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Lauren A. Fischer

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Public Administration

(940) 369-8424

Email: Lauren.Fischer@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Columbia University, 2019
    Major: Urban Planning
    Specialization: Transportation and Economic Development
    Dissertation: The Transport Planning Process: A Political and Institutional Analysis
  • MPhil, Columbia University, 2014
    Major: Urban Planning
  • MPA, DePaul University, 2008
    Major: Public Administration
    Specialization: Urban and Community Development
    Dissertation: A Kaleidoscope of Culture: Measuring Diversity in Chicago's Neighborhoods
  • BA, Indiana University, 2004
    Major: Political Science and Sociology

Professional Memberships

  • American Planning Association. (June 1, 2023 - Present).
  • Urban Land Institute. (June 10, 2020 - Present).
  • Urban Affairs Association. (December 2017 - Present).
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. (March 2015 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Conference Attendance, Texas Housing Conference, Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers. Austin,TX,United States of America. (July 26, 2023 - July 29, 2023).
  • Workshop, Understanding by Design, Urban Affairs Association. Nashville,TN,United States of America. (April 26, 2023 - April 26, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions, Oak Ridge Affiliated Universities (ORAU). Knoxville,TN,United States of America. (March 6, 2023 - March 7, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Negotiating Social Futures: The Politics of Land Development and Value Capture During and After COVID-19, Urban Studies Foundation. New Brunswick ,New Jersey ,United States of America. (September 23, 2021 - September 24, 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity (CATE), Transportation Research Board. United States of America. (September 9, 2021 - September 14, 2021).
  • Workshop, Engaging People of Faith, AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology and the AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion program. United States of America. (June 2, 2021 - June 2, 2021).
  • Workshop, Urban Plan Facilitator Training, Urban Land Institute. Dallas ,Texas ,United States of America. (June 19, 2020).
  • Self-Study Program, CLEAR Online Course Development Training, University of North Texas. Denton ,Texas ,United States of America. (May 5, 2020).
  • Self-Study Program, Faculty First Flight, CLEAR / Office of Faculty Success (UNT). Denton ,Texas,United States of America. (August 13, 2019 - May 1, 2020).
  • Workshop, Grantsmanship Workshop, UNT Office of Faculty Success. Denton ,TX,United States of America. (December 9, 2019 - December 9, 2019).
  • Seminar, Women's Faculty Network Luncheon, Women's Faculty Network. Denton ,Texas,United States of America. (October 11, 2019).
  • Workshop, Supporting First-Generation College Students, Urban Affairs Association. Los Angeles,CA,United States of America. (April 24, 2019 - April 24, 2019).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • HNRS 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience, 2 courses.
  • PADM 2120 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning, 1 course.
  • PADM 3210 - Population Demographics and Urban Planning, 6 courses.
  • PADM 3220 - Land Use and Transportation Planning, 2 courses.
  • PADM 4170 - Methods in Urban Planning Research and Analysis, 4 courses.
  • PADM 4180 - Urban Planning Studio, 2 courses.
  • PADM 4900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • PADM 5300 - Introduction to Planning, 3 courses.
  • PADM 5700 - Seminar in Public Administration, 1 course.
  • PADM 6710 - Seminar in Public Administration and Management, 3 courses.
  • PADM 6940 - Directed Research in Public Administration, 1 course.
  • PADM 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 1 course.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Other (Student Project: Sam Rayburn Tollway Inclusivity and Equity Analysis), American Planning Association, 6 participants. (September 15, 2021 - November 10, 2021).
  • Other (Student Volunteer Research Project (Supervisor)), City of Lewisville Parks and Recreation, 3 participants. (May 30, 2020 - May 30, 2021).

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Geography and the Environment. (October 29, 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, Public Administration. (September 1, 2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Geography and the Environment. (August 3, 2023 - October 3, 2023).

