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in Brazil; she also pursues various projects related to Brazil in her academics and extracurricular
activities. Previously, Ling has taught English in Ecuador to 5 th through 9 th grade students; she has
worked at a wind energy company called Second Wind Inc., and as a business analyst at Sears
Holdings Corporation. On campus, she is Co-Chair of Quincy House Committee, Co-President of
Harvard Council on Business and the Environment, (a student-run environmental consulting
group,) and Director of Staff Development of The Design Board on The Harvard Crimson (the
nation’s oldest continuously published daily college newspaper, founded in 1873.). She also started a
shoe company called Jutta Shoes, which imports beaded leather flats from New Delhi, India. They
are currently on sale at ALO, a boutique in Harvard Square, and can also be purchased directly from
Ling herself.
Aaron LITVIN
Harvard College, Class of 2014
S.B. in Mechanical and Materials
Engineering
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litvin@fas.harvard.edu
Aaron Litvin is the Brazil Studies Program Manager at DRCLAS in Cambridge. To this role, he
brings his experience in advising students, organizing conferences, and planning exchange programs
for non-profit education organizations. After graduating from Harvard College with a degree in
Latin American Studies, Litvin was a Fulbright Scholar in Brazil and obtained a Master of Sciences
in Sociology at the University of São Paulo. For his thesis, entitled “The Social and Economic
Adaptation of Brazilian Migrants in Japan”, he did fieldwork in Japan as a Japanese Government
Scholar. Litvin also produced and directed the documentary From Brazil to Japan, which was
screened as part of the 2010 DRCLAS Brazilian Film Series.
Judith Grant LONG
Associate Professor of
Urban Planning, Graduate School of
Design (GSD)
Judith Grant Long is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the Harvard University Graduate
School of Design where she is also the Director of the Master in Urban Planning Degree Program.
She co-ordinates and teaches in the first semester core urban planning studio, teaches a twosemester
sequence on methods for urban planning, and offers a seminar on planning for the
Olympic Games. Dr. Long’s research investigates the relationship between infrastructure and
urbanism. She is a nationally-recognized expert in the planning, finance, and development of sports
and tourism facilities. Her recent publications include “Full Count: Inside Public-Private
Partnerships for Major League Sports Facilities”, “Facility Finance: Measurement, Trends, and
Analysis,” and “Ballpark Design and Rent-Seeking Behavior: 1890 to 2010”. She has testified before
the U.S. Congressional Oversight and Government Reform Committee on infrastructure finance,
and her research has been quoted in major newspapers and periodicals worldwide. Dr. Long’s
newest book project, “Olympic Infrastructure”, examines the legacies of facilities built for the
summer and winter Olympics, calling for a more affordable, green, and just games. A certified
professional planner, Dr. Long has practiced extensively at the local level of government in the
Toronto area, managing innovative strategies for downtown redevelopment and historic
preservation. Dr. Long served as Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at Rutgers University from
2002 to 2005, and as Design Critic at the GSD during 2005-2006. She received her BA (Economics)
from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario, Canada; her BAA (Urban and Regional
Planning) from Ryerson Polytechnic University, Canada; her MDesS from the GSD; and her Ph.D.
(Urban Planning) from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.