Regional and Community Planning
Faculty
Biography
Alissa is a registered urban planner experienced working in urban planning and global development both within Canada and abroad. Alissa is passionate about healthy and equitable communities, child-friendly planning and child rights, education access, human settlement, refugees and migration, and food security.
Education
- Master of Planning, Dalhousie University, Halifax Nova Scotia
- BA in Global Development Studies, University of the Fraser Valley
Memberships
- Planning Institute of British Columbia - Registered Professional Planner (RPP)
- Member of the Canadian Institute of Plannings (MCIP)
Research Interests
- Child and youth friendly planning and participation
- Food security
- Sustainable urban planning
- Community health and well-being