Michael Volk
Research Associate Professor · University of Florida
Michael Volk’s work is focused on a variety of topics related to climate change and resilient design.
Regional Conservation Planning Adaptive Planning and Design Landscape Architecture Adaptive Conservation Cultural Landscapes
Stuart Candy
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Stuart Candy is an advisor, facilitator, educator, artist and designer with more than twenty years of experience in the futures field.
Speculative Design Future of Work Design Fiction Foresight Transmedia Storytelling
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.
Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, and Professor, Social Work & Human Rights · University of Connecticut
Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.
U.S. Resettlement of Refugees Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Children's Rights Migrant Children
Karla Saldaña Ochoa
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Karla Saldaña Ochoa investigates the interplay of artificial and human intelligence to empower creativity and social good.
AI Architectural Design Data Analysis Disaster Response Human-Centered AI
Lawrence Levy
Associate Vice President and Executive Dean of the National Center for Surburban · Hofstra University
Dean Levy works close with Hofstra’s academic community to shape an innovative agenda for suburban study
Suburban Spaces and Development Suburbs Education Taxation Politics of the Suburbs
Mark Brand, Ph.D.
Professor of Horticulture and Plant Breeding, Nursery Extension Specialist · University of Connecticut
Professor Brand is a horticulturist who focuses on ornamental plant breeding, sustainable cultivars, and industrial hemp.
Woody Landscape Plants Nursery Crops Ornamental Plant Breeding Aroniaberry Fruit Production Plant Breeding
Richard Reynolds
Director · Mobile Gardeners
Guerrilla Gardener
Creative Strategy Integrated Marketing Advertising Gardening Public Realm
Gerald A. Berkowitz, Ph.D.
Professor of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture · University of Connecticut
Expert on plant genetics, plant biotechnology, GMOs and public perception of GMOs.
Plant-Water Relations Ion Channels Landscape Architecture Photosynthesis Plant Physiology
Kalim Shah
Associate Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy · University of Delaware
Expert in public policy, governance and institutional analysis for sustainable development in small peripheral economies and jurisdictions.
Public Policy Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Institutional Transformation Small Island Developing States Energy Security and Transition
Georgeen Theodore
Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development
Equitable Economic Development Participatory & Dialogic Processes Regional Development Sustainable Building Design Strategic Planning
Dr Benz Kotzen
Associate Professor in Landscape Design · University of Greenwich
Dr Kotzen is a chartered landscape architect with more than 30 years’ experience as a consultant and a researcher.
Environmental Noise Green Roofs Plants Landscape Design Arid and Desert Landscapes
Peter Christensen
Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities and Professor of Art History · University of Rochester
Peter Christensen's specialization is modern architectural and environmental history of Germany, Central Europe and the Middle East.
Architectural design theory and history Critical Digital Humanities Historicism 19th Century Architectural History 20th Century Architectural History