Senior Academic Specialist, Urban & Regional Planning Program
Michigan State University
Grand Blanc, MI
Victoria Morckel, AICP, is a Senior Academic Specialist in the School of Planning, Design, & Construction at Michigan State University. She holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University where she specialized in urban design, environmental-behaviorism, and planning for population decline. Her research primarily addresses ways to improve quality of life in deindustrialized cities in the Midwestern United States, with an emphasis on issues of vacancy, blight, and neighborhood change. Her work has been featured in media outlets like Planning Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, and the Detroit Metro Times. Before joining MSU, Morckel was an Associate Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy at the University of Michigan’s Flint campus. Prior to her academic career, Morckel worked professionally in land banking and community development in Youngstown, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio.
Participatory “Demolition Planning” in Flint, Michigan
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT