Theses - 2015 to 2019

Theses 2015-2019
Type Thesis Title Supervisor(s) Author Year
Ph.D. Uncharted Paths: The Use of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM) among Sub-Saharan Africans living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Rosenberg, Mark Amegbor, Prince 2019
Ph.D. Evolving High Arctic Landscapes: A Fluvial Geomorphic Perspective Lamoureux, Scott Beel, Casey 2019
Ph.D. Holocene paleohydrological variability and change in the Timmins region, Ontario, Canada Lamoureux, Scott Boreux, Max 2019
Ph.D. Communicating Places, Ideas, and Canadian Identity In A Changing World: A Social Biography of Thomas Clarence Cummings, 1904-1996 Osborne, Brian and Schwartz, Joan Campeau, Mary 2019
Ph.D. The Impacts of Disruptive Technological Change in the Southern Ontario Automotive Parts Industry Holmes, John Carey, Jeffrey 2019
Ph.D. Impact of aerosols on surface solar radiation and gross primary productivity over cropland and grassland ecosystems in North China Chen, Dongmei Feng, Yao 2019
M.Sc. A high spatial resolution satellite remote sensing time series analysis of Cape Bounty, Melville Island, Nunavut (2004-2018) Treitz, Paul Freemantle, Valerie 2019
M.Sc. INVESTIGATING SUBSURFACE FLOW DELIVERY TO A SMALL HIGH ARCTIC RIVER Lamoureux, Scott and Lafreniére, Melissa Gillman, Matthew 2019
M.Sc. Predicting Carbon Accumulation in Temperate Forests of Ontario Using a LiDAR-Initialized Growth-and-Yield Model Scott, Neal, and Treitz, Paul Paulina Marczak 2019
M.Sc.

Fine-Scale Ground Surface Vertical Displacement and Soil Water Processes in the Canadian High Arctic

Lamoureux, Scott McFadden, Sarah 2019
M.A. Decolonizing Public Places and Public Memory: Kingston Ontario Godlewska, Anne Nelson, Elizabeth 2019
Ph.D. Social Control and Public Water in Cochabamba, Bolivia McDonald, David Razavi, Nasya 2019
Ph.D. Liberal Order and Climate Control: Ontario Parks as Environmental Settler Colonialism Godlewska, Anne Rose, Johnathan 2019
Ph.D. "Ma vie est vraiment différente de ce que je pensais": A life-story analysis of geographies and gendered subjectivities of Francophone mothers in Kingston Godlewska, Anne Simard-Gagnon, Laurence 2019
M.Sc. An Evaluation of Spatial Lyme Disease Risk at Regional and Health Unit Scales Using Remotely Sensed Surface Temperature, GIS-Based Habitat Suitability Data and Population Modelling Chen, Dongmei Woodstock, Katherine 2019
M.A. Change on the Sacred Hill and Plains: Haudenosaunee Perspectives of Camp Mohawk and the Thunderwater Movement in Tyendinaga Territory, Ontario (1917-1918) Lovell, W. George Barberstock, Ryan 2018
Ph.D.

Geography, Geographers, and the Geographies of Antiracism

Kobayashi, Audrey Choi, Andrea 2018
Ph.D.

Forests, Beetles, and Climates in British Columbia's Central Interior: Historical Geographies of Paradigm Change in Forest Science and Management, 1945 - Present

Cameron, Laura Jean and Mabee, Warren Earley, Sinead 2018
Ph.D.

Walking Toward Respect: Historical Geographies of Nature and Possibility in UNESCO MAB'S Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve

Cameron, Laura Jean Grossutti, Christine 2018
PhD "Are You High?": Emotional geographies of everyday life with diabetes Davidson, Joyce Hanks, Gentry 2018
Ph.D.

A Dream Denied: The Fight Against the Mass Eviction of Families in Chicago and Jacksonville, USA

Kobayashi, Audrey Lewis, Nemoy 2018
Ph.D. ¡Somos La Puya! (We Are La Puya!): Community Resistance to Canadian Mining Company Operations in Guatemala Lovell, W. George Pedersen, Alexandra 2018
M.Sc. Multi-Year (2007-2017) Mercury (Hg) Concentration and Fluxes From Small High Arctic Rivers Impacted by Landscape Disturbance Lamoureux, Scott Pope, Michael 2018
M.A. Can Rural Communities Support Aging Populations?  A Case Study in South Frontenace Township, Ontario, Canada Rosenberg, Mark Raymer, Nicole 2018
Ph.D.

Exposing the Colonial Mind: Epistemologies of Ignorance and Education in Ontario, Canada

Godlewska, Anne Schaefli, Laura 2018
Ph.D. Modelling Forest Inventory and Biophysical Variables for an Uneven-Aged Forest Using Multi-Source Remotely-Sensed Data Treitz, Paul Shang, Chen 2018
Ph.D.

