Director, HRAC and Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
Dr. Marisa Zapata leads the Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to reducing homelessness and its negative impacts on individuals, families, and communities, with an emphasis on communities of color. As an educator, scholar, and planner, Dr. Zapata is committed to achieving spatially-based social justice by preparing planners to act in the face of the uncertain and inequitable futures we face. She believes how we use land reflects our social and cultural values.
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