Córdova Teresa

Teresa Córdova

Director, Great Cities Institute

Teresa Córdova is Director of the Great Cities Institute and Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at UIC. Teresa is an expert in community/university partnerships and methodologies of engaged research. In addition to strategies for community and economic development, her work focuses on the impacts of global economic restructuring on communities. Over the years, Dr. Córdova has been instrumental in affecting economic development policy and projects, the provision and design of infrastructure, local governance, and neighborhood change. She sits on the Cook County Economic Development Advisory Committee and is a former Chair of the Chicago Plan Commission.