Assistant Research Scientist
School for Environment and Sustainability
Research Program Manager
Michigan Sea Grant
University of Michigan
Urban environmental justice: Climate change, health, equity.
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.