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Biosketch 

Dr. Catherine Ross is an internationally recognized expert on transportation systems planning, urban planning and quality growth. She has extensive experience in both the public and private sector and directs Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) where she also serves as serves as Harry West Professor and Advance Professor in the School of City and Regional Planning in the College of Architecture. She is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and past president of the National Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP). Dr. Ross has served on numerous National Academies committees including the Transportation Research Board Executive Committee, University Transportation Centers Program and on the board of directors of the ENO Transportation Foundation. She earned a Masters Degree and a PhD in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University and completed post-doctorate work at the University of California, Berkeley. She has conducted research for numerous governmental agencies, foundations and the private sector. In July 2009, Dr. Ross was selected to advise the Obama Administration on the first-ever White House Office of Urban Affairs. She is the editor of Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness (Island Press, 2009) and the co-author of The Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic Development in the Next Century (1997). Dr. Ross has conducted research on transportation and urban planning and how to make cities, neighborhoods and regions safer, healthier places for all to live. She is the author of numerous articles, books, research reports and media publications including the Wall Street Journal, Urban Land Institute, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and speaks regularly to national and international forums.

Educational Background
Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, Cornell University
M.R.P., Regional Planning, Cornell University
B.A., History, Sociology, and Education Certification, Kent State University

Fields

• Transportation and Infrastructure
• Land Use and Regional Governance
• Healthy Places
• Regional Science (Megaregions)

 

Synergistic Activities

The Megaregion: Most recently, Dr. Ross has emerged as thought leader in the creation of a new theoretical direction “Megaregions”. She has made more than 35 invited presentations on this topic over the last four years both nationally and internationally and is the author of Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness (Ed), Island Press, 2009. She serves as principal investigator on a number of research efforts funded by the United States Department of Transportation to assess the impact of megaregions on both the methodological and operations of current transportation planning practice and administration. This research is developing the pedagogical and conceptual roadmap for identifying and delineating megaregions in the United States. In fifty years more than 400 million people will reside in the United States according to estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau (2006); approximately 70% will reside in or live in close proximity to a megaregion. This population expansion will take place around eight to ten megaregions, and will place even greater pressures on economic, natural, built, social and infrastructure systems. In both her teaching and research activities Dr. Ross integrates sustainability focusing on the increasing urbanization we are experiencing and its implications for redevelopment and future investments.  

Dr. Ross's academic work has largely been concerned with the development of metrics to measure the impacts of different transportation investments on the spatial and social structure of urban areas. Recently the work on spatial and social structures has expanded to include metrics to gauge the sustainability and health impacts associated with different transportation plans and technologies. She is one among a very small number of researchers who are currently conducting pioneering work in the field of Health Impact Assessment using (HIA) ,a relatively new impact assessment tool. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has funded a number of research projects and continues to support her work. Dr. Ross has conducted more than six HIAs. One HIA was conducted for the Atlanta beltline project, currently the largest redevelopment project in the United States. She has published extensively. and across a wide range of outlets.  

Dr. Ross is engaged in the conduct of research for the Georgia Department of Transportation on value pricing, context sensitive design and infrastructure finance. Her work on congestion pricing is focused on the research and analysis of consumer preferences to identify methods, and strategies required for the successful implementation of congestion pricing programs. The research has contributed substantially to the implementation of High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes along the Georgia Interstate 85 in Metropolitan Atlanta. The research included the collection of and analysis of large amounts of data on preferences of different socio-economic groups, drivers, vehicle operations during peak and non peak periods and emissions.  

Dr. Ross has been active in a number of significant initiatives. She was appointed to the “Advisory Committee for the White House Office of Urban Affairs in 2009 by President Obama and contributes regularly to urban initiatives at the federal level. She has been widely recognized for the quality of her work and was the recipient of the “Find the Good and Praise It Award” presented in 1998 by Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater for her work on the National Personal Transportation Survey Team. She is past president of the National Association of Collegiate Schools of planning (ACSP) and has been named to 2009 Atlanta’s Top 100 Women of Influence by the Atlanta Business League and named to Georgia Trend’s list of Notable Georgians (2009). 

Research Ambitions
An internationally known transportation and urban planner, Dr. Catherine L. Ross has conducted research and has project experience at the local, national, and international levels. In addition, she co-founded Euquant, Inc., an Atlanta-based economic and planning consulting firm. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Ford Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), PEW Charitable Trusts, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy-China, Federal Transit Administration, and many local, city, and state governments throughout the country.

Research Groups/Labs
Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Recent Publications
Dr. Ross has authored numerous articles, books, monographs and reports.

Books

• Ross, C. L. (2009). Introduction. In C. L. Ross (Ed.), Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness (1 ed., pp. 1-8). Washington DC: Island Press.
• Boston, T. D., & Ross, C. L. (Eds.). (1997). The Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic Development in the Next Century (1 ed.). New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.

