BRADY J. COLLINS 510 S Normandie Ave, 202 Los Angeles, CA 90020 (617) 413-3724 collins.bradyj@gmail.com Education University of California at Los Angeles Sept. 2012 June 2016 PhD in Urban Planning - GPA 4.0/4.0 Field specializations: cultural planning, ethnic enclaves, community development Graduate certificate in Urban Humanities University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Aug. 2006 May 2011 MA in Political Science, Civic Leadership - GPA 4.0/4.0 BA in Economics, Global Studies - GPA 3.4/4.0 Awards and Fellowships 2017 UCLA NSF Professional Development Award 2016 Town Planning Review Best Paper Award, Vol 87(4) 2016 Outstanding Doctoral Student in Urban Planning Award 2015 UCLA Institute of American Cultures Hune Award 2015 UCLA Institute of American Cultures Research Grant 2015 UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship 2015 UCLA Urban Humanities Student Research Grant 2014 UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship Program 2014 UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship 2013 UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Peer Reviewed Articles Collins, Brady & Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia (2016). Skid Row, Gallery Row, and the Space in-between: Neighborhood Revitalization in Two Los Angeles Neighborhoods, Town Planning Review 87(4): pp 401-427 Collins, Brady (2016). The Boundaries of Culture: Perceiving and Experiencing Place in Multiethnic Los Angeles, revise and resubmit to City & Community Collins, Brady (2016). Whose Neighborhood? Whose Culture? Contestation and Collaboration in the Multiethnic Enclave, revise and resubmit to Journal of Planning Education and Research
Collins, Brady (2017). Putting Culture on the Map: Media Discourse and the Urban Growth Machine in Koreatown, Los Angeles, revise and resubmit to Urban Affairs Review Short Articles Ravelejar: The Art of Neighborhood Branding, Carolina Angles, 30 Sept 2015, http://carolinaangles.com/2015/09/30/ravelejar-the-art-of-neighborhood-branding/ The Workers United! Multi-ethnic solidarity in L.A. s Koreatown, Hyphen Magazine, 28 January 2015, http://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2015/01/workers-united-multi-ethnicsolidarity-las-koreatown Book Review (2014), Soja, Edward J., My Los Angeles: From Economic Restructuring to Regional Urbanization, Critical Planning 21: 167-68 Reports Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood Evaluation (2014), Los Angeles Hammer Museum Conference and Invited Presentations The View from the Outside: Media Discourse and Urban Development in the Multiethnic Enclave, Presentation at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 2016 Conference, Panel on Economic Development, Portland, OR, November 3-6, 2016 Urban Humanities as a Model for Planning Pedagogy and Scholarship, Presentation at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 2016 Conference, Panel on Planning Education and Pedagogy, Portland, OR, November 3-6, 2016 Urban Humanities and its Potential for the City, Presentation at the European Forum Alpbach 2016, Built Environment Symposium, Alpbach, Austria, Aug 24-Sep 2, 2016 The Boundaries of Culture: Place, Culture and Community in Multi-ethnic Los Angeles, Presentation at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 2015 Conference, Panel on Placemaking from Above and Below, Houston, TX, October 21-25, 2015 From KIWA s Koreatown to Koreatown s Ktown, Invited presentation at University of Southern California, Urban Spatial Ethnography and Critical Cartography, Los Angeles, CA, January 27, 2015 Skid Row, Gallery Row, and the Space In-Between: Culture and Contestation in Neighborhood Revitalization, Presentation at the Canadian Anthropology Society Conference, Panel on Unpacking the Creative City, York University, Toronto, ON, April 30-May 3, 2014
Teaching UCLA, Instructor June 2015 present Applied Planning Research, fall and winter 2016. Required two-quarter course for all second-year students completing applied planning research project M.U.R.P. comprehensive examination capstone option. Guides students through identifying topics, selecting clients, developing scope of work, completing research design and literature review portions of applied planning research project, collecting and analyzing data, and writing conclusions and policy recommendations. Intro to Cities and Planning, summer 2015, 2016. Survey of urban history and evolution in U.S., urban social theory, current growth trends, system of cities, urban economy and economic restructuring, traditional and alternative location theories, urban