Selected writing and research, spanning climate justice and incarceration, energy equity, sustainable communities, and transit-oriented development.
Essays
Masters Capstone: Decarceration and Resilience in California
Three intersects of extreme heat and the criminal justice system in California: community-led resilience, conditions inside state carceral facilities, and community …
StoryMap: Heat and Criminal Justice Vulnerability in California
An interactive ArcGIS StoryMap mapping the geographic intersection of extreme heat hazards and criminal justice vulnerability across California.
How Hot Is It Inside California's Prisons?
A close read of what heat and temperature data CDCR has actually made public for California’s 31 prisons — and the large gaps that remain.
Measuring Prison Heat Amplification
A comparison of indoor and outdoor temperature records at California’s 31 state prisons measures how much each facility amplifies outdoor heat. Building age and …
SGC's Multi-Benefit Projects Catalyst Model
Evaluates whether California’s Strategic Growth Council Catalyst Model shapes the design and evaluation of extreme heat investments, using a database of 372 grant …
Energy Equity & Residential Battery Storage
Examines whether California’s battery storage incentive programs reach energy-vulnerable communities, evaluating the goals, eligibility criteria, and funding of …
The Richmond Transit Village
A cost-and-outcome case study of BART’s Richmond Transit Village transit-oriented development, from its 1999 approval through its ongoing fifth phase, with original …
Bay Area Small Businesses After COVID-19
Interviews with four Bay Area small business owners on supply disruptions, inflation, thin margins, and the pressure to innovate after COVID-19.