Dr. Ivis García is the Master’s Program Coordinator for the Planning Program. She completed her PhD studies in Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and has been awarded more than $1 million in external research funding from the EPA, National Science Foundation, and the
Natural Hazard Center. She has published over 60 papers in various journals.
Her research topics mainly include homelessness, assisted living facilities, and mental disease.
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Community Engagement
Culture
Diversity
Housing Finance
Human Ecology
Mobility
Public Participation
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Short Biography
Dr. Ivis García is the Master’s Program Coordinator for the Planning Program. She completed her PhD studies in Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and has been awarded more than $1 million in external research funding from the EPA, National Science Foundation, and the
Natural Hazard Center. She has published over 60 papers in various journals.
Her research topics mainly include homelessness, assisted living facilities, and mental disease.