Category: Research
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On care
Last week I had the opportunity to share some of my dissertation research at the Royal Geographical Society’s annual conference in London. Given the title of my presentation “The Care of Mobility: Toward a Moral Framework for Streets,” I was thrilled to see so much discourse on care in mobility.…
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On identities
Earlier this week I (finally) had the opportunity to attend the Cycling and Society Symposium, this year hosted in the beautiful city of Lund, Sweden. I was grateful to present modal identity, a concept I’ve developed through my work on the conflict system of vehicular violence and the ideology of…
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On paradoxes
Even though being a PhD student in peace and conflict studies makes me a bit of an odd duck in planning spaces (a role I’m beginning to relish), planning will always be the field that feels like home. It’s the discipline that opened my eyes to the world, allowed me…
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My first podcast episode 😬🎙️🤓
Instead of a blog post this week, I’m sharing one professional milestone update: I’m really grateful to have had the opportunity to discuss my paper on the conflict system of vehicular violence with Streetsblog’s Kea Wilson on her podcast “The Brake.” It was surreal (and humbling) to talk with someone…
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Conference to-do list: 1) unpack your baggage, 2) unpack the baggage that comes with car supremacy 🧳
I recently had the privilege of attending the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning annual conference, held this year in a place where it actually felt seasonably cool for fall (and had the foliage to boot): Seattle. I was a first-time attendee and I must say, it felt pretty darn…
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A case for rebranding: we need a transportation ecosystem
I recently had the opportunity to present early findings from my bike bus research at the American Political Science Association (APSA) annual meeting 🤓. Over the summer, I was honored to have spoken with nearly two dozen adult bike bus participants (nearly all volunteering their time and bodies to make…
Peace and Planning 