After a decade of working as a planner and social policy analyst in government and notfor-profit sectors, she earned a PhD in environmental studies from York University in Toronto. Her interdisciplinary research practice focuses on indigenous approaches to planning, immigration, postcolonial theories, and planning pedagogy. Experiential learning is foundational to her teaching practice and she builds curricula on principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). She is a registered professional planner in Ontario and a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners.