Undergraduate thesis in fulfillment of Honors B.S. in Sociology and Honors B.S. in Urban Ecology with expected publication in May 2026.
Mentored and advised by Professor Keith Bartholomew.
"Through qualitative research methods, I aim to design an urban planning framework unique to Salt Lake City that allows for the natural flexibility and spontaneity of urban growth, is efficiently circular rather than "top-down", accounts for the intersectional layers of the urban fabric, and positions planners as equal actors within the framework and community rather than as implementors of the framework.
Ultimately, this framework will be tested with a combination of design and live performance interventions."
Phase 1:
UROP Scholar Awardee - Summer 2025
Exploratory, qualitative research gathering design inputs via ethnographic observation of public spaces and interviews with local leaders in the fields of design, planning, economics, policy, art, community organizing, and more.
Human subjects research overseen by the Institutional Review Board.
Phase 2:
Theorizing & Inductive Research - Fall 2025
Coming soon.
Phase 3:
Evaluative Testing - Spring 2026
Coming soon.