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SEDRD Graduate Student Society

SEDRD GSS is in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph. The organization is comprised of and represents graduate students from the Ph.D. in Rural Studies Program, the Master of Landscape Architecture Program, the Rural Planning & Development Program, and the Capacity Development Program.

The SEDRD GSS website is a place for students to network, connect and find out what's happening on campus and off. On this site you will find information on topics like careers, student work and events.

Visit the SEDRD GSS website (www.uoguelph.ca/clubs/sedrdgss) for more information.

A sample of recent and current Rural Studies graduate students is listed here, with advisors identified, research topics, and current positions as appropriate.

Student Name (Advisor): Research topic or current position.

• Rosemond Anim-Somuah (H. Hambly Odame):  Radio as a Tool for Social change: An analysis of community radio in Ghana and Northwestern Ontario. For more information click here.
• Jennifer Ball (W. Caldwell): In their own voices: Learning from the narratives of women peacebuilders in Uganda.
• Ajoy Bista (H. Cummings): A Study of Rural Household Expenditure Inequality and Poverty: Sources and Implications for Sustainable Rural Communities in Nepal. Current Position: Policy Analyst, Science Policy Div., Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada.
• Ashlee Cunsolo Willox (K. Landman):  Her doctoral research focuses on phenomenology, environmental  philosophy, climate change, and Arctic Canada, and combines philosophical approaches with qualitative research strategies.  For more information click here.
• Mark Juhasz (H. Cummings & G. Filson): Farm business decision-making innovation in relation to the governance of sustainability in biodiversity and energy: A comparative analysis of Ontario and Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
• Monika Korzun (J. Devlin): The Evolution of Multifunctional Policy in Canada and Poland.  For more information click here.
• Erin Nelson (K. Landman, S. Humphries): Alternative food systems in general, and more specifically  on the development of local markets for organic and ecological products in Mexico. For more information click here.
• Laxmi Prasad Pant (H. Hambly): Partnerships beyond research and development: Innovations in high value and subsistence agriculture in South Asia.
• Joy Sammy (D. Reid): Exploring the impact of community-based ecotourism on traditional value-based conservation methods: A case study of Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Ghana.
• Silvia Sarapura (J. Mahone): A Feminist Political Ecology Approach to Agricultural Innovation Systems: The Case of Native Potato in Peru.  For more information click here.
• John Paul Sousa (B. Leach): Primary research activities focus on demography and population geography, restructuring in Ontario's automotive industry, greenfield/brownfield (re)development, and in more general terms, the concern with pursuing more sustainable community development.  For more information click here.
• Bronwynne Wilton (R. Brown): Understanding the role of the horse farm in the multifunctional rural landscapes of Ontario, Canada.