current projects

I. Immigrant Urbanism

Three forthcoming articles and one in progress focus on multigroup settlements and i) national affects, ii) social variety forces, iii) insurgent citizenship, and iv) everyday urban fluxes.

II. Identity Politics of Care

One completed article focuses on gender and borders, and two forthcoming articles center on i) homecare work during the pandemic and ii) nationalities and municipal incubator programs.

III. Defiant Architecture

A forthcoming article visualizes how hustling on the street is a resistance against governing regimes and vehicular collisions.

forthcoming projects

I. Alimentary Logistics

Forthcoming co-authored book project with Victor Cano Ciborro and Joseph Heathcott will investigate New York City, Paris, and Mexico City’s food wholesale landscapes.

II. Care Cities

Forthcoming book project will examine New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Houston’s capacity to care in ways that include but exceed social welfare.

III. Death and Cities

Forthcoming research will investigate how migrants’ death practices shape and are influenced by new metropolitan surroundings.

past projects

I. Feeding City

Directed research for public reports focusing on COVID-19 impacts on small food enterprises in Toronto.

II. Urban Forest Initiative

Co-produced a short film demonstrating why urban practitioners must protect and preserve urban forests.

III. Reimagining Los Angeles’ Public Sphere

Co-produced a short film illustrating how Covid-19 influenced Los Angeles’ sidewalks.

IV. City Food

Digital research director for an international research project examining migrant patterns, public space, and informal labor practices through a comparative global lens.