Jeffrey S. Lowe is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy in the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University. He received his Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; a Master of City and Regional Planning from Morgan State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University. Professor Lowe has held previous faculty positions at Columbia University, University of Memphis, Florida State University and Jackson State University, respectively. Also, he has worked as a consultant and researcher, and provided national leadership in the planning profession having served as chairperson of the Planning and the Black Community Division of the American Planning Association. Currently, Professor Lowe is Co-Chair of the Planners of Color Interest Group of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
Professor Lowe’s research interests focus on social justice and racial equity outcomes within the context of housing and community development planning processes and policies affecting lower-income communities of color.