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Joseph Heathcott is a Professor affiliated with Princeton University through the Princeton-Mellon Fellowship (2016). He holds a Ph.D. in History and American Studies and an M.A. in History from Indiana University, and a B.A. in History and Political Theory from Washington University.
His research examines metropolitan cultures, institutions, and environments through comparative and global perspectives, with emphasis on public scholarship and civic engagement. Key focus areas include urban design history, community-driven planning, and the sociopolitical dimensions of urban spaces.
Professor Heathcott has received prestigious fellowships including:
- U.S. Fulbright Distinguished Chair to the UK (University of the Arts London)
- American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
- Mellon Foundation Fellowship
- Erasmus Institute Fellowship
- Brown Center for the Humanities Fellowship
He contributes extensively to urban pedagogy through exhibitions like Vertical City (MIT) and BQ Borderlands (Queens Museum), the documentary The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, and leadership roles in the Society for American City and Regional Planning History.
