Ph.D. Candidate
I must admit, I never had a desire to be a planner, in the "traditional" sense. My interests cut across several fields, including natural hazards research, international development, and environmental politics. I was drawn to planning because of the wonderful array of tools and techniques it uses to address critical urban questions, and because it is oriented towards solving problems rather than just studying them.
I joined the department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell because it offers a flexible curriculum that accommodates study in other departments, and because it encourages an independent approach to the study of planning. The biggest challenge I’ve faced since arriving at Cornell is deciding where to invest my time and energies as a student. There are so many opportunities for engagement across the department and university, it becomes difficult to focus on any select few. In the past few years I have also received incredible support from the university for field research and teaching.
