Core Faculty

Andrew Greenlee

Assistant Professor of Urban & Regional Planning
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2012


Professor Greenlee’s interests lie primarily in the areas of housing policy, community development, and social equity in planning. His research focuses on the translation of federal, state, and local policies into on-the-ground practices. His recent research examines the residential location choices of low-income households participating in the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program. Other recent research has examined the nature of housing market changes around military bases, and the distribution of spending within tax increment financing districts in Chicago. This research tends to combine GIS data visualization and spatial analysis with qualitative interview data.

During the Fall 2012 semester, he will teach a seminar on the housing crisis (UP-494AG) which focuses on exploring the economic, social, and political dimensions of current housing problems. This course involves engagement not only within the classroon, but also involves collaborative engagement with a neighborhood in Decatur, IL.

In Spring, 2013,he will teach Housing and Urban Policy Planning (UP 473), Urban and Regional Analysis (UP 505), and Survey Design and Analysis (UP 508).

Greenlee received his Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2012. He also holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor’s degree in English and Sociology from Grinnell College. Andrew has worked for the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center at UIC, the City of Chicago, and the Chicago Rehab Network.

Contact Information
Room M210
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
611 Taft Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217.333.9069
Fax: 217.244.1717
E-mail: agreen4@illinois.edu

Current Research Areas

Professor Greenlee’s current research focuses on the residential mobility and neighborhood choices of low-income households participating in the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program. This work incorporates multiple perspectives on mobility including tenants who have made moves, landlords renting to voucher households, and housing authority program administrators.

Selected Publications

Greenlee, Andrew J. 2011. A different lens: administrative perspectives on portability in Illinois' Housing Choice Voucher Program. Housing Policy Debate.

Greenlee, Andrew, Janet Smith, Sharon Legenza, and Katherine E. Walz. 2011. Moving or Moving Up? Understanding Residential Mobility for Housing Choice Voucher Families in Illinois. Clearinghouse Review. May/June 2011.

In Progress

Greenlee, Andrew J. "Can Choice and Opportunity Co-Exist in the Housing Choice Voucher Program?" In Progress.

Greenlee, Andrew J. "Landlord Perspectives on the Housing Choice Voucher Program." In Progress.

Andrew Greenlee