Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Masters in Urban Planning, with distinction
May 2016

Concentrations: Transportation & Infrastructure | Housing & Neighborhood Development

Thesis: Rail Transit Impacts on Residential Land Use: Lessons from the MBTA Red and Orange Line Extensions

Advisor: José A. Gómez-Ibáñez – Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy

Honors:

• Award for Outstanding Leadership in Urban Planning – presented to a graduating student who has demonstrated the
  highest standards of leadership, excellence in academic studies, and promise of achievement

• University Transportation Fellow

• Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston: Affordable Housing Competition – honorable mention

Concordia College - Moorhead, MN

Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude
May 2011

Majors: Economics | Art

Honors:

• National Merit Scholar

• Concordia Regents’ Scholar

• Credo Scholar – interdisciplinary honors program

• Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition – 2010 & 2011