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Gentrification research
Gentrification research
Gentrification is one of the primary challenges facing growing urban areas. Despite the importance of scale and context in gentrification research, there have been relatively few fine-scale empirical studies on medium sized cities to test whether gentrification exists and to what extent. Currently, I am conducting a local-level analysis for tracking gentrifying neighborhoods using a case study approach in Charlotte, NC.
Gentrification in Charlotte
Gentrification in Charlotte
Gentrification research almost exclusively focuses on older and larger postindustrial cities. Despite a growing number of scholars emphasizing the importance of understanding gentrification outside of these traditional urban areas, its presence and modalities in mid-sized cities remains underexplored. Using a case study approach in Charlotte, my research explores the spatial, temporal, and spatial-temporal aspects of contemporary gentrification.
Publications on gentrification
Publications on gentrification
I have presented my gentrification research at several major conferences such as the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability, the American Association of Geographers, and the North American Regional Science Council. Publications from my doctoral research include an article, “Gentrification’s role in the U.S. New South: Evidence from Charlotte” published in Cities, and an article, “Ground truthing”: A multi-scalar approach to mapping gentrification” published in Papers in Applied Geography.
As U.S. New South cities continue to grow, we argue that more thorough and geographically sensitive studies are needed to address localized impacts of gentrification on minority neighborhoods to form site specific anti-gentrification strategies.
Our results reveal that a more complex index at a finer spatial scale are deemed more reflective of the on-the-ground reality of gentrification, according to local stakeholders surveyed.
Danny Yonto.mp4Squeezing years of work and thousands of words into a three-minute talk, Danny Yonto earned second place in UNC Charlotte’s inaugural Three-Minute Thesis competition.
Social mobility reseach
Social mobility reseach
The focus of this research identifies how a World Café creates opportunities for interactive conversation, reciprocal exchange, and diverse communication. With the use of this tool, a research network identified urgent community needs in one rural community in North Carolina. Despite current research being disciplinary and geographically fragmented, the goal of the World Café seeks to produce actionable research by leveraging disciplinary expertise through strong partnerships.
This book chapter adopts an interdisciplinary multidimensional initiative for tackling socioeconomic disparities through integrated solutions in education, public health, housing, and transportation at the community level.
The following World Café design principles are an integrated set of ideas and practices that form the basis of the pattern embodied in the World Café process (see also the Wiser Together guiding principles for more about the World Cafe’s DNA).
Our findings support that spatial aggregation at the census tract level contributes to identifying the location of at-risk “hot spot” communities to refine health programs, while temporal windowing reduces random noise effects on spatial clustering patterns. With tight state budgets limiting health departments’ funds, using geographic analytics provides for a targeted and efficient approach to health resource planning.
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