A Framework with Improved Spatial Optimization Algorithms to Support China’s “Multiple-plan Integration” Planning at the County Level

Chen, Dongmei Song, Mingjie 2018
M.A. Access and Wait Times: A Geographic Exploration of Diagnostic Imaging in Ontario Rosenberg, Mark Talan, Breah 2018
M.Sc. Investigating dissolved organic matter cycling in High Arctic ponds and soils Lafrenière, Melissa Thiel, Gillian 2018
MSc Best case utilization of residual forest biomass streams in the pulp and paper industry Mabee, Warren Webb, Emma 2018
Ph.D. Field Experiments: Critical Historical Geographies of Canada's Central Experimental Farm, 1886-1938 Cameron, Laura Jean Anderson, Peter 2017
M.A.

“A New Way Forward”: Reconciliation through Indigenous Social Innovation

Rosenberg, Mark Barberstock, Shyra 2017
M.Sc.

Landscape variability of vegetation change across the forest to tundra transition of central Canada

Treitz, Paul and Danby, Ryan Bonney, Mitchell 2017
M.A.

“Ancient Spirit, Modern Mind”: Documenting Huu-ay-aht First Nations' Journey to the Maa-Nulth Treaty Through Community-Based Archival Research

Castleden, Heather Calabretta, Marc 2017
Ph.D.

A critical geography of physical activity: Investigating the role of gender in gym environments

Rosenberg, Mark and Davidson, Joyce Coen, Stephanie 2017
Ph.D.

Landscape-scale variability in the composition, growth and pattern of alpine treeline vegetation

Danby, Ryan Dearborn, Katherine 2017
Ph.D.

Creoles of Louisiana’s Southwest: Race, place, and belonging

Kobayashi, Audrey Giancarlo, Alexandra 2017
Ph.D. Fine-Scale Mechanisms Influencing Germination Success, Seedling Growth and Survival in an Alpine Forest-Tundra Ecotone Danby, Ryan Kambo, Dasvinder 2017
Ph.D.

Remote Sensing of the Canadian Arctic: Modelling Biophysical Variables

Treitz, Paul Liu, Nanfeng 2017
Ph.D.

Towards improved life cycle assessment of environmental systems: geographical perspectives on multi-scale challenges in the context of bioenergy feedstock production

Mabee, Warren Manion, Nathan 2017
Ph.D. The New Local Governance of Immigration in Canada: Local Immigration Partnerships and their role in Immigrant Settlement and Integration in Small- and Medium-sized Ontarian Cities Kobayashi, Audrey and Murakami Wood, David Pero, Rebecca 2017
M.Sc.

Subsurface water flow pathways in the canadian High Arctic

Lamoureux, Scott Peters, Jessica 2017
M.Sc. Arctic Char Otolith Records of Recent Limnological Change in High Arctic Lakes Lamoureux, Scott and Kyser, Kurt Roberts, Kaitlyn 2017
M.A.

Public Project, Private Developer: Understanding the Impact of Local Policy Frameworks on the Public-Private Housing Redevelopment of Regent Park in Toronto, Ontario

Donald, Betsy and Letourneau, Marcus Robinson, Trevor 2017
M.Sc.

Long-term (2003 - 2016) dissolved inorganic nitrogen fluxes from paired High Arctic catchments

Lamoureux, Scott Schevers, Amanda 2017
Ph.D.

Learning New Relationships: Settler Responsibilities, HUU-AY-AHT First Nations' Self-Government, and Implementing the MAA-NULTH Treaty

Castleden, Heather Sloan Morgan, Vanessa 2017
Ph.D.

