Teaching Supervisions

Graduate Supervisions:

  • Completed:(17) MScF, (5) PhD, (1) PDF

Masters of Science in Forestry Completed:

  • Anderson, A. 2003. Seasonal changes in ecophysiological traits of seedling jack pine (Pinus  banksiana), black spruce (Picea mariana) and white spruce (Picea glauca) growing on an Ontario  boreal mixedwood site. Co-supervisor – K.M. Brown.
  • Arvonio, A. 2000. Black spruce (Picea mariana [Mill.] B.S.P.) boreal ecosystems: how tree-length and full-tree harvesting affects soil microbial populations. Co-supervisor – D.M. Morris.
  • Cowie, T. 2009. Assessing above- and belowground competitive effects in pure and mixed stands of jack pine (Pinus banskiana) and black spruce (Picea mariana). Co-supervisor – D. Reid.
  • Dampier, J.E.E. 2006. Tree diversity and treatment cost effectiveness responses of vegetation release ten years after treatment. Co-supervisor – F.W. Bell.
  • Davies, G. 2009. Identification of boreal mixedwood forest structure cohorts in northwestern Ontario using Ontario’s Forest Resource Inventory, Abitibi-Bowater’s Continuous Forest  Inventory and Stepwise Discriminant Function Analyses. Co-supervisor – R. Pulkki.
  • Hoepting, M.K. 2006. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics associated with post-wildfire stand development of boreal mixed conifer ecosystems: application of data in model validation and  refinement. Co-supervisor – D.M. Morris.
  • Homagain, K. 2011. Economic analysis of vegetation management alternatives in Ontario.  Committee member.
  • Kuzyk, R. 2012. Terrestrial lichen abundance in relation to stand structure and silvicultural history. Co-supervisors – D. Reid, A. Rodgers.
  • Lawrence, D. 2011. Characterization of rooting patterns in mixedwood forests of white spruce and trembling aspen: is competition reduced belowground? Co-supervisors – L. Meyer, C. Shahi,  S. Newmaster.
  • Letang, D. 2009. Relating genecological variation in white spruce to ecological classification in central Canada. Committee member.
  • Luke, S. 2007. Riparian vegetation patterns and links with surface waters in the boreal forest.  Co-supervisors – E.E. Prepas, H. Chen.
  • Neufeld, B. 2011. Investigating productivity and foliar nutrient status in second growth white spruce (Picea glauca) and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides). Co-supervisors – D. Reid, C.  Shahi.
  • Robitaille, P. 2018. Key factors influencing first nation youth perspectives on forest management and capacity development in northern Ontario, Canada. Co-supervisors – P. Smith, C. Shahi.
  • Sevean, R. 2014. The impact of biochar and industrial ash amendments on soil properties, growth and nutrition of black and white spruce seedlings in a sandy loam soil. Co-supervisor – D. Morris.
  • Simpson, L. 2012. Growth and photosynthetic responses of white spruce seedlings to levels of  trembling aspen and red raspberry cover. Co-supervisors – F.W. Bell, A. Groot.
  • Symonds, J.T. 2011. Moisture reduction and nutrient retention associated with field-drying forest harvest residues on clearcut sites in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Co-supervisors – D.M. Morris, R. Pulkki.
  • Wrigley, A. D.E. 2007. Changes in soil nutrient status and seedling performance in response to harvest intensity on upland, shallow site types in northwestern Ontario: 10th year results. Co supervisor – D.M. Morris. 

PhD in Forest Sciences Completed:

  • Dampier, J. 2016. From coal to wood thermoelectric energy production – socio-economic impacts in Northwestern Ontario. Co-supervisors – C. Shahi, H. Lemelin.External Reviewer – E. Kebede, Oklahoma State U.
  • Hart, S. 2013. Charcoal in North American boreal forests: implications for carbon storage and management. Co-supervisors – D.M. Morris and L. Meyer. External Reviewer – Dr. C. Preston, CFS – retired.
  • Homagain, K. 2016. Life Cycle carbon and economic assessment of Biochar-based bioenergy in northwestern Ontario. Co-supervisors – C. Shahi, M. Sharma. External Reviewer – B Pokharel, CFS
  • Kershaw, M. 2014. The influence of site type and harvest intensity on understory composition in Boreal Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P. forest communities in Northwestern Ontario. Co supervisors – D. Morris, R. Fleming.      External Reviewer – S. Hunt, U of Guelph.
  • Wiebe, S. 2012. The distribution and role of downed woody debris in nutrient retention and cycling during early stand establishment. C-supervisors – D. M. Morris, L. Meyer and D. Reid.  External Reviewer – Dr. C. Prescott, UBC.