Quantitative
Quantitative Coursework:
Graduate Life Cycle Assessment Coursework- Conducted a comparative Life Cycle Assessment of the Global Warming Potential of Alternative Building Materials in South Los Angeles, California, particularly comparing prefabricated polystyrene-plywood structural insulated panels and straw bale structural insulated panels [data extraction/categorizing from technical & scientific literature; analysis; condensing/presenting results].
- Conducted an economic-input output life cycle assessment to assess the carbon footprint of constructing different freeway alternatives.
PPD Public Policy & Planning Analysis Coursework
Developed skills in applied analytic modeling and data manipulation using Excel. Lab exercises in visual interpretation/presentation of data, needs assessment, market failure analysis, indexing, extrapolation, simple forecasting, risk analysis and cost-benefit analysis.