Health inequalities of older people in China

Rosenberg, Mark Yang, Mengqi 2017
M.Sc. Impacts of Enhanced Temperature and Snow Deposition on Senescence Date, Vegetation Cover, and CO2 Exchange in a Canadian High Arctic Mesic Ecosystem Scott, Neal Arruda, Sean 2016
M.Sc. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Carbon Dioxide Exchange for a Wet Sedge Plant Community, Melville Island, NU Scott, Neal and Treitz, Paul Blaser, Amy 2016
M.A. Autonomy for Whom? Towards Understanding Socio-Spatial Implications of Emerging Autonomous Vehicle Murakami-Wood, David and Mullings, Beverley Day, Jennifer 2016
M.Sc. Remote Sensing of Vegetation Change Across a Latitudinal Gradient in the Canadian Arctic Treitz, Paul Edwards, Rebecca 2016
Ph.D. The Financialization of Food:  An Inquiry into the 2008-2011 Food Price Spikes Donald, Betsy Field, Sean 2016
Ph.D. Retro-Neoliberalism: Elite Counter-Protest in Latin America, 1940-1975 Lovell, W. George Henderson, Victoria 2016
M.Sc. Long-Term Hydroclimatic Change and Interannual Variability in Water Sources, Apex River (Iqaluit), Baffin Island, Nunavut Lafrenière, Melissa and Lamoureux, Scott Kjikjerkovska, Elizabeta 2016
M.Sc. Anticipating Climate-Induced Changes to Forest Cover in Ontario and the Implications for Future Bioenergy Development Mabee, Warren Malo, Lauren 2016
Ph.D. Landscape Patterns of Permafrost Disturbance and Degradation in the Canadian High Arctic Lamoureux, Scott and Treitz, Paul Rudy, Ashley 2016
M.A. An Examination of Current Approaches to Integrative indigenous and Western Knowledge System Implementation in Water Research and Management: A Case Study Encomapssing the Colonized Geographies of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States Castelden, Heather Stefanelli, Robert 2016
Ph.D. Healthy Immigrants?  Healthy Workers? High-Skilled Immigrants Working in Low-Skilled Jobs in Ottawa, Canada Rosenberg, Mark Subedi, Rajendra 2016
M.Sc. Applying Life Cycle Assessment and Modelling to Analyze the Environmental Sustainability of Public Transit Modes for the City of Toronto Mabee, Warren Taylor, Ashton 2016
Ph.D. Conflict Geographies of Water Pollution in Thrace Region of Turkey Kobayashi, Audrey Acara, Eda 2015
M.A.

Mixing health and geography: A study of risks associated with cardiovascular disease for the Punjabi Sikh population in the Regional Municipality of Peel

Rosenberg, Mark Bains, Gurveer 2015
M.Sc. Thermal Evidence for Surface and Subsurface Water Contributions to Baseflow in a High Arctic River Lamoureux, Scott Bolduc, Christopher 2015
M.Sc. The use of NDVI and Tree Ring-widths to Evaluate Changes in Vegetation Production in a Mountainous Boreal Landscape Danby, Ryan Brehaut, Lucas 2015
M.Sc. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Net Carbon Exchange in the Polar Semi-Desert Vegetation Type on Melville Island, Nunavut Scott, Neal and Treitz, Paul Buckely, Emma 2015
Ph.D. Planting Stories, Feeding Communities: Knowledge, Indigenous Peoples and Film Lovell, W. George Chaput, Paul 2015
M.Sc. Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Lyme Disease Risk Due to Climate Change in Southern Ontario from 2001 to 2014 Chen, Dongmei Cheng, Angela P.Y. 2015
M.A. Ensalada Mixta: Geographical Explorations of Food and Cuba McDonald, David Davidson, Melanie Josee 2015
Ph.D. Carceral Acoustemologies: Sonic Enactments of Space and Power in Prisons Davidson, Joyce and Cameron, Laura Jean Hemsworth, Katie 2015
Ph.D. Caring Places for Dementia: Examining the Continuum of Care in Rural and Small Town Ontario Rosenberg, Mark Herron, Rachel 2015
M.A.

(Neo)Liberal Scripts: Settler Colonialism and the British Columbia School Curriculum

Godlewska, Anne Lamb, Christopher 2015
M.A. What is wrong with this picture? Indigenous artists contest the "place" of Indigenous people in Canada Kobayashi, Audrey Loh, Paula 2015
M.A. Employment Associated with Renewable and Sustainable Energy Development in the Kingston Region Mabee, Warren MacCallum, A. Megan 2015
Ph.D. Legitimating Displacement:  Exploring the Blame-game of Gentrification Discourse Godlewska, Anne Massey, Jennifer 2015
M.A. Accessing English Language Education in Urban Immigrant Gateways: The Case of Ottawa Donald, Betsy Prabhu, Alyson 2015
M.A. Migrant Workers and the Canadian Live-in Caregiver Program: The Impact on Multigenerational Family Kobayashi, Audrey Salvador, Roselyn 2015
Ph.D. Estimating Forest Structure from LIDAR and High Spatial Resolution Imagery for the Prediction of Succession and Species Composition Treitz, Paul and Scott, Neal Van Ewijk, Karin Y. 2015
M.A. Villagisation for our Time: Neoliberal Governmentality and the Experiences of Villagised Burundian Returnees Mullings, Beverley Weima, Yolanda 2015
M.A. (Re)assembling "Japantown": A Critical Toponymy of Planning and Resistance in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Kobayashi, Audrey and Masuda, Jeff Wideman, Trevor 2015
Ph.D. Old Age, Place and Care: The Experiences of Aging in Place in Beijing, China Rosenberg, Mark Yu, Jie 2015