Lynn C. Todman, Ph.D.

Dr. Lynn C. Todman is the director of the Adler Institute on Social Exclusion, a member of the Core Faculty, and a member of the School's Leadership Team. Dr. Todman received her BA from Wellesley College and a Masters in City Planning (MCP) and a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Todman's main areas of research and teaching interests are urban poverty and other forms of disadvantage, and human rights. Her specific interests lie in the analyses of societal structures and the ways in which they systematically cause disadvantage or breach basic human rights. Her approach to her work is highly multidimensional, drawing on such diverse disciplines as political economy, sociology, political science, urban development, public health, and systems' behavior. She has lived and worked in Sweden, Belgium, the UK and Italy. Dr. Todman is a member of the International Sociological Association and the American Planning Association.