I am an interdisciplinary researcher, educator, designer, and writer, passionate about exploring the intersections between public health, ecology, and built environments. By sharing my thoughts and experiences, I hope to inspire curiosity in diverse communities and generate interesting conversations.

Fluent in spanish, portuguese, and english, I have a particular interest in understanding how history shapes landscape, culture, and health in america (the entire Western Hemisphere) and globally.

Throughout my writing and graphic explorations, you will find me advocating for creative approaches to decolonization—of design, research, education, language, and landscape—that have proven useful in promoting justice and sustainability in the 21st century and beyond.

I also believe in the power of carefully planned research to support positive impact. This space serves to share relatively accessible insights from my research work.

In my free time, you can find me running, biking, taking mediocre film photos, painting, practicing yoga, practicing horticulture, traveling, learning new languages, enjoying the company of friends and cats, and completing my PhD.

This collection of words lives alongside my consulting practice to share views into what I’m up to academically and otherwise.

Formal Education

phd candidate in community health and health policy, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York (CUNY SPH)

master of landscape architecture, College of Built Environments, University of Washington (UW) Seattle

graduate certificate in global health, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, UW Seattle

bachelor of arts global and international studies: latin america, University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB)

minor in professional writing, UCSB

year abroad studying portuguese and journalism, Pontifical Catholic University (PUC), Rio de Janeiro

Publications

Bachman, R., Rethinking Amazonian Urbanism: Architectural Hegemony and Vernacular Floodplain Landscapes. 8th International Congress of Landscape Architecture (CIAP), Brazilian Association of Landscape Architects (ABAP), forthcoming 2026.

Bachman, R., Andrews, L., Vildosola, G. Ancestral knowledge in equitable climate change planning: vernacular amphibious communities and an urban Amazonian case study. Urban Water Equity and Justice Across the Pacific Rim. Eds. Dayon, A., Adeel, Z., and Cheng, C. Routledge, forthcoming 2026.

Andrews, L., Jhonston Vela, A., Valdivia Zavaleta, X., Alarcon, JA, Garland-Lewis, G., Wolf, K., Valdez, U., Cubas Poclin, S., Ampudia Gatty, C., Tapia del Aguila, C., Bachman, R., Flores, C., Wolf, C. Tres Comunidades, Un Río: Supporting Urban Amazonian Floodplain Communities Through Data and Art. Groundworks Journal. Special edition: Creating Knowledge in Common, 2024.

Bachman, R., Traction Design. Fog-water farm-park and gardens, Eliseo Collazos, Lima, Peru. Ecological Design: Strategies for the Vulnerable City: Urban Green Infrastructures and Public Space in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eds. Vera, F. & Sordi, J. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank, 2021. 473-481. dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004388

Andrews, L., Bachman, R., & Fernández, SCP. Living on water. Routledge Handbook for Sustainable Cities and Landscapes. Eds. Ko, Y. & Taufen, A. New York: Routledge, 2021. 350-360. doi.org/10.4324/9781003033530

Bachman, R. Reimagining the amphibious city: From health data to ecological design in an informal Amazonian community. Seattle: University of Washington, 2020.

Bachman, R., Eliseo Collazos fog water farm-park and gardens. Landscape Performance Series. Landscape Architecture Foundation, 2020. doi.org/10.31353/cs1630

Bachman, R., The Future of Wetland Design at Bellevue Botanical Garden. Seattle: Livable City Year, 2019.