BROCK HICKS

brockhicks.net

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EXPERTISE
Project design + management

GIS + advanced spatial analysis

Latin American languages + cultures

Research: quantitative + qualitative

Policy analysis

Urban development + design

EXPERIENCE
Independent Researcher. American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

11/2014 present

Independently managed a research project on the sociospatial effects of charter schools on Los Angeles neighborhoods.
Wrote a comprehensive research report for publication by the AFT (in review). Created longitudinal and spatialized datasets;
analyzed urban neighborhood change via advanced GIS methods and descriptive and multivariate statistics.
Graduate Student Instructor. UCLA Department of Geography

9 12/2013 and 9 12/2014

Led two discussion sections of 30 students each. Planned discussion activities geared towards critical analysis of course
content. Synthesized lecture and text topics for weekly reviews. Used data to drive instruction.
Policy Planning Intern. Department of City Planning at the City of Los Angeles

6 11/2014

Assisted in land use research, GIS mapmaking, and the preparation of text and graphics for the South Los Angeles New
Community Plans (Land Use Element). Designed cross-cultural outreach materials in Spanish and English.
Graduate Student Researcher. UCLA Department of Urban Planning

12/2013 9/2014

Analyzed Mexican census data for research on segregation, land regularization, housing policy, urban spatial structure, and
household formation. Edited scholarly articles for publication.
Contributed to an OECD report, intended to guide policymaking in Mexico, on international best practices for infill development.
Conducted interviews with Mexican public agencies and wrote a literature review on the titling of property and land
regularization processes in Mexican cities; the resulting scholarly article was published in the Journal of Peasant Studies.
Research Intern. Food First/Institute for Food & Development Policy

9/2012 8/2013

Interviewed US quinoa importers and produced a comprehensive literature review for a development report on quinoa
production and trade in Bolivia. Conducted interviews, compiled data, and wrote news articles for Food First publications.
Community Development Specialist. US Peace Corps, Honduras

7/2009 9/2011

Designed and managed community food security projects with five womens groups. Wrote two successful grant proposals;
administrated $13,000. Established 59 organic family gardens and vermiculture production beds; delivered comprehensive
technical skills trainings.
Managed a regional improved stoves initiative in collaboration with PC Volunteers and an international NGO. Cooking stoves
installed in 672 homes across 28 communities.
Developed curriculum for agroforestry training certification. Collaborated with an international NGO & regional intermunicipal
organization. Trained municipal officials and coffee farmers from 13 departments to initiate income diversification projects.
Wrote a technical horticulture manual, in Spanish, for local use, along with a companion manual that focused on the
development of community projects and capacity building.
Wrote the project proposal for a rural health center, created descriptive GIS maps, facilitated a series of meetings, and solicited
a permanent nurse position to establish the center.

EDUCATION

LANGUAGE

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. 20132015

Masters in Urban and Regional Planning

Spanish: fluent in speaking, reading, writing and translation.

Peace Corps certified Advanced High.

Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellow, Latin American Institute,

$22,000 (2014 - 15)

Portuguese: intermediate proficiency in speaking, reading,

and writing.

University of Denver. 20022006

BA International Studies; Spanish. Minor in Anthropology
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