Lydia Collins Email & Phone Number

United States

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

PhD student in comparative urbanism

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Adjunct lecturer in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. Teaches about spatial planning, community engagement.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Leads interdisciplinary urban planning and economic analysis of real estate development projects for public, private, and institutional partners. Focuses on sustainable economics, urban policy & equitable city building practices, work which includes making decisions about market demand, feasibility, and financial requirements as well as social impact.

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Performed a year-long research project on comparative urbanism and policy mobilities with a focus on urban design. Published two academic articles in Brazilian journals and taught a university-level course on the research topic.

Chicago

Built real estate assets in historically disinvested communities through meaningful community engagement, innovative investment methods, and quality design with the goal of long-term community wealth generation.

Boston, MA

Co-designed teen engagement process to center local youth voice in an adaptive reuse development on the community land trust and created GIS maps to track parcel ownership.

Somerville, MA

Acted as a Teacher Assistant in the Green Urban Design Course. Facilitated design software workshops, crafted curriculum with professor and organized site visits, and provided design feedback at project presentations.

Somerville, MA

Supported community-driven anti-displacement campaign around Union Square neighborhood redevelopment and facilitated strategy and capacity-building sessions with new and existing coalition members.

Chicago, IL

-Researched and created a workable methodology for the annual calculation of all public and privateinvestment occurring in the Chicago Loop. -Provided staff support to the President & CEO in the installation of additional Springboard pedestrian and vehicular counters on Michigan Avenue.-Assist CLA staff in the delivery of organizational events including.

Medford, MA

-Peer leader for 1+4 pre-departure orientations for 15 students about to embark on bridge year experiences in Brazil, Spain, Nicaragua, and Washington D.C.-Organizes leadership, service learning, and mindfulness workshops during pre-departure week-long orientations

Evanston, IL

-Works alongside economic development specialists in promoting local business districts, building strategic partnerships with Evanston stakeholders, and advancing sustainable development-Created publicly-accessible "parklet" toolkit for local businesses and community members-Assists in administrative tasks such as updating the Storefront Improvement Grant.

-Pursued an independent research project on housing developments in Havana, Cuba.

Cocle, Panama

-Oversaw community based development projects in four communities over two months-Planned and facilitated two program orientations to prepare 60 student volunteers for projects

Ibarra, Ecuador

-Spent eight months as an apprentice with a grassroots microfinance organization-Created promotional marketing materials for the cooperative -Performed daily business services including updating cooperative membership information and helping with events-Developed and ran a daily tutoring center for families of the cooperative as well as other community.

Master'S Degree

Bachelor'S Degree

Semester Study Abroad Program

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