Curriculum Vita

Academic and Research Appointment

Assistant Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University 

Full Member, Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University

Non-visiting Fellow, The Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab, University of Utah 

Postdoctoral Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pittsburgh,  USA

Education

Virginia Tech, School of Planning and International Affairs, National Capital Region, USA

  • PhD in Planning, Governance, and Globalization in the Urban and Environmental Design and Planning track, concentrating in Transportation
  • Future Professoriate Certificate

University of Waterloo, School of Planning, Waterloo, Canada

  • Master of Arts in Planning
  • Certificate in Fundamentals of University Teaching

Sheridan Institute of Technology and Higher Learning, Oakville, Canada

  •  Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Media and Journalism for Global Professionals

Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Urban Planning
  • Canadian Architectural Certification Board

Awards and Scholarships

  • WSP USA Women in Leadership Scholarship
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 25th Anniversary Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation
  • Shirley DeLibero Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation
  • Woman Who Moves the Nation Scholarship, COMTO
  • Women in Transportation Seminar – DC Chapter, Graduate Scholarship
  • Rob MacIsaac Fellowship Scholarship

Honors

  • Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, Virginia Tech
  • VTGrATE Fellow: Virginia Tech Academy for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Excellence
  • Global Perspectives Program Scholar: Trends in Doctoral Education in Europe and the U.S., Virginia Tech
  • The Honor Society of Kappa Phi Kappa

Service to the Profession

Peer-reviewer

    • Transportation Research Board
    • Transportation Research Part D 
    • Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 
    • Transport Findings 
    • Journal of Transport and Health 

Professional Membership