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HUSTON JOHN GIBSON, Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, August 2010-present
Director of MS Community Development Program, 2015-present
Department of Landscape Architecture and
Regional & Community Planning
College of Architecture, Planning & Design
Kansas State University
Contact Information:
Seaton Hall 102f
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2909
785-532-3753
[email protected]
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2009-2010
2004-2009
Visiting Lecturer/
Instructor
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
Florida State University
2000-2002
Graduate Assistant (to C.W. “Bud” Minkel, Department Head)
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
The Graduate School
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
EDUCATION
2009
Doctor of Philosophy in Planning
Florida State University, Tallahassee
Dissertation: Perceived School Quality and its Effect on Monetary Housing Value: school facility
age and its association with housing sale price.
Committee: Tim Chapin (co-chair), Charles Connerly (co-chair), and Keith Ihlanfeldt (member)
2002
Master of Science in Planning
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Thesis: Ayabaca, Peru: Migration and Land-Use Analysis 2001.
Committee: C.W. “Bud” Minkel (chair), Cecilia Zanetta (member), and Edward Jepson (member)
1997
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology (major), Sociology (minor)
University of Mississippi, Oxford
SCHOLARLY FOCI
Sustainable Community Infrastructure: attitudes, perceptions, and communication of
Public Engagement and Collective Decisions: in regard to plan-making and implementation
Planning and POP Culture: the juncture of
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FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL AWARDS, CONTRACTS AND OTHER FUNDING RECEIVED
2015
Visiting Academic, invitation to foster research collaboration between the University of
Queensland and Kansas State University and also foster and existing MOU between UQ’s
Planning Program and Kansas State on student exchanges [$2,000 awarded]
2015
Urban Research Program International Visiting Fellowship, travel assistance in order to foster
research collaboration with faculty at Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus,
Griffith University [$2,000 awarded]
2014-2015
Oz to Oz Fellowship, one of six inaugural recipients awarded from the Office of the President,
Kansas State University to support a short-term visits to Australia to advance collaborative
research activities with faculty at Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland University of
Technology, and University of Queensland [$5,000 awarded]
2014
Program Development Grant, awarded from the Division of Continuing Education, Kansas State
University, for the development of CDPLAN715 Principles & Strategies of Community Change, a
new core course offered by K-State in the Great Plains Idea Community Development Program
[$5,726 awarded]
2014
Contract, for the “Park City Public Pool Project,” Park City, Kansas, Instructor, PLAN702:
Infrastructure and Plan Implementation & PLAN803: Community Research Methods, Landscape
Architecture/Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University [$3,608 contracted to
support class project]
2014
Contract, for the “Jetmore Park Vision,” City of Jetmore, Kansas, Instructor, PLAN699-B:
Collective Decisions, collaboration with Landscape Architecture Studio, Landscape
Architecture/Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University [$1,434 contracted to
support class project]
2013-2014
Big 12 Faculty Fellowship, for “Talking Green in Red States,” awarded from Office of Provost
and Senior Vice President, Kansas State University; based on invitation from Dr. Meghan Wieters
(collaborator), Dr. Dawn Jourdan (Regional & City Planning Division Director), and Dean Charles
Graham (College of Architecture) of the University of Oklahoma [$2,500 awarded for travel to
Norman, OK and related project expenses]
2013
Faculty Development Award, for “Pocket Parks as Community Building Blocks: A Focus on
Stapleton, CO,” awarded from the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Kansas State
University [$1,500 awarded to travel and present at the Joint Associated European Schools of
Planning-American Schools of Planning Congress in Dublin, Ireland]
2012-2014
US Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Training Research and Technical Assistance,
funding in Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8 for the “Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program,”
Team Member, implementing and helping with community based projects via TAB Program,
Center for Hazardous Substance Research, Kansas State University [$2,000,000 awarded to TAB
in 2012; >$13,000 received in compensation and student support of directed work, conference
participation, travel, and reimbursements]
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2012
Includes “Road Map for Union,” prepared August 30, 2013 for Union, Nebraska
Contract, for the “Riverside Park Vision,” City of St. Marys, Kansas, Instructor, PLAN721:
Infrastructure Planning and Finance & PLAN699-B: Collective Decisions, Landscape
Architecture/Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University [$453.17 contracted to
support class project]
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2012
University Small Research Grant, for “Naturalized, Traditional, and Hybrid Community Parks:
Reasons behind park typology preferences among residents of Stapleton, Colorado,” Principle
Investigator (w/ Jessica Canfield, Co-Principal Investigator), Office of Research and Sponsored
Programs, Kansas State University [$2,900 awarded for conducting on location walking
interviews]
2011-2012
Peer Review of Teaching Program - Inquiry Portfolio, for “Incorporating Field Trips into
Graduate Level Professional Curriculum,” Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning,
Kansas State University [$1000 awarded for analyzing RCP field trip to Portland, Oregon on
green infrastructure in relations to PLAN721: Infrastructure Planning and Finance]
2011
Faculty Development Award, for “Tales from the Center of the United States: a qualitative
investigation of why students study regional and community planning,” Office of Research and
Sponsored Programs, Kansas State University [$2,000 awarded to travel and present at the World
Planning Schools Congress in Perth, Australia]
2011
University Small Research Grant, for “Aesthetics versus Function: The Perceived Value of
Ecological Landscapes as Community Amenity among Residents of Stapleton, Colorado,”
Principle Investigator (w/ Jessica Canfield, Co-Principal Investigator), Office of Research and
Sponsored Programs, Kansas State University [$2,000 awarded for mail survey research]
2010-2011
Peer Review of Teaching Program - Teaching Portfolio, for “PLAN721: Infrastructure Planning
and Finance,” Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Kansas State University
[$1,000 awarded for development of course teaching portfolio]
2008-2009
DeVoe L. Moore Dissertation Fellowship, “Perceived School Quality and its Effect on Monetary
Housing Value: school facility age and its association with housing sale price,” DeVoe L. Moore
Center, Florida State University [$18,000 (plus tuition) awarded to support full time dissertation
research (data collection, analysis, and write-up) as a doctoral student]
2002
James A. Spencer Awards Scholarship, “Ayabaca, Peru: Migration and Land-Use Analysis 2001,”
University of Tennessee [$1000 awarded, in addition to department stipend, for return travel in
order to present results of master’s thesis at multiple venues in Peru]
2001
Department support, for “Ayabaca, Peru: Migration and Land-Use Analysis 2001,” Department of
Urban and Regional Planning, University of Tennessee [summer funding, with stipend, for travel
to Peru (and Ecuador) from May to August 2001, in order to conduct research for master’s thesis
as part of collaborative project with advisor (C.W. “Bud” Minkel)]
HONORS OF DISTINCTION
2015
"Capping the Stone Award" for MS Community Development Assessment Team, Great Plains
IDEA annual meeting, Omaha, NE, 30 March
2014
[finalist] K-State Excellence in Engagement Awards for “The Jetmore Park Project,” Center for
Engagement and Community Development, Kansas State University
2014
[nominated] 2014 K-State Book Network (KSBN) Faculty/Staff Award for “What’s so important
about cities,” a lecture given as part of the KBSN Ghostmapping Public Lecture Series, Kansas
State University
2013
[nominated] Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty,
by John Keller, New England Resource Center for Higher Education
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2013
[finalist] K-State Excellence in Engagement Awards for “The St. Marys, Kansas Riverside Park
Vision,” Center for Engagement and Community Development, Kansas State University
2012
[nominated] Australian Endeavour Awards Research Fellowship, by Jago Dodson, Associate
Professor and Director, Urban Research Program, Griffith University
2011
[nominated] Griffith Climate Change Response Program Visitors Program, by Assistant Jason
Byrne, Assistant Professor, Urban Research Program, Griffith University
2009
[nominated] Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Certificate of Nomination, Center for
Teaching and Learning, Florida State University
2009; 2007
Departmental Teaching Award, Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University [inaugural
recipient of award (2007)]
2009; 2008;
2007; 2005
[recognized] “Excellent” teaching evaluations, State University System Student Assessment of
Instruction, Florida State University
PUBLICATIONS
Gibson, H.J. (In Press). Book Review, Introduction to Cities: How Place and Space Shape Human
Experience (2013), Xiangming Chen, Anthony M. Orum, and Krista E. Paulsen (authors), West
Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell (publisher), Journal of Urban Affairs.
