Email Address: jennifer.steffeljohnson@ucdenver.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
My previous work experience includes being the Senior Policy Analyst for the Partnership for Working Families, the Director of Cooperative Education for the College of Engineering and Technology at Northern Arizona University, and the Assistant Director of Housing Programs for a Washington, D.C.-area non-profit organization. Additionally, I have been a professional academic copy editor for nearly two decades, including being the staff copy editor for the University of Colorado’s Children, Youth and Environments journal. Prior to working at CU Denver, I taught many courses (ranging from AutoCAD to Environment and Behavior) at Northern Arizona University and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Urban Housing
Community Development
Social Justice in Planning
Affordable housing, social justice, diverse communities, mixed-income housing, community development, experiential education
Bachelor’s degree specializing in interior design and housing economics, Cornell University
Master’s degree in the Architecture of Affordable Homes, McGill University
PhD in Design and Planning, University of Colorado Denver
(Dissertation: “Mixed-Income Housing: A Conceptual Model and Critical Discourse Analysis”)