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The University of Maryland's Urban and Regional Planning and Design Ph.D. program takes full advantage of the resources of a leading research university and the surrounding metropolitan area. The program is small and highly competitive, and gives students an opportunity to bridge disciplines, including urban planning, design, historic preservation and real-estate development. Our nationally-known faculty, the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, and our location in the Washington, DC metro area make the University of Maryland an exciting place to study urban planning, design and historic preservation.
UMD Alumna Rebecca Lewis Honored
Congratulations to 2011 Ph.D. alumna and Smart Growth Center affiliate Rebecca Lewis for receiving the Barclay Gibbs Jones Award for Best Dissertation in Planning from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning!
Congratulations to Christine Henry, All-Star Fellow from the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
Read her statement below:
"In my role as the Assistant to the Director of the Historic Preservation Program, I have been able to be involved in so many projects that have really enhanced my understanding of both preservation and academic administration. I have had the opportunity to work in the field as a project administrator on a grant with the National Park Service, where I not only honed my own survey skills, but have supervised several master’s degree students on the project. I have also been able to represent the program at meetings of the 1812 Commemoration Task Force, observing and participating in community-based preservation activities. And I have served on several committees within the School of Architecture, focusing on curriculum review and student admissions that have allowed me to see the process and evolution of the Masters of Historic Preservation program."
Vanessa Leon
As a Haitian-American urban planner, the national office of the American Planning Association (APA) reached out to Vanessa Leon to develop a session entitled, “Cultural Identit
y in Haiti’s Public Squares” as part of the inaugural Biennial Celebration of Public Squares in the Americas that was launched at the 2013 National Planning Conference in Chicago. The session evaluated the role of history and culture in shaping public space as a symbol of national identity and pride while also exploring a grassroots effort to restore public buildings in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Additionally, the session considered the centrality of public space and communal gathering in upholding Haitian peoplehood.
MAPP Ph.D. Candidate Awarded United States Institute of Peace Fellowship
Congratulations to PhD candidate Zubin Adrianvala on receiving the Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Fellowship for 2013-2014.
If you have any questions not answered on this website, please contact us!
Marie Howland
Director, Ph.D. Program
Handbooks:
PhD Program Student Handbook (Current)
We had a great time at the 40th Anniversary Celebration! See how many people you recognize from MAPP's 40th Anniversary Celebration.