Current Graduate Students

Advisor Research
Bowrin, Marika M.A. Silver, Jennifer, Bradshaw, Ben Ocean governance and small island states in the Caribbean: opportunities & challenges
"" Bradley, Peter M.A. Silver, Jennifer Science and knowledge politics in Alaska herring fisheries management
Coric, Marina M.Sc. Lindsay, John TBD
Graduate Lara Durksen Durksen, Lara M.A. Lewis, Diana Indigenous health and resource economics, Indigenous-led environmental impact assessments.
"" Giovino, Christopher M.Sc. Cockburn, Jaclyn
Graduate Hope Jesmer Jesmer, Hope M.A. Nost, Eric Research interests: agrifood systems, soil nutrient management, policy support tools.
"" Johnston, Alexander M.Sc. DeVries, Ben , Moola, Faisal
"" Lawryshyn, Nyah M.A. Benessaiah, Karina
"" Lizak, Maciej M.Sc. DeVries, Ben
MacLachlan, Lauren M.A. + IDEV Roth, Robin Community engaged research, Community based participatory action research, Indigenous knowledge systems, Food Sovereignty, Indigenous-led conservation 
Masters student Beatrix Maddocks Maddocks, Beatrix M.A. Bradshaw, Ben Research interests: Sustainable marketing and climate change education through media.
Medrano, Madeline M.Sc. Moola, Faisal TBD
Masters grad Kyomi Mitsui Mitsui, Kyomi M.Sc. Moola, Faisal The effect of stress on functional traits in plants, including how traits in clonal plants affect their ability to resist and recover from stress.
Graduate Alejandro Rodriguez Nieto Rodriguez, Alejandro M.Sc. DeVries, Ben Remote sensing-based detection of wetland change in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin. Integrating Large Language Models to automate the labeling of land cover change over time.
Papadimitriou, Abbey M.Sc. Berg, Aaron, Lindsay, John Applications of fine resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery for agricultural management and crop yield prediction. 
Parker, Ethan M.Sc. Berg, Aaron, DeVries, Ben TBD
Reid, Kathleen M.Sc. DeVries, Ben TBD
Masters student Elisha Robbins Robbins, Elisha M.A. + IDEV Fraser, Evan Building adaptive capacity to climate change, the northward expansion of global agriculture, environmental policy, and agroecology.
Grad student Bowen Roger Roger, Bowen M.Sc. Fraser, Evan Research interest: Regenerative agriculture, agroecology, and diversifying the food system in the face of climate change.
Rusk, Hunter M.Sc. Berg, Aaron TBD
Sakai, An M.A. Fraser, Evan Unpacking the potential of vertical farming as a sustainable alternative/supplemental agriculture, and possible policy transformations for this agri-tech.
Masters student Zhaoshu (Amy) Shi Shi, Zhaoshu (Amy) M.Sc. DeVries, Ben Identifying and Classifying Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) from Surrounding Species in Ontario Forest using Time Series Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery and Phenological Parameters
Sondrup, Chloe M.A. Benessaiah, Karina Socio-ecological change, human-environment relations, land use/cover change, and sustainable transformations in rural areas.
Graduate Antonina Struminski-Bodden Struminski-Bodden, Antonina M.A. + IDEV Lewis, Diana Research interests: Leveraging water governance and water health in the development of an Indigenous value-based environmental risk assessment process.
Thom, Olivia M.A. Lewis, Diana Research interests: Indigenous and environmental health, Indigenous sovereignty, risk assessment, Indigenous-led community based research, and Indigenous methodologies.
Villard, Abigail M.Sc. Cockburn, Jaclyn Morphodynamics of barrier protected Great Lakes freshwater estuaries.
Master student Yannan Wang Wang, Yannan M.Sc. DeVries, Ben Monitoring the impact of beavers of surface water dynamics in arctic canada using remote sensing.
Zinn, Chloe M.A. + IDEV Benessaiah, Karina TBD
Doctoral student Chloe Alexander Alexander, Chloe Ph.D. Parizeau, Kate Focused on the governance of food loss and waste (FLW) in Canada. This involves examining policy development on this issue across all three levels of government, how policy stakeholders frame the issue of FLW, and how this waste is measured and monitored.
