Jerry Anthony is an Associate Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Iowa. He teaches and researches in the areas of land use, growth management, housing and international planning. His article, “The effect of Florida’s Growth Management Act on housing affordability,” was named one of the most outstanding articles published in the Journal of the American Planning Association in 20 years. He has received the “Excellence in Planning Education” award from the Iowa chapter of the American Planning Association—the only educator in Iowa to be given this award in 20 years. In 2003, he co-founded a non-profit organization, Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, to provide a new and flexible source of finance for affordable housing development Johnson County, Iowa. From 2004 onwards, this entity has provided over $8 million to help build 700 affordable homes. In 2019, he was honored with the Michael J. Brody award for Faculty Excellence in Service to the state by the University of Iowa. Jerry has a Ph.D. in Urban & Regional Planning, a Masters degree in Town Planning, and a Bachelor in Architecture.