Andrew Zitcer

Associate Professor, Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media, Arts & Design
Arts, Democracy, and Urbanism. West Philly.

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Andrew W. Zitcer

Associate Professor and Program Director, Urban Strategy + Arts Administration, Drexel University

Scholar, teacher and advocate committed to urban problem solving through explorations of economic, social and cultural systems, in service of the enlargement of democracy.

Education

2013 Doctorate of Philosophy in Urban Planning and Public Policy Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Rutgers University

Dissertation Title: Honest Weights: Food Cooperatives in the Urban Political Economy

Winner: Susan S. Fainstein Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship Award

2004  M.C.P. Masters of City Planning

PennDesign

University of Pennsylvania

Concentration: Community and Economic Development

Thesis Title: Building a Model for Resilience: Economic Development and The Foundation Community Arts Network

2000  Bachelor of Arts, English and Religious Studies

University of Pennsylvania

English with Creative Writing Concentration, graduated with distinction Religious Studies, graduated with distinction

Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Experience

Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA

2021-present    Associate Professor (with tenure) and Program Director, Urban Strategy; Associate Professor, Arts Administration

2017 – 2021      Assistant Professor and Program Director, Urban Strategy Assistant Professor, Arts Administration & Museum Leadership

2012 – 2016   Assistant Teaching Professor and Thesis Director, Arts Administration

Responsibilities

  • Direct the Urban Strategy master’s program, including developing curriculum, assigning instructors, recruiting, admitting and advising students, and marketing graduate program
  • Teach graduate level courses in Urban Strategy, including History of Urban Space; Research De- sign; Thesis Development; Urbanism, Health and the Built Environment; and Civic Engagement and Participatory Methods
  • Teach graduate level courses in Arts, including Overview of Arts Administration; Research Design in the Arts; Thesis Development; International Cultural Policy; and Creative Placemaking
  • Advise graduate level theses in both programs, supporting students from the development of a research project through to thesis completion
  • Publish advanced scholarly research in top-ranked journals in the field; present at relevant academic conferences nationally and internationally
  • Represent Drexel in key local, regional and national scholarly convenings
  • Serve as a resource to community-based organizations and cultural organizations in the region and beyond
  • Direct master’s thesis research for Arts Administration Graduate program on-campus, and online, assigning thesis advisors, mentoring students and approving all theses produced in the programs

everyman his specialty | Philadelphia, PA

2007 – 2011     Strategic Planning Consultancy

  • Co-developed 20th anniversary re-launch plan for Headlong Dance Theater, brainstorming both programmatic ideas as well as organizational restructuring and new marketing directions (2011)
  • Developed analysis and planning proposal for new permanent music venue for Ars Nova Workshop, a leading Philadelphia jazz presenter (2010)
  • Led strategic planning process for Headlong Dance Theater, leading to organizational restructuring and enhanced fundraising and marketing opportunities (2009)
  • Conducted strategic planning retreat and authored first-ever strategic plan for NEXUS/ Foundation for Today’s Art, an artist’s cooperative started in 1975 (2009)
  • Assessed strengths and opportunities for Artists U, an artist-run professional development program funded by Pew Charitable Trusts and the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation (2008)
  • Crafted strategic plan with Sebastienne Mundheim for White Box Theatre (2007)

University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA

2007 – 2008      Communications Specialist, Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services

  • Helped manage communications strategy for Facilities and Real Estate Services (FRES), a department responsible for $300 million in off campus real estate; design and construction of all campus buildings; architectural and landscape design; operations and maintenance of 280- acre campus
  • Created presentations and written communications for senior staff for delivery to diverse audiences ranging from Board of Trustees to professional associations to community groups
  • Worked with local and on-campus press vehicles to promote FRES projects
  • Directed the marketing of University Square, a retail district composed of over 100 businesses with significant marketing budget; developed web and print ads, oversaw website and print brochure
  • Acted as divisional liaison to students, including student government and environmental groups; created and oversaw student internship program

2003 – 2007      Cultural Asset Manager, Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services

  • Steward of the University’s off-campus arts strategy, derived from Penn’s renowned West Philadelphia Initiatives
  • Recruited and managed arts and cultural tenants in the University’s real estate portfolio including a live/work artists in residency program (40th Street AIR), a community based documentary film program (Scribe Video Center), an art gallery (Slought Foundation) a community performing arts venue (the Rotunda) and a used bookshop (the Last Word)
  • Worked to bring festivals and special events to University City including Philadelphia Film Festival; and Philadelphia Fringe FestivalPartnered with University City District to create an out- door performance series (40th Street

Summer Series)

  • Cultivated alumni and philanthropy to raise funds for the cultural portfolio
  • Assisted in developing non-arts related real estate and retail projects.

2000 – 2003       Program Coordinator, Division of the Vice Provost for University Life

  • Oversaw cultural programming for newly renovated student center
  • Produced regular events focusing on arts and culture, education and diversity
  • Highlights included Philadelphia Jazz Legacy series; conference on international artist Osvaldo Romberg; Islam and the Globalization of Hip Hop conference and concert; and counter)induction new music series
  • Mentored student cultural groups and individual students

1998 – 2003       Co-Founder, The Rotunda (an initiative of the University of Pennsylvania)

  • Co-founded community arts venue dedicated to bridging the gap between Penn and West Philadelphia
  • Produced and oversaw community arts events and educational programs
  • Generated significant funding from the University of Pennsylvania and media support for the realization of this initiative, including recognition from New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, MTV and Philadelphia Weekly
  • Connected this work to a series of accredited academic courses at the University of Pennsylvania and research papers on the role of arts in societal change written by students and professionals locally and nationally

Funded Research and Program Evaluation

September 2023-July 2024 | UnMapping Fellowship

·       Funding Source: Drexel Writers Room/Mellon Foundation

·       Funding Amount: $3000

 

September 2023 – October 2024 | NSF CIVIC Placekeeping Project (Evaluator)

·       Funding Source: National Science Foundation

·       Funding Amount: $1,000,000

 

April 2022 – December 2023 | IN/CO Grant (PI)

  • Funding Source: Colonial Academic Association
  • Funding Amount: $7,500

 

September 2022 – December 2023 | PA Humanities Discovery Project (PI)

  • Funding Source: National Endowment for the Humanities via PA Council on the Humanities; National Endowment for the Arts
  • Funding Amount: $95,000

January 2019 – September 2020 | Creative Placemaking Financing Research Evaluation (Co-PI)

  • Funding Source: ArtPlace America, Kresge Foundation
  • Funding Amount: $65,000

June 2017 – August 2020 | Locating Artists in the Creative Economy (Co-PI)

  • Funding Sources: National Endowment for the Arts; Westphal Faculty Grant
  • Funding Amount: $15,007 (Requested from NEA); $2650 (Westphal)

August 2015 – January 2017 | LISC Creative Placemaking Research Evaluation (Program Evaluator)

  • Funding Source: Kresge Foundation, sponsored by Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  • Funding Amount: $55,000

January 2016 – June 2017 | Building Demand for the Arts (Co-PI)

  • Funding Source: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, sponsored by FringeArts
  • Funding Amount: $40,000

May 2013 – June 2014 | The Role of Arts & Culture in Underserved Communities (Co-PI)

  • Funding Sources: Drexel University Office of Research; Office of University and Community Partnerships
  • Funding Amount: $20,000

Publications: Peer-Reviewed Journals, Proceedings, and Books/Book Chapters

Zitcer, A. Manuscript in Preparation. “Artist Organizing and Universal Basic Income.” Targeted journal: Antipode or Geoforum. 2025.

Zitcer, A. and Goodman, J. Manuscript in Preparation. “Humanities as a Fundamental Human Right: Evidence from the PA Humanities Discovery Project.” Targeted journal: International Journal of Cultural Policy. 2025.

Zitcer, A., Olsen, M, Ifill, V., Budhai, S, Allen-Handy, A, and Hutnick, C. Manuscript in Preparation. “Cultivating Care and Intention: A Community-Engaged Faculty Fellows Program as Third Space.” Targeted journal: Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. 2025.

Zitcer, A and Taylor, J. Manuscript in Preparation. “Creative Placemaking in Transition.” Proposed journal: Cities. 2024.

Zitcer, A. In Press. “Local Culture of Global Proportions.” In Community-Engaged Scholarship: Reflections from Netter Center Alumni. University of Pennsylvania Press. Edited by Rita Axelroth, Michael Zuckerman. Spring 2025.

