I am a Fulbright research fellow based in La Plata, Argentina, where I am investigating opportunities to use open source satellite imagery to improve local flood risk modeling. I have a master’s degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design, where I focused on environmental planning and geospatial data science.
Previously, I worked as a research assistant for Professor Allison Lassiter. We built a clustering model to identify vulnerable U.S. public drinking water systems, and worked on a multi-agent system simulation of how saltwater intrusion might affect coastal drinking water supply networks. With Professor Matthijs Bouw, I also developed flooding and heat models for a UN-Habitat project that will help urban planners in the global south mitigate conflicts between urban expansion, climate threats, and biodiversity loss.
I am the founder of Clean & Green Philly, an open source, nonprofit tech platform that promotes data-driven interventions in vacant properties to improve quality of life in Philadelphia.
I’m interested in using data to foster civic engagement and build more sustainable, inclusive cities. I believe in open-source tech and community-driven work. Check out my work to see what I’ve been up to lately.