## [Student research](/student-research) Image ![Planning Studio students present their "Moving Beyond the Car" findings](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2025-11/img_0458-crop_0.jpg.webp?itok=0R7nlJWb) ## Some recent SCARP student research projects ## Added to the planning conversation One of the proudest parts of submitting the culmination of one’s studies is to add it to the greater library of knowledge, at the UBC level and the worldwide discipline of planning. UBC Library’s digital repository, cIRcle, hosts a wealth of theses from our PhD and Research Masters students, as well as many of our MCRP graduates’ final projects. [Graduate Projects](http://open.library.ubc.ca/search?q=*&p=0&sort=6&view=0&perPage=0&dBegin=1062313200000&dEnd=2209104000000&c=3&collection=310) [PhD theses and dissertations](http://open.library.ubc.ca/search?q=*&p=0&sort=6&view=0&perPage=0&dBegin=60336000000&dEnd=2209104000000&c=1°ree=Doctor%20of%20Philosophy%20-%20PhD&program=Planning) The UBC collection promotes open and comprehensive access to a significant body of unique knowledge created by graduate students to support further research and for private study. The authors retain copyright ownership and moral rights to their theses. The content of theses may not be re-purposed or exploited for commercial gain without the explicit permission of the authors. ## MCRP Studio Presentations During SCARP’s Planning Studio, student teams from our MCRP program partner with community, municipal, and private-sector organisations to identify problems and propose feasible solutions. The Planning Studio represents the culmination of the knowledge and expertise MCRP students have learned during their program, and their potential for innovative solutions as professional planners. The Planning Studio represents dozens of times SCARP students have personally served the larger community of British Columbia with their learned expertise and innovative ideas. [Learn more about the Studio](/studio) [Studio work over the years](/studio-projects) ## More on PhD work: [About our current PhD students](https://scarp.ubc.ca/phd-students) [SCARP PhD alumni doctoral citations](/doctoral-citations "Doctoral citations from our most recent PhD alumni") ## Special awards: - Vanier Scholars - Public Scholars Initiative ##### Vanier Scholars The [Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program](https://vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html) aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students, by supporting students who demonstrate academic excellence, research potential, and leadership in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, or health. We're proud to celebrate our PhD students who, throughout the years, have been recognised as Vanier Scholars. ## SCARP's most recent Vanier Scholars ![Woman in black button-up top](/sites/default/files/inline-images/anam-bashir-2025.jpg) ### Anam Bashir, 2024 #### ***Housing at the Bottom:*** *Uncovering the Realities of Precarious Rental Housing in Urban Canada* [Learn more about Anam Bashir](/directory/anam-bashir "Anam Bashir") ![Madison Lore smiling in front of tree](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Madison%20Lore%20-%20square.jpg) ### Madison Lore, 2023 #### *Easing the Path to Sustainable Transportation:* *Understanding an individual's potential to switch away from a personal vehicle through machine learning.* Graduated in 2025 ![Meghna Mahondas smiling in front of flowers](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Meghna%20Mahondas%20-%20square.jpg) ### Meghna Mahondas, 2021 #### *Private Space as Political 'Genderscape':* *How social and political context shape the rental housing experiences of Indigenous migrant women in Mengaluru, India* [Learn more about Meghna Mahondas](/directory/meghna-mohandas) ![Picture of Meryem Belkadi](/sites/default/files/styles/square_200/public/belkadi_meryem-1.jpg.webp?itok=nyfJ_6ud) ### Meryem Belkadi, 2021 #### *How are Employment Outcomes for Women impacted by Displacement from the slums?* *A case study of the gendered impact of a nationwide slum clearance program in Morocco.* Graduated in 2025 Image ![Khadija Anjum](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2022-09/khadija_anjum.jpg.webp?itok=MaFI2GCx) ### Khadija Anjum, 2020 #### *An Evidence-Based Study on the Impact of Food Price Increases* *on Intra-Household Food Allocation and the mediating role of social networks in building resilience in rural and urban communities of South Asia.