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New semester, who dis(sertation)?
Happy (belated) start to the fall semester for those who celebrate! I’m gearing up for not only a new academic year but also the beginning of an exciting academic adventure… Read more
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Care culture > car culture
The way we build our cities and communities says a lot about what we value. When you walk around your neighborhood, what design and planning decisions do you see and… Read more
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Urban planners = urban peacebuilders?
A few themes stand out in the readings I completed to round out my investigation of the urban peacebuilding literature – and they stood out primarily because of what was… Read more
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Is urban transport a contact (theory) sport?
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve focused on reading about Allport’s contact theory (1954) which hypothesized that the right kind of contact (see four conditions below) could reduce intergroup prejudice.… Read more
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Maybe I should call it my first “syllacar” (because buses aren’t silly…but my puns are)
This semester I have a neat opportunity to take what’s called a “Directed Reading” – basically a chance to create my own syllabus around a topic I want to dive… Read more
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Reflecting on the Deflections of the Principle-Policy Gap
While I’ve been done with the first year of my PhD program for a over month now, it took a little time to get used to the new rhythms of… Read more
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Public Diss-course: When Things Get Heated
For one of my final papers this semester, I attempted to take a narrative approach to public discourse. Specifically, I was interested in how members of the public presenting testimony… Read more
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Going the Wrong Way on Rights of Way
For my Conflict and Race class this semester, my favorite assignment was to read two books of my choosing and then create a discussion guide about them. I selected two… Read more
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Epis(ys)temology: How should our knowledge of systems be used for change?
In my Peace Engineering and Participatory Approaches to Narrative Methodology class this week, we talked about that infamous PowerPoint slide trying to detail all the aspects of the American strategy… Read more
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I’ve been a bit testy(mony) lately
I’ve recently enjoyed the privileges of living in a democracy, where members of the public can sign up to speak at district department performance oversight hearings. Councilmembers listen to testimonies… Read more
What do these mean?
Bookshelf is where I share highlights of books I’ve read, most of which are in the transportation sphere.
Car Blanche is an ongoing series where I unpack car supremacy and suggest alternative futures for our streets.
Reflections might include musings about my doctoral journey, academia, or just being a human.
Research is where you’ll find the latest on the questions I’m pursuing as part of my dissertation.
Two Cents posts will feature (hopefully quick) takes on articles I come across.
Updates include announcements, personal milestones, and other newsworthy items.
Wayfinding is for posts during the first two years of my PhD program as I was still discovering my research agenda.
Peace and Planning 