Résumé

Education

The City College of New York, New York, NY

Master of Urban Planning, 2020

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Master of Science, 2017

Master of Social Work, 2017

The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ

Bachelor of Arts, 2009

Professional Experience

Environmental Design Specialist, GrowNYC, New York, NY, May 2017 – Present

Program Manager, Detroit Initiative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, January 2016 – April 2017

Lab Manager, Environmental Psychology Lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, December 2014 – April 2017

Program Mentor, The Nature Conservancy, Lewistown, IL, June 2014 – August 2014

Research Coordinator, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, June 2010 – June 2014

Volunteer Experience

Board President, 50 West 106th Street HDFC, New York, NY, May 2022 – Present

Coalition Member, Neighborhoods Now, New York, NY, January 2022 – October 2023

President, Gamma Alpha Scientific Fraternity, Ann Arbor, MI, April 2016 – April 2017

President, A2Share, Ann Arbor, MI, October 2014 – April 2017

Coordinator, Art & Environment Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI, January 2015 – April 2017

Teaching Experience

Instructor, Behavior & Environment, Program in the Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, September 2015 – December 2016

Guest Lecturer, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, March 2014

Guest Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, Hunter College, New York, NY, May 2013

Research Experience

School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2014-2017

Sharing Communities in Southeastern Michigan.

Fostering Place-Based Resource Sharing.

Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2010-2014

Stress and Justice Studies.

Violence and Mental Health - Children of First Responders & The Impact of 9/11 on Youth.

Adolescent and Family Decision-Making in Time of Disaster.

Selected Publications

Dattner Architects & Scalar Architecture (2023). Kingsbridge Community District Needs Assessment. Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition.

Harbo, S & De Young, R (2019). Community-Based Resource Sharing: Motivations and Spillover Effects. In JL Boucher & J Heinonen (Eds.) Sustainable Consumption, Promise or Myth? Case Studies from the Field. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Guckian, M, Harbo, S, & De Young, R (2017). Beyond Green Consumerism: Uncovering the Motivations of Green Citizenship. Michigan Journal of Sustainability, 5(1), 73-94.

Harbo, S, Nault, A, & Rhee, A (2016). Community-Based Resource Sharing: Transitioning to a New Normal. Graham Sustainability Institute: Ann Arbor, MI.

Amsel, L, Harbo, S, & Halberstam, A (2014). There is Nothing to Fear but the Amygdala: Applying Advances in the Neuropsychiatry of Fear to Public Policy. Mind & Society, (14)1, 141-152.

Selected Presentations

Harbo, S (December 2019). Building Community, One Garden at a Time. United Nations Urban Thinkers Campus, New York, NY.

Harbo, S, & De Young, R (June 2016). Community-Based Resource Sharing: Motivations and Spillover Effects. International Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative, Orono, ME.

Wu, P & Harbo, S (February 2012). Impact of the World Trade Center Attack on the Mental Health of Children and Their Families. Center on Terrorism, John Jay College, New York, NY.

Memberships

Coalition Member, Forest for All NYC, 2021 – Present

Activist, Transportation Alternatives, 2021 – Present

Fellow, Urban Design Forum, 2021 – Present

Member, American Planning Association, NY Metro Chapter, 2020 – Present

Licenses & Awards

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), State of New York, 2025

Distinguished Award for Sustainability, Graham Sustainability Institute, 2015

Community-Based Initiative Scholar, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 2015

Dean’s Fellow, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, 2015

Sustainability Fellow, Graham Sustainability Institute, 2014

Leadership Fellow, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, 2014

Excellence in Research, New York Medical College, 2013

Technical Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, NVivo, QGIS, R, Rhino, SketchUp, SPSS, and Vectorworks.