Since 2012, the Urban Communication Foundation (UCF) has provided scholarships to UAA conference presenters to encourage the participation of scholars who demonstrate interests in urban communication, urban journalism, media studies, urban design, and urban architecture related topics. Recipients of this year’s scholarships are listed below. Read more about UCF and the award
Collins, Charles
Bonding Social Capital and the Promotion of Collective Efficacy: Neighborhood Racial Homogeneity as an Enhancing Mechanism
(Charles Collins, University of Washington, Bothell; Zachary P. Neal, Michigan State University; Jennifer Watling Neal, Michigan State University)
Jung, Kyujin
Risk Communication in Urban Emergency Management via Social Media: A Case of the City of San Francisco
(Kyujin Jung, University of North Texas)
Kim, Changwook
Actor-Network Theory, Global Assemblage, and Hyperbuilding: The Case of Zaha Hadid’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza and Park
(Changwook Kim, The University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Kim, KyungWoo
Social Media Use in Enhancing Community Resilience during the 2013 Seoul Flood: Dimensional Approach to Information and Communication Technology
(Kyungwoo Kim, University of North Texas; Kyujin Jung, University of North Texas)
Montero, Sergio
Mobilizing the Red Circle: Urban Politics, Public Opinion and Agenda Formation in Practices of Inter-City Policy Learning
(Sergio Montero, University of California, Berkeley)
Trempe, Frédérique Roy
The Influence of Urban Design on the Exercise of the Right to the City: A Montreal Case Study
(Frédérique Roy Trempe, Université du Québec à Montréal; Catherine Trudelle, Université du Québec à Montréal; Winnie Frohn, Université du Québec à Montréal)