Research & Education

Sustainability Faculty

Faculty are listed under the following core research areas:

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Community Food Systems

Providing real and virtual spaces for networking and learning about community food issues, collecting and sharing information about the region's food systems; catalyzing responses to identified gaps and opportunities.

Jennifer Allen
Associate Director, Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices
Research Associate Professor
Phone: (503) 725-8546
Email: jhallen@pdx.edu

Thomas Gillpatrick
Professor, School of Business Administration
The Juan Young Professor of Food Marketing
Executive Director, Food Industry Leadership Center. www.foodleadership.pdx.edu/
Webpage: www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/tomg/tomg.htm
Phone: (503) 725-3775
Email: tomg@sba.pdx.edu

Leslie McBride
Associate Professor, School of Community Health
Interim Director, School of Community Health
Webpage: healthed.pdx.edu/faculty.htm#mr
Phone: (503) 725-5102
Email: mcbridel@pdx.edu

Barry Messer
Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
Webpage: www.pdx.edu/usp/profiles/4435/
Phone: (503) 725-5179
Email: messerb@pdx.edu

Pramod Parajuli
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education
Executive Director, Portland International Initiative for Leadership in Ecology, Culture and Learning (PIIECL)
Webpage: www.piiecl.pdx.edu/community_partners/pramod_bio.htm
Phone: (503) 725-9406
Email: pramodp@pdx.edu

Lisa Weasel
Associate Professor, Biology
Webpage: http://www.biology.pdx.edu/people/weasel/index.php
Phone: (503) 725-3862
Email: lisaw@pdx.edu

Dilafruz Williams
Professor, Graduate School of Education
Professor, Mark O' Hatfield School of Government
Webpage: www.piiecl.pdx.edu/community_partners/dilafruz_bio.htm
Phone: (503) 725-4676
Email: williamsdi@pdx.edu

Economic Sustainability

Randy Bluffstone
Associate Professor, Economics
Webpage: http://www.econ.pdx.edu/faculty/bluff.php
Phone: 503-725-3938
Email: bluffsto@pdx.edu

Darrell Brown
Associate Professor, Accounting
Webpage: www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/darrellb/darrellb.html
Phone: (503) 725-3096
Email: darrellb@sba.pdx.edu

Patricia Koss
Associate Professor, Economics
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~crpk/
Phone: (503) 725-3942
Email: kossp@pdx.edu

Scott Marshall
Assistant Professor, Management
Webpage: www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/scottm/scottm.html
Phone: (503) 725-3761
Email: scottm@sba.pdx.edu

Sheila Martin
Director, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Webpage: www.pdx.edu/ims/martin.html
Phone: (503) 725-5170
Email: sheilam@pdx.edu

Mellie Pullman
Associate Professor, Operations Management
Webpage: http://www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/melliep/mp.html
Phone: 503-725-4768
Email: mpullman@pdx.edu

Leopoldo Rodriguez
Assistant Professor, Economics and International Studies
Webpage: http://web.pdx.edu/%7Eleopoldo/
Phone: 503-725-3929
Email: leopoldo@pdx.edu

Kristi Yuthas
Associate Professor, Accounting
Webpage: http://www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/kristiy/kristiy.html
Phone: 503-725-3784
Email: kristiy@sba.pdx.edu

Environmental Sustainability

Mitchell Cruzan
Associate Professor, Biology
Webpage:http://web.pdx.edu/~cruzan/index.html
Phone: 503-725-8391
Email:cruzan@pdx.edu

Catherine deRivera
Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences and Resources
Webpage: http://www.clr.pdx.edu/people/faculty/derivera/
Phone: 503-725-9798
Email: derivera@pdx.edu

Elise Granick
Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences and Resources
Webpage:http://web.pdx.edu/~graneke/
Phone: 503-725-4241
Email: graneke@pdx.edu

Environmental Science and Green Technology Development

Sustainable design; green chemistry and nanotech to reduce toxicity and energy use; eco-roof performance and design; wind energy; solar energy; air and water pollution prevention.

