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LAURA HUNTOONCURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Data
Position Associate Professor of Practice, School of Landscape Architecture and
Planning, College of Architecture and Landscaper Architecture (CALA),
University of Arizona
Office Address
School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
College of Architecture and Landscaper Architecture
University of Arizona
PO Box 210075
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0075
520-626-1151
Education:
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. A.B. cum laude, Government
Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France. Certificate, French Language
Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. Visiting Student, Geography
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. M.A., Regional Science
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Ph.D., Regional Science
EMPLOYMENT:
Academic Appointments:
8/00- Associate Professor, University of Arizona, Planning Program; Affiliated
Faculty, Latin American Studies.
8/91-5/00 Assistant Professor, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental
Affairs; Philanthropic Studies, Center on Philanthropy.
6/94-7/94 Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Sevilla, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional,
Seville, Spain.
1/90-5/91 Instructor, Bryn Mawr College, Department of Economics.
9/87-1/90 Teaching Assistant and University Fellow, University of Pennsylvania,
Departments of Economics and Regional Science.
1/83-6/89 Writing Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Department of English, Writing
Across the University Program.
9/82-6/84 Teaching Assistant and University Fellow, University of Pennsylvania,
Department of City and Regional Planning.
Professional Appointments:
1985-1987 Laventhol & Horwath, Philadelphia, PA. Associate in research division.
Analyzed impact of convention travel and travel industry on local economies.
1980 Kaneko, New York, NY. Associate consultant to major Japanese chemical
company.
1979-1980 Citibank, New York, NY. Consultant to corporate planning group. Analyzed
changing international environment's impact on future markets for financial
products.
1977-1979 Management Analysis Center, Cambridge, MA. Specialist in marketing,
strategic planning and economic analysis for management consulting firm.
1977 Airtek Corporation, Newton, MA. Examined market for pollution control
devices in Eastern Europe and USSR.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2008 Member, American Institute of Certified Planners
2002 Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
Architecture, University of Arizona.
1999 "Best of ACSP" (American Collegiate Schools of Planning) for scholarly research
with the most interest to the planning profession. National award from the
American Planning Association.
1988 Research Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, National Foreign Language
Center. "Application of Empirical Techniques From Cognitive Science and
Artificial Intelligence to Instructional Settings."
1987-1988 Research Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Economics,
funded by Andrew Mellon Fund.
1984-1985 Research Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Regional
Science, funded by Andrew Mellon Fund.
1984 Best Doctoral Preliminary Exam for Department of Regional Science, University
of Pennsylvania.
1982-84 Graduate School of Fine Arts Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania.
1977 Cum laude A.B. from Harvard University.
1973-77 Dean's List at Harvard College.
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RESEARCH
Areas of Research
Land use changes due to migration, immigrant adaptation, and regional population change; land
use, urban development and mega-events; social decision-making, pathways to social influence.
PUBLICATIONS:
Pezzoli, Keith, Michael Hibbard and Laura Huntoon. 2009. “Introduction to Symposium: Is
Progressive Regionalism an Actionable Framework for Critical Planning Theory and Practice?”
Journal of Planning Education and Research, 27(3):336-340.
Huntoon, Laura. 2008. “Expo 98, Lisbon 1998.” Encyclopedia of World’s Fairs and
Expositions, John E. Findling and Kimberly D. Pelle, editors. (McFarland Press).
Huntoon, Laura. 2007. “Innovations in the Sustainability of the Built Environment at Lisbon
1998.” Bulletin du Bureau International des Expositions, (B.I.E.):181-199. Paris.
Huntoon, Laura. 2006. “Women’s World’s Fairs.” Encyclopedia of American Urban History,
David R. Goldfield, editor. (Sage Publications).
Huntoon, Laura. 2006. “World’s Fairs and Expositions.” Encyclopedia of American Urban
History, David R. Goldfield, editor. (Sage Publications).
Prytherch, David, and Laura Huntoon. 2005. Entrepreneurial Regionalist Planning in a
Rescaled Spain: The Cases of Bilbao and Valencia. GeoJournal 62:41-50.
Huntoon, Laura, and Barbara Becker. 2002. “Colonias in Arizona: A Changing Definition with
Changing Location,” in Angela C. Stuesse and Peter A. Ward, eds. Memoria: Irregular
Settlement and Self-Help Housing in the United States (Lincoln Land Institute), pp. 34-39.
Becker, Barbara, and Laura Huntoon. 2002. “Colonias in Arizona,” Proceedings of the First
World Planning Schools Conference, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji
University, Shanghai, China, July 11-15, 2001.
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Villoria, Manuel, and Laura Huntoon. 2002. "The Local Response to Democracy and the Civil
Service in Spain," in Randall Baker, ed. Transitions From Authoritarianism: The Role of the
Bureaucracy (Greenwood Press):165-188.
Wilson, Mark I. and Laura Huntoon. 2001. "World's Fairs and Urban Development: Lisbon and
EXPO98," International Review of Comparative Public Policy, Vol. 12:371-393.
Huntoon, Laura. 2001. "Government Use of Nonprofits to Build Social Capital," Journal of
Socio-Economics, Vol. 30 (2):157-160.
Huntoon, Laura. 1999. "Reply to Sarrible. Immigration to the European Union: The
importance of geographic reference in defining demographic trends," International Migration
Review, Vol. 33 (2):545-548.
Huntoon, Laura. 1998. "Immigration to Spain: Implications for a unified European Union
immigration policy," International Migration Review, Vol. 32 (2):424-451.