Book Chapters

 

• Ross, Catherine L. and Amy K. Danner. 2010. ―Beyond the Metropolis: Megaregions and the Global Economy.‖ Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present, and Future. Atlanta Chapter for the Congress for New Urbanism: April 2010, pp 21-22.
• Ross, Catherine L. and Michelle J. Marcus. 2010. ―Calculating for Health: The Atlanta BeltLine Health Impact Assessment and Study.‖ Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present, and Future.  Atlanta Chapter for the Congress for New Urbanism: April 2010, pp 68-70.
• Ross, Catherine. ―Smart Growth:  A National Perspective” Dr. Catherine Ross, Harry West Professor Georgia Institute of Technology
• Ross, Catherine L. and Michelle Marcus. ―Roadways and Health: Making the Case for Collaboration.‖ In Shireen Malekafzali (Ed.), Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research (PolicyLink, Prevention Institute, Convergence Partnership, 2009).
• Ross, Catherine L. ―Regional Transportation and Development in Atlanta.‖ In Hack, Gary, Eugénie Birch, Paul Sedway, and Mitchell Silver (Eds.) Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice (Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association, 2009).
• Ross, Catherine L. and Nancy Green Leigh. ―Planning, Urban Revitalization and the Inner City: An Exploration of Structural Racism.‖ In Birch, Eugénie (Ed.), The Urban and Regional Planning Reader (London: Routledge Urban Series, 2009).
• Ross, C.L. (2009) Regional Transportation and Development in Atlanta.  In G. Hack, E.L. Birch, P.H. Sedway & M.J. Silver (Eds.), Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice (1 ed., pp. 183-184). Washington DC: Internationally City/County Management Association.
• Ross, C.L. (2009) Regional Transportation and Development in Atlanta. In G. Hack, E.L. Birch, P.H. Sedway & M.J. Silver (Eds.), Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice (1 ed., pp.183-184). Washington DC: International City/County Management Association .
• Ross, Catherine, ―Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven, But Nobody Wants to Die‖, In Atlanta Women Speak (St. Barthelemy Press, 2002).
• Ross, Catherine L, ―Human Health Burden of Transportation.‖ In Critical Issues in Transportation 2002 (Transportation Research Board the National Academies, 2001) 
• Ross, Catherine. ―Transportation Planning.‖ In Catanese, A. and J. Snyder, (Eds.), Introduction to Urban Planning (New York: McGraw Hill, 1988). The Chapter examines the major theories underlying contemporary transportation planning and outlines future issues.
• Ross, Catherine. ―Transportation Infrastructure:  Current and Projected Needs.‖
  • In Stein, Jay M. (Ed.) Public Infrastructure Planning and Management (Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, Urban Affairs Annual Review Series, Volume 33, 1988). The Chapter includes a definition of need, an assessment of the facilities, and an examination of innovative financing methods.
    

 

Refereed Articles

• Catherine L. Ross, Policy & Practice “Transport and Megaregions: High-Speed Rail in the United States‖, Town Planning Review, spring, 2011
  
