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Dr.
Enid Arvidson School of Urban & Public Affairs |
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| Education |
| •Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Economics |
| •M.R.P., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Regional Planning |
| •University of California-Los Angeles, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning |
| •B.A., University of California-Santa Barbara, Geography |
| Fields | |
| •Urban and regional theory | •Urban political economy |
| •Postmodern urban theory | •Planning theory |
| Experience |
| Academic |
| •Associate Professor, University of Texas-Arlington, School of Urban and Public Affairs |
| •Assistant Professor, University of Texas-Arlington, School of Urban and Public Affairs | |
| •Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Texas-Arlington, School of Urban and Public Affairs | |
| •Instructor, University of Southern Maine, Department of Economics | |
| •Instructor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning |
| Professional |
| •Planner, William Lawrence Real Estate and Planning Consultants, Pasadena, CA |
| •Research Analyst, Grubb & Ellis Commercial Real Estate Services, Los Angeles, CA |
| •Planner, City Office of Industrial Affairs, Holyoke, MA |
| •Researcher, Regional Science Research Institute, Amherst, MA |
| Graduate Courses Taught | |
| •Planning Theory | •Foundations of Urban Planning and Sociology (co-taught) |
| •Qualitative Research Methods | •Foundations of Urban Politics and Economics (co-taught) |
| •Economic Base and Industrial Restructuring | •Foundations of Urban Planning and Sociology (an Internet-based course) |
| •Urban Economics | •Foundations of Urban Politics and Economics (an Internet-based course) |
| •Urban Problems |
| Awards |
| Four-time nominee for Piper Professor Award (2006, 2001, 1999, 1998) |
| Nominee for UTA Academy of Distinguished Teachers Award (2007) |
Midwest Texas Chapter of American Planning Association Best Student Project — awarded for “Implementation Planning for Four Themes” (co-supervised with Jim Kunde) (1997) |
| Publications |
| Selected Articles and Book Chapters |
| •“Remapping Los Angeles, or, taking the risk of class in postmodern urban theory” Economic Geography, 1999, 75(2) |
| •“Los Angeles: a postmodern class mapping” in eds. J.K. Gibson-Graham, S. Resnick, and R. Wolff, Class and Its Others, Minneapolis: UM Press, 2000 |
| •“Cognitive mapping and class politics: towards a nondeterminist image of the city” Rethinking Marxism: A Journal of Economics, Culture, and Society, 1995, 8(2) |
| •“Introduction” to special issue on Urban Policy Devolution in the Americas: Downsizing, Abdication, and Metropolitan Destinies, Journal of Urban Affairs, 1999, 21(2) (with G. Galster) |
| •“Texas TIFs: A Survey and Case Study” in eds. C. Johnson and J. Man, Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development: Uses, Structures, and Impact, Albany: SUNY Press, 2001 (with R. Cole and R. Hissong) |
| •“Devolution: Where’s the Revolution?” Publius, Fall 1999, 29(4) (with R. Cole and R. Hissong) |
| •“Review of The New Urban Frontier: Gentrification and the Revanchist City by Neil Smith” International Planning Studies, 1998, 3(1) |
| Selected Projects and Reports |
| •Strategic Economic Adjustment Plan for Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson Counties of Texas, volumes I and II (with T. Daniel, J. Kunde, et al), prepared for the Texoma Council of Governments, UTA: Center for Economic Development Research and Service, 1999 |
| •Implementation Planning for Four Themes: Economic Development, Historic Preservation, Safety, and Parking (with J. Kunde, et al) prepared for Fort Worth’s Near Southeast Community Development Corporation, UTA: Center for Economic Development Research and Service, 1997, **Awarded “Best Student Project” by the Midwest Texas Chapter of American Planning Association 1997 |
| •Reconsidering Class Polarization in the Postmodern City: An Alternative Interpretation of Census Data for Los Angeles, UTA: School of Urban and Public Affairs Working Paper Series, 1996 |
| •Economic Asset and Community Development for Near Southeast Fort Worth, prepared for Fort Worth’s Near Southeast Neighborhood Association, UTA: Center for Economic Development Research and Service, 1996 |
| •Economic Development Strategic Planning for the City of Crowley, TX (with Chris Carpenter and Naveed Shad) prepared for City of Crowley’s Economic Development Task Force, UTA: Center for Economic Development Research and Service, 1995, **Awarded “Best Student Project” by the Midwest Texas Chapter of American Planning Association 1995 |
| Professional Service |
| Selected Committees |
| •Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Governing Board member (2007-present) |
| •“Marxism and the World Stage” Rethinking Marxism’s Fifth International Gala Conference, 6-9 November 2003, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (co-chair with S. Cullenberg) |
| •“Marxism 2000” Rethinking Marxism’s Fourth International Gala Conference, 21-24 September 2000, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (program committee) |
| •Women’s Study Program, UTA, Advisory Board member (1998-2007); Ex-Officio (2007-present) |
| •Association for Economic and Social Analysis, Board of Directors member (1998-present) |
| •Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, April 1998, Fort Worth, TX (co-chair with G. Galster) |
| Journals |
| •Editorial Board Member, Review of Radical Political Economics (2003-present) |
| •Editorial Board Member, Rethinking Marxism: A Journal of Economics, Culture, and Society (1991-1997) |
| •Referee, Journal of Planning Education and Research |
| •Referee, Journal of Urban Affairs |
| •Referee, Review of Radical Political Economics |
| •Referee, Urban Affairs Review |
| Professional Organizations and Links |
| •American Planning Association |
| •Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning |
| •Association for Economic and Social Analysis |
| •Union for Radical Political Economics |
| •Urban Affairs Association |