Laura Saija

Laura Saija is an Assistant Professor in City and Regional Planning at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Memphis, TN. She earned her PhD in City and Regional Planning and Design at the University of Catania, Italy, where she also served as a Marie Curie Research Fellow. Her research focuses on how universities can play an active role in community development. She has worked within long-term community-university partnerships both in Italy and the US, with a recent focus on planning processes inspired by the principles of circular economy and inter- and intra-species solidarity.