Molly Allen is a research assistant at the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development. She is currently a second year master's student in the City and Regional Planning program at Georgia Tech. Her specializations include land and community development and land use.

Before coming to the CQGRD, Molly worked as a program assistant for CEOs for Cities, a non-profit urban planning research organization based in Chicago. She graduated from Georgia Tech in 2005 with a B.S. in International Affairs with a focus on Economics.