Academic Samples

A group paper that I co-authored was published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. The paper was written for an environmental justice and political ecology field course centered around Indigenous perspectives, coalitions, and activism.

The final group project for my Introduction to Indigenous Planning class was a final report comprised of background research on the Makah Indian Tribe and a proposed planning project that aligns with their identified goals and interests. The report outlines the details of a Climate Adaptation Cultural Program.

For the final project for my study abroad in Berlin we had the freedom to create a video on an urban planning topic of our choice. I create a video focused on the healing properties of reclaimed green spaces in a city that has lasting wounds.

As part of a client-based urban planning class, my group created a report based on our outreach to residents of South Park, a Seattle neighborhood, to learn about their wants and needs regarding a new affordable housing development.

For an urban planning centered GIS class we partnered with a local organization and conducted GIS analysis to support them with their work. My partner and I collaborated with the City of Seattle P-Patch Gardens to do equity oriented spatial analysis.

The final project for my poetry and permaculture class. This project is nostalgic, bittersweet, and very dear to my heart. A translation of what my family's dacha means to my babtsya (grandma), along with pictures from my childhood.