Teresa Córdova, Ph.D. is the Director of the Great Cities Institute (GCI) and Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Córdova has been an elected and appointed member and/or chair of national, regional and local boards and government commissions and advisory boards, and has received multiple national awards including Sor Juana Legacy Award from the National Museum of Mexican Art. As Director of the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Teresa applies her years of experience and commitment towards addressing challenges facing cities and regions, while simultaneously advancing UIC’s Great Cities Commitment. As an applied theorist, political economist, and community-based planner, Professor Córdova approaches her work as a scholarship of engagement in which research, pedagogy and service are integrated.
