Articles tagged with: Julia Hamill

• Julia Hamill successfully defends MA Geography thesis

  Wednesday, August 11, 2021 | By Samantha Morris

  The Department of Geography and Tourism Studies would like to congratulate Master of Arts in Geography student, Julia Hamill, on the successful defence of her thesis titled “‘Molida’, That’s Shimshali Food: Modernization, Mobility, Food Talk, and the Constitution of Identity in Shimshal, Pakistan” as well as on the successful completion of all requirements for the MA in Geography.

  Congratulations and thanks to Julia’s supervisory committee: Dr. David Butz (Supervisor), Dr. Mike Ripmeester (Committee Member) and Dr. Nancy Cook (Committee Member).

  Many thanks as well to Julia’s External Examiner, Dr. Hasan Karrar (Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan) and Defence Chair, Dr. Rosemary Condillac.

  Wishing you all the best with your future endeavours, Julia!

  Tags: David Butz, geography, graduate studies, Julia Hamill, MA Geography, Michael Ripmeester, thesis, thesis defense
  Categories: News

• Geography graduate students share their research at the 2021 MNK: GRADconnect Conference

  Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | By Samantha Morris

  Three of our Master of Arts in Geography students shared their research at Brock’s 2021 MNK: GRADconnect Conference this week:

  • Lina Adeetuk “Rural Youth’s Perspectives on the Significance and Impacts of New Roads: The Case of Kaasa- Zogsa Road, Builsa North District, Ghana”
  • Julia Hamill “‘Molida’, that’s Shimshali Food: Modernization, Mobility, Food Talk, and the Constitution of Identity in Shimshal, Pakistan”
  •  Hannah Willms “Airbnb in the age of a housing crisis: A case study of housing affordability and vacation rental regulations in Niagara Falls, ON”

  Lina, Julia and Hannah did a fantastic job presenting at this virtual conference. We look forward to seeing their completed research in the coming months.

  Tags: graduate studies, Hannah Willms, Julia Hamill, Lina Adeetuk, MA Geography, research, Student Research
  Categories: News

• MA GEOG speaker series – students present their research

  Saturday, March 06, 2021 | By Samantha Morris

  On March 5, 2021, the Department had the opportunity to learn more about some of the student research happening in our Master of Arts in Geography Program. A big thanks to Lina, Rebekah, Julia and Hannah for their excellent presentations.

  • Lina Adeetuk presented her research titled, “Rural Youth’s Perspectives on the Significance and Impacts of New Roads: The Case of Kaasa- Zogsa Road, Builsa North District, Ghana”
  • Rebekah Casey presented her research titled, “There’s No Place Like (Rural) Home: Why People Choose Rural Despite Decline”
  • Julia Hamill presented her research titled, “”Molida’, that’s Shimshali Food: Modernization, Mobility, Food Talk, and the Constitution of Identity in Shimshal, Pakistan”
  • Hannah Willms presented her research titled,””Airbnb in the age of a housing crisis: A case study of housing affordability and vacation rental regulations in Niagara Falls, ON”

  We look forward to reading your final research projects in the coming months.

  Tags: geography, Hannah Willms, Julia Hamill, Lina Adeetuk, MA Geography, Rebekah Casey, Speaker Series
  Categories: Events, News