Sam R.

My name is Sam and I'm a PhD candidate at the University of Southern California, studying urban planning. I hold a BA in history and German from the University of Minnesota, and I have more than three years' experience as a teaching assistant. At USC, I have led classrooms and worked with students on subjects like sociology, cartography, public policy research, and most recently, Japanese history. In addition to teaching, I have worked for nearly a decade in policy journalism as a reporter and e…