Gibson, H.J. and Wigfall, L.B.J. (In Press). How place influences popular culture: Finding meaning in
creative media. Urban Popcultures 3 (eBook), Oxfordshire, England: Inter-Disciplinary Press.
Gibson, H.J. (2014). Capturing the Buzz: Education through Global Participation. The Scholarly Teacher:
Applying Evidence-Based Strategies to Enrich Student Learning. September 15. Online:
http://scholarlyteacher.com/
Gibson, H. (2014). The Middle School Syndrome. Society, 51(2), 152-155.
Canfield, J.L. and Gibson, H.J. (2014). Resident Attitudes Toward Stapleton’s Stormwater Parks. Council
of Educators in Landscape Architecture Research Record. Austin, TX.
Gibson, H.J. (2013). Our Regions, Our Communities, and Our Schools. APDesign, 3(2), 18-24.
Gibson, H. and Becker, M. (2013) Smart Growth and the Challenge of NIMBY: Multifamily Dwellings and
Their Association with Single-Family House Selling Prices in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Journal
of Urban and Regional Analysis, 5(1), 77-88.
Gibson, H.J. and Li, Y. (2013). Opportunities for the United States condominium foreclosure market to
provide amenable affordable housing options: The case of Tampa/Hillsborough, Florida. Urbani
Izziv (“Urban Challenge”), 24(1), 90-106.
Gibson, H.J. (2012). New School Facilities and their Association with Student Achievement. American
Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities, 2(2), 47-61.
Preussner, J. and Gibson, H.J. (2012). BOXhattan: K-State Builds Planning into Elementary Education.
Kansas Planning, Winter.
Gibson, H.J. (2011). School Facility Age and Classroom Technology: The Influence of Stakeholder
Participation in the Technology Planning Process. American Clearinghouse on Educational
Facilities, 1(1), 39-50.
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Gibson, H.J. (2011). Tales from the Center of the United States: A Qualitative Investigation of Why
Students Study Regional and Community Planning. 2011 World Planning Schools Congress
Proceedings, July.
Gibson, H. (2011). The Value of New: Elementary School Facility Age and Associated Housing Price.
Journal of Housing Research, 20(1), 67-86.
Gibson, H.J. (2011). Getting Involved, Questioning Norms, Not Being Afraid to Fail, and Never Being
Satisfied! Lessons in Planning from Portland, Oregon. Kansas Planning, Spring.
Gibson, H.J. (2009). Perceived school quality and its effect on monetary housing value. DeVoe L. Moore
Center Policy Brief, 31 (September).
Gibson, H.J. (2008). Connecting National Freedom and Population Concentration. Journal of Developing
Areas, 42(1), 234-250.
Gil, V.; Gibson, H.J.; and Minkel, C.W. (2003). Migration in the Peru/Ecuador boundary region.
GeoTrópico, 1(2), 129-143.
Gibson, H.J. and Cruz-Michilot, L. (2003). Ayabaca, Piura, Perú: Análisis de los patrones migratorios y del
uso del suelo. GeoTrópico, 1(1), 77-86.
Gibson, H.J. (2001). Planning in Peru, A Planning Education Up High. The New Planner, Fall.
ACTIVE MANUSRIPTS
Gibson, H.J. and Canfield, J.L. “The Non-gated Gated Community of Stapleton.” [under final editorial
and peer-review revisions]
Gibson, H.J. and Canfield, J.L. “Pocket Parks as Community Building Blocks.” [currently under peerreview revisions, in preparation for invited resubmission]
Canfield, J.L. and Gibson, H.J. “Stapleton’s Innovative Parks: Resident Use, Habits, and Perceptions.”
[submitted for peer-review]
Gibson, H.J.; Wieters, K.M. and Brody, J. “Talking Green in Red States: Tales from the Great Plains.”
