Neighborhood Cleanup & Park Stewardship
Working in neighborhood public spaces made maintenance, accessibility, and community ownership newly visible.
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About
The questions began with ordinary details.
I first used photography as a reason to look more closely at streets I passed every day: a bench no one chose, a corner where people always gathered, the difference one tree made on a hot afternoon. Over time, those details became questions about design, access, and community life. I became interested in the difference between spaces people move through and spaces where they choose to stay.
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Questions I Explore
Questions I Keep
Coming Back To
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Public Space
How do people use spaces differently from how they were originally designed?
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Mobility
What makes walking, biking, and public transit feel accessible—or difficult?
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Community
How does the built environment influence social interaction?
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Environment
How do shade, heat, vegetation, and materials shape everyday urban experience?
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Academic Interests
Urban Studies
Understanding how social, cultural, economic, and spatial systems shape cities.
Environmental Design
Exploring how physical environments influence comfort, movement, and everyday experience.
Human Geography
Studying relationships between people, place, identity, and spatial behavior.
Community Research
Using observation, documentation, and fieldwork to understand local experiences.
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Learning Journey
Experiences That
Shaped My Interests
Slide through experiences
Urban Design & Architecture Studio
A summer studio introduced observation, drawing, circulation, and public-space design as connected ways of thinking.
Pedestrian Behavior Study
Structured observation helped turn a visual hunch about sidewalks into a question I could record and compare.
Everyday Infrastructure Project
I documented bus stops, crossings, signs, curb edges, seating, and storefront conditions that are easy to overlook.
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Selected Recognition
Small milestones along the way.
Regional Student Research Symposium
Outstanding Visual Presentation
School Research Showcase
Urban Studies Research Recognition
Academic Excellence Award
Social Sciences
Student Photography Exhibition
Documentary Series Selection
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Reflection
What I've Learned
Reflections
