I am an incoming assistant professor of public administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, School of Public Affairs teaching courses like Urban Management (PADM 7335) in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. Learn about my teaching.

I was appointed to the Birmingham Planning Commission by the City Council in 2023. I serve as a commissioner implementing the city’s comprehensive plan by coordinating public and private development in the City of Birmingham, including its transportation network, community facilities, and the arrangement of land uses. I am a member of the commission’s Zoning Advisory Committee.

I was elected president of the Alabama Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in 2023. Our mission is to advance excellence in public service. Our members include the professionals in government, business, and nonprofit organizations who are engaged in the delivery of public goods and services. We support the experts who are doing the work that the public relies on, and we educate the students who will carry on that work in the future. Our chapter offers opportunities to advance your career and expand your network. Engage with us at @ASPAAlabama and join today!

Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform advocates for efficient and equitable government. Help us fund research briefs examining how the Alabama Constitution impacts the well being of our citizens. This research will be conducted by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA).

I conduct research with Dr. Derek Hyra in the Metropolitan Policy Center. I built a panel dataset of U.S. city council districts (GIS shapefiles) and their representatives in the largest 40 Black population cities for the years 2000-2010. I built this dataset to examine the effects of gentrification on racial representation in local government. I presented my preliminary findings to the Gentrification and Political Representation Conference at University of Houston Political Science Department on May 6, 2022. I am drafting the article for submission to Urban Affairs Review.

Urban Analysis is a management consulting firm for changemaking through policy, planning, and politics. I founded Urban Analysis to support our public and civic leaders in their charge to build smart, sustainable, and inclusive cities and metropolitan regions.