Andrea Restrepo-Mieth

Andrea Restrepo-Mieth, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University. She joined in 2022 after a postdoctoral fellowship at Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania, focusing on urban planning institutions and climate adaptation. She is affiliated with The Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement and the Galápagos Education and Research Alliance (GERA). Her work examines equitable and sustainable urban governance in Global South cities, with regional expertise in Latin America and Southeast Asia.

Education: Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning (Cornell University), MPP (Lee Kuan Yew School, National University of Singapore), B.A. in Economics/International Relations (SUNY New Paltz).

Research interests include planning institutions, urban climate adaptation, grassroots governance, and metropolitan integration. Her scholarship bridges urban planning, public policy, and political science to analyze institutional dynamics in cities. Recent work explores participatory climate action and institutional learning in urban management.

Teaching focuses on environmental planning, global environmental issues, and urban studies. She actively collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in GERA and engages in civic projects through the Voorhees Center.