Graduate Defence Listings
Ananka Shah’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on September 12, 2022. The title of Ananka’s presentation is: “Assessing the Adoption of Soil Health Beneficial Management Practices by Ontario Farmers".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Brady Deaton (External)
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)
Richard Vyn (Committee Member)
Bibek Dahal’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on September 2, 2022. The title of Bibek’s presentation is: “Estimate Carbon Footprint and Environmentally Adjusted Productivity of Ontario Dairy Farms".
Examination Committee
Brady Deaton (Chair)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (External)
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Yuquan Sun’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on August 31, 2022. The title of Yuquan’s presentation is: “Using Loyalty Points to Encourage Healthy Food Choices in Online Shopping".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (Co-Advisor)
Mike von Massow (Advisory Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Yu Na Lee (Co-Advisor)
Mike von Massow (Co-Advisor)
Monika Bischof’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on August 12, 2022. The title of Monika’s presentation is: “Food Prices and Child Marriage: Evidence from Ethiopia".
Examination Committee
Tongzhe Li (Chair)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (External)
Yu Na Lee (Advisor)
Brady Deaton (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Yu Na Lee (Advisor)
Brady Deaton (Committee Member)
Shirin Akter’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on July 22, 2022. The title of Shirin’s presentation is: “Export Competitiveness of Canada's and Ontario's Agri-foods in ASEAN".
Examination Committee
Getu Hailu (Chair)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (External)
Rakhal Sarker (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Rakhal Sarker (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Francis Kofi Asare’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on July 8, 2022. The title of Francis’ presentation is: “Effects of Trade Dispute on Canadian Agri-Food Trade".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (Chair)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (External)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Seidu Abdulai’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on June 30, 2022. The title of Seidu’s presentation is: “An Economic Analysis of Destination-Specific Export Competitiveness of Bananas, Mangoes, and Pineapples".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Rakhal Sarker (Advisory Committee Member)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (Committee Member)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Rakhal Sarker (Advisor)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (Committee Member)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Christopher Kimmerer’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on May 11, 2022. The title of Chris’ presentation is: “The Impact of Climate Change on Canadian Agriculture: A Parcel Level Ricardian Analysis".
Examination Committee
Getu Hailu (Chair)
Tongzhe Li (External)
Brady Deaton (Advisory Committee Member)
Alan Ker (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Brady Deaton (Advisor)
Alan Ker (Committee Member)
Jamison Kerr’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on April 29, 2022. The title of Jamie’s presentation is: “Financial Returns to Processing Tomatoes from Cover Crop Investment in Southwestern Ontario".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Laura Van Eerd (External)
Alfons Weersink (Advisory Committee Member)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Gabriela Gabrel’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on April 11, 2022. The title of Gabriela’s presentation is: “Relational Agreements and Rented Farmland: Implications for Agricultural Contracting and Land Stewardship".
Advisory Committee
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (Co-Advisor)
Brady Deaton (Co-Advisor)
Mary Doidge (Committee Member)