Planning, Public Policy and Management Faculty

Megan Banks

PPPM, Sustainable City Year Program Director
Instructor
PPPM, Sustainable Cities
Phone: 541-346-6395
Office: 238 Hendricks Hall, 1209 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209
Research Interests: Planning principles and practice, city-university collaborations

Robert Binder

Visiting Assistant Professor
PPPM
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Anne Brown

Associate Professor
Research Director, Urbanism Next Center
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-2112
Office: 247C Hendricks Hall, 1209 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209
Research Interests: transportation equity, shared mobility, travel behavior

Josh Bruce

Senior Research Assistant I
Associate Director for Applied Research
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-7326
Office: 231 Hendricks Hall, 1209 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209
Research Interests: Community Resilience, Natural Hazard Mitigation, Disaster Recovery, Climate Adaptation, Environmental Planning

Bob Choquette

Senior Instructor II
Graduate Coordinator
Disability Studies, PPPM
Phone: 541-346-3851
Office: 106 Hendricks Hall, 1209 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209

Benjamin Clark

Professor & School Director
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-7320
Office: 147B Hendricks Hall
Research Interests: Coproduction, Crowdsourcing, Public Budgeting & Finance, Public Management, Public Administration, 311 Systems, Local Government, Wildfire Smoke

Aniko Drlik-Muehleck

IPRE Applied Engagement Director
PPPM
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Office: 230 Hendricks Hall, 1209 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209
Research Interests: Community & Economic Development | Rural Development | Public Engagement | Collaborative Planning | Qualitative and Survey Research

Amanda Ferguson

Planning Policy and Practice Lead
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-2872
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Research Interests: Community Development, Rural and Urban Land Use Planning and Policy, Natural Hazards and Resilience Planning

Katie Gatlin

Undergraduate Internship Director
Pro Tem Faculty
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-1030
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Research Interests: Courses: PPPM 404 Internship (fall, winter, spring, summer), PPPM 412 Internship & Professional Development (fall, winter, spring), 410/510 Event Management (winter) , 486/586 Philanthropy & Grantmaking (spring)

Thomas Gotschi

Pro Tem Research Associate
PPPM
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Research Interests: Transportation and health, Sustainable transportation, Active transportation, Impact modeling, Cycling safety

Melissa Graciosa

Applied Research Portfolio Manager
Instructor of Record, Project Director
Institute for Policy Research and Engagement, PPPM
Phone: 541-346-2822
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Research Interests: Disaster Resilience and Recovery, Land Use Planning and Policy, Environmental Planning, Community and Economic Development, Collaboration

Joel Hicks

Visiting Assistant Professor
PPPM
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Michael Howard

Program Director Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-8413
Office: 232 Hendricks Hall, 1209 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209

Patrick Hunnicutt

Assistant Professor
PPPM
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Renee Irvin

Professor
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-2155
Office: 206 Johnson Hall, 1258 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1258
Research Interests: Economics of nonprofit organizations and philanthropy, nonprofit financial management, regulation of the nonprofit sector, federal and state policy affecting asset-building and wealth distribution, think tanks and their funders vis-à-vis tax reform and inequality in the US.

Yekang Ko

Associate Professor
Director, APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Program; Senior Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Landscape Arch, PPPM
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Office: 213 Lawrence Hall, 5234 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5234
Research Interests: urban sustainability, energy landscapes, green infrastructure planning, climate-responsive urban design, actions for climate justice

Patricia Lambert

Professor
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-2050
Office: 108 Hendricks Hall, 1209 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209
Research Interests: nonprofit management, international public policy, historical public policy analysis, cultural policy, arts & cultural leadership, arts in health

Laura Leete

Associate Professor
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-0834
Office: 156 Hendricks Hall, 1209 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: policy analysis, labor markets, poverty and social policy

Rebecca Lewis

Associate Professor
Director - Institute for Policy Research and Engagement
PPPM
Phone: 541-346-4432
Office: 247A Hendricks Hall, 1209 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209
Research Interests: Land Use Policy, Housing Production, State and Local Governance, Transportation Finance

Richard Margerum

Professor of Planning, Public Policy, and Management
Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
College of Design, Environmental Studies, PPPM
Phone: 541-346-2526
Office: 107A Lawrence Hall, 5249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Collaborative governance, environmental planning and policy, watershed management