Chair, Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment at Pratt Institute
Courtney Knapp, Ph.D. AICP is the Chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment and a Professor of Urban and Community Planning at Pratt Institute. Their research and professional practice focuses on decarceration, “just transition” planning, critical placemaking, and the politics of social and spatial repair in multiracial communities. Courtney works closely with the historic Latino-led environmental justice organization UPROSE on the ongoing implementation of the Green Resilient Industrial District (GRID) 2.0 Plan, a comprehensive just transition energy and economy strategy for Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Courtney previously worked in Massachusetts, New York, and California as an affordable housing, economic development, and public space planner. Prior to joining the Pratt faculty, Courtney was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (2014-2018). They are a former Board member of the Los Angeles section of the American Planning Association. Courtney received their Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University, Master’s degrees in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (Tufts University) and Gender/ Cultural Studies (Simmons College), and bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and Political Science (with minor concentrations in English and Animation/Filmmaking).
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