Graduate Defence Listings
Justina Assuah's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Monday, May 13, 2024, at 9:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Justina’s presentation is: “Proximity to Urban Centers and Investment in Cover Crop in Ontario".
Examination Committee
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Chair)
Brady Deaton (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Advisory Committee)
Alfons Weersink (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Brady Deaton (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Advisory Committee)
Cinthia Zarate Chirinos' Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Monday, May 06, 2024, at 9:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Cinthia’s presentation is: “Changing Behaviors of Decision-Makers in the Perishable Food Supply Chain: A Laboratory Experiment".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Getu Hailu (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow(Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Caitlin Kroetsch's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Friday, May 03, 2024, at 1:00 pm in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Caitlin’s presentation is: “Encouraging Acceptance of Gene-Edited Food: Communication Strategies".
Examination Committee
Andreas Boecker (Chair)
Mike von Massow(Advisor)
John Cranfield (Advisory Committee)
Getu Hailu (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow(Advisor)
John Cranfield (Advisory Committee)
Promesse Essolema's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Friday, May 03, 2024, at 10:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Promesse’s presentation is: “E-commerce Resilience in Canada's Agri-Food Trade Amidst COVID-19".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Andreas Boecker (Co-advisor)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (Advisory Committee)
Getu Hailu (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
S. Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Andreas Boecker (Co-advisor)
Jose Nuno-Ledesma (Advisory Committee)
Tu Anh Chung's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Monday, April 29, 2024, at 1:30 pm in JD MacLachlan 101.
The title of Anh’s presentation is: “Assessing Menu Interventions for Sodium Reduction in Ontario Restaurants".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Andreas Boecker (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Esther Metieh's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Monday, April 29, 2024, at 8:30 am in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Esther’s presentation is: “A product-sectoral level analysis of COVID-19’s impact on Canada’s agri-food exports: Did FTAs mitigate this impact?"
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Andreas Boecker (Co-Advisor)
Brady Deaton, Jr. (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Andreas Boecker (Co-Advisor)
José Nuño-Ledesma (Committee Member)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Xinyan (Yoko) Yang's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Friday, April 26, 2024, at 10:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Yoko’s presentation is: “Food Prices and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Advisory Committee)
Rakhal Sarker (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Yu Na Lee (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Obed Sappor's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Monday, April 22, 2024, at 9:30 am in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Obed’s presentation is: “The Impact of Nitrogen Inhibitors on Financial Returns and Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Corn Production".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (Chair)
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Advisory Committee Member)
Getu Hailu (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Committee Member)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)
Mariam Abu-El-Magd's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 11:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Mariam’s presentation is: “The Impact of Loyalty Points on Canadians’ Preference for Low Sodium Bread".
Examination Committee
Getu Hailu (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Co-Advisor)
Andreas Boecker (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Roy Ahiati's Master of Science Defence
Thesis Defence Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 9:30 am in JD MacLachlan 319.
The title of Roy’s presentation is: “Assessing the Long-Term Profitability of Nitrogen Fertilization Rate Strategies".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (Chair)
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Advisory Committee)
Brady Deaton (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Advisory Committee)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)