Former Students
Over the years I have had many amazing students who have taught me as much or more than I have taught them. Some have have gone on to start art collectives, others to raise children, practice law, trot the globe taking photographs, pursue doctorates, run start-up enterprises, or shape cities as architects or planners.
Below is a list of what some of my students have been up to since graduating. If you are a former student of mine, please drop me a line to let me know what you are doing. Help me keep this list updated! Email -- jheathcott at gmail dot com.
Noah Allison
Worked with me: PhD in Public and Urban Policy, The New School
Recent appointments: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Toronto; Visiting Assistant Professor, Barnard College
Elizabeth Alvarez
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, MS in Public and Urban Policy, The New School
Add'l degrees: Currently Ph.D. candidate in Urban Planning, GSAPP, Columbia University
Daniel Chu
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, The New School
Add'l degrees: MS in Design and Urban Ecologies, The New School
Current work: Senior Energy Planner, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance
Rania Dalloul
Worked with me: MA in Theories of Urban Practice, The New School
Current work: Chief Advancement Officer, Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, NYC
Steven Deheeger
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, The New School
Add'l degrees: Pursuing MA in Labor Studies, CUNY
Current work: Associate Director of Advocacy, City Harvest
Angela Dietz
Worked with me: Ph.D. in American Studies, Saint Louis University
Current work: Director of Digital Initiatives, Missouri History Museum
Alana Farkas
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, The New School
Current work: Software Engineer, Newsela Education Technology
Caleb Ferguson
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, The New School
Current work: Photographer for the Metro Section, New York Times
Adhish Gurung
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, The New School
Current work: Founded sustainable construction materials company in Nepal
Julia Gunn
Worked with me: BA in History, Washington University
Add'l Degrees: Ph.D. in History at University of Pennsylvania
Current work: Senior Editor and Head of Research Ethics, Taylor and Francis
Sarah Hale
Worked with me: BA in American Studies and Public Policy, Saint Louis University
Add'l Degrees: MA in American Studies, Clinton Institute, University College of Dublin, Ireland
Eric Immel
Worked with me: BA in American Studies, Saint Louis University
Add'l Degrees: MS in Education, University of Wisconsin
Current work: Jesuit priest
Tara Klein
Worked with me: MS in Public and Urban Policy, The New School
Current work: Legislative and Community Analyst, NY State Sen. Brad Hoylman
David López Garcia
Worked with me: Ph.D. in Public and Urban Policy, The New School
Current work: Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, University of Illinois-Chicago
Anan Maalouf
Worked with me: Ph.D. in Public and Urban Policy, The New School
Current work: Chief of Transportation Planning, City of Nazareth, Israel
Elizabeth Schroeder
Worked with me: PhD in American Studies, Saint Louis University
Current work: Associate Professor of History, Lawrence College
Jugba Santi
Worked with me: M.S. in Public and Urban Policy, The New School
Current work: Policy Advisor, Empire State Development agency, New York
Eric Sears
Worked with me: BA in American Studies and Public Policy, Saint Louis University
Add'l Degrees: Masters in Human Rights, London School of Economics
Current work: Human Rights Program Director, MacArthur Foundation
Jody Sowell
Worked with me: PhD in American Studies, Saint Louis University
Current work: President of the Missouri History Museum
Kristen Smith
Worked with me: PhD in American Studies, Saint Louis University
Current work: Associate Professor of History, Lindenwood University
Gabriel Tennen
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, The New School
Add'l Degrees: PhD in History at SUNY Stony Brook
Recent positions: Oxford University Press; Museum of the CIty of New York
Samantha Washburn-Baroni
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, The New School
Current work: Executive Director, Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus
Yelena Zolotorevskya
Worked with me: BA in Urban Studies, The New School
Add'l Degrees: Dual Masters in Historic Preservation and Urban Planning, Penn
Current work: Associate at Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects