Mapping Youth Disconnection & Resources in Louisville (2026)
As part of a broader research initiative led by McNary Group, I developed an interactive GIS StoryMap to translate findings from the full report into a place-based exploration of youth disconnection and resources across Louisville. Through demographic and socioeconomic data analysis, GIS mapping, nonprofit resource mapping, and research on philanthropic and public investment, I examined where youth disconnection is concentrated and how those patterns intersect with educational attainment, unemployment, income, inequality, youth-serving organizations, and funding. The StoryMap serves as a visual companion to McNary Group’s full report, making complex findings accessible while highlighting how need, services, and investment align—and where potential gaps may warrant further attention.
Metropolitan Housing Coalition
Loan Program Impact Report (2025)
I led a mixed-methods impact assessment of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition’s Nonprofit Housing Loan Program, reconstructing nearly 30 years of activity after institutional memory had become dispersed. Through archival data recovery, quantitative analysis, interviews, and GIS mapping, I documented how flexible, mission-driven loans supported ~3,000 affordable homes, housed ~7,000 residents, leveraged $325M+ in development capital, and achieved a 98% repayment rate. The project produced an impact report, digital data archive, and strategic recommendations to guide a program relaunch.
Community Food System Mapping Project (2024)
As part of my dissertation “Toward an Urban Food Commons: Participatory Action Research on Food Apartheid and Community-Based Agrifood System Governance in Louisville, KY” (2024), I developed the Louisville Community Food System Mapping Project, which highlights agrifood resources, maps systemic inequities, and integrates lived experiences into spatial analysis to support advocacy and policy change. Explore the tools below!
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Community Food System Map – A resource for residents to locate food options around Louisville.
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Food Justice Map – A more comprehensive tool combining demographic and environmental data with food access points, designed for advocacy and planning.
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