Judith Grant Long is Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design where she is also the Director of the Master in Urban Planning Degree Program.  She co-ordinates and teaches in the first semester core urban planning studio, teaches a two-semester sequence on methods for urban planning, and offers a seminar on planning for the Olympic Games. 

Dr. Long’s research investigates the relationship between infrastructure and urbanism.   She is a nationally-recognized expert in the planning, finance, and development of sports and tourism facilities.  Her recent publications include “Full Count: Inside Public-Private Partnerships for Major League Sports Facilities”, “Facility Finance: Measurement, Trends, and Analysis,” and “Ballpark Design and Rent-Seeking Behavior: 1890 to 2010”. She has testified before the US Congressional Oversight and Government Reform Committee on infrastructure finance, and her research has been quoted in major newspapers and periodicals worldwide.  Dr. Long’s newest book project, Olympic Infrastructure, examines the legacies of facilities built for the summer and winter Olympics, calling for a more affordable, green, and just games.

A certified professional planner, Dr. Long has practiced extensively at the local level of government in the Toronto area, managing innovative strategies for downtown redevelopment and historic preservation.  Her honors include grants and awards from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the IBM Center for the Business of Government, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI), and she is a recipient of the Gerald M. McCue Medal awarded by the GSD.

Dr. Long served as Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at Rutgers University from 2002 to 2005, and as Design Critic at the GSD during 2005-2006.  She received her BA (Economics) from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario, Canada; her BAA (Urban and Regional Planning) from Ryerson Polytechnic University, Canada; her MDesS from the GSD; and her PhD (Urban Planning) from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.  She lives in Concord, MA with her husband, Christopher, and their two children.