Mimi Hutchinson, AICP

mimi.hutchinson@utexas.edu

Hi! I’m Mimi, a doctoral student in the Community and Regional Planning PhD program at UT Austin.

I research transportation and housing, with health as the connecting thread. My dissertation focuses on the governance of Medicaid transportation benefits, or what I call "safety net mobilities," and how these systems shape the livelihoods of providers and the lives of the patients who rely on them. I'm also engaged in research on tenant organizing and health, tax-exempt affordable housing, and healthcare access.

My work is motivated by both professional experience in planning and personal experience supporting loved ones through illness, caregiving, aging, and the complex systems that surround them. Beyond my research, I volunteer with hospice and hope to pursue training as an end of life advocate (doula).

View my CV, check out my blog, or get in touch.

Updates

Read my latest op-ed, published in the Austin American-Statesman, here.

My poster won 2nd place at the 6th National RTAP Conference! See more details and photos here.

I’ll be at the 6th National RTAP Conference in Austin, TX this December to present a poster on medical transportation and health outcomes. Looking forward to connecting there!

Catch me at ACSP 2025 in Minneapolis! I’ll be presenting a paper on tenant organizing and health.

I presented a poster at the UT Austin Center for Health & Environment: Education & Research Retreat!

I presented a poster at the WTS Central Region Conference on September 18th in Chicago, IL!

I presented at the 5th annual Bridging Transportation Researchers (BTR) conference! Here’s a video of my presentation.

I attained AICP Certification in June 2023!

I attained AICP Candidacy in May 2023!

Updates

My work

➜ ‘The many faces of affordability.’ Substack essay.

➜ ‘Cost is only half the problem: Austin needs healthy housing, too.’ Op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman.

© Mimi Hutchinson, 2026