2020 Penn Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium Findings

Each spring semester, Penn IUR sponsors the Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium (UURC), an advanced research seminar for undergraduate scholars with an interest in urban-focused research. The program pairs students with a faculty mentor with expertise in their areas of interest. Students and faculty teams come from academic departments throughout the University, with students receiving credits through the School of Design’s City and Regional Planning Department or the School of Arts and Sciences’ Urban Studies Program.

In the spring of 2020, Penn IUR sponsored the 16th annual UURC. To view the posters and policy presentations of the six student–faculty teams, click the links below:

Who Has Access to Philadelphia's Senior Centers? | Student: Anna Duan (SAS); Mentor: Alex Li (Design PhD Candidate)

Gender and the Financialization of the Criminal Justice System | Student: Ava Esquier (SAS); Mentor: Lisa Servon (Design)

Assessing Equity in Disaster Risk Management in Kansas City and Miami | Student: Trae Jordan (Wharton); Mentor: Samuel Geldin (Design PhD Candidate)

Perceptions of Public Green Stormwater Infrastructure | Student: Georgia Ray (SAS); Mentor: Chaeri Kim (Design PhD Candidate)

When All Is Experimental: Marshaling Ethics Aesthetics Through Autonomy Formulations in Urban U.S. Emergency Medicine Research | Student: Samantha Stein (SAS); Mentor: Justin Clapp (Perelman School of Medicine)

West Philadelphia Neighborhood Community Study | Student: Margaret Tebbe (SAS); Mentors: Akira Drake Rodriguez (Design) and Molly McGlone (SAS)

To view the 2020 UURC student blog, featuring live updates from ongoing student research projects and reflections from the spring semester, click here.