By

Sue Peacock
27
May

2026 Conference Announcement

SAVE THE DATE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN AFFAIRS April 29 – May 2, 2026 Marriott Marquis HotelChicago, Illinois + + + + +  Abstract submission opens on August 1, 2025.  + + + + +/ / / / /  Sign up for Conference News to receive updates.  / / / / / Photo by Austin Neill on Unsplash
Read More
Iowa State University
23
May

Department Chair – Community and Regional Planning

The Department of Community and Regional Planning (CRP) in the College of Design at Iowa State University is seeking an administrator with demonstrated achievements in planning for the role of Department Chair to support and promote the interdisciplinary and collaborative work of all departmental faculty and staff. As a Carnegie Foundation- designated Research-Extensive institution, we...
Read More
2025 governing board officers
18
Apr

2025-2026 Board Officers

During the Annual Board Meeting, the officers for 2025-2026 were announced. 
Read More
Download the Whova app
05
Mar

You Asked…We Listened: New Conference App

UAA is excited to use a new online conference platform (Whova) for this year’s International Conference on Urban Affairs. / / / / / WHOVA FEATURES / / / / Customize your profile. Browse & search the conference program easily. Create your own personal schedule. Access documents and slides shared by organizers or speakers. Plan...
Read More
Dr. Ana Paula Pimentel Walker
25
Feb

Ana Paula Pimentel Walker to Receive the 2025 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award

Dr. Ana Paula Pimentel Walker (University of Michigan) has been selected to receive the 2025 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award. The award is co-sponsored by SAGE and the Urban Affairs Association (UAA). This annual award was established to highlight field-based urban scholarship and promote the dissemination of work by activist urban scholars. The inspiration...
Read More
Dr. Jenna Davis
18
Feb

Jenna Davis & Joseph Huennekens to Receive the 2025 Best Article in The Journal of Urban Affairs Award

Dr. Jenna Davis (University of California, Berkeley) and Joseph Huennekens (Columbia University) have been selected to receive the 2025 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award for their paper “YIMBY Divided: A Qualitative Content Analysis of YIMBY.” This annual award gives recognition to a paper published in the Journal of Urban Affairs (during...
Read More
2025 Distinguished Service Award
18
Feb

The 2025 Mary Helen Callahan Distinguished Service Award Recipients

The following individuals have been selected to receive the Mary Helen Callahan Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Sabina Deitrick (University of Pittsburgh) Dr. Edward Goetz (University of Minnesota) Dr. Jill Simone Gross (Hunter College, City University of New York) Dr. Michael Owens (Emory University) Dr. Daphne Spain (retired from University of Virginia, owner of 2nd Act...
Read More
AJ Golio
18
Feb

AJ Golio to Receive the 2025 Best Article Published in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City Award

AJ Golio (Tulane University) has been selected to receive the 2025 Best Article in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City Award for his paper ”What makes gentrification ‘white’? Theorizing the mutual construction of whiteness and gentrification in the urban US.” This annual award gives recognition to a paper published in the Journal of...
Read More
Dr. Igor Vojnovic
18
Feb

Igor Vojnovic to Receive the 2025 Scott Cummings Distinguished Editorial Service Award

Dr. Igor Vojnovic (Michigan State University) has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2025 Scott Cummings Distinguished Editorial Service Award. This award was established in April 2021 to highlight the significant contributions made by individuals in service to UAA’s publications. In the past, UAA has established awards that recognize scholarship and multiple...
Read More
Dr. Victoria Basolo
18
Feb

Victoria Basolo to Receive the 2025 Scott Cummings Distinguished Editorial Service Award

Dr. Victoria Basolo (University of California, Irvine) has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2025 Scott Cummings Distinguished Editorial Service Award. This award was established in April 2021 to highlight the significant contributions made by individuals in service to UAA’s publications. In the past, UAA has established awards that recognize scholarship and...
Read More
Angela Marie MacDougall, Executive Director, Battered Women's Support Services, Vancouver
18
Feb

Angela Marie MacDougall to Receive the 2025 Community Activist Award

Angela Marie MacDougall (Battered Women’s Support Services) has been selected to receive the 2025 Community Activist Award. Since the late 1960s, the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) has served as a professional organization for scholars and practitioners seeking to advance social justice and policy equity through timely analyses, and direct support of local residents and advocacy...
Read More
Dr. Tonni Oberly
18
Feb

Tonni Oberly to Receive the 2025 Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Award

Dr. Tonni Oberly (Black Mamas Matter Alliance) has been selected to receive the 2025 Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Research Award. This award is sponsored by the Voorhees Family and Individual Donors. This annual award recognizes an emerging activist scholar whose research record shows a direct relationship between activism, scholarship, and engagement with community(ies). This...
Read More
Dr. Loretta Lees
18
Feb

Loretta Lees to Receive the 2025 Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award

Dr. Loretta Lees (Boston University) has been selected to receive the 2025 Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award.  This annual award honors an individual whose body of work has contributed to defining the field and furthering the intellectual and professional development of emerging scholars. AWARD COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT We are pleased to recognize Dr....
Read More
Dr. Tonni Oberly
18
Feb

Tonni Oberly to Receive the 2025 Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Award

Dr. Tonni Oberly (Health Policy Institute of Ohio and Black Mamas Matter Alliance) has been selected to receive the 2025 Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Research Award. This award is sponsored by the Voorhees Family and Individual Donors. This annual award recognizes an emerging activist scholar whose research record shows a direct relationship between activism,...
Read More
Dr. Scott Markley
18
Feb

Scott Markley to Receive the 2025 Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award

Dr. Scott Markley (National Zoning Atlas) has been selected to receive the 2025 Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award. This annual award is given to a promising Ph.D. candidate or early-career researcher whose work demonstrates a commitment to rigorous and impactful research and service. It was renamed in 2004 in honor of Alma H. Young...
Read More
1 2 3 10