Dr. Shirley Shiqin Liu (University of Minnesota) and Dr. Haifeng Qian (University of Iowa) were selected as the recipients of the 2023 Best Paper in Urban Entrepreneurship Award for their paper “Entrepreneurship and Income Inequality in Cities: Differentiated Impacts of New Firm Formation and Self-Employment.” This award seeks to recognize research presented at the 2022...Read More
Dr. Amanda Kass (DePaul University) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 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....Read More
Dr. Kuni Kamizaki (University of Toronto) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Research Award. This new annual award recognizes an emerging activist scholar whose research record shows a direct relationship between activism, scholarship, and engagement with community(ies). This award honors the memory of Dr. Janet Smith, Professor in...Read More
Dr. Adolph L. Reed (University of Pennsylvania) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 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 “The committee is...Read More
Dr. Maximilian Buchholz (University of California, Los Angeles) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Best Conference Paper Award for his paper “Does Urbanization Increase Inequality? Race, Gender, and the Urban Wage Premium.” This award was sponsored by Routledge | Taylor & Francis. This annual award seeks to recognize high quality research presented at...Read More
Chandan Deuskar, Ph.D. (World Bank) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award for Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022). This annual award is given to a book that is well-written and based on rigorous research on an urban...Read More
Dr. Gregory Squires (George Washington University) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award sponsored by the Urban Affairs Association and SAGE Publishing. This award was established to highlight field-based urban scholarship and promote the dissemination of work by activist urban scholars. The award is co-sponsored by SAGE Publishing...Read More
Dr. Catalina Muñoz (Universidad de los Andes) and Dr. Friederike Fleischer (Universidad de los Andes) were selected as the recipients of the 2023 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award for their paper “Contentious memories and urban redevelopment in Bogotá Colombia.” This award was sponsored by Routledge | Taylor & Francis. This annual...Read More
Dear UAA Conference Attendee, The recent tragic gun violence in a Nashville school is sadly all too common in America’s cities. Similarly, the recent ouster of two democratically elected officials from the State legislature, reveals an ugly truth: that the voices of victims, and the needs and rights of urban communities are being undermined and disregarded by hostile and...Read More
In February, UAA is offering a new professional development opportunity for its members: a virtual panel discussion on “Post-Tenure Career Planning (for Mid-Advanced Career Professionals). Full details are provided below. Sign-up by February 1 to join the discussion!Read More
With regret, I must share sad news after learning of Caroline’s death reported on Saturday, November 26. For those of us who knew her well and had the pleasure of working with her, reading her work, attending her well-organized conference sessions, and accepting her warm smile and always encouraging words, the sense of loss is...Read More
Do you know someone who would make a good UAA Governing Board member? The person(s) you are recommending does not need to hold a current UAA membership. However, they must be willing to become a UAA member if they are formally nominated by the Nominations Committee. The Nominations Committee will consider all suggestions in developing...Read More
