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](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/arlie-akdins-sm.jpg?itok=U86Dmnkx)
Arlie Adkins
Associate Professor of Urban Planning
Program Chair, MS Urban Planning Program
Areas of Expertise
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Affordable housing
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Health and safety disparities
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Transportation
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Walkability
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![Headshot of nataliya-apanovich](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-03/nataliya-apanovich-2.jpg?itok=Xfv3RSkG)
Nataliya Apanovich
Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
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Food systems
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Intersection of food and energy security
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The role of culture in people's livelihoods
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![Jonathan Bean](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/jonathan-bean-new.jpg?itok=14VbVhI9)
Jonathan Bean
Associate Professor of Architecture, Sustainable Built Environments and Marketing
Faculty Advisor, Master of Science in Architecture Sustainable Market Transformation Concentration
CUES Distinguished Fellow
Areas of Expertise
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Building science and market transformation
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Home and Homebuilding
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Social Science
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Taste and consumer culture theory
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![Sandra Bernal](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/Sandra-Bernal.jpg?itok=pv7tmh2v)
Sandra Bernal Cordova
Lecturer
UArizona Hispanic Serving Institution Fellow
Areas of Expertise
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Arid lands with emphasis in the built environment and health due to climate change
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Cultural implications of sustainability
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Environmental impacts of education
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![Brian Bidolli](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/brian-bidolli-sm.jpg?itok=6v924_Bl)
Brian Bidolli
Lecturer in Real Estate Development and Urban Planning
Areas of Expertise
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Business and finance
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Real estate development
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Smart cities
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Transportation
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![Kelly Cederberg](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/kelly-cederberg.jpg?itok=hGDCTMZc)
Kelly Cederberg
Adjunct Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
Pronouns:
she, her, hers
Areas of Expertise
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Design thinking
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Landscape design and site analysis
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Parks and public spaces
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Urban design
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Gina Chorover
Senior Lecturer in Planning and Landscape Architecture
Chair, Heritage Conservation Certificate Program
Areas of Expertise
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Cities and placemaking
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Cultural and historic landscapes
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Historic preservation documentation programs
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History and sociology of public space
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![Jonathan Jae-an Crisman](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/jonathan-jae-an-crisman.jpg?itok=Lhc6G2PY)
Jonathan Jae-an Crisman
Affiliated Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning
Assistant Professor of Public and Applied Humanities
Areas of Expertise
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Cultural policy
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Participation
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Placemaking
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Urban design
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![Kristina Currans Head shot](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-08/kristina-currans%20NC.jpg?h=f3216549&itok=TETg8ab7)
Kristina Currans
Associate Professor of Urban Planning
Vice Chair, Council of Faculty Members
Areas of Expertise
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E-scooters
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Land development
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Off-street parking
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Transportation
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Transportation Impact Analyses/Studies
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Travel Behavior
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![Kersu Dalal](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/kersu-dalal.jpg?itok=gW81ZiI8)
Kersu Dalal
Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
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Campus planning
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Mixed-use development
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Regional planning
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Urban design
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![Kirk Dimond](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/kirk-dimond-new_0.jpg?itok=C7k5g8ZY)
Kirk Dimond
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
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Landscape grading and drainage
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Landscape performance
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Renewable energy landscapes
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Site design and construction
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![Vera Gates](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-09/vera-gates.jpg?itok=y0v7HGj-)
Vera Gates
Adjunct Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
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Landscape design
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Professional practice
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![Eduardo Guerrero](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/Eduardo-Guerrero.jpg?itok=YS0W3x-p)
Eduardo Guerrero
Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design
Areas of Expertise
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Affordable housing
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Architecture
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Neighborhood redevelopment and planning
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Urban design
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Joey Iuliano
Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
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Active transportation
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Bicycle planning
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Science and decision-making
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Urban planning
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![Atticus Jaramillo](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-08/atticus-jaramillo.jpg?itok=orw6LrLy)
Atticus Jaramillo
Assistant Professor of Planning and Real Estate Development
Areas of Expertise
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Housing policy
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Community development planning
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![Lauri Macmillan Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/studio/lauri-johnson.jpg?itok=9OZtI64U)
Lauri Macmillan Johnson
Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Professor of Landscape Architecture
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Linus Kafka
Professor of Practice in Planning and Real Estate Law
Areas of Expertise
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Historic preservation law and policy
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Real estate law
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Urban history
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Zoning and local planning law
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![Ladd Keith, Associate Professor of Planning and Sustainable Built Environments](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2024-06/LaddKeith_2024.jpg?itok=rqK73vzF)
Ladd Keith
Associate Professor of Planning and Sustainable Built Environments
Faculty Research Associate, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
Areas of Expertise
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Climate action planning
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Climate change
