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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 (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: Desir茅e Lawson (Supervisor Anne Salomon)
Title: Revitalizing and Future Proofing Hai虂色zaqv 位a虂bac虛i (clam gardens) Through G虒vi虂岣穉虂s (ancestral laws) du (and) 色a虂xvai虂 (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鈥檞akw 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鈥檚 Emerging Forestry Policy: The Province鈥檚 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鈥檈tay/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, 丁香园AV 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

Master of Resource Management (Planning)
Candidate: Wesley Chenne (Supervisor Andreanne Doyon)
Title: How are local governments planning for heat mitigation? A study of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley jurisdictions
Date: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: REM Seminar Room (TASC1 8219)