Kate Cooney

Kate Cooney, PhD, MSW, received her graduate degrees from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.  She grew up in Washington DC in the 1970s and 1980s.  The stark economic differences between neighborhoods in the D.C. of that era inspired a deep interest and curiosity about cities, inequality, racial injustice and American history as it pertains to current urban landscapes.   Professor Cooney teaches classes at Yale on cities in 20th and 21st centuries, and on urban poverty and inclusive economic development in the United States.  She created and conceived of the Inclusive Economic Development Lab at the Yale School of Management and the CitySCOPE podcast. Please reach out if you have an idea for a future lab topic or for more conversation on Seasons 1-4.