Expertise

Research Areas: The production of social spaces, favelas in Brazil, geographical representations of Latin America on social media

I am a trained cultural and physical geographer with a strong background in urban development and Latin American geography.

I am interested in the approaches and consequences to favela integration in Brazil, the production of social and virtual spaces, as well as the representations of the underrepresented on social media.

Subject Area

  • Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity
Past Affiliations

Lecturer, Department of Geosciences, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn University
2019

Assistant Professor, Latin American & Latino/a Studies, Smith College (past)

Degrees
PhD, Louisiana State University, Geography and Anthropology, 2015
MA, George Washington University, Geography, 2009
BS, University of Maryland, Geography, 2006