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Olabisi Akinwunmi
Graduate Assistant, Master's Student in Public and International Affairs

OLABISI AKINWUNMI (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Economic Development
  • International Development
  • Fiscal Policies and Practices
  • Policy Formulation and Evaluation
  • Governance
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
Aparajita Sengupta
Graduate Assistant, PhD student in Counselor Education and Supervision

PAUL DELAUGHTER (CV)

Research Interests:

  • Counseling
  • Mental Health and Wellness
  • Veterans
  • Older Adults
  • Substance Use and Addiction
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