Thesis Defenses and Final Project Presentations

Defenses and presentations may be in person or online. If you wish to remotely attend an online defence via Zoom videoconferencing, please register using the attached Eventbright link. Guests are asked to enter an online defence with their mic and video turned off. If you are unfamiliar with using Zoom, it is recommended you practice prior to logging in to the defense. If you have problems with the link, email the Graduate Program Assistant.

Defences and presentations are listed in reverse order with the latest one at the top. All events are open to the public.

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Lal Basok (Supervisor Andres Cisneros-Montemayor)
Title: Key Attributes and Patterns in Global Shark Ecotourism
Date:Thursday, 7 November 2024
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Online  

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Wendy Fleming (Supervisor Jonathan Moore)
Title: Linking habitat to spatial and temporal variability in individual energetic condition: towards assessing freshwater habitat quality for Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Date: Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Time: 9:00 am
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Kelsea Krawetz (Supervisor Pascal Haegeli)
Title: Assessing the Impact of Precipitation Inputs on Snowpack Simulations in Western Canada
Date:Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Time: 11:15 am
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Griffin Slimkowich (Supervisor Pascal Haegeli)
Title: Understanding exposure to avalanche terrain and avalanche information product use of snowshoers and winter hikers: Insights from Mount Seymour Provincial Park
Date:Tuesday, 1 October 2024
Time: 9:30 am
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Doctor of Philosophy
Candidate: Eleanor Simpson (Supervisor Karen Kohfeld)
Title: Variability and Drivers of Nearshore Carbonate Chemistry and the Vulnerability of Coastal Communities to Ocean Acidification in British Columbia
Date: Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: HC 1315, SFU Vancouver at Harbour Centre

Doctor of Philosophy
Candidate: Viviane Hippmann Gauer (Supervisor Jonn Axsen)
Title: The role of automobility engagement in consumer response to new mobility innovations
Date: Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Online only

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Noelani Penney (Supervisor Sean Markey)
Title: Achieving Long Term Benefits in Communities through Corporate Social Responsibility? A Case Study focusing on the Peace River Region of Northeastern British Columbia
Date: Thursday, 22 August 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Online only

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Chelsea Mathieson (Supervisor Tom Gunton)
Title: Evaluating Canadian Climate Policy
Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Online only

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Desirée Lawson (Supervisor Anne Salomon)
Title: Revitalizing and Future Proofing Haíɫzaqv λábac̓i (clam gardens) Through Ǧvíḷás (ancestral laws) du (and) ɫáxvaí (authority)
Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Time: 3:30 pm
Location: Chief's Room, Big House, Bella Bella

Doctor of Philosophy
Candidate: Julie Nielsen (Supervisor Murray Rutherford)
Title: Supporting the cultural use and stewardship of Large Cultural Cedar in Kwakwaka’wakw territories
Date: Thursday, August 8th, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Library Thesis Defense Room, 2200 WAC Bennett Library

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Lauren Smith (Supervisor Andreanne Doyon)
Title: Evaluating the Quality and Connectivity of Urban Green Space Networks for Biodiversity Planning in Canadian Cities: a Case Study in Surrey, BC
Date: Monday, 29 July 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Laura Mackey (Supervisor Karen Kohfeld)
Title: An Evaluation of Tree Ring Records as Proxies for Historical Atmospheric River Storm Variability in Southwest BC
Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Philip Lemp (Supervisor Brett van Poorten)
Title: Evaluating and addressing uncertainty in recreational fishing effort estimates in the Southern Strait of Georgia
Date: Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Alexis Coutu-Marcotte (Supervisor Sean Markey)
Title: Municipal Entrepreneurialism Using Placed-Based Natural Assets: Lessons from Northern British Columbia, Canada
Date: Monday, 27 May 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Mateas Winter (Supervisor Frank Gobas)
Title: Identifying Sources of PCBs in the Salish Sea Affecting the Recovery of Southern Resident Killer Whales using Chemical Activity Analysis
Date: Thursday, 23 May 2024
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Online

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Heather Kee (Supervisor Tammara Soma)
Title: Upholding Community Values in the Food System: A Study of Values-Based Supply Chains in the Squamish to Lillooet Region
Date: Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Online

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Abigail McCarthy (Supervisor Karen Kohfeld)
Title: Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Salish Sea Tidal Marshes using a Chamber-Based Approach
Date: Monday, 29 April 2024
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Kelcy Tousignant (Supervisor Brett van Poorten)
Title: Towards Evidence-Based Management: Integrating Institutional Analysis and Machine Learning for Enhanced Recreational Fisheries Monitoring and Decision-Making
Date: Thursday, 25 April 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Carley Termeer (Supervisor Sean Markey)
Title: Pathways to Low Carbon Resilience: Developing a Municipal Regulatory Mechanisms Toolkit for Nature-based Solutions in British Columbia
Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Brett Roulston (Supervisor Sean Cox)
Title: Evaluating the Impact of Variable Harvest Intensity on Fishing-Related Mortalities for Fraser River Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Time: 9:00 am
Location: REM Seminar Room TASC1 8219

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Amy Metzger (Supervisor Clifford Atleo)
Title: Reflections of UNDRIP in British Columbia’s Emerging Forestry Policy: The Province’s Understanding and a Closer Look at Old Growth Management
Date: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Time: 9:00 am *corrected
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Owen Wilson (Supervisor Sean Markey)
Title: Opportunities and Obstacles for Landowners to Conserve Indigenous Archaeological Heritage on Private Property: A Case Study of Xwe’etay/Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
Date: Friday, 19 April 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Bill Woods (Supervisor Sean Cox)
Title: Influence of stock-specific migration rate variability on mixed-stock harvest rates for at-risk Fraser River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Time: 9:30 am
Location: REM Seminar Room TASC1 8219

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Mikayla More O'Ferrall (Supervisor Brett van Poorten)
Title: Evaluating Egg Mats as a Method for Identifying White Sturgeon Spawning Habitat Characteristics
Date: Friday, 5 April 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Nathan Zemp (Supervisor Mark Jaccard)
Title: Housing Prices in British Columbia: Quantifying the Zoning Effect
Date: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Time: 9:30 am
Location: HCC 2250, SFU Vancouver

Doctoral Thesis Defense
Candidate: Cameron Gunton (Supervisor: Sean Markey)
Title: Community benefit agreements and impact assessment: Exploring methods and opportunities to improve natural resource development outcomes.
Date: Monday 11 March 2024
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)

Master of Resource Management
Candidate: Javier Gonzales Flores (Supervisor Duncan Knowler)
Title: A Comprehensive Approach to Effective Coastal Environmental Management for Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Date: Monday, 4 March 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Online Only