Adjunct Lecturer
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
Chicago, IL / 2024 - present
Teaches spatial planning and community engagement graduate-level courses.
Summer 2026 - “MCD 523 Chicago Summer Charrette”
One month intensive studio course as the culiminating course of the Master of CIty Design program. Students incorporate qualitative and quantitative analyses to provide planning services to local community partners. This plan seeks to lay the groundwork for future development in the Riverdale Community Area (CA) that prioritizes health by restoring connectivity, economy, and ecology through community autonomy. a
Final plan here.
Summer 2025 - “MCD 523 Chicago Summer Charrette”
One month intensive studio course as the culiminating course of the Master of CIty Design program. Students incorporate qualitative and quantitative analyses to provide planning services to local community partners. Rooted in ecological restoration, equitable development, and regional coalition building, this semester’s work reimagined the Calumet region, one of the most industrialized, fragmented, and environmentally burdened areas in the United States, as a model for 21st-century urban regeneration.
Final plan here.
Spring 2024 - “UPP 556 Chicago Riverfront Regeneration Studio”
In this hands-on planning studio, students gained experience technical spatial planning skills to fieldwork research on community needs and site analysis. Students supported ongoing spatial planning and community engagement efforts on an active Chicago riverfront regeneration project. Core modules provided training in spatial interdependence analysis, circulation studies, community engagement, and plan making.
Final plan here.