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Berkeley, CA, US

Berkeley, California, United States

I research public policy solutions to help California achieve housing abundance for the Possibility Lab's new Abundance Accelerator initiative. Learn more here: https://possibilitylab.berkeley.edu/the-abundance-accelerator/

As the inaugural Research Fellow at the California YIMBY Education Fund, I authored the report "The Dysfunctional Metropolis: Reforming Los Angeles’s Land Use Planning and Entitlement," which describes how the dynamics of the Los Angeles City Council influence land use planning and entitlement in LA, with a focus on the production of multifamily housing..

San Francisco, California, United States

Developed detailed case studies of four US metro areas that are comparable to the Bay Area in terms of size, density, job growth, and political leanings but which have produced much more housing relative to job and population growth. The aim was to determine what governance reforms (at the local, regional, and state levels) will be needed to enable the Bay.

Bethesda, Maryland

Supported impact and performance evaluations of international development projects by conducting desk research, designing data collection instruments, analyzing data, presenting findings, and managing projects. - Utilized Stata to clean, code, and analyze quantitative data, including performing data quality checks.- Programmed and managed large-scale web.

Bethesda, Maryland

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Organized hundreds of campaign volunteers for the largest grassroots campaign in Texas history- Trained over 100 volunteers to be block walk and phone bank captains following a train-the-trainer model- Managed logistics, supplies, and staffing for five satellite campaign offices in south San Antonio

Medellín, Colombia

As a recipient of the Wagoner Foreign Study Scholarship, I spent eight months in Medellín, Colombia working on an independent sociological research project. I researched the social impacts of urban development projects in historically marginalized neighborhoods of Medellín through a gendered perspective. I met with dozens of academics, government.

San Antonio, Texas Area

San Antonio, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

- Managed and analyzed data of over 500 clients for the pilot Mental Health Jail Diversion Program (www.mhjdp.org), which was established by Judge Ed Emmett in 2013.- Developed and administered surveys of a dozen MHJDP partner agencies to inform an evaluation of the pilot program's success.- Prepared presentations and documents shared with county.

Houston, Texas Area

As an intern with SEHTA, I led the planning of a “Pop-Up” Neighborhood Greenway event to educate the community about connectivity and to advocate for the expansion of bike and walk infrastructure in the OST/South Union neighborhood. I engaged with local stakeholders and established community partnerships. I worked with the City of Houston to secure.

Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina

While spending a semester studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I worked as an unpaid intern in the local office of the multinational NGO TECHO, which primarily provides emergency housing and services to impoverished areas in Latin American countries. As an intern, I maintained and organized an online portal with information about the thousands of.

Junior Statesmen Summer School At Georgetown University

Houston, TX

Over the course of a semester, I worked in a team of four undergraduates to conduct a research project for the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department. Our goal was to learn how members of underserved communities use Houston parks and how they would like to see parks improved. We wrote an original survey instrument, and surveyed over 400.

City Of San Antonio

Master Of Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief of the Berkeley Public Policy Journal (bppj.berkeley.edu)Advanced Policy Analysis project (MPP.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government; Sociology

Distinction in Research & Creative Works in Political Science Awarded the Beth Shapiro Award from the Sociology Department and the.