College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs
601 W. Nedderman Drive
Suite 203
Arlington, TX 76019-0108
Dean - Dr. Li is a distinguished academic leader in landscape architecture and urban planning.
Associate Dean for Faculty Success and Research - Director of Planning and Public Affairs Ph.D. Programs - Researches cross-sector collaboration, nonprofit management and leadership, strategic management, community development, cross-sector comparisons, NGOs - organizational role, gender role, leadership role & NGO effectiveness.
Assistant Dean for Student Success and Operations - College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA)
Interim Director of Landscape Architecture - Professor of Architecture - Previously served as an associate professor in Landscape Architecture and an associate professor in Film and Communication at other universities to combine the two fields into his research
Chair, Public Affairs and Planning - Program Director for the Masters of Public Administration researches public management, especially public/private comparative research, public service motivation, organizational environments, public personnel retention and recruitment
Director, School of Architecture - research focuses on how social inequalities and political conflicts affect the built environment, with a particular emphasis on modern and contemporary architecture. This framework informs both his award-winning creative practice—centered on social infrastructure projects, affordable housing, and public spaces—and his scholarly research.
Graduate Architecture Program Director
Dennis Chiessa, AIAis an architect and Assistant Professor of Architecture at CAPPA UTA. He examines the reciprocal impact of design and communities through creative practice, research, and teaching.
Undergraduate Architecture Program Director
Julia Lindgren is Assistant Professor at CAPPA UTA where she teaches design-build studios and seminars focused on social equity and community engagement. Her research explores the ways in which design processes can be used to restructure the distribution of power within cities.
Program Director of the Master of City and Regional Planning. A distinguished urban planner, educator, and scholar.
Program Director of Interior Design - Research focuses on leadership, creativity, and innovation that seeks to inform organizations and institutions by speaking on design and industry-related issues, serving on numerous professional panels, and authoring that has recognized her work and service to the profession and design education.
Associate Professor in the School of Architecture.
Director of the Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD)
Director of Academics and Student Affairs, Advising Supervisor and Assistant Adjunct Professor