Honors & Distinctions


2010. Fulbright Scholar, Chile, Research and Lecturing, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

2009-10. Visiting Researcher, Department of Planning, Policy and Design, School of Social Ecology, University of California at Irvine

2005. University-wide Outstanding Research, Scholarship and Creativity Award, University of Louisville 

2005. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville

2004. Outstanding Research Award, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville

2003. Best Book in Urban Politics Award, American Political Science Association, Urban Politics Section

Spring 2003 and Spring 2004. Research Fellow, The Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies, Jerusalem, Israel

2002-03. Fulbright Scholar, European Union Research Award, Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l’Homme, Aix en Provence, France

2001. Outstanding Research Award, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville

1999. Research Fellowship, National Center for Scientific Research, Bordeaux, France, Summer

1998. Faculty Excellence Award, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville

1996. Lady Davis Fellow, Public Policy and Administration, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Fall

1996. U.S. Non Governmental Representative to United Nations Habitat II, Istanbul. Summer

1996. Professeur Associé, Institut Francais d'Urbanisme-Champs-sur-Marne.

1995. Guest Scholar, Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington, D.C. Summer

1995. Professeur Invité, Institut d'Urbanisme de Paris, Université de Paris–Val de Marne. Spring

1992. Guest Scholar, Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington, D.C. Summer

1988. Professeur Invité, Ecole Normale Supèrieure, Laboratoire de Sciences Sociales, Paris. Spring

1988. Visiting Scholar, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London. Spring

1984. Professeur Invité, Université de Paris VII, Paris. Fall

1980-81. Fulbright Scholar, Lecturing and Research, Université de Paris VII, Paris.

1971. Founders Award, New York University