Brenda Parker , Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor
Brenda Parker joined the Urban Planning and Policy Program in January 2008. She received her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Human Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her Bachelors in Public Affairs from the James Madison College at Michigan State University. She has worked in various non-profit organizations and government agencies, and as an independent research consultant and program evaluator.
Brenda’s current research areas include urban policy, urban governance, community and economic development, and qualitative methods. She is particularly interested in gender, race, community activism, and progressive politics. She is also conducting a research project on relationships between economic development, secondary markets, and space. Previous research has focused on community-based mapping, social justice, and citizenship.
Courses
Globalization and Urban Affairs
Space Place and Institutions
Political Economy of Cities
Gender and the City
Research
Urban policy, urban governance, race, gender, qualitative methods, program, community activismPublications
Parker, B. (In Progress). Gendering Urban Neoliberalism: A Feminist
Exploration of Masculinities and Markets. University of Georgia Press.
Springer, K., Parker, B., and Leviten-Reid, C. 2009. Making Space for
Graduate Student Parents. Journal of Family Issues 30, 435-457.
Parker, B. 2008. Beyond the Class Act: Gender in the 'Creative City.' In
Gender in an Urban World, ed. R. Hutchinson and J. DeSena. New York:
Elsevier Press.
Parker, B. 2006. Constructing Community with Maps: A Critical Perspective.
Professional Geographer 58 (4): 470 -484.
Parker, B. 2005. This Land is our Land: The Struggle for a Community
Benefits Agreement. Paper prepared in collaboration with the Good Jobs and
Livable Neighborhoods Coalition. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Contact
bkparker@uic.edu
Room 242 (MC 348)
312-996-2167