Collaborating with local community organizations and other stakeholders to
develop and analyze place-based solutions to social and economic problems
About the Team
James J. Biles is Director of In Situ and a faculty member at the City University of New York. His work attempts to incorporate the experiences of those excluded from prevailing models of development while highlighting the place-specific practices and strategies that people employ for the purposes of improving livelihoods.He earned his undergraduate degree in Urban and Environmental Studies at Ohio University and his Ph.D. in Economic Geography at Michigan State University (2001).
Alejandro Andrade supervises projects and leads strategic collaborations. He earned his MPA at The City College of New York. Alejandro brings over ten years of experience in the private and public sectors and past working experiences include the NYC Department of Small Business Services, Blue Ridge Labs @ Robin Hood, and the Mexican Consulate in New York. He is a former Colin Powell Graduate Fellow and United Nations University Junior Professional Fellow.
Recent Projects
In Situ is a New York-based policy research center that collaborates with local community organizations and other stakeholders to develop and evaluate place-based solutions to social and economic problems in the US and Mexico.
2020
COVID-19 in Hispanic Immigrant Communities in NYC and New York State: Impacts, Findings and Recommendations
Partner: Qualitas of Life Foundation (NYC)
From Financial Education to Financial Empowerment: A Proposal for a New and Improved Program of Financial Counseling and Coaching
Partner: Qualitas of Life Foundation (NYC)
2019
Evaluation of NoBI Sureste Initiative and Proposed Entrepreneurship Projects
Partner: Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY) and NoBI Sureste (Yucatán, Mexico)
2015
Análisis de Demanda y Oferta del Chile Habanero y Productos Derivados en los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
Partner: Council of Science, Innovation and Technology (CONCIYTEY), State of Yucatán (Mexico)
2013
Overcoming Barriers to Diffusion and Adoption of Sustainable and Resilient Building Materials in Coastal Areas of Southern Mexico
Partner: Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (Mexico)
Strengthening Chile Habanero Value Chains in the Yucatán Peninsula by Understanding Local and Global Food Systems
Partner: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Mexico)
2010
Reconciling Local Livelihoods and Global Production Networks in Yucatán, Mexico
Partner: National Science Foundation (US)
2008
Economic and Transportation Impacts of Warehousing on Rural Pennsylvania
Partner: Center for Rural Pennsylvania and Shippensburg University (US)
2007
Territorial Review – Yucatán, Mexico
Partner: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris)
Center for In Situ Policy Research
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