Haegi Kwon, PhD

Lecturer

Expertise:

Urban affairs, economic and community development, immigration and race in the US, Asian American politics, and nonprofit advocacy

Education:

PhD, Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MSc, Urban Planning, Columbia University
BA, History, Bryn Mawr College

Courses:

UA 503: Housing and Community Development

Biography:

Haegi Kwon is a researcher at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, working on initiatives focused on housing, community development, economic development, and policy implementation. Her current projects range from bolstering research on building codes in the US, to supporting equitable economic development in US small and midsized cities, to identifying ways to facilitate policy adaptation in both US and international contexts.

Haegi began her career as an underwriter for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), working with tenants and landlords to preserve and rehabilitate affordable housing in the city. On the economic development side, she worked as an underwriter for a community development finance institution (now TruFund Financial), performing due diligence and underwriting loans for minority- and women-owned businesses, small businesses in low-income communities, and human services nonprofits. She has also worked to build capacity in immigrant communities, leading a grassroots youth leadership organization in New York City’s Chinatown and consulting on projects with organizations such as the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) and the National Immigration Forum.

Haegi received her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MSc from Columbia University, and BA from Bryn Mawr College.

Contact Information:

Phone: 617-358-4637
Email: haegi@bu.edu