Awards and Honors

  • Educator Outstanding Performance Award, Texas Recreation and Parks Society (TRAPS). (February 29, 2024).
  • Innovation Award, Texas Recreation and Parks Association.
  • Environmental Planning: Gold Award, Texas American Planning Association.
  • Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE), North Central Texas Council of Governments. (June 30, 2023).
  • Washington D.C Fellowship, UNT. (January 10, 2022).
  • Career Connect Partner, UNT Career Connect. (October 2021).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Sclar, E., Baird-Zars, B., Fischer, L.A., Stahl, V.E. (2019). Zoning: A Guide for 21st-Century Planning, 1st Edition (Paperback) - Routledge. (1) New York, Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Zoning-A-Guide-for-21st-Century-Planning-1st-Edition/Sclar-Baird-Zars-Ames-Fischer-Stahl/p/book/9781138593886
  • Fischer, L., Sclar, E., Stahl, V., Baird-Zars, B. (2019). Zoning: A Guide for 21st Century Planning. 1 276. New York, Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Zoning-A-Guide-for-21st-Century-Planning/Sclar-Baird-Zars-Fischer-Stahl/p/book/9781138593886

    • Book Chapter

  • Fischer, L.A., Keyes, L.M., Benavides, A.M. Building Planning Education at a Hispanic-Serving R1: Challenges in Diversity and Recruitment. In L. Hollstein, D. Palazzo and S. Kofu (Ed.) Routledge Companion to Professional Awareness and Diversity in Planning Education. (First) 15. New York, Routledge.
  • Keyes, L.M., Fischer, L.A., Benavides, A.M. More than a Job: Building Opportunities for Undergraduate Professional Development in a Minority Serving Institution.. In L. Hollstein, D. Palazzo and S. Kofu (Ed.) Routledge Companion to Professional Awareness and Diversity in Planning Education.. (First) 15. New York, Routledge.
  • Fischer, L. (2019). Zoning, Transport and Urban Growth: An Institutional Perspective. Zoning: A Guide for 21st Century Planning. 1 New York, Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Zoning-A-Guide-for-21st-Century-Planning/Sclar-Baird-Zars-Fischer-Stahl/p/book/9781138593886
  • Fischer, L.A., Sclar, E., Lönnroth, M., Wolmar, C., Sclar, E. (2016). Value Capture: Why We May be Dissappointed. Improving Urban Access: New Approaches to Funding Transport Investment. London ; New York, NY, Routledge.

    • Conference Proceeding

  • Hutson, N.M., Fischer, L.A., Draper, M., Ellsworth, M. (2023). Climate, Health and Equity in Regional Transportation Planning: Current Practice and Emerging Tools for U.S. Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

    • Journal Article

  • Keyes, L.M., Fischer, L.A. (2024). Do I belong here? Evaluating the purpose of undergraduate urban planning education. Journal of Planning Education and Research. Online first (Online first) https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X241260609
  • Schwieterman, J., Fischer, L.A., Woodward, A. (2023). Evaluation of Rail Freight Lone Reactivations in Small and Mid-Size Communities Using Data from Federal Railroad Administration's Grace Crossing Inventory. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 17. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03611981231186982
  • Fischer, L.A., Fry, M. Valuing Property over the Environment: Municipal Landscaping Ordinances in Texas.
  • Fischer, L. (2022). “Tax Discrimination District”: The Intersection of Race and Transit Value Capture. Journal of the American Planning Association. 88 (1) 14. Taylor & Francis. https://www.planning.org/japa/
  • Krueger, S., Fischer, L.A., Benavides, A.D. (2021). Health Disasters and Local Government Finance: City of Dallas Budget Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Municipal Finance Journal. 42 (2)
  • Zavar, E., Fischer, L. (2021). Fractured landscapes: The racialization of home buyout programs and climate adaptation. Other. 3
  • Fischer, L., Ray, R.S., King, D.A. (2020). Who Decides? Toward A Typology of Transit Governance. Urban Science. 5 (1) 16. Basel, MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci
  • Fischer, L.A. (2019). Value Capture In Situ: Participation, Evaluation, and Signaling in Kansas City, MO. Journal of Planning Education and Research. New Brunswick, New Jersey, Sage.
  • Fischer, L., Stahl, V., Baird-Zars , B. (2018). Unequal Exceptions: Zoning Relief in New York City, 1998-2017. Journal of Planning Education and Research. Sage.
  • Fischer, L., King , D. (2018). Long Term Land Use Effects of New Rail Investment: Lessons from San Diego. Urban Science. 2 (1) Basel, MDPI.
  • Fischer, L., Schwieterman , J. (2017). The S-Curve of Technological Adoption: Mobile Communication Devices on Commuter Trains in the Chicago Region, 2010–2015. 20 (2) 1 - 18.
  • Fischer, L., King , D. (2016). Streetcar Projects as Spatial Planning: A Shift in Transport Planning in the United States. 54 383-390.
  • Schwieterman, J., Fischer, L.A. (2012). Competition from the curb: survey of passengers on discount curbside bus operators in eastern and midwestern US cities. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. (2277) 49--56.
  • Schwieterman, J., Fischer, L.A. (2012). Competition from the curb: survey of passengers on discount curbside bus operators in eastern and midwestern US cities. Other. 2277 (1) 49--56.
  • Schwieterman, J.P., Fischer, L.A. (2011). Privacy Invades Public Space: The Growing Use of Portable Electronic Technology on Intercity Buses, Trains and Planes. Other. 14.
  • Fischer, L.A., Schwieterman, J.P. (2011). The Decline and Recovery of Intercity Bus Service in the United States: A Comeback for an Environmentally Friendly Transportation Mode?. Environmental Practice. 13 (01) 7--15. http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1466046610000694
  • Fischer, L.A., Schwieterman, J.P. (2011). The Decline and Recovery of Intercity Bus Service in the United States: A Comeback for an Environmentally Friendly Transportation Mode?. Environmental Practice. 13 (1) 7--15.
  • Schwieterman, J.P., Fischer, L.A., Ghoshal, C., Largent, P., Netzel, N., Schulz, M. (2011). The intercity bus rolls to record expansion: 2011 update on scheduled motor coach service in the United States. Other.
  • Fischer, L.A., Schwieterman, J. (2011). Variations in the Rates of Passenger Usage of Portable Technology on Intercity Buses, Trains and Planes: Implications for Transportation Planning. Other. 78 (1) 65.
  • Schwieterman, J.P., Fischer, L.A., Smith, S., Towles, C. (2007). The return of the intercity bus: the decline and recovery of scheduled service to American cities, 1960-2007. http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=865815

