Tyeshia Redden

Tyeshia Redden

First Name: 
Tyeshia
Last Name: 
Redden
Title: 
Assistant Professor (she/her)
Office Location : 
Sidney Smith Hall, Room 5003, 100 Saint George St. Toronto, ON
Biography : 

Dr. Tyeshia Redden is an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Toronto and the Master of Science in Planning program‘s social policy concentration advisor. Dr. Redden examines spatial injustice and its relationship to the African Diaspora, particularly through the lens of popular culture. Interested in the role of narrative construction in racialized spatial injustice and blending humanistic inquiry with qualitative research methods, Dr. Redden has authored articles that can be found in the Journal of the American Planning Association, the Journal of Planning History, the Journal of Race, Ethnicity & the City, and others. Recipient of the American Planning Association Florida Chapter’s Excellence in Neighborhood Planning Award and co-designer of Habitat for Humanity International’s Advancing Black Homeownership Initiative affiliate curriculum, Dr. Redden’s current research investigates linkages between Olympic development and public policy.

Publications

Redden, T. (2025). All's Fair in Love & War: Malicious Misogyny from Hip Hop's" Nice Guy". Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships, 12(1), 197-228.

Redden, T. (2025). Warriors of Shaolin: Hip hop and racialized spatial order in Staten Island. Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City, 1-19.

Redden, T. (2025). Marielle Franco and the Fight for the City Statute in Rio de Janeiro. Metropolitics, https://doi.org/10.56698/metropolitiques.2133

Larsen, K., Redden, T., Dedenbach, L., & Frank, K. (2025). Historic Town-Gown Partnerships: Planning, Race, and Power. Journal of Planning History, 24(2), 104-132. https://doi.org/10.1177/15385132241265981

Redden, T., Dedenbach, L., Larsen, K., & Frank, K. (2022). Gainesville’s Forgotten Neighborhood: An Examination of Narratives in Planning. Journal of the American Planning Association, 88(3), 392-404. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2021.1981775

Dedenbach, L., Frank, K., Larsen, K., & Redden, T. (2020). Building the Foundation for Arnstein’s Ladder: Community Empowerment through a Participatory Neighborhood Narrative. In Learning from Arnstein's Ladder (pp. 288-303). Routledge.

Education: 
PhD, University of Florida
MS, Savannah State University
BS, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Personal Website: 
https://www.tyredden.com

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Areas of Interest: 

Anti-Racism; Community Development; Mega-Sporting Events; Spatial Injustice; Storytelling

Administrative Service: 
Co-Chair (2022-2025), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Inclusion & Accessibility Conference Track
Member (2023-2026), Urban Affairs Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award Committee
Member (2024-2026), Tri-Campus Equity and Diversity Committee
Other Website: 
ORCID: 
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8977-4584
DiscoverResearch: 
https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/53035-tyeshia-redden

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