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Shahed Alhadyan
Graduate Assistant, PhD Student in Planning, Governance, and Globalization

SHAHED ALHADYAN (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Social Equity and Empowering Marginalized Communities, with a special focus on Refugee Studies and Individuals with Disabilities
  • Environmental Planning Strategies, Resilient and Sustainable Communities 
  • Community Resilience and Sustainable Community Development
  • Disaster Management and Empowering Communities
  • Nonprofit/NGO Governance, Leadership, Management, and Civil Society

Publications:

Alhadyan, S., (2025, April 11-13). Overcoming Barriers: Transportation and Employment Access for Syrian Refugees in Mafraq City, Jordan [paper presentation]. 8th Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning, Amherst, Massachusetts.

Laura Nelson
Affiliated Student, PhD Student in Planning, Governance, and Globalization

YUGASHA BAKSHI (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
  • Urban Governance, Water Governance 
  • Urban and Regional Planning
  • Urban Development and Social Change
  • Improving urban data literacy and quality
Aline Soares Souza de Souza
Affiliated Student, PhD Student in the Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought

ALINE DE SOUZA (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Art
  • Performance
  • Storytelling
  • Art and Architecture History
  • Architecture Theories 
  • Landscape Theories 
  • Critical Social Theory
  • Aesthetic Education
Amin Farzaneh
Graduate Assistant, PhD Student in Planning, Governance, and Globalization

AMIN FARZANEH (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Urban Regeneration
  • Community Development and Social Change
  • Ethnic Inequalities and Urban Policy
  • Placemaking
  • Marginalization
  • Tourism and Art
Armin Firouzi
Affiliated Student, PhD Student in the Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought

ARMIN FIROUZI (CV)

Research Interests: 

  • Cultural Heritage
  • Historic Preservation
  • Politics of Cultural Identity
  • Displaced Heritage
  • Zoroastrian Heritage in Diaspora 
  • Legal and Administrative Aspects of Heritage Management 
Aida Hassani
Graduate Assistant, Master's Student in Urban and Regional Planning

AIDA HASSANI (CV)

  • Research Interests:
  • Social Justice
  • Sustainable Communities 
  • Public Management
  • Landscape Design
  • Transportation Planning
Sara Naghibizadeh
Affiliated Student, PhD Student in the Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought

SARA NAGHIBIZADEH (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Activism and social justice in the Global South
  • Grassroots movements and community agency
  • Equitable urban development in marginalized contexts
  • Urban studies and social change
Joong Won Kim
Affiliated Student, PhD Student in Planning, Governance, and Globalization

MARCEL WORPHY POMBO (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Political Accountability
  • Regional collective security in West Africa
  • Community Change
Helya Sehat
Affiliated Student, PhD Student in Planning, Governance, and Globalization

HELYA SEHAT (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Social Justice
  • Right to the City
  • Public Engagement
  • Tourism
  • Walkability
Katie Hanton
Graduate Assistant, PhD Student in Planning, Governance, and Globalization

BRAD STEPHENS (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Trust
  • Racialization of Space 
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership
  • Municipal/Local Government 
  • Equitable Community Development
  • Social Science Education
Olabisi Akinwunmi
Graduate Assistant, Master's Student in Public and International Affairs

OLABISI YUSUF (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Economic Development
  • International Development
  • Fiscal Policies and Practices
  • Policy Formulation and Evaluation
  • Governance