Huntoon, Laura and Mark Wilson. 1998. "Footprints in the Sands of Time or Gone with the
Wind: Do Ephemeral Events Have Long-term Impacts on Urban Development?" Research
report, Mountains and Shores: Newsletter of the Resort & Tourism Division of the American
Planning Association (Winter).
[Publication of award-winning presentation at ACSP 1998 and APA 1999.]
Huntoon, Laura, and Edie Pierce-Thomas. 1997. "The Effects of Migration on Planning in
Canada, Mexico, and the United States," Journal of Planning Literature, Vol. 11 ( 3): 442-454.
Huntoon, Laura. 1995. "Return Migration When Savings Differ," Journal of Urban Affairs,
Vol. 17 (3): 219-239.
Huntoon, Laura. 1995. "Can Regional Science Find its Place in the Policy Arena?"
International Regional Science Review, Vol. 18 (2): 233-236.
Huntoon, Laura. 1994. "Creation of a Private Housing Market with Large-Scale Rural to Urban
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Migration." In Charles F. Bonser ed., Managing Municipal Change: Towards Decentralized
Governance. Institute for Development Strategies, Bloomington, IN, pp. 207-220.
[Translated and Republished in Chinese by Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories,
1995.]
Huntoon, Laura. 1994. "Demographic Labor Force Analysis: An Examination of the Migration
of Two-Earner Families." In Charles F. Bonser ed. Dimensions of Change: Decline and
Restructuring in the American Midwest. Institute for Development Strategies. Bloomington, IN.
pp. 85-96.
Huntoon, Laura. 1991. "Locational Choices of Return Migrants to Spain: Capital Markets,
Savings, Investment, and Regional Variation." University of Pennsylvania, Department of
Regional Science, Ph.D. Dissertation. UMI. Available at http://www.il.proquest.com/umi/.
Huntoon, Laura. 1985. "Growth Poles Reconsidered: The Case of Western Andalusia,"
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Regional Science, Master’s Thesis.
Huntoon, Laura. 1977. "The United Fruit Company and Political Modernization in Guatemala,
1940-1954," Harvard University, Department of Government, Senior Honors Thesis.
Book Reviews:
Huntoon, Laura. 2005. Heinz G. Preusse. The New American Regionalism. (Edward Elgar,
Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, 2004), in Journal of the American Planning
Association, Vol 71(3): 338-339.
Huntoon, Laura. 1999. Reynolds and White. Entrepreneurship: Women, Men, and Minorities.
(Quorum Books 1997), in Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 65 (4):455-456.
Huntoon, Laura. 1998. Roger Waldinger. Still the Promised City? African-Americans and
New Immigrants in Postindustrial New York. (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and
London, 1996), in Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 64 (4):497-498.
Huntoon, Laura. 1995. Robert W. Rydell, World of Fairs: The Century-of-Progress
Expositions (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1993), in Journal of the American
Planning Association, Vol. 61 (3):405-406.
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Professional Reports:
Davita Mueller, James Walter, Jose Atiaga, Sofi Loomis, and Laura Huntoon. 2009. Economic
Development Alternatives for the Riggs Family Settlement. Presented and submitted May 6,
2009.
Cosyleon, Eva; DeGrush, Steve; Lien, Aaron; Morley, Kate; and Wietgrefe, Wade. 2008. Draft
Residential Green Building Guide. Prepared for Cochise County Board of Supervisors.
Presented and submitted May 6, 2008.
Huntoon, Laura. 2006. “Craving a Cup of Coffee: Think About This.” Arizona Daily Star,
Guest Editorial concerning Just Trade Center and Just Coffee’s role in addressing migration,
December 14.
Lacroix, Kelly; Smith, Cortez; Wallace, Annie. 2006. “Riau Equatorial Park: International
Student Planning and Design Competition.” Submitted to Centre for Tourism Planning and
Development, Bandung Indomesia. Sponsored by the Department of Culture and Tourism,
Republic of Indonesia; and the Provincial Government of Riau, Indonesia.
Johnson, Lauri ; Huntoon, Laura; and Lutz, Robert B. 2003. Using Design/Planning and Public
Health Concepts to Investigate the Correlation Between Physical Activity and the Environment.
Environmental Design Research Association, EDRA Proceedings, 235.
Frederickson, Mark; Huntoon, Laura; and Medlin, Larry. “Urban Revitalization Plan for Barrio
Exposition, Panama City, Panama;” Research grant from the U.S. Department of State, 2002.
“Vision 2020: A Community Plan for Green Valley, Arizona,” School of Planning, University of
Arizona, submitted to the Green Valley Community Coordinating Council, Board of Directors,
December 2002.
Huntoon, Laura; Spangler, Thomas; et al. “Summary of Public Participation Process for the
Green Valley Community Plan,” School of Planning, University of Arizona, submitted to the
Green Valley Community Coordinating Council, Board of Directors, May 15, 2002.
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Huntoon, Laura; Cannizo, Chris; Thiam, Mamadou; and Feld, Jordan. “White Paper on
Growing Smarter Requirements for Santa Cruz County,” School of Planning, University of
Arizona, submitted to Santa Cruz County Department of Planning and Zoning, Nogales,
Arizona, May 2001.
Huntoon, Laura. 1998. "Nonprofit Organizations and a Policy to Integrate Non-European
Immigrants into Civil Society in Spain," Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, Working
Paper #98-14.
Huntoon, Laura. 1998. "Growth in Mexican-Immigrant and Mexican-American Households:
The Implications for Planning," Population Institute, Indiana University, Working Paper #98-8.
Huntoon, Laura. 1998. "Migratory Movements of Mexican Immigrants within the United
States: Evidence of Assimilation or Balkanization?" Population Institute, Indiana University,
Working Paper #98-7.
