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 – 2021
- Future Professoriate Certificate – 2020
University of Waterloo, School of Planning, Waterloo, Canada
- Master of Arts in Planning – 2013
- Certificate in Fundamentals of teaching – 2012
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Higher Learning, Oakville, Canada
- Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Media and Journalism for Global Professionals – 2011
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Urban Planning
- Canadian Architectural Certification Board – 2009
Awards and Scholarships
- Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, Virginia Tech, 2021
- WSP USA Women in Leadership Scholarship, 2020
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 25th Anniversary Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation, 2020
- Shirley DeLibero Scholarship, American Public Transportation Foundation, 2019
- Woman Who Moves the Nation Scholarship, COMTO, 2019
- Women in Transportation Seminar – DC Chapter, Graduate Scholarship, 2018
- Rob MacIsaac Fellowship Scholarship, 2013
Honors
- VTGrATE Fellow: Virginia Tech Academy for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Excellence
- Global Perspectives Program 2019: Trends in Doctoral Education in Europe and the U.S.
- Diversity Scholar 2019: Environmental Accessibility for Persons with Disability for Diverse and Inclusive Higher Education, Virginia Tech, 2019
- The Honor Society of Kappa Phi Kappa, 2018
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
