Deden Rukmana

Dr. Deden Rukmana is professor and the chairperson of the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Alabama A&M University. He received a PhD degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State University and completed master’s degrees from the University of Southern California as well as Bandung Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Alabama A&M University, he taught at Savannah State University for twelve years and worked as a planning analyst with the Florida Department of Community Affairs. He also has eight years of experience as urban planner in Indonesia.

He had served as a Co-Chair of the Global Planning Educators Interest Group of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (2015-2017), an elected member of the Governing Board of the ACSP (2013-2015) and a Director at Large of the Georgia Planning Association (2015-2018). He has authored and edited four books, a number of journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, book reviews, and dozens of Op-ed pieces in various publications. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Health, and US Department of Homeland Security. His works have been cited by many media including AFP, Straits Times, Nikkei Asian Review, Jakarta Post, and Public Radio International. His blog Indonesia's Urban Studies is one of the world's best city blogs by the Guardian Cities.