Spring 2014 seminar: M.R.P. candidate, city and regional planning
Victoria Long holds a B.A. in criminology and peace and conflict studies from the University of Toronto. Her academic interests include urban resiliency, communication and visual representation methods in the field of planning, gender and equity, and the broadening of civic engagement across scales and sectors. Long’s passion for urban planning and design stems from prior work experience, which includes policy analysis in the Ontario government where she contributed to efforts with First Nations and government representatives to develop a land use strategy in the far north of Ontario. At the local level, Long collaborated with Toronto residents to launch the Church-Wellesley Neighbourhood Association and increase public engagement in development processes. Most recently, she conducted research for the New York Academy of Medicine’s Older Adults Disaster Preparedness and Response Initiative, which aims to provide better emergency support systems for older adults following Hurricane Sandy. Building upon a personal interest in photography, Long is currently exploring photography’s potential to reveal local, regional, and global processes of identity formation. As a Mellon Fellow, she aims to investigate how the construction of diverse visual narratives can inform and enhance planning methods.