April Jackson

April Jackson is Associate Professor and Director of the Master of City Design program in Urban Planning and Policy at University of Illinois at Chicago. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy from UIC, dual master's degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a B.A. in Architecture from UIUC.

Her research examines racially equitable housing strategies, reparative planning practices, and climate gentrification impacts. Current projects include evaluating Choice Neighborhoods Initiative implementation in Chicago and climate displacement studies in Florida coastal communities.