Biography
My research investigates social inequalities and environmental change, especially
as it relates to disasters, place making, health, immigration, race, and social capital.
This research is in three primary areas. It has been covered in media outlets such
the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Houston Chronicle, and I have appeared
on the Weather Channel.
First, I research disaster resilience and vulnerability, particularly how environmental
changes link to inequalities in flooding. This research is funded by an Early-Career
Research Fellowship through the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. I am also a Fellow in the NSF's Human, Disasters,
and Built Environment (HDBE) Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters
Researchers program. My newest work on this topic analyzes climate change attribution
of flooding using an environmental justice lens. This work is continuing with my
role as a Fellow in the Early-Career Innovators Program at the National Center for
Atmospheric Research.
Second, my co-authored book, titled Market Cities, People Cities (NYU Press, 2018),
assesses vast variability in urban trajectories in Copenhagen and Houston, and what
the implications are for our urban future.
Third, I research health risks from industrial air pollution in the United States
by examining the extent of disparities across metropolitan areas, and how those disparities
have emerged.
Education
Rice University, PhD (2017)
Curriculum Vitae
Courses Recently Taught at LSU
(Syllabi are for illustrative purposes & subject to change)
- SOCL 3101: Sociological Theory