* [Learn more about Khadija Anjum](/directory/khadija-anjum "Khadija Anjum") ##### Public Scholars Initiative UBC's [Public Scholars Initiative](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/psi/about) reimagines doctoral education in ways that facilitate purposeful social contribution, the production of new and creative forms of scholarship and dissertations, and support graduate students' broader career perspectives. ### SCARP's Public Scholars Image ![Khadija Anjum](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2022-09/khadija_anjum.jpg.webp?itok=MaFI2GCx) ### Khadija Anjum "Planning for food security of low-income groups amid rising food price volatility: a gendered analysis" [Learn about Khadija and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/anjum-khadija) Image ![Woman in park area](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-03/sara-ortiz-escalante-square.jpg.webp?itok=oTBG1GNp) ### Sara Ortiz Escalante "Transgressing Space and Time: Everyday/Everynight Life of Women Working the Night-Shift" [Learn about Sara and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/ortiz-escalante-sara) Image ![Woman atop sunny valley](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-03/hayfaa-abou-ibrahim-2025-square.jpg.webp?itok=BmImafnA) ### Hayfaa Abou Ibrahim "Disaster Governance in the Age of Polycrisis: A Study of NGO Collaborations in Post-Disaster Response in Lebanon and Türkiye" [Learn about Hayfaa and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/abou-ibrahim-hayfaa) Image ![Louisa in white blazer](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2022-10/louisa-may_khoo.jpg.webp?itok=xOZbyCRN) ### Louisa-May Khoo "Ageing in a Neuropolis: The Social Epidemiology of Stress in Late Life among Older Adults in Global-City Singapore" [Learn about Louisa and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/khoo-louisa-may) Image ![Woman in polkadot shirt](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-03/meghna-mohandas-202410-square.jpg.webp?itok=5YmYXVMy) ### Meghna Mohandas "Private space as sites of 'othering': Housing experiences of Indigenous migrant women in Bengaluru, India" [Learn about Meghna and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/mohandas-meghna-0) Image ![Woman in turtleneck in front of docked sailboats](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-03/keisha-maloney-square.jpg.webp?itok=yO93k-3y) ### Keisha Maloney "Navigating transitions: Remaking the planning engagement table with/by/for Indigenous peoples in Toronto" [Learn about Keisha and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/maloney-keisha) Image ![Man in button-up shirt in front of orange SCARP logos](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-05/peter-carwana.JPG.webp?itok=Z5xW6wru) ### Peter Carwana "Local government risk assessments in BC: Demand, supply, and cost analysis" [Learn about Nathan and his research](https://sustain.ubc.ca/about/resources/local-government-risk-assessments-bc-demand-supply-and-cost-analysis) Image ![Woman in park area](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-03/lyana-patrick-square.jpg.webp?itok=4htIFZkj) ### Lyana Patrick "Dis/connection in 21st Century Canada: Therapeutic Planning through an Indigenous Lens" [Learn about Lyana and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/patrick-lyana) Image ![woman in leather jacket by European river](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-03/ana-polgar-square.jpg.webp?itok=TIjx4z0h) ### Ana Polgár "Seeing through Skies, Streets and Stories: Aligning urban nature and climate risks in a rapidly urbanizing watershed" [Learn about Ana and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/polgar-ana) Image ![Man in black blazer with seaside mountain behind him](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/stone-jeremy.jpg.webp?itok=gET4m55b) ### Jeremy Stone "Discursive Gentrification: Neighborhoods, Resistance, and the Urban Commons" [Learn about Jeremy and his research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/stone-jeremy) Image ![Woman in grey cardigan among tree-filled area](/sites/default/files/styles/original_image/public/2026-03/amrit-tiwana-square.jpg.webp?itok=3ASWCOJo) ### Amrit Tiwana "Advanced equitable access to essential health services: A high-resolution long-range planning tool for Metro Vancouver" [Learn about Amrit and her research](https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/tiwana-amrit)