Deirdre Pfeiffer

About Deirdre Pfeiffer

Dr. Deirdre Pfeiffer's scholarship, teaching, and community engagement address housing strategies to advance social equity, the relationship between housing and wellbeing, and the socioeconomic impacts of housing market disruptions. She has a PhD in Urban Planning from UCLA and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Selected Publications

Pfeiffer, Deirdre and Xiaoqian Hu. 2024. “Deconstructing Racial Code Words.” Law & Society Review 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1017/lsr.2024.19 , Pfeiffer, Deirdre, Meagan Ehlenz, and Rababe Saadaoui*. 2022. “Coping and Connecting through Creativity in the Neighborhood Realm during COVID-19.” Journal of Planning Education and Research. Published online October 11. doi: 10.1177/0739456X221125443, Pfeiffer, Deirdre, Alex Schafran, and Jake Wegmann. 2021. “Vulnerability and Opportunity: Making Sense of the Rise in Single-Family Rentals in U.S. Neighborhoods.” Housing Studies 36(7): 1026-1046., Pfeiffer, Deirdre, Meagan Ehlenz, Kelli Larson, Scott Cloutier, and Riley Andrade. 2020. “Do Neighborhood Walkability, Transit, and Parks Relate to Residents’ Life Satisfaction? Insights from Phoenix.” Journal of the American Planning Association 86(2): 171-187. doi:10.1080/01944363.2020.1715824

Recent Courses Taught

PUP 425/525 Urban Housing Issues, PUP 571 Quantitative Methods for Planners, PUP 494/598 Zoning for Equity