http://www.acsp.org/?page=WorkshopPhD
Wednesday, August 1
Travel to Amherst
- 1:00-1:30 Registration
- 1:30-2:00 Overview & Introductions
- 2:00-3:00 Presentation: Research Audience, Goal, Question, & Design
- 3:00-3:15 Coffee Break
- 3:15-5:30 Breakout Exercise: Research Questions & Design (Facilitated by Faculty)
- 5:30-6:00 Break
- 6:00-7:30 Dinner & Panel Discussion: Getting through the Dissertation
http://www.acsp.org/?page=WorkshopPhD
Thursday, August 2
- 8:00-8:30 Breakfast / Recap for the Day
- 8:30-9:30 Group Discussion – Report Out on Research Design & Pandora’s Box*
- 9:30-10:30 Presentation: Strategies for Selecting Appropriate Research Methods, Presentation of Findings
- 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
- 11:45-Noon Breakout Exercise: Student Discussion of Research Proposals (Facilitated by Faculty) Session 1
- Noon – 1:30 Lunch
- 1:30-2:45 Breakout Exercise: Student Discussion of Research Proposals (Facilitated by Faculty) Session 2
- 2:45-3:00 Coffee Break
- 3:00-4:00 Group Discussion – Report Out & Pandora’s Box*
- 4:00-5:00 Panel Discussion: Life After the Dissertation
- Dinner on Your Own
* Pandora’s Box = Discussion allowing students to express and discuss concerns and anxieties as they conceive of or undertake their research.
Elsie Harper-Anderson Assistant professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
https://wilder.vcu.edu/people/faculty/elsie-harper-anderson-.html
Dr. Harper-Anderson’s research examines the impact of macroeconomic transformation on regional economies and urban labor markets with a focus on social equity and sustainability concerns. Her recent work focuses on understanding entrepreneurial ecosystems and their impact on building inclusive economies. Her other scholarship has focused on understanding and enhancing the connection between workforce development and economic development. She serves on the advisory board for the City of Richmond’s Office of Community Wealth Building. Prior to academia, her work included significant experience evaluating economic development, workforce development and housing programs for local, state and federal agencies such as DOL, EDA and HUD. Dr. Harper-Anderson has also worked as a practitioner administering federal housing and economic development programs at the local level. She teaches courses related to economic development, labor markets and urban development policy. Harper-Anderson is the recipient of the 2016 Wilder School Excellence in Teaching Award.
Lara Roman
Research Ecologist
US Forest Service Philadelphia Field Station
any class with no record - Undergraduate, Graduate, Stockbridge, CPE
Jennifer Claster, President Claster Landscape
https://www.clasterlandscape.com/philosophy-1/
Tim Beatley
Biophilic Cities: Emerging Urban Models and Promise of a Global Movement
Landscape Design, Experience and Knowledge
