Kelly Kinahan

About Kelly Kinahan

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning and I currently serve as the Director of the Master of Science in Planning Program. My research examines how policies governing the built environment shape neighborhood-level inequalities and affect marginalized populations. I study redevelopment and reinvestment processes often the intersections of historic preservation, neighborhood planning, and housing and community development programs.

Areas of Expertise

historic preservation planning, housing and community development, neighborhood planning

Selected Publications

Kim, M., & Kinahan, K. (2026). Power and Politics in Redevelopment Resource Distribution: Analysis of Community Redevelopment Agencies in Florida. Urban Affairs Review, 62(4), 1236-1268. https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874251383861

Dublin-Boc, J., Kinahan, K., and Ryberg-Webster, S. (2026). Declining Home Repair Investments in Cleveland: How and Why. In The Other Housing Crisis: Ending the Deterioration and Loss of Affordable Homes, Swanstrom, T., Harrison, A. T., & Mallach, A. (Eds.), Princeton University Press.

Ryberg-Webster, S. R., & Kinahan, K. (2024). Historic Preservation in Legacy City Comprehensive Plans. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 45(3), 674-685. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X241240678

Mawhorter, S. L., & Kinahan, K. L. (2024). Where Preservation Meets Land Use Regulation: Historic Districts in Los Angeles. Journal of the American Planning Association, 91(3), 394–413. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2024.2417053

Recent Courses Taught

Neighborhood Planning

Plan-Making

Housing Policy