Meet Our Faculty

Lewis D. Hopkins 

Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture

ldhopkin@illinois.edu

Emeritus faculty

Cynthia L. Hoyle, FAICP 

Adjunct Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning

choyle@cumtd.com

217-278-9059

Specialized faculty

Sean Kennedy 

Special Projects Analyst, California Strategic Growth Council

seankenn@illinois.edu

Affiliated faculty

T. John Kim 

Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Emeritus Endowed Professor of Urban and Regional Systems

tjohnkim@illinois.edu

Emeritus faculty

Rob Kowalski, FAICP 

Adjunct Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning

rob.kowalski@champaignil.gov

217-403-8800

Specialized faculty

Bumsoo Lee 

Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

bumsoo@illinois.edu

217-333-3601

Core faculty

Ben LeRoy 

Academic Advisor
Instructor, Urban and Regional Planning, Instructor, College of Law

bleroy@illinois.edu

Specialized faculty

Ruby Mendenhall 

Associate Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Urban and Regional Planning

rubymen@illinois.edu

217-333-2528

Affiliated faculty

Faranak Miraftab 

Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

faranak@illinois.edu

217-265-8238

Core faculty

Zorica Nedovic-Budic 

Emerita Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

znb.ucd@gmail.com

Emeritus faculty

Jennifer Novak-Leonard 

Research Associate Professor and Director of the Arts Impact Initiative, College of Fine and Applied Arts

jln7@illinois.edu

217-300-6716

Affiliated faculty

Magdalena Novoa 

Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

mnovoa@illinois.edu

Core faculty