Featured Graduates

Aaron Gannon, PhD 2005
Principal R+D Scientist at Honeywell Aerospace

Patricia Olson, PhD 2002
Senior Architect, Office of the University Architect, Arizona State University
Consultant in sustainable design education and historic preservation

Linda Oveido, PhD 2005
Special Advisor to the President at the Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora
Office of Global Initiatives

Allan (Yilun) Yang, PhD 2005
Director of Corporate Sustainability at U-Haul International

All Graduates

Eddie Alford. Ph.D., Arizona State University ; M.S.,Range Management, Colorado State; B.S., Range Management, New Mexico State. Dissertation: "The Effects of Fire on Sonoran Desert Plant Communities" (Planning 2001)

John Blair. Ph.D., M.E.P., Arizona State University; B.A., Kings College (England ). Dissertation: "Sustainability and Community Indicator Programs in the United States: Their Nature, Purpose and Caliber" (Planning 2001)

Michael Collins. Ph.D., M.E.P., Arizona State University ; B.S. Urban Planning & Development, University of Southern California. Dissertation: “A Passive Adaptive Management Approach for Grassland Loss and Fragmentation on the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Huachuca, Arizona” (Planning 2005)

Sheila Conway. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.A., Geography , Arizona State University; B.A., University of South Florida. Dissertation: “Stigma-Induced Property Value Diminution from Nuclear Waste Transportation” (Planning 2004)

Patricia Crawford. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.L.A., Kansas State University ; B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia. Dissertation: "Evaluating Participation Effectiveness: Parks and the Americans With Disabilities Act" (Planning 2001)

Ross Cromarty. Ph.D., M.E.P., Arizona State University; B.S., Geography, C.W. Post College ( New York ). Dissertation: "The Historical Development of the Suffolk County Farmland Preservation Program" (Planning 1999)

Rebecca Dalvesco. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S. Industrial Design, Arizona State University, B.F.A. Arizona State University. Dissertation: “The United States Pavillion at Expo '67: Creative America” (History, Theory, Criticism 2004) (no abstract available)

Ayona Datta. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.Phil., Environmental Design, Univ. of Cambridge (UK); B.Arch., School of Plannig & Architecture (India). Dissertation: "Gender, Space and Power: A Cross-Cultural Perspective" (Design 2003)

Fred Dilger. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.A. Ethics & Policy, University of Nevada-Las Vegas; B.A.-Economics, Pennsylvania State University. Dissertation: “The New Nuclear Imperative: A Hazards Planning Process for the Urban Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel” (Planning 2004)

Juan Demerutis. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.U.D. and B.Arch., University of Guadalajara (Mexico) urban development and growth controls in Mexico. Dissertation: “City and Regional Planning Legislation in the Mexican States: Case Studies Jalisco and Neuvo Leon” (Planning) (no abstract available)

Hayriye Esbah. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S. Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona; B.S. Landscape Architecture, Cukurova University ( Turkey ). "Using Landscape Structure Indices to Understand the Possible Impacts of Landscape Change: Case Study of the Mountain Preserves in the City of Phoenix, Arizona." (Planning 2001)

Aaron Gannon. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.A., University of Dayton; B.A., Ambassador University ( Texas). Dissertation: “ The Effects of Flightdeck Display Interface Aesthetics on Pilot Performance and Workload” (Design) (no abstract available)

Linda Guarascio-Howard. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.A., New York University; B.S., Western Illinois University. Dissertation: “Interdisciplinary Approach to Computer Workstation Evaluation” (Design 2004)

Susan Goldsmith.  Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S. Urban Planning, University of Arizona; B.A., Lawrence University. Dissertation: "Place-making in Arizona's Southwestern Desert" (Planning 2008; Chair Katherine Crewe)

Thomas Helmer. Ph.D., M.P.A., Arizona State University ; B.A. Economics and Business Administration, Washington State. Dissertation: "A Conjoint Analysis of Consumer Preferences for Selected Resource Efficient Housing Building Materials" (Planning 1999)

Joonwoon Joo. Ph.D., Arizona State Univeristy; M.S. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Master of City/Regional Planning Seoul National Universty; B. A. Hankuk U Foriegn Studies.  Dissertation: "A Dynamic Model of Land Use Transition to Achieve Sustainable Outcomes for Urban Travel Behavior" (Planning 2008, chair Subhrajit Guhathakurta)

Jesus J. Lara. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.A. Urban Planning and M.A. Landscape Architecture, University of Southern California; B.S. Landscape Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Dissertation: “Sustainable Phoenix: Lessons from the Dutch Model, Knowledge Transfer of Policy and Design Elements” (Planning 2006)

Vasudha Lathey. Ph.D.,  Arizona State Univeristy; M.S. Bldg. Design (Energy Preformance and Climate Responsive Architecture), Arizona State University; B.Arch., TVB School of Habitat Studies (India). Dissertation: The Impact of Surburban Neightborhood Design and Development Patterns on Public Health (Planning 2008; chair: Subhrajit Guhathakurta)

Carlos Licon. Ph.D., M.E.P., Arizona State University; B.Arch., ITESM ( Chihuahua , Mexico). Dissertation: “An Evaluation Model of Sustainable Development Possibilities” (Planning 2004)

Caroline Lobo. Ph.D., Arizona State University ; M.S.-Building Design, Arizona State University ; B.Arch., University of Bombay ( India ). Dissertation: “The Roles of Environmental Perceptions in Sense of Place: Case Studies of Neighborhoods in Phoenix , Arizona ” (Design 2004) (no abstract available)

Kevin Miller. Ph.D., Arizona State University, M.A., University of Phoenix; B.S., Brigham Young University. Dissertation: "Evaluating Electronic Documents and Data Transfer from Construction Estimating" (Design 2001)

Patricia Olson. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S.-Building Design, Arizona State University; B.Arch., University of Minnesota. Dissertation: "Ecological Design Education: Survey, Typology and Program Recommendations" (Design 2002)

Linda Oveido. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.C.R.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S., Arizona State University. Dissertation: “Globalization and University Design: Factors for Success in Bi-National Partnerships in Higher Education” (Planning) (no abstract available)

Robert Pahle. Ph.D., Arizona State University; Diplom-Ingenieur Architektur- University Siegen (Germany). Intelligent Buildings, Informative Warning Systems, Use of Computers in Architecture. (Design 2008; Chair Filiz Ozel) (no abstract available)

Michael Rushman. Ph.D., Arizona State University; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University (Washington DC); M.R.P., Cornell University (New York). Dissertation: "Planning and Property: Two Regimes For  Ordering the Natural World" (Planning 2000)

Ayca Tuzmen. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.Arch., New Jersey Institute of Technology; B.Arch., Middle East Technical University (Turkey). Dissertation: "A Distributed Process Management Environment for Collaborative Building Design"  (Design 2001)

Gerry Wildeman. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S. Multi-resource Management, Northern Arizona University; B.S. Biology, Arizona State University. Dissertation: “The Arizona Water Banking Authority: A Descriptive Analysis from Conception to Legislation” (Planning) (no abstract available)

YiLun Yang. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S. in Product Design Engineering; B.S. in Industrial Design, Beijing Institute of Technology (China). Dissertation: "Managing Sustainable Product Design by Integrating Corporate Product Development with ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems" (Design 2005; Chair Jacques Giard)

Sebnem Yucel. Ph.D., Arizona State University; M.S., University of Cincinnati; B.Arch., Middle East Technical University (Turkey). Dissertation: “The Routes: Cultural Identify and Architecture of Turkey, 1980-2000” (History, Theory, Criticism 2003)

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