    • Ph.D. Thesis

  • Fischer, L.A. (2019). The Transport Planning Process: A Political and Institutional Analysis. Columbia University.

    • Technical Report

  • Fischer, L.A., Liang, L. (2023). Healthy Infrastructure Plan (City of Lewisville).

    • White Paper

  • Fischer, L.A., Fry, M. (2022). Typologies of Integration An Analysis of Municipal Landscaping and Water Management Practices in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. 32. Boston, MA, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy. https://www.lincolninst.edu/es/publications/working-papers/typologies-integration

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Monthly Meeting, Texas Zoning Atlas, Texas 2036, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Fry, M. (Author), February Meeting, Valuing Property over the Environment: Municipal Landscaping Ordinances in Texas, Water Efficiency Network of North Texas, Virtual, United States of America. (2024).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Quarterly Meeting, DFW Zoning Atlas: An Introduction, Texas Association of Community Development Corporations (TACDC), Richardson, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), City Form, The No - Go Zone: On Demand Micro Mobility and Mobility Justice in North Texas, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Fry, M.J. (Author), Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, "Lunch and Learn" Series, Typologies of Integration: Municipal Landscaping and Water Management Practices in DFW Metroplex, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2022).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), A View from the Street: Exploring Health and the Built Environment, A View from the Street: Urban Planning’s Role in Building (un)Healthy Communities, Texas Women's University, TWU Campus (Denton), United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Fischer, L. (Panelist), How Central Planning Affects Communities, Road Pricing and Planning: Solutions and Barriers to Efficient and Equitable Urban Transport, Institute for Human Studies at George Mason University, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).

    • Keynote/Plenary Address

  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), State Conference, Texas Zoning Atlas, Texas Association of Community Development Corporations (TACDC), Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Lecture

  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Transit Financing, Value Capture in Practice: Insights from Kansas City, MO, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Virtual, United States of America. (2023).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), PADM PhD Colloquium, Healthy Infrastructure Planning: A Community-Based Assessment in Lewisville, Texas, UNT/PADM, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Fischer, L. (Author & Presenter), Graduate Seminar on Transport Financing, Value Capture in Practice, Harvard University, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Fischer, L. (Presenter), Public Administration Doctoral Colloquium, New Faculty Research Showcase: Publishing from your Dissertation: The Case of Transport Value Capture, Department of Public Administration, United States of America. (2019).

    • Other

  • Fischer, L. (Author & Presenter), Champlin, S. (Author & Presenter), Research Works in Progress (HPS), Developing a Survey-based Methodology to Build an Empirical Framework for Environmental Health Literacy, College of Health and Public Service, Denton, United States of America. (2021).
  • Fischer, L. (Presenter), Andrew, S. (Presenter), HPS Research Works in Progress, EPA Grant titled Living in the Shadows of Risk: A Community-based Assessment of Vulnerability and Resiliency in Port Arthur and Tacoma., College of Health and Public Service, Denton, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Keyes, L.M. (Author & Presenter), Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Where do I go from here?: Evaluating Professional Development in Undergraduate Planning Education, Association of Collegiate Schols of Planning, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Coordinator/Organizer), Pfaff, R. (Coordinator/Organizer), Bettis, E. (Coordinator/Organizer), Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Spatial Dimensions of Transit and Racial Segregation, Urban Affairs Association, Washington DC, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Coordinator/Organizer), Association of the Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference, Transport Equity in Slow Growth Cities, ACSP, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

    • Paper

  • Fischer, L.A. (Author), Emmanuel, O. (Author & Presenter), International Conference on Urban Affairs, Citizen Engagement Strategies in Planning Social Infrastructure: An Evaluation of Practices in the Dallas-Fort Worth Region, Urban Affairs Association, New York, NY, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Stahl, V. (Author & Presenter), Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Diverging Discourses on State-Level Preemption of Zoning in California and Texas, Urban Affairs Association, Nashville, TN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Pfaff, R. (Author & Presenter), Bettis, E. (Author & Presenter), Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Racial Negligence in Modern Streetcar Investments, Urban Affairs Association, Washington DC, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author), Ray, R. (Author), Lindsey, K. (Author & Presenter), Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Title VI for On Demand Micro Mobility: Lessons from North Texas, Urban Affairs Association, Washington DC, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Fischer, L. (Author & Presenter), Association of Collegiate Schools (ACSP) of Planning Annual Conference, State Pre-emption for Housing Affordability: Lessons from Texas, ACSP, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Fischer, L. (Author), Ray, R. (Author & Presenter), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference, Mapping The Rise of City Transit Planning, ACSP, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Association of the Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference, Financing, Equity and Neighborhood Redevelopment: The Evolution of Value Capture in Kansas City, ACSP, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Fischer, L. (Author), Andrew, S. (Author), Craw , M. (Author & Presenter), Southern Political Science Association, Sustainable Neighborhoods: Sub-Local Institutions and Property Reinvestment, Southern Political Science Association, Puerto Rico, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Fischer, L. (Author & Presenter), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting, Who Benefits? Assessing the Social Sustainability of Transit-Led Revitalization in Kansas City, MO, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Greenville, SC, United States of America. (2019).

    • Poster

  • Linehan, J. (Author & Presenter), Fry, M. (Author), Fischer, L. (Author), Collins, N. (Author), Urban Forestry in DFW: A Balancing Force to Human Development, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Collins, N. (Author & Presenter), Fischer, L. (Author), Fry, M. (Author), Linehan, J. (Author), Xeriscaping, Where You At? An Analysis of Municipal Regulations in Dallas-Fort Worth Region, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

    • Professional Meeting Contribution

  • Fischer, L.A. (Discussant), International Conference on Urban Affairs, Resilient Mobility and Equitable Access: The Role of Research and Advocacy in Transforming Urban Transport, Urban Affairs Association, New York, NY, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Marines, J. (Author & Presenter), Anaya, S. (Author & Presenter), Hughes, L. (Author & Presenter), TRAP Annual Conference, Pathways to Healthy Infrastructure, Texas Recreation and Parks Association (TRAP), Galveston, TX, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Marines, J. (Author & Presenter), Anaya, S. (Author & Presenter), Hughes, L. (Author & Presenter), Howard, K. (Author & Presenter), Texas American Planning Association Annual Meeting, Pathways to Healthy Infrastructure, Texas American Planning Association, Corpus Christi, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Marines, J. (Author & Presenter), Anaya, S. (Author & Presenter), Hughes, L. (Author & Presenter), Howard, K. (Author & Presenter), National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) Annual Meeting, Pathways to a Healthy Infrastructure Plan, National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Jaber, F. (Author & Presenter), Dailey, J. (Author & Presenter), Public Works Day, Green Asset Management and Community Engagement, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Grand Prairie, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Marines, J. (Author & Presenter), Focus North Texas, Healthy Infrastructure Planning, American Planning Association of Texas, Grapevine, Texas, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Fischer, L. (Panelist), Focus North Texas, Brick by Brick: Reshaping Planning to Foster Affordable Housing, Texas American Planning Association, Irving, Texas, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Fischer, L. (Presenter), Texas American Planning Association, Building Materials and Shot Clock Legislation, APA Texas, Waco, TX, United States of America. (2019).

    • Scholarly Meeting Contribution

  • Fischer, L. (Discussant), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference, Reimagining Urban Land, ACSP, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Symposium

  • Fischer, L.A. (Author & Presenter), Native Ecology & Urban Space, Blue Green Infrastructure: An Introduction, Society for Ecological Restoration, Lewisville, Texas, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "UNT collaborates with City of Lewisville on creation of needed park," UNT. (August 17, 2021).
  • "Hyperloop Is The Midwest's Answer To A Question No One Asked," Jalopnik. (December 18, 2019).

    • Magazine

  • "Stormwater Control," UNT Research Magazine. (March 2023).

    • Newspaper

  • "UNT Project will map Texas' patchwork of zoning rules," Dallas Morning News. (January 4, 2024).
  • "Fear of apartment developments not really supported by facts, experts say," Dallas Morning News. (September 7, 2023).
  • "Business leaders petition lawmakers to address housing issues as North Texas looms in ‘crisis mode’," Denton Record Chronicle. (May 16, 2023).
  • "Dallas council districts will be redrawn. Here’s what to know and why it matters," Dallas Morning News. (October 5, 2021).
  • "Suburban Clash: Apartment developments generate tension in growing towns," Fort-Worth Star Telegram. (October 24, 2019).

    • TV

  • "Federal Reserve Dallas says Texas economy is weakening," CBS News Texas. (February 23, 2023).
  • "‘Texas Might Surpass California’: Experts Weigh In On New Census Data," CBS11 DFW. (August 13, 2021).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Fischer, L., Liang, L., "Lewisville Healthy Infrastructure: Neighborhood Monitoring and Evaluation," sponsored by City of Lewisville, Texas, Local, $59875 Funded. (2021 - 2023).

    • Grant - Research

  • Prybutok, G.L. (Co-Principal), Prybutok, G.L. (Co-Principal), Fischer, L. (Co-Principal), "Exploratory Study on Human-Robotic Adoption and Interaction for Frisco Personal Delivery Device Deployment and building uses cases of mobile data for future multimodal transportation in Frisco," sponsored by McNatt Institute for Logistics Research., Local, $10000 Funded. (2020).
  • Fischer, L., Andrew, S. (Co-Principal), "Tools for Participatory Science: Pilot Project in Denton, Texas," sponsored by Office of Research and Innovation, University of North Texas, $9000 Funded. (2020).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Principal), Allen, C.D. (Co-Principal), "Human Health, Equity and Access Grant," sponsored by Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Grant Program, State, $101296 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Principal), Yang, X. (Co-Principal), Zhou, Y. (Co-Principal), "Documenting, Evaluating and Understanding Land Regulation (Research Seed Grant)," University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Zhou, Y. (Principal), Carroll, M.C. (Co-Principal), Fischer, L.A. (Co-Principal), "Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Zoning Atlas," sponsored by Mercatus Center at George Mason University, National, $57466 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Allen, C.D., Lund, A.K. (Co-Principal), Fischer, L.A. (Supporting), "Seeds to Engaging in Mentorship and Practice with Emerging Researchers (S2 EMPWER)," sponsored by Division of Research and Innovation, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Allen, C.D., Lund, A.K. (Co-Principal), Kudaisi, Q. (Co-Principal), , Fischer, L.A. (Supporting), "Seeds to Engaging in Mentorship and Practice with Emerging Researchers (S2 EMPWER)," sponsored by AERI, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Co-Principal), Ponette-Gonzalez, A. (Co-Principal), Jepson, W. (Principal), Jaber, F. (Co-Principal), Bowling, B. (Co-Principal), "SCC-CIVIC Track A: Community-Science Partnership to Enhance Stormwater Adaptation under Climate Change," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $50000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Hutson, N. (Principal), Fischer, L. (Co-Principal), "MPO Environmental Screening: Tools for a Healthier, Sustainable Transportation Future," sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund, National, $20000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Fry, M., Fischer, L.A., "Typologies of Integration: An Analysis of Municipal Land Use and Water Management Practices in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex," sponsored by BABBITT CENTER FOR LAND AND WATER POLICY, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, National, $9025 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Champlin, S., Fischer, L., Liang, L., "Empowering and Mobilizing Communities: Examining the Intersection of Public Perceptions, the Built Environment, and Air Quality Levels to Foster Environmental Health Literacy," sponsored by Office of Research and Innovation, University of North Texas, $5500 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
  • Fry, M., Fischer, L., "Exploring Environmental Governance in Urban Ecosystems: Municipal Landscaping Regulations in DFW," sponsored by ADVANCED eNVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (AERI) summer seed funding, University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $7500 Funded. (2021 - 2020).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Principal), Liang, L. (Co-Principal), "Neighborhood Analysis," sponsored by City of Lewisville, LG, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Co-Principal), Hutson, N.M. (Principal), "MPO Environmental Screening: Tools for a Healthier, Sustainable Transportation Future," sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Fischer, L.A. (Principal), Fry, M.J. (Co-Principal), "Evaluating Tools for Integrating Land Use and Water Management RFP: Typologies of Integration," sponsored by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).

