Doctoral Students
Bilal Caliskan
Advisor: Bernadette Hanlon | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Non-motorized transportation, new urbanism, complete street, physical planning
Previous Degrees: Istanbul Technical University, City and Regional Planning Bachelor of Science (2012), The University of Texas at Arlington, City and Regional Planning Master of Science (2017)
Liang Chen
Advisor: Maria Manta Conroy | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Urban regeneration, urban sustainability, land-use planning, urban design
Previous Degrees: Tongji University, Bachelor of Engineering in Urban Planning; Master of Engineering in Urban Planning and Design; Bauhaus University Weimar, M.S. in Advanced Urbanism
Junmei Cheng
Advisor: Zhenhua Chen | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Intelligent Transportation System, Infrastructure Construction and Management, Project Management
Previous Degrees: Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Bachelor of Management in Construction Management (2012); Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Master of Science in Transportation Engineering (2015)
Xinyun Jiang
Advisor: Yasuyuki Motoyama | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Regional Economic Development; Labor Market; Innovation
Previous Degrees: Chongqing University, Bachelor of Engineering in Quantity Surveying (2016); Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering (2019)
Rebecca Kemper
Advisor: Bernadette Hanlon | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Complexity Science; Social Dynamics; Urban Neighborhoods; Environmental Psychology
Previous Degrees: The Ohio State University, BA Psychology (2008); The Ohio State University, BS Architecture (2007); The Ohio State University, Master in City and Regional Planning (2014)
Sahar Khaleel
Advisor: Bernadette Hanlon | CV
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Seunghoon Kim
Advisor: Philip A. Viton | CV
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Gala Korniyenko
Advisor: Jason Reece | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Public Participation; Equity; Disability Rights; Policy Implementation; IT and City Planning
Previous Degrees: Cherkasy National University, Master of Ukrainian Language and Literature, Foreign Literature; English Language and Literature; The University of Kansas, Master in Urban Planning (2016)
Kihyun Kwon
Advisor: Gulsah Akar | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Transportation Planning and Policy; Transportation Impact on Land Use, Urban Spatial Structure, and Travel Behavior; Transportation Equity Issues
Previous Degrees: Chung-Ang University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Bachelor of Economics; Chung-Ang University, Master of Urban Planning
Don Lee
Advisor: Mattijs van Maasakkers | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Planning Process, Organization, and Administration; Urban Design
Previous Degrees: Chung-Ang University, Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architectural Studies (Concentration: Site and Urban Design); University of Illinois at Chicago, Master of Urban Planning and Policy (Specialization: Spatial Planning and Design)
Tonni Oberly
Advisor: Jason Reece | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Community Development, Urban Neighborhoods, Health Equity, Maternal and Child Health
Previous Degrees: Emory University, BS Biology (2013), BA Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (2013), The Ohio State University, Master in Public Health
Jeeson Oh
Advisor: Mattijs van Maasakkers | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Shrinking Cities, Land Use, Urban Design, Public-Private Alliance
Previous Degrees: University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture; Columbia University, Master of Architecture
Başar Özbilen
Advisor: Gulsah Akar | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Transportation Planning and Policy, Travel Behavior, Transportation Equity, Age-friendly Communities, Sustainable Development, Transportation in the Developing World
Previous Degrees: Middle East Technical University, Bachelor of City and Regional Planning (2013); Middle East Technical University, Master of City Planning (2016)
Gilsu Pae
Advisor: Gulsah Akar | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Transportation, Land Use, Behavior
Previous Degrees: The Hongik University, Bachelor of Science in City Planning (2004); Seoul National University, Master in Landscape Architecture (2006); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Master in City and Regional Studies (2015)
Seungbin Park
Advisor: Jason Reece | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Community Development, Anchor Institution; Economic Development; Public Policy; Spatial Data Analysis/GIS
Previous Degrees: Korea University, Bachelor of Economics (2017), Bachelor of Political Science (2017); Korea University, Master of Public Administration (2019)
Renee Ripley
Advisor: Jason Reece | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Planning for Children, Educational Equity, Effects of Economic Development Policy on Children
Previous Degrees: University of Massachusetts Amherst, BS Communication Disorders (2000), Quinnipiac University School of Law, Juris Doctor (2003), The Ohio State University, Master of Architecture (2010)
Glennon Sweeney
Advisor: Bernadette Hanlon | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Metropolitan Neighborhood Change, Food Justice, Suburbs, Equity, Jurisdictional Fragmentation
Previous Degrees: The Ohio State University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Geography (2011); The Ohio State University, Master in City and Regional Planning (2015)
W. Alex Wesaw
Advisor: Rachel Garshick Kleit | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Economic Development; Community Development; Intergovernmental Relations
Previous Degrees: Ohio University, BS Communication (2012); Ohio University, Master of Public Administration (2014)
Aram Yang
Advisor: Rachel Garshick Kleit | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Affordable Housing, Poverty, Transit
Previous Degrees: Chungnam National University, Bachelor of Arts in Local Autonomy Administration (2013); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Master in City and Regional Planning (2015)
Shan Yang
Advisor: Zhenhua Chen | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Disaster Management, Sustainability, GIS
Previous Degrees: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Urban Planning, BE(2016); University of Florida, Urban and Regional Planning, Master of Urban and Regional Planning(2018)
Meng Yu
Advisor: Zhenhua Chen | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Network, Transportation, Regional Integarted planning
Previous Degrees: Cornell University, MRUP (2016), Nankai University, MBA (2010), Tianjin Foreign Studies University, BA (2003)
Recent Graduates
Jessica Pagan Wilson
Advisor: Maria Manta Conroy | CV
- Research Interests and Specializations: Environmental Planning, Water Management, Sustainability, Climate Change, Environmental Policy
- Previous Degrees: Drexel University; Bachelor of Science in History and Politics (2009); Brown University; Master of Arts in Environmental Studies (2011); Florida Atlantic University; Master of Urban and Regional Planning (2015)
Yujin Park
Advisor: Jean-Michel Guldmann and Gulsah Akar | CV
- Research Interests and Specializations: Green Space; Sustainable Land-use; Ecological Planning; Spatial Statistics; GIS
- Previous Degrees: Seoul National University, Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Literature (2012); Seoul National University, Master of City Planning (2014)
Defended
Angel Arroyo-Rodriguez
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Food Waste Management Planning
Advisor: Bernadette Hanlon | CV
Research Interests and Specializations: Waste Management Planning; Food Waste Management; Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems; Sustainable Materials Management
Previous Degrees: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, BS Environmental Science (1992); The Ohio State University, MS Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (1997); The Ohio State University, Master in City and Regional Planning (1998)