My Research

My work bridges social and environmental justice, water governance, and decolonial planning. In my dissertation, I examine the tensions between urbanization processes and Indigenous riverine lifeways in urban Amazonia, with particular attention to how the knowledges embedded in Indigenous everyday practices can challenge and expand conventional planning frameworks.

I combine ethnographic, participatory, and arts-based methods to democratize knowledge production, support place-based processes, and broaden participation in decision-making.

During my master's at the University of Pittsburgh, I worked as a Graduate Student Researcher at the Ford Institute for Human Security, where I researched inequalities in access to water and sanitation across communities in the United States and Latin America, drawing on policy analysis, qualitative research, and collaboration with city officials, public utilities, and community organizations.