William M. Rohe

Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor &
Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies

Doctoral Program Director

BA, SUNY at Buffalo
MS, MRP, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State.

Office: New East 302
           Hickerson House 104
Phone: (919) 962-3077
Fax:      (919) 962-2518
Email:   rohe@email.unc.edu

Courses
Dr. Rohe teaches courses in central city and neighborhood revitalization:
• PLAN 762  (310-22)  Central City Revitalization
• PLAN 763 (266)  Urban Neighborhood Revitalization
• PLAN 911  (311) Ph.D. Seminar
(Red course numbers relate to UNC’s former course numbering system)

Research and Practice
Dr. William M. Rohe assumed the Directorship of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at
UNC-Chapel Hill in July 1994. He received his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1978.
He is the Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of City and Regional Planning at The University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is co-author of "Planning with Neighborhoods" (University of North
Carolina Press) and co-editor of "Chasing the American Dream: New Perspectives on Affordable
Homeownership" (Cornell University Press). He has also published over 50 journal articles on the
topics of housing and community development policy and practice.

Dr. Rohe has received best article awards from both the "Journal of Planning Education and Research"
and the "Journal of the American Planning Association." He has conducted sponsored research for a
variety of federal, state and local governments and foundations including the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, the Ford Foundation, the Mac Arthur Foundation, and the Fannie Mae
Foundation. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the "Journal of Urban Affairs" and "Journal of
Planning Literature" and is an Associate Editor for the journal "Housing Policy Debate."

Dr. Rohe's current projects include: an assessment of the Weatherization, Rehabilitation and Asset
Preservation Program funded by the Ford Foundation; a long-term analysis of the impacts of Individual
Development Accounts on program participants funded by the Mac Arthur Foundation; and a service
project to assist in the recovery of New Orleans (UNC-Chapel Hill’s New Orleans Recovery Initiative project).

Public Service
• Member of the Town of Chapel Hill's Inclusionary Housing Task Force

University Service
• Advisory board member - Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
• Advisory board member - Office of Economic and Business Development

Professional Activities
• Associate editor - Housing Policy Debate
• Board of Directors - Urban Affairs Association
• Editorial board - Journal of Urban Affairs
• Editorial board - Journal of Planning Literature

Selected publications
• "Do-First-Time Homebuyers Improve Their Neighborhood Quality?"  Journal of Urban Affairs
  29(5):491-510 (co-author)

• "Sustaining Homeownership: The Promise of Post Purchase Services" Housing Policy Debate
  7(2):309-339 (co-author)

• “Chasing the American Dream: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Affordable Homeownership,”
Cornell University Press (May 2007) (co-edited).

• “Individual Development Accounts: Participants’ Characteristics and Success,” Journal of Urban
Affairs 27(5): 503-520 (co-author).

• “Challenges and Dilemmas Facing Community Development Corporations,” Community Development
   Journal 42(1): 63-78 (co-author).

• “Building Social Capital through Community Development," Journal of the American Planning
   Association 70:2,158-164. 2004.

• Using Public Housing to Achieve Self-Sufficiency: Can We Predict Success?"
Housing Studies 20:1, 81-105. 2004 (Co-author).

• Awareness of Community-Oriented Policing and Neighborhood Perceptions,"
Journal of Criminal Justice 33, 43-54. 2004 (Co-author).


		ON THIS PAGE: Courses Research and Practice Public Service University Service Professional Activities Publications RELATED LINKS: Housing, Real Estate and Community Development Endowed Boshamer Professor Center for Urban and Regional Studies Ph.D Program PRESS: Chasing the American Dream Owning a home is good for you — and society Changing the Idea of Home DCRP discusses Katrina 10.18.07		Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor & Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies Doctoral Program Director BA, SUNY at Buffalo MS, MRP, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State. Office: New East 302 Hickerson House 104 Phone: (919) 962-3077 Fax: (919) 962-2518 Email: rohe@email.unc.edu Courses Dr. Rohe teaches courses in central city and neighborhood revitalization: • PLAN 762 (310-22) Central City Revitalization • PLAN 763 (266) Urban Neighborhood Revitalization • PLAN 911 (311) Ph.D. Seminar (Red course numbers relate to UNC’s former course numbering system) Research and Practice Dr. William M. Rohe assumed the Directorship of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill in July 1994. He received his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1978. He is the Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of City and Regional Planning at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is co-author of "Planning with Neighborhoods" (University of North Carolina Press) and co-editor of "Chasing the American Dream: New Perspectives on Affordable Homeownership" (Cornell University Press). He has also published over 50 journal articles on the topics of housing and community development policy and practice. Dr. Rohe has received best article awards from both the "Journal of Planning Education and Research" and the "Journal of the American Planning Association." He has conducted sponsored research for a variety of federal, state and local governments and foundations including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Ford Foundation, the Mac Arthur Foundation, and the Fannie Mae Foundation. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the "Journal of Urban Affairs" and "Journal of Planning Literature" and is an Associate Editor for the journal "Housing Policy Debate." Dr. Rohe's current projects include: an assessment of the Weatherization, Rehabilitation and Asset Preservation Program funded by the Ford Foundation; a long-term analysis of the impacts of Individual Development Accounts on program participants funded by the Mac Arthur Foundation; and a service project to assist in the recovery of New Orleans (UNC-Chapel Hill’s New Orleans Recovery Initiative project). Public Service • Member of the Town of Chapel Hill's Inclusionary Housing Task Force University Service • Advisory board member - Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity • Advisory board member - Office of Economic and Business Development Professional Activities • Associate editor - Housing Policy Debate • Board of Directors - Urban Affairs Association • Editorial board - Journal of Urban Affairs • Editorial board - Journal of Planning Literature Selected publications • "Do-First-Time Homebuyers Improve Their Neighborhood Quality?" Journal of Urban Affairs 29(5):491-510 (co-author) • "Sustaining Homeownership: The Promise of Post Purchase Services" Housing Policy Debate 7(2):309-339 (co-author) • “Chasing the American Dream: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Affordable Homeownership,” Cornell University Press (May 2007) (co-edited). • “Individual Development Accounts: Participants’ Characteristics and Success,” Journal of Urban Affairs 27(5): 503-520 (co-author). • “Challenges and Dilemmas Facing Community Development Corporations,” Community Development Journal 42(1): 63-78 (co-author). • “Building Social Capital through Community Development," Journal of the American Planning Association 70:2,158-164. 2004. • Using Public Housing to Achieve Self-Sufficiency: Can We Predict Success?" Housing Studies 20:1, 81-105. 2004 (Co-author). • Awareness of Community-Oriented Policing and Neighborhood Perceptions," Journal of Criminal Justice 33, 43-54. 2004 (Co-author).