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ADMINISTRATION

Administration

Chair of the School of City and Regional Planning:
SUBHRAJIT "SUBHRO" GUHATHAKURTA, Professor of City and Regional Planning and Chair of the School of City and Regional Planning
Director, Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization
subhro.guha@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-2351

Academic Program Manager for the School of City and Regional Planning:
SARA HOWARD
sara.howard@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-2352

MCRP Program Director:
MICHAEL L. POIRIER ELLIOTT, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning and Public Policy
michael.elliott@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-9841

MS-GIST Program Director:
WILLIAM DRUMMOND, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning
bill.drummond@design.gatech.ed u
+1 (404) 894-2350

Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning Program Director:
BRIAN STONE, Professor of City and Regional Planning
Director, Urban Climate Lab
stone@gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-6488

MS-UD Program Director:
ELLEN DUNHAM-JONES, Professor of Architecture
ellen.dunham-jones@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-0648

Professors

ELLEN DUNHAM-JONES, Professor of Architecture
Director of the Master of Science in Urban Design Program
ellen.dunham-jones@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-0648

STEVEN P. FRENCH, FAICP, Dean and John Portman Chair of the College of Design
Professor of City and Regional Planning
steve.french@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-3880

SUBHRAJIT "SUBHRO" GUHATHAKURTA, Professor of City and Regional Planning and Chair of the School of City and Regional Planning
Director, Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization
subhro.guha@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-0900

RANDALL GUENSLER, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (courtesy appointment with the School of City and Regional Planning)
randall.guensler@ce.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-0405

NANCEY GREEN LEIGH, FAICP, Associate Dean for Research for the College of Design
Professor, School of City and Regional Planning
ngleigh @design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-9839

CATHERINE ROSS, Harry West Professor of City and Regional Planning
Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development
catherine.ross@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-5130

BRIAN STONE, Professor of City and Regional Planning
PhD Program Director
Director, Urban Climate Lab
stone@gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-6488

Associate Professors

NISHA BOTCHWEY, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning
nisha.botchwey@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-6274

JENNIFER CLARK, Associate Professor of Public Policy and City and Regional Planning (courtesy appointment)
jennifer.clark@pubpolicy.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-7224

WILLIAM DRUMMOND, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning
MS-GIST Program Director
bill.drummond@design.gatech.ed u
+1 (404) 894-2350

MICHAEL L. POIRIER ELLIOTT, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning and Public Policy
MCRP Program Director
michael.elliott@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-9841

PERRY PEI-JU YANG, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning and School of Architecture
Director of the Eco Urban Lab
perry.yang@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-2076

Assistant Professors

ALBERTO FUENTES, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and City and Regional Planning
alberto.fuentes@inta.gatech.edu

THOMAS MALONE, Visiting Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning
thomas.malone@design.gatech.edu

ELORA LEE RAYMOND, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning
elora.raymond@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-9837

TIMOTHY WELCH, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning
Assistant Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development
tim.welch@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-5114

Research Faculty

TONY GIARRUSSO, AICP, Senior Research Scientist for the Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization
Associate Director of the Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization
tonyg@gatech.edu

JENNIFER HIRSCH, Director, Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of City & Regional Planning
jennifer.hirsch@gatech.edu

ARTHI RAO, Research Scientist II for the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development
arthir@gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-5123

RAMACHANDRA SIVAKUMAR, Senior Research Engineer for the Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization
siva @design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-0129

Part-time Faculty

STUART ANDREASON, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
stuart.andreason@atl.frb.org

SALLY BETHEA, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
sbethea063@gmail.com

GARY A. CORNELL, FAICP, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
gary.cornell@design.gatech.edu

MIKE DOBBINS, FAICP, FAIA, Professor of the Practice for the School of City and Regional Planning
michael.dobbins@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-4243

ELIZABETH "GATES" DUNAWAY, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
elizabeth.dunaway@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 378-5546

NICKOLAS FAUST, Resident Scholar at the School of City & Regional Planning
nick.faust@gtri.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-0021

JAIRO GARCIA, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
jairo.garcia@design.gatech.edu

DAVID HADDOW, AICP Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
dhaddow@haddowandcompany.com
+1 (404) 577-7222

EDRICK HARRIS, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
edrick@prestwickcompanies.com

DAVID JACKSON, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
djackson311@gatech.edu

JULIAN CONRAD JUERGENSMEYER, Adjunct Professor for the School of City & Regional Planning
jjuergensmeyer@gsu.edu
+1 (404) 413-9197

LYNN PATTERSON, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
lynn.patterson@gmail.com

RICK PORTER, Professor of the Practice for the School of City & Regional Planning
richard.porter@design.gatech.edu

LIORA SAHAR, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
liora.sahar@coa.gatech.edu
+1 (678) 520-5788

GERVAIS TABOPDA, Lecturer for the School of City & Regional Planning
gervais.tabopda@design.gatech.edu

Professors Emeriti

THOMAS DEBO, Professor Emeritus
tom.debo@design.gatech.edu

LARRY KEATING, FAICP, Professor Emeritus
larry.keating@coa.gatech.edu

DAVID SAWICKI, FAICP, Professor Emeritus
david.sawicki@design.gatech.edu

BRUCE STIFTEL, FAICP, Professor Emeritus
bruce.stiftel@gatech.edu

Staff

ANGELIKA BRAIG, Administrative Manager for the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development
Angelika.Braig@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-5133

SARA HOWARD, Academic Program Manager for the School of City & Regional Planning
sara.howard@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-2352

ZOE KAFKES, Marketing and Events Coordinator II for the School of City & Regional Planning
zoe.kafkes@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-2354

STEPHANIE MERRICK, Administrative Professional Senior for the Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization
stephanie.merrick@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 385-0900

JOHNNIE C. SAWYER, Academic Advisor II for the School of City & Regional Planning
johnnie.sawyer@design.gatech.edu
+1 (404) 894-2363