Currently working at the intersection of urban development and climate change to address the forms in which populations and aid are governed in a forthcoming book about Hurricane Sandy and climate change that will also include alternatives and the proliferation of discourses on preparedness and resilience. Previous work includes an edited volume "On Global Grounds: Urban Change and Globalization", presentations, book chapters, papers, and book reviews on gentrification, the privatization of public space, technologies and urban living, among other themes.