Taubman College faculty and students present at 2025 ACSP Conference
Taubman College was well-represented at 2025’s Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, with several faculty members and Ph.D. students traveling to Minneapolis late last month to lead talks and participate in roundtable discussions. With a focus on justice, sustainability, the future, collaboration, and action, the college’s contingent gave nearly 20 presentations. A list of presenters and their topics is below.
Faculty
Chair and Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Robert Goodspeed
“Making Learning Outcomes Our Own: Debating the Use and Value of Program-Level Learning Outcomes” (Roundtable Session)
Associate Professor Lesli Hoey
“Taking on the Food Industry: Government Capacity to Change Food Environments in Bolivia”
Assistant Professor Xiaofan Liang (co-authors Meixin Yuan, Ph.D.; Jack Bernard, B.S. Urban Tech ’27; Qifan Wu, Ph.D. student)
“Generative AI-Driven Insights for AI Regulation, Governance, and Application across Cities”
Professor Richard Norton
“Nuancing Coastal Management Using a Best Management Process for Adopting Best Management Practices”
Associate Professor Ana Paula Pimentel Walker
“In Defense of Autogestão: Overcoming Barriers to Collectively Managed Housing in Brazil and Uruguay”
Assistant Professor Wonyoung So
“Tracing the Social Constructions of Whiteness Through Restrictive Housing Covenants in Massachusetts;” “Investigating How Property Managers Use Residential Property Technology to Set Rents”
Ph.D. Students
Jones Adu-Mensah
“Rethinking Travel Time: When Minutes Become a Matter of Well-Being”
Timothy Berke
“Urban Displacement: Innovative and Inclusive Data Collection Approaches in the Global South”
Brianne Brenneman (co-authors Kimberley Kinder, associate professor, Sophia Hoffacker, Ph.D. student)
“Planning for Health Equity: Enhancing Urban Environments to Support Women’s Safety and Independence”
Lauren Chew
“Indigenous Foodways in Transition: Navigating Urban Encroachment in Malaysia’s Peri-Urban Landscapes”
Eunsoo Hyun
“Benevolence For Sale: The Real Estate Turn in Public Housing of Colonial Manila, 1934-35”
APIL KC
“What Happens to the Promise of Resilience and Equity in Post Disaster Recovery?”
Rand Makarem
“Who Runs Detroit? Philanthropy, Public Projects, and the Future of Urban Governance”
Lanika Sanders
“Balancing Solar Expansion and Farmland Retention: Local Planning Responses in Minnesota”
Hanae Soma
“How Do Residents Construct and Modify Informal Housing in Informal Settlements of Dhaka, Bangladesh?”
Shubhayan Ukil
“App-based Ride-hailing in the Global South and its Impact on Destinations: A Case Study of Bengaluru”
Maina Wachira (co-author Xiaofan Liang, assistant professor)
“Evaluating Reconnecting Communities Program Highway Projects Using A Social Network-Based Metric”
