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Research profile
Dr. Janni Sorensen holds a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois–Champaign Urbana and is Landinspektør from AAU 1997. She is engaged in research in the areas of planning in rural areas and villages. Before coming to AAU she worked as an associate professor at UNC Charlotte. In 2008 she established the Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP). Her research agenda is focused on neighborhood scale participatory urban planning and community organizing. Dr. Sorensen’s work has led to many journal articles and several grants from local government and foundations that have supported her ongoing work in Charlotte neighborhoods. In 2017 she received the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) “Excellence and Innovation Award for the Civic Learning and Community Engagement Award.” And in 2018 she received the UNC Charlotte Bonnie E Cone distinguished professorship in Community Engagement.
Education/Academic qualification
Regional Planning, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Award Date: 1 Jun 2007
landinspektør
Award Date: 1 Jul 1997
External positions
Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2008 → …
assistant director, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2005 → 2008
PhD candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1998 → 2007
Keywords
- Geography and Geology
- Sociology and Social Conditions
- Environment
- Politics and Administration
- Problem Based Learning
- Traffic and Transportation
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The ‘New Normal’ in Planning, Governance and Participation: Transforming Urban Governance in a Post-Pandemic World
Lissandrello, E., sorensen, J., Olesen, K. & Steffansen, R. N., 2023, Springer. (The Urban Book Series).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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A Model of Action Research for Advancing Community-University Partnerships
Bengle, T., Sorensen, J., Gamez, J. & Morrell, E., Jul 2021, In: Collaborations: A Journal of Community-based Research and Practice. 4, 1, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sustaining CBPRR Projects: Lessons learned developing Latina community groups
de Hernandez, B., Schuch, C., Sorensen, J. & Smith, H., 2021, In: Collaborations: A Journal of Community-based Research and Practice. 4, 1(6), 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Repackaged “urban renewal”: Issues of spatial equity and environmental justice in new construction, suburban neighborhoods, and urban islands of infill
Currie, M. A. & Sørensen, J., 2019, In: Journal of Urban Affairs. 41, 4, p. 464-485 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ecological wisdom inspired practice research for building resilient communities in socio-ecological systems
Sorensen, J., bengle, T. & xiang, W., 2018, In: journal of urban management. 7, 3, p. 121-123 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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2020 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award
Sørensen, Janni (Recipient), 7 May 2022
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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University of North Carolina - Charlotte - Bonnie E Cone distinguised professorship in Community Engagement
Sørensen, Janni (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Sørensen, Janni (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Conference prizes
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Campus award for excellence in public engagement
Sørensen, Janni (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
Press/Media
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Derfor føler borgere sig overhørt, når de protesterer
Michael Tophøj Sørensen, janni sorensen & Carsten Jahn Hansen
12/12/2021
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media