Upcoming Talks and Seminars

Dr. Fernandez is the Director of the Metabolism of Cities Living Lab (MOC-LLAB) under the Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age at San Diego State University (SDSU) working to localize the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in southern California, the Baja California Mexico region, and globally. Dr. Fernandez is a Professor and Graduate Advisor in the Department of Geography’s Master of Science in Big Data Analytics Program at SDSU. She received a Ph.D. in Urban Planning, Design, and Policy from the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy. She received a B.S. in Public Administration with an emphasis in City Planning and a Master of City Planning at SDSU. Her research interests include urban metabolism ideologies and material flow analysis of metropolitan cities. Identifying urban typologies and socioeconomic indicators in the urban context while promoting public policy, smart cities, big data analytics, circular economy methods, UN SDGs, and under-representative populations.