Leigh T. Graham

Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs

Faculty in Public Management at John Jay College and Environmental Psychology at The Graduate Center. Expertise incl. community economic development, disaster recovery and urban sustainability, critical urban theory, racial and economic justice and inequalities. Passionate about cities and their progressive, equitable and inclusive development.

Positions

Assistant Professor, Public Management, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Assistant Professor, Environmental Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center

Academic Interests

Community economic development

Critical urban theory

Disaster recovery and urban sustainability

Racial and economic justice

Urban politics and policymaking

Inequality and poverty

Education

PhD, Urban Studies & Planning, MIT

MBA, NYU Stern School of Business

BA, Sociology/Journalism, Brandeis University