Jeffrey S. Lowe
Assistant Professor
jslowe@.fsu.edu
Education
B.B.A (Computer-Based Information Systems) Howard University, 1987.
M.C.R.P. (City and Regional Planning) Morgan State University, 1995.
Ph. D. (Urban Planning and Policy Development) Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, 2001.
Interests
Professor Lowe's teaching and research interest focus on social and
political-economic factors that influence community development and
housing. His specific research interests include university-community
partnerships, philanthropic involvement in local community development
activities, and capacity building among community development
corporations that primarily serve African-American and low-income
neighborhoods. Lowe is the author of Rebuilding Communities the Public Trust Way: Community Foundation Assistance to CDCs, 1980 - 2000,
recently published by Lexington Press; and is Chair of Planning and the
Black Community Division of the American Planning Association.
Spring 2007 Courses
URP 5749: Community Development Systems
URP 3000: Introduction to Planning and Urban Development
Selected Publications
Rebuilding
Communities the
“Community
Foundations: What Do They Offer Community Development?” Journal of Urban
Affairs, 26:2:221-240.