I specialize in affordable housing policy, sustainable and resilient communities, geospatial analysis and modeling, equitable planning, and data-driven programs to eradicate homelessness. I utilize data-driven and equity approaches to inform policy and bridge the gaps resulted in disparities and inefficient allocation of resources for the local government and nonprofit workflows.
ENVD 1040 - Studio 1: Introduction to Sustainable Planning and Urban Design
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Spring 2024 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
Explores concepts and strategies related to urban planning and design. Students collaboratively develop a design solution to a small-scale problem within an urban fabric using basic skills of analysis and design iteration. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1040, Studio 1: Introduction to Sustainable Planning and Urban Design, an 8-week class which is taken in the second half of the first semester. ENVD 1030, Studio 1: Introduction to Landscape Architecture, taken during the first 8-weeks of the semester, and ENVD 1012, Technology 2: Visual Communications, a 16-week class that is taught alongside the two 8-week studios.
ENVD 2101 - Context of Design: Planning and Implementation
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Fall 2024
Explores the regulatory and procedural context in which design decisions are made and implemented. Includes an examination of finance, policy, and development procedures necessary in bringing conceptual designs to life.
ENVD 3152 - ArcGIS: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
Focuses on construction and use of computer-based information systems to represent and manipulate geographic data. Emphasizes the recording, mapping, and transforming of data for analysis and use by environmental designers.
ENVD 4979 - Honors Thesis
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Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
Working with an advisor, students prepare, complete, and defend a research-based honors thesis project, in an area of Environmental Design. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.
PLAN 2100 - Studio 1: Foundations of Sustainable Planning and Urban Design
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Spring 2024 / Spring 2025
Expands on introductory sustainable planning and urban design concepts and methods to address social and ecological challenges in communities. Exploration skills include spatial analysis, basic community engagement techniques, legal and regulatory framework, and policy alternatives. The resultant project addresses challenges at the intersection of social and environmental systems. Recommended corequisite: PLAN 2004.
PLAN 4100 - Capstone in Sustainable Planning and Urban Design
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Spring 2026
Applies advanced concepts in comprehensive planning, plan-making, and plan implementation for communities. Capstone experience provides an opportunity for students to engage with real-world challenges, working closely with communities to address complex issues. The project integrates both qualitative and quantitative skills, focusing on solving social, environmental, and ecological problems while emphasizing sustainable, impactful planning solutions for community development and resilience.
PLAN 4101 - Sustainable Futures Planning
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Fall 2025
Surveys innovative ways that planners and designers are addressing the great social and ecological challenges of the present and future. Includes issues such as population growth and climate change.
