Faculty Research Expertise

Learn more about the Department of Public Affairs and Planning Faculty and each of their unique research interests

Dr. Ardeshir Anjomani

Research

  • Analysis of Urban Development
  • Physical Planning & Urban Design
  • Environmental & Land Suitability Analysis Using GIS Technology
  • Metropolitan Integrated Land-Use Transportation Planning & Modeling
  • Urban and Regional Demographics and Economic Analysis & Forecasting
  • Research & Analytical Techniques
  • Community Revitalization & Economic Development
  • Policy Analysis
  • Quantitative Methods

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Dr. Ivonne Audirac

Research

  • Social, Ecological, Economic, & Policy Dimensions of Urbanism & the Processes of Urbanization
  • Political Economy of Shrinking Cities, Redevelopment, & Resilience
  • Social Equity & the Built Environment
  • Transportation Equity & Access
  • Community Development & Housing
  • Urban Design, Physical Planning, & Sustainability
  • Information Technology & Urban Form
  • Latin American Development

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Dr. Karabi Bezboruah

Research

  • Nonprofit Management & Organizational Behavior
  • Corporate Philanthropy
  • Socio-Economic & Community Development
  • Cross-Sector Collaborations in Health & Human Service Organizations
  • Policy Advocacy & Policy Making
  • International NGOs Capacity-Building & Sustainability
  • Impact of Micro-Finance Institutions (MFI)
  • Program Evaluation & Policy Analysis

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David Coursey

Dr. David Coursey

Research

  • Public Management, especially public/private comparative research, public service motivation, organizational environments, public personnel retention & recruitment
  • Public Management Information Systems, especially database management, e-gov, policy informatics & big data analysis
  • Research Methods, especially structural equation models, measurement theory, & nonparametric models
  • Policy Analysis & Utilization

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Dr. Hannah Lebovits

Research

  • Sustainable Community Development
  • Urban/Suburban Governance
  • Social Equity & Spatial Experience
  • Sub-National Policy Advocacy & Policy Making
  • Community-Based Research
  • Qualitative & Mixed-Methods Research

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Dr. Jianling Li

Research

  • Economic, Environmental, & Socioecological Impacts of Urban Transportation System
  • Transportation & Public Health
  • Transportation Finance
  • Collaborative Transportation Planning & Management
  • Travel Behavior & Residential Decision Modeling
  • Information Technology & Smart Cities
  • GIS Applications in Urban Planning
  • Research Methods & Data Analytics

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Dr. Maria Martinez-Cosio

Research

  • Private Foundations & Community Development
  • Philanthropy & Nonprofit Partnerships
  • Civic Participation & Immigrants
  • Latinx Student Success, especially mentoring practices & faculty development
  • Cultural & Social Capital

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Dr. Evan Mistur

Research

  • Energy & Environmental Policy
  • Public Management
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Sustainability
  • Collaborative Governance
  • Environmental Review & Impact Assessment
  • Policy Diffusion

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Dr. Emily Nwakpuda

Research

  • Philanthropy & Nonprofits
  • Policy Analysis
  • Evaluation Research
  • Higher Education
  • Community Development
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Science & Innovation

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Dr. Qisheng Pan

Research

  • Urban & Regional Models
  • Freight Transportation Planning & Modeling
  • Economic Impact Analysis
  • Applications of GIS in Urban Studies

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Dr. Ariadna Reyes-Sanchez

Research

  • Sustainable Housing & Transportation
  • Urban Informality in the United States & the Global South
  • Environmental Planning & Climate Justice
  • Environmental Impact Assessment in Residential Land Use
  • International Planning (Latin American Studies)
  • Green Cities & Sustainable Communities
  • Participatory Planning & Mixed-Method Research Approaches

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Alejandro Rodriguez

Dr. Alejandro Rodriguez

Research

  • Creative Governance
  • Collaboration, Teamwork, & Collaborative Governance
  • Organizational Culture
  • Culture & Urban Planning
  • Public Administration Theory
  • Leadership Theories
  • Government Reform
  • Smart & Sustainable Cities
  • Latin American Governance

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jiwon Suh

Dr. Jiwon Suh

Research

  • Public & Nonprofit Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Human Resource Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Performance & Accountability
  • Organizational Communication
  • Cross-sectoral & Cross-national Comparison
  • Nonprofit Marketing & Fundraising

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