Graduate Student Research

Completed Theses and Major Research Papers

Pius Siakwah (2011) "Defying the resource curse thesis: A test case for the emerging oil and gas industry in Ghana." (major research paper) (Supervisor: Dragos Simandan; Second Reader: Tony Shaw)

Ian Wood (2011) "The Neoliberalisation of Street Vending Policy in Lima, Peru: The Contested Politics of Citizenship, Property and Public Space in the Production of a New Urban Marginality" (thesis) (Supervisor: Ebru Ustundag; Supervisory Committee Members: Felipe Ruan, David Butz)

Victoria Tasker (2011) "Application of Geomatics Technologies to Characterize Spatial Variability at Stratus Vineyards" (thesis) (Supervisor: Marilyne Jollineau; Supervisory Committee Members: Chris Fullerton, Andy Reynolds)

Kayla Rell (2011) "New urbanism and smart growth ideas: Critical evaluation and assessment of Niagara Region residential communities." (major research paper) (Supervisor: Chris Fullerton; Second Reader: Ebru Ustundag)

Lisa Combe (2011) "Gendering the economic geography of real estate investing in Niagara, Ontario." (major research paper) (Supervisor: Dragos Simandan; Second Reader: Jeff Boggs)

Raphael Atanga (2011) "Tourism and sustainable development in Ghana: A case study of the Paga Crocodile Ponds." (major research paper) (Supervisor: David Butz; Second Reader: Chris Fullerton)

Katie Hemsworth (2010) "Personal soundtracks on public transit: Personal listening devices and the socio-spatial negotiations of students’ bus journeys." (thesis) (Supervisor: David Butz; Supervisory Committee Member: Mike Ripmeester)

Ayure-Inaga Mark Anthony Agana (2010) "Sustainability and the management of common-pool resources: The case of irrigation farming in the Upper East Region of Ghana." (major research paper) (Supervisor: Chris Fullerton; Second Reader: Ebru Ustundag)

Anokye Owusu Kwarteng (2010) "Race and ethnic relations in Canada: The case of visible minority immigrants’ socioeconomic outcomes." (major research paper) (Supervisor: Jeff Boggs; Second Reader: Kevin Gosine)

Kirby Calvert (2009) "Scales, networking and uncertainty: An examination of environmental policy-making in Ontario." (thesis) (Supervisor: Dragos Simandan; Second Reader: Hugh Gayler)

Approved Proposals

Jesse Barber "Technologies of the sexual encounter: Grindr and urban space" (thesis) (Supervisor: Catherine Nash; Committee Members: Ebru Ustundag, Dragos Simandan)

Mert Coskan "The inconspicuous geographies of immigration policies and practices on the American-Canadian border: The case of Rochester." (thesis) (Supervisor: Dragos Simandan; Committee Members: Phillip Mackintosh, Ebru Ustundag)

Natalie Currie "The art of resisting colonial education." (thesis) (Supervisor: Mike Ripmeester; Committee Members: Ebru Ustunsag, Margot Francis)

Sara Epp "Competing and conflicting  land uses a the rural-urban interface: Understandings the implications of residential development on agricultural landscapes." (thesis) (Supervisor: Chris Fullerton; Supervisory Committee Members: Daryl Dagesse, Hugh Gayler)

Warren Jenkinson "Sound walks in Geography." (thesis) (Supervisor: David Butz; Supervisory Committee Members: Mike Ripmeester, Phillip Mackintosh)

Richard Lagani "Domestic door locks and space: Unlocking key knowledge of the home." (thesis) (Supervisor: Mike Ripmeester; Supervisory Committee Members: David Butz, Phillip Mackintosh)

Meithili Mitchell "Eclipsing renewable energy: Indifference, ignorance and inaction." (major research paper) (Supervisor: Jeff Boggs; Second Reader: Tony B. Shaw)

Heather Whipple "The curious place of outer space." (thesis) (Supervisor: Dragos Simandan; Supervisory Committee Members: Catherine Nash, Sherryl Vint)

Tomasz Wierzba "Truth claims about Niagara's culture." (thesis) (Supervisor: Mike Ripmeester; Supervisory Committee Members: Ebru Ustundag, Chris Fullerton)