Jacqueline Burton is currently pursuing a Master’s of Urban Planning at NYU Wagner, with a concentration in International Development. She is a recipient of the Advanced Institute for Transportation Education Graduate Scholarship from the Urban Transportation Research Center, and her research focuses on refining the definition of urban food deserts to include the role of transportation in urban residents’ ability to obtain healthy food. Jacqueline is also a Print Editor for The Wagner Review. She received her Bachelor’s in Urban Planning from the University at Albany in 2008, and has been living in New Orleans for the past two years before moving to New York City.

Academic Advisor: Dr. Zhan Guo, New York University