Past Events

Monika Korzun a doctoral student in Rural studies in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will defend her PhD thesis on "What do farmers really think about the food value chain?  A phenomenological study of farmers in Southern Ontario".

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Skylyssa Carville, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Developing an Inclusive-Design Landscape Audit Tool:  Low-Income Single Mother's in Hamilton, ON". Brendan Stewart, Advisor, SEDRD Karen Landman, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Martin Holland, Examination Member, SEDRD Sean Kelly, Chair of Examination Committee, SEDRD

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Sima Kuhail, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Place Attachment to the Palestinian Landscape:  An Art-Based Visual Discourse Analysis". Larry Harder, Advisor, SEDRD Martin Holland, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Tina Sherwell, Advisory Committee Member, Birzeit University Karen Landman, Chair of Examination, SEDRD

Sarah Parish, a Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development student, will defend her thesis research titled “Agritourism as a Solution to Rural Revitalization?: The Case Study of North Durham Region”. A brief description of her thesis research is listed below:

Daniel Syauswa a doctoral student in Rural Studies in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will defend his PhD thesis on "The Effect of Management Practices on soil properties and Yellow Cassava Yields in an Acacia Agroforestry System in Kinshasa Province D. R. Congo".

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Sihao Chen, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Encouraging Interdisciplinary Conversation between Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Education in North America". Sean Kelly, Advisor, SEDRD Nadia Amoroso, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Karen Landman, Examination Member, SEDRD Steven Clarke, Chair of Examination Committee, SEDRD

Graeme Reed, a PhD student in Rural Studies in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will be presenting his Qualifying Exam on  "Exploring the intersection:  Decolonizing environmental governance for a rapidly changing climate."

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Samuel Heaman, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Explaining the Impact of Funding on Public Skatepark Design:  A Case Study of Skateparks in Hamilton, Ontario".