Andrew Fountain
Associate Professor, Geology
Webpage: glaciers.pdx.edu/fountain/
Phone: (503) 725-3386
Email: andrew@pdx.edu

Aslam Khalil
Professor, Physics
Webpage: www.physics.pdx.edu/~aslamk/aslamk/
Phone: (503) 725-8396
Email: khalilm@pdx.edu

Scott Reed
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Webpage: www.chem.pdx.edu/~sreed/
Phone: (503) 725-8512
Email: sreed@pdx.edu

Andrew Rice
Assistant Professor, Physics
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~arice/
Phone: (503) 725-3095
Email: arice@pdx.edu

Graig Spolek
Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Department Chair, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department
Thermal and Fluid Science Group
Webpage: www.me.pdx.edu/~graig/
Phone: (503) 725-7290
Email: graig@cecs.pdx.edu

David Sailor
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department
Thermal and Fluid Science Group
Webpage: www.me.pdx.edu/~sailor/
Phone: (503) 725-4265
Email: sailor@cecs.pdx.edu

Carl Wamser
Professor, Chemistry
Webpage: www.chem.pdx.edu/~wamserc/
Phone: (503) 725-4261
Email: wamserc@pdx.edu

Mingdi Yan
Associate Professor, Chemistry (Organic Chemistry/Materials)
Webpage: www.chem.pdx.edu/~yanm/
Phone: (503) 725-5756
Email: yanm@pdx.edu

Integrated Water Resource Management

Water quality modeling; watershed management; including invasive species control, storm water best management practices; water management in the built and municipal environment; community-based watershed management; and conflict management in water-stressed conditions.

Heejun Chang
Assistant Professor, Geography
Webpage: www.web.pdx.edu/~changh/
Phone: (503) 725-3162
Email: changh@pdx.edu

Marcus Ingle, Professor
Public Administration Division
Director of International Public Service, Executive Leadership Institute
Webpage: www.eli.pdx.edu
Phone: (503) 725-8202
Email: mingle@pdx.edu

Connie Ozawa
Professor, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~ozawac/
Phone: (503) 725-5126
Email: ozawac@pdx.edu

Yangdong Pan
Associate Professor, Environmental Science
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~pany/pan.htm
Phone: (503) 725-4981
Email: pany@pdx.edu

John Rueter
Professor, Environmental Science
Chair, Environmental Science
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~rueterj/
Phone: (503) 725-8038
Email: rueterj@pdx.edu

Craig Shinn
Associate Professor, Public Administration
Chair, Public Administration
Associate Director, Executive Leadership Institute
Webpage: www.eli.pdx.edu/staff/bio_CS.php
Phone: (503) 725-8220
Email: shinnc@pdx.edu

Mark Sytsma
Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences
Director, Center for Lakes and Reservoirs, www.clr.pdx.edu/
Webpage: www.clr.pdx.edu/people/sytsma/
Phone: (503) 725-3833
Email: sytsma@pdx.edu

Scott Wells
Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Webpage: www.cee.pdx.edu/~scott/
Phone: (503) 725-4282
Email: scott@cecs.pdx.edu

Alan Yeakley
Associate Professor, Environmental Science
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~yeakleya/alan.htm
Phone: (503) 725-3888
Email: yeakley@pdx.edu

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Transit-oriented development, intelligent transportation and environmental planning; land use planning and transportation infrastructure, and the relationship between urban form, travel behavior and human health.

Rob Bertini
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning.
Director, Center for Transportation Studies, www.cts.pdx.edu
Webpage: www.ce.pdx.edu/faculty_bertini.shtml
Phone: (503) 725-4249
Email: bertini@pdx.edu

Chris Monsere
Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
affiliated faculty member, Center for Transportation Studies, www.cts.pdx.edu
Webpage: www.cecs.pdx.edu/~monserec/
Phone: 503-725-9746
Email: monsere@pdx.edu

Connie Ozawa
Professor, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
Webpage:
Phone: (503) 725-5126
Email: ozawac@pdx.edu

Jim Strathman
Director, Center for Urban Studies, www.upa.pdx.edu/CUS/about/history.html
Webpage: www.upa.pdx.edu/CUS/about/meetthedirector.html
Phone: (503) 725-4069
Email: www.upa.pdx.edu/CUS/about/history.html
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~jdill/
Phone: (503) 725-8770
Email: jdill@pdx.edu

Social Sustainability

Linking together the science and practice of social sustainability; creating a common ground for experts, practitioners, and students of social sustainability to meet, exchange ideas, and form joint ventures; and adding to the body of knowledge about social sustainability through joint ventures, conduct of action research, and publications.