Huntoon, Laura. 1998. "Immigration to Spain: Implications for a unified European Union
immigration policy," Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in
Demography, Review of Population Reviews.
Huntoon, Laura. 1997. "Immigration to Spain: Implications for a unified European Union
immigration policy," Population Institute, Indiana University, Working Paper #97-3.
Huntoon, Laura. 1996. "Return Migration When Savings Differ," Population Institute, Indiana
University, Working Paper #96-3, reprinted from Journal of Urban Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 3: 219-
239.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:
2010 NSF UA Advance Seed Grant 2010, Developing Integrative Models for Water
and Energy Sustain ability under Climate Uncertainty and Distributed
Governance, co-PI with G. Bayraksan, PI, and K. Uhlman, co-PI. $35,000.
2009 Xerox Student Faculty Interaction Grant, Sustainable Economic Development,
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Agua Prieta, Sonora. $200.
2009 Student Faculty Interaction Grant, University of Arizona, Local Planning in the
Border Region. $150, April.
2008 Magellan Circle Fellowship Award, University of Arizona, College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences, Scholarship of Engagement: A Green Guide to Land Use.
$220.
2008 Student Faculty Interaction Grant, University of Arizona, The Scholarship of
Engagement: A Green Guide to Land Use. $220.
2007 Xerox Student Faculty Interaction Grant, Settlement and Residential Expansion of
Agua Prieta, Sonora. $200.
2007 Ikon Grant, Presentation of Land Use Plan to City of Agua Prieta, Sonora,
México. $125.
2007 Student Faculty Interaction Grant, University of Arizona, ‘Regional
Transportation and High-speed Links,’ presentation by Tom Fisher, Pima
Association of Governments, Historic Depot downtown Tucson. $400.
2006 Student Faculty Interaction Grant, University of Arizona, Infrastructure and Land
Use, City of Agua Prieta, Sonora, México. $300.
2006 International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, University of Arizona. $400.
2003 International Affairs, Foreign Travel Grant, University of Arizona. $800.
2002 U.S. Department of State for urban revitalization design and planning in the
Barrio Exposition area of Panama City, Panama, Mark Frederickson, P.I.
2002 Green Valley Community Coordinating Council, Pima County, Arizona.
Conducted public participation phase for Green Valley Community Plan for
revisions of community’s comprehensive plan in compliance with the Arizona
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Growing Smarter initiative. $2,465.
2001 Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Prepared population, land ownership, and
circulation system review for revisions of county’s comprehensive plan in
compliance with the Arizona Growing Smarter initiative. $3,400.
2001 East Central European Scholarship Program. Funding for a visiting scholar in
planning, University of Arizona. $8,500.
1998 Institute for the Study of Government and the Nonprofit Sector, Indiana
University. Summer Research Grant. "Nonprofit Organizations and a Policy to
Integrate Non-European Immigrants into Civil Society in Spain." $5,000.
1997 Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University. Summer Research Grant. "Nonprofit
Organizations and A Public Policy to Incorporate Non-European Immigrants into
Civil Society in Spain." $5,000.
1997 Indiana Campus Compact, Indianapolis. Service Learning Curriculum
Development Stipend. "Service Learning as an Experiential Component in a
Master's Level Planning Course." $1,500.
1996 West European Studies National Resource Center, Indiana University. Andrew
W. Mellon Award. "Assimilation or Adaptation: Nonprofit Organizations and
the Integration of Non-European Immigrants into Civil Society in Spain." $1,100.
1995 Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain's Ministry of Culture and United
States Universities. "Assimilation or Adaptation: Nonprofit Organizations and
the Integration of Non-European Immigrants into Civil Society in Spain." $2,000.
1994 West European Studies National Resource Center, Indiana University. Title VI
Summer Research Fellowship. "Economic Constraints on Xenophobia: The
Politics of Immigration in Spain." $4,000.
1994 Visiting Researcher, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. Faculty Exchange Program.
$10,000.
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1994 Undergraduate Honors Program, Indiana University-Purdue University at
Indianapolis. Undergraduate Research Grant to work with non-traditional
minority student. $1,500.
1992-1993 Ameritech Fellowship Program, Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana
University. "Demographic Labor Force Analysis: An Examination of the
Migration of Two-Earner Families." $10,000.
1988-1989 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dissertation Fellow, University of Pennsylvania.
1988 University of Pennsylvania, Program for Assessing and Revitalizing the Social
Sciences, Research Travel Grant.
1987 University of Pennsylvania, Regional Science Department Scholarship.
1984-1985 University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship.
1982-1984 University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, University Fellow.
1976 Harvard University, Department of Government, Summer Research Travel Grant.
MEDIA PRESENTATIONS:
2007 Interview with Kimberly Craft for Arizona Illustrated aired May 9 on KUAT,th
PBS affiliate, in ‘Green Building Gaining Traction.’ Featured Green Building
Seminar for professionals and the urban growth plan for Agua Prieta, Sonora
prepared by my International Planning Seminar, Graduate Planning Program, UA.
2007 ‘Roasting Revolution: Could Just Coffee, a small Mexican co-op, offer a solution
to the immigration problem?’ Tucson Weekly, February 8 , 2007. I am quotedth
about the economic development potential of Just Trade cooperatives.
2006 ‘Craving a Cup of Coffee? Think About This.’ December 14, 2006. Editorial on
opinion page about Just Trade Policies in Arizona Daily Star.
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APPLIED RESEARCH AND OUTREACH
2009 “Planning Ethics,” Presentation for Continuing Professional Education for AICP
members, November 11, 2009. At CALA.
