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is an urbanist, architect, and policy researcher whose work integrates geospatial technologies with environmental and social justice frameworks. Her research advances housing stability, sustainable development, and climate adaptation strategies. She has led multidisciplinary research funded by state and regional regulatory agencies in Texas to inform , and she was commissioned to evaluate the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program. She also authored a on sustainable workforce housing in the Eagle Ford Shale region. A recipient of multiple academic honors—including two —Azza led two international collaborative projects in 2023 with TU Berlin, focusing on geospatial decision-support tools, sustainable development, and real estate economics. Her research appears in the Journal of Urban Planning and Development, International Journal of Architectural Research, and Elsevier and Springer book series.

As an instructor, Azza incorporates gaming, scenario modeling, role play, and immersive digital tools to foster active and inclusive learning environments and to boost students’ technological capacity. Students under her mentorship have earned national and international recognition, including awards from APA Colorado, DAAD RISE Germany, and AIA Baltimore.

Publications

1. Kamal, A. (2025), AI + Geospatial Models for Engagement and Performance Measures in the Pedagogy of Sustainable Planning Studio. Paper presentation, Annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning, Istanbul, Türkiye, July 7-11.
2. Kamal, A. (2024). Geospatial Thinking to Prioritize and Inform LID Retrofits and Ecological Placemaking for BMP Sites, in Ali Chechmehzangi, Maycon Sedrez, Andrew Flynn, Rethinking Stormwater Management Through Sustainable Urban Design, Springer, pp. 197-2013.
3. Kamal, A. (2022). Automated Analysis of Satellite Imagery to Estimate the Loss of Vegetative Land Cover and Inform Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan of San Antonio, Texas, in Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir and Ayyoob Sharifi, Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, Elsevier, pp 285-303.
4. Kamal, A. and Proma, N. (2016). Spatial Modeling for the Assessment of Residential Infill in Texas’ Peri-Urban Communities. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development. October (DOI: .