Student Theses

Graduate Programs

The Master of Arts in Geography program, which commenced in 2012, provides opportunities for advanced study and research in both human geography and physical geography topics. The Master's thesis is the culmination of the student's research project.

In addition to the M.A. in Geography, faculty members in the department supervise graduate students in the Master of Applied Science, Master of Arts in Global Development Studies, and Master of Arts in Atlantic Canada Studies programs.

AKYOL, Reyhan
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2020

ARMAH, Priscilla
(M.A. Geography)

2021

CHAMPAGNE, Brandon
(M.A. Geography)

2021

FEDAK, Michael
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2012

FOX, Marie
(M.A. Geography)

2022

FRANCIS-WALKER, Jodi-Ann
(M.A. Geography)

2017

GRAHAM, Jennifer
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2012

HEALEY, Melissa
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2014

HORNE, Peter
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2013

Characterization of intertidal geomorphology based on multi-scale analysis of airborne LiDAR data

HORTON, Susan
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2011

LARTER, Patrick
(M.A. Geography)

2016

LEMIEUX, Ben
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2012

LEWIS, Samantha
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2022

MacISAAC, Brittany
(M.A. Geography)

2018

MALENFANT, Francois
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2022

MATHESON, Graeme
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2020

MAZZOCCA, Anthony
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2009

NEATT, Kevin
(M.A. Geography)

2016

NIMOH, Gabriel
(M.A. Geography)

2022

O'LAUGHLIN, Casey
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2012

PAGE, Samantha
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2015

PAYNE, Rebecca
(M.A. Geography)

2023

Understanding the Villa di Tito and the Velino Valley within Central Italy by creating Spatial Connections

(Link to library record to be added)

POIRIER, Emma
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2014

PURCELL, Julia
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2020

RAJBHANDARI, Ruji
(M.A. Geography)

2021

SHELTON, Ashley
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2013

SKINNER, Christa
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2016

SWEENEY, Larissa
(M.A. Geography)

2023

The Role of the Environment on Irregular Migration in The Gambia, West Africa: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation Policies

(Link to library record to be added)

TIBBETTS, Jeremy
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2012

WEATHERBEE, Wesley
(M.A. Geography)

2021

WOODS, Oliver
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2014

XUE, Guang
(M.Sc. Appl. Sci.)

2005

Honours Program

The Honours program in Geography provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to undertake an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. The Honours thesis represents the student's final report on the research project.

Past theses created prior to 2013 (starting in 1978) are linked to an abstract page. Hard copies are available in the Patrick Power Library general collection. The department also retained a hard copy of those theses.

In 2013 the library switched to submission of theses in PDF format, and hard copies are no longer printed. The link for students from 2013 is to an abstract and a PDF of the complete thesis contained in the Patrick Power Library Archives.

AINSWORTH, Sarah

2005

GIS Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Juan on Forest Fire Hazard

ADDISON, Richard

1988

Resource Use Conflict Involving Fox Island Main Beach, Guysbrough County - A Case Study of the Effectiveness of Nova Scotia's Beach Protection Legislation

ALLEN, Dawn

1988

An Assessment of the Scenic Resources of Nova Scotia

ANDERSON, Bruce

1984

The Spatial Incidence of Exploration License Expenditures in Nova Scotia, 1981

ANDRIES, Darlene

1984

The Impact of Beach Protection on Beach Sand and Gravel Extraction in Nova Scotia 1968-1983

ARGUE, Bruce

1998

Classification of Sandy Beaches Along the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia

ARMSTRONG, Jody

2008

Perception of Place Community Mapping as an Effective Communication Tool 

BARTEL, Amanda

2013

BEAVER, Breagh

2018

BEAZLEY, Laura

1993

The Impact of Highway Improvements on Rural Settlement and Growth

BOWMAN, Sarah

2006

An Analysis of the Dynamic Fingerprint of Seismicity in the North Atlantic Ocean in Space and Time: Implications for Tsunamigenic Processes

BRAY, Jonathon  

2015

BROWN, Olivia

2003

Relationships between Drainage Basin Characteristics and Depositional Fan Morphology in Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada

BROWN, Mark

1991

Halifax International Airport: A Description and Analysis of its Passenger Traffic Growth 1968-1990