Goodman, J. and Zitcer, A. In Press. “Cultural Asset Mapping in Urban Communities.” Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning. Edited By Rana Amirtahmasebi, Jason Schupbach. Winter 2025.

Borrup, T. and Zitcer, A., eds (2024). Democracy as Creative Practice: Weaving a Culture of Civic Life. Routledge. Community Development Research and Practice Series. August 2024.

Zitcer, A. and Teresa, B. (2024). “Centering artist voices: notes from a survey of artists and cultural workers in Philadelphia, PA, and Richmond, VA.” Urban Geography. March 2024.

Zitcer, A. (2023). “Tending the Taproots Forum.” Journal of American Folklore of: Vol. 136 (542) Fall 2023.

Teresa, B. & Zitcer, A. (2022). The specter of the “art-less city”: Locating artists in Philadelphia’s creative economy. Journal of Urban Affairs. 44(7), 999-1018.

Rivero, J., Sotomayor L., Zanotto, J., & Zitcer, A. (2022). Democratic rabble or populist rubble: Repositioning the city in the era of Trump. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 46(1), 101-114.

Zitcer, A. (2021). Practicing Cooperation: Mutual Aid Beyond Capitalism. University of Minnesota Press. Diverse Economies and Liveable Worlds series. ISBN 9781517909802.

Zitcer, A. (2020). Making up creative placemaking. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 40(3), 278-288.

Zitcer, A., & Almanzar, S.M. (2020). Time place and voice in public art. Lauria, M. & Slotterbeck,

C. (Eds.). Learning from Arnstein’s Ladder: From Citizen Participation to Public Engagement. Routledge. ISBN 9780367258238.

Zitcer, A., & Almanzar, S.M. (2019). Public art, cultural representation, and the just city. Journal of Urban Affairs.42(7), 998-1013.

Barry, J., Horst, M., Inch, A., Legacy, C., Rishi, S., Rivero, J. J., … Zitcer, A. (2018). Unsettling planning theory. Planning Theory, 17(3), 418-348.

Zitcer, A. (2017). Planning as persuaded storytelling: The role of genre in planners’ narratives.

Planning Theory & Practice, 18(4), 583-596.

Zitcer, A. (2017). Collective purchase: Food cooperatives and their pursuit of justice. Alkon, A. & Guthman, J. (Eds.) The New Food Activism: Opposition, Cooperation, and Collective Action, 181-

205. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

Zitcer, A., & Dilworth, R. (2017). Grocery cooperatives as governing institutions in neighborhood commercial corridors. Urban Affairs Review. Advance online publication.

Good, R., Rivero, J., & Zitcer, A. (2017). Confronting the challenge of humanist planning.

Planning Theory & Practice, 18(2), 291-318.

Hawkins, J., Vakharia, N., Zitcer, A., & Brody, J. (2017). Positioning for the future: Curriculum revision in a legacy arts administration program. Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society, 47(1), 64-76.

Zitcer, A. (2016). Weavers Way Co-op and Mariposa Food Co-op. Dilworth, R., Borowiak, C., & Reynolds, A. (Eds.). Exploring Cooperatives: Economic Democracy and Community Development in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Madison: University of Wisconsin-Extension Press.

Zitcer, A., Hawkins, J., & Vakharia, N. (2015). A capabilities approach to arts and culture? Theorizing community development in West Philadelphia. Planning Theory & Practice, 17(1), 35-51.

  • Nominated for Association of European Schools of Planning Best Published Paper Prize

Zitcer A. (2015). Food cooperatives and the paradox of exclusivity. Antipode: A Journal of Radical Geography, 47(3), 812-828.

Zitcer A., & Lake, R. W. (2012). Love as a planning method. in What’s Love Got To Do With It? Illuminations on Loving Attachment in Planning. Edited by Porter, L., Sandercock, L., Umemoto, K. Planning Theory & Practice, 13(4), 606-609.

Lake, R. W. & Zitcer, A. (2012). Who says: Authority, voice and authorship in narratives of planning research. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 32(4), 389-399.

Klein, N. & Zitcer, A. (2012). Everything but the chickens: Cultural authenticity onboard the chinatown bus. Urban Geography, 33(1), 46-63.