Jesse Dillard
Retzlaff Chair, Accounting
Professor, Accounting
Director, Center for Professional Integrity and Accountability www.sba.pdx.edu/cpia/
Webpage: www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/jessed/jdillard.html
Phone: (503) 725-2278
Email: jdillard@pdx.edu

Barbara Dudley
Professor, Institute for Nonprofit Management
Phone: (503) 725-3921
Email: dudleyb@pdx.edu

Veronica Dujon
Associate Professor, Sociology
Chair, Sociology
Webpage: www.sociology.pdx.edu/dujon.htm
Phone: (503) 725-8503
Email: dujonv@pdx.edu

Stephanie Farquhar
Assistant Professor, Community Health
Webpage: www.cphs.pdx.edu/vitas/farquhar_vita.htm
Phone: (503) 725-5167
Email: farquhar@pdx.edu

Kevin Kecskes
Director, Community University Partnerships for Learning, Center for Academic Excellence
Phone: (503) 725-8136
Email: kecskesk@pdx.edu

Mary King
Professor, Economics
Department Chair, Economics
Webpage:
Phone: (503) 725-3940
Email: kingm@pdx.edu

Jan Semenza
Associate Professor, Community Health
Webpage: www.healthed.pdx.edu/semenzavita.htm
Phone: (503) 725-8262
Email: semenzaj@pdx.edu

Sustainable Urban Development

Urban and regional economic development; green R&D strategies, urban heat island management, green building performance measurement (e.g. eco-roofs, energy and water auditing); urban environmental management; demand responsive energy systems; and energy efficiency and conservation.

David Ervin
Professor, Environmental Sciences and Resources
Coordinator, Academic Sustainability Programs
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~dervin/
Phone: (503) 725-3935
Email: dervin@pdx.edu

Michael Fogarty
Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
Webpage: www.pdx.edu/profiles/4121/
Phone: (503) 725-4045
Email: fogartym@pdx.edu

Mary King
Professor, Economics
Department Chair, Economics
Webpage: www.econ.pdx.edu/staff/mck/mck1.htm
Phone: (503) 725-3940
Email: kingm@pdx.edu

Tom Harvey
Professor, Geography
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~harveyt/
Phone: (503) 725-3164
Email: harveyt@pdx.edu

Loren Lutzenhiser
Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
Webpage: www.pdx.edu/usp/profiles/4445/
Phone: (503) 725-8743
Email: llutz@pdx.edu

Sheila Martin
Director, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Webpage: www.pdx.edu/ims/martin.html
Phone: (503) 725-5170
Email: sheilam@pdx.edu

Barry Messer
Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
Webpage: www.pdx.edu/usp/profiles/4435/
Phone: (503) 725-5179
Email: messerb@pdx.edu

Joe Poracsky
Professor, Geography
Director, Cartographic Center
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~poracskj/
Phone: (503) 725-3158
Email: poracskyj@pdx.edu

David Sailor
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department
Thermal and Fluid Science Group
Webpage: www.me.pdx.edu/~sailor/
Phone: (503) 725-4265
Email: sailor@cecs.pdx.edu

Ethan Seltzer
Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
Director, School of Urban Studies and Planning
Webpage: www.pdx.edu/usp/profiles/3015/
Phone: (503) 725-5169
Email: seltzere@pdx.edu

Martha Works
Professor, Geography
Chair, Department of Geography
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~mworks/
Phone: (503) 725-3165
Email: mworks@pdx.edu

Sustainable Business Processes and Practices

Supply chain management; incorporating sustainability into business strategies; certification systems; principles of business integrity and accountability, motivations for adoption of environmental management systems, and roles of the private and public sectors in fostering business sustainability.

Jennifer Allen
Coordinator, Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices, and Research Associate Professor
Phone: (503) 725-8546
Email: jhallen@pdx.edu

Dan Blue
Program Manager, Community Environmental Services, Center for Urban Studies
Webpage: www.upa.pdx.edu/CUS/about/staffpages/researchassistantstaff.html
Phone: (503) 725- 8448
Email: blued@pdx.edu

Darrell Brown
Associate Professor, Accounting
Webpage: www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/darrellb/darrellb.html
Phone: (503) 725-3096
Email: darrellb@sba.pdx.edu

David Ervin
Professor, Environmental Sciences and Resources
Coordinator, Academic Sustainability Programs
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~dervin/
Phone: (503) 725-3935
Email: dervin@pdx.edu

Patricia Koss
Associate Professor, Economics
Webpage: web.pdx.edu/~crpk/
Phone: (503) 725-3942
Email: kossp@pdx.edu

Scott Marshall
Assistant Professor, Management
Webpage: www.sba.pdx.edu/faculty/scottm/scottm.html
Phone: (503) 725-3761
Email: scottm@sba.pdx.edu