Below is a list of the current UAA Institutional Members. Membership is determined by the calendar year (January 1 – December 31), and the list will be updated periodically to reflect new and renewed members.
Last update: September 30, 2026
American Univ | School of Public Affairs’ Metropolitan Policy Center
IM Representative: Derek Hyra Status: Renewed for 2027
ASU | Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions
IM Representative: Margaretha Bentley Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Auburn Univ | Dept of Political Science
IM Representative: Megan Heim LaFrombois Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
IM Representative: Quinton Mayne; Status: New member for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
California State Univ Northridge | Dept of Urban Studies & Planning
IM Representative: Zeynep Toker Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Cleveland State Univ | Levin College of Public Affairs & Education
IM Representative: Elaine Lu Honor Society Chapter Advisor: J. Rosie Tighe Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Corvinus Univ of Budapest | Dept of Geography, Geoeconomy & Sustainable Development
IM Representative: János Kocsis Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Emory Univ | Dept of Political Science
IM Representative: Michael Owens Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Georgia Institute of Technology | School of City & Regional Planning
IM Representative: Jessica Willis Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Georgia State Univ | Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
IM Representative: Cathy Liu Honor Society Chapter Advisor: Jean-Paul Addie Status: Renewed for 2027
Hunter College, CUNY | Dept of Urban Policy & Planning
IM Representative: Jill Gross Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
MIT | Dept of Urban Studies + Planning
IM Representative: Lawrence Vale Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Morgan State Univ | School of Social Work
IM Representative: Jocelyn Taliaferro Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
North Carolina State Univ | Dept of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
IM Representative: Rasul Mowatt Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Portland State Univ | Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies & Planning
IM Representative: Lisa Bates Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Rutgers Univ – Camden
IM Representative: Nathaniel Wright Honor Society Chapter Advisor: Paul Jargowsky Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Rutgers Univ – New Brunswick | Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy
IM Representative: Kathe Newman Status: Renewed for 2027
Rutgers Univ – Newark | Global Urban Studies Doctoral Program
IM Representative: Mara Sidney Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Tennessee State Univ | Dept of Social Work & Urban Studies
IM Representative: Cara Robinson Honor Society Chapter Advisor: Kimberly Triplett Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
The Ohio State Univ | City & Regional Planning Program
IM Representative: Jennifer Clark Honor Society Chapter Advisor: Bernadette Hanlon Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ at Buffalo | Center for Urban Studies
IM Representative: Henry Taylor Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ du Québec à Montréal | Dépt d’études urbaines et touristiques
IM Representative: Hélène Bélanger Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Chicago | The Mansueto Inst for Urban Innovation
IM Representative: Brian Wilson Status: New member for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Connecticut | Urban & Community Studies
IM Representative: Mary Donegan Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Delaware | Joseph R Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Admin
IM Representative: Danilo Yanich Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Florida | Dept of Urban & Regional Planning
IM Representative: Sarah Foxx Status: New member for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Illinois Chicago | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
IM Representative: Yittayih Zelalem Status: Renewed for 2027
Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Dept of Urban & Regional Planning
IM Representative: Andrew Greenlee Honor Society Chapter Advisor: Andrew Greenlee Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Iowa | School of Planning & Public Affairs
IM Representative: Haifeng Qian Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Mary Washington | Geography
IM Representative: Melina Patterson Honor Society Chapter Advisor: Melina Patterson Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Maryland | School of Arch, Planning & Preserv
IM Representative: Clara Irazabal Zurita Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Memphis | School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy
IM Representative: Katherine Lambert-Pennington Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Minnesota | Center for Urban & Regional Affairs
IM Representative: Edward Goetz Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Missouri at Kansas City | Architecture & Urban Planning + Design
IM Representative: Jacob Wagner Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte | Urban Institute
IM Representative: Lori Thomas Status: New member for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of North Texas | Public Administration
IM Representative: Laura Keyes Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Oregon | School of Planning, Public Policy & Management
IM Representative: José W. Meléndez Status: 2026 renewal in progress Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Pennsylvania | Urban Studies Program
IM Representative: Julia McWilliams Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Pittsburgh | Urban Studies Program
IM Representative: Michael Glass Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Univ of Washington Tacoma | School of Urban Studies
IM Representative: Mark Pendras Honor Society Chapter Advisor: James Harrington Status: Renewed for 2026
Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Urban Studies Programs
IM Representative: Joel Rast Status: Renewed for 2027
Virginia Commonwealth Univ | WIlder School of Gov & Public Affairs
IM Representative: Meghan Gough Status: Renewed for 2026 Not yet renewed for 2027
Virginia Tech | Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning (UEPP)
IM Representative: Todd Schenk Status: 2026 renewal in progress Not yet renewed for 2027
