Meet the APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Program's leadership, who guide the program's research, experiential learning, and societal impact.
Xiaobo Su, APRU-SCL Program Co-Director; Professor, Asian Studies, Climate Studies, Geography — University of Oregon
Yekang Ko, APRU-SCL Program Co-Director; Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture; SEAS Faculty Director for Asian Engagement — University of Michigan
Dennis Galvan, Steering Committee Chair; Dean and Vice Provost, Division of Global Engagement — University of Oregon
Yizhao Yang, APRU-SCL Program Associate Director for Experiential Learning; Professor, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management — University of Oregon
The Executive Committee brings together leaders from member institutions across diverse geographical regions and academic disciplines, along with the program's co-directors and associate director. Responsibilities include the following:
- Provide advice and strategic guidance to the leadership of the APRU-SCL program.
- Contribute to societal impact by connecting APRU-SCL faculty with practitioners in the field of urban and landscape sustainability.
- Champion both new and existing programs (conferences, working groups, webinars, mini-certificates).
- Attend all annual conferences.
- Invite new members to participate in APRU-SCL programs.
Chingwen Cheng, Professor, Landscape Architecture; Director, Stuckeman School — Penn State University
Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture; Fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects — University of New South Wales, Sydney
Jaime Lopez, Professor; Director, Institute of Architecture and Urban Form (AFORU) — Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Mohsen Mohammadzadeh, Senior Lecturer, Architecture and Planning — University of Auckland
Yong Guo, Associate Professor, School of Architecture — Tsinghua University
Yizhao Yang, APRU-SCL Program Associate Director for Experiential Learning; Professor, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management — University of Oregon
Jennifer Amparo, Associate Professor, College of Human Ecology — University of the Philippines Los Baños
The Steering Committee consists of 20 faculty members from diverse geographical regions and academic disciplines, each representing an APRU member university. Members serve a minimum two-year term; when a representative's term ends, or they step down, they nominate a replacement from their institution to maintain the institutional connection. Responsibilities include the following:
- Follow the mission of the APRU-SCL and guide its vision.
- Advocate for APRU-SCL by participating in the annual conference, a working group, collaborative research, and student experiential learning, and by supporting the translation of research for societal impact through events and partnerships.
- Provide leadership on the progress and implementation of APRU-SCL research collaborations, student experiential opportunities, and societal impact, and raise concerns and obstacles as they arise.
- Bring forward ideas, plans, and concerns for enhancing and growing the APRU-SCL network.
- Attend the APRU-SCL Conference at least every other year.
- Participate in APRU-SCL meetings and events, including All Leadership Meetings, Steering Committee Meetings, and Working Group meetings.
- Identify prospective funding opportunities to expand the impact of the program and its activities.
- Engage actively in communications (email, online meetings, in-person meetings) so that decisions on governance, funding, and strategy are made collectively and acted upon.
- Members who are unable to participate will be asked to recommit or to step down and nominate a colleague to represent their university.
Chun-Yen Chang, Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture — National Taiwan University
Chen Ruishan, Professor, Landscape Architecture — Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jinhyung Chon, Professor and Chair, Landscape Architecture — Korea University
Catherine Evans, Senior Lecturer, Landscape Architecture — University of New South Wales
Natalia Echeverri, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture — University of British Columbia
Zhifang Wang, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture — Peking University
Ken Yocom, Professor and Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture — University of Washington
Paola Boarin, Associate Professor, Architectural Technology — University of Auckland
Francisco Cevallos Barragán, Faculty of Architecture — The University of Hong Kong
Thomas Chung, Professor, School of Architecture; Founding Director, Research Centre for Sustainable Placemaking and Urban-rural Regeneration (SPUR) — The Chinese University of Hong Kong
John Alejandro Dunn Insúa, Professor, College of Architecture and Interior Design — Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Feng Jianxi, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning — Nanjing University
Jeff Hou, Head, Department of Architecture — National University of Singapore
Beatriz Maturana Cossio, Professor, Architecture — University of Chile
Makena Coffman, Professor, Urban and Regional Planning; Director, Institute for Sustainability and Resilience — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Anne Taufen, Professor, Urban Studies — University of Washington
Andréanne Doyon, Associate Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management — Simon Fraser University
Robert Dyball, Senior Lecturer, Fenner School of Environment and Society — Australian National University
Ali Berawi, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering — Universitas Indonesia
Noor Suzaini Mohamed Zaid, Associate Professor, Department of Building Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment — University of Malaya
Adriana Rojas Martinez, Senior Director, Networks and Student Programs — Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Ben Zhou, Program Manager — Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Elly Vandegrift, Director, Global Studies Institute — University of Oregon
Meaghan Bogart, Senior Global Engagement Program Coordinator — University of Oregon