School of Landscape Architecture and Planning Faculty Areas of Expertise
The School of Landscape Architecture and Planning's precedent-setting faculty have a wide array of research and practice areas of expertise.
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Arlie Adkins
Associate Professor of Urban Planning
Program Chair, MS Urban Planning Program
Chair, Council of Faculty Members
Areas of Expertise
- Transportation
- Walkability
- Affordable housing
- Health and safety disparities
Jonathan Bean
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Sustainable Built Environments and Marketing
Faculty Advisor, Master in Science in Architecture Sustainable Market Transformation Concentration
CUES Distinguished Fellow
Areas of Expertise
- Building science and market transformation
- Social Science
- Home and Homebuilding
- Taste and consumer culture theory
Sandra Bernal-Cordova
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Arid lands with emphasis in the built environment and health due to climate change
- Cultural implications of sustainability
- Environmental impacts of education
Brian Bidolli
Lecturer in Real Estate Development and Urban Planning
Areas of Expertise
- Real estate development
- Transportation
- Smart cities
- Business and finance
Kelly Cederberg
Adjunct Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
- Design thinking
- Parks and public spaces
- Landscape design and site analysis
- Urban design
Gina Chorover
Lecturer in Planning and Landscape Architecture
Chair, Heritage Conservation Certificate Program
Areas of Expertise
- Historic preservation documentation programs
- Cultural and historic landscapes
- History and sociology of public space
- Cities and placemaking
Jonathan Jae-an Crisman
Affiliated Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning
Assistant Professor of Public and Applied Humanities
Areas of Expertise
- Cultural policy
- Placemaking
- Participation
- Urban design
Kristina Currans
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning
Areas of Expertise
- Transportation
- Travel Behavior
- Land development
- Transportation Impact Analyses/Studies
- E-scooters
- Off-street parking
Kersu Dalal
Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
- Urban design
- Regional planning
- Mixed-use development
- Campus planning
Kirk Dimond
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
- Renewable energy landscapes
- Landscape performance
- Site design and construction
- Landscape grading and drainage
Eduardo Guerrero
Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design
Areas of Expertise
- Urban design
- Architecture
- Affordable housing
- Neighborhood redevelopment and planning
Nicole Iroz-Elardo
Assistant Research Professor of Planning
Areas of Expertise
- Planning
- Public health
- Transportation
- Equity
Joey Iuliano
Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
- Active transportation
- Bicycle planning
- Urban planning
- Science and decision-making
Lauri Macmillan Johnson
Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Professor of Landscape Architecture
Linus Kafka
Professor of Practice in Real Estate Development and Urban Planning
Areas of Expertise
- Zoning and local planning law
- Real estate law
- Historic preservation law and policy
- Urban history
Ladd Keith
Assistant Professor of Planning and Sustainable Built Environments
Chair of Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
- Urban planning
- Climate change
- Climate action planning
- Extreme heat
Kenneth J. Kokroko
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
- Community-based participatory planning and design
- Community outreach and engagement
- greenway and urban trail planning and design
- Design theories of landscape infrastructure
Margaret Livingston
Professor of Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
- Urban wildlife habitat establishment and preservation
- Water conserving practices in urban environments
- Resilient landscapes for urban microclimates in arid environments
James Brian Marian
Adjunct Lecturer in Real Estate Development
Areas of Expertise
- Real estate valuation and analysis
- Real estate finance and investment
- Real estate development
- Commercial real estate sales and brokerage
- Real estate industry ethics
Arthur C. Nelson
Professor of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development
Professor of Geography, Development and Environment
Areas of Expertise
- Demographics and the built environment
- Transit-oriented development
- Urban containment policies and outcomes
- Efficient development patterns
Nancy Pollock-Ellwand
Dean
Professor of Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
- Landscape architecture
- Cultural landscapes
- Heritage conservation
- Urban reform history
Ida Sami
Graduate Associate in Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
- Urban planning
- Thermal comfort
- Climate change
- Urban climate and extreme heat
Erik Schmahl
Adjunct Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
- Garden design
- Public space and capitalism
- Psychogeography
Philip Stoker
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Areas of Expertise
- Urban water sustainability
- Rural and gateway community planning
- Geographical information systems (GIS)
- Inferential statistics
Kenny H. Wong
Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
- Affordable housing and housing policy
- Design research
- Urban humanities
- Engaged scholarship
Bo Yang
Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Associate Dean for Research
Interim Director, The Drachman Institute
Areas of Expertise
- Green infrastructure
- Landscape performance
- Community planning and design
- Stormwater management
Omar Youssef
Lecturer in Architecture and Sustainable Built Environments
MS Arch Faculty Advisor, Design and Energy Conservation Concentration
Areas of Expertise
- Design and energy conservation
- Climate analysis
- Health and wellbeing
- Technology integration (drones, VR, wearable devices)
Adriana Zuniga
Assistant Research Scientist
Areas of Expertise
- Green infrastructure and environmental justice
- Urban resilience
- Urban design
- Water security