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Hernan Rosas is a doctoral student in Urban and Regional Planning and Design at the University of Maryland-College Park in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Alibi Shokputov is a Ph.D. candidate in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research is centered on understanding the transformative effects of telework, particularly in a post-pandemic context, on travel behavior, housing mobility, and social equity.

I am a fully funded PhD student at ARCH_MAPP_School, focusing on integrating sustainable design principles with advanced analytical methods to address contemporary urban challenges. My research investigates the intersection of energy consumption and daylighting performance in building design, utilizing both rule-based and data-driven methods.

I am interested in the arrangement of urban structures and typologies as well as the development of and the relationship between urban housing and public spaces with regard to the cultural and sociological aspects of urban planning that affect the various scales of society, from density and demographics to personal and global dimensions.

Xuedi Yan is a doctoral student in Urban and Regional Planning and Design at the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Her research interests focus on urban economics, urbanization, economic development, and housing policy.

Janet T. Adesina is a doctoral student in the Urban and Regional Planning and Design (URPD) program at the University of Maryland. She is also a trained Architect and has worked on various unique projects.

My research involves looking into the decommodification of housing. I would like to look into how we can transition the use of housing away from being utilized as a market tool for wealth extraction, a commodity that is bought and sold as an investment vehicle, into a collective good that is only used for one purpose, providing shelter.

EFC is serving as the Network Coordinator for the Baltimore Greater Regional Environmental Equity Network (BGREEN). This work builds on EFC’s experience facilitating collaboratives and working with community-based organizations focused on environmental justice issues in the Baltimore region.

Town centers, skyscrapers and construction sites became classrooms for 30 MAPP students during a three-day trip to New York City earlier this month.Storymap photos (link below) by Jelena Djakovic