Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge MA | 2016-Present
- PhD in City Planning, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- Edward H. Linde (1962) Presidential Fellow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge MA | 2010-2013
- Master of Science in Transportation (MST), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Master of City Planning (MCP), Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- Winner of the Flora Crockett Stephenson Writing Prize from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning upon graduation.
Yale University
New Haven CT | 2004-2008
- Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, with Distinction
Hillside High School
Durham NC | 2000-2004
- Valedictorian, National Merit Scholar, International Baccalaureate Diploma
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Conference/Workshop Presentations
- Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, April 2017, Minneapolis MN
“What if upzoning doesn’t provoke a market reaction? Short-term impacts of Chicago’s 2013 TOD ordinance.” - American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, April 2017, Boston MA
“Expanding access to retail for low-income households: Obstacles to mixed-use affordable housing.” - Society for City and Regional Planning Biennial Conference, November 2011, Baltimore MD
“Private Aims, Redistributive Reality.” - MIT PhD Research Workshop, March 2017, Cambridge MA
“Expanding access to retail for low-income households: Obstacles to mixed-use affordable housing.” - MIT JTL, March 2017, Cambridge MA
“An urban agenda for the deployment of autonomous vehicles: Research progress.”
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Research Assistantships
Working with Professor Jinhua Zhao on projects related to self-driving vehicles and shared vehicle use (2016-present).
Worked with Professor Lawrence Vale on American public housing history (2010-2013). Aided in the research for Professor Vale’s book Purging the Poorest.
Worked with Professors John Attanucci and Nigel Wilson on London’s Underground (2011-2013).