[submitted for peer-review]
Brody, J.; Shafer, J. and Gibson, H. “Talking Green in Red Regions.” [in development]
Gibson, H.J. “Incorporating Field Trips into College Curriculum.” [in development]
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AND OTHER FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentations
2015
“Treading Water: The Social and Financial Aspects of Community Pools & Splash Parks.” Sole
presenter and author of poster accepted for display during the Poster Session at the Community
Development Society Annual Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky, 19-22 July
2014
“Talking Green in Red States: Stories from the Great Plains.” Primary and presenting author of
co-authored paper with K. Meghan Wieters and Jason Brody, Track 12 (Planning Theory), Session
12.3 (Sustainability and its Contemporary Relevance), Association of Collegiate Schools of
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Planning 54th Annual Conference (Big Ideas, Global Impacts), Philadelphia, PA, 30 October - 2
November
2014
“Online Planning Education – What’s now; what’s next.” Panel member, Roundtable 8, Track 9
(Planning Education and Pedagogy), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 54th Annual
Conference (Big Ideas, Global Impacts), Philadelphia, PA, 30 October - 2 November
2014
“Making Public Participation work for Everyone.” Co-presenter, abstract co-authored with Myles
Alexander, Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association, Wichita, KS, 2-3 October
2014
“Small Town Parks as Community Cultivators: A Study into the Dynamics of Social Space in
Rural KS.” Sole presenter, abstract co-authored with Jessica Canfield and Anne Beamish,
Concurrent Session 3, Track 3 (Growth and Development: Public Space), Community
Development Society Annual Meeting (Renaissance: From Vision to Action), Dubuque, IA, 20-23
July
2014
“From Ideas to Implementation: Planning for Pocket Parks.” Primary and presenting author of coauthored paper with Jessica Canfield, Green Planning for Land Development Session, Urban
Affairs Association 44th Annual Conference (Borders and Boundaries in an Age of Global
Urbanization), San Antonio, TX, 19-22 March
2013
“Talking Green in Red States.” Co-presenter, abstract co-authored with K. Meghan Wieters,
Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association, Manhattan, KS, 3-4 October
2013
“Pocket Parks as Community Building Blocks.” Primary and presenting author of co-authored
paper with Jessica Canfield, Track 15 (Housing and Community Development), Session 4.16
(Community Development and Participation), Association of European Schools of Planning and
the American Collegiate Schools of Planning 5th Joint Congress (Planning for Resilient Cities and
Regions), Dublin, Ireland, 15-19 July
2013
“How place influences popular culture: Finding meaning in creative media.” Primary and
presenting author of co-authored paper with LaBarbara James Wigfall, 3rd Global Conference
Urban Popcultures, Prague, Czech Republic, 12-14 May
2013
“The Non-gated Gated Community of Stapleton, Colorado.” Primary and presenting author of coauthored paper with Jessica Canfield, Neighborhood Change, Social Diversity and Neighborhood
Dynamics Session, Urban Affairs Association 43nd Annual Conference (Building the 21st
Century: Inclusion, Innovation, and Globalization), San Francisco, CA, 3-7 April
2012
“Ecological Parks as Urban Community Amenity: Responses from the Stapleton, Colorado focus
group sessions.” Primary and presenting author of co-authored paper with Jessica Canfield, Track
3 (Environmental and Resource Planning), Session 3.4 (Land Conservation: Stewardship,
Amenities and Externalities), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 53nd Annual
Conference (Resurgence of Planning in a New Century), Cincinnati, OH, 1-4 November
2012
“School Closures: Decision-Making Processes and Community Impacts.” Panel member,
Roundtable 1, Track 11 (The Planning Process, Administration, Law and Dispute Resolution),
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 53nd Annual Conference (Resurgence of Planning
in a New Century), Cincinnati, OH, 1-4 November
2012
“The TAB Program: Providing Technical Assistance to Brownfields in Small and Rural
Communities.” Co-presenter, abstract co-authored with Wendy Griswold, Kansas City Section of
the American Planning Association, Bi-State Conference, Kansas City, MO, 10-12 October
2012
“Ecological Landscapes as Urban Community Amenity: planning towards a sustainable future in
Stapleton, Denver, Colorado.” Primary and presenting author of co-authored paper with Jessica
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Canfield, Session 114 (Re-Imagining the Sustainable City), Urban Affairs Association 42nd
Annual Conference (Rethinking the Future of Urbanism: Cities and Regions in a Post-Industrial
Era), Pittsburg, PA, 18-21 April
2011
“Aesthetics versus Function: Ecological Landscapes as Community Amenity at Stapleton, in
Denver, Colorado.” Primary and presenting author of co-authored paper with Jessica Canfield,
Track 3 (Environmental and Resource Planning), Session 3.14 (Analysing and Planning for Green
Infrastructure), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 52nd Annual Conference
(Envision), Salt Lake City, UT, 13-16 October
2011
“Tales from the Center of the United States: A Qualitative Investigation of Why Students Study
Regional and Community Planning.” Sole author and presenter of paper, Track 12 (Planning
Education and Planning Practice), Session 1F (Student Views of Planning Education), World
Planning Schools Congress (WPSC), Perth, WA, Australia, 4-8 July
2010
“Smart Growth and the Challenge of NIMBY Apprehension.” Primary and presenting author of
co-authored paper with Matthew Becker, Track 7 (Land Use Policy and Governance), Session 7.5
(Smart Growth and New Urbanism), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 51st Annual
Conference (Getting to Scale: Planning in multi-scale, functionally integrated environments),
Minneapolis, MN, 7-10 October
2010
“Schools and Communities: School Facilities and Housing Choice.” Sole authored abstract, copresenter with Christopher Gralapp, Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association,
Kansas Planning Conference, Manhattan, KS, 6-8 October
2009
“Reinvesting via Schools: Perceived School Quality and its Influence on Monetary Housing
Value.” Sole author and presenter of paper, Track 5 (Housing and Community Development),
Session 5.8 (Connecting Housing and Education), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
50th Annual Conference (Reinvesting in America: The New Metropolitan Planning Agenda),
Crystal City, VA, 1-4 October
2008
“Perceived School Quality and its Influence on Monetary Housing Value: Urban Inequalities and
the Health of Communities.” Sole author and presenter of paper, Track 10 (Planning and Human
Health and Safety), Pre-organized Session 10.3 (School Siting and Healthy Communities),
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning and the Association of European Schools of
Planning 4th Joint Congress (Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City), Chicago, IL, 6-11 July
2006
“Managing Growth with the K-12 Public School System: From the Point of View of the Immediate
Housing Market and Overall Long-term Sustainability.” Sole author and presenter of paper,
Urban and Regional Planning Session, 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social
Sciences (HICSS), Honolulu, HI, 31 May - 3 June
2005
“Schools, Infrastructure and Sprawl: How They Are Related, Why This is Economically Important
to Community Citizens and an Investigation of the School Location Decision Process as a Case
Study.” Sole author and presenter of paper, Track 6 (Land Use Policy and Governance), Session
6.9: Strategies for Combating Sprawl, at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 46th
Annual Conference (Beyond the City Beautiful), Kansas City, MO, 27-30 October
2004
“Migration in the Peru/Ecuador Boundary Region.” Second author and sole presenter of coauthored paper with Vanessa Gil (primary author) and C.W. Minkel (third author), Panel 4
(European and South American Borders and Frontiers), Association for Borderlands Studies
(ABS) Annual Meeting, Western Social Science Association 46th Annual Conference (WSSA),
Salt Lake City, UT, 22-23 April
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Other Conference Participation (Discussant, Moderator, Co-authorship w/o Presentation)
2015
“Incite Change; Change Insight.” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference,
Abstract Reviewer, Manhattan, KS, 24-28 March
2014
“Where the Tree Meets the Sidewalk: Climate, Crime and the Role of the Urban Canopy.”
