Laura Dedenbach, Ph.D., AICP

Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Instructional Assistant Professor // Interim Department Chair // Interim Associate Director, SLA+P
(352) 294-1493
AH 466
laurajd@ufl.edu

Ph.D., Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida, 2016
• Concentration: Urban and Regional Planning
• Graduate Minor: Anthropology
Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 1999
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Florida, 1996

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Areas of Focus: Planning Policy and Practice, Urban Resilience and Empowerment, & Planning Education

My mission is to bring my passion for planning, informed by education and almost 30 years of professional experience, to educate the next generation of planning professionals. As an American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) member, I bring a practice-based emphasis to my teaching, service, and research. My area of specialization in urban resilience and empowerment is framed by the central question of how planners work collaboratively with communities to foster both individual and collective flourishing. I have committed myself to innovations in higher education and as an advocate for planning education, while significantly expanding opportunities for professional development and support for students.

Biography

Dr. Dedenbach received her master’s in urban and regional planning and doctorate in urban and regional planning, with a graduate minor in anthropology, from UF. Her teaching and research interests include land use and comprehensive planning, issues of land use compatibility, crime prevention and the built environment, urban resilience, neighborhood planning, empowerment, effects of gentrification on neighborhood culture and stability, and planning education.

Dr. Dedenbach teaches classes in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, including:

  • URP6131, Land Use Planning Law
  • URP6603, Development Review
  • URP6203, Planning Research Design
  • URP 4000, Preview to Urban and Regional Planning
  • URP 4740/6745, Housing and Urban Development
  • URP 4882/6880, Defensible Space and CPTED in Urban Design
  • URP 4774, Neighborhood Planning

Dr. Dedenbach is the co-Director of UF Quest 1. She teaches a Quest 1 course: URP1002, “This Must Be the Place”: Place-based Narratives and Community Identity.

Prior to joining the URP Faculty in 2019,  Dr. Dedenbach was a planning director and planning consultant, specializing in comprehensive planning, policy and development planning, and small town and rural planning. She is a recognized expert on planning and zoning issues by local governments, the Florida Department of Administrative Hearings, and Circuit, Appeals, and Federal courts. She has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) since 2001.

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