Graduate Defence Listings
Danielle Roy’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 1:00 pm. The title of Danielle’s presentation is: “The Effects of Information and Network on Non-Point Source Pollution: A Laboratory Experiment".
Examination Committee
Getu Hailu (Chair)
Brady Deaton (External)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee Member)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Tongzhe Li (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Kaiyuan Deng’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 9:30 am. The title of Kaiyuan’s presentation is: “The Effect of Multiple Component Pricing System on Productivity and Technical Efficiency of Ontario Dairy Farms".
Examination Committee
Tongzhe Li (Chair)
Alfons Weersink (External)
Getu Hailu (Advisory Committee Member)
Brady Deaton (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Brady Deaton (Committee Member)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Mitchell Gingerich’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at 11:00 am. The title of Mitchell’s presentation is: “An Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Health Nudges in an Online Grocery Store Setting to Change Demand for Various Foods".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Andreas Boecker (External)
Mike von Massow (Advisory Committee Member)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Livia Sente’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 10:00 am. The title of Livia’s presentation is: “The Nexus of Government Risk Management Subsidies, Rates of Technological Change, Yield Resiliency, and On-Farm Climate Change Adaptation".
Examination Committee
Kwaku Afesorgbor (Chair)
Brady Deaton (External)
Alan Ker (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Alan Ker (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Daniel Schuurman’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at 10:00 am. The title of Daniel’s presentation is: “Optimal Crop Decisions Under Carbon Pricing: A Dynamic Programming Approach".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Jose Nuna-Ledsma (External)
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Committee Member)
Natalia Piedrahita’s Doctor of Philosophy Oral Examination
The final examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Natalia Piedrahita was held on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at 9:00 am. The title of Natalia’s oral presentation is "Essays on Trade and Development".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (Internal External)
Jason Grant (External Examiner)
Getu Hailu (Advisory Committee Member)
Brady Deaton (Advisory Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Brady Deaton (Advisory Committee Member)
Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisory Committee Member)
Alex Maynard (Advisory Committee Member)
Liam Kelly’s Doctor of Philosophy Oral Examination
The final examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Liam Kelly was held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 1:00 pm. The title of Liam’s oral presentation is "Property Rights, Institutional Change, & Economic Development: Essays on the Causes & Consequences of the First nations Land Management Act".
Amanda Norris’ Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on May 6, 2020, at 9:00 am. The title of Amanda’s presentation is: “Context Specific Factors Affecting Consumer Preferences for Antibiotic and Hormone Use During the Production of Beef in Canada".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (External)
Mike von Massow (Co-Advisor)
John Cranfield (Co-Advisor)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Co-Advisor)
John Cranfield (Co-Advisor)
Benjamin Auld’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on June 29, 2020, at 2:00 pm. The title of Ben’s presentation is: “Disambiguating Links Between Cash Crop Distributions and Crop Insurance Subsidies for Primary Southern Commodities".
Advisory Committee
Alan Ker (Advisor)
Rakhal Sarker (Advisory Committee)
Brendan McDougall’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on May 11, 2020, at 10:00 am. The title of Brendan’s presentation is: “The Impacts of Free Trade Agreements on the Intensive and Extensive Margins of Canadian Agri-food Trade".
Examination Committee
Jose Nuna-Ledsma(Chair)
Getu Hailu (External)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Rakhal Sarker (Advisory Committee)
Advisory Committee
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Rakhal Sarker (Advisory Committee)