Yochai Eisenberg, MUPP, is the Project Coordinator at the Department of Disability and Human Development at UIC for the project entitled “Building Health Empowerment Zones for People with Disabilities: Obesity and the Built Environment”.

He received his Masters of Urban Planning and Policy degree from UIC and received his B.A in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Eisenberg has worked in various capacities in the private, public and non-profit sectors doing urban planning and design. 

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Positions and Employment

August 2008 to Present
Project Coordinator; Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities (CHP), Department of Disability and Human Development.  Adjunct Lecturer in Geographic Information Systems, Department of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

February 2008 to August 2008
Special Projects Intern; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Office of Commissioner Debra Shore, Chicago, IL.
           
Fall 2007
Planning Assistant, Farr Associates, Chicago IL                                                                                                  
Summer 2007
Planning Intern; Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Chicago IL                                        
           
September 2006 to May 2007
Graduate Assistant; Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL                                     
           
Summer 2005
Planning Intern; City of Madison Planning Department, Madison WI                                              

Peer-reviewed publications

Eisenberg, Y, Vasudevan V. Rimmer J., Wang, E. (Fall 2010) ‘Assessing the need for a neighborhood rollability index for people who use wheelchairs using geographical information systems’ Oral Presentation, American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Denver CO.

Rimmer, J., , Eisenberg, Y., (April 2010) Longitudinal perspective of secondary conditions and community accessibility in a predominantly African American group of women with mobility, Disability and Health Journal, v3, 2, e6

Eisenberg, Y, Vasudevan V. Rimmer J., Wang, E. (Fall 2009) ‘Using GIS to explore  access to physical activity supporting spaces (A-PASS) for people with mobility limitations’ Poster, American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA

Other Publications

Eisenberg, Y. , 2007. ‘Sustainable Neighborhood Design’ in “Green Schemes: Sustainable Urbanism for Garfield Park”. City Design Center, Contributor.

Eisenberg, Y., 2007.  “Sustainability Snapshot”.  Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Researcher and Contributor.

Eisenberg, Y., 2007.  ‘Teardowns: Definitions, Effects and Strategies’. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Researcher and Co-author.

Selected Presentations

Graham, B., Eisenberg, Y., Madrigal, J., Lullo, C., May 2009.  Presentation: ‘Community Accessibility and the Built Environment for People with Disabilities’ DePaul University's 2009 Health Disparities and Social Justice Conference, Chicago, IL.

Eisenberg, Y. Fall 2009, ‘Using GPS and GIS for Public Health Research’. Illinois GIS Association Annual Conference, Chicago IL.

Awards

UIC Board of Trustees Academic Scholarship: Fall 07, Spring 08   
Third Prize, International Design Competition: for a city in Guangxi, China http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/gci/news/ra_award_news.htm, Fall 07

Professional Affiliations and Boards

American Planning Association, member
American Public Health Association, member
Chicago Transit Authority, ADA Advisory Board, member