Current & Former Students

Graduate

Department of Geography and Planning, Queen’s University

Doctoral Students in Human Geography

  • Overvelde, Alexandra. “Health, Precarity, and the Workplace: Canadian Grocery Store Workers in the Post-COVID-19 Era.” 2023-present.

Master’s Students in Urban and Regional Planning

Active:

  • Fewer, Jacob. “Exploring the Neurodivergent Travel Experience from the Perspective of Queen’s University Students.” 2024-present.
  • Pillitteri, Cristina. “Navigating Urban Design, Enhancing Suburban Public Space: Exploring the Woodbridge Avenue Streetscape as a Case Study in Public Realm Design.” 2024-present.

Completed:

  • Adeola, Damilare. “The Effects of Provincial and Municipal Sustainability Policies on Development Patterns in Ontario: A case study of Markham.” 2013-2014.
  • Aghabozorgafjeh, Saharsadat. “Redesign of Shannon and Headway Parks; Improving Their Accessibly, Amenities, and Facilities.” 2012-2013 (Supervision transferred to Prof. Leela Viswanathan in Feb 2013).
  • Allman, Lindsay. “Reacting to Change: Measuring the Social Impacts of School Closures at the Household and Neighbourhood Scales in Kingston, Ontario.” 2017-2018. Jointly authored article in Local Environment: https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2019.1631774
  • Beaty, Angus. “Evaluating the Walkability of Transit Oriented Development in a Future Transportation Corridor in Metro Vancouver’s Northeast Sector.” 2013-2014.
  • Cantlay, Stephanie. “Fresh Ideas: Pop-ups and Planning for the City of Calgary Farm Stand Program.” 2022-2023. Recipient of the 2023 Dillon Consulting Limited Scholarship
  • Chris, Laura. “A Built Environment Analysis for Fostering Active and Safe Routes to School for Four Elementary Public Schools in Kingston, Ontario.” 2011-2012.
  • Coates, Victoria. “Planning Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods: An Evaluation of Two Neighbourhoods in Hamilton, ON.” 2014-2015.
  • Cranston, Sarah. “School Closures & Community Hubs: Examining Livability in Ontario through School Closures and the Community Hubs Framework.” 2016-2017. Jointly authored article in Plan Canada, 2017, 57(3).
  • Cruceru, Ana. “An Evaluation of the Pedestrian Environment of Princess Street in Kingston, Ontario, From the Perspective of the ‘Great Street’ Concept.” 2012-2013 (Supervision transferred to Prof. Carl Bray in Feb 2013).
  • Culley, Christina. “Anaerobic Digestion as a Residential Food Waste Management Method.” 2019-2020.
  • Fotino, Anthony. “Education, One Step at a Time: A Walkability Assessment of Three Southern Ontario Inner City Campus Thoroughfare Streets.” 2014-2015.
  • Fraser, Carling. “Students and Seniors: Intergenerational Homesharing in Kingston, Ontario.” 2018-2019. Jointly authored article in Journal of Intergenerational Relationships: https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2022.2161688
  • Hasler, Brittany. “Municipal Promotion of Small-Scale Renewable Energy Projects.” 2011-2012.
  • Holmes, Keith. “COVID Commuting: Examining the Commute Patterns of Queen’s University Employees Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic.” 2022-2023.
  • Hopkins, Hunter. “Public Spaces, Public Life in Montreal: Assessing Differences in the Utilization of Urban Parks in Two Contrasting Boroughs.” 2023-2024.
  • Hynes, Michaella. “Exploring eco-gentrification as a result of urban linear park redevelopments: A case study of The Meadoway in the City of Toronto.” 2021-2022.
  • Jamal, Shairoz. “Programming and Services for Youth in North Kingston Parks.” 2012-2013 (Supervision transferred to Prof. Patricia Streich in Feb 2013).
  • Koenig, Nico. “Reconstruction Ahead: School Streets and Street Reclamation in Ontario.” 2022-2023.
  • Lee, Claire. “Making Space for Physical Distancing in Canada’s Urban Centers: A Case Study of Vancouver’s Slow Streets.” 2020-2021. Jointly authored article in Plan Canada, 57(3): 41-43.
  • MacFarlane, Robert. “Attitudinal Variables Influencing Transit Ridership: Measuring the Impact of Express Bus Service in Kingston, Ontario.” 2016-2017. Jointly authored article in Transportation Research Part A: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.10.014
