School:School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Location: Hybrid
Winter 2025 defences
Tuesday, April 22, 9:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Blessing Ololade Ajayi
վٱ:From Intention to Impact: Forestry-related Sustainability Provisions in Trade Agreements
ܱǰ():Juan Moreno Cruz; Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Thursday, April 10, 9:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Elham Mohammadi
վٱ:How can information systems assist vulnerable communities in their transition toward viability?
ܱǰ():Simron Singh; Prateep Nayak
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Monday, April 7, 12:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Syeda Tasnia Hasan
վٱ:DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF THE REMAINING CARBON BUDGET
ܱǰ():Michael Wood
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, April 1, 9:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Adeboye Tosin Oyegunle
վٱ:Impact of Climate Transition Risk on Banks: Regulatory Frameworks, Carbon Pricing and Credit Risk
ܱǰ():Olaf Weber; Michael Wood
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Thursday, January 30, 1:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Oluwabamise Afolabi
վٱ:Long-term biophysical conditions and carbon dynamics of temperate swamps in Southern Ontario, Canada
ܱǰ():Maria Strack
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Wednesday, January 29, 1:30 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Zixing Shen
վٱ:The Great Migration, Urban Spatial Structure, and Their Economic and Environmental Impacts in the U.S.
ܱǰ():Juan Moreno-Cruz
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Hybrid
Wednesday, January 15, 1:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Jodi Koberinski
վٱ:Imagining Shared Food Futures: Limits of Settler Colonial Knowledge Systems
ܱǰ():Steffanie Scott
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Tuesday, January 14, 1:00 p.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Yixin Chen
վٱ:Transition to electric vehicles: the importance of macro and micro influences on spatial and temporal patterns
ܱǰ():Jean Andrey
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Monday, January 13, 10:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Yusof Ghiasi
վٱ:Application of GNSS Reflectometry for the Monitoring of Lake Ice Cover
ܱǰ():Claude Duguay
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Friday, January 10, 10:30 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Yi (Abby) Wang
վٱ:Uncovering the understudied role of microtopography and ground cover on evapotranspiration partitioning in high-elevation wetlands in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
ܱǰ():Richard Petrone
Department/School:Geography and Environmental Management
Location: Hybrid
Friday, January 10, 9:00 a.m.
䲹Ի徱岹ٱ:Monica Mic
վٱ:Refining Ecolodge Certification: A Bottom-Up Evaluation of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council Framework as Measured by Certification Systems
ܱǰ():Paul Eagles; Jason Thistlethwaite
Department/School:School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Location: Remote