2009 Sustainable Development Alternatives for the Riggs Family Settlement. Rural
Planning Area, Cochise County, Arizona. Report submitted to Rural Planning
Area committee, May 6. Davita Mueller, Davita; Walter, James; Atiaga, Jose;
Loomis, Sofi; and Huntoon, Laura.
2008 Draft Residential Sustainable Building Guide. Rural planning guidelines to
mitigate environmental impacts of residential construction in semi-arid rural
county for county government. Report presented and submitted to Cochise
County, Arizona Board of Supervisors May 6. Cosyleon, Eva; DeGrush, Steve;
Lien, Aaron; Morley, Kate; Wietgrefe, Wade; and Huntoon, Laura. 2008.
2008 Charrette for City of Busan, Busan Development Institute. Busan, South Korea.
Invited participant in the conceptual plan for redevelopment of Busan Port and
estuary between historic downtown and seaport and new logistics port.
2006-07 Land use plan for the City of Agua Prieta, Sonora, México. With students,
revised draft of the city’s comprehensive land use plan and developed plan
elements that address ecologically-sensitive areas in order to meet Mexican
Federal guidelines.
2006- Advisory Board Member. The Just Trade Center, a micro-credit development
organization that supports local cooperatives internationally.
2006 Facilitator for Public Participation Phase of Grant Road Corridor
Improvement Project, Department of Transportation, City of Tucson, AZ.
November. Led small group discussion at public meeting and participated in
summarizing public comments for use by city transportation planners.
2005 Assessing Pedestrian Connectivity in the Built Environment. Directed a field
survey of a mixed-use urban neighborhood to assess walkability in the Elvira
neighborhood on the southside, co-ordinated with the College of Public Health
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Center for Health Equality grant project EXPORT.
2003 Assessing Pedestrian Connectivity in the Built Environment. Directed a field
survey of a mixed-use urban neighborhood in mid-town Tucson to assess
walkability.
2002 Concept Design for Catalyst for Tucson’s Community. Co-taught
interdisciplinary studio which created designs for eastern section of City of
Tucson’s Rio Nuevo redevelopment project.
2002 Redevelopment Plan for Barrio Exposición, Panama City, Panama. Co-
taught interdisciplinary studio which created a redevelopment plan for a 16-block
waterfront area in Panama City, adjacent to historic district. Plan was prepared
for the governor of the state of Panama.
2002 Public Participation Phase for Green Valley Community Plan, Pima County,
Arizona. Prepared population, health care needs, land use, and circulation system
review for public input into revisions of community’s comprehensive plan in
compliance with the Arizona Growing Smarter initiative. Organized and ran
public participation sessions for Green Valley Community Coordinating Council.
2001 Instituto Municipal de Planeación de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Team
taught an interdisciplinary studio which prepared a master plan for a seven-mile
linear park in a growth area of Tijuana close to maquiladoras, part of international
watershed of the Tijuana River system.
2001 Revision of General Plan for Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Prepared
population, land ownership, and circulation system review for revisions of
county’s comprehensive plan in compliance with the Arizona Growing Smarter
initiative.
1999 Crooked Creek Community Council Indianapolis, Indiana. Needs assessment
and community inventory of health-related social service activities.
1998 US Information Agency and Michigan State University, US Host Scholar
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Program Expo 1998, Lisbon, Portugal. Faculty. Lectured about economic
impact of international expositions.
1997-98 United Way of Central Indiana, Strategic Planning Committee. Advisor on
population and migration issues.
1996-98 Spanish Ministry of Labor, Madrid, Spain. Forum for the Social Integration
of Immigrants. Observer of The Forum for Integration, an intergovernmental
body which incorporates government officials and representatives from industry
and nonprofit organizations.
1996-98 Spanish Ministry of Labor, Madrid, Spain. Office of Social Integration for
Immigrants. Produce analysis of a survey of international migrants in Madrid,
Spain.
1997 Crooked Creek Community Council Indianapolis, Indiana. Designed and
performed a randomized neighborhood survey to determine causes and obstacles
to community involvement in neighborhood associations.
1992-93 Steering Committee for the Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert
F. Kennedy. Indianapolis, IN. Helped organize a broad-based coalition which
supported the memorial in the Citizens Neighborhood.
1992 Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership. Indianapolis, IN.
Neighborhood survey research design for home-loan project funded by the Lilly
Endowment for a private, non-profit provider of housing finance and technical
support.
1980-1982 Departamento de transportes urbanos, Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, Spain.
Estimated travel and parking demand, transportation and control system in central
business district in department of urban transportation of the city government of
Seville. Study was used to map new bus routes.
1979 Ecologica, Boston, MA. Consultant for environmental organization specializing
in alternative energy development.
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SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS:
Invited Presentations:
2009 “Creative Cities: A European Interpretation.” International Synposium on the
Creative City, Hanyang University Graduate School of Urban Studies. Seoul,
Korea, June 26 .th
2008 “Convergence or Divergence: Placing Regional Development in a Global
Context.” International Conference for 60 Anniversary of the Foundation ofth
Korean Government. Korean Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime
Affairs. Seoul, Korea, November 13 .th
2008 “The Migration and Fair Trade Linkage: Café Justo and Alternative
Development.” University of Arizona Migration Research Dialogue: Binational
Migration Institute, Center for Latin American Studies, the Mexican-American
Studies and Research Center, and the Southwest Center. March 26 .th
2001 “The Challenges of Changing Demographics.” Session for Arizona Planning
Association 2001 Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. September, 14 . th
2001 “The Social Integration of Non-European Immigrants in Spain: How do
Immigrants Create and Use Social Capital to Facilitate Integration?” Social
Capital Initiative Visiting Scholar Series, Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI, January 26 .th
1999 "Footprints in the Sands of Time: Do Ephemeral Events Have Long-term Impacts
on Urban Development?" co-authored with Mark Wilson, "Best of ACSP" Award
at the American Planning Association, Seattle, WA, April 27 ).th
1998 "Government Use of Nonprofits to Build Social Capital," Social Capital: An
International Conference Bridging Disciplines, Policies, and Communities, a
conference co-sponsored by Michigan State University, the Farm Foundation, and
US Department of Agriculture, East Lansing, MI, April 21.