  • McDonell, Heather. “Improving Community Health Through Collaboration Between Public Health And Urban Planning: A Case Study In The Region Of Peel.” 2013-2014.
  • Nabuurs, Hayley. “Making Heritage Community Centres Accessible for an Aging Population in Peterborough, ON.” 2019-2020.
  • Neilsen, Sarah. “Get moving to school: Comparing influences on the potential for active school travel in four school neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta.” 2013-2014.
  • O’Neill-Kizoff, Cian. “Sustainability at the Urban-Rural Fringe: Assessing the Implications of Agriburban Development for Planning Sustainable Communities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.” 2014-2015. Jointly authored article in Plan Canada, 2016, 56 (1). Awarded CIP’s Feature Article of the Year for 2016.
  • Pakeman, Kyle. “Taking Kingston’s Equity Pulse: An application and critical evaluation of the Urban HEART@Toronto Methodology to investigate the intra-city social and health inequities of Kingston, ON”. 2015-2016. Jointly authored article in Cities & Health: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2018.1548256
  • Rees, Joanna. “Exploring the Reasons Why Queen’s Employees Have and Have Not, Shifted to Commuting by Public Transit in Kingston.” 2017-2018.
  • Schneider, Jaclyn. “An Exploratory Comparative Case Study of Repurposed Elementary Schools in Highly Deprived Communities in Ontario.” 2019-2020.
  • Smith, Laura. “Exploring the planning, implementation, and uptake of a School Street initiative in Canada: A pilot study in Kingston, Ontario.” 2021-2022. Jointly authored article in International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811555
  • Snow, Gabrielle. “A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Communities Affected by School Closures in Ontario.” 2018-2019. Jointly authored article in Well-Being, Space, & Society: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2023.100138
  • Spessot, Miranda. “Pathways to Walkability: Examining the Influence of Neighbourhood SES and Urban Form on Walkability in Ottawa, Ontario.” 2014-2015.
  • Stuart, John. “Planning for Urban Biodiversity: An Examination of the relationship between ICSP Principles and Novel Ecosystem Formation.” 2012-2013 (Jointly supervised with Graham Whitelaw). Jointly authored article in Local Environment. doi:10.1080/13549839.2014.936844
  • Thibault, Jenna. “How Age-Friendly are Kingston’s Suburban Streets? A Comparative Analysis of Two Developments in the City of Kingston.” 2014-2015.
  • Tootoonchian, Pegah. “Park It: an examination of 6 urban parks and user needs in Downtown City of Toronto.” 2014-2015.
  • Williams, Brandon. “Integrated Community Sustainability Planning: A Comparative Case Study.” 2012-2013. Jointly authored article in International Journal of Sustainable Development. doi.org/10.1504/IJSD.2017.083486
  • Wood, Jennifer. “Planning for Healthy Communities.” Winner of the 2012 OPPI Susan Cumming Scholarship. 2011-2012.

Undergraduate

School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen’s University

Completed:

  • Tait, Justin. “Residential moves, urban neighbourhood walkability, and physical activity: A vanguard study in Ontario Canada.” 2016-2017. Jointly authored articled in BMC Public Health. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5858-y
  • Chadwick, Kathryn. “Examining disparities in the mental health and social support availability of Canadian immigrants between small and large urban centers.” 2013-2014. Jointly authored article in Social Science & Medicine. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.01.036

Department of Health Aging & Society, McMaster University

Completed:

  • Alberghetti, Alessandra. “A Passion for Gambling: Gambling Behaviours Among the Older Adult Population”. 2010-2011. Jointly authored article in Journal of Gambling Studies. doi:10.1007/s10899-013-9425-2
  • De Nobile, Megan. “The Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Social Context in Older Individuals”. 2010-2011.