Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, associate professor in the University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning and the UI Public Policy Center, received a Curriculum Innovation Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.

The Curriculum Innovation Award, co-sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, recognizes three educators who develop and implement courses to help prepare future planners to solve economic, social, and environmental challenges facing communities worldwide, with measurable student success. The award also includes a $10,000 prize.

Nguyen-Hoang’s research interests are in public policy and finance in education, transportation, and health. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including National Tax Journal, Education Finance and Policy, Journal of Regional Science, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Transportation, and Medical Care.