AFFILIATED STUDENTS
Research Interests:
- Public markets as a Tool for Social Interaction
- Art, Culture, and Food as Tools for Community Engagement
- Biophilic Design for a Retirement Community Development
- Comprehensive Planning Frameworks for Sustainable Development
Research Interests:
- Culture, Tourism and Community Development
- Globalization and Identity
- Participatory Governance
- Education and Empowerment
LARA NAGLE (CV)
Research Interests:
- Natural resource planning and management
- Ecosystem service markets
- Sustainable and resilient communities
Research Interests:
- Motherhood at the intersection of substance use disorder and justice involvement
- Gendered approaches to substance abuse treatment
- Policy and barriers surrounding reentry for parents
FELLOWS
SENIOR FELLOWS:
Don Back, Director of the Language and Culture Institute, Virginia Tech
Andy Morikawa, Executive Director Emeritus of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (Virginia)
Minnis Ridenour, Senior Fellow for Resource Development, Virginia Tech
Edward Weisband, Edward S. Diggs Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences, Virginia Tech
FELLOWS:
George Still, Director of Assessment, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Martha Mead, President, StreamLines, LLC
AFFILIATED FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS
Gary Kirk, Director SPIA Pathways Programs - Community Engagement, Virginia Tech
Katy Powell, Director of the Center and Professor of English, Virginia Tech
Marcy Schnitzer, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Strategic Planning, Virginia Tech
AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS:
Rachel Christensen, Project Research Associate, IPG, Virginia Tech
Lyusyena Kirakosyan, Affiliated Research Faculty, IPG, Virginia Tech
Suzanne Lo, Researcher, The Center for Child Health, University Hospitals of Cleveland
Nancy White, Principal, One Robin, LLI