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

• Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, Virginia Tech
• 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

• 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
• Diversity Scholar: Environmental Accessibility for Persons with Disability for Diverse and Inclusive Higher Education, Virginia Tech
• The Honor Society of Kappa Phi Kappa

Service to the Profession

• Peer-reviewer, Transportation Research Board
• American Planning Association (APA) Ambassador

Professional Membership

• Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
• Transportation Research Board
• Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
• American Planning Association
• American Geographers Association
• Women’s Transportation Seminar, DC Chapter