Graduate Studies
Trent School of the Environment faculty supervise graduate students through Trent University's interdisciplinary M.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs. Human Geography graduates can enter the M.A. programs in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies (CSID) and Sustainability Studies (SUST), or the Ph.D. program in Canadian Studies (CAST), while Physical Geography graduates can enter the M.Sc. program in Applications in Modelling and Quantitative Methods (AMOD) or the Environmental and Life Sciences M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs (ENLS). Faculty also supervise graduate students in the M.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. Geography programs through the Trent-Queen's graduate program agreement. See Graduate Studies for more information about these programs.
Current Graduate Students: 2016-17
Sarah Bale (M.Sc. candidate, AMOD) - Modelling the spatial and temporal multicroping interactions in slash-and-burn agriculture in the tropics (supervisor: R. Ponce-Hernadez) sarahbale@trentu.ca
Andy Beaton (Ph.D. candidate, ENLS): Evaluating snow water equivalent (SWE) products at the basin scale in Ontario and determining the impact of variable SWE estimates on modelled streamflow, water budget assessments and understanding of runoff processes (co-supervisors: J. Buttle & R. Metcalfe) Andy.Beaton@ontario.ca
Kate Brillinger (M.A. candidate, CSID),Urban Revitalization Processes in Peterborough, Ontario: a case study of urban renewal projects in Ontario. (supervisor Heather N. Nicol).
Margaret Carson (M.A. candidate, SUST) - Rural food practices, older farmers and sustainable communities (supervisor: M. Skinner) margaretcarson@trentu.ca - see Showcase profile
Tania Clerac (Ph.D. candidate, ENLS) - Glaciology and glacier mass balances (supervisor: G. Cogley) taniacleric@trentu.ca
Chad Cordes (M.Sc. candidate, AMOD) - A methodology for the assessment of the impacts of climate change in agricultural productivity at the national scale (supervisor: R. Ponce-Hernadez) chadcordes@trentu.ca
Blair Cullen (M.A. candidate, CSID) - Local immigration partnerships: a case study of innovation in regional governance (supervisor: M. Skinner) blaircullen@trentu.ca
Max DeBues (MSc. Candidate, ENLS). Agricultural land use change and water quality in southern Ontario. (supervisor: C. Eimers)
James English (M.Sc. candidate, ENLS): Storage dynamics in a large, lake-dominated drainage basin (co-supervisors: J. Buttle & R. Metcalfe) jamesenglish@trentu.ca
Karen Everett (PhD. candidate, CAST) - Securing Canada and the United States: How immigration moved beyond the border (supervisor: H. Nicol) kareneverett@trentu.ca
Wes Greenwood (M.Sc. candidate, ENLS): Land cover controls on depression-focused recharge (supervisor: J. Buttle) wesleygreenwo@trentu.ca
Le Ge (Ph.D. candidate, ENLS) - Shrub tundra controls on carbon dioxide exchange in low Arctic tundra (supervisor: P. Lafleur) lege@trentu.ca
Tyler Jamieson (MSc. Candidate, ENLS). Contribution of selection forest harvesting to nutrient export in the Muskoka-Haliburton region, Ontario. (co- supervisors: C. Eimers and S. Watmough)
Marisha Lamond (Ph.D. candidate, ENLS): Hydrochemical functioning of urban storm water management ponds (co-supervisor: J. Buttle & M. Xenopolous) marshalamond@trentu.ca
Damilare Ogungbemide (Ph. D. candidate, ENLS) - Climate effects on dust emission (supervisor: C. McKenna Neuman) dogungbemide@trentu.ca
Bryn Magee (M.Sc., ENLS) - Air recirculation and thermal efficiency within an inclined entranceway (supervisor: C. McKenna Neuman)
Patrick O'Brien (Ph.D. candidate, ENLS) - PTV analysis ofsaltation dynamics (supervisor: C. McKenna Neuman) patrickobrien@trentu.ca
Alex Potter (M.Sc. candidate, ENLS): Effects of operational harvesting practices on hydrological and biological indicators of aquatic ecosystem services in northern hardwoods, central Ontario (supervisor: J. Buttle) alexanderpotter@trentu.ca
Colette Preston (M.Sc., ENLS) - Dust emission response to varied supression treatments (supervisor: C. McKenna Neuman) colettepreston@trentu.ca
Tamar Richards-Thomas (Ph. D. candidate, ENLS) - A wind tunnel simulation of Icelandic dust emission (supervisor: C. McKenna Neuman) trichards@trentu.ca
Rajesh Satyamurthy (M.Sc. candidate, AMOD) - The design of software system (AEZ-NewWin) for national and regional scale land evaluation for agriculture based on the agro-ecological zones approach (supervisor: R. Ponce-Hernadez)
Jenna Snelgrove (M.Sc. candidate, ENLS): The role of canopy water partitioning on the isotopic signature of plant water (supervisor: J. Buttle) jennasnelgrove@trentu.ca
Elizabeth Teleki (M.A. candidate, SUST) - Community development approaches, measures and outcomes in rurally situated small cities (supervisor: M. Skinner)
Theresa Treasure (MSc. Candidate, ENLS). The effect of selection forest harvesting on geochemical cycling of nutrients and soil processes in south-central Ontario (co- supervisors: C. Eimers and S. Watmough)
Kayla Vizza (MSc. Candidate, ENLS). Agricultural land use: Impacts on soil nutrient storage and tile outlet water quality in southern Ontario. (supervisor: C. Eimers)
Recent Graduates
Scott Baker (MSc. candidate; ENLS 2015): The impact of historical acid deposition on phosphorus speciation and mobility in Canadian Shield soil (co-supervisors: C. Eimers & S. Watmough). Current position: Terrestrial Effects Scientist : Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.
Robert Bialkowski (M.Sc. ENLS 2015): Groundwater recharge in a managed forest on the Oak Ridges Moraine, southern Ontario (supervisor: J. Buttle). Current position: professor, Sir Sandford Fleming College.
Otto Bedard (M.Sc. ENLS 2013) - Self-organization of aeolian bedforms; the case of granular ripples (supervisor: C. McKenna Neuman). Current position: Hydrometric Technician, Water Survey of Canada.
Mary-Claire Beull (M.Sc. ENLS) - Greenhouse gas emissions from Arctic tundra ponds (supervisor: P. Lafleur) Current position: Ph.D.candidate (supervisor: C. Metcalfe). mabuell@trentu.ca
Mark Browning (Ph.D. ENLS 2015): The dynamics and mechanisms of community assembly in a mined Carolinian peatland (co-supervisors: J. Buttle & C. Davies). Current position: research scientist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests.
Kelli-Nicole Croucher (MSc. candidate; ENLS 2016): The impact of road salt on soil structure and hydraulic conductivity: calcareous vs. non-calcareous parent material (supervisor: C. Eimers). Current position: Laboratory manager Experimental Lakes Area.
Neil Hillis (MSc. candidate; ENLS 2016): Atmospheric deposition as a source of phosphorus in Canadian Shield catchments (co-supervisors: C. Eimers & S. Watmough).
Kieran Pinder (MSc. candidate, ENLS 2015) - spatial and temporal controls on phosphorus export at the Dickie L watershed (supervisor: C. Eimers). Current position: Environmental Consultant.