Visiting Faculty

Global Insights, Local Expertise
In addition to our interdisciplinary Urban Fellows, the Urban Institute also welcomes esteemed visiting faculty and scholars from around the world.
Our Visiting Professors and Fellows collaborate across borders and transcend traditional boundaries to address the pressing questions of urban development in the context of Asia and beyond.
Visiting Faculty
Alex ROTHENBERG
Visiting Fellow
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, USA
CHUA Beng Huat
Visiting Professor
Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, National University of Singapore
Colin MCFARLENE
Visiting Professor
Professor, Department of Geography, Durham University, UK
Forrest MEGGERS
Visiting Fellow
Associate Professor, Architecture; Assistant Professor, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, USA
Helmut AUST
Visiting Professor
Professor for Public Law and Internationalization of Law, Empirical Legal Studies Center (FUELS), Free University of Berlin, Germany
Hyun Bang SHIN
Visiting Professor
Professor of Geography and Urban Studies, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Mark STEVENSON
Visiting Professor
Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Matthias GARSCHAGEN
Visiting Professor
Professor and Chair in Human Geography, Department of Geography, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU), Germany
Prashant SHENOY
Visiting Professor
Distinguished Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts, USA
Remi JEDWAB
Visiting Professor
Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Elloitt School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, USA
Simon MARVIN
Visiting Professor
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences / Urban Institute, University of Sheffield, UK
Siqi ZHENG
Visting Professor
Professor of Urban and Real Estate Sustainability, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Xuefei REN
Visiting Professor
Professor, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, USA