Adjunct

Educational Credentials :

• M.S. in Urban Planning, Columbia University, 2002
• Diploma in Architecture, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1998

Teaching Experience :

• Adjunct Associate Professor, City College of New York, CUNY, 2016-2017, 2021-present
• Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University, 2010-present
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York Institute of Technology, 2008-2010

Professional Experience :

• Principal, youarethecity, 2010-present
• Co-founder, Hudson Valley Collaborative, 2020-2024
• Research Scholar, Columbia University, 2018-2020
• Urban Designer, New York City Department of City Planning, 2002-2008

Licenses/Registration :

• American Institute of Certified Planners

Selected Publications and Recent Research :

• Current Research:
• “The American Northeast as a Bioregion for Regenerative Construction”, Research and Mapping supported by Independent Projects, a grant partnership of the New York State Council on the Arts and The Architectural League of New York.
• Articles and Papers:
• “Buildings as Carbon Sinks: Hemp lime and other Biogenic Materials” ACSA/AIA Intersections Research Conference: MATERIAL ECONOMIES, 2023
• “How Insulation can be Regenerative” in Hempbuild Magazine, 2023
• “Design For Play” in Designing New York: Streets for Wellness, NYC Public Design Commission, 2022
• “Spaces of Migration: Architecture for Refugees” in Housing as an Intervention, AD- Architectural Design, 2018

Professional Memberships :

• American Planning Association, Member
• Biobased Material Collective, Member
• Urban Design Forum, Fellow
• Architectural League of New York, Member