Writing

Selected research-based writings, mostly on the protection of natural and cultural resources. 

Climate Change + Cultural Heritage

Assessing the Risks Posed by Environmental and Climatic Change to Immovable Cultural Property.

Completed in December, 2015, this Master's Thesis posits a framework for conducting low-cost vulnerability assessments at historic sites with the goal of improving and altering maintenance practices so as to increase resiliency to looming change. Two pilot sites were examined: Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas, which faces inundation should sea level rise exceed 1 m, and Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches, Louisiana, which lies just above a flood plain in an area where increased average temperatures may increase risk from termites and wildfire. This body of research was recognized by the Tulane School of Architecture Faculty with the Award for Outstanding Master's Thesis in Preservation in 2016. Click here to read more. 

Poster Gallery
Case Study Poster for RES/CON 2016
Case Study Poster for RES/CON 2016

This poster was presented at the March, 2016 RES/CON in New Orleans, a national conference on issues related to disaster mitigation and resilience.

Poster for Keeping History Above Water
Poster for Keeping History Above Water

This poster was presented at the April, 2016 conference in Newport, Rhode Island, at which preservationists, architects, and disaster mitigation experts examined sea-level rise impacts on historic sites and cities.

Nolawater.org Poster
Nolawater.org Poster

This educational poster about the history and future of water management in New Orleans was produced for the educational programming of the interdisciplinary Greater New Orleans Water Collaborative.