Moderator/Discussant, Session 3.12, Track 3 (Environmental Planning & Resource Management),
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 54th Annual Conference (Big Ideas, Global
Impacts), Philadelphia, PA, 30 October - 2 November
2014
“Participation and the Community Development Process.” Moderator, Concurrent Session 6,
Track 2 (Participation and the Community Development Process), Community Development
Society Annual Meeting (Renaissance: From Vision to Action), Dubuque, IA, 20-23 July
2013
“Neighborhood Change, Social Diversity and Neighborhood Dynamics.” Moderator,
Neighborhood Change, Social Diversity and Neighborhood Dynamics Session, Urban Affairs
Association 43nd Annual Conference (Building the 21st Century: Inclusion, Innovation, and
Globalization), San Francisco, CA, 3-7 April
2013
“Birds, Prairie Dogs, and Tranquility: Why Stapleton residents love stormwater parks.” Coauthored paper with Jessica Canfield, presented by Canfield, in the People-Environment
Relationships Session, Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Meeting,
University of Texas at Austin, 27-30 March
2012
“Finding meaning in creative media: How design influences popular culture.” Co-authored
abstract with La Barbara James Wigfall, presented by Wigfall, Session 7 (People-Environment
Relationships Track), Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference (Finding
Center: Landscape + Values), University of Illinois, 28-31 March
2011
“Aesthetics versus Function: Assessing Resident Perception of Ecologically Designed Urban
Parks at Stapleton in Denver, Colorado.” Second author of co-authored abstract with Jessica
Canfield, presented by Canfield, Vegetation and Water Track, Session 2 (Public Attitudes to
Biodiversity in Design), European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools Conference (Ethics
and Aesthetics), Sheffield, England, 7-10 September
2010
“Foreclosure Resale Market and the Implications on Affordable Housing.” Primary author of coauthored paper with Yanmei Li, presented by Li, Track 5 (Housing and Community
Development), Session 5.16 (Foreclosed and Vacant Properties), Association of Collegiate
Schools of Planning 51st Annual Conference (Getting to Scale: Planning in multi-scale,
functionally integrated environments), Minneapolis, MN, 7-10 October
2009
“Vacant Property and Local Response.” Moderator/Discussant, Session 5.1, Track 5 (Housing
and Community Development), Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 50th Annual
Conference (Reinvesting in America: The New Metropolitan Planning Agenda), Crystal City, VA,
1-4 October
Invited Event Speaker, Leader and/or Participant
2015
“Planning for Sustainability in Queensland, Australia,” Featured speaker, Tenth Annual Dialog on
Sustainability: Educating Leaders for Sustainable Development, Kansas State University, 18 July
2014
“Fostering Local Knowledge, Ancestral Knowledge and Human Development in the Globalization
of Education,” Speaker and panel member of Roundtable 2, Day of Ecuador at Kansas State
University (Globalization and Education: Visions for Achieving Human Development in Ecuador
and the United States), 6 August
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2014
“Communication and action (social decision making related to sustainability),” Co-facilitator*
with K. Meghan Wieters, Breakout Session A, Ninth Annual Dialog on Sustainability:
Communicating Sustainability Effectively, Kansas State University, 19 July
*Also a member of event planning committee
2014
“Capturing the Buzz: Education through Global Participation,” Speaker, SPOTLIGHT K-State,
Kansas State University, 31 March
2013
“Pocket Parks as Community Building Blocks.” Featured presenter, City and Regional Planning
Colloquium, University of Oklahoma, 14 October
2013
“Land Transportation and LARCP,” Speaker, Land Transportation Event, Manhattan Knowledge
Based Economic Development, 29 August
2012
“Public Discourse in Planning.” Featured discussant, Circle of Friends Dinner, Civic Discourse
and Democracy, Center for Engagement and Community Development, Kansas State University,
14 September
2012
“Community Sustainability.” Featured speaker*, Seventh Annual Dialog on Sustainability:
Finding an Optimal Path to a Sustainable World, Kansas State University, 21 July
*Also a member of event planning committee and lead facilitator of Breakout Session 1,
“Community Sustainability: What People’s Concerns Are”
2011
Sixth Annual Dialog on Sustainability: Building Sustainable Communities, Planning committee
member/lead facilitator, Kansas State University, 14 July
2011
“The Portland Experience,” Invited guest speaker, Manhattan, KS Bicycle Advisory Committee,
27 April
2010
“Schools and Communities: A Look at School Facility Age and Its Association with Housing,
Classroom Technology, Faculty Expertise, and School Outputs.” Featured speaker, Educational
Leadership and Policy Studies Colloquium Series, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 23
April
2009
“Perceived School Quality and its Effect on Monetary Housing Value: School Facility Age and its
Association with Housing Sale Price.” Featured speaker, Public Administration Research
Colloquium, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 24 September
2009
“Perceived School Quality and its Effect on Monetary Housing Value: School Facility Age and its
Association with Housing Sale Price.” Featured speaker, Urban and Regional Planning
Colloquium, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 18 September
2001, 2002
“Ayabaca, Peru: Migration and Land-Use Analysis 2001.” Speaker, Multiple venues
(governments, non-governmental agencies, universities, and geography and planning
organizations), in Peru, South America, July 2001, March 2002
2001
“Methodologies of Regional Planning and Development.” Speaker, Conference for Regionalism
and Decentralization for the Re-establishment of Peru, University of Piura, Peru, South America,
Peru, South America, July
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COURSE INSTRUCTION
Instructor, Kansas State University – graduate level courses
PLAN803: Community Planning Methods (Fall 2010-14) – provides regional and community planning
students with basic research design and data collection skills applicable to the planning practice.
PLAN721: Infrastructure Planning and Finance (Spring 2011 and 2012) – focuses on major topics related
to infrastructure planning and financing: the relationship between growth management and infrastructure,
the process for determining infrastructure needs, an overview of major infrastructure systems, a discussion
of capital budgeting, and a summary of financing techniques for infrastructure projects.
PLAN720: Infrastructure and Plan Implementation (Fall 2012-14) [co-taught with John Keller 2012 and
2013] - this course is an examination of infrastructure systems, the transportation process, land-use, and
development standards; consideration of policy options and strategies; review of financing options and
regulatory requirements associated with the various infrastructure elements. The course also reviews social
and other issues that affect and are affected by infrastructure related decisions.
