Primary Faculty



Daniel S. Friedman
College Dean
Jeff Hou
Chair, Associate Professor 		Community Design, Design Activism, Asian Cities, Insurgent Public Space, Social and Environmental Justice
Julie Johnson
Associate Professor 		Design for outdoor learning environments, civic | ecological landscapes, design with children and youth, edible landscapes, design studio pedagogy
Lynne Manzo
Associate Professor 		Environmental Psychology, Place Meaning, Social Justice, Equitable Housing, Socially Responsive Design
Anne Vernez Moudon
Professor 		urban form analysis, land monitoring, neighborhood and street design, non-motorized transportation, walkable and bikable communities
Iain Robertson
Associate Professor 		Design Studio Pedagogy, Plants as a Design Medium, Creativity, Arboretum Planning and Design
Nancy Rottle
Associate Professor 		Green infrastructure, ecological and sustainable design, public space, low-impact stormwater design, learning landscapes, cultural landscape preservation, engaged scholarship
Benjamin Spencer
Assistant Professor 		Urban Slums, Empowering Design, Sustainable Materials, Digital Media
Thaisa Way
Associate Professor 		Landscape Architectural History, Feminist History, Sustainability Theory, Landscape Theory, Design Pedagogy, Praxis
Daniel Winterbottom
Professor 		Therapeutic Gardens, Cultural Identity and Environmental Design, Social and Environmental Justice, Environmental and Human Health, Urban Greening, Service Learning, Community Gardens, Design-Build, Alternative Materials and Green Building, Landscape and Art
Kenneth Yocom
Assistant Professor 		Urban Ecology, Watershed Planning, Green Technology, Systems-Based Design, Ecological Democracy
Michelle Arab
Lecturer 		Urban design, phenomenology, evolving landscapes, artful ecology, the relationship between landscape and art, site-specific art installations
Nate Cormier
Lecturer 		Urban Green Infrastructure, High Performance Landscapes, Urban Design, Landscape Urbanism, Performative Practice
Jamie Fleckenstein
Lecturer 		Contemporary Garden Design, Residential Design, Community Gardens, Construction Methods/Detailing, Green Design/Technology, Professional Practice & Business Methods
Brian Gerich
Lecturer 		Allied Environments, Design Agency, Ecological Design Research, Public-Interest Design, Systems-Based Design
Brice Maryman
Lecturer 		Urban Green Infrastructure, Cultural Landscapes, Community Design, Modernist Design, Systems Design
Julie Parrett
Lecturer 		Landscape Urbanism, Urban Design, Innovative Urban Public Spaces, Urban Public Life, Design Activism and Advocacy
Luanne Smith
Senior Lecturer 		Appropriate Design and the Translation of design theory and technical skills into meaningful spaces, healthy landscapes, ecologically based planting, professional practice
Elizabeth Umbanhowar
Lecturer 		Design Pedagogy, Professional Mentorship, Design Theory, Transportation Planning, Urban Design, Habitat Restoration, Community Building and Advocacy, Public Art, Film and Landscape
Chad Wichers
Lecturer 		Grading and Drainage, Construction Documentation, Residential Garden Design, Community Gardens, Neighborhood Parks, Built Green/LEED Design