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, (ARB, RIBA, (Assoc.)AIA, PFHEA, FRSA, Ph.D.) is a Professor in the MS Historic Preservation Program within the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, following her tenure as the Dean of the School of Architecture. An award-winning educator, writer, and UK-qualified architect, Dr. Harriss has established an international reputation for social justice and climate crisis pedagogy and curriculum design and for pioneering interdisciplinary pedagogies informed by avant-garde thinking, that draw upon queer, feminist, and decolonization theories to advance diversity, equity and inclusion pedagogies, policies and professional practices.Ìý In recognition of her contribution to education, Dr. Harriss won various awards for teaching and research, including, two two , a Brookes Teaching Fellowship, a , and a . In 2016, Dr. Harriss was awarded a for cultural leadership; elected to the (EAAE) in 2017, and in 2018, awarded a .Ìý

Dr. Harriss’ books have distinguished her as a leading pedagogic scholar, as examples including (2014) and (2015) serve to demonstrate. Moreover, her scholarship on diversity, equity and inclusion has resulted in an array of highly regarded books that confront the status of women in the profession and academe – for example, (2016), (2020) and, forthcoming title, (RIBA Publications, 2023) – as well as the representation and rights of BIPOC and LGBTQ individuals and communities, too – as explored within (2022) and (2022). Dr. Harriss’ award-winning book (2020) and, her forthcoming text, ‘‘Architectures Afterlife’ (Routledge, Nov 2023) further evidence her ability to communicate with professionals and policy makers as equally and effectively as students and academics.

Further to this, Dr. Harriss has consistently contributed to a range of successful titles – such as ‘ while her widely published essay was praised by the as ‘one of the best essays.’  in the book .