Governing Board

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 Governing Board (2022-23)

Elise

Elsie Harper-Anderson, Chair

2021-2024 (2nd term)
Associate Professor and Director of Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration Program
Virginia Commonwealth University

Akira Drake Rodriguez

Akira Drake Rodriguez, Vice Chair

2020-2023 (1st term)
Assistant Professor
School of Design &
School of Social Policy & Practice
University of Pennsylvania

Andrew J. Greenlee

Andrew J. Greenlee, Treasurer

2020-2023 (2nd term)
Associate Professor
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Margaret Cowell

Margaret Cowell, Secretary

Secretary
2020-2023 (1st term)
Associate Professor
Urban Affairs and Planning
Virginia Tech University

Hélène Bélanger

Hélène Bélanger

2020-2023 (1st term)
Professor
Department of Urban Studies and Tourism
Université du Québec à Montréal

Prentiss Dantzler

Prentiss Dantzler

2020-2023 (1st term)
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Toronto

Arturo Flores

Arturo Flores

2020-2023 (2nd term)
Citizen Participation Director of the Mexico City Electoral Institute
Anahuac University

Kitty Kelly Epstein

Kitty Kelly Epstein

2020-2023 (2nd term)
Associate Professor of Education
Department of Education
Holy Names University

Cathy Yang Liu

Cathy Yang Liu

2022-2025 (1st term)
Professor and Chair
Department of Public Management and Policy at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

José W. Meléndez

José W. Meléndez

2022-2025 (1st term)
Assistant Professor of Planning for Engaging Diverse Communities
School of Planning, Public Policy, and Management
University of Oregon

Kathe Newman

Kathe Newman

2021-2024 (1st term)
Professor
Urban Planning and Policy Development Program
Rutgers University – New Brunswick

Jocelyn Taliaferro

Jocelyn Taliaferro

2021-2024 (1st term)
Professor
School of Social Work
North Carolina State University

Thomas J. Vicino

Thomas J. Vicino

2020-2023 (2nd term)
Professor
Department of Political Science and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Northeastern University

Rachael Woldoff

Rachael Woldoff

2022-2025 (1st term)
Professor of Sociology
West Virginia University

Lin Ye

Lin Ye

2020-2023 (1st term)
Professor and Associate Dean
School of Government
Sun Yat-sen University