The program, designed to nurture distinguished scholars and researchers, offers research and learning opportunities encompassing the field of urban and regional planning. Examples of some research areas where the program offers special capability, international distinction, and emphasis include:
- Declining cities and distressed urban communities
- Health, food systems, human abilities, and environment
- Built environments and environmental change
- Disasters and extreme events
- Advanced technology, information systems, and methods in planning
Students have opportunities to study under the supervision of faculty from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, and under the supervision of interdisciplinary co-chairs from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and the Department of Architecture.
Meet the PhD Program Faculty
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
6/21/22
Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah is an associate professor or urban planning who seeks to understand and reform the planning processes and institutional structures that impede planning interventions against historically marginalized communities.
9/29/20
Assistant Professor - Department of Urban and Regional Planning
kgregg@buffalo.edu - 231 Hayes Hall - 829-3520
6/21/22
transportation planning and policy; public transit; travel behavior; relationship of transportation networks, land use, and urban form; growth and sprawl; site planning; spatial analysis; GIS; data applications in planning
2/13/22
Jordana Maisel works at the intersection of research, teaching and practice as assistant professor of urban planning and research director for the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center).
9/30/20
Associate Professor - Department of Urban and Regional Planning
jp292@buffalo.edu - Hayes Hall 228 - (716) 829-5331
10/7/21
Samina Raja is an international expert in planning and policy for sustainable food systems and healthy communities. She is professor of urban planning, principal investigator of UB's Food Lab and associate dean for research and inclusive excellence.
10/2/20
Robert Silverman applies urban planning to the study of the non-profit sector, the role of community-based organizations in urban neighborhoods, education reform, shrinking cities, and inequality in inner city housing markets. ,
1/13/22
Professor - Department of Urban and Regional Planning
ezs@buffalo.edu - Hayes Hall 126 - (716) 829-5880
11/8/21
Professor - Department of Urban and Regional Planning
htaylor@buffalo.edu - Hayes Hall 330A - (716) 829-5458
1/13/22
Associate Professor - Department of Urban and Regional Planning
liyin@buffalo.edu - Hayes Hall 331 - (716) 829-5883
Department of Architecture
9/8/21
Associate professor - Department of Architecture
cldavis@buffalo.edu - Hayes Hall 216 - 716-829-5928
10/7/21
Nicholas B. Rajkovich, assistant professor of architecture, investigates the intersection of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and adaptation to climate change. He directs UB's Resilient Buildings Lab.
4/22/22
Korydon Smith is professor and chair of architecture at UB and co-director of UB's Community for Global Health Equity. He works across disciplines to build design solutions for those who have been traditionally marginalized from decisions about the design of their built environment.
9/30/20
Associate Professor - Department of Architecture
hsteiner@buffalo.edu - Hayes Hall 215 - (716) 829-5888
9/30/20
Edward Steinfeld, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Architecture and director of the IDEA Center, has been a trailblazer in the field of inclusive design since the 1970s. He believes architecture should, first and foremost, benefit the people who use buildings, and make a positive contribution to the community.
9/30/20
Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence, University at Buffalo
Professor - Department of Architecture
despina@buffalo.edu - Capen Hall 549 - 716-645-6200
