I am a community planner and geographer that works towards building healthy, thriving, and vibrant communities. I am an Assistant Professor of Community Health Education in the Department of Public Health at the University of Tennessee Knoxville

I seek out complex policy and research challenges - triangulating their details and dissecting the underlying processes so as to enact change. Techniques from the fields of impact assessment and geographic information sciences cuts across my scholarship and professional practice. The challenges I tend to focus on are in the area of healthy communities - with an emphasis on housing, parks, food, and youth well-being. In a rapidly urbanizing North America and broader world, understanding how communities are built, maintained, and function is more important than ever to addressing current affordability and public health challenges.

The primary focus of my research is further developing and applying geographic ecological momentary assessment and digital methodologies to community health challenges. A secondary focus of my research is on the role of temporality as it relates to health and behavioral outcomes in the traditions of more-than-representational theory and ecological systems theory. Presently, I am supporting the development of a physical activity-based park prescription intervention trial for (pre-)diabetic patients in London, Mississauga, Montreal, and Toronto, Canada. I am also involved in studies of youth experiences of public space in high-rise cities, the daily travel patterns of caregivers, and the creation of a Student Housing Observatory for Ontario and Quebec in Canada.

I completed a Doctorate in Geography and Environment from The University of Western Ontario (2025). I hold a Masters in Geography (2020) from Western, and an Undergraduate in Planning and Diploma in Environmental Assessment from the University of Waterloo (2018). I am currently working towards my Registered Professional Planner designation in Canada. I give back to my community as Past President of the Town and Gown Association of Ontario and on the Board of the International Town and Gown Association. 

I am always looking for new research and professional practice collaborations. My urban planning research is best illustrated by my recent article in Urban Studies, and my health geography research by my recent article in Health Promotion International. My professional practice in planning and public health involves consulting through Exposcape Ltd.

Beyond research and practice, I am a recreational cyclist, relaxed fisherman, and avid downhill skier in the winter time. I am a Jurassic Park fan, PC and board gamer, casual Magic the Gathering player, and patio enjoyer. Feel free to drop me a note. I am always looking for new adventures, new friends, and new challenges.