PhD, History and American Studies, Indiana University

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Politics of redevelopment and urban design; best practices in urban planning and policy; architectural theory and criticism; historic preservation and cultural resource management; public housing and housing affordability 

Joseph Heathcott studies the American metropolis and its diverse cultures, institutions, and environments from a comparative and global perspective. His main area of interest is the public role of scholarship and teaching and civic engagement of students and teachers. He taught at Indiana University, Washington University, and Saint Louis University before joining the faculty at The New School. In addition to working as an educator, researcher, and writer, Mr. Heathcott maintains a curatorial practice. He has worked with many city agencies and nonprofits devoted to historic preservation, affordable housing development, labor, and tenants’ rights.

• Urban Economies: Money, Power, and People
• The Everyday City: Architecture, Technology, and Landscape
• Historic Preservation in the City: Time, Space, and Design

“The City Quietly Remade: National Priorities and Local Agendas in the Movement to Clear the Slums,” special issue, Journal of Urban History (January 2008)

“Reading the Accidental Archive: Architecture, Ephemera, and Landscape as Evidence of Urban Public Culture,” Winterthur Portfolio (December 2007)

“Making Preservation Pay: Historic tax credits generate big business, so why ruin a good thing?” Progressive Planning (Summer 2007)

“The Value of Architecture: Bruce Lindsey Brings the Lessons of the Rural Studio to the Big City,” Metropolis (May 2007)