Kathe Newmanis a Professor in the Urban Planning and Policy Development Program at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Director of the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement. Dr. Newman holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Graduate School and University Center at the City University of New York. Her research explores urban change, what it is, why it happens, and what it means. Her research has explored processes of financialization, governance, gentrification, foreclosure, urban redevelopment, food security, and community participation. Dr. Newman has published articles in Urban Studies, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Urban Affairs Review, Shelterforce, Progress in Human Geography, Urban Geography, Housing Studies, GeoJournal, and Environment and Planning A. She is an associate editor at Environment and Planning A.

Research Interests

• Urban change
• Housing finance
• Economic development

Undergraduate Courses

• Urban Revitalization
• Voorhees Fellows Community Engaged Research Project
• Affordable Housing

Graduate Courses

• Planning, Policy, and Social Theory
• Community Development
• Affordable Housing
• Urban Redevelopment
• History and Theory of Planning