  • Best Student Paper Award, American Sociological Association Urban and Community Sociology Section, 2013

Publications: Book Reviews

Zitcer, A. Review of Justice at Work. Marc Doussard and Greg Schrock. Antipode. Fall 2024.

Zitcer, A. (2018). Review of making cities global: The transnational turn in urban history. A.K. Sandoval-Strauss, & Nancy H. Kwak (Eds.). Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Zitcer, A. (2016). Review of cultural mapping as cultural inquiry. Nancy Duxbury, WF Garrett-Petts, & David MacLennan (Eds.). Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society, 46(5), 297-299.

Zitcer, A. (2016). Review of city choreographer: Lawrence Halprin in urban renewal America, by Alison Hirsch. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 36(1), 122-124.

Zitcer, A. (2012). Review of how it works: Recovering citizens in post-welfare Philadelphia by Robert P. Fairbanks II. Social and Cultural Geography, 12(1), 102-104.

Publications: Engaged Scholarship

Zitcer, A., Goodman, J., Zierer, L., Frisby Byers, D. and Valdez, J. In progress. PA Humanities Discovery Project: Reframing a Movement. Fall 2024. https://discoveryproject.info 

Zitcer, A. and Taylor, J. Creative Placemaking in Transition: A Look Back, A Look Forward. Part 1. Grantmakers in the Arts Reader. Fall 2023. https://reader.giarts.org/read/creative-placemaking-in-transition-part-1

Zitcer, A. and Taylor, J. Creative Placemaking in Transition: A Look Back, A Look Forward. Part 2. Grantmakers in the Arts Reader. Fall 2023. https://reader.giarts.org/read/creative-placemaking-in-transition-part-2

Debold, R., Zitcer, A., Pinsky, C. and the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation (2020). Financing Creative Placemaking: Analyzing Data and Trends for a Field in Transition. Retrieved March 22, 2022 from https://drexel.edu/lindyinstitute/initiatives/creative-placemaking-financing/

Zitcer, A. (2016). Philadelphia LISC creative placemaking evaluation, Local Initiative Support Corporation.

Hawkins, J., Vakharia, N., & Zitcer, A. (2014). A fragile ecosystem: The arts in Mantua, Powelton Village and West Powelton.

Published Editorials

Zitcer, A. (2021, November 17). Looking to the arts and culture community as a source of civic healing. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 22, 2022, from https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ commentary/arts-and-culture-to-promote-civic-healing-20211117.html

Zitcer, A., Hawkins, J., & Vakharia, N. (2017, February 22). The arts as fundamental—and fragile— in Community Life. Metropolitics. Retrieved February 27, 2017, from http://www.metropolitiques. eu/The-Arts-as-Fundamental-and.html

Zitcer, A., & Green, L. (2017, May 29). Invitation to interpret: An audience makes meaning together. Retrieved March 25, 2018, from http://howlround.com/invitation-to-interpret-an- audience-makes-meaning-together

Peer-Reviewed Conference and Professional Presentations

Research Presentations

Roundtable Participant: Zitcer, A. with Craig Borowiak, Akira Drake Rodriguez, Richardson Dilworth and Steve McGovern. American Political Science Assocation. Philadelphia, PA. September 5, 2024.

Invited Colloquy: Zitcer, A. and Borrup, T. Democracy as Creative Practice. International Conference on Urban Affairs. New York, NY. April 25, 2024.

Paper Presented: Zitcer, A. and Teresa, B. (2023): Centering Artist Voices:
A survey of artists and cultural workers in Philadelphia, PA and Richmond, VA. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Chicago, IL. October 23, 2023.

Paper Presented: Zitcer, A. and Goodman, J. (2023): PA Humanities Discovery Project. Social Theory, Politics & The Arts. Lexington, KY. September 21, 2023.

Paper Presented: Zitcer, A. and Taylor, J. (2023): A Look Back, a Look Forward: Creative Placemaking in Transition. Social Theory, Politics & The Arts. Lexington, KY. September 22, 2023.

Paper Presented: Zitcer, A. and Taylor, J. (2023): Creative Placemaking in Transition. Urban Affairs Association. Nashville, TN. April 27, 2023.

Panel subject: Zitcer, A. (2022). Practicing Cooperation: On co-ops and communities in contemporary capitalism. Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting. April 14, 2022.

