Selected Writings
Restorative Revitalization in Inner Ring Suburban Communities: Lessons from Maple Heights, OH
Urban Affairs Review,
July 2022
In Texas, anger, fear, and burning kitchen cabinets to keep warm
Forward,
February 2021
What does it take to sustain a movement to enhance social justice in American suburbia?
3Streams Blog,
July 2020
Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell on the Successes and Struggles of One of the Region’s Oldest Suburbs
Cleveland Scene,
October 2019
Media Appearances
Experts Warn of Spike in Child Poverty in Dallas After Biden’s Child Tax Credit Expires
Dallas Obsserver,
February 2022
Smile on Seniors: What Started as an Afterthought Now Serves Thousands
Jewish News Arizona,
July 2021
Feed the People, a mutual aid group, serves North Texas by delivering free groceries and meals
Dallas Morning News,
June 2021
Cleveland is still suffering from the last recession. It can’t afford another
City Monitor,
November 2020
Recent presentations
A Social Sustainability Assessment of the Housing First Approach to Ending Homelessness, with Marjan Moradi (CAPPA PhD student), Urban Affairs Association annual conference, Nashville, TN, April 2023
Faith-Based Organizations as Urban Service Delivery Providers: Programmatic Limitations, Public Accountability Concerns, and Social Citizenship Constraints, with Marylin Rozario (CAPPA PhD student), Urban Affairs Association annual conference, Nashville, TN, April 2023
Which Citizens? Which State?: How Social Construction Shapes Citizen-State Encounters and Public Service Delivery Markets, American Society for Public Administration, annual conference, virtual, March 2023.
Ritual Urbanism, Association of American Law Schools conference. San Diego, CA. January 2023.
Redlining and it’s Contemporary Effects on Dallas Neighborhoods, Invited speaker, Dallas Chamber of Commerce bus tour, Dallas, TX. November 2022.
Advocating for Affordability: What’s the Role of the Commercial Real Estate Sector? Invited speaker, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) quarterly meeting, with Julia Lindgren, Dallas TX, August 2022
Ethical Embodiment: Questioning the Virtuousness of Rational and Behavioral Approaches to Public Management, Midwest Public Affairs Conference, Springfield IL. May 2022.
MDHA Hard Conversation Series: What Kind of Community Do We Want to Build. Invited panel moderator and speaker, Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance, Dallas, TX. June 2021.
Equity in Community Development: A Legitimacy Workshop for Governments. Invited panelist, National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED). Online webinar. May 2021.
Race, Place, and Social Life: Interpreting Thickness in Urban Relations between Jewish and Black Communities. Invited speakers, Yeshiva University Crisis and Hope Series. April 2021.
The Spatiality of Racism. Invited speaker, CityLab High School, Dallas ISD. April 2021.
Encouraging Social Sustainability in Communities in-Transition, Conference of Minority Public Administrators Annual Conference, virtual, March 2021 **WINNER of COMPA Best Paper Award, Second Place (and $1000 cash prize)
Exploring Civic Responsibility and Community Engagement Inside and Outside the Classroom, NASPAA annual conference, virtual, 2020
Careers in Public Service and Public Affairs. Invited speaker, Touro College- Lander College for Women. Fall 2020.
New City, Old Guard: Contentious Politics in Suburban Spaces. Invited speaker, University of Utica, Politics and Pizza. Fall 2020.
Service-learning as a tool to Cultivate Democratic and Social Justice Ideals. Invited speaker, University of Central Florida, PhD class seminar, instructor: Dr. Tom Bryer. Fall 2020.
Engaging Students to Co-Produce Public Service Learning: Applications in Sustainability, Community Development and Environmental Justice, NASPAA annual conference, virtual, 2020
Understanding the Role that Localities Play in Promoting Well-Being- and Why They Fall Short. Invited speaker, Touro College- Lander College for Women. 2019
Producing Social Sustainability: Social and Spatial Considerations, Northeast Conference of Public Administration Annual Conference, 2019, Brooklyn, NY
What Can Local Governments Learn from Progressive Social Movements?; The Production of Social Sustainability Across Local Geographies, Midwest Public Affairs Conference, 2019, Indianapolis, IN
Presentation slides and details available upon request
Hannah Lebovits 