Hello! Below you can find some of my past research and data visualizations.

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Resumé

Full Research Projects

For my undergraduate capstone, I studied common methods currently and historically being used in research attempting to identify and/or measure the extent of gentrification through a thorough literature analysis. 

Full Undergraduate Capstone

Full slides presented at the 2024 PA GIS Conference for my project studying the impacts of street tree location on urban temperatures and air pollution.

Homewood's Street Trees in Context - Full Presentation

This research project completed for an undergraduate course analyzed the potential power of investments in active transportation infrastructure to improve climate resiliency by measuring nearby property values through a multiple regression.

Internalizing the Climate Mitigation of Active Transportation 

For this team project in my Climate Change & Sustainability graduate course, I created a series of maps and satellite imagery visualizations showing potential green infrastructure sites in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood. 

Green Infrastructure Site Assessment in Pittsburgh - Full Paper

Visualizations

This portfolio includes a sample of my illustrative work – that is, designs and visualizations I have created to
help highlight or create narratives around spatial data, non-spatial data, and compiled editorial work.

Data Visualization & Design Portfolio

I created this report during my time with RiverWise, a sustainability advocacy non-profit in Pennsylvania. It features a series of editorials by my supervisor arranged into a report format using my own visualizations and designs.

Faltering Beaver County Report

This poster was presented for my bachelor's capstone, for which I completed a literature review of gentrification research methods. 

Undergraduate Capstone Poster