Guest Lectures
- August 12, 2022: “In her place: Using statistics to understand the impact of urban gender mainstreaming policies on women’s equity.” Royal Roads University, SOSC740, Dr. Runa Das.
- March 16, 2021: “International Planning Practice.” Vancouver Island University, Master of Community Planning Colloquium.
- November 4, 2020: “The Gender of Cities.” Vancouver Island University, Master of Community Planning Colloquium.
- September 30, 2019: “Sharing Cities: Tourism, Vulnerability, and the SDGs.” Royal Roads University, Global Tourism Management Program, Victoria, BC.
- October 19, 2018: “Ambient Belonging and the Gender of Space.” Oxford Brookes University School of the Built Environment, Oxford, UK.
Professional Conference and Workshop Presentations
- April – August 2023: Multiple workshops conducted with the Province of British Columbia, Building and Safety Standards Branch, Residential Tenancy Branch, Building Officials’ Association of BC, BC Housing, Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre, Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC, Union of BC Municipalities, and LandlordBC regarding the development of a comprehensive secondary suites guide.
- November 4, 2021: “Child in the City: Planning communities for, and with, children.” Canadian Institute of Planners PLACE21 Conference.
- December 5, 2019: “Designing Age-friendly Housing in BC.” BC Housing, Building Smart Developers’ Workshop, Vancouver, BC.
- July 4, 2019: “Forward Planning Conversation #4.” Invited Panel Member, CIP Generation 2019 Conference, Ottawa, ON.
- March 6, 2019: “Community Engagement in Urban Planning.” Professional Development Seminar, Vancouver Island University and Islands Trust.
- March 6, 2019: “Data City: An Evidence-based Approach to Consultation.” Professional Development Seminar, Vancouver Island University and Islands Trust, Nanaimo, BC.
- January 11, 2019: “Forward Planning Conversation #1.” Panel Member, National Capital Commission, Ottawa, ON.
- November 6, 2018: “Sharing Cities: A Commons Approach to Achieving the SDGs.” Together 2018 Conference, Alberta Council for International Cooperation, University of Alberta.
- October 16, 2018: “Africa and the Commonwealth: The Achievement of the New Urban Agenda.” Plenary Panel Member, Planning Africa 2018 Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
- April 30, 2018: “Planning for an Aging Population.” BC Housing Board of Directors and Senior Management AGM, Burnaby, BC.
- April 11, 2018: “Planning for an Aging Population.” BC Housing Research and Development Services, Burnaby, BC.
Summits and Delegations
- March 15-26, 2021: Member of the BCCIC delegation at the United Nations 65th Commission on the Status of Women speaking to Gender Equity (SDG5) and Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG11).
- January 21, 2021: World Design Declaration Summit Meeting. Representing over 40,000 planners working across the Commonwealth at the World Design Delegates’ Summit, Online.
- March 14-18, 2020: Member of the BCCIC delegation at the United Nations 65th Commission on the Status of Women speaking to Gender Equity (SDG5) and Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG11).
- April 3-5, 2019: World Design Declaration Summit Meeting. Representing over 40,000 planners working across the Commonwealth at the World Design Delegates’ Summit, Saint-Étienne, France.
- October 14, 2018: “Commonwealth Women in Planning Manifesto.” CAP Biennial Meeting of Delegates, Cape Town, South Africa.
- October 23-24, 2017: World Design Declaration Discussion and Deliberation. Representing Commonwealth planners at the World Design Summit, Montreal, QB.