transportation, and residential location and segregation. UCLA, Teaching Assistant Sept. 2013 June 2016 Departmental Writing TA, 2013 2016. Acted as primary writing resource for all Masters students looking for assistance with grammar, structure, style, and developing an argument. Urban Humanities Studio, 2014 2015. Core UHI seminar that focuses on city of Shanghai and the concept of identity. Issues to be explored include spatial and morphological restructuring of the city; forms and processes of identification; uses of the past and visions of the future; aesthetics; authenticity and the social imaginary; and how particular modes of representation like maps, images, texts, and narrative shapes urban identities and our understanding of them. Emphasizes group projects and speculative critical research. Urban Policy and Planning, fall 2013. Examination of current urban planning and policy issues and debates, such as normative theories of good urban form, metropolitan organization and governance, economic development and growth management, edge cities, spatial mismatch hypothesis, urban poverty, racial/ethnic inequality, gender and urban structure, sustainability, and future of cities. Research Research Assistant, Mineta Transportation Institute Sept. 2013 June 2014 Developed comprehensive literature reviews on transit planning with regards to multi-modality, connectivity, and passenger flows.
Conducted interviews with transit planning experts in private companies and public agencies across the United States and Europe to determine best practices for California s High-Speed Rail development and intermodal integration. Research Assistant, UIUC Cline Center for Democracy Aug. 2010 May 2011 Conducted conflict analysis of over 100 world news reports per week using qualitative methods developed for the Social, Political, and Economic Events Database Project. Tested and evaluated new qualitative methods of conflict analysis for more advanced research protocols. Professional Experience Policy Analyst, KIWA June 2014 Present Leads policy campaign research efforts to examine city and state equitable transit oriented development policies as part of citywide ACT-LA coalition. Serves on steering committee for electronic car share program for low-income families in collaboration with Mayor s Office of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and Shared Use Mobility Center. Oversaw the writing and implementation of $1 million LA County contract on behalf of coalition of twelve workers centers. Research and Instructional Technology Consultant, UCLA Center for Digital Humanities August 2014 April 2015 Assisted humanities faculty-led research projects with GIS and other spatial data visualization techniques. Taught undergraduate and graduate student workshops on map making, data visualization, and online visual media. Served as IT support for all faculty, staff, and students in UCLA Humanities Division. Consultant, Hammer Museum Oct 2013 Dec 2013 Designed and implemented a multiple-method research design measuring the social impact of placemaking and cultural revitalization strategies in Westwood, Los Angeles. Assisted the training of 25 researchers in public space activity analysis, surveying and interviewing. Extracurricular Activities Board Member, Wilshire Center-Koreatown Neighborhood Council Aug 2014 Aug 2016
Represented sub-district 3 of Wilshire Center-Koreatown Co-chaired Planning and Land Use Committee Managing editor, Critical Planning Journal Aug 2011 Sept 2014 Responsible for composing calls for papers, editing submissions, and handling subscription requests. Managed and delegated tasks to an editorial staff of sixteen members. Organized outreach events to promote and distribute the journal, as well as to encourage relevant scholarly discussions on campus amongst students and faculty. Aste e Nodi Local Development Workshop July 2013 Participated in a week-long retreat to Torre Orsaia, Italy exploring experimental concepts and techniques for informal and sustainable community development. Collaborated with local residents and a team of architects, engineers, and planners to develop and implement 6 small-scale urban interventions that improve public spaces and build public participation. eme3 International Architecture and Urbanism Conference, Volunteer June 2013 Translated all exhibit descriptions and conference publications from Spanish to English. Assisted in the construction, mounting, and curation of conference exhibits. Acted as a conference guide for an international audience of over 500 people. Languages English Native Spanish Professional proficiency