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Ahern, Jack

Professor of Landscape Architecture and Vice Provost for International Programs. B.S. in Environmental Design, University of Massachusetts, 1974; M.L.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1980; Ph.D., Wageningen University, 2002. Teaches plants, landscape ecology, design studio, landscape urbanism, and landscape architecture study tour. Experience in private practice involving site and environmental planning and design. Research interests include: sustainable urbanism, landscape ecology for landscape planning design and management.

 

Barchers, Camille

Assistant Professor of Regional Planning. PhD Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019

M.R.P Cornell University, 2007, B.S Cornell University, 2005

Camille Barchers has practiced as a regional planner throughout Florida, the Southeast and mid- Atlantic. Research interests include how planners use technology and how it changes the way we engage with the public, community engagement via information & communication technology, big data applications for equitable long-range planning, and the interaction between land use & transportation planning.

 

Brabec, Elizabeth

Professor of Landscape Architecture. B.Sc. in Environmental Agriculture and M.L.A. University of Guelph, Canada, 1984; Juris Doctor, University of Maryland, 1992. Founded and managed the landscape planning firm, Land Ethics, Inc. in Washington, D.C. Teaches real estate law, public participation and leads international field studies programs. Research interests focused on land conservation and the design and planning of sustainable open space; and culture and the historical basis of landscape form.

 

Carr, Ethan

Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program. B.A. and M.A. in History of Art and Archaeology, Columbia University; M.L.A. Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Instructor in landscape history, landscape architectural theory, historic preservation and design studios. Has worked extensively with the National Park Service as a historical landscape architect. Author of Wilderness by Design - Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service, which received an ASLA award for research.

Infield, Elisabeth M

Professor of Regional Planning. B.A. in Business Administration, Cleveland State University; Masters of Management, Northwestern University; PhD in City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania 1997. Teaches growth management, climate change planning, real estate planning and regional planning studio. Current research into the planning adaptation and mitigation of climate change impacts to local communities and sustainable community development.

 

Hamin, Mark

Senior Lecturer in Regional Planning and Director of the Master of Regional Planning Program.

B.A. History and B.A. Philosophy, Brown University 1984; PhD History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania 1999. Teaches planning history and theory, City Planning and Sustainable Cities cource. Research includes: the influence of life sciences on planning; urban infrastructure and ecological history; social, economic and cultural perspectives on

environmental risk, security, and ‘quality of life’ in cities; and technologically-transformed food ecologies/economies.

 

Eisenman, Theodore S.

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture. Hold a Ph.D. in City & Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania; an M.L.A. from Cornell University; and a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Maryland. Primary research agenda addresses the historical, scientific, cultural, and design bases of urban greening, defined here as the introduction or conservation of outdoor vegetation in cities. Teaches an urban greening theory & practice seminar, landscape architecture design studios, and junior year writing.

 

Mullin, John R

Professor Emeritus of Regional Planning. BA, Government, University of Massachusetts, 1967; MRP, Community Planning and Area Development, University of Rhode Island, 1969; MSBA, Boston University, 1972; PhD, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Waterloo, Ontario, 1975. Specialties: Research, teaching and outreach focused on regional economic development strategy and adaptive reuse/redevelopment in mill towns.

 

Pader, Ellen

Associate Professor Emeritus of Regional Planning. B.A. in Art History and English, Kenyon College, 1972; PhD in Anthropology, Cambridge University, 1981. Teaches social issues in planning from inter-ethnic and cross-cultural perspectives, including: identifying discriminatory practices on the basis of ethnicity, race, gender and class; social change; housing policy and social policy. Major area of research is the cultural, social, and political facets of housing policy and design.

 

Ramsey-Musolf, Darrel

Associate Professor of Regional Planning. Professor Ramsey- Musolf holds a PhD from UW- Madison and Master’s degrees from Cal Poly Pomona and Suffolk University. While at Madison, he received a HUD Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant that supported his mixed-method

examination of California’s Housing Element Law and a 2-year AOF research grant from the

College of Letters and Science. He has served on UW’s Campus Planning Committee (2007- 2010) and on the search and screening committee for Vice Chancellor of External Affairs. While at Cal Poly Pomona, he co-chaired the Graduate Student Planning Association, received the California Planners’ Roundtable and UCLA Hagman scholarships, and served on APA’s Student Representatives Council representing Region VI. His major areas of research include housing and equity.

 

Renski, Henry

Professor of Regional Planning, Director of the PhD in Regional Planning Program, Director of the Center for Economic Development, and Associate Director of the Institute for Social Science Research. PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2006. MRP, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1998. B.A., University of Southern Maine, 1995. Former Special Assistant to the Governor of the State of Maine in Economic Development. Teaches GIS, quantitative methods and economic development. Research focuses on understanding the forces driving regional economic competitiveness and transformation, and building upon this knowledge to improve the effectiveness of economic development policy.

 

Ryan, Robert

Professor of Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture and Department Chair. Professor Ryan holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Michigan, and has Masters Degrees in both Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. His research addresses the question: what motivates people to become engaged in sustainable landscape design, planning and management practices that benefit the environment and how does that affect their attitudes and behaviors in the landscape? His studies in urban parks, rural landscapes, and national forests have shown that people’s connection to nearby nature or landscape (i.e, place attachment) is critical to developing better land stewardship. A key part of this work has been to understand the landscape patterns that are both ecologically beneficial, as well as perceived as beautiful by local residents. In addition, his research has shown that place attachment can help promote connections between local residents and urban parks, particularly those undergoing ecological restoration. His research has focuses on visual resource management, greenway and green infrastructure planning, and sustainable site design.