Dr. Sarah Little, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, has recently been elected as the Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship with the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). In this position, Dr. Little is a part of the 2022-2023 CELA Board of Directors, who work to fulfill CELA’s mission to encourage, support and further education in the field of landscape architecture specifically related to teaching, research, scholarship, and public service
CELA’s Committee for Research and Creative Scholarship exists to review and propose policies and procedures that foster knowledge generation and dissemination through data collection, data analysis, and data reporting via such sources as the Academic Information System (AIS) Annual Conference Proceedings, and Annual Conference Papers. They also review CLASS Fund proposals and submit recommendations. The CLASS Fund supports scholarship and research among academic units in landscape architecture, horticulture, and related fields.
Dr. Little’s research specialties involve designing outdoor space for young people, the role of youth in placemaking, and the importance of wildscapes in cities.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to announce the promotion of Ph.D. student Rafael Hernandez to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Gibbs College of Architecture Assistant Professor Dr. Ladan Mozaffarian, in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design, has co-authored a new book chapter with Josh Newton and Andrew Born, published in De Gruyter Handbook of the Geographies of Race.
Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) alumni Trey Ingram, AICP recently spoke with current PLAD student and graduate media assistant Molly Strobel to share his experiences with the Regional and City Planning program and current work with the Toyota Mobility Foundation.