Cat-calling Is, Among Other Things, a Transport-safety Issue

On Monday August 26, 2019 I attended a panel discussion on the safety issues women face in relation to transport.…

Our Book Review of Banister’s “Inequality in Transport” is Published

My adviser Professor Thomas Sanchez and I wrote a review of David Banister’s book entitled: Inequality in Transport (2018). The article is…

Make your Conference Attendance Count: Get to Know at Least One New Person

Since I started my doctoral program at Virginia Tech’s Urban Affairs and Planning, I have presented 11 times at nine…

Preparing for the Global Perspectives Program

On January 7, 2019 I received an email from Dr. DePauw, Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education. I had…

My Latest Publication in Transport Findings

My study on Planning Education in Accessible Transport for Persons with Disabilities has been published in Transport Findings. Below is…

GRAD 5214 – Critiquing Microaggressions

Early in the semester, we discussed microaggressions. Microaggressions according to Dr. Derald Wing Sue are “the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and…

GRAD 5214 – Diversity of Needs in the Built Environment

My work as a researcher in urban transportation focuses on the accessibility of various systems to those who have disabilities.…

GRAD 5214 – Diversity of Ideology in the Professoriate

Campus debates about diversity usually revolve around racial and sexual diversity, with political diversity overlooked, reported a radio program with…

GRAD 5214 – How to Apologize Successfully after Making a Hurtful Comment

Have you ever been caught making an offensive comment towards a person or a group? You are not that…

GRAD 5214 – Diversity in the Conception of Thanksgiving

School is closed this week for the Thanksgiving holiday. I am pleased — about the closure so I can get…