PLAN699-B: Collective Decisions (Spring 2012-14) – provides an introduction to planning as a collective
decision-making tool; and examines how planners work within a decision-making environment to move
from planning concepts toward implementation of plans.
PLAN699: Planning in POP Culture (Spring Intersession 2011-13; Winter Intersession 2014 and 2015)
[co-taught with LaBarbara James Wigfall 2011-15, and Kathrine Nesse 2013-15] - this is an exploratory
educational adventure of regional and community planning issues through the cultural media of song and
film. The final class project is a radio special aired on the college radio station.* [planpop.wordpress.com]
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Planning and Pop Culture: The Radio Show (2014), 2nd place recognition, 2014 Student
Entertainment Program Division, Kansas Association of Broadcasters
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Planning and Pop Culture: The Radio Show (2013), recipient of 2013 New Horizon
Award, recognizing student group for pushing the boundaries of planning in creative and
innovative ways, American Planning Association, Kansas Chapter
In addition, I have supervised independent studies for individuals and groups.
Instructor, Kansas State University – undergraduate level courses
PLAN415: World Cities (Spring 2013-2015) – This course is about cities, and how and why they are
important. It is for students from a variety of disciplines, and introduces them to some of the major urban
areas in the world, how and why they developed, what makes them unique and what it might be like to live
there. This course gives students a way of thinking about cities in a global context that highlights both their
differences and their similarities. Through lectures, text and other multi-media formats, students explore
some of the main opportunities and challenges facing the inhabitants of large cities in today’s world.
[@WorldCities415; #WorldCities415]
PLAN010-A: Planning Field Trip (Spring 2012-2014) – the RCP component of the LARCP Spring Trip.
Lorn Clement leads the LA portion. On this trip we visit project sites and professional offices relevant to
the students’ studies.
Instructor, Great Plains IDEA/Kansas State University – online graduate level courses
CDPLN715: Principles & Strategies of Community Change (Fall 2014) – taught online to students
pursuing a Master’s in Community Development through the GPIDEA consortium, this course analyzes
principles and practices of community change and development, beginning with definitions of community
and the contribution of community capitals to community well-being.
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CDPLN710: Community Analysis (Spring 2014) – taught online to students pursuing a Master’s in
Community Development through the GPIDEA consortium, this course provides basic research and
evaluation design skills applicable to the practice, including: the linkage between theory, research, and
policy; conceptualization and operationalization of the research problem; study designs; ethics; sampling;
data sources and collection techniques; and the logic of data analysis.
Instructor, Florida State University – graduate level courses
URP5316: Land-Use Planning (Spring 2010) – provides an opportunity for students to examine and
understand existing land use planning methods and formats, develop their land use planning skills, and gain
experience by developing a land use plan for a small hypothetical city.
URP5312: Comprehensive Planning and Growth Management (Fall 2009) – introduces the problems and
needs of growth management and comprehensive planning in U.S. cities, covering public and private
perspectives on development and growth management, state and national institutions involved in
development, and planning approaches available for meeting the growth management problem.
URP5540: Economic Development (Fall 2009) – critically analyzes the strategy and tools for developing
employment and investment in American state and local economies. Covers programs targeted to depressed
urban communities and neighborhoods, unskilled and displaced workers, downtown and neighborhood
commercial areas, small businesses, and specific sectors (e.g. high technology). The course also discusses
the major trends in the location of business (including the development of the Sunbelt and the increased
international competition with American industry) that affect the planning of state and local economies.
URP5201: Research Design (Spring 2010) – focuses on the social research and evaluation methods used in
planning, including: the linkage between theory, research, and policy; conceptualization and
operationalization of the research problem; study designs; ethics; sampling; data sources and collection
techniques; the logic of data analysis; and micro-computer use.
INR5935: International Affairs Colloquium (Spring 2010) – topical seminar addressing issues in
international affairs.
URP5716: Transportation and Land Use (Spring 2009)* – examines the critical relationship between the
transportation system and the built environment. Topics include urban and economic theories of
transportation-land use interaction, the concept of accessibility, the effects of land use decisions on
transportation, the effects of transportation decisions on land use, parking policy, measures of
transportation system performance, and the concept of transit-oriented development.
*For this course I was the permanent substitute for majority of the semester (February, 2009 to
May 2009), course developed and initiated by Jeffery Brown.
Instructor, Florida State University – undergraduate level courses
URP3000: Introduction to Planning and Urban Development (Fall 2004-06; Spring 2005 and 2006;
Summer 2005-08) – an introductory course on planning and urban development; providing an overview of
planning history, processes, tools and theories.
URP4022: Collective Decision-Making (Fall 2007; Summer 2009 and 2010) – provides an introduction to
planning as a collective decision-making tool; and examines how planners work within a decision-making
environment to move from planning concepts toward implementation of plans.
URP4618: Planning for Developing Countries (Spring 2007 and 2008) – provides overview of
development planning, what has been tried, what has been learned, and what the current challenges are;
highlighting the role of planners and planning institutions in the process.
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URS1006: World Cities (Summer 2005 and 2007; Fall 2006; and Spring 2007) – introduces students from a
variety of disciplines to some of the major urban areas in the world, how and why they developed, what
makes them unique and what it might be like to live there.
Facilitator/Coordinator, University of Tennessee – graduate level course
URP591: Special Topics (Spring 2001 and Fall 2001) – urban and regional planning research colloquium.
