Lynne Dearborn is an associate professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Illinois where she teaches design and theory courses focused on cultural change and social justice in relation to human settlement patterns. Her research interests include the residential choices of marginalized populations, the built environment and social (in)justice, residential environments of immigrant and minority populations, and healthy, sustainable residential environments. Professor Dearborn also serves as the Associate Director for Graduate Programs and Studies in the School of Architecture and Co-Director of Action Research.Illinois, an outreach and public engagement project in the College of Fine and Applied Arts.