Panel subject: Zitcer, A. (2022). Author Meets Critics: Practicing Cooperation. American Association of Geographers. Virtual Conference. February 27, 2022.

Paper Presented: Zitcer, A. and Teresa, B. (2021): Locating Artists In The Creative Economy: Results From A 3-City Survey. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Virtual Conference. October 23, 2021.

Paper Presented: Taylor, J. and Zitcer, A. (2021): Culture as Planner and Policymaker. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Virtual Conference. October 23, 2021.

Paper Presented: Zitcer, A. (2020). The State of Funding for Creative Placemaking. Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit. December 2, 2020

Paper Presented and Session Moderator: Zitcer, A. (2020). Community Engagement: Teaching And Learning With Community Partners. American Collegiate Schools of Planning. Virtual Conference. November 7, 2020.

Paper Presented: Zitcer, A., Pinsky, C., and Wright, J. (2020). How to Fund Creative Placemaking. ArtPlace Summit. Octover 30, 2020

Paper Presented and Session Organizer: Zitcer, A. (2019). Cooperative Practices, Situated Ethics, and Paths Forward. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. April 5, 2019.

Discussant: Zitcer, A. (2019). Reinvigorating Imaginaries of Economic Change: Intersections with Gender, Identity, Race, and Sexuality II. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. April 6, 2019.

Roundable organizer and participant: Zitcer, A. (2019) Emotions in Planning Roundtable. American Collegiate Schools of Planning. Greenville, SC. October 25, 2019.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2018). The Practice of Cooperation. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 12, 2018.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A., & Almanzar, S. (2018) Cultural Representation and the Expressive Right to the City. Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, ON. April 7, 2018.

Roundtable and pre-conference co-organizer: Zitcer, A. with Rivero, J., Zanotto, J., & Sotomayor,

J. (2017). Democratic Public or Populist Rabble: Reconsidering an Equitable Path from Process to Outcomes in the Age of Trump. Presented at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. October 14-15, 2017.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2017). Locating Artists in the Creative Economy. Presented at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. October 15, 2017.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2017). Making Up Creative Placemaking. Presented at Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. April 21, 2017.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A., & Rechtschaffen, H. (2016). Creative Placemaking on Contested Terrain. Presented at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. November 4, 2016. (panel organizer)

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2016). Sticking Together: Community Acupuncture as Cooperative Practice. Presented at American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. March 31, 2016.

Roundtable organized and moderated: Zitcer A. with Rivero., & Good, R. (2015). Confronting the Challenge of Humanist Planning. Presented at American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. Houston, TX. October 24, 2015.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2015). Planning As Persuaded Storytelling. Presented at American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. Houston, TX. October 24, 2015.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. with Dilworth, R. (2015). Food Cooperatives and their Role on Commercial Corridors. Presented at Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting. Miami, FL. April 8, 2015

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2014). Supporting Each Other So Much We Were Colliding: Managing Embodied Emotion in a Philadelphia Dance Company. Presented at Social Theory, Politics & the Arts. Ottawa, ON. October 10, 2014.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A., Hawkins, J., & Vakharia, N. (2014). Cultivating a Fragile Ecosystem: The

Arts in Mantua, Powelton Village and West Powelton. Presented at Social Theory, Politics & the Arts. Ottawa, ON. October 10, 2014.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2014). Food Cooperatives as Sites of Ethical Consumption. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL. April 12, 2014.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A., Hawkins, J., & Vakharia, N. (2013). Mapping Creativity and Culture in a University-Driven Community Research Project. Presented at Social Theory, Politics & the Arts. Seattle, WA. October 25, 2013.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2012). Case Study: Mariposa and Weavers Way Food Co-ops. Presented at Exploring Cooperatives: Economic Democracy and Community Development in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Philadelphia, PA. June 13, 2012.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2012). Honest Weights: Consumer Food Cooperatives as Engaged Community Based Organizations. Presented at the Urban Affairs Association 42nd Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. April 20, 2012.

Panel moderator: Community Based Organizations and the Future of Cities I. At the Urban Affairs Association 42nd Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. April 19, 2012.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2012). Consumer Food Cooperatives and the Crisis of Capitalism. Presented at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. New York, NY. February 26, 2012.

