Education: BA, International Relations, Beloit College, Wisconsin 1976; Master of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1978; PhD, Economics, Emory University 1992

Career: Amy Helling was Associate Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University from 2000–07. Previously she had been Assistant Professor since 1993. Before that she had been Principal Planner with the Socio-Economic Analysis Division of the Atlanta Regional Commission from 1992–93. Earlier she had held appointments at Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She was Principal of her own firm Amy Helling and Associates from 1983–88. Her research interests include the role of planning and policy in the spatial and economic development of metropolitan regions, public infrastructure planning and policy, and public involvement in planning and policy-making processes. Amy Helling is Managing Editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association (see url below).

Publications include: numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: JAPA, City & Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, 245 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 204, Atlanta, GA 30332-0155, USA; Tel: +1 404-385-6520; Fax: +1 404-894-1628; Email: JAPA@coa.gatech.edu ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01944363.asp/ .