Graduate Defence Listings
Mark Patton’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Friday, December 10, 2021, at 1:00 pm. The title of Mark’s presentation is: “Effects on Time Spent in Green Space on Productivity".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (Chair)
Alfons Weersink (External)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee Member)
Brady Deaton (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Tongzhe Li (Advisor)
Brady Deaton (Committee Member)
Ifeoluwa Fasakin’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Monday, September 13, 2021, at 2:30 pm. The title of Mark’s presentation is: “Consumers’ Preferences and Willingness to Pay for IMMUNEPLUS Dairy Products in Canada".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (External)
Mike von Massow (Advisory Committee Member)
John Cranfield (Advisory Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
John Cranfield (Advisory Committee Member)
Conor Smith’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 10:00 am. The title of Conor’s presentation is: “Measuring Preferences for Canadian Recreational Anglers to Fish on Watersheds Adopting Novel eDNA Toolkits: A contingent valuation approach".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Getu Hailu (External)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee Member)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Tongzhe Li (Advisor)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Kareem Refaat’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 2:00 pm. The title of Kareem’s presentation is: “Export Spells and Agri-food Exports. Evidence from Canada".
Examination Committee
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (Chair)
Getu Hailu (External)
Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisory Committee Member)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Sven Anders (Committee Member)
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)