•  Catherine L. Ross, Bruce Stiftel, Myungje Woo and Arthi Rao. ―Measuring Regional Transport Sustainability: An Exploration‖, The Urban Lawyer, fall, 2010/ Winter 201142-4/43-1(forthcoming).
• Ross, Catherine L. and Yang, Jiawen ―Assessing China’s Mega-Region Mobility in a Comparative Context‖, Accepted for Publication in Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board Journal (TRR), 2011  
• Benjamin R. Rajotte, Catherine L. Ross, Chinyere O. Ekechi, and Vladimir N. Cadet. 2011. ―Health in all Policies: Addressing the Legal and Policy Foundations of Health Impact Assessment‖. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (JLME) Special Symposium Issue, National PHL Conference, pp. 27-29.  
• Ross, Catherine L., Yi Lin Pei, Adjo Amekudzi, Michael D. Meyer, and Elise M. Barella. 2010. ―Social, Environmental, and Economic Sustainability.‖ Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, September 2010, pp 73-80.
• Jin Nam, Myungje Woo, and Catherine L. Ross. 2011. ―Financing Tools for Urban Revitalization Projects: Analysis of U.S. Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Statues and Case Law‖. Journal of the Korea Planners Association Vol. 45(7), pp. 47-65.
• Barrella, Elise, Adjo Amekudzi, Michael D. Meyer, Catherine L. Ross and Diane Turchetta, ―Best Practices and Common Approaches for Considering Sustainability at 9 U.S. State Departments of Transportation‖ Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Planning 2010, Issue Number: 2174, ,pp.10-18.  
• Pei, Yi Lin, Adjo A. Amekudzi, Michael D. Meyer, Elise M. Barrella, Catherine L. Ross, ―Performance Measurement Frameworks and the Development of Effective Sustainable Transport Strategies and Indicators‖ Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Environmental and Economic Sustainability , 2010
• Morallos, D.; Amekudzi, A.; Ross, C., and M. Meyer. ―Value for Money Analysis in U.S. Transportation Public-Private Partnerships‖ Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2115, 2009, pp. 27-36.  
• Bodea, Tudor D., Laurie Garrow, Michael D. Meyer, and Catherine L. Ross, ―Socio-demographic and built environment influences on the odds of being overweight or obese: The Atlanta experience‖ Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Volume 43, Issue 4, May 2009, Pages 430-444
• Bodea, Tudor D., Laurie Garrow, Michael D. Meyer, and Catherine L. Ross, ―Explaining Obesity with Urban Form: A Cautionary Tale.‖ Transportation, Volume 35, Issue 2, March 2008, Pages 179-199
• Amekudzi, Adjo, Linda Thomas-Mobley and Catherine Ross ―Transportation Planning and Infrastructure Delivery in Major and Megacities. Transportation Research Board: Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1997, pp. 17-23, 2007  
• Realff , Matthew J., Steven P. French, Berdinus A. Bras, Catherine L. Ross, Nancey Green Leigh, and Ning Ai, "Modeling Obsolete Computer Stock Under Regional Data Constraints: An Atlanta Case Study", Conservation and Recycling, Volume 51, Issue 4, October 2007, Pages 847-869  
• Yang, Jiawen and Catherine Ross, 2007, ―Implementing Spatial Planning in China’s Market Economy,‖ Urban Planning Forum (in Chinese), No. 6.
• Dannenberg, Andrew L., Ross, Catherine L., et. al, ―Growing the Field of Health Impact Assessment in the United States: An Agenda for Research and Practice‖ American Journal of Public Health, Volume 96, Issue 2, February 2006, Pages 262-270  
• Ross, Catherine L. and Jessica Harbour ―Footprint for an International City: Transportation and Redevelopment‖ Georgia State University Law Review Symposium. Georgia State Law Review, February 2006.  
• Ross, Catherine L. and Nancy Green Leigh. ―Planning, Urban Revitalization and the Inner City: An Exploration of Structural Racism.‖ Journal of Planning Literature. Volume 14, Issue 3, February 2000, pages 367-380. 
• Peponis, John, Catherine Ross and Mahbub Rashid, ―The Structure of Urban Space Movement and Co-presence: The Case of Atlanta.‖ Geoforum. Vol. 28, No.3-4, pp. 341-358, November 1997. 10
• Peponis, John, Catherine Ross et al., ―Regularity and Change in Urban Space: A Syntactic Analysis of Movement and Co-presence in Atlanta,‖ Ekistics, 1998.
• Ross, Catherine, R. Guensler and P. Stevens, ―A Spatial and Statistical Analysis of Commercial Vehicle Activity in Metropolitan Atlanta.‖ Transportation Research Record, April 1998.  
• Nelson, Arthur, Michael Meyer and Catherine Ross, ―Parking Supply Policy and Transit Use: Case Study of Atlanta, Georgia ― Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board. No. 1604, 1997.  
• Nelson, Arthur, Thomas L. Sanchez, Catherine L. Ross, and Michael Meyer, ―Rail Transit in the Suburbs Case Study of Transit Use in Atlanta’s Affluent Northern Tier.‖ Transportation Research Record. No. 1571, 1997  
• Ross, Catherine and Jeffrey W. Davis ―Multijurisdictional Project Evaluation in Chattanooga Urban Area.‖ Journal of Urban Planning and Development. Vol. 122, No. 2, June 1996.
• Boston, Thomas and Catherine Ross. ―Location Preferences of Successful African Owned Businesses in Atlanta.‖ The Review of Black Political Economy. Vol. 24, No. 2 and 3, Fall/Winter 1996.  
• Ross, Catherine, et. al., ―An Analysis of Travel Behavior Using Three Parameter Data Loggers,‖ Journal of Transportation Engineering. Vol. 121, No. 4, July-August 1995.  
• Ross, Catherine, and Scott Barker, ―The Georgia State Route 400 Extension: Tollway Prototype or Last of a Breed?‖ ASCE Journal,1995 Transportation Congress. Summer, 1995. 
• Ross, Catherine. ―A Planning Agenda,‖ Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 13, No. 2, Spring 1994.  
• Ross, Catherine, ―Converging Themes: A Look to the Future.‖ Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 13, No. 3, Spring 1994.  
• Ferguson, Erik, Catherine Ross and Michael Meyer. ―Transportation Management Associations.‖ Transportation Quarterly, Spring 1993.  
• Ferguson, Erik, Catherine Ross and Michael Meyer. ―PC Software for Urban Transportation Planning‖ Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 58, No. 2, Spring 1992.
• Ross, Catherine, E. Ferguson, and M. Meyer ―Transportation Management Associations and Privatization.‖ Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board. Transportation Demand Management, No. 1346. 1992  
• Ferguson, E., C. Ross and M. Meyer, ―Transportation Management Associations: Organization, Implementation, Evaluation.‖ Transportation Research Record, No. 1346, 1992. 11

 

Ross, C. L. (2010). The Drive to Make Cities Greener. Wall Street Journal, (April 17, 2010). Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230419800457517173080050338....
Stephen, L., & Ross, C. L. (2010). O&A with Catherine L. Ross on Megaregions. Urban Land, March-April 2010, 34-36.
Ross, C. L. (2009). Infrastructure is Our Competitive Advantage. SaportaReport, (May 18, 2009). Retrieved from http://saportareport.com/blog/?p=857.
Ross, C. L. (2009). Smart Growth: A National Perspective. Tallahassee: 1000 Friends of Florida.
Ross, C. L. (2008). Building Blocks for a Global Economy. City Upon a Hill. Retrieved from http://www.gmanet.com/cityuponahill/200811_ross.asp.
Ross, C. L. (2005). Find a way to keep moving: Transit plan must address needs of growth. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 15, 2005(@ Issue).
Ross, C. L., & Krautler, C. C. (2002). Our Public Enemy Number One. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 24, 2002.
Ross, C. L., & Krautler, C. C. (2002). Agencies Mapping Detailed Plan to Make Metro Roads More Bearable. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 7, 2002.
Ross, C. L. (2002). GRTA Didn't Demur on Congestion Issue. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 18, 2002.
Ross, C. L. (2002). An Opinion. Dunwoody Crier, May 29, 2002.
Ross, C. L. (2002). Bus System is Aborning. Marietta Daily Journal, April 14, 2002.
Ross, C. L. (2002). Atlanta Can Be Greater Than The Sum of Its Parts. Gwinnett Daily Post, March 24, 2002.
Boston, T. D., & Ross, C. L. (1993). The Struggle for African-American Economic Empowerment. Colloqui, Spring 2003.
Ross, C. L. (1992). Improving Accreditation Criteria: Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
Ross, C. L. (1991). Life in the Ebony Tower. Journal of the National Technical Association.
Ross, C. L. (1986). Toward the Year 2000: Perspectives on the Information Age. Atlanta: BellSouth.




Myungje Woo
 
Harry West

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Primary title    Professor of Practice, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development    
Secondary title    none
Research interests     Transportation and Infrastructure, Land Use and Regional Development, Air Quality and Natural Environment, and Megaregions

Overview

Biosketch (150-200 words)
Mr. Harry West has more than 48 years experience managing and planning public projects and reviewing private development proposals. Early in his career he was the County Manager of Fulton County, Georgia’s largest and most diverse county as well as home to the City of Atlanta. Major public works projects, capital improvement budgets and bond funds were a part of his responsibility. For 28 years (1972-2000), Mr. West was employed by the Atlanta Regional Commission, the comprehensive planning agency for the Atlanta metropolitan area. For 27 years he was the ARC’s Executive Director. The ARC is the designated MPO for transportation planning along with other functional areas such as economic development, water supply, waste water management, parks and open space, and land use along the Chattahoochee River Corridor.  Prior to joining the CQGRD, Mr. West held a senior position with Parsons Corporation, participating in the management, planning, public involvement, and agency coordination aspects of EIS projects in Colorado and Florida, strategic transportation planning in Connecticut, Maglev feasibility and DEIS in Georgia, a comprehensive HOV study for the Atlanta area, a comprehensive long-range transportation plan for Puerto Rico and a feasibility study of commuter rail in the Detroit Metropolitan area.

Educational Background
M.A., Certificate, Senior Executive in State and Local Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1987
P.A., Civilian Participant, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, 1977
M.P.A. Public Administration, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1969
Certificate, Public Affairs, National Institute of Public Affairs, Washington, DC, 1968
Certificate, Advanced Management, ICMA, Washington, DC, 1965
B.B.A. Business Administration, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1962

Fields (can be the same as research interests)
•    Transportation and Infrastructure
•    Land Use and Regional Development
•    Air Quality and Natural Environment
•    Megaregions

Research
Research ambitions (blurb up to 100-150 words).
During his tenure at the ARC, Mr. West was responsible for the preparation and update of three Regional Development Plans, three Regional Transportation Plans, numerous sub-area and corridor plans, alternatives analysis, and major investment studies. Plans for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), local bus service, Regional Airport Systems Plans and in most cases programming the capital investments necessary for implementation were also accomplished under his direction.  His interest in these areas of research continues.

Research Groups/Labs
Professor of Practice, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Recent Publications (can be renamed to books, exhibitions, major works, etc.)
•    West, H. (2009). Not Quite "Shovel Ready" Projects Also Need To Be Considered. SaportaReport, August 23, 2009.
•    West, H. (2009). Chance of teamwork on Lanier now dim. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 5, 2009.
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Marcus, M. J., West, H., et al. (2009). Megaregions: Visualization of Defining Megaregions and Policy Implications for Passenger and Freight Movement. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    West, H. (2008). How much longer before we get a handle on traffic? Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 4, 2008.
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Doyle, J. L. H., & West, H. (2008). Identifying Megaregions in the US: Implications for Infrastructure Investment. Paper presented at the Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City (ACSP-AESOP Fourth Joint Congress).
•    West, H. (1999). Long-ignored transportation proposals gain support. Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 15, 1999.
•    West, H. (1995). Vision 2020: Key to Regionalism in the Atlanta Region. The Regionalist, 1(3), 33-41.

Teaching

Recent Courses taught
•    CP4020: Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning, School of City and Regional Planning    

Dissertations supervised (links to pdfs optional)
none

Current PhD students (links and/or photos optional)
none
 
Myungje Woo, Ph.D.
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Primary title    Research Scientist I, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development          
Secondary title    none
Research interests    Megaregions, Transportation and Infrastructure, Growth Management and Land Use Policies, and Urban Spatial Structure

Overview
Biosketch (150-200 words)
Myungje Woo, Ph.D. is a Research Scientist I at the CQGRD in the College of Architecture, Georgia Tech. His research and studies have focused on the impacts of growth management policies, urban sprawl, spatial structure, and residential mobility. At CQGRD, he is researching the megaregions and transportation planning using geographic information systems (GIS) and quantitative methodologies. His work has focused on measuring functional interactions between regions using mathematical models and multi-variate analyses. He recently co-authored a book chapter, Identifying Megaregions in the US: Implications for Infrastructure Investment, 2009, In Catherine L. Ross (Ed.), Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness.

Educational Background
Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2007
M.C.R.P., City and Regional Planning, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2007
M.E., Urban Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea, 1999
B.E., Urban Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea, 1997

Fields (can be the same as research interests)
•    Growth Management and Land Use Policies
•    Transportation and Infrastructure
•    Megaregions
•    Urban Spatial Structure


Research
Research ambitions (blurb up to 100-150 words)
At CQGRD, Myungje is researching the megaregions and transportation planning using geographic information systems (GIS) and quantitative planning methodologies and writing proposals for research grants. His recent interests are in growth management policies and transportation implications at the megaregion scale. He presented several papers regarding megaregions, transportation, and growth management at classes and conferences.

Research Groups/Labs
Research Scientist I, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Recent Publications (can be renamed to books, exhibitions, major works, etc.)
•    Woo, M., & Guldmann, J.-M. (2010). Impacts of Urban Containment Policies on the Spatial Structure of Metropolitan Areas. Urban Studies, under revision.
•    Woo, M., & Chun, H. (2010). Green Housing and Community Policies in the United States. Policy Briefs, 270, 1-8.
•    Woo, M., & Morrow-Jones, H. A. (2009). Influences on the Main Factors Associated with Homeowners' Intentions to Move. Urban Affairs Review, under review.
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Yang, J., Meyer, M. D., & Amekudzi, A. A. (2009). Megaregions: Delineating Existing and Emerging Megaregions Throughout the United States. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Yang, J., Meyer, M. D., & Amekudzi, A. A. (2009). Megaregions: Passenger and Freight Transportation Framework. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Marcus, M. J., West, H., et al. (2009). Megaregions: Visualization of Defining Megaregions and Policy Implications for Passenger and Freight Movement. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., & Barringer, J. R. (2009). The Physical and Functional Delineation of Megaregions. Paper presented at the Reinvesting in America: The New Metropolitan Planning Agenda (ACSP 50th Anniversary Annual Conference).
•    Ross, C. L., & Woo, M. (2009). Identifying Megaregions in the US: Implications for Infrastructure Investment. In C. L. Ross (Ed.), Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness (1 ed., pp. 53-80). Washington DC: Island Press.
•    Kim, H., Woo, M., & Kim, I. (2009). A Study on the Policies for Military Base Relocation and Redevelopment Focusing on the Cases in the United States, Germany, Japan, and Korea. The Korean Association for Policy Studies, 18(4), 401-429.
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Yang, J., Meyer, M. D., & Amekudzi, A. A. (2008). Megaregions: Literature Review of the Implications for U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Transportation Planning. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Doyle, J. L. H., & West, H. (2008). Identifying Megaregions in the US: Implications for Infrastructure Investment. Paper presented at the Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City (ACSP-AESOP Fourth Joint Congress).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., & Etienne, H. (2008). Atlanta BeltLine Decision Support Tool: Strategic Planning Session Final Report. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the BeltLine Tax Allocation District Advisory Committee (TADAC).
•    Ross, C. L., Doyle, J. L. H., Woo, M., & Barringer, J. R. (2008). Placing the Megaregion in a Global Context. Paper presented at the Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City (ACSP-AESOP Fourth Joint Congress).
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Woo, M., Marcus, M. J., Doyle, J. L. H., et al. (2008). Hospitals and Community Health HIA: A Study of Localized Health Impacts of Hospitals. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Woo, M., Doyle, J. L. H., Allen, M., et al. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: A Spatial Strategy for Sustainability Report. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.

Teaching
Recent Courses taught
none

Dissertations supervised (links to pdfs optional)
none

Current PhD students (links and/or photos optional)
none

 
Jason R. Barringer, AICP

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Primary title    Research Scientist II, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development    
Secondary title    none
Research interests     Transportation and Infrastructure, Air Quality and Natural Environment, Land Use and Regional Development, and Megaregions

Overview
Biosketch (150-200 words)
Mr. Jason Barringer, AICP, Research Scientist II, has worked to bring CQGRD to the forefront in the fields of megaregional planning and health and the built environment, as well as working in other planning related fields. His work along with Dr. Ross has helped to forward the theoretical basis of megaregional planning incorporating the concepts of spatial planning, new economic geography, sustainability, and equity planning. Barringer has presented on megaregion planning at national conferences and was a co-PI on a national project exploring the implications of megaregion planning on transportation infrastructure. He co-authored a chapter in the recently published book, Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness. Barringer has also disseminated the latest concepts in planning research, such as transportation and demographic modeling, and spatial planning to Georgia’s public sector through research projects conducted for governmental entities. Barringer has also been involved in CQGRD’s work on health impact assessments, measuring the built environment’s effects on human health. Barringer has recently completed work measuring public perception of proposed congestion pricing programs in the Metropolitan Atlanta area. Lastly, Mr. Barringer has been a co-instructor along with Dr. Ross for the past four years in the masters’ level Sustainable Urban Development course in the SCARP.

Educational Background
M.C.R.P., City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2005
B.S., Marketing, University of Alabama, Atlanta, GA, 1992

Fields (can be the same as research interests)
•    Transportation and Infrastructure
•    Land Use and Regional Development
•    Air Quality and Natural Environment
•    Megaregions


Research
Research ambitions (blurb up to 100-150 words)
At CQGRD, Jason is focused on researching megaregions, transportation planning and finance and health and the built environment using geographic information systems (GIS) and qualitative and quantitative planning methodologies. His recent interests are in public perceptions of congestion pricing, spatial health impacts of infrastructure and land use at various scales and megaregion planning and policy.

Research Groups/Labs
Research Scientist II, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Recent Publications (can be renamed to books, exhibitions, major works, etc.)
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Yang, J., Meyer, M. D., & Amekudzi, A. A. (2009). Megaregions: Delineating Existing and Emerging Megaregions Throughout the United States. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Yang, J., Meyer, M. D., & Amekudzi, A. A. (2009). Megaregions: Passenger and Freight Transportation Framework. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Marcus, M. J., West, H., et al. (2009). Megaregions: Visualization of Defining Megaregions and Policy Implications for Passenger and Freight Movement. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., & Barringer, J. R. (2009). The Physical and Functional Delineation of Megaregions. Paper presented at the Reinvesting in America: The New Metropolitan Planning Agenda (ACSP 50th Anniversary Annual Conference).
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., & Amekudzi, A. A. (2009). Mobility in the Megaregion. In C. L. Ross (Ed.), Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness (1 ed., pp. 140-165). Washington DC: Island Press.
•    Barringer, J. R., Ross, C. L., Guensler, R. L., & Zuyeva, L. (2009). Congestion Pricing and Associated Equity Concerns in the Metropolitan Atlanta Region. Paper presented at the Reinvesting in America: The New Metropolitan Planning Agenda (ACSP 50th Anniversary Annual Conference).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Yang, J., Meyer, M. D., & Amekudzi, A. A. (2008). Megaregions: Literature Review of the Implications for U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Transportation Planning. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Doyle, J. L. H., & West, H. (2008). Identifying Megaregions in the US: Implications for Infrastructure Investment. Paper presented at the Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City (ACSP-AESOP Fourth Joint Congress).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., & Etienne, H. (2008). Atlanta BeltLine Decision Support Tool: Strategic Planning Session Final Report. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the BeltLine Tax Allocation District Advisory Committee (TADAC).
•    Ross, C. L., Guensler, R., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Allen, M., Barrella, E., et al. (2008). Congestion Pricing Response: Study for Potential Implementation in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) and the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).
•    Ross, C. L., Doyle, J. L. H., Woo, M., & Barringer, J. R. (2008). Placing the Megaregion in a Global Context. Paper presented at the Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City (ACSP-AESOP Fourth Joint Congress).
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Leone de Nie, K., & Benjamin, S. (2008). Atlanta Regional Freight Mobility Plan. Atlanta: conducted by Wilbur Smith Associates, Global Insight, the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and StreetSmarts; prepared for and funded by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Woo, M., Marcus, M. J., Doyle, J. L. H., et al. (2008). Hospitals and Community Health HIA: A Study of Localized Health Impacts of Hospitals. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Woo, M., Doyle, J. L. H., Allen, M., et al. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: A Spatial Strategy for Sustainability Report. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Barrella, E., & Lambert, K. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: Quality Growth Audit. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Allen, M., & Collums, J. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: Redevelopment Assessment. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Allen, M., & Barrella, E. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: A Transportation Assessment. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.
•    Doyle, J. L. H., Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Leone de Nie, K., & Woo, M. (2008). Placing the Megaregion in a Global Context. Paper presented at the Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City (ACSP-AESOP Fourth Joint Congress).
•    Barringer, J. R., Ross, C. L., Guensler, R. L., Doyle, J. L. H., Zuyeva, L., & Barrella, E. (2008). Perceptions of Congestion Pricing in the Metropolitan Atlanta Region. Paper presented at the Bridging the Divide: Celebrating the City (ACSP-AESOP Fourth Joint Congress).

Teaching
Recent Courses taught
•    CP6233: Sustainable Urban Development, School of City and Regional Planning

Dissertations supervised (links to pdfs optional)
none

Current PhD students (links and/or photos optional)
none

 
Amy K. Danner, AICP
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Primary title    Research Scientist I, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development    
Secondary title    none
Research interests     Architecture and Urban Design, Land Use and Regional Development, Megaregions, and Healthy Places


Overview
Biosketch (150-200 words)
Ms. Amy Danner is a Research Scientist at the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at Georgia Tech. She specializes in land use, land and community development, and urban design, and her interests include the integration of urban planning and architecture in real estate development. Ms. Danner has been responsible for the coordination of the Piedmont Alliance for Quality Growth—regional meetings featuring mayors, business, and academic leaders in the Southeast collaborating on the advancement of infrastructure in the region to increase global competitiveness—as well as the Healthy Places Research Group—a collaborative effort involving Emory University, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and the CQGRD, studying the co-relationship between the built environment and the health of communities. Ms. Danner has also been involved with the continued emerging work of the Center’s Health Impact Assessments (HIAs), an analysis of plans, policies, and programs to study the relationship between health and the built environment. In addition to her research, Ms. Danner has been responsible for all graphic visualizations, designs, website materials, and marketing materials for the Center.

Educational Background
M.C.R.P., City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2008
B.S., Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2006

Fields (can be the same as research interests)
•    Architecture and Urban Development
•    Land Use and Regional Development
•    Megaregions
•    Healthy Places


Research
Research ambitions (blurb up to 100-150 words)
At CQGRD, Ms. Danner is focused on researching megaregions and the relationship between health and the built environment. Her recent interests are in the use of context sensitive design in transportation planning, the development of infrastructure systems and regional governance at a megaregional level, and the spatial health impacts of infrastructure systems. Ms. Danner also has an interest in the display of information and the perceived response and underlying acceptance of project information and data with relationship to visualization techniques.

Research Groups/Labs
Research Scientist I, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Recent Publications (can be renamed to books, exhibitions, major works, etc.)
•    Ross, C. L., & Danner, A. K. (2010). Beyond the Metropolis: Megaregions and the Global Economy. In Atlanta Chapter for the Congress for New Urbanism (Ed.), Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present, and Future (pp. 21-22). April 2010: Atlanta Chapter for the Congress for New Urbanism.
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Marcus, M. J., West, H., et al. (2009). Megaregions: Visualization of Defining Megaregions and Policy Implications for Passenger and Freight Movement. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., & Etienne, H. (2008). Atlanta BeltLine Decision Support Tool: Strategic Planning Session Final Report. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the BeltLine Tax Allocation District Advisory Committee (TADAC).
•    Ross, C. L., Guensler, R., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Allen, M., Barrella, E., et al. (2008). Congestion Pricing Response: Study for Potential Implementation in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) and the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Woo, M., Marcus, M. J., Doyle, J. L. H., et al. (2008). Hospitals and Community Health HIA: A Study of Localized Health Impacts of Hospitals. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Woo, M., Doyle, J. L. H., Allen, M., et al. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: A Spatial Strategy for Sustainability Report. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Barrella, E., & Lambert, K. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: Quality Growth Audit. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Allen, M., & Collums, J. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: Redevelopment Assessment. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Allen, M., & Barrella, E. (2008). Preparing for the Future in Troup County, GA: A Transportation Assessment. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by Troup County, GA and its Cities.
•    Danner, A. K. (2008). The Building Permitting Process: The City of Atlanta and the Permit Improvement Action Plan. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
•    Drummond, W., Ross, C. L., Leone de Nie, K., Barringer, J. R., Giarrusso, T., & Danner, A. K. (2007). The Milton Trail Plan: Shared Use Trail Plan. Atlanta: prepared by the City and Regional Planning Program, the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD), and the Center for Geographic Information Systems at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for the City of Milton, GA.

Teaching
Recent Courses taught
none

Dissertations supervised (links to pdfs optional)
none

Current PhD students (links and/or photos optional)
none
 
Michelle J. Marcus

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Primary title    Research Scientist I, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development    
Secondary title    none
Research interests     Transportation and Infrastructure, Healthy Places, and Air Quality and Natural Resources

Overview
Biosketch (150-200 words)
Ms. Michelle Marcus received her Master of Public Health at the Institute of Public Health at Georgia State University. She specializes in health impact assessment and community based participatory research. At CQGRD, she has conducted Health Impact Assessment (HIA) investigating hospitals and community health, investigated links between roads and health, and developed technical assistance strategies for HIA. She also assists with operations of the Healthy Places Research Group. Ms. Marcus has served as the program administrator for the Campaign for Walkable Communities at PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy group, since 2007. She served on the board of directors for Citizens for Progressive Transit for over six years and currently chairs the Environment, Transit, Trails, and Transportation task force on the BeltLine Tax Allocation District Advisory Committee. She received the Public Health Student Achievement Award in 2008 for her work and has been accepted into the Urban Fellows program, an initiative of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth and is housed in Georgia State’s College of Law. As a graduate research assistant at Georgia State, her work included improving access to primary health care for frequent 911 users in inner-city Atlanta.

Educational Background
M.P.H, Health Promotion, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2008
B.A., Anthropology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1998

Fields (can be the same as research interests)
•    Transportation and Infrastructure
•    Healthy Places
•    Air Quality and Natural Environment


Research
Research ambitions (blurb up to 100-150 words)
Ms. Marcus seeks to promote health by researching the health impacts of the built environment and human activities, and by working with community members to use such research to create a more healthful environment.

Research Groups/Labs
Research Scientist I, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Recent Publications (can be renamed to books, exhibitions, major works, etc.)
•    Ross, C. L., & Marcus, M. J. (2010). Calculating for Health: The Atlanta BeltLine Health Impact Assessment and Study. In Atlanta Chapter for the Congress for New Urbanism (Ed.), Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present, and Future (pp. 68-70). April 2010: Atlanta Chapter for the Congress for New Urbanism.
•    Ross, C. L., Woo, M., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Marcus, M. J., West, H., et al. (2009). Megaregions: Visualization of Defining Megaregions and Policy Implications for Passenger and Freight Movement. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
•    Ross, C. L., & Marcus, M. J. (2009). Roadways and Health: Making the Case for Collaboration. In S. Malekafzali (Ed.), Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research (pp. 1-164). Washington DC: PolicyLink and the Prevention Institute.
•    Ross, C. L., Barringer, J. R., Danner, A. K., Woo, M., Marcus, M. J., Doyle, J. L. H., et al. (2008). Hospitals and Community Health HIA: A Study of Localized Health Impacts of Hospitals. Atlanta: conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) at the Georgia Institute of Technology; prepared for and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
•    Marcus, M. J. (2008). Examining Correlations with Frequency of Walking Trips in Metropolitan Areas. Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Teaching
Recent Courses taught
none

Dissertations supervised (links to pdfs optional)
none

Current PhD students (links and/or photos optional)
none
 
Arthi Rao

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Primary title    Research Assistant, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development    
Secondary title    none
Research interests     Healthy Places, Architecture and Urban Design, and Land Use and Regional Governance

Overview
Biosketch (150-200 words)
Arthi Rao is a research assistant at the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development. She joined the doctoral program in city and regional planning at Georgia Tech in 2009. Her research interests include linkages between public health and contemporary planning practice. She is currently a summer intern at the CQGRD and teaches a graduate CRP class titled Professional Communications for Planners. The class covers topics in visual, graphic and written communication.

Prior to attending GA Tech, she was a visiting assistant professor/lecturer in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Clemson University (2005-2008; 2002-2004). She taught several of the core courses in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum including design studio and graphic communication. Her previous research and project work have focused on health-based topics (hospital design, therapeutic landscapes) and multiculturalism and its manifestation in the built environment. She has also practiced as an architect in Bangalore, India.

Educational Background
M.L.A, Landscape Architecture, Penn State, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
B.A., Architecture, India, 1999

Fields (can be the same as research interests)
•    Transportation and Infrastructure
•    Healthy Places
•    Air Quality and Natural Environment

Research
Research ambitions (blurb up to 100-150 words)
none

Research Groups/Labs
Research Assistant, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Recent Publications (can be renamed to books, exhibitions, major works, etc.)
none

Teaching
Recent Courses taught
•    CP8883: Professional Communications for Planners

Dissertations supervised (links to pdfs optional)
none

Current PhD students (links and/or photos optional)
none
 
Coleen Chima
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Primary title    Administrative Coordinator, Center for Quality Growth and Regional     Development    
Secondary title    none
Research interests     none


Overview
Biosketch (150-200 words)
Coleen Chima works closely with leadership in the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, City and Regional Planning and the College of Architecture to manage administrative operations as well as the budget. She joined CQGRD in April, 2010.  Prior to joining Georgia Institute of Technology, Coleen spent 7 years working for a national pharmacy as a clinical manager. She also has an extensive financial background. Coleen worked as a credit analyst for Equifax Credit Bureau and the Bank of America for 15 years.   
Educational Background
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Fields (can be the same as research interests)
none

Research
Research ambitions (blurb up to 100-150 words)
none

Research Groups/Labs
Administrative Coordinator, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Recent Publications (can be renamed to books, exhibitions, major works, etc.)
none

Teaching
Recent Courses taught
none

Dissertations supervised (links to pdfs optional)
none

Current PhD students (links and/or photos optional)
none

Recent Courses

• CP6311/CEE6602: Introduction to Transportation Planning, School of City and Regional Planning & School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CP6233: Sustainable Urban Development, School of City and Regional Planning
• CP6052: Growth, Regionalism and Cities, School of City and Regional Planning

Dissertations Supervised

• Shi Hak Noh, 1989: Efficiency and Equity Implications of Private Automobile Use in an Urban Area. A Case Study of Metro-Atlanta.

Current PhD Students

• Arthi Rao
• Barbara Faga
• Jessica L. H. Doyle
• Eric Sundquist
• Sarah Cox