School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Ethan Aquino-Chien, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Establishing Disc Golf Course Design Guidelines: The Creation, Application and Evaluation of Best Practices for an Emerging Sport."
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Casey Ross, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Adapting Parkettes for Winter Thermal Comfort in the Context of Highrise Residential Developments."
Examination Committee:
Brendan Stewart, Advisor - SEDRD
Sean Kelly, Advisory Committee Member - SEDRD
Afshin Ashari, Examination Member - SEDRD
Robert Corry, Chair of Examination - SEDRD
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Jacob Leach, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Using an Urban Ecological Novelty Assessment Tool to Better Inform Design and Planning: An Application to Barrie, Ontario."
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Susan Garwood, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Ethical Urbanism: Cultivating Compassion to Drive the Development of Sustainable Urban Landscapes."
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Seyedeh Sara Mokhberi, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "The Use of Persian Garden Elements in Public Green Spaces for Social Interaction Enhancement."
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Jenna Livingston, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Re-Imagining Agricultural Landscapes: Investigating Design Strategies to Improve Ecosystem Services within Non-Crop Habitat on a Working Farm in Hillsburgh, Ontario."
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Capacity Development and Extension - MSc Thesis Examination
Nolan Polkinghorne, an MSc candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "The Fantasy of Community. The Transformative Potential of Table-Top Roleplaying Games.”
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination
Everett DeJong, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Designing Public Urban Greenspace for Stress Reduction: A Design Guideline Informed by Epigenetic Science."
Zihan Xu, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "An Application of Autism-Responsive Landscape Design in a Commercial Plaza."
School fo Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning and Development
Masters Thesis Examination: Blake Glassford
"The Peaks and Valleys of Connection- Lessons from Smart Village Initiatives and Supportive
Polices in the EU and UK for a Canadian Context
Examination Committee:
Ryan Gibson, Advisor, SEDRD
Sarah Breen, Advisory Committee Member, Selkirk College
Adam Sneyd, Examination Committee Member, SEDRD
Robert Cory, Examination Chair, SEDRD
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - PhD in Rural Studies
PhD. Thesis Examination, Winifredo Dagli
" Transformational Adaptation: Agrifood Systems Analysis from the Philippines"
Examination Committee:
Dr. Helen, Hambly, Advisor, SEDRD
Dr. John Fitzsimons, Advisory Committee, SEDRD
Dr. Craig Johnson, Political Science Advisory Committee, University of Guelph
Dr. Silvia Sarapura, SEDRD, Internal Examiner
Dr. Marcus Taylor, Queens University, External Examiner
The Master of Science (Planning) program is currently accepting applications from domestic applicants to start the program in September 2023. The application deadline is May 31, 2023.