I am a Brooklyn native, growing up in Flatbush and Coney Island. I received my B.A. in psychology from Baruch College, CUNY, and my master’s in social work and urban planning are from the University of Michigan. I am a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Urban Social Work and author of Families in the Urban Environment: Understanding resiliency (Cognella, 2018).

I took this photo from on top the World Trade Center building in August 2001.