About Joanna Ganning
I use primarily quantitative methods to study the economic development of US communities marginalized by geography or population decline, with a goal of improving quality of life. PhD in Planning, UIUC MURP, Virginia Tech BS, Penn StateSelected Publications
Ganning, J. P., & Tighe, J. R. (2021). Moving toward a shared understanding of the US shrinking city. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 41(2), 188-201.Ganning, J. (2023). Quantifying the impacts of suburbanization without growth on central city housing vacancy. Growth and Change, 54(4), 1002-1018.
Hilde, T. W., Ganning, J. P., Kellogg, W. A., & Rubado, M. E. (2024). Collaborative Planning in the Context of Deindustrialization: A Qualitative Evaluation of Comparative Cases in Northeast Ohio. Urban Affairs Review, 10780874241243033., Ganning, J. (2022). Doctoral education and the academic job market in planning. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 0739456X211067271.
Recent Courses Taught
UST 605: Regional Theory and Analysis
Joanna Ganning
Associate Dean & Associate Professor