Paper presented: Lake, R. & Zitcer, A. (2011). Who Says: Authority, Voice and Authorship in Narratives of Planning Research. Presented at American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. October 13, 2011.

Paper presented: Klein, N. & Zitcer, A. (2011). “Everything but the Chickens”: Cultural Authenticity Onboard the Chinatown Bus. Presented at Mobilities in Motion: New Approaches to Emergent and Future Mobilities. Philadelphia, PA. March 23, 2011.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2011). The Dynamics of Change at Retail Food Cooperatives. Presented at the Third Annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference In Planning And Public Policy. New Brunswick, NJ. March 10, 2011.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2010). Competition at the Counter: Food Cooperatives Respond to a

Changing Marketplace. American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN October 9, 2010.

Paper presented: Klein, N., & Zitcer, A. (2010). “Everything but the Chickens”: Cultural Authenticity Onboard the Chinatown Bus. Presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. Washington, DC April 17, 2010.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2009). Retail Food Cooperatives: Ingredients for Success. Presented at the First Annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference In Planning And Public Policy. New Brunswick, NJ. April 24, 2009.

Tour leader: Zitcer, A., & Sorrentino, A. (2007). Walking Workshop, Penn and University City. American Planning Association National Planning Conference. Philadelphia, PA. April 14, 2007

Paper presented: Zitcer, A., & Renzi, G. (2006). Temporary Venues, Permanent Ideas: Arts and Culture Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life National Conference. Columbus, OH. October 8, 2006.

Roundtable participant: Zitcer, A. (2005). Panelist: Critical Perspectives: The Writer’s Role in Civically Engaged Arts. Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life National Conference. New Brunswick, NJ. September 30th, 2005.

Workshop leader: Zitcer, A. (2004). A Walking Workshop in West Philadelphia; Co-produced evening keynote event featuring local musicians. Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life National Conference. Philadelphia, PA. November 6, 2004.

Scholarship of Teaching Presentations

Paper Presented: Zitcer, A. and Allen-Handy, A. (2024). Care and Intention: Community-Engaged Faculty Fellows Program as Third Space. PACE Conference, Greensboro, NC. February 14, 2024.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A., & Gilbertson, S. (2018). Training effective urban practitioners through community-based learning. Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Annual Conference. Chicago, IL October 23, 2018.

Paper presented: Zitcer, A. (2018). Placemaking Beyond Arts Institutions: Arts Administrators as Future Leaders. Creative Placemaking National Summit. College Park, MD. October 5, 2018.

Panel participant: Zitcer, A., Borrup, T., & Vasquez, L. (2014). Teaching Creative Placemaking. American Association of Arts Administration Educators. Montreal, QC. May 30, 2014.

Invited Talks and Panels

Invited talk (2024): Zitcer, A with Tom Borrup, Robert Lake, Karen Mack, Jeremy Liu, Lisa Jo Epstein. Democracy as Creative Practice. Antioch University, virtual. September 19, 2024.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2024). Cultural Leadership. Mandela Fellows. Drexel University. Philadelphia, PA Tuesday, July 22, 2024.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. and Taylor, Johanna K. (2024). Creative Placemaking: A Look Back, A Look Forward. Workshop on Cultural Affairs, O’Neill Center for Cultural Affairs. February 21, 2024.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2023). Cultural Leadership. Mandela Fellows. Drexel University. Philadelphia, PA Tuesday, July 24, 2023.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2023). Reflecting on Community Engaged Teaching and Scholarship. Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania. Thursday April 20, 2023.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2023). Practicing Cooperation: Mutual Aid Beyond Capitalism. Temple University Beasley School of Law. Wednesday April 12, 2023.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2022). Practicing Cooperation: Mutual Aid Beyond Capitalism. Up & Coming Food Co-ops Conference. Friday February 20, 2022.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2022). Exploring Cooperation and the Body. Up & Coming Food Co-ops Conference. Friday February 20, 2022.

Invited talk: Practicing Cooperation (2022), Equitable Places Lab, Arizona State University, February 25, 2022.

Invited talk: Practicing Cooperation (2022), Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania, February 10, 2022.

Invited talk: Practicing Cooperation (2022), Germantown Jewish Centre, February 6, 2022.

