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Imagining and building more equitable and democratic systems: lessons from Bay Area organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
America’s democratic system has been built atop politics of exclusion and oppression. While strides have been made in enfranchisement and inclusion, communities continue to be systematically marginalized, dispossessed and ...
Awarding Equitably: a process design framework for city grantmakers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
Internal processes such as hiring, procurement, and grantmaking are the hidden engine that power the delivery of local government services. My research begins with a case study on designing the City of Boston’s organization-wide ...
Olympic Challenge: Designing Equity into Mega-Events
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-09)
In 2028, the City of Los Angeles will host the Olympic Games for the third time since the start of the last century; the first and second times being 1932 and 1984. While hosting the Olympics is regarded as a high honor ...
Learning by Doing: Transitioning Healthcare Technology Innovations from MIT Labs to Resource-Scarce Communities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
The affordability and accessibility of healthcare innovations is critical for the well-being of resourcescarce communities around the world. Yet little research centers on precisely how and when financial, material, and ...
Digital Tools and Design: Improving Participation in Policymaking
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-02)
This thesis examines how digital tools and design principles can be used to improve public participation in policymaking. I begin by identifying the problem that government consultations often fail to engage the public in ...
Age-Inclusive Design Framework for On-Demand, Shared Autonomous Vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-09)
The often repeated promise of autonomous vehicles is to make transportation safer, cleaner, more accessible, and convenient - in particular for vulnerable and underserved groups, such as older adults and people using ...
Re-Thinking Urban Retail: The Design and Planning of “Dark Stores” and Public Spaces Case Study: Manhattan, New York
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-09)
The retail industry has transformed into various formats due to the fast-paced social and sharing economy changes driven by technological advancements. The recent concept, grocery “dark stores” (retail facilities that are ...
"¡El Pueblo no se rinde, Carajo!" (the people will never give up, Dammit!) : a case study of the Buenaventura Civic Movement's contributions to insurgent planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
For ethnic minorities in Latin America and throughout the Global South, an expansion of citizenship rights, such as constitutional recognition of ethnic groups, has been undermined by State-sanctioned neoliberal policies, ...