Michael Carriere, Ph.D.
Professor, Director, Honors Program · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Michael Carriere is an urban historian, with expertise in American history, urban studies and sustainability.
Sustainability American History General Social Science Honors Program History
Tara Trammell
Associate Professor, Urban Forestry · University of Delaware
Prof. Trammell studies how biophysical and sociological factors affect urban ecosystem structure and function.
Invasive Species Urban Forests Urban Ecosystems Biology Pollution
Kofi Lomotey
Bardo Distinguished Professor · Western Carolina University
Kofi Lomotey has written more than 50 books, articles and book chapters on urban education and aspects of black education.
School Improvement Urban Education Higher Education
Stanley Gehrt
Associate Professor & Wildlife Extension Specialist I Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · The Ohio State University
Dr. Stanley Gehrt operates within the School of Environment and Natural Resources in the Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology Laboratory.
Wildlife Conservation Wildlife Research Urban Wildlife Mammalian Ecology Wildlife Disease
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
Asia Dowtin
Assistant Professor of Forestry · Michigan State University
Asia Dowtin's research uses in situ sampling and laboratory techniques to quantify hydrologic and nutrient cycling in the urban forest.
Youth Engagement Hydrologic and Nutrient Cycling in Urban Forests Ecosystem Services of the Urban Forest Urban Forest Planning and Management Workforce Development
AJ Reisinger
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
AJ Reisinger’s research focuses on how human activities affect levels of nutrients and impair the quality of soil and water.
Urban Ecology Pollution Pharmaceuticals Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems Soil, Water, and Aquifer Remediation
Andrew Koeser
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Andrew Koeser is a research professor who investigates how to best grow trees in cities and urban areas.
Arboriculture Arbor Day Trees Trees and Construction Trees and Development
Kirstin Braithwaite
Associate Professor of International Relations · Michigan State University
Kirstin Braithwaite specializes in international relations and is interested in questions of nationalism, identity and military conflict.
Civil-military Relations Nationalism and Identity Military Conflict Conflict Processes & War Civil War
Gerald Gamm
Professor of Political Science and History · University of Rochester
Gamm is an expert in U.S and urban politics
Congress State Politics U.S. Politics Urban Politics State Legislatures
Virginia Parks
Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy · UC Irvine
Virginia Parks, PhD, is a geographer and urban planner specializing in the study of urban inequality.
Clean Energy Transition Urban Politics and Policy Racial Inequality Employment Local Economic Development
Robert Traver, PhD
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director of the Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems; Director of the Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership | College of Engineering · Villanova University
Robert Traver, PhD., P.E., D. WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE, is an expert on green stormwater infrastructure.
Stormwater Management Green Infrastructure Flooding Urban Watersheds Water Resources
Leslie Kern
Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program · Mount Allison University
Expert in urban social issues, including gentrification, gender, and inequalities.
Gentrification/Displacement Gender Cities Urban Affairs Enviromental Justice
Dr Jim Parker
Reader · Leeds Beckett
Jim Parker specialises in building energy modelling and the urban environment.
Sustainable Architecture Urban Heat Islands Urban Green Space Air Quality Urban Environments
Kabindra Shakya, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Science · Villanova University
Professor Kabindra Shakya, Ph.D. research on air pollution, heavy metal pollution in urban soils, and environmental justice issues.
Air Pollution Particulate Matter Environmental Justice Lead Contamination in Soil
Jacqueline Kennelly
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology · Carleton University
Professor Kennelly's work encompasses youth cultural studies, critical educational studies, urban sociology, and social movements
Youth Cultures Citizenship Democracy Social Inclusion and Exclusion Globalization and Neoliberalism
Jean Hardy
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Jean Hardy's primary research focus is on the role of high-tech entrepreneurship and technological innovation.
Science and technology studies LGBTQ Studies Rural Computing Community and Economic Development Human-Computer Interaction
Xuefei Ren
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
An expert in the politics of urban development, globalization, social change, art and cultural industries
International architecture China Urban Development
David Feldman
Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI · UC Irvine
David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.
Drought Sustainable Development Ethics and Environmental Decisions Water Resources Management Global climate change policy
Luis Ricardo Fraga
Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political Science · University of Notre Dame
Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.
Latino Politics Politics of Race Politics of Ethnicity Urban Politics Educational Policy