The Governing Board of the Urban Affairs Association consists of fifteen (15) members. The members of the governing board are nominated and elected by the members of the Association. They serve three-year terms and formally meet as a group twice a year.
UAA 2021-2022 Governing Board
Hélène Bélanger
2020-2023 (1st term)
Professor
Department of Urban Studies and Tourism
Université du Québec à Montréal
Margaret Cowell
2020-2023 (1st term)
Associate Professor
Urban Affairs and Planning
Virginia Tech University
Prentiss Dantzler
2020-2023 (1st term)
Assistant Professor
Urban Studies Institute
Georgia State University
Kitty Kelly Epstein
2020-2023 (2nd term)
Associate Professor of Education
Department of Education
Holy Names University
Arturo Flores
2020-2023 (2nd term)
Citizen Participation Director of the Mexico City Electoral Institute
Anahuac University
Andrew J. Greenlee
2020-2023 (2nd term)
Associate Professor
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Elsie Harper-Anderson, Vice Chair
2021-2024 (2nd term)
Associate Professor and Director of Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration Program
Virginia Commonwealth University
Kimberley Johnson, Treasurer
2019-2022 (2nd term)
Professor
Department of Social and Cultural Analysis
New York University
Mark Joseph
2019-2022 (1st term)
Associate Professor
Jack, Joseph and Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
Kathe Newman
2021-2024 (1st term)
Professor
Urban Planning and Policy Development Program
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Akira Drake Rodriguez, Secretary
2020-2023 (1st term)
Assistant Professor
School of Design &
School of Social Policy & Practice
University of Pennsylvania
Jocelyn Taliaferro
2021-2024 (1st term)
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
North Carolina State University
Thomas J. Vicino, Chair
2020-2023 (2nd term)
Professor
Department of Political Science and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Northeastern University
Lin Ye
2020-2023 (1st term)
Professor and Associate Dean
School of Government
Sun Yat-sen University