On March 5th, the Georgetown Global Cities Initiative hosted its Third Annual Student Research Summit where students from across University came together to celebrate urban and place-based research and build interdisciplinary networks.

Agenda

Welcome and Introductions
Uwe Brandes, GGCI Faculty Director

Panel 1: COVID-19 and Cities (00:05:00)
Presentations:
Migrant Worker Welfare in Singapore’s COVID-19 Response.
Vanessa Jarnes (School of Foreign Service, MSFS ‘22)

Evaluating qualitative differences in city, state, and county COVID-19 response policies in California. (00:18:50)
Emily Pelles (McCourt School of Public Policy, MPP ‘22)

Student Respondent:
Matthew Boyce (Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, PhD) (00:27:50)

Respondents:
(00:32:30)
Angela Glover Blackwell, GGCI Visiting Fellow
John Monahan, Senior Advisor for Global Health to Georgetown University President John J DeGioia; Senior Fellow, McCourt School of Public Policy; and Senior Scholar, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

Panel 2: Cities and Public Health (00:47:10)
Presentations:
Trends in Urban Health Determinants: A Case Study of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Betelhem Eshetu Yimer (School of Nursing & Health Studies, MSGH ‘21)

Modelling Syndemics: Quality of Life and Multimorbidity in Urban South Africa. (00:56:32)
Anthony Panasci (School of Nursing & Health Studies ‘21, GH)

Innovating Technologies for a Sustainable Urban Future: The Implementation of Vertical Farms in Major Cities Facing Food Insecurity. (01:06:37)
Andra Roventa (School of Continuing Studies, MPUP ’21)

Student Respondent:
Ana Paula Pellegrino (Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, PhD) (01:20:57)

Respondents:
(01:29:15)
Angela Glover Blackwell, GGCI Visiting Fellow
Bernhard Liese, Professor; Chair, Department of International Health, School of Nursing and Global Health Studies

Panel 3: Forces of Change in Global Urbanization (01:38:48)
Presentations:
Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing Equity in the “Making Cities Sustainable and Resilient” UN Initiative.
Jack Hennessey (School of Foreign Service ‘21, STIA)

Empowering Italian cities through the Constitution: Evaluating the Impact of Reforms (2001-2014) on Metro-City Power. (01:49:13)
Elena Bagnera (McCourt School of Public Policy, MPP ‘22)

Politics of Self and City-making in Doha, Qatar. (01:59:44)
Khushboo Shah (School of Foreign Service ‘22, Qatar)

Respondents:
(02:13:01)
Angela Glover Blackwell, GGCI Visiting Fellow
Prof. Sheila Foster, The Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy; Professor of Public Policy

Panel 4: Social Equity Across DC’s Metropolitan Landscape (02:22:34)
Presentations:
New Housing Development and the Impacts on Rental Prices and Housing Cost Burden in the DC Housing Market.
Nick Stabile (McCourt School of Public Policy, MPP ‘21).

The 6 Spokes: Making DC a World Class Bike Region. (02:29:32)
Andrew Grinberg (School of Continuing Studies, MPUP ‘21).

Respondents:
(02:36:57)
Angela Glover Blackwell, GGCI Visiting Fellow
Student Respondent: Isabel Youngs (School of Continuing Studies, MPUP ‘21).
Katie J. Wells, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Georgetown Global Cities Initiative

Lightning Round: Digital Disruption in the City: Emerging Urban Technologies (02:44:20)

People-First Autonomous Vehicles: Washington, DC as a Model for Global Development.
Kevin Schlosser (McDonough School of Business, MBA ‘21)

Ensuring equality in the future of urban technology: What are the key ethical issues in algorithmic decision-making of facial recognition technology and how can they be managed?
Alie Fordyce (Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, CCT ‘21)

Respondents:
Katie J. Wells, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Georgetown Global Cities Initiative

Concluding Remarks
Uwe Brandes, GGCI Faculty Director