Teaching

Green Communities (CMP 4380/6380)

Instructor, University of Utah, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, 2026

Spring 2026. Graduate-level course taught in combination with the undergraduate section (CMP 4380); introduces students to the definitions and applications of “green communities” through international case studies, applying the lessons to Salt Lake City.

Disaster Recovery Planning (PLAN 650)

Guest Lecture, Texas A&M University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, 2026

Spring 2026. Graduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on population displacement, recovery, and retreat.

The Just City (CMP 4600)

Guest Lecture, University of Utah, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, 2026

Spring 2026. Undergraduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on environmental justice in the context of post-Hurricane Irma relocations from Monroe County, Florida.

Field Studies in Urban Ecology II (CMP 4020)

Instructor, University of Utah, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, 2025

Spring 2025 & 2026. Instructor for the second of two hands-on courses in research skills for urban analysis, focusing on qualitative methodological approaches; students develop and implement a research study.

Planning for Disasters and Environmental Change (CMP 6140)

Instructor, University of Utah, Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, 2025

Spring 2025. Graduate-level course taught in combination with the undergraduate section (CMP 4140); introduces underlying concepts, analytical techniques, and practices in disaster management and environmental disturbances, with hands-on experience and agency site visits.

Case Studies in Urban and Rural Climate Adaptation (REGIONPL 590X)

Guest Lecture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, 2024

Winter 2024. Graduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on climate migration and managed/unmanaged retreat as responses to climate change impacts.

Research Issues (LANDARCH/REGIONPL 635)

Guest Lecture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, 2023

Spring 2023. Graduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on conducting focus groups and interviews and obtaining human-subjects review approval.

Applied Research Methods for Policy and Management (SUSTCOMM 297G)

Guest Lecture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, 2023

Spring 2023. Undergraduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture on climate/environmental justice and geographic and social vulnerability to climate change.

Applied Research Methods for Policy and Management (PAD 4723)

Guest Lecture, Florida International University, Department of Public Policy and Administration, 2020

Spring 2020. Undergraduate-level course—developed and taught one lecture covering the main differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods and guiding students to brainstorm research questions for their proposal project.

Managing Global Cities (PAD 3800)

Guest Lecture, Florida International University, Department of Public Policy and Administration, 2020

Spring 2020. Undergraduate-level class—guest lectured and provided feedback on group project presentations.

Managing Global Cities (PAD 3800)

Guest Lecture, Florida International University, Department of Public Policy and Administration, 2019

Fall 2019. Undergraduate-level course—guest lectured and provided feedback on group project presentations.