NCSG Affiliate
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NCSG Affiliate
Elijah Knaap
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NCSG Research Coordinator
Prince Hunter
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Business Coordinator
Seth Hanley-Raeder
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Graduate Assistant
Matthew Scott Reise
Pronouns: (he/him) Matthew Reise is the Graduate Assistant for the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). He is currently... -
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Ebrahim Seyedebrahimi
Ebrahim Seyedebrahimi is the graduate assistant for the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education (NCSG). He is also in the Master... -
Senior Research Analyst
Steven Gehrke
Dr. Gehrke is an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in the Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation. Prior to... -
Assistant Professor
Ming Hu
Ming Hu is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, University of Maryland, USA. She teaches technology... -
Assistant Professor
Marccus Hendricks
Dr. Hendricks’ primary research interests include infrastructure planning and management, social vulnerability to disaster, environmental... -
Director of the Purple Line Corridor Coalition
Sheila Somashekhar
Sheila Somashekhar joined the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland in 2020 as Director of the Purple Line Corridor... -
Graduate Assistant
Nohely Alvarez
Pronouns: she/her/ella Nohely Alvarez is a PhD student in Urban and Regional Planning and Design at the School of Architecture, Planning and... -
Director of the Urban Studies and Planning Program
Dr. Clara Irazábal-Zurita
Clara Irazábal is the Director of the Urban Studies and Planning Program (URSP) in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (MAPP)... -
PhD Assistant
Katy June-Friesen
Pronouns: she/her Katy June-Friesen is a writer/editor for NCSG and the Small Business Anti-displacement Project. She is a Ph.D. candidate... -
Daniel Engelberg
Daniel L Engelberg is a PhD Student at the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) interested in how planners can help communities... -
Director, NCSG's Transportation Policy Research Group
Chester Harvey
Chester Harvey is the Director of NCSG’s Transportation Policy Research Group. He works to bridge the allied fields of transportation... -
Assistant Professor
Ariel Bierbaum
Dr. Bierbaum’s research examines the links between planning practice, urban politics, and public education. Her research builds understanding... -
Assistant Professor
Thomas Luke Spreen
Luke Spreen is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. His research assesses how external monitoring,... -
Director of the Architecture Program
Mohammad Gharipour
Dr. Mohammad Gharipour is professor and director of the Architecture Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He serves as an... -
Professor
Gerrit-Jan Knaap
Gerrit-Jan Knaap is Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, and the former Executive Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research... -
Director, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
Associate Professor, Urban Studies & Planning ProgramKathryn Howell
Kathryn Howell is the Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education and an Associate Professor, Urban Studies &... -
NCSG Affiliate
Anna Alberini
Anna Alberini received her PhD in Economics from the University of California San Diego. She is currently a professor in the Department of... -
Affiliate
Uri Avin
Uri Avin FAICP served as a Research Professor at the NCSG between 2012 and 2021. His work here included founding and directing the PALS program,... -
NCSG Affiliate
Matthew J. Bell
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NCSG Affiliate
Ralph Bennett
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NCSG Affiliate
Martin A. Bierbaum
Martin A. Bierbaum’s academic background includes masters degrees in political science, city and regional planning, a J.D. degree and a Ph.D.... -
NCSG Affiliate
Carson Bise
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NCSG Affiliate
Mark Braza
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NCSG Affiliate
Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty is a Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. His research concerns critical... -
NCSG Affiliate
James R. Cohen
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Associate Professor
Casey Dawkins
Casey J. Dawkins is a Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and Affiliate of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland’s... -
NCSG Affiliate
John Driscoll
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Professor and Director of Creative Placemaking
Ronit Eisenbach
Ronit Eisenbach is an architect, artist, curator, and educator whose scholarship and multi-disciplinary spatial practice aims to engage others... -
NCSG Affiliate
Sevgi Erdogan
Dr. Sevgi Erdoğan is an affiliate at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education (NCSG) and an affiliate of Maryland Transportation... -
Faculty Research Assistant
Andrew Fellows
Andrew Fellows coordinates Campus Community Connection at the University of Maryland, as part of a joint appointment to the National Center... -
NCSG Affiliate
Charles G. Field
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Associate Director and Assistant Research Professor
Nicholas Finio, Ph.D.
Nick Finio, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of NCSG, and a graduate of the UMD Urban and Regional planning URPD PhD and MCP programs. His research... -
PALS Program Director
Kim Fisher
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Kim Fisher is the Program Director of the Partnership for Active Learning in Sustainability (PALS) Project. PALS is... -
NCSG Affiliate
Huibert A. Haccoû
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NCSG Affiliate
Marie Howland
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Associate Professor
Hiroyuki Iseki
Hiro Iseki is an affiliate with the NCSG and Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. His research focuses on balancing efficiency,... -
NCSG Affiliate
Seema D. Iyer
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NCSG Affiliate
Rebecca C. Lewis
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NCSG Affiliate
Erik Lichtenberg
Erik Lichtenberg is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, College Par. His research... -
Associate Professor
Willow Lung-Amam
Dr. Lung-Amam serves as Director of Community Development at NCSG and Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of... -
NCSG Affiliate
Terry Moore
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NCSG Affiliate
David N. Myers
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NCSG Affiliate
David Newburn
David Newburn is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland. His applied... -
NCSG Affiliate
Bruce Purdy
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NCSG Affiliate
Glenn C. Robinson
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Kimberly M. Ross
Kim Ross is an affiliate with the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland. Having helped create... -
NCSG Affiliate
Mary Corbin Sies
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NCSG Affiliate
Yan Song
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NCSG Affiliate
Brendan Williams
Brendan Williams is an Associate Professor and lectures in Urban Development, Urban Economics and Planning systems at the School of Architecture,...