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 2009-2010 Governing Board

William Rohe, Chair
2009-2011 (2nd term)
Professor & Director, Center for Urban and Regional Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Caroline Andrew, Vice Chair
2008-2011 (2nd term)
Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Political Studies
University of Ottawa

Louise Simmons, Secretary-Treasurer
2009-2012 (2nd term)
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Connecticut

Robin Boyle
2007-2010 (1st term)
Professor
Department of Geography and Urban Planning
Wayne State University

Lance Freeman
2008-2011 (1st term)
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Columbia University

Karen J. Gibson
2009-2012 (2nd term)
Associate Professor
Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies & Planning
Portland State University

David Imbroscio
2008-2011 (2nd term)
Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Louisville

Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore
2007-2010 (1st term)
Dean
The Honors College
Michigan State University

Marla Nelson
2009-2012 (1st term)
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator
Department of Planning and Urban Studies
University of New Orleans

Kathe Newman
2008-2011 (1st term)
Assistant Professor
Department of Planning and Policy Development
Rutgers University

Michael Leo Owens
2009-2012 (1st term)
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Principal Investigator, Prisoners of Democracy Project
Emory University

David C. Perry
2008-2011 (2nd term)
Director, Great Cities Institute
Professor
Urban Planning and Policy Program
University of Illinois at Chicago

Susan Saegert
2008-2011 (2nd term)
Professor
Department of Human and Organizational Development
Vanderbilt University

Mara Sidney
2007-2010 (1st term)
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
Department of Political Science
Rutgers University-Newark

Gregory D. Squires
2007-2010 (1st term)
Professor
Department of Sociology
George Washington University