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1998 "Growth in Mexican-Immigrant and Mexican-American Households: The
Implications for Planning," Population Institute for Research and Training
Seminar Series, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 6. Co-sponsored by
Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change.
1998 "Immigration and Employment Policy: Lessons from Spain," Employment Policy
Seminar, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs,
Bloomington, IN, February 20.
1998 "Nonprofit Organizations and a Policy to Integrate Non-European Immigrants into
Civil Society in Spain," Institute for the Study of Government and the Nonprofit
Sector, Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, February 6.
1997 "Migratory Movements of Mexican Immigrants within the United States:
Evidence of Assimilation or Balkanization?" Roundtable on Migration and
Restructuring in the U.S.: Towards the Next Millennium, sponsored by The
Department of Geography and the Institute for Behavioral Research, University of
Georgia, Athens, GA, May 2-4.
1995 "Asset Accumulation and the Attractiveness of Peripheral Regions," International
Migration Seminar, Population Institute for Research and Training, Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN, March 3.
1994 "Economic Origins of Xenophobia and the Politics of Immigration in Spain."
Indiana University, West European Studies National Resource Center,
Bloomington, IN, October 17.
1994 "Economic Constraints on Xenophobia: Joint Policy of the European Union on
Immigration and Immigrant Labor in Spain." Population Institute for Research
and Training, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 25.
1993 "Creation of a Private Housing Market with Large-Scale Rural to Urban
Migration." International Conference on Managing Municipal Change, Chinese
University of Hong Kong and the Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences, Hong
Kong and Guangzhou, PRC, June 10.
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1993 "The Migration of Two-Earner Households in the United States." Population
Institute for Research and Training Seminar, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN,
February 12.
1991 "Return Migration to Spain: The Impact of Savings and House Purchases."
Indiana University, Department of Geography, co-sponsored by the Population
Institute for Research and Training, Bloomington, IN, October 18.
Presentations:
2009 “Event Space in the Spanish Urban Context.” Association of Collegiate Schools
of Planning, Crystal City, VA, October 1(Juried).
2008 “Social Exclusion in the Programs of 19 Century American World Fairs.”th
International Planning History Society, Chicago, IL, July 11-13 (Juried).
2007 "Networks of Institutions in Land Use Plan Making.” Association of Collegiate
Schools of Planning, Milwaukee, WI, October 20 (Juried).th
2006 "Boundaries and Borders: Immigrants, NGOs, and Regional Transformation.”
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Fort Worth, November 9th
(Juried).
2006 "A Progressive Response to Migration-led Growth.” World Planning Schools
Congress, Mexico City, Mexico, July 16 (Juried).th
2005 "Progressive Regionalism and Boundaries." Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning, Kansas City, MO, October 30 . (Juried).th
2004 “Beyond Street Connectivity: The Effect of Pathways to Destinations on the
Potential for Physical Activity.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning,
Portland OR, October 22 . (Juried).nd
2003 “Assessing Pedestrian Connectivity in the Built Environment.” Association of
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Collegiate Schools of Planning and Association of European Schools of Planning,
Leuven, Belgium, July 9 . (Juried).th
2002 “A Multi-disciplinary International Studio Collaboration,” Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning, Baltimore, MD, November 24th. (Juried).
2002 “Planning and Diversity: An Initial Report of the ACSP Diversity Committee,”
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Baltimore, MD, November 23rd.
(Juried).
2002 “How do Immigrants Create and Use Social Capital?” Association of American
Geographers, Los Angeles, CA, March 20th.
2002 “Ephemeral Events and Permanent Plans,” with Mark I. Wilson. Meetings of the
Western Regional Science Association, Monterey, CA, February 20 .th
2001 “The Institutional Structure of Ephemeral Events: The Case of International
Expos.” North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association
International, Charleston, SC, November 17 .th
2001 “Nonprofits versus Governmental Agencies when crossing Regional Boundaries.”
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cleveland, OH, November 9 . th
(Juried).
2001 “Colonias in Arizona,” with Barbara Becker. First World Planning Schools
Conference, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University,
Shanghai, China, July 14 .th
2001 “When the Party’s Over: The Redevelopment of World's Fair Sites.” Association
of American Geographers, New York, NY, March 2nd.
2000 “Public-Private Partnerships, Regional Institutions, and Growth Entrepreneurs:
Evidence of A Regional Culture of Commitment,” with Amy Worgan, American
Collegiate Schools of Planning, Atlanta, GA, November 2 . (Juried).nd
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2000 "Joint Decision-making in Migrant Households: Evidence from Family Migration
to Spain.” Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, PA, April 8th.
1999 "Joint Decision-making in Migrant Households." Regional Science Association
International North American Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, November 12th.
1999 "World's Fairs and Regional Development." with Mark Wilson, American
Collegiate Schools of Planning, Chicago, IL, October 23 . (Juried).rd
1999 "The Social Integration of Non-European Immigrants in Spain: The Geography of
Immigrant Settlement." Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, HI,
March 26.
1998 "The Social Integration of Non-European Immigrants in Spain: What are the
Determinants of Cultural Assimilation?" Regional Science Association
International North American Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, November 11.
