PhD in Urban Studies

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Cambridge MA · 2016–2020

• Dissertation: Mobility Politics: Local Ideologies in the Multi-Jurisdictional Metropolis. Successfully defended July 14, 2020.
• Edward H. Linde (1962) Presidential Fellow.
• Passed comprehensive exams in two fields: City Design and Development, and Politics and Planning of Metropolitan Infrastructure.
• Graduate Student Affiliate, Harvard Center for European Studies. Member, MIT Urban Mobility Lab.

Master of Science in Transportation

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Cambridge MA · 2010–2013

• Thesis: Assessing Journey Time Impacts of Disruptions on London’s Piccadilly Line.

Master of City Planning

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Cambridge MA · 2010–2013

• Thesis: The entrepreneurial state: New York’s Urban Development Corporation, an experiment to take charge of affordable housing production, 1968–1975.

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

Yale University · With Distinction

New Haven CT · 2004–2008

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Hillside High School · Valedictorian; National Merit Scholar

Durham NC · 2000–2004