Current PhD Supervision
Majd Al-Shihabi, PhD, Geography, U of T 2022-
(co-supervision with Heather Dorries, Geography)
Majd is working on using participatory methods to co-create models to explore the behaviour of the housing market in the KGO neighbourhood in Toronto and its relationship to the climate action goals of the city.
Emily Smit, PhD Geography, U of T, 2022-
Emily’s research focus is on evaluating the Visionary Communities project.
Garrett Morgan, PhD, Geography, U of T 2019-
(Co-supervision with Prof Blake Poland, Dalla Lana School of Public Heath)
Garrett’s research applies an intersectional perspective on environmental justice in the climate action plans of the world’s “most sustainable” cities.
Grégoire Benzakin, PhD, Geography, U of T 2018-
Grégoire’s research explores the pluriversal dimensions of digital infrastructures, focusing on the controversies surrounding Sidewalk Toronto.
Current Master’s Supervision
Navyata Neeraj, MES, U of T, 2024-
Scenarios work in the Visionary Communities Project
Desiree Stockermans Munoz, MGA, U of T, 2024-
Youth engagement at the University of Toronto
Areeba Khalid, MScSM, U of T, 2024-
scaling retrofits in Toronto
Dena Van De Couvering, MScSM, U of T, 2024-
Utility reform and regulation
Recent Graduates (2022-24)
1. Postdoctoral Fellows
Kim Slater, Postdoctoral Fellow, U of T, 2021-24
Project: Urban Climate Action Project and Visionary Communities Project
Sylvia Coleman, Postdoctoral Fellow, U of T, 2020-23
Project: Wellbeing in the Built Environment
Steve Williams, Postdoctoral Fellow, U of T and Chalmers U, 2020-22
Project: Sustainability Evaluation in Mid-Sweden Sustainability Projects
2. PhD Students
Kim Slater, PhD, Geography, U of T, 2021
Title: Clarifying, Creating, Capturing, and Catalyzing: An Exploration of Social Learning in the Evaluation of Community-scale Contributions to Sustainability Transitions
3. Master’s Students
Desiree Kosciulek, MES, U of T, 2024
Title: Youth as Co-Producers: Exploring Youth Participation and Engagement Strategies in Local Climate Policy Processes in Johannesburg and Toronto
Vivian Patel, MSc, Planning, U of T, 2024
Title: Assessing the Age of MURBs and Effective Sequencing of Building Energy Retrofits
Osayus Ize-Iyamu, MScSM, U of T, 2024
Title: A Comparative Analysis of the Integration of EDI within the Building Sector Strategies of Climate Action Plans for Canada’s Major Urban Centres
Anushuwa Banerjee, MScSM, U of T, 2024
Title: Analyzing the driving factors for Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption in Municipal Cities: lessons learned from the world, for application in City of Toronto’s TransformTO EV target by 2030.
Kristen Ma, MES, U of T, U of T, 2023
Title: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Household Organic Waste Diversion in Toronto, Canada
Angelica Chow, MScSM, U of T, 2022
Title: Net-Zero Microgrid Implementation to Advance Toronto’s TransformTO Energy Goals
Natalie Biringer, MScSM, U of T, 2022
Title: Cycling in Copenhagen and Paris: Lessons Learned for Application in the City of Toronto
Hayley MacDonald, MScSM, U of T, 2022
Title: Analysing Energy Justice in the Housing Sector within Municipal Climate Action Plans: Learnings for the City of Toronto
Jaimie Cryder, MA, Geography, U of T, 2022
Title: Considering the Potential of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Accelerate Urban Sustainability Transitions: A Case Study of Toronto’s Restaurant Industry
Jeanny Do, MScSM, U of T, 2022
Title: Cycling and Staying on Track: An Evaluation of Toronto’s Cycling Initiatives through a Social Practice Theory Framework
Ali Beynaghi, MASc, Civil Engineering, U of T, 2022
(Co-supervision with Prof Tamer El-Diraby, Civil Engineering)
Title: Policy Mixes for Accelerating Zero-Emission Vehicle Transitions: Experiences in Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario