CHERYL K. CONTANT

Professor and Director, City and Regional Planning Program, College of Architecture

Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia  30332-0155

404-894-2350 (voice) ; 404-894-1628 (fax)

cheryl.contant@coa.gatech.edu

EDUCATION

• Stanford University, Ph. D., Infrastructure Planning and Management, Department of Civil Engineering, 1984.

• Stanford University, M. S., Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, 1979.

• University of Utah, B. S., Civil Engineering, magna cum laude, 1977.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Professor and Director (with tenure), City and Regional Planning Program, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, August 1999 - present.  

• Interim Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, October 1999 - June 2003.

• Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa, August 1991 - July 1999.

• Visiting Associate Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, July 1995 - July 1996.

• Program Chair, Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa, July 1992 - June 1995.

• Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa, August 1985 - July 1991.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Environmental Policy and Planning

Analytic Methods in Planning

Water Resources Planning and Management

Planning and Program Evaluation

Conflict Management and Public Decision Making

PUBLICATIONS

• Contant, Cheryl K., Michael Donahue, and Amy Beyer.  2001.  Seeking Signs of Success:  A Guided Approach to More Effective Watershed Programs.  Boyne City, MI:  Harbor House Publishers. 

•  Contant, Cheryl K.  2000.  Iowa's Water Monitoring Network Development:  Stakeholder Involvement and Collaborative Planning.  Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey Bureau, Iowa City, IA, June, 46 pp.

• Mumford, Karen G. and Cheryl K. Contant.  1999.  Greenhouse Gases and Agricultural Activities in Iowa:  Sources, Barriers, Strategies, and Incentives.  Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, November, 21 pp.

• Contant, Cheryl K. (lead author) and Peter F. Korsching.  1997.  "Farmers' Commitment to Continued Use of the Late Spring Soil Nitrogen Test," American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, Vol. 12, No. 1, 20-27. 

• Contant, Cheryl K.  1996.  "Steps to Success:  Organizing for Effective Watershed Projects."  Chapter in Conference Proceedings for Agriculture and Environment:  Building Local Partnerships.  Ames, Iowa:  Iowa State University Extension (January), 33-38

• Contant, Cheryl K. (lead author), Cathy L. Young, William Hefner, Kevin Pape, and Julie Vorhes.  1995.  Evaluating Field Demonstration Programs in Iowa:  A Progress Report from Crop Years 1990 and 1991.  Report IFM-15, Iowa State Cooperative Extension Service, Ames, June, 64 pp.

•   Frable, G.W., G.R. Hallberg, C. K. Contant, and A. M. Blackmer.  1994.  An Assessment of On-Farm Applications of the Late-Spring Soil Nitrate Test in Iowa. Technical Information Series 28, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, January, 18 pp.

•   Contant, Cheryl K. (lead author), Michael D. Duffy, and Maureen A. Holub.  1993.  "Determining Tradeoffs Between Water Quality and Profitability in Agricultural Production:  Implications for Nonpoint Source Pollution Policy," Water Science and Technology, Vol. 28, No. 3-5, 27-34.

•   Contant, Cheryl K. and Lyna L. Wiggins.  1993.  "Toward Defining and Assessing Cumulative Impacts:  Practical and Theoretical Considerations," Chapter in Environmental Analysis:  The NEPA Experience, Boca Raton, FL:  CRC Press, 339-359.

•   Contant, Cheryl K. (lead author), Michael D. Duffy, and Maureen A. Holub.  1993.  Tradeoffs Between Water Quality and Profitability in Iowa Agriculture.  University of Iowa Public Policy Center, Iowa City, March, 105 pp.

• Contant, Cheryl K.  1993.  "Evaluating Change in Nonpoint Source Pollution Programs."  Chapter in Conference Proceedings for NPS Watershed Project Management:  What Have We Learned?  Kansas City, Missouri:  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (March), 75-78.

FUNDED RESEARCH AND AWARDS

Co-Principal Investigator (with A. C. Nelson), Development of Smart Growth Tool Kits for Local Communities, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2000-2001, $28,000.

Principal Investigator, Iowa's Water Monitoring Network Development, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, September 1999 - June 2000, $16,900.

Principal Investigator, Signs of Success:  A Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Watershed Protection Programs, Funding awarded by George Gund and McKnight Foundations, 1996-2001, $150,000.

Co-Principal Investigator (with J. Schnoor), Understanding the Implications of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Controls for Iowa Farmers, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 1998-1999, $16,000.

Principal Investigator, Using Evaluation in Building Partnerships, Kellogg Foundation and Conservation Resource Alliance, 1998-1999, $25,000.

Principal Investigator, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Integrated Farm Management Demonstration Projects, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, 1986-1996, $338,500.

Principal Investigator, Analysis of Impacts of Iowa's Groundwater Protection Act and Agricultural Pollution Prevention Programs, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 1991-1993, $21,500.

Principal Investigator, Tradeoffs Between Profitability and Water Quality in Iowa Agriculture, Northwest Area Foundation Grant through the Public Policy Center (with Michael Duffy at ISU), 1991-1993, $68,000.

AFFILIATIONS

• Planning Accreditation Board Member,  1997-2003.

• Planning Accreditation Board, Site Visitors' Pool, 1994-present.

• Georgia Planning Association, Elected Member, Board of Directors.

• Review Committee for Livable Centers Initiative, Atlanta Regional Commission, November 2002-present. 

• Blueprints for Successful Communities Steering Committee, The Georgia Conservancy, November, 2002-present.

• Technical Coordinating Committee, Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, July, 2001 - present.

• Smart Growth Partnership, collaboration of Georgia Tech's College of Architecture and City and Regional Planning Program, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Conservancy, and Atlanta District of Urban Land Institute

     Professional Organizations: 

         American Planning Association, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Institute for Alternative Agriculture, American Water Resources Association.