CARTER, Sean

1990

Media Response to the Wreck of the Tanker "Arrow": Twenty Years Later

CHAMBERLAIN, Darren

1991

The Halifax-Dartmouth Regional Sanitary Landfill Controversy 1972-1977:  A Case Study of Locational Conflict

CLARE, Benjamin

2007

The Impact of the MacDonald Bridge on Growth in Dartmouth

CLARK, Mary 

1994

Neighbourhood Change in the Old North End of Halifax; Inner City Halifax, Nova Scotia January 1984 - March 1994

CODY, Katherine

1979

Route Choice Criteria of Bicycle Commuters in Halifax, Nova Scotia

COLBOURNE, Dylan

2015

Measuring Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity of the South Western Coast of Tobago

CONRAD, Scott

1992

The Site and Neighbourhood Factors Affecting the Incidence of Traffic Accidents, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1986 to 1990

CROFT, Steven

2003

A Geographical Analysis of Tourism in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

DAOUST, Daniel

2006

A Community-Based Monitoring Framework for Nova Scotia: Increasing the Efficiency of Environmental Stewardship in the Province

DAVIS, Donna

1995

The Location of Owner-occupied Renovation in Inner City Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 1977-August 1984

EDMUNDSON, Erin

2005

Collection of Base-Line Water Quality Data and Shoreline Classification of the Nine Mile River

ELLIS, SCOTT

1996

The Influence of Rural Amenities on Retirement Migration in Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

FENTON, Derek

1993

Development of a Coastal Oil Spill Sensitivity Database using Geographic Information System - Cole Harbour Region, Nova Scotia

FITZGIBBONS, Joanne

2016

FOX, Jason

1995

Cottaging on the Northumberland Shore of Pictou County, Nova Scotia: Spatial Patterns and Relationships

GRAHAM, Jennifer

2005

Analysis of Surface Cover Classification Using Ikonos Digital Imagery in a Complex Habitat: Pointe de L'est, Magdalen Islands

HANSON-
McFARLANE, Jessie

2003

An Analysis of Geomorphic Processes Operating on Alluvial Fans in Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon Territory, Canada

HEMING, Susan

1992

A Critique of the United Nation's Policies for Controlling Land-based Pollution for Coastal Management

HEMPHILL, Tobi

1996

Rural Service Provision and Depopulation Along Highway 7, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

HERBERT, Glen

1993

Fisheries Violations Across an Arbitrated Maritime Boundary: The Gulf of Maine Boundary Case

HORROCKS, Logan

2018

INCHES, Peter

2020

JEAN, Emlyn

1997

Land Use Impacts Around the Port of Halifax and the Halifax International Airport 1971-1996

KENDALL, Rachel

2018

KEUPER, Eric

1987

The Northwest Arm Bridge: A Case Study of Locational Decision Making

KING, Martin

2000

Examples of Prograded Coastal Dune Ridge Systems in the Maritime Provinces Region

KOBER, Susan

1981

Farmland Abandonment in the Southwest Margaree Valley: A Response to Changing Perceptions

KOKKINEN, Olivia

2024

Assessing Functional Ecological Connectivity for Protected Area Design for Southwest Nova Scotia

LAPIERRE, Thomas

2020

LARKIN, John

1985

Streetcar Expansion and Halifax Development: 1900-38

LAROUCHE, Santa

2003

Lighting Climatology for the Maritime Provinces Using the Canadian Lightning Detection Network 1998-2001

LEMIEUX, Ben

2010

The Influence of the Soil Seed Bank and Hydrochory on the Early Re-Colonization Dynamics on Two Walt Marsh Restoration Projects

LEWIS, Barry

1979

Land Use Change in Sandy Cove, Digby County, Nova Scotia 1945-1978

LIPTON, Jeff

2001

A Base Study of the Fluvial Geomorphology and Spatial Characteristics of Suspended Solid Concentrations in the Little Sackville River, Nova Scotia

LLOYD, Arthur

1981

Site and Neighborhood Factors Accounting for Variations in Values of Single Family Dwellings in the Halifax-Dartmouth Area

LYNCH, Kathy

1984

Factors Influencing Attitudes Toward Development

MACDONALD, Katherine

2020

MacKENZIE, Alison

2007

The Potential of Using Managed Realignment to Mitigate Sea Level Rise in the Cornwallis Estuary

MAHAR, Rhea

1994

Towards the Identification of Environmentally Sensitive Areas for Environmental Management: A Case Study in the Sackville River Watershed, Nova Scotia

MARTIN, Tara

2002

Integrated Maritime Compliance and Enforcement on the Wide Open Sea: Does Geography Limit Integrated Initiatives?