1998 "Footprints in the Sands of Time or Gone with the Wind: Do Ephemeral Events
Have Long-term Impacts on Urban Development?" co-authored with Mark
Wilson, American Collegiate Schools of Planning , Pasadena, CA, November 5.
(Juried). Awarded Best of ACSP.
1998 "The Social Integration of Non-European Immigrants in Barcelona and Madrid:
What are the differences in female and male patterns of settlement?" Association
of American Geographers, Boston, MA, March 25-29.
1997 "Nonprofit Organizations and A Public Policy to Incorporate Non-European
Immigrants into Civil Society in Spain," Association for Research on Nonprofit
Organizations and Voluntary Action 26th Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN,
December 4-7. (Juried).
1997 "Roller Coasters and Business Expansion: World's Fairs as an Economic
Development Strategy," co-authored with Mark Wilson, Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning , Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 6-9. (Juried).
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1996 "Labor Force Attachment in the Context of Circular Migration," Regional Science
Association International North American Meeting, Washington, D.C.,
November 16.
1995 "The Meaning of Immigration: Xenophobia and Tolerance in the New Spain,"
Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL, March 17.
1995 American Geographers Annual Meeting Program Committee Presentation,
"World's Fair: Space, Symbolism, and Society," March 18.
1994 "World Expositions as a Local Economic Development Strategy," co-authored
with Mark Wilson, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning , Tempe, AZ,
November 6. (Juried).
1994 "World Expositions as a Local Economic Development Strategy," co-authored
with Mark Wilson, Regional Science Association International North American
Meetings, Niagara Falls, Ontario, November 19.
1994 "Immigration to Spain: Implications for a unified European Community
immigration policy." Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, April
21.
1993 "Creation of a Private Housing Market with Large-Scale Rural to Urban
Migration." North American Regional Science Association International North
American Meetings, Houston, November 7.
1993 "Democracy In the Non-Profit Sector," with Martha McCurley. Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning,, October 30.
1993 "The Increasing Suburbanization of the U.S. Population: Evidence from Three
Decades of Census Data." Association of American Geographers, Atlanta, April
8.
1993 "Interregional Wage Differentials and The Migration of Two-Earner Families."
Western Regional Science Association, Wailea, HI, February 24. (Juried).
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1992 "The Migration Decisions of Two-Earner Households." Regional Science
Association International North American Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 15.
1992 "Does Labor Migrate in Response to Economic Opportunity?" Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning , Columbus, OH, October 30. (Juried).
1992 "Locational Choices of Spanish Return Migrants: Evaluating the Importance of
Savings and Investment." Association of American Geographers, San Diego, CA,
April 19.
1991 "Migratory Movements of Mexican Immigrants within the United States." North
American Regional Science, New Orleans, LA, November 8.
1990 "Return Migration, Savings, and Capital-Rich versus Capital-Poor Regions in
Spain." North American Regional Science, Boston, MA, November 9.
1988 "Region-Specific Racial Tastes and Employee-Based Discrimination." with
Robert Whaples. Mid-States Division/Association of American Geographers,
Reading, PA, September 29.
1985 "Growth Poles Reconsidered: The Case of Western Andalusia." Canadian
Regional Science Association, Montreal, Quebec, May 30.
TEACHING
COURSES TAUGHT
University of Arizona:
Analytic Methods in Planning and Strategic Management (PLN/PA 514)
Border Issues in Planning (PLN/COPH/LAS 696e)
Comparative Planning (PLN/GEOG 410/510)
Comprehensive and Strategic Planning (PLN 412/512)
Interdisciplinary Studio (PLN 611, Architecture 451/551, Landscape Arch 582)
International Planning (PLN/COPH/LAS 696d)
Indiana University:
Graduate Planning and Public Administration Courses:
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Spatial Structure of Human Settlement (P510)
Urban Growth and Structure (P510)
Community and Neighborhood Development Planning (P540)
Metropolitan Development (P550)
Intermediate Microeconomics for Public Policy and Planning (V517)
The Planning Process (V563)
Undergraduate Courses:
Introduction to Public Affairs (V170)
Metropolitan Development (V421)
Bryn Mawr College:
Senior Seminar on Economic Development
Introduction to Microeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics (upper division course, taught with calculus)
Developing Economies (middle division course)
University of Pennsylvania:
Undergraduate Courses:
Introduction to Regional Science (Rsci 101)
Honors Introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (Econ 101, 102)
Urban Data Analysis with Computers
Regional Data Analysis with Computers
Discrimination
Master's in City Planning:
Planning Theory
University of Arizona Enrolled Independent Research:
Spring 2001-PLN 699
Chapin, N.A., “Planning in New Zealand and Australia: An introduction”
McGhan, M.E., “Creating Community-based Nonprofit Organizations”
Fall 2001- PLN 699
Prytherch, D.L., “Economic Development and the Planning of Urban Spectacle.”
Rojas-Salazar, C. “City Planning in Tijuana, BC, Mexico.”
Spring 2002- PLN 699
Hammes, H.M., “National Resource Planning in Mali.”
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Spring 2003- PLN 699
Srivastava, Rahul. “Physical Activity and the Built Environment.”
Summer 2003- PLN 599
Kiblitz, Antje. “Planning for Physical Activity.”
Spring 2004- PLN 599
Kiblitz, Antje. “Field Survey of Mixed Use Urban Neighborhoods.”
Fall 2004- PLN 699
Feitosa-Lewis, Vania. “Nonprofit Organizations and International Planning.”
Fall 2006- PLN 699
Lacroix, Kelly; Smith, Cortez; Wallace, Annie. “Ecotourism and Economic
Development.”
Spring 2007- PLN 599
Rocque, Michael. “Provisions for Walkability in Subdivision Plats, Pima County.”
Spring 2008 - PLNN 599
Lien, Aaron; Degrush, Steve; Cosyleon, Eva; Morley, Kate; Wietgrief, Wade. ‘Green
Guide to Subdivision.’
DISSERTATION, THESIS, AND MASTERS REPORT COMMITTEES
Dissertations:
Vania Feitosa-Lewis, Ph.D. student, Department of Geography and Regional Development,
Committee member, 2004-.
David L. Prytherch, Ph.D. 2003, Department of Geography and Regional Development,
“Urbanization and Regionalism in Valencia, Spain.” Committee member.
Angela Donelson, Ph.D. 2004. Department of Geography and Regional Development, “Social
Capital and Social Networks in Arizona and New Mexico Colonias.” Comprehensive
Exam Committee member, 2002.
Masters Theses and Reports Chair :
Adrienne Ashford Thorp. 2009. Low-cost, High-impact Green Building Incentives for
Jurisdictions.
Joseph Silins. 2008. Economic Feasibility Analysis of Rainwater and Greywater Recycling
Systems.
Rani Olson. 2008. Getting to Organized: Understanding the internal organization of successful
neighborhood and community-led grassroots initiatives.
Nathan Barrett. 2008. Pedestrian Accessibility to Public Parks.
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Steve DeGrush. 2008. Conservation Easement Stewardship.
Michael Spaeth. 2008. Walkability and Local Jurisdictions.
Aaron Lien. 2008. A Participatory Monitoring Plan for Conservation Easements.
Wade Wietegriefe. 2008. Green Infrastructure Plan.
John Young. 2007. Reducing Migrant Deaths in Southern Arizona: Surveying the Political
Landscape to Determine Cellular Tower Project Feasibility.
Brad Stone. 2006. Eco-tourism as Sustainable Development: Alternatives to the Escalera
Nautica Project, Baja California, Mexico.
Heidi Hammes. 2005. Refugee Resettlement Policy: Unintended Consequences of Federal
Guidelines.
Hsin-Hui Chiang. 2005. An Approach to Natural Resource Conservation and Regional
Development: Ecotourism in Taiwan.
Millard Ladd Keith III. 2005. Evaluating the Adequacy of Private Neighborhood Parks in Oro
Valley, Arizona.
David Everson. 2004. Downtown Revitalization Through Urban Stadium Development: A Case
Study of Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona.
Mamadou Thiam. 2004. Livelihood Strategies of Rural-Urban Migrants in Nouakchott
(Mauritania).
Jackie Lopez. 2004. Environmental NGO Accountability: Project Management Through
Evaluation.
Fernando Moyle. 2003. Refugee Integration in Tucson: Building a Receptive Community.
Monica McGhan, 2002. “Utilizing the SCAPE/SPIDER Assessment Model in a South African
Non-Profit AIDs Service Organization.”
Masters Theses and Reports Committee Member
Kristen Clem. 2007. Mixed-Use: A Smart Growth Strategy for the City of South Tucson.
Tania Metz-Estrella. 2007. Issues and Response to Urban Encroachment at the Edge of Western
Protected Public Lands.
Zaid Albakhit. 2007. Infrastructure Improvement in Poor Areas in Jordan.
Daniel Tylutki. 2006. Brownfields: A Means to Economic Development through Sustainable
Reuse.
Jennifer Diedrich. 2005. Solid Waste Management in the City of South Tucson.
Christopher Jude Poirier. 2005. Protecting Peaks and Ridges in Pima County: Looking Back to
Look Ahead.
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Greg Hitt. 2005. Taming Wildcat Subdivisions: Minor Land Divisions Ordinance in Pima
County.
Antje Silke Kablitz. 2005. Grande Avenue Transportation Design Study: A Corridor Plan.
Ryan Mahoney. 2005. PRO Neighborhoods of Tucson, Arizona: An Accountability
Assessment.
Mona Mossayeb. 2004. Thresholds of Neighborhood Decline: Case Study of City of Pasadena,
California.
John Roanhorse. 2004. Land Use Planning Processes for Indian Tribes.
Robyn Welch. 2004. Capitalization of Public Service Expenditures in Housing Prices.
Edward Bove. 2004. Revisiting the South Park Neighborhood: The 1991 Community
Development Plan Update.
Thomas Spangler. 2003. Collaborative Planning for Cultural Resource Management:
Cooperation of multiple stakeholders in the formation of the Binational Mission Parks
Initiative.
Suzanna Randall. 2003. Revitalization and Property Values: An Evaluation Framework for
Tucson, Arizona.
Taku Michael Fontem. 2003. The Planning Consequences of an Economic Crisis in a
Developing Nation: The Case of Cameroon, 1980-2000.
Eric Anderson, 2003. Handful of Arizonas: Arizona’s Imbalanced Population Trends.
Larry Hofreiter, 2003. Regulating Sexually Oriented Businesses in the City of South Tucson.
Gabriela Kinkead-Boutin, 2002. Planning with the Hopi Nation.
James A. Elkins, 2001. The Relationship of Institutional Controls to Community Planning at a
Tucson Federal Superfund Site.
SERVICE
Professional Service:
Referee for Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Demography
International Migration
International Migration Review
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Journal of Regional Science
Journal of the American Planning Association
Journal of Urban Affairs
Papers in Regional Science
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Professional Geographer
2007- Board Member, Arizona Planning Association Southern Section.
2005 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Co-Chair, Regional Planning
Track for national meetings.
2004 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Chair, Regional Planning Track
for national meetings.
