Award Recipient Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (University of Minnesota) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and private organizations/institutions from around the...Read More

Award Recipient Susan E. Clarke (University of Colorado) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and private organizations/institutions from around the world...Read More

Award Recipient Elora Lee Raymond (Wayne State University) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and private organizations/institutions from around the world...Read More

Award Recipient Anjuli Fahlberg (Northeastern University) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and private organizations/institutions from around the world met to discuss...Read More

Award Recipient Nico Calavita (San Diego State University) Award Committee Assessment Dr. Calavita’s record of scholarship and engagement reflects a clear commitment to confronting issues of direct concern to urban residents and their communities.  Such a record shows a clear respect for equity, an understanding of complex social relationships, in-depth knowledge of political and economic...Read More

Paper presented at the 2015 UAA conference Award Recipients Theodore Pride (Wayne State University), Catherine Schmitt-Sands (Wayne State University), and Richard Smith (Wayne State University) Award Committee Assessment The Committee finds that the paper, “Does Spatial Assimilation Lead to Reproduction of Gentrification in the Global City?,” to be very well written, and that it provides...Read More

Award Recipient George Galster (Wayne State University) Award Committee Assessment The reach and impact of George Galster’s work has been truly remarkable. His creative and methodologically sophisticated scholarship has challenged conventional thinking and helped shape the field of urban affairs, most notably in the areas of: racial and economic segregation, neighborhood effects on individual outcomes,...Read More

Award Recipient Megan Heim LaFrombois (University of Illinois at Chicago) Award Committee Assessment The Urban Affairs Association is proud to award its 2016 Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award to Megan Heim LaFrombrois, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  Ms. LaFrombrois’s dissertation, “Reframing the Reclaiming of Urban Space: A Feminist Exploration...Read More

“Tolerance in the City: The Multilevel Effects of Urban Environments on Permissive Attitudes.” Volume 37, Issue 3, August 2015 Award Recipients Jeffrey Debies-Carl (University of New Haven) and Christopher Huggins (University of Kentucky) Committee Assessment The committee recommends that Christopher Huggins and Jeffrey Debies-Carl receive an Honorable Mention for their article, “Tolerance in the City:...Read More

“Geographies of Whiteness and Wealth: White, Middle Class Discourses on Segregation and Social Mix in Flanders, Belgium.” Volume 37, Issue 4, October 2015 Award Recipients Pascal De Decker (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), Bruno Meeus (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), and Nick Schuermans (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universiteit Antwerpen). Award Committee Assessment The committee recommends that the Best Article...Read More

  The editors of the Journal of Urban Affairs are committed to supporting the development of the next generation of urban scholars. To this end, JUA has participated in the publishing workshop at the annual meeting of the Urban Affairs Association. At this workshop, recent graduates and beginning scholars have the opportunity to learn more...Read More

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...Read More

Award Recipients Bruce Nissen (Florida International University) Joan Wynne – Honorable Mention (Florida International University) Award Committee Assessment The award committee reviewed several nominees from the Miami area. However, we were unanimous in selecting Dr. Bruce Nissen for this year’s Activist Scholar Award. We agree with the statements made by his nominators that are cited...Read More

Award Recipients Lawrence J. Vale Purging the Poorest: Public Housing and the Design Politics of Twice-Cleared Communities Sonia Hirt – Honorable Mention Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation Award Committee Assessment From this set of books, we agreed on two that stood out. For honorable mention, we selected Sonia...Read More