SERVICE TO THE ACADEMY, PROFESSION, UNIVERISTY, AND/OR COMMUNITY
Invited Event Guest Speaker/Participant
2015
Environmental Design Student Association Faculty Forum, Representative faculty participant,
Regional and Community Planning, College of Architecture, Planning and Design, Kansas State
University, 26 January
2015
Career Exploration, Speaker on “Regional and Community Planning,” College of Architecture,
Planning and Design, Kansas State University, 17 January
2015
K-State Online Essentials Show & Tell, Speaker on development of CDPLN 715, Global Campus,
Kansas State University, 16 January
2014
K-State Book Network (KSBN) Public Lecture Series, Speaker, “What’s so important about cities,”
Kansas State University, 28 October
2014
Excellence in Teaching Initiative, Speaker on using Twitter in the classroom, College of Business
Administration, Kansas State University, 15 October
2014
Majors, Minors, and More Fair, Representative faculty participant, Regional and Community
Planning, College of Architecture, Planning and Design, Kansas State University, 15 October
2014
K-State Institutional Team Meeting, Speaker on Canvas experience, GreatPlainsIDEA, Kansas
State University, 10 September
2014
Career Exploration, Speaker on “Regional and Community Planning,” College of Architecture,
Planning and Design, Kansas State University, 18 January
2013
APDpro Kickoff Event, Speaker on “Planning Practice,” College of Architecture, Planning &
Design, Kansas State University, 9 September
2013
Environmental Design Student Association Decision Dinner, Representative faculty participant,
Regional and Community Planning, College of Architecture, Planning and Design, Kansas State
University, 28 January
2013
Career Exploration, Speaker on “Regional and Community Planning,” College of Architecture,
Planning and Design, Kansas State University, 12 January
2012
Career Exploration, Speaker on “Regional and Community Planning,” College of Architecture,
Planning and Design, KSU, 14 January
2011
Environmental Design Student Association Up Close & Personal Event, Representative faculty
participant Regional and Community Planning, College of Architecture, Planning and Design,
Kansas State University, 26 January
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Invited Classroom Guest Speaker/Participant
2015
IAPD391: Topics in Contemporary Design Seminar, Guest Discussant, “Designing for a
Population of 7 Billion,” Kansas State University, 6 February
2014
PLAN730: Planning Administration, Guest Discussant, “Professional Planning Practice: Public
versus Private Sector Experience,” Kansas State University, 16 October
2014
IAPD391: Topics in Contemporary Design Seminar, Guest Discussant, “Designing for a
Population of 7 Billion,” Kansas State University, 12 February
2014
CHE670: Sustainability Seminar, Sustainability and Sustainable Development,
“Communication and Advancing Toward Sustainable Communities;” Panel
“Sustainability Education at Bethany College, University of Kansas, K-State, and
Universities;” and Panel Member, “Dialog on Sustainable Policy,” Department of
Engineering, KSU, 8 & 9 January
2013
IAPD307: Second Year Design Studio, Critic, “Future of Housing,” KSU, 13 December
2013
RCPL5213: Principles & Practice of Urban Planning, Guest Lecturer, “Planning during a ‘Tea
Party’: Extreme politics and planning,” Division of City and Regional Planning, University of
Oklahoma, 14 & 16 October
2013
RCPL5813: Environmental Planning, Guest Lecturer, “Messy Urban (ecological) Parks and
Resident Attitudes,” Division of City and Regional Planning, University of Oklahoma, 8 October
2013
CDPLN625: Participatory Action Research Methods, Panel Member, film “Developing Trust with
Communities,” Great Plains Consortium, 11 July
2013
IAPD406/IMSE602/MNGT440: Innovation Bootcamp, Guest Speaker, “Transportation Based
Land Use and Policy (Change),” Kansas State University, 29 May
2013
IAPD391: Topics in Contemporary Design Seminar, Guest Discussant, “Designing for a
Population of 7 Billion,” Kansas State University, 11 February
2012
IAPD307: Second Year Design Studio, Critic, “Future of Housing,” KSU, 14 December
2012
ENVD203: Survey of the Design Professions, Guest Speaker, “What the Heck is Planning?,”
Environmental Design, KSU, 1 November
2012
IAPD391: Topics in Contemporary Design Seminar, Guest Discussant, “American Housing
Crisis,” KSU, 5 March
2012
IAPD391: Topics in Contemporary Design Seminar, Guest Discussant, “Designing for a
Population of 7 Billion,” KSU, 22 February
2012
Parks for the People: A Student Competition to Reimagine America’s National Parks, United
States National Park Service/Van Alen Institute/National Parks Conservation Association,
Nicodemus, KS, Collaborating Consultant on Community Engagement/Course Instructor,
PLAN699-B: Collectives Decisions, for LaBarbara James Wigfall’s PLAN660: Community
Development Planning, KSU

2011
Speaker,
Member,
European
Chemical
Recipient of 2013 K-State Excellence in Engagement Award, Center for Engagement
and Community Development, KSU
IAPD307: Design Studio 1, Critic, “Future of Housing,” KSU, 9 December
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2011
PLAN660: Community Development Planning, Critic, KSU, 7 December
2011
ENVD203: Survey of the Design Professions, Guest Speaker, “Regional and Community
Planning,” Environmental Design, KSU, 10 November
2011
CHE670: Sustainability Seminar, Guest Lecturer, “Land Management,” Department of Chemical
Engineering, KSU, 15 July
2011
LAR442: Site Planning and Design Studio, Critic, KSU, 6 May
2011
LAR320: Design 2, Critic, KSU, 6 May
2011
PLAN765: Growth Management, Guest Lecturer, “Florida’s GM Regime,” KSU, 3 March
2011
IAPD391: Topics in Contemporary Design Seminar, Guest Discussant, “Urban Sprawl and
Planning,” KSU, 15 February
2010
PLAN660: Community Development Planning, Critic, KSU, 15 December
2010
ENVD203: Survey of the Design Professions, Guest Speaker, “Regional and Community
Planning,” Environmental Design, KSU, 11 November
2010
PLAN315: Introduction to City Planning, Guest Lecturer, “Infrastructure,” KSU, 8 October
2010
LAR648: Specialization Studio, Operative Terrain, Critic, KSU, 15 October and 8 December
Invited/Voluntary Committee Service
2014-2015
2015 Spring Symposium Sub-Committee, Coordinator, Kansas Chapter of the American Planning
Association
2013-present
Consortium for Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability (CESAS), Member, Kansas State
University
2013-present
Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association, Executive Committee, At-large Member
2013
Faculty Forum, Regional and Community Planning Program Faculty Representative,
Environmental Design Student Association, College of Architecture, Planning and Design, KSU,
31 January
2012-present
Kansas City Metro Planning Internship Fair, Co-Coordinator, Kansas City Chapter of the
American Planning Association
2012-2013
Tech Mod Task Force, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning,
KSU
Assigned Committee Service
2014-present
Research Engagement Committee, College or Architecture Planning and Design, Kansas State
University
2014-present
Academic Affairs Committee, Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community
Planning, KSU
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2014-present
