Education

2024    Graduate Certificate, Urban Humanities, UCLA

2022    M.S. Geography, Minor in Applied Anthropology, The University of North Texas

2020    B.S. Geography, Minor in Anthropology, summa cum laude, The University of North Texas

Research

I investigate the intersection of urban marginalization and urban governance. My ongoing research concerns public housing redevelopment in South Central L.A.

Areas of interest:

Urban geography;
Planning theory;
Gentrification;
Urban marginality;
Affordable housing;
Racial capitalism;
Multiculturalism

Grants & Awards

2025 Summer Mentored Research Fellowship — UCLA

2023 Institute of Human Geography Research Grant — Institute of Human Geography

Voertman-Ardoin Graduate Fellowship 2020–2022 — The University of North Texas

2020 F. Andrew Schoolmaster Award to Outstanding Undergraduate Student — The University of North Texas

Advisors

John Agnew, Distinguished Professor of Geography (Committee Chair)

Kelly Kay, Associate Professor of Geography

Juan Herrera, Associate Professor of Geography

José Loya, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning