Jeffrey P. Doshna, PhD, AICP, is Associate Professor and Program Head of Planning and Community Development at Temple University. He teaches courses in community and economic development, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and supervises the graduate planning studio. Having previously served as a Borough Councilmember, he is currently Chairperson of the Flemington Borough Planning Board. Since 2022, he has served as President of the Temple Association of University Professionals, the union representing nearly 2600 full- and part-time faculty, librarians and academic professionals at Temple. His primary research area is community economic development with a focus on community development finance. Currently, he is researching the influences of neoliberalism on the practice of community development; his doctoral dissertation examined the development of the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative which supported the construction of supermarkets in low-income neighborhoods. He has previously conducted research on microenterprise development, state economic development policy, and efforts to promote entrepreneurship in low-income neighborhoods. He has participated in grant-based research for the US EPA, Penn DOT, NJ Department of Human Services, the US Economic Development Administration, the International Labour Organization, and has been published in the Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. Dr. Doshna is also actively engaged in planning practice. He has served on the Flemington (NJ) Planning Board since 2006, supporting the creation of its affordable housing element, its sustainability element, as well as the latest revision to the Borough’s Master Plan in 2010. He was a founding member of the Flemington Environmental Commission in 2008, authored Flemington’s Natural Resource Inventory (2010), and served as Chair for 3 years. As a leading member of the town’s Green Team, he led the effort for its initial Bronze-level certification within the Sustainable Jersey Program in 2011. He regularly volunteers his time and expertise to other local planning initiatives, and serves on the boards of a number of community non-profits. He also works as a planning consultant.

I really didn’t choose — president is generally the lead or co-lead. I am proud to represent the broad interests of our entire academic community, fighting to ensure that everyone who works at Temple is paid equitably and is treated with respect. I want to hold Temple Administration responsible for the choices they have made, and fight to make sure that they make the correct decisions for our next contract.