Camille Barchers, AICP

PhD Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019
M.R.P Cornell University, 2007
B.S Cornell University, 2005

Camille Barchers is an Assistant Professor of Regional Planning at UMass Amherst, who has practiced as a regional planner throughout Florida, the Southeast and mid-Atlantic. Prior to joining LARP, Camille taught in the Leadership Education and Development program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Camille’s work examines how planners use technology and how it changes the way we engage with the public. Her research interests include community engagement via information & communication technology, big data applications for equitable long-range planning, and the interaction between land use & transportation planning.

Professor Barchers serves as the Director of the PhD in Regional Planning Program at UMass Amherst. She is also a member of the School of Earth and Sustainability Steering Committee; is part of the faculty team at the Northeast Center for Coastal Resilience; and was an ADVANCE Faculty Fellow for the 2022-2023 academic year. 

Fall 2023 & Fall 2024 RP Studio: Impact 2045, a Climate Action and Equity Plan for New Haven County

Fall 2022 SustComm 110/ SPP 110: Transforming your World

Fall 2021 & Fall 2022 RP Studio: Pioneer Valley Transit Authority

Spring 2020, '21 & '22 Scenario Planning

Fall 2020 RP Studio: Orange, MA; Winner of the 2020 APA MA Student Project Award

Fall 2019 RP 675 Studio: Boxborough, MA

• Selected Works of Camille Barchers

• Outstanding Mentorship Award, UMass Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (2023)
• Interdisciplinary Faculty Research Award Recipient (2020)
• ADVANCE Mutual Mentoring Grant Recipient (2021-22)
• SES Sustainability Seed Grant Award Recipient (2022-23)

• Springfield Honors Academy Students Explore City Planning and College Life During UMass Amherst Visit (Inside UMass, November 2024)