I’m a third year doctoral candidate in the Urban Planning, Policy, and Design program at McGill University in Montreal. I have more than a decade of professional experience in public policy, urban planning, and higher education research. My current research looks at the role of finance on new multifamily housing construction in North America.
Dissertation Topic
Exploring the role of lenders on the production of the urban built environment.
Advisors
Dr. David Wachsmuth
Dr. Richard Shearmur
2021-present
Doctoral student
School of Urban Planning
McGill University
2017
Master of City and Regional Planning
The Ohio State University
2011
Bachelor of Arts, History
Summa cum laude
The Ohio State University
Housing —
*production
*finance
*policy
*affordability
• Residential choice/ mobility
• Zoning and land use
• Active transportation
• Urban history
FRQSC Award Recipient
2023-2025
Fonds de recherche du Québec — Société et culture / Québec Research Fund — Society and culture
UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT
2022—
Appointed Member
Senate Committee on Physical Development
McGill University
2021—2023
PhD Representative Organization of Urban Planning Students
McGill University
McGill Engineering Doctoral Award Recipient
2021-2023
Competitive funding from McGill’s Faculty of Engineering awarded to PhD students