Articles tagged with: graduate studies

• Daniel Amoak completes MRP for MA in Geography

  Friday, July 06, 2018 | By Samantha Morris

  Congratulations to Daniel Amoak on his successful completion of his Master of Arts in Geography major research paper titled “Combating desertification in Semi-Arid Ghana: An analysis of rainfall trends and resilience in the Upper East Region”. Daniel’s MRP was supervised by Dr. Anthony Shaw, committee member Dr. Jeff Boggs. As Daniel often reminds us, he has been a “cohort by himself”. Daniel has played a significant role in bringing two different cohorts together with his witty and kind personality. We wish Daniel all the best for his future endeavours.

  Tags: Anthony Shaw, graduate studies, Jeff Boggs, MA Geography
  Categories: News

• Marina Nikolovski completes MRP for MA in Geography

  Friday, July 06, 2018 | By Samantha Morris

  On May 8, 2018, Master of Arts in Geography student Marina Nikolovski successfully completed her major research paper titled “Examining governance, risks and human rights of water in Canada”. Marina’s MRP was supervised by Dr. Ebru Ustundag and committee member, Dr. Chris Fullerton. Congratulations Marina, we wish you all the best!

  Tags: Chris Fullerton, Ebru Ustundag, graduate studies, MA Geography
  Categories: News

• Achievements of Geography and Tourism Studies professors and students recognized by FOSS

  Wednesday, January 31, 2018 | By Samantha Morris

  The Department of Geography and Tourism Studies would like to congratulate our professors and students who were recognized last week by Brock’s Faculty of Social Sciences at their annual Celebration of Excellence.

  • Dr. Julia Baird, Assistant Professor (Canada Research Chair, Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience)
  • Dr. David Butz, Professor (Brock SSHRC Institutional Grant)
  • Dr. Michael Pisaric, Professor (NSERC Discovery Grant)
  • Dr. Kevin Turner, Assistant Professor (Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund)
  • Dr. Ebru Ustundag, Associate Professor (Ontario Undergraduate Students Alliance Teaching Excellence Award)
  • Katelyn Pierce, MA in Geography student (Ontario Graduate Scholarship)
  • Connor Dingle, MA in Geography student (Best Major Research Paper)

  Read the full story on the Brock News.

  

  Graduate student award winners and their supervisors and mentors were among the honorees at the Faculty of Social Sciences Celebration of Excellence. From left, Dawn Zinga, Acting Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Megan Earle and supervisor Gordon Hodson, Xiaomei Zhou and supervisor Catherine Mondloch, Christie Milliken accepting on behalf of Devon Coutts, Ebru Ustundag accepting on behalf of Connor Dingle, and Ingrid Makus, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

   

  Tags: awards, David Butz, Ebru Ustundag, funding, geography, graduate studies, Julia Baird, Kevin Turner, MA Geography, Michael Pisaric, research
  Categories: News

• Congratulations to Andrew McCartan on the successful completion of his MA in Geography thesis

  Tuesday, December 05, 2017 | By Samantha Morris

  The Department of Geography and Tourism Studies would like to extend our congratulations to Andrew McCartan and his committee for the successful defence of his MA in Geography thesis entitled “Glasgow’s Queer Battleground” on December 4, 2017.

  Andrew’s research was supervised by Dr. Catherine Nash, and committee members, Dr. Philip Mackintosh and Dr. Ebru Ustundag. Thanks to Dr. Linda Peake (York University, City Institute) for serving as the external examiner, and to Dr. David Butz for serving as the Acting GPD for Andrew’s defense.

  We wish Andrew all the best for his feature endeavours, including his doctoral studies in Ireland starting in January 2018!

  Tags: Catherine Nash, geography, graduate studies, research, thesis defense
  Categories: News