"" Ballantyne, Charlie Ph.D. Berg, Aaron
Doctoral student Gideon Binobo Binobo, Gideon Ph.D. + IDEV Bradshaw, Ben Interrogating Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Seafood Governance in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines
Grad student Zion Bodruddoza Bodruddoza, Zion Ph.D. Yang, Wanhong Reserach interest: Balancing agricultural production and environmental impacts using innovative watershed modelling tools.
Doctoral candidate Qianyu Chang Chang, Qianyu Ph.D. Berg, Aaron Ice content mapping of permafrost.
Doctoral student Mary-Kate Craig Craig, Mary-Kate Ph.D. Bradshaw, Ben Carbon market and North American Indigenous Community values and aspirations: Assessing compatibility.
Grad student Peter Duker Duker, Peter Ph.D. Roth, Robin, Loring, Philip Research interests: Fish, food security/sovereignty, and conservation in Indigenous-state environmental governance conflicts in Thailand and Canada.
"" Fox, Paulette Ph.D. Roth, Robin
Doctoral student Victoria Hodson Hodson, Victoria Ph.D. Gray, Noella Research Interests: Indigenous-led conservation, intersections of international & domestic conservation policy in Canada, ethical space in research, political ecology.
Grad Ice Ikiz Ikiz, Ece Ph.D. Parizeau, Kate Food waste, food insecurity, circular economy and collaborative networks
Graduate Manjural Islam Islam, Manjurul Ph.D. Fraser, Evan Climate-resilient Food Systems & Food Security
Doctoral candidate Barbara Lopez-Gonzalez López-González, Bárbara Ph.D. + IDEV Gray, Noella Research interests: political ecology, sustainability, and environmental governance in small islands.
PhD candidate Alicia Martin Martin, Alicia Ph.D. Fraser, Evan Food systems, security, pedagogies, and literacy promoting sustainability through an interdisciplinary lens.
Doctoral candidate Michael Merchant Merchant, Michael Ph.D. Berg, Aaron, DeVries, Ben Research Interests: Wetland classification and monitoring using remote sensing, geospatial cloud computing, machine learning, and data fusion.
"" Mortimer, Stacey Ph.D. Roth, Robin
Mostafa, Riazi Ph.D. Yang, Wanhong TBD
Negri, Bruna Ph.D. Loring, Philip Alternative food networks and food systems resilience.
Doctoral candidate Oveka Obroh Obroh, Oveka Ph.D. + IDEV Fraser, Evan Regenerative Climate Smart Agricultural Crop Yield Prediction
Doctoral student Renato Pardo Lara Pardo Lara, Renato Ph.D. Berg, Aaron Land surface freeze/thaw (F/T) transitions, particularly, landscape F/T signatures acquired from microwave remote sensing satellites in the context of the soil moisture F/T state
Doctoral student Deborah Pine Pine, Deborah Ph.D. Gray, Noella, Lewis, Diana Research interests: Anishinaabe Gkendaasowin, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Conservation
Schmitz, Giselle Ph.D. Silver, Jennifer New understandings and approaches to permits and quota to improve contemporary fisheries management
Shi, Zhaoshu (Amy) [PhD] Ph.D. DeVries, Ben TBD
Siripurapu, Kanna Ph.D. Moola, Faisal Biocultural diversity; Rights-based and community-led natural resource governance; Open natural ecosystems; Other than human relationships; Pastoralism and Decolonization.
Doctoral student Emmanual Tamufor Tamufor, Emmanuel Ph.D. + IDEV Roth, Robin The Pathway to Canada’s Target 1: A Pathway to decolonizing Canada’s conservation practice.
Wang, Yannan [PhD] Ph.D. Lindsay, John TBD
Graduate Kayla Wicks Wicks, Kayla Ph.D. Berg, Aaron Research interests: Remote sensing vegetation water content in forested environments.
Graduate student Emily Weihle Wiehe, Emilie Ph.D. Gray, Noella The political ecology of marine conservation in Mauritius.
"" Yekeen, Shamsudeen Ph.D. Berg, Aaron, DeVries, Ben Geospatial Intelligence of the Environment, Hydrology, Climate Change Hazard Management, Oil Spill Remote sensing, and Land Use Landcover.