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Extreme heat
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Urban planning
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![Kenneth J. Kokroko](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/Kenneth-Kokroko-New2.jpg?itok=xpLsUMT7)
Kenneth J. Kokroko
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
Deans' Equity and Inclusion Initiative Fellow
Areas of Expertise
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Community outreach and engagement
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Community-based participatory planning and design
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Design theories of landscape infrastructure
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greenway and urban trail planning and design
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![Paul Kraft](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-07/paul-kraft.jpg?itok=Ny_sEFZ_)
Paul Kraft
Adjunct Lecturer in Real Estate Development
Areas of Expertise
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Return on investment analysis for real estate
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Risk/loan underwriting of commercial real estate
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Valuation of income properties
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![Daniel Kuhlmann](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/Daniel-Kuhlmann.jpg?itok=VOsgu60E)
Daniel Kuhlmann
Assistant Professor of Real Estate Development and Planning
Areas of Expertise
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Housing policy
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Planning
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Real estate development
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Shujuan Li
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
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![Daniel A. Linder](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/daniel-linder.jpg?itok=8G1HBWhA)
Daniel A. Linder
Lecturer in Real Estate Development
Areas of Expertise
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Corporate finance and real estate
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Digital transformation
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Real estate development
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Real estate investment
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Margaret Livingston
Professor of Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
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Resilient landscapes for urban microclimates in arid environments
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Urban wildlife habitat establishment and preservation
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Water conserving practices in urban environments
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![James Marian](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/James-Marian.jpg?itok=CFqaB0HZ)
James Brian Marian
Lecturer in Real Estate Development
Areas of Expertise
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Commercial real estate sales and brokerage
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Real estate development
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Real estate finance and investment
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Real estate industry ethics
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Real estate valuation and analysis
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![Sarah Meggison](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/sarah-meggison.jpg?itok=5MQTZ-6V)
Sarah Meggison
Adjunct Lecturer in Urban Planning
Areas of Expertise
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Development review
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Project management
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Public housing development
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Urban and regional planning
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Travis Mueller
Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
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![Arthur C. Nelson](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/arthur-c-nelson.jpg?itok=-A6gp4lY)
Arthur C. Nelson
Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development
Areas of Expertise
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Demographics and the built environment
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Efficient development patterns
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Transit-oriented development
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Urban containment policies and outcomes
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![Seth Asare Okyere](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/seth-asare-okyere.jpg?itok=MLEu9eSP)
Seth Asare Okyere
Visiting Assistant Professor of Urban Planning
CAPLA Emerging Faculty Fellow
Areas of Expertise
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Community resilience planning
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Equity in everyday urbanisms
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Global south urbanisms
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International development planning
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![Nancy Pollock-Ellwand](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-12/Nancy-Pollock-Ellwand-004_JR0607.jpg?h=bb1d147e&itok=JGW6soez)
Nancy Pollock-Ellwand
Dean
Professor of Landscape Architecture
Areas of Expertise
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Cultural landscapes
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Heritage conservation
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Landscape architecture
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Urban reform history
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![Erik Schmahl](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/Erik-Schmahl.jpg?itok=XRsgZ8kd)
Erik Schmahl
Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
Pronouns:
he, him, his
Areas of Expertise
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Garden design
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Psychogeography
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Visual communication
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![Garrett Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/garrett-smith.jpg?itok=3cuEqXyN)
Garrett Smith
Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environments and Landscape Architecture
Interim Chair, Sustainable Built Environments Program
Areas of Expertise
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Advanced statistics and research methods
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Data science
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Geospatial analysis
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Recreation ecology
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![Philip Stoker](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/philip-stoker2.jpg?itok=bLQ4tguT)
Philip Stoker
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Areas of Expertise
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Geographical information systems (GIS)
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Inferential statistics
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Rural and gateway community planning
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Urban water sustainability
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![Ron Stoltz](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-08/ron-stoltz.jpg?itok=VlyNOWP7)
Ronald Stoltz
Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture
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![Mackenzie Waller](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/mackenzie-waller.jpg?itok=ky3cPojF)
Mackenzie Waller
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
Deans' Equity and Inclusion Initiative Fellow
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![Kenny Wong](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/2023-10/wong_kenny.png?itok=sBy7GX8u)
Kenny H. Wong
Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environments
Areas of Expertise
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Affordable housing and housing policy
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Design research
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Engaged scholarship
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Urban humanities
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![Omar Youssef](/sites/default/files/styles/az_card_image/public/images/people/omar-youssef-bw.jpg?itok=_5pNDCRi)
Omar Youssef
Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Sustainable Built Environments
MS Arch Faculty Advisor, Design and Energy Conservation Concentration
Areas of Expertise
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Climate analysis
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Design and energy conservation
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Health and wellbeing
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Technology integration (drones, VR, wearable devices)