Melika Belhaj is an urban planning and public health researcher focused on healthy cities. At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, she manages various research projects that try to better understand how housing ecosystems, land use and reuse strategies, and urban planning policies influence individual and community wellbeing. She is passionate about bridging research and action. True in both her life and her work, she values deep and meaningful relationships, collaboration and commitment, and working with hope, passion, and love towards collective social change.
Melika Belhaj is an urban planning and public health researcher focused on healthy cities. At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, she manages various research projects that try to better understand how housing ecosystems, land use and reuse strategies, and urban planning policies influence individual and community wellbeing. She is passionate about bridging research and action. True in both her life and her work, she values deep and meaningful relationships, collaboration and commitment, and working with hope, passion, and love towards collective social change.
