Amy Twigge-Molecey, PhD, OUQ, MCIP.
Lecturer, Geography, Planning and Environment

Biography
Dr. Twigge-Molecey has been a lecturer in the Department of Geography, Planning and the Environment at Concordia University since 2009. She holds a BA in Gender & Sexuality Studies and a Masters of Urban Planning, both from McGill University. In 2013, she completed her PhD in Urban Studies at the Institut nationale de la recherche scientifique - Centre urbanisation, culture et société (INRS-UCS). She is an accredited urban planner and member of Ordre des urbanistes du Quebec and of the Canadian Institute of Planners. When Amy is not teaching in Montreal, she is guiding 2SLGBTQ youth on backpacking trips in the Canadian Rockies with Outward Bound Canada.
Teaching activities
URBS 393: Law & Regulation in Urban Planning.
URBS 300: Neighbourhood & Community Planning.
URBS 450: Urban Economic Restructuring.
URBS 498 N: Planning Property & Neighbourhood Change.
URBS 260 - Analytical Methods in Urban Studies. This course explores research methods and processes, especially as they relate to planning and public policy.
URBS 498D - Cities of Difference. This course explores how socially constructed 'differences' shape spatial relationships in cities.
Selected Publications
Twigge-Molecey, A. (2014). "Exploring Resident Experiences of Indirect Displacement in a Neighbourhood Undergoing Gentrification: The Case of Saint-Henri in Montreal." Canadian Journal of Urban Research 23(1): 1-22.
Twigge-Molecey, A. (2013). The Spatial Patterning of Wealth and Poverty in the Montréal Region, 1971–2006: A Literature Review. Toronto, Cities Centre - University of Toronto.
Rose, Damaris and Amy Twigge-Molecey. (2013) A City-Region Growing Apart? Taking Stock of Income Disparity in Greater Montréal, 1970-2005. 65pp. University of Toronto, Cities Centre, Research Paper RP222.
Twigge-Molecey, A. (2009). Is gentrification taking place in the neighbourhoods surrounding the MUHC? A census-based analysis of relevant indicators. Analysis Report RR09-02E. Montréal, CURA Making Megaprojects Work for Communities - Mégaprojets au service des communautés: 80.
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