Eman Lasheen is an urban planning lecturer, researcher, and practitioner with more than 10 years of international experience spanning the U.S., Middle East, and Europe. Her research lies at the intersection of international development and climate change planning, with a special interest in urban resilience, food and water policies, sustainable development, and environmental justice. Lasheen earned her doctorate in urban and regional planning and development from MIT, a master’s in urban risk and resilience from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a bachelor’s in architectural engineering from Cairo University.