Karen Umemoto
Karen Umemoto
Professor of Urban Planning
Education:
PhD in Urban Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Areas of Interest:
Communities, Ethnic Communities - Asian American, Multicultural Issues, Urban Violence, YouthEmail:
kumemoto@luskin.ucla.eduOffice Location:
5377 Public AffairsKaren Umemoto is joining UCLA Urban Planning.
Umemoto comes to UCLA from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa; she holds a PhD in Urban Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Her teaching and research focuses on planning and governance in multicultural societies, race and ethnic relations, youth and urban violence, and community building.
