Princeton University

Professor Birch has published widely in two fields: the history of planning and contemporary planning and housing. Her articles have appeared in such publications as the Journal of Urban History, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Journal of the American Planning Association and Planning magazine. Her book, The Unsheltered Woman: Housing in the Eighties is a collection of essays generated by a Ford Foundation sponsored research project undertaken with Donna E. Shalala. She served as an Associate Editor of the Encyclopedia of New York City, edited by Kenneth T. Jackson. Professor Birch served as President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, co-edited the Journal of the American Planning Association, and was President of the Society of American City and Regional Planning History. From 1990 through 1995, Dr. Birch was a member of the New York City Planning Commission. In 1994, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning gave her the Margarita McCoy Award "in recognition of her outstanding contribution to furthering the advancement of women in the planning academy." In 2004, Dr. Birch became a founding co-Director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research.

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