MAY, Jason

2005

Inland Distribution Terminal:  A Location Search

McKIGGAN, Alexander

1996

A Geographical Appraisal of the Canada/EU Dispute and Its Significance to Transboundary Stock Management in the Northwest Atlantic

McNEIL, Teresa

1994

The Impacts of Development on the Little Sackville River, Sackville, Nova Scotia, 1966-1992

MILLER, Jenna

2017

MITCHELL, Vanessa

2015

NORRIS, Eric

2017

OJA, M. Jean

1979

Open Space as a Factor Affecting the Demand for Neighbourhood Parks in Halifax, Nova Scotia

O'LAUGHLIN, Casey

2009

Comparison of Vertical and Temporal Variations in Hydrodymanics on Macro-Tidal Mudflat and Salt Marsh Surfaces in the Bay of Fundy

OSBORNE, Valerie

1981

Change in the Nova Scotia Fisheries, by Districts, 1962-1976

PAGE, Samantha

2011

The Effects of Coral Morphology and Rugosity on Small-Scale Reef Sediment Dynamics: A Study from Coral View Reef, Utila, Honduras

PEACH, Larry

1991

Physical Impact of Suburban Development on the First Lake Watershed, Halifax County, 1964-1989

POIRIER, Emma

2012

Sediment Dynamics within a Hypertidal Salt Marsh and Tidal Creek System: Results from the Bay of Fundy

RATCLIFFE, Richard

1978

Images of the Place Between: A Study of a Rural Landscape, Wallace, Nova Scotia

RAYMOND, Mary-Margaret

2023

REDGRAVE, Paul

1989

A Factorial Urban Ecology for the Halifax Census Metropolitan Area

ROGERS, Élise

2021

ROJAS-FISCHER, Carmen

2023

ROSS, James

1986

An Interpretation and Analysis of the Geomorphology of the Lower Avon River Valley, Hants County, Nova Scotia

RUDOLPH, James

1978

The Comparative Advantage of Alternative Modes of Transit in a Medium Sized Urban Area: A Case Study of Halifax, Nova Scotia

SAYAH, Saide

1999

A Cumulative Effect Assessment of the Petite Riviere Watershed

SCHROEDER, Catherine

1993

A Morphological Analysis of the Lunenburg Drumlin Field, Nova Scotia, Canada

SCOTT, Darren

1991

The Dynamic Dunes of Crescent Beach, Lockeport, Nova Scotia: 1978 to 1990

SHIELS, Christine

1986

Geomorphological Changes Along the Central North Coast of Prince Edward Island 1935 - 1985

SILVER, Amber

2009

The Influence of Vegetation on Sedimentary Processes in a Macrotidal Salt Marsh

SLEIGH, Heidi

1994

A Commuter Bikeway Feasibility Study for the Halifax Peninsula

SMITH, Cailen

2011

Character and Morphodynamics of Barrier Beaches in Southwestern Nova Scotia

SWEENEY, Larissa

2019 

TERFRY, James

1990

The Urban Industrial Structure of the Halifax Census Metropolitan Area

THERRIEN, Marc

2015

THOMPSON, Brenna

2011

Perception of Heat Waves and Risk Reduction: The Case of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

TIPERT, Sean

1992

A Comparison of Forestry Practices in Nova Scotia

TOWNSEND, Sarah

2002

Colonization on the Avon River Mudflats, Bay of Fundy, Following Causeway Construction

WERLE, Colin

2017

WESTON, Sarah

2010

Public Perception of Water Quality in Halifax Harbour

WHITEHOUSE, Bryce

2013

WINSOR, Lorna

1994

Twentieth Century Retail Change in the Halifax CBD

WOODS, Oliver

2007

An Integrative Approach to Prioritizing Aquatic Habitat Restoration Sites in the Wooden’s River Watershed, Nova Scotia

YETMAN, Greg

1996

A Strategic Environmental Assessment of Aggregate Extraction on Banquereau

YULE, Ian

2004

Residential Revival in Old Dartmouth – 1986 to 2000

 

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