Research

My primary research interests lie at the intersection of human geography, transportation and infrastructure studies, and public policy.

I use both quantitative and qualitative methods, especially spatial and policy analysis, to understand how disparities in public transportation provision shape social exclusion and how transportation systems serve as an everyday site of citizen-state relations.

I am broadly interested in transportation accessibility, its place in public policy, and its impacts across the urban-rural spectrum.

Regional Bus Systems, Accessibility, and Citizen-State Relations

My ongoing research focuses on regional bus networks in the Americas, especially Brazil, and how these networks alternatively extend or ameliorate patterns of social exclusion and state neglect.

Specific research interests include: transportation as a right; collective transportation in remote and rural communities; synergies/conflicts between between transportation and other public services (healthcare, education, etc.); roads and other infrastructure projects; public-private partnerships and accountability; urban hierarchy and administrative divisions.

Prior Fieldwork in Latin America

I am particularly interested in Latin America, and I have been fortunate to participate in several research projects there, most recently including ten months in Brazil.