RCP Faculty Search Committee, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community
Planning, KSU
2014-present
Community Development Faculty, Member, GPIdea Consortium, KSU
2014
Community Development Program Assessment Team, Co-Leader (with Daniella Mattos from
UNL), GPIdea Consortium, KSU
2014
Professional Enhancement and Membership Task Force, Member, College or Architecture
Planning and Design, KSU
2014
PhD Program Committee, Member, College or Architecture Planning and Design, KSU
2013
LARCP Academic Advisor Search Committee, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and
Community Planning, KSU
2013
Computer Information Specialist Search Committee, College of Architecture, Planning & Design,
KSU
2012-present
International Studies, Member, College or Architecture Planning and Design, KSU
2012-present
Design Expo/Mock Interview Committee, Member, College or Architecture Planning and Design,
KSU
2012-2013
Student Activities and Enrichment Task Force (precursor to APDPro), Member, College or
Architecture Planning and Design, KSU
2012
Design Days, Organizing Committee Member and Speaker, Landscape Architecture/Regional and
Community Planning, KSU
2012
Tech Mod Working Group, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning,
KSU
2012
RCP Faculty Search Committee, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community
Planning, KSU
2011-2013
Lectures and Exhibits Committee, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community
Planning, KSU
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Including lead roles in inviting, scheduling and hosting the 2013 RCP Distinguished
Lecturer Alex Joyce (at both the Manhattan campus and KCDC);
2012 LARCP Departmental Lecturer Chuck Connerly;
2012 RCP Distinguished Lecturer Eric Sanderson;
2011 Ekdahl Lecturer Arthur C. Nelson;
2011 Bluestem Bistro Roundtable;
and assisting with multiple colloquia (2011-present)
2011-present
Student Affairs Committee, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning,
KSU
2011-present
Student Planning Association, Faculty Advisor, Regional and Community Planning, KSU

Recipient of the 2011 New Horizon Award, recognizing student group for pushes the
boundaries of planning in creative and innovative ways via “BOXhattan,” a box city
activity, American Planning Association, Kansas Chapter
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2011-2012
LA Faculty Search Committee, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community
Planning, KSU
2010-2011
Master of Regional Community Planning Admissions Committee, Member, KSU
2010-2011
Master of Science in Community Development Admissions and Studies Committee, Member, KSU
2010-2011
Research Colloquium Committee, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community
Planning, KSU
2010-2011
Research Collaboration Committee, Member, Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community
Planning, KSU
2010-2011
Master of Regional Community Planning Studies Committee, Member, KSU
Invited Manuscript/Book Reviewer
2013-2015
Journal of Borderlands Studies, Manuscript Reviewer (x3 reviews)
2014
Landscape and Urban Planning, Manuscript Reviewer
2011-2014
Housing Policy and Debate, Manuscript Reviewer (x3 reviews)
2010-2013
Journal of Planning Education and Research, Manuscript Reviewer (x3 reviews)
2011
Research Methods in the Social Sciences (8th Edition) by Chava Frankfort-Nachmias and David
Nachmias, Book Reviewer
2010
Land Use Policy, Manuscript Reviewer
Other relevant participation as a faculty member
2010-present
Graduate School, Faculty, KSU
Service as a doctoral student/visiting lecturer, Florida State University
2009-2010
Teaching Group, Faculty Coordinator, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State
University
2009-2010
International Affairs Committee, Member, Urban and Regional Planning, FSU
2008
School Siting & Healthy Communities Symposium Organizing Committee, Member, FSU
2006-2007
Sustainable Campus and Community Committee, Member, DeVoe L. Moore Center, FSU
2005-2006
PhD Policy Committee, Student Representative, Urban and Regional Planning, FSU
STUDENT DIRECTION
Doctoral Dissertations, Environmental Design (ENVD), Kansas State University
Present
“Urban Agriculture on Housing Prices in Minneapolis, MN,” Calayde Davey [Co-Chair]
“Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Experience,” Nancy Mahaney [Committee Member]
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2015
“Meaningful Community Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study of
Manhattan’s Downtown Redevelopment Project,” Mehraz Khaleghi [Committee Member]
Master Theses, Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning, Kansas State University
2014
“Educating a Younger Type of Driver: An Evaluation of School-Based Bicycle Education
Programs,” Kathryn Rush, MRCP [Chair]
“Ballot Box Conservation: A Study of Local U.S. Conservation Referendums and its Use by Local
Governments,” Christopher Clanahan, MRCP [Chair]
*Recipient of 2014 RCP Best Thesis Award
“Selling Transit: Elections, Expectation, and the Role of Public Partnerships in Kansas City,”
James Wood*, Master of Regional and Community Planning [Chair]
*Recipient of 2013 Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship Program, United States
Department of Transportation
“Compliant vs. Convenient: Is the Kansas State University campus truly user friendly for persons
with physical disabilities?” Ashley Klingler, MRCP [Committee Member]
2013
“High School Campus Design Guidelines for Outdoor-based Education Amenities,” Ninah Butler,
Master of Landscape Architecture [Chair]
Master Reports & Projects, Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning, K-State
2015
“Bringing Live Music to the Main Stage: A Neighborhood Analysis of Music Venues and Their
Surrounding Areas,” Eric Connor, MRCP [Chair]
“Revisioning Playground Design for the Developing World School Campus: A Nature Playground
Proposal for La Chuscada, Nicaragua,” Glen Jarrett, MLA [Chair]
*Recipient of 2015 Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Small Grant Program, K-State
“From National Monument to National Park: Changes in Community Capital,” Taylor Ricketts,
MRPC [Chair]
“Soccer Stadiums as Tools of Economic Development,” Ryan Kacirek, MRCP [Committee
Member]
2013
“Main Street Revitalization Effort for the Village of Union, Nebraska,” Taylor Cox, MRCP
[Chair]
“Revitalizing Quality of Life in Union, Nebraska through Implementation of Sustainable
Community Amenities and Brownfield Remediation,” Stephanie Kisler, MRCP [Chair]
“Espacio Público Para Todos: Using Purpose-Oriented Amenities to Enhance Childhood
Development in Mexican Public Spaces,” Lauren Ewald*, MLA [Chair]
*Recipient of 2013 Olmsted Scholar, Kansas State University; recognized at the
American Society of Landscape Architects annual meeting, Boston, MA, 15-18
November, 2013
“Delineating Suitable Wetland Areas for Reconnection of Habitat in Southwest Illinois,” Angela
Mayer, MLA [Chair]
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2012
“Analysis of the Historic Truman District in Independence, Missouri,” Eva
[Chair]
Steinman,
MRCP
“Implementation of Green Infrastructure as Stormwater Management in Portland, Oregon,”
Madhuri Kulkarni*, MRCP [Chair]
