Urban and Regional Planning

Associate Dean Ryan Allen, partnering with Hennepin County through the Hennepin–University Partnership (HUP), studied how migrant and non-migrant families used shelters and identified strategies that could improve outcomes for both families and the county.

Dean Nisha Botchwey, along with University of Minnesota researchers Katie OConnell and Olivia Chatman, co-authored the article “Promoting youth advocacy for resilience to disasters: a pilot study,” published in Gender and Development.

Professor Ed Goetz is one of the recipients of this year’s Mary Helen Callahan Distinguished Service Award from the Urban Affairs Association.

Assistant Professor Fayola Jacobs was awarded a Social Justice Impact Grant from the University of Minnesota for her project, “Culturally appropriate emergency preparedness and response training in North Minneapolis.”

Professor Yingling Fan and PhD candidate Noah Wexler completed this research report, "The Effects of Highway Improvement Projects on Nearby Business Activity," for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). They analyzed how state-funded highway improvement projects in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area affected nearby businesses,

Professor Nichola Lowe co-authored the report, “Centering Workers and Advancing Business Needs: Nine Case Studies of Partnerships in the Manufacturing Sector."

Humphrey School Dean Nisha Botchwey has been selected as a 2024 Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). She also received the 2024 Margarita McCoy Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).

Associate Dean Ryan Allen and Gregg Colburn (PhD ‘17) co-authored a paper, “Cumulative housing cost burden exposures and disadvantages to children’s well-being and health,” published in Social Science Research.

Associate Professor Bonnie Keeler is a co-author of a new study, "The impacts of racially discriminatory housing policies on the distribution of intra-urban heat and tree canopy: A comparison of racial covenants and redlining in Minneapolis, MN," published recently in Landscape and Urban Planning.

Professor Jason Cao has been named associate editor of two transportation related journals.