2003 North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International,
Program Committee. Philadelphia, PA, November 20-22nd.
2003-05 Elected Board Member, Association of American Geographers, European
Specialty Group.
2003 Association of American Geographers. Panel Session: Comparative international
perspectives on regional cooperation and competition. Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, LA, March 5th.
2002 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Co-Chair, Regional Planning
Track for national meetings.
2001 North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International,
Program Committee. Charleston, SC, November 15-17 .th
2001 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Session organizer, Regional
Planning Track: The United States-Mexico Border Region 1: Quality of Life in
HUD-Designated Colonias of the Southwest United States; The United States-
Mexico Border Region 2: Trans-border Planning and Innovation, November 7-
11th..
2001 Arizona Planning Association 2001 Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. Session
organizer and Moderator, September, 12-14 . th
2001-03 Elected Chair, Association of American Geographers, European Specialty Group.
2000-01 Elected Treasurer and Newsletter Editor, Association of American Geographers,
European Specialty Group .
1998-2000 Elected to American Association of Geographers, European Specialty Group
Board.
1998 Institute for the Study of Government and Nonprofit Sector, Indiana University,
Symposium on Nonprofits and Government. Discussant. Indianapolis, IN, May
28-30.
1997-98 Regional Science Association International. Publications Committee. Planned
use of electronic media for diffusion of Regional Science publications.
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1997 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Session chair, "Industry-Specific
Strategies for Inner City Redevelopment." Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL,
November 6-9.
1997 Association of American Geographers. Population Specialty Group Program
Committee, Annual Meeting.
1996 Regional Science Association International. Session chair, "Migration Analysis."
North American Meetings, Arlington VA, November 14-17.
1995 Association of American Geographers. Session chair, Population Specialty
Group, "International Migration and Internal Redistribution." Annual Meeting,
Chicago, IL, March 17.
1993-1995 Research-in-Progress, Consulting Editor. Published by The Association for
Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
1994 Association of American Geographers, West European Specialty Group Program
Committee. Annual Meeting.
1993-2000 Indiana University, Bloomington Population Institute for Research and Training,
International Migration Working Group.
1993 Association of American Geographers. Session chair, "Managing Growth and
Change." Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 8.
1992 Regional Science Association International. Program Committee. North
American Meetings, Chicago, IL, November 13-15.
1992 Regional Science Association International. Session Chair, "Income Effects of
Migration." North American Meetings, Chicago, IL, November 13-15.
1992 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Session Chair, "Economic
Development and Employment Issues." Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH,
October 30.
1992 Association of American Geographers. Session Chair, "Migration and Cultural
Groups." Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 19.
1991 Regional Science Association International. Discussant, North American
Meetings, New Orleans, LA, November 7-10.
Departmental Service:
2010 Faculty Coordinator, visiting lecturer, Bish Sanyal, MIT
2009-10 Chair, Assistant Professor Search Committee
2009 Faculty Coordinator, visiting lecturer, Arthur C. Nelson, University of Utah
2009-10 Chair, Prospective Student Review Committee
2009-10 Faculty Coordinator, New Student Orientation
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2007- University of Arizona, Degree Program in Planning, Director of Graduate Studies.
2006-08 University of Arizona, Degree Program in Planning, Faculty Advisor to The Elias
Fund at the University of Arizona, a student-faculty organization.
2000- University of Arizona, School of Planning Curriculum Committee.
2000- University of Arizona, School of Planning Student Affairs Committee.
2000- University of Arizona, Degree Program in Planning Admissions Committee.
1998-2000 Indiana University Admissions Committee for Masters in Public Affairs.
1994-95 Indiana University Student Planning Association Faculty Advisor.
1992-93 Indiana University Awards Committee.
1991-96 Indiana University Graduate Program in Planning Curriculum Committee
1991-98 Indiana University Admissions Committee for Masters in Planning.
College Service:
2009-10 Member, CALA Lecture series committee
2001-04 Collaboration with Community Health Advancement Partnerships (CHAPS) ,
College of Public Health regarding the planning of healthy cities.
2001-03 Elected to Building Oversight Committee, College of Architecture, Planning, and
Landscape Architecture to represent School of Planning.
2001 Search Committee. College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape
Architecture Search for the "Computer Operations Support Specialist, Senior."
1996-2000 Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Mentor for
adjunct faculty.
1996-97 Indiana University Bachelor of Science in Public Administration Degree Review
Committee.
1995-97 Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Task Force on the
Assessment of Instruction.
1997 Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Technology
Committee.
1994-95 Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Affirmative
Action Officer Faculty Search Committee
1991-94 Indiana University School of Business, Global Biz Bowl.
University Service
2008-2011 Current chair, University of Arizona, Committee on Committees.
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2008-10 University of Arizona Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System,
(STARS) Working Group, UA Campus Sustainability Committee, Association for
the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), faculty
representative.
2007 University of Arizona Graduate College, Graduate Incentives for Growth Awards,
GIGA, review committee. Reviewed 31 proposals for internal seed funding to
support extramural graduate funding. Committee selected 8 for potential funding
subject to approval. Award amount distributed $355,000.
1994-2000 Indiana University Committee on West European Exchanges and Contracts.
1996-2000 West European Studies National Resource Center Advisory Board.
1998-2000 Indiana University Graduate School Curriculum Committee.
1998-2000 Indiana University Philanthropic Studies Faculty Academic Program Committee.
1998-99 Indiana University International Affairs Committee.
1996-98 Indiana University Graduate Programs Policy Committee.
1997 Indiana University Office of Faculty Development, New Faculty Orientation.
1993-95 Indiana University Search Committee for Director of University Libraries.
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