Sagar Shah Ph.D.

Sagar Shah, PhD, AICP, currently serves as the Planning and Community Health Manager at the American Planning Association since February 2017, where previous roles included Research Associate at the Planning and Community Health Center. Sagar has extensive experience in research and teaching, having worked as a Research Analyst for Interact for Health and as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Cincinnati, where courses taught include GIS and planning statistics. Additional roles include Lead Research Analyst for the CDC-funded Communities Putting Prevention to Work project and Regional Planner at the Southern California Association of Governments. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Regional Development Planning from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Planning in Urban Planning from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.