Leadership

Ming-Han Li

Dean - Dr. Li is a distinguished academic leader in landscape architecture and urban planning.

Karabi Bezboruah

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.

Charles MacBride

Assistant Dean for Student Success and Operations - College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA)

Austin Allen

Assistant Dean for Community Engagement - 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

Diane Jones Allen

Director, Landscape Architecture -  A dedicated landscape architect and program director with expertise in environmental justice, transportation access, and community-driven design, known for developing accredited academic programs and leading impactful research initiatives.

David Coursey

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

David Franco

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.

Dennis Chiessa

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.

Julia Lindgren

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.

Deden Rukmana

Program Director of the Master of City and Regional Planning. A distinguished urban planner, educator, and scholar.

Barbara Marini

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.

Alan Klein

Director, Institute of Urban Studies

Qisheng Pan

Director of the Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD)

Cheryl Donaldson

Director of Academics and Student Affairs, Advising Supervisor and Assistant Adjunct Professor

Gustavo Monzón

College Business Officer - Academic Resources Planning

Theresa Ross

Business Operations Manager and Chief of Administrative Staff