*Program nominee for 2012 King Medal, from the Architectural Research Centers
Consortium for innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or
environmental design research
“Catalyzing Urban Redevelopment on Washington Avenue – St. Louis, Missouri,” Bryan Zundel,
MRCP [Chair]
“The Geography of Nature Access Opportunities,” Jonathan Knight*, 2012, MRCP [Committee]
*Recipient of the 2012 New Horizon Award, recognizing a student for pushing the
boundaries of planning in creative and innovative ways, American Planning
Association, Kansas Chapter
“An Exploratory Study of the Characteristics of Live, Work, Plan Districts,” Nathan Jurey, MRCP
[Committee],
“Play and Learn: Susan B. Anthony Middle School Site as a Neighborhood Park Design,”
Shuang Hao, MLA [Committee]
“Extending the Market: Increasing Sustainability through Public Transit in Lee’s Summit,”
Mitch Workman, MLA [Committee]
2011
“Green Infrastructure: Implications of Implementing the Metrogreen Regional Greenway Plan,”
Caitlin Day, MRCP [Chair]
“Measuring Locational Equity and Accessibility of Neighborhood Parks in Kansas City,
Missouri,” Erica Besler*, MRCP [Committee]
*Recipient of the 2011 King Medal, from the Architectural Research Centers
Consortium for innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or
environmental design research
“Responding to Shock: A collaborative process for the St. Roch neighborhood,” J. Liam
Mahoney, MLA [Committee]
“Nelson's Ridge Subdivision: Conservation approach to rural subdivision development,” Felipe
DeNarvaez, MLA [Guest Reviewer]
Master Theses, Community Development, Great Plains IDEA
Present
Nathan Bramsen, Master of Science in Community Development, Kansas State University [Chair]
2015
“Understanding the Perceived Influence of Social Capital by Homeless Persons in Newtown,
Kansas,” Lester Limon, MSCD, KSU [Committee]
“Community Networks: A Social Network Analysis of Emerado, ND,” Lisa Atkinson, MSCD, KSU
[Committee]
Master Reports (and similar capstone products), Community Development, Great Plains IDEA
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Present
Micky Zurcher, MSCD, North Dakota State University [Committee]
“Educating the Invisible,” Julie Young, MSCD, South Dakota State University [Committee]
2014
“Sustainable Behavior Change at Kansas State University: The Effectiveness of the FOGG
Behavior Model Among Faculty and Staff as it Relates to Energy Savings and Efficiencies,”
Maggie Stephens, Master of Science in Community Development, Kansas State University [Chair]
2012
“Bicycle Tourism & Rural Community Development: an Asset Based Approach,” Sally
Broadaway, MSDC, KSU [Committee]
2011
“Trash Collection Efficiency and Consumer Knowledge: Municipal trash collection in Manhattan,
KS,” Mark Stadtlander, MSCD, KSU [Chair]
Other Graduate Work, Kansas State University
2014
“Urban dynamics under the space-economy restructuring,” Vera Smirnova, Master of Science in
Architecture [Thesis Committee Member]
2013
Abbey Reinhardt, Master of Public Administration [Specialization Exam Committee Member]
Master Paper, Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University
2010
“Blowing Bubbles: Federal Policy, Planning, and Roots of the 2005 Foreclosure Crisis,” Drew
Dietrich, Master of Urban and Regional Planning [Chair]
Master Examination Committee, Community Development, Great Plains IDEA, K-State
2015
[Chair]
Lakeshia Glover
Chad Wilkinson
[Committee]
Richard Atkinson
Elizabeth (Brooke) Ferguson
2014
[Committee]
Jessica Burger
Kristen Case
Danielle Cupido (Hastings)
Kimberly Goodbear
Julie Ruel
Graduate Assistant Supervision, Kansas State University
2015
Amelia Lewis, MRCP, Graduate Teaching Assistant, PLAN415: World Cities
2014
Mehraz Khaleghi, Ph.D. ENVD, Graduate Teaching Assistant, PLAN720: Infrastructure and Plan
Implementation
James Wood, MRCP, Graduate Teaching Assistant, PLAN415: World Cities/Research
2013
Nancy Mahaney, Ph.D. ENVD, Graduate Teaching Assistant, PLAN415: World Cities
James Wood, MRCP, Graduate Teaching Assistant, PLAN415: World Cities/Research
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2012
Mehraz Khaleghi, Ph.D. ENVD, Graduate Teaching Assistant, PLAN720: Infrastructure and Plan
Implementation
Jessi Preussner, MRCP, Graduate Teaching Assistant, PLAN721: Infrastructure Planning and
Finance & PLAN699-B: Collective Decisions
2011
Alfred Ledgin, MRCP, Graduate Teaching Assistant, PLAN803: Community Research Methods
James Rivers, MRCP, Graduate Teaching Assistant, General Assistance
Graduate Assistant Supervision, Florida State University
2010
Ismaila Abubakar, Ph.D. URP, Teaching Assistant, URP5201: Research Design
2009-2010
Mathew Becker, MURP, Research Assistant
Other Student Advisory Roles, Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University
[Graduating Major Professor]
2010
Derek Reeves
Holly Munroe
[First Year Advisor]
2009
Matthew DeSantis
Alexandro Angelbello
Rachel Hodge
Devan Leavins
Ryan Walker
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT [NON-CONFERENCE]
2014-15
Peer Review of Teaching Program, Mentor, Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning,
Kansas State University
2014
K-State Online Essentials Course, Global Campus, Kansas State University [certificate of
completion received 16 January 2015]
2011-2012
Peer Review of Teaching Program, Inquiry Portfolio, Center for Advancement of Teaching and
Learning, Kansas State University
2010-2011
Peer Review of Teaching Program, Teaching Portfolio, Center for Advancement of Teaching and
Learning, Kansas State University
2010-2011
New Faculty Institute, Participant, Kansas State University
2010
Faculty Exchange for Teaching Excellence Swap Session, Attendee, Center for Advancement of
Teaching and Learning, Kansas State University
2009
Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, Participant, Graduate School, Florida State University
2008-2009
Program for Instructional Excellence, Teaching Associate, Center for Teaching and Learning,
Florida State University
2006-2009
Teaching Group, Member, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University
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2004
Teaching Certificate, Center for Teaching and Learning, Florida State University
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association (APA) - with local affiliations as applicable in Kansas Chapter* (present), Kansas
City Section (present), Florida (past), and Tennessee (past)
*Appointed At-large Member of Kansas American Planning Association Chapter Executive Board, 2013 to
present (second appointment beginning January 1, 2015)
Association of Borderland Studies (ABS)
Community Development Society (CDS)
Urban Affairs Association (UAA)
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
2012-present
Community Planning Consultant/Team Member, Technical Assistance for Brownfield (TAB)
Program, Kansas State University
2006,
2002-2004
Planning Consultant, for various public and private sector projects, Florida
2004
Planner, Polk County Planning Division, Growth Management Department, Bartow, Florida
1997-2000
Real Estate Agent and Finance Officer, Citizens Fidelity Mortgage and Realty, Atlanta, Georgia
- Licensed Real Estate Agent (inactive), Georgia
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