Assistant Research Scientist
School for Environment and Sustainability
Research Program Manager
Michigan Sea Grant
University of Michigan
My research focuses on environmental justice issues related to urban land use.
What does an environmentally just urban environment look like, and how do we get there?
My research integrates multiple disciplines to address my driving goal: Ensuring justice in urban green space development and climate change adaptation. I critically analyze urban park and green space development processes, financing, management, and outcomes using an environmental justice lens.
Specific issues I focus on include environmental (or green) gentrification, community engagement, social & health impacts, and climate change adaptation.
My ongoing projects include: assessing public opinions of parks and homelessness; understanding climate justice planning and impacts in small-to-midsized cities in the South Central US; and better understanding connections between climate adaptation plans, gentrification, and health equity.