Invited talk: Practicing Cooperation (2022), Intersections Lecture, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, January 14, 2022.

Invited podcast: Practicing Cooperation (2021). New books Network. https://newbooksnetwork. com/practicing-cooperation. December 28, 2021.

Invited talk: Practicing Cooperation (2021), Twilight Lecture Series, Drexel University, November 30, 2021.

Invited talk: Practicing Cooperation (2021), Center for Urban Research & Education, Rutgers University-Camden, October 7, 2021

Invited talk: Locating Artists in the Creative Economy (2019), Cornell University Urban Planning Faculty Colloquium, September 19, 2019

Invited talk: Cultural Representation and Urban Public Space (2019). Cornell University Carl L. Becker House Faculty Speaker Series, September 18, 2019

Invited talk: Community Economies Theory and Writing Retreat (2019). Bolsena, Italy, June 21, 2019 Invited panelist: 10-Minute Communities (2018). 5th Square and South Philadelphia Food Co-op.

November 13, 2018

Invited talk and teaching: Zitcer, A., & Teresa, B. (2018). Locating Artists in the Creative Economy. Washington Community Scholars Center, Eastern Mennonite University. November 6, 2018.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2018). Wharton Social Impact Project. Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. October 10, 2018.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2018). The Art of Placemaking. Frey Foundation. Grand Rapids, MI. May 9, 2018.

Invited talk: Zitcer, A. (2016). The Practice of Cooperation. People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture. Portland, OR. November 4, 2016.

Invited participant: Zitcer, A. (2016). Unsettling Planning Theory. Pre-conference for American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. November 2, 2016.

Teaching: Courses Developed and Taught

  • Research Design in the Arts                                         • Thesis Development
  • Creative Placemaking                                                  • International Cultural Policy
  • Technology and Marketing in the Arts                        • Methods of Policy Analysis
  • Civic Engagement and Participatory Methods           • Urbanism, Health and the Built Environment
  • City of Systems (redeveloped course)
  • Overview of Arts Administration
  • History of Urban Space
  • Research Inquiry & Design

Leadership and Service to the University, College and Programs (selected)

External reviewer, Jonathan Crisman Tenure and Promotion, University of Arizona (2024)

Faculty coach, Mandela Washington Fellowship (2024)

Secretary, Tenure committee Antonio Martinez-Molina (2024)

Secretary, Tenure committee Laura-Edythe Coleman (2023)

Co-Chair, School of Urbanism Planning Process (2023 – present)

Chair, Mid tenure committee Antonio Martinez-Molina (2024)

Member, Lindy Center Faculty Fellows (2023-present)

Member, Mid tenure committee Jacklynn Niemiec (2023)

Member, Mid tenure committee William Mangold (2023)

Member, Promotion committee Steve Dolph (2023)

Member, Truman scholarships committee (2023)

Co-Chair, Westphal College Strategic Planning Committee (2021-2022)
Co-Chair, Department Head Search, Architecture, Design & Urbanism (2022) Chair, Westphal College Research Committee (2015 – present)

Delegate, Drexel Research Administration Structure subcommittee (2021-2022)

Committee member, Graduate Student Excellence Awards (2018 – present) Advisor, Drexel Lindy Urban Innovation Fellowship (2017 – present) Delegate, Drexel/ASU Research Collaboration (2018)

Search Committee member, Associate Director of Lindy Center for Civic Engagement (2018) Instructor, Mandela Fellowship, LeBow College of Business (2018)

Co-convener, Lindy Urban Innovation Forum and Drexel Dialogues (2017) Instructor, Leading for Change Fellowship, LeBow College of Business (2017) Lead developer, Masters of Science in Urban Strategy (2016 – 2017)

Faculty fellow, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation (2016 – present)

Strategic planning committee member, Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation (2016 – 2017) Search Committee member, Director of Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships (2016) Mentor, Liberty Scholars (2014 – 2016)

Faculty Liaison, Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (2015 – 2016)

Member, Arts Administration Program Alignment and Review Committee (2013 – 2015) Presenter, Managing Your Digital Life, Arts Administration Orientation (2013 – present)

Leadership and Service to the Field (selected)

Editorial Board, Urban Affairs Review (2023 – present)

Editorial Board, Planning Theory & Practice (2023 – present)

