I am an assistant professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment at Villanova University. I teach undergraduate and graduate introductory courses in Geographic Information Systems as well as courses on urban sustainability and the built environment. My research focus on spatial patterns in social-ecological systems and urban sustainability. Using interdisciplinary approaches to spatial analysis, GIS and remote sensing my lab investigates:
- Mapping and modeling ecosystem service in social-ecological urban systems;
- Structure of urban Landscapes and environmental Function;
- Transformation of urban vacant land into public use resource;
- Urban food systems