Rebecca Lewis, PhD

Rebecca Lewis received a Bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Kentucky and her Master’s in Public Policy: Environmental Policy from the University of Maryland before entering the PhD program. During her PhD program, Rebecca achieved a number of prestigious accomplishments. In addition to being a Smart Growth Center affiliate, she received the Barclay Gibbs Jones Award for Best Dissertation in Planning from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning in 2011. She was also a Lincoln Institute of Land Policy C. Lowell Hariss Dissertation Fellow in 2010. Rebecca has had numerous peer reviews, book contributions and conference presentations during her time at University of Maryland. 

Rebecca is now an assistant professor within the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida State University. Professor Lewis is interested in state land use policy, regional planning, urban form, and sustainability. Her current research focuses on comparative studies of growth management programs, redevelopment, plan quality and development outcomes in Florida, and measuring urban form in metropolitan areas. She teaches courses in land use, community infrastructure, plan implementation and urban theory.

More information about this alumnus and their current projects can be found at the link below.

http://www.coss.fsu.edu/durp/people/faculty

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!

Accomplishments:

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellow, 2010.

Peer Reviewed Publications:

Kaza, N., Knaap, G-J., Knaap, I. & Lewis, R. (2011). Peak Oil, Urban Form, and Public Health: Exploring the Connections.  American Journal of Public Health.  Forthcoming.

Lewis, R., Knaap, G-J. & Sohn, J. (2009). Managing Growth with Priority Funding Areas: A Good Idea Whose Time Has Yet to Come. Journal of the American Planning Association, 75(4): 457-478.

Book Contributions:

Knaap, G.J., & Lewis, R. (2011). Metropolitan Planning for Sustainability and the Hegemony of Metropolitan Regionalism.  In E. Seltzer & A. Carbonell (Eds.)   American Regional Planning: Practice and Prospect.   Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Knaap, G-J., & Lewis, R. (2009). Growth Patterns and Trends. In G. K. Ingram, A.  Carbonell, Y-H. Hong, & A. Flint (Eds.) Smart Growth Policies: An Evaluation of Programs and Outcomes. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Knaap, G-J., & Lewis, R. (2009). Maryland Case Study. In G. K. Ingram, A.  Carbonell, Y-H. Hong, & A. Flint (Eds.) Smart Growth Policies: An Evaluation of Programs and Outcomes. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Conference Presentations:

Lewis, R. (2010, November).  The Determinants of Rehabilitation and Redevelopment in Baltimore City.  North American Regional Science Association International Conference.   Denver, CO.

Lewis, R. & Knaap G-J. (2010, November).  Does Maryland's Community Legacy Program Influence Redevelopment Decisions? Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management conference.  Boston, MA.

Lewis, R. (2010, October). Maryland's Rural Legacy Program: Evaluating an Incentive-Based Approach to Discouraging Development. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference.  Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, S., Knaap, G-J, Carruthers, J. I. & Lewis, R. (2009, November). Are metropolitan areas in the United States growing smart? Alternative approaches to measuring urban form over time. North American Regional Science Association International Conference.  San Francisco, CA.

Lewis, R., Boswell, L. & Knaap, G-J. (2009, October).  Exploring the Determinants of Rehabilitation and Redevelopment in Baltimore City.  Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference.  Crystal City, VA.

Knaap, G-J., Lewis, S., Carruthers, J.I, & Lewis, R. (2008, October). The spatial structure of cities in the US: a multi-indicator analysis ."Are cities more important than countries?" conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Lewis, R., Knaap, G-J., & Sohn,J. (2008, July). Managing Growth with Priority Funding Areas: Promise, Politics And Performance.  Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning-Association of European Schools of Planning Joint Congress, Chicago, IL.

Lewis, S., Knaap, G-J. & Lewis, R. (2008, July). Growth Mangement Evaluation Using DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights.  Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning-Association of European Schools of Planning Joint Congress, Chicago, IL.

Knaap, G-J., Chakraborty, A., Kaza, N., & Lewis, R. (2008, July). Planning a new era in the smart growth state: A Primer on State Development Plans. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning-Association of European Schools of Planning Joint Congress, Chicago, IL.

Knaap, G-J., Sohn, J., & Lewis, R. (2007, October). Managing Growth With Priority Funding Areas: Promise, Politics and Performance. Smart Growth at 10 Conference, College Park, MD.

Clifton, K., Blohm, A., & Lewis, R. (2007, October). Smart Spending? A Closer Look at Maryland's Transportation Budgets. Smart Growth at 10 Conference, College Park, MD.

Rebecca Lewis, PhD
Urban Studies and Planning Program
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
University of Maryland