Committee member, Jean Young Dissertation Committee, Georgia State University (2023)

Scientific Committee member, Indiana University O’Neill Center Biennial Research Conference (2023)

Lead and member, Graduate Standards Committees (Civic Engagement and Creative Placemaking). Association of Arts Administration Educators (2023)

Academic peer reviewer, Journal of Planning Education & Research (2023)

Academic peer reviewer, City & Community (2023)

Academic peer reviewer, Agriculture and Human Values (2023)

Academic peer reviewer, Urban Affairs Review (2023, 2024)

Academic peer reviewer City, Culture & Society (2023)

Consulted with Weaver’s Way Co-op on expansion (2022)

Consulted with POCA Tech on accreditation and curriculum (2022)

Steering Committee, Norris Square Community Association (2022)

Proposal review, Israel Science Foundation (2022)

Proposal review, German Israel Foundation (2022)

Grant review panelist, National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Program (2021)

Grant review panelist, PA Council on the Arts Creative Communities Program (2019, 2021) Committee member, Donald Schon Award for Best Masters Thesis, American Collegiate

Schools of Planning (2018 – 2020)

Committee member, Christopher Spahr Dissertation Committee, University of Wisconsin (2018 – 2019)

Committee Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Fringe Arts (2017 – 2018) Facilitator, strategic planning retreat, Historic Fair Hill (2019)

Facilitator, strategic planning retreat, Intercultural Journeys (2017) Facilitator, strategic planning retreat, Bearded Ladies Cabaret (2016)

Peer review, ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies

Peer reviewer, Journal of Planning Education and Research

Peer reviewer, Planning Practice and Research

Peer reviewer, Planning Theory and Practice

Peer reviewer, Socio-Economic Review

Peer reviewer, Community Development Journal Peer reviewer, City, Culture and Society

Peer reviewer, Antipode: A Journal of Radical Geography

Co-founder, Foundation Community Arts Initiative (later The Rotunda), www.therotunda.org Co-founder, Kol Tzedek West Philadelphia Synagogue, www.kol-tzedek.org

Board of Directors, Headlong Dance Theater, 2008-2016

Board of Directors, Kol Tzedek Synagogue, 2005-2010; 2016-2018; 2020-2022

Board of Directors, Paul Robeson House/West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, 2004-2008

Non-Academic Publishing and Curating

Feature. Recession sounds: Revisiting Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska. Popmatters.com. April 6, 2009.

Feature. Sticking together: Two West Philly needlers make the case for community-based acupuncture. Philadelphia Citypaper. July 9, 2008.

Editorial. Schemers on the Schuylkill: Should marketers name our neighborhoods? Philadelphia Citypaper. May 16, 2007.

Poetry. That which is forced cannot be sincere. cross(x)connect literary journal. February 2007. Curated Event. “A conversation about the big nothing”, with Devaney, T & Zitcer, A. Institute for Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA. June 2004

Curated Exhibition of Contemporary Digital Art. sense data. Painted Bride Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA. Included artworks by, McCoy, J., McCoy, K., Raaf, S., Sperber, D., Zitcer, A., & McBride, S.J. November 2002 – January 2003.

Curated Exhibition of Contemporary Digital Art. Aural text. Kelly Writers House Junior Fellow. Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA. Included Artworks by Zitcer, A. & Levy, A., Bartlett, K., Braddock, J., Boyce, D., & Prescott, D. April – May 2001.

Book Chapter. “When the music is floating, dolls are also floating…” Interview with conceptual artist Osvaldo Romberg in Searching for Romberg. Slought Books. Spring 2001.

Awards and Honors

Dr. Mark L. Greenberg Distinguished Faculty Award for Community-Based Learning, Drexel University, 2018

Rising Star, 40 Under 40, City and State PA, 2017 Outstanding Online Faculty Award, Drexel University, 2013

Susan S. Fainstein Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship Award, Rutgers University, 2013

Best Student Paper Award, American Sociological Association Urban and Community Sociology Section, 2013

Jerome Rose Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rutgers University, 2011 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, University of Pennsylvania, 2000

Kelly Writers House Junior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 2000-2001

Samuel P. and Ida S. Mandell Award for Best Critical Reading of Text, University of Pennsylvania, 2000