February 2025: Theses and Dissertations Defences

A winter road leading to campus

Owen Hughes defends "Increased Shipping Activity and Marine Mammals in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait: Developing a Low-Impact Shipping Corridor"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Science in Environment and Management.

Owen Hughes defends “Increased Shipping Activity and Marine Mammals in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait: Developing a Low-Impact Shipping Corridor.”

  • School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Date/Time: February 14, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (PST)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. William Halliday

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance)  to obtain log-in information.   

Trina Rae Cuff defends "How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the organizations and agencies that support people experiencing homelessness in Calgary Alberta during the first wave: a case study"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management

Trina Rae Cuff defends “How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the organizations and agencies that support people experiencing homelessness in Calgary Alberta during the first wave: a case study”

  • School of Humanitarian Studies
  • Date/Time: February 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (PST)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Jean Slick 

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

William Lanceley defends "Disturbance in small, fragmented peat bogs and its contribution to Iris pseudacorus colonisation"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Science in Environment and Management.

William Lanceley defends “Disturbance in small, fragmented peat bogs and its contribution to Iris pseudacorus colonisation.”

  • School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Date/Time: February 28, 2025 at 9:00 a.m to 10:30 a.m. (PST)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. David Singer

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Max Barker defends "Assessing the Risks Posed by Metal Contamination to Environmental and Human Health in Millstream Creek, Canada"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Science in Environment & Management

Max Barker defends “Assessing the Risks Posed by Metal Contamination to Environmental and Human Health in Millstream Creek, Canada”

  • School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Date/Time: February 28, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PST)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Matt Dodd

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.   

Francis Campbell defends "Power, Relationships and the Influence of Community Development in Alberta Community Housing"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

Francis Campbell defends “Power, Relationships and the Influence of Community Development in Alberta Community Housing”

  • College of Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Date/Time: February 26, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (PDT)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Esther de Vos

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance)  to obtain log-in information.   

Charity Briere defends " Status of Bumble Bees (Apidae: Bombus) in the City of Red Deer, Alberta (Canada) Relative to Proximity to Honey Bee Hives"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Science in Environment & Management

Charity Briere defends “ Status of Bumble Bees (Apidae: Bombus) in the City of Red Deer, Alberta (Canada) Relative to Proximity to Honey Bee Hives”

  • School of Environment & Sustainability
  • Date/Time: February 10 2025 at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PST)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Glenn Brown

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance)  to obtain log-in information.   

Katherine Matos Meza defends "Analyzing the role of fast charging infrastructure on EV adoption in multi-unit residential buildings: An analysis using structural equation modelling"

Public Notice of the Thesis Defence for the Degree of Master of Arts in Environment & Management 

Katherine Matos Meza defends “Analyzing the role of fast charging infrastructure on EV adoption in multi-unit residential buildings: An analysis using structural equation modelling”

  • School of Environment and Sustainability
  • Date/Time: February 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (PST)
  • Venue: VideoConference
  • Supervisor: Dr. Runa Das

Please note: If you are interested in attending the defence remotely, you will need to contact the Theses and Dissertations Manager (a minimum of five working days in advance) to obtain log-in information.