Jeremy Németh PhD
Professor and Director of the PhD in Geography, Planning, and Design
- Administration and Instruction Services (CAP)
- Urban and Regional Planning Department
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I am a Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Director of the PhD program in Geography, Planning, and Design, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Community Collaborative Research Center, Coordinator of the Climate and Environmental Justice Graduate Certificate, and Director of a long-term partnership between the College of Architecture and Planning and Universidad de Chile’s Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo (FAU).
My research explores how planners, designers, and communities can work together to create more socially and environmentally just places. I am particularly interested in the relationship between social equity and the built environment, and my recent work examines gentrification, homelessness, and racial discrimination in U.S. cities.
In 2023, I served a term as a U.S. Department of State Fulbright Specialist at the Universidad de Chile, and in 2015-16 was a Fulbright Scholar at the Università degli Studi Roma Tre. From 2019-22, I was a Chancellor’s Urban Engaged Scholar, which recognizes “outstanding contributions to the Denver metro region through community-engaged scholarship.” I was Chair of the Department of Planning and Design from 2012-15 and Director of the Master of Urban Design program from 2008-15.
I received my PhD in Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University, an MSc in Development and Planning from the Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) at University College London, and a BA in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley.
I am an active volunteer for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, National Brain Tumor Foundation, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Miracle Messages, and an infrequent substitute teacher at Denver Language School.
Areas of Expertise
Environmental justice, Gentrification, Homelessness, Public space, Planning theory
Education, Licensure & Certifications
2007. PhD, Planning and Public Policy - Rutgers University.
2001. MS, Planning and Development - University College London.
2000. BA, Architecture - University of California Berkeley.
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Awards
2024. Top 2% Most Cited Researchers in the World, Stanford University/Elsevier Study.
2023. Top 2% Most Cited Researchers in the World, Stanford University/Elsevier Study.
2023. Fulbright Specialist. University of Chile, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, US Department of State, Bureau of Education & Cultural Affairs.
2019-2022. TIAA Chancellor’s Urban Engaged Scholar. University of Colorado Denver.
2021. Editor’s Featured Article, Urban Studies for “Green gentrification or ‘just green enough’: Do park location, size, and function affect whether a place gentrifies or not?
2021. CU Denver Pandemic Research and Creative Activities – Collaborative Award (with S. Rowan, Anschutz Medical Campus). University of Colorado Denver.
2018. Faculty Award for Excellence in Research. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver.
2016. Fulbright Scholar Award. US Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Host: Department of Architecture, Università degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy).
2015. Public Health Hero Award. Tri-County Health District, Colorado.
2012. Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver.
2011. Faculty Award for Excellence in Research. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver