Geography | Spatial Data Science | Political Economy
I am an educator and multidisciplinary researcher whose work bridges geography, urban planning, data science, and economics. My scholarship and teaching center on questions of spatial and environmental justice, bridging data science methodologies with critical analysis of social and spatial processes. I am Chicano and a Kansas Citian at heart, with roots in the historic Westside of Kansas City, Missouri, and in the Mexican railroad worker communities of eastern Kansas.
Work
Visiting Assistant Professor | Bard College
Data Analytics & Environmental Studies
Education
University of Missouri | Kansas City, Missouri, USA
PhD Candidate in Economics & GeoSciences | Dec 2025