Megan LaFrombois

About Megan LaFrombois

My work focuses on community development, participatory city/neighborhood planning, public policy, plan evaluation, inequalities, and feminist and qualitative research methods. With over eight years of professional experience working in the community development, public policy, and planning sectors, an important aspect of my work is community engagement in addressing inequalities.

Areas of Expertise

Community Development, Housing, Planning History or History

Selected Publications

Vinke-De Kruijf, Joanne, Megan E. Heim LaFrombois, Beau Warbroek, John C. Morris, and Stefan M. M. Kuks. (2024). “Climate-Resilient Water Infrastructure: A Call to Action.” Critical Perspectives. Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, June 2024; pp. 1–13. , Heim LaFrombois, Megan E.; Yunmi Park; and Daniel Yurcaba. (2023). “How US Shrinking Cities Plan for Change: Comparing Population Projections and Planning Strategies in Depopulating US Cities.” Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol 43, Issue 1, March 2023, pp. 81-93. , Heim LaFrombois, Megan E.; and Yunmi Park. (2023). “The Uneven Shrinking City: Neighborhood Demographic Change and Creative Class Planning in Birmingham, Alabama.” Urban Geography, Vol 44, Issue 2, pp. 377-401., Heim LaFrombois, Megan E. (2018). Reframing the Reclaiming of Urban Space: A Feminist Exploration into Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Urbanism in Chicago. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, Rowman and Littlefield.

Recent Courses Taught

CPLN 5010/6010: Introduction to Community Planning, CPLN 7300: Community-Based Qualitative Methods, CPLN 7350: Planning History and Theory, CPLN 7600/7610: Synthesis Studio I/II