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Lauren Mullenbach

Lauren Mullenbach
Assistant Research Scientist
Environmental Justice
Cities + Mobility + Built Environment
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Dr. Lauren Mullenbach is an Assistant Research Scientist and the Research Program Manager of Michigan Sea Grant. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma. Her work covers urban environmental justice, with foci on climate adaptation, green space development, gentrification, and wellbeing. Current projects examine equitable green space planning; city climate change adaptation planning; and homelessness.

Publications

Pitas, N. A. D., Mullenbach, L. E., & Hickerson, B. (2024). Gentrification beliefs and attitudes toward park and recreation agency activities intended to support people experiencing homelessness. Society and Natural Resources. (https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2024.2329886)

VanBuskirk, O. G., & Mullenbach, L. E. (2024). A scoping review of equitable climate adaptation research in U.S. cities. Environmental Research Letters, 19. (https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad58f9).

Mullenbach, L. E., Pitas, N. A. D., & Hickerson, B. (2023). The role of social contact in public perceptions of homelessness in parks and public spaces. International Journal of Public Administration. (https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2023.2208775)

Mullenbach, L. E., & Wilhelm Stanis, S. A. (2022). Climate change adaptation plans: Inclusion of health, equity, and greenspace. Journal of Urban Affairs, 46(4), 701-716. (https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2022.2091449)

Mullenbach, L. E., Breyer, B., Cutts, B. B., Rivers, L., & Larson, L. R. (2022). An anti-racist, anti-colonial agenda for urban greening and conservation. Conservation Letters, 15(4), 1-11. (https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12889)

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Research
  • City climate adaptation
  • Green gentrification
  • Homelessness and urban public space
  • Equitable environmental planning
Education

PhD, Penn State

MS, University of Georgia

BS, University of Georgia

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Michigan Sea Grant (https://www.michiganseagrant.org/)

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March 20, 2025

Inventing tomorrow: Lauren Mullenbach

Lauren Mullenbach is an assistant research scientist at Michigan Sea Grant, which is hosted by the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)...

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