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Alexis Francesca Perrotta serves as a Lecturer at Baruch College's Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs within the City University of New York system. Her teaching portfolio spans urban transportation policy, housing policy, community development, and data analysis courses through Spring 2025, including PAF 9134 (Urban Transportation Policy) and PAF 9270 (Data Collection).
Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Urban Planning (2015) and M.Phil. in Urban Planning from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, an M.P.A. in Public Administration from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (2002), and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Wheaton College (1996).
Perrotta's research centers on equity in public transportation systems, employing qualitative methodologies to examine fare affordability, access barriers, and welfare implications. Her work extends to housing policy, community development, and urban finance mechanisms including property tax and transportation funding. With over a decade of field experience, she has contributed to homelessness advocacy, affordable housing development, and city/state-level policy analysis for congestion pricing and transportation finance.
Her scholarly output reveals consistent focus on transportation equity since 2003, with recent work examining child welfare nonprofit sustainability (2019) and transit fare policy (2017). Cross-cutting themes include social justice in infrastructure planning, welfare state interactions with transportation systems, and financial sustainability of urban services.
Key recognitions include the National Science Foundation's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (2010) and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Research Fellowship (2006). She received nominations for Baruch College's Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2020 and 2021.
University service includes chairing the Committee on Academic Standing and Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee, plus membership on Curriculum and Admissions Committees. She co-founded Housing Plus Solutions, providing residential alternatives to incarceration for women in NYC, and serves on the NYC Zoning Board of Appeals since 2021.
Professional engagement spans the Collective of Critical Transport Scholars (2013-2018) and Roosevelt Institute initiatives, reflecting her commitment to participatory urban governance models.
