Yaidi Cancel Martinez
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Urban Planning
Education
PhD Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019)
MS Environmental Planning and Management, Johns Hopkins University (2011)
BS Environmental Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico (2009)
Biography
Yaidi is an educator, researcher, and inclusive connector in the Milwaukee community for people of all abilities. She is currently a part-time instructor in the Department of Urban Planning and has served SARUP in various roles since 2020. Yaidi also serves at supporting families of individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities.
Before her current roles, Yaidi contributed to research on ²¹²Ô»åÌýaccess to employment. She also contributed to housing policy research at the  ²¹²Ô»åÌý. She also worked on on motor vehicles at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC, before pursuing her doctorate in urban planning.
Yaidi is interested in expanding her work at the intersection of urban planning, disability rights, and public health. Yaidi was born and raised in Puerto Rico and has called Milwaukee home since 2015.