    • Grant - Service

  • Andrew, S.A. (Principal), Fischer, L. (Principal), Kelly, A. (Principal), Jang, H.S., Lund, A. (Principal), Champlin, S. (Co-Principal), Liang, L. (Principal), "PARSci Faculty Network Mentoring," sponsored by UNT Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $4300 Funded. (2021 - 2022).

Service

University Service

  • Director, Advanced Environmental Research Institute. (August 1, 2022 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, Return to Learn (August 2021). (August 19, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Chair, Scholarship and Awards Committee. (July 1, 2022 - August 15, 2024).
  • Program Organizer, Better Together Seminar Series: Urban Nature. (January 1, 2024 - March 29, 2024).
  • Program Organizer, PADM Professional Development Workshop. (January 1, 2024 - February 28, 2024).
  • Program Organizer, AERI Faculty Retreat and Strategic Plan. (March 2023 - December 2023).
  • Program Organizer, Graduate School and Career Panel. (October 26, 2023 - October 26, 2023).
  • Program Organizer, Growing Sustainably: Partnering for a Resilient Future. (October 13, 2023).
  • Discussant, Better Together: Division of Research and Innovation. (October 6, 2023).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee (Geography and the Environment). (September 1, 2022 - May 2023).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee (Public Administration). (September 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023).
  • Co-Chair, Sustainable Development Symposium. (April 12, 2023).
  • Program Organizer, Legacy Contaminants Panel. (March 7, 2023 - March 7, 2023).
  • Program Organizer, Graduate School Bootcamp. (October 11, 2022 - October 11, 2022).
  • Member, HPS Space Committee. (September 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (September 2021 - May 2022).
  • Attendee, Meeting, PADM PhD Colloquium Series. (October 2021 - April 2022).
  • Faculty Advisor, Faculty Judge for Undergraduate Research Fellows Day. (April 5, 2022 - April 5, 2022).
  • Member, MPA Comprehensive Exam Grading Committee. (October 2021).
  • Program Organizer, Graduate School Bootcamp. (October 11, 2021 - October 11, 2021).
  • Program Coordinator, Speaker Panel on Neighborhood Development. (February 27, 2020 - February 27, 2020).
  • Guest Speaker, Guest Lecture on Transportation and Land Use. (January 13, 2020 - January 13, 2020).
  • Attendee, Graduation, MPA Hooding Ceremony. (December 13, 2019 - December 13, 2019).
  • Conference-Related, Support for Students Attending APA Conference in Waco. (November 8, 2019 - November 8, 2019).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Undergraduate and New Faculty Mixer. (August 23, 2019 - August 23, 2019).
  • Guest Speaker, Freshman First Flight: Urban Intelligence Session. (August 22, 2019 - August 22, 2019).

Public Service

  • Workshop Organizer, Newton Rayzor Elementary. Denton, TX. (November 2022 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Zoning Board of Adjustment (City of Denton). Denton, Texas. (September 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, Newton Rayzor Elementary. Denton, TX. (January 18, 2024).
  • Committee Member, City of Denton Bond Committee. Denton, TX. (May 15, 2023 - August 20, 2023).
  • Committee Chair, Denton Affordable Housing Corporation. Denton, Texas. (September 15, 2020 - September 15, 2022).
  • Board Member, Denton Affordable Housing Corporation. Denton, Texas. (June 22, 2020 - June 22, 2022).
  • Discussant, Stronger Denton Panel on Missing Middle Housing. Denton, Texas. (February 8, 2021).
  • Other (Program Facilitator), Urban Land Institute. Denton, Texas. (November 17, 2020).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. (May 1, 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Chair, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). (May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Transport Geography. Denton, Texas. (November 1, 2020 - December 30, 2020).
  • Committee Member, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). Denton, Texas. (June 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020).