Resume
Education
State University of New York at Buffalo
Ph.D. Geography
Columbia University
M.S. Urban Planning - Environmental and Economic Development Planning
Macalester College
B.A. Geography
Employment History
Brown University
Associate Director, Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences
Lecturer, Department of Sociology
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Postdoc, Department of Geography, January 2008 - May 2008
United States Forest Service
STEP Cartographer, October 2006 - October 2007
Work on “Healthsheds” - an interdisciplinary online spatial data library that focuses on the multiple determinants of urban health in Harlem, NYC.
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture
Adj. Associate Research Scientist, January 2005 - August 2006
Research in the areas of criminal justice, public health, urban planning, and design.
Center For Transportation Injury Research
Research Assistant, January 2005 - July 2006
Research on geographic variation in transportation injuries.
State University of New York at Buffalo
Teaching Assistant, September 2004 - December 2004
Teaching assistant for graduate and undergraduate 1st semester statistics class.
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, December 2001 - September 2004
Research in urban planning, environmental policy, hazard mitigation, and public health. Taught courses in architecture, and urban planning.
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture
GIS Coordinator, August 2001 - September 2004
Developed and managed Geographic Information System (GIS) for major academic institution.
Disaster Resistant Caracas
Teaching Assistant, January 2001 - May 2001
Teaching assistant for an interdisciplinary, international effort to develop a hazard mitigation plan for Caracas, Venezuela
New Jersey Office of State Planning
Researcher, May 2000 - September 2000
Examined the impact of Federal spending on NJ State Land Use Plan.
Reference Book Center, Inc.
President, July 1997 - August 1999
Owner of a small specialty bookstore in Manhattan’s Flatiron Building. Sold rare, and antiquarian encyclopedias and dictionaries. Managed acquisitions, sales, staff, and correspondence with 45,000 institutions and collectors.
Internships
Regional Plan Association
Intern, February 1999 - May 1999
Minnesota State Representative Myron Orfield
Intern, December 1996 - May 1997
Legislative research on proposal to expand developable land in the Twin Cities through expansion of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Service Area. Researched growth management policies and transportation. Corresponded with constituents.
Cassidy and Associates
Intern, Summer 1996
Planning for Community Revitalization
Applied Research Assistantship, September 1995 - May 1996
Developed community based alternative